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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
HUNGRY FOX

"What's the matter?' = asked
Uncle Wiggily.
Duster, one Of his little boy rab-
bits, who had been a long way of
in the woods gathering wood for the
fire over which was boiling the ket-
tie of maple sugar candy, came run
ming up to his father, all out OF
breath.
"What's the matter?" asked Un-
Gle Wiggily again. And where Is
the wood you went after, Duster?'
II now dropped 1t, - saio
Duster, who was Busters S twin bro
ther.
why did you drop the wooo
when we need all we can get to make
the fire hot to boil the sap from the
maple trees into candy and syrup?
asked Uncle Wiggily standing neat
a patch of snow with a dipper in
one paw. Out of the dipper the
rabbit gentleman had just poured
some of the hot, sweet sap on the
patch of snow SO the syrup would
cool into maple wax.
II dropped the wood because
was-now-sort of Scared!' said
Duster shifting hard. For the maple
wax. which can be made just before
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outlet for his youthful energy and teach
es him to make it of use to him in his
present and later life.
Here in Imperial county, Scouting Is
filling a great need. The means for
juvenile recreation are necessarily linn
tied and the temptations to seek excite
ment of an undesirable nature are unus-
ually strong.
The Scouts, and those adults engaged
in Scout work, deserve every encourage
ment and support for their efforts. One
cannot see. a sight such as was witnessed
last Saturday. when the Scouts of the
valley masSed here to greet the governor,
without a feeling that Scouting is worth
while and that these boys who look to it
for guidance, are making no mistake.
Those not familiar with the work,
would be astonished could they learn the
seriousness with which each individual
Scout seeks to live up to the Scouts
pledge 1t is not with them merely at
Scout gatherings. They take it into their
daily lives and make it a vital, living part
OF themselves
Boy Scouting has now reached its
manhood, but it will ever remain juven-
ile-the happiest time of life-and those
fortunate enough to have youngsters of
their own who are eligible for Scouting,
are making a great mistake and doing
the boys an injustice, by not making its
privileges and its training available to
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
SCOUTS BIRTHDAY
w. {. COSTELLO,
Manager

Beginning with the President of the
United States, thousands of public OF
ficials. leading citizens and Just plain
dads and mothers, are helping the Boy
Scouts of America celebrate their list
anniversary this week.
The President, who is also honorary
president of the Boy Scouts, has praised
the work of the Boy Scouts in helping
the boys of the nation to become better
men, through proper training OF mnd
and body.
In the q years of its existence, hun
dreds of thousands of boys have been
Scouts, and it is safe to say that each
and every one of these has benefited by
his association with the Scout move
ment. Those who have gone through
Scouting. giving and receiving all that
it has to offer, cannot help but be bet
ter men because of the training they
have received.
Records of courts throughout the
country show an extremely small min
imum of men or boys who were Scouts,
brought to the bar Of justice for Of
fenses against the law. Judges and those
engaged in law enforcement work are
unanimous in praising the Scout move
ment as one of the greatest safeguards
against juvenile delinquency, which is
nothing more than misdirected juvenile
energy. Scouting gives the boy proper
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Fox more than once; yes, and the
Wolf and Bob Cat, as we'll I am
not afraid of the Fox -
mot even if he is hungry?" asked
Jingle.
mo, not even if he is hungry! -
said Uncle Wiggily bravely. $50
don t any of you run away. Maybe
the Fox won t come here. But if
he does, we'll, we shall see what
happens.'
Baby Bunty picked up a stone.
Don't put that stone on the fire
as you did the stick you were going
TO pu in the kettle to get a taste
of candy said Uncle Wiggily.
''I'm not going to put the stone
on the fire. said the little orphan
rabbit, laughing. u am going to
put this stone of the nose of the
hungry Fox if he comes too close,
and I will put it on his nose hard!' -
Good for you'll cried Uncle
Wiggily But the Fox may not
comei'
Eyes he will Here I am now!
q voice suddenly growled. And m
hungry. tool Gurr-r-r-ri Into
the midst of the rabbits jumped the
hungry Fox, landing close to Uncle
Wiggily and the maple wax on the
snow.
"Oh. so you are hungry are you
Mr FoX?' asked Uncle Wigglly,
smiling. "'Well, have a bit of nice
maple wax candy before you bite
any of my little rabbits. Here. take
taste of this!' Mr.. Longears lifted
from the snow a sheet of the sticky
warm maple wax The Fox opened
his mouth and took in the wax and
then he couldn't t open his mouth
any more, for the sticy wax stuck
his teeth tightly together.
"Glob, Wobl Glugl'' was all the
Fox could jabbcr. not being able to
open his mouth. "Globl Wob!
Glug!''
"Hal Ha!" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. You may be hungry Mr..
Fox, but you can t bite now until
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IL dropped It.

