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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
Firemen's Mascot
Loses His Life

Smoky, diminutive mascot of the
fire department, took the count af
ter a nocturnal engagement with
an oil truck and now sleeps be-
meath the palms at the rear of the
fire hall
Crickets we're the undoing of the
pup. He declared open season on
the pests and destroyed them by
the dozens. The sly chirpers evi-
.dently went into conference and
plotted to lead Smoky into the
streets to meet his death under the
wheels of speeding vehicles. At
least that is how the crime was re-
constructed.
Firemen arose Sunday morning to
find the lifeless body of their pet