the sap turns into syrup, smelled SO
good
Scared Nonsense!" " laughed
Uncle Wiggily. Il don u want any
of my bunny boys and girls to be
I frightened 1t is silly to be fright
ened. even in the dark. For there
is nothing in the dark that WASH u
there in the light, and no one Is
afraid in the light"
"Oh, no, I'm not scared Of the
dark" " said Duster.
"Then of what are you fright
ened?' asked his father, lightly
touching the yellow maple wax as
it spread out on the snow patch.
He wanted to see if it was cooling
enough so his bunnies could taste it.
Duster looked all around before
he answered. Then he whispered:
81 was scared Of the FoX!"
1.-The Foxl Oh, my goodness! -
screamed Jingle.
"Let's run!' cried her twin SIS
ter Jangle.
Nonsense! Don't be sillyi''
spoke Uncle Wiggily. DO you mean
you would run away and leave all
this lovely maple wax, which is al
most ready to eat, though very
sticky on your teeth, so you must be
careful not to open your mouths
once you take a taste. You surely
aren't going TO run and leave this
maple wax"
"'But, Daddicums, > spoke Jangle,
didn't Buster say he was scared
Of the FoX?"
"'Well, what if he did?" asked
Mr.. Longears. 1.-The Fox ism 7
hereo
"Oh, but he is coming this way,
said the boy rabbit. ~ forgot to
tell 70 uthat. When / was gather
ing wood for the fire l saw the Fox
sneaking along between the trees, sc
I dropped my sticks and ran here
last to tell you. The Fox is coming
1his way"
Well, that is a little different.''
said Uncle Wiggily twinkling his
pink nose slow and thoughtful like
"Still, there is nothing of which to
be frightened. l have fooled the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11
Immigration Men
Arrest Seven

Prisoners booked at the county
Jail yesterday afternoon included
seven immigration prisoners and
two men from Brawley on THEFT
charges.
Sylvester Reyes, 30, was sentenced
immigration prisoners were Gee
petty theft. Ke was tried before
Judge H. B. Griffin in Brawley
Merle Thomas, 10, was booked on a
charge of grand theft.
immigration prisoneds were Gee
Yet Mon. 25, Antonio Vargas, q,
Jesus Pachio, 80, Salvador Bar
agas, %, Francisco Avilo, %, and
Marie Leal, 81
A. F.. Schreiner, Wellington, Colo
RADIO, grew 2093 tons of sugar beets
per acre on l6 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11
Kathleen Norris
Story In Films

Passion Flower, a picture based
on a tangle marital skein, is the at
traction tonight at Fox Imperial
Theatre, with Kay Francis, Kay
johnson, and Charles Bickford
forming the points in the eternal
triangle.
The chauffeur for a wealthy FAM
lily marriss one of the daughters
and they go to live in a cheap flat.
Five years later, with two children
in the family. they remove to the
country to care for a farm near
the estate of the wife's cousin. An
affair springs up between the cousin
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that candy will wax mcltS in your
mouth. And that will take some
time. Now run away The bum
nieS pelted the Fox with sticks and
stones for he couldn I harm them
at all, for he couldn' t bite, so away
ne ran Then Mr. Longears gave
his children the maple syrup wax
candy. telling them TO suck it and
not bite their teeth on it, and all
was we'll If the rubber ball Will
stop bouncing up and down in the
old flower bed I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily's neck scarf.
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KINGS COMPANY
REPORT SHOWS
fine CONDITION

Annual sales OF the NJ o. King
company for 1880 were within one
per cent OF the sales for 1929, ac-
cording TO a report submitted to
stockholders OF the organization at
their annual meeting at the store
last night.
This report speaks we'll for COIL
ditions in Imperial Valley" NJ. O..
King, Sr., said today, "and is one
of the reasons why local business
men have cause to be cheerful
during these so-calied times of de-
preston. 1t is reports of this type
which keep Imperial Valley white
spot on the business maps of the
country. This is conclusive proof
/ that business is in a remarkably
healthful state locally.
These sales are within one per
cent of 1929 Notwithstanding the
reduction in the unit price of the
merchandise sold. That fact makes
the report all the more interesting
! and encouraging.
The same directors were re-elect-
cd to serve in 1881. They are H.
P. Meyer, R. p. Moore, Will E. Kel-
Ter of Los Angeles, M o. King, Sr.,
and NJ. o. King, Jr.
Immediately following the meet
! ing of stockholders, directors of the
/ company met and declared the
quarterly dividend on the common
! stock of 50 per share
The fact that the company is
able to pay the usual dividend at
this time is declared to be another
reason for cheerfulness and another
reason why business in Imperial
Valley is recognized throughout the
country as being remarkably sound.
Reelection of the officers took
place during the evening. NJ o.
! King, Sr., is president; H. P. Meyer
president; George Harris,
treasurer and NJ. o. King, Jr, Sec
retary.
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and the husband, which results il
them eloping.
Broken-hearted, the wife seeks to
get her husband back by writing
10 him, which throws his new-found
love into rage. He decides
against returning, and this awakens
in the woman a realization that
they can never be happy. She gives
him up and compels his return.
Lewis Stone, ZaSu Pitts and VIM
ter Hall are seen in the supporting
cast. Passion Flower is based on
the story of the same name by
Kathleen Norris and was first pub
hshed serially in nationally
known magazine.
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RIDES BAREBACK TO FLY

RIRMINGHAM, Ala, (U.P)-MaX-
inc Holmes. pretty brunei of Cham
bersburg. Pa, who is riding a horse
bareback to Los Angeles, not to
crash the movies, but to study aV-
iation. has arrived here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11
TEN YEARS AGO
February IL, 1921

Ell Centre stores report business
as quiet this week owing to lmpas-
sible conditions of the roads. Inc
bright sunshine coupled with the
wind of yesterday, will soon restore
the roads to normal conditions
however.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11

sengers received severe laceratlons
and bruises when the stage III whlch
they were travelling from san Dl-
ego to Imperial overturned near
Coyote Wells.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11

Postmaster C. w. Collins wants
it understood that rs per cent oil
the people west of Eighth street
must put up post boxes on thelr
porches before he can order the
new mail carrier to deliver mail IN
the Stone addition or IN the
neighborhood of the high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
EehrIIary IL lllG

J. NJ. OFT of Rochester, N. Y. an
experienced gas operator, has pur-
chased of w F. Holt the controll-
ing interest in the Imperial Valley
Gas company, which serves Ell
Centro, Imperial and Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11

Mrs. j. w. Starkey, Eagle, Idaho.
reports an egg having yolk and
white, containing a smaller one al
so with yolk and white.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February Ill. l9ll

The Southern Pacific's motor car
service on the Inter-California rail-
road is now in operation. This
service is entirely in Mexican ter
ritory and neither passengers nor
baggage are taken from Calexico.
Now that the cotton picking is
nearly completed. it is possible to
ascertain with some degree of GER
tainty, the profits from cotton rails
ing, says the Brawley News.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11

Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second Class
Matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11

An Oregon farmer says Ladino
clover is a most wonderful producer
of pasture and hay, but quickly pro-
duces bloat in animals.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11

Thomas Morgan. head Of the
Morgan Stage company, S. E..
Prince, a driver. and several pas
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-11

County, Nebraska
load this freight with SOS sacks
of Corning Many
MILL traded for flour and donated
to relief project
Evening star., 1931-12-08

Col. Jennings Wise and Mr.. Arthur
Pickering.
Additional guests Joined the company
Tor the program of music given by
Senor Enrique Ros, young Cuban plan
ist, and his equally talented young wife,
Sonora de Ros, who is violinist.
Sonora de Ros is American by birth
and, with Senior Ros, makes her home
IN New York. The Ambassador and
sonora de Ferrara, both music lovers,
we're enthusiastic in their applause Of
the musicians, who had on their pro-
gram several Cuban selections.
The Minister of Czechoslovakia and
Nine. Veverka will entertain at dinner
IN honor of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Henry L. Stimson Thursday, jan
| uary 7.
The Minister, who is on a hunting
trip IN the South, will return to Wash
lngton in time to attend the diplomatic
reception at the White House Thursday
/ evening.
Nine. veverka will not be at home
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Reed, wife of Senator David A.
Reed of Pennsylvania, was hostess at
luncheon yesterday, when Mrs. Edward
: Everett Gam assisted in receiving. Mrs
Reeds guests included Mrs. William N
Doak, Mrs George H. Moses, Mrs. Will
liam E. Borah Mrs. James E. Watson,
Mrs. Hiram Bingham Mrs. James j
DAVIS, Mrs. Harry K. Daugherty, Mrs.
Ellis Yost, Mrs. Virginia White Speel
and members of the Western Pennsyl-
Vania Republican Womens Club, in
Guiding Mrs. w. r. Gardner, Mrs w.
+. Howard, Mrs. r. F.. Schmitt, Mrs
G. N. Richter, Mrs j. w. Baum, Mrs.
M. M. Schuller, Mrs. Matilda Kilder,
Evening star., 1931-12-08

secretary and Mrs. william n. Castle,
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur j.
Carr and Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Francis White.
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, wife of the
Secretary of War, was the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Foulois, wife Of Maj
Gen Benjamin Foulois, entertained at
luncheon today. The company included
Mrs. Morris Sheppard. Mrs. Charles L
McNary, Mrs. Burton K Wheeler, Mrs
Hiram Bingham, Mrs Fred A. Britten
Mrs. Clay Stone Briggs, Mrs. Frederick
H Payne, Mrs F. Trubee Dawson, Mrs
william D Connor. Mrs. James E
Fechet, Mrs. Parker w. West, Mrs. s
Wallace Dempsey. Mrs. Jacob Leander
Mrs. William T. Davis and Mrs. A. r
Johnson, Jr.
The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr.
Arthur N HYDE. has been joined in hi;
apartment in the Mayfiower by Mrs
Hyde, after two months stay at Excel,
sior Springs, Mo.
Mrs. Hyde will not receive tomorrow
afternoon, but will receive New Year
afternoon. which will be the first of hel
official at homes for the season.
Miss Caroline Hyde will join her par.
nets at the Mayfiower for the Christ
mas holidays.
The Ambassador of Cuba and Sonora
de Ferrara will leave Washington next
week to spend the holidays in thei1
home in. Cuba. Sonora de Ferrara viii
not observe her days at home until hei
return after New Year.
The Ambassador and Sonora de Fer
rara were guests at the dinner given
last evening by Miss Edith MacCullocf
Miller in her home on Massachusetts
avenue. Others in the company were
the Minister Of Portugal and Wis
countess d'Alte, the Minister of Norway
and Nine. Bachke, Mr. and Mrs
Frederic Atherton, Mrs Chandler Hale
Evening star., 1931-12-08
Secretary and Mrs. Stimson
Feted Tonight at Swiss Legation.

The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Henry L. Stimson will be the guests in
whose honor the Minister of Switzer-
land and Nine. Peter will entertain at
dinner this evening at the legation.
There will be 18 guests.
The Secretary and Mrs. Stimson were
hosts at dinner last evening, entertain
ing informally in compliment to former
Secretary of State and Mrs. Frank B.
kellogg, who are in Washington for
few days stay The guests were As
sistant Secretaries of State, who served
under the administration of Mr.. Kellogg
and their wives. including the Under
Evening star., 1931-12-08
SOCIETY
The President and Mrs. Hoover Honor
Guests at Dinner This Evening of
the Vice President

Adams the secretary's brother, is also
visiting them.
Mrs. Wilbur. wife Of the Secretary of
the Interior, will have assisting her at
her "at home" at the Mayflower Mrs.
George H. Moses, Mrs. Reed Smoot,
Mrs. Porter H. Dale, Mrs. William r.
Castle jr, and the wives of some Of the
officials Of the Department Of the Inte-
rior, including Mrs Joseph M. Dixon,
Mrs. Charles c. Moore, Mrs. Charles j.
Rhosds, Mrs. william John Cooper and
Mrs. Horace M Albright.
Evening star., 1931-12-08

Mai. Gen. and Mrs. George Van
Horn Moseley have given I'D their
home in Massachusetts, Park and moved
to Georgetown, where they have leased
the home of Mr.. Fernando Cunibertj
at 1924 r street.
Evening star., 1931-12-08

Admiral and Mrs. w. H. Switzerland
were among those who entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Carlton,
where they are spending the Winter
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Switzerland
will have with them for Christmas and
the holidays their son-in- law and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bacon
Evening star., 1931-12-08

Mrs. David S. ingalls,, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, will
be at home this afternoon from 4:31
to $50 o'clock Assisting at the tea
table will be Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams, Mrs. Walter F. Brown. Mrs
Ernest Lee Jahncke, Mrs. william v
Pratt and Mrs. Robert Molten.
Evening star., 1931-12-08

Gen. william E. Gilmore, U. S. A.,
retired. accompanied by Mrs. Gilmore,
has arrived in Washington, coming
| here from their home in San Francisco
| TO spend several months. and have
leased an apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
Miss Emery Makes Debut
At Tea This Afternoon.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Augustine
Emery will entertain at tea this after
noon from 4:30 to 7 o'clock in their
home 101 East Melrose street, when
they viii present their daughter Miss
Alice Suzanne Emery to societ' AS
sisting Mrs. Emery will be Mrs. Fred
Continued on Third Page1
Evening star., 1931-12-08

Of Boston, who will Join them in their
apartment at the Carlton.
Evening star., 1931-12-08

The military attache of the British
embassy and Mrs Maurice Fitzmaurice
Day were the guests at dinner last eve
ming in Baltimore preceding the bach
elors' cotillon of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
w Abel.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
IN, D. c.. TUESDAY, DECEMBER g. 1891

Mrs. Hull, Mrs. Harry Bright, Mrs. Alma
Wheat, Mrs. c. l.. Buckley, Mrs. Anne
Egan and Mrs A. w. Powell.
Evening star., 1931-12-08

secretary and Mrs. william n. Castle,
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur j.
Carr and Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Francis White.
Evening star., 1931-12-08

Continued on Third Page. }
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-29
For Decisive Turn in Our Revolutionary Trade
By RALPH SIMoNs

BY RALPH SIMUNS
This is the fifth of short series of articles,
giving important direction to all adherents
Of the Grade Union Unity League.-EDTTOR.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-29
On the Carrying Out of the
18th Plenum Decisions
HOW NOT TO FIGHT A WAGE CUT.

siasm our literature shop bulletins, the leaflets
of the Communist Party and Metal League The
workers bring the literature with them to the
factory reading and discussing it. They are look
ing for organization but instead of concentrating
the energy in the direction of the general mood
Of the workers, the concentration was made upon
the street demonstration, which was not well
organized and broken up by the police The re-
Spouse of the workers to the demonstration was
not good either.
After this experience and after losing few
weeks of time, correct method was applied.
Namely, visiting workers, calling them to meet
ings, which resulted in grievance committees set
up in two departments with new workers. con-
facts have been established and work, though
very slow in tempo, proceeds in the proper di-
rection.
This experience in Gary should be very well
kept in mind by the comrades everywhere. The
struggle against wage cuts must be undertaken
by setting up grievance committees in depart
nents, building the union and the Party, in
volying workers direct from the shops and not
depending upon the spontaniety and calling upon
them to demonstrate without any preparation
whatever inside of the shops
Another phase of this activity must be raised
also, which was manifested in our District. That
is placing the task of building the shop eco
nomic organizations of the workers exclusively
on the few comrades working in the shop and
holding them responsible for everything. While
the comrades in the shop must be explained the
methods of work and drawn into the leadership,
additional forces must be assigned for visiting
the workers in the shops, mingling among the
workers in front of the shops in the morning and
evening when the workers are coming and going
from the plant, in which the whole Party organ
ization, including top Party committees should
be involved.
without penetration inside Of the shops, build
ing of shop Organizations, we will not be able
to develop and lead struggles This will lead us
to the outlook that workers will strike and strug
gle by themselves. If they will, it happened in
many cases. We will not be the leaders in this
struggle and, therefore, the struggle will be de-
feated and organizations will not be built.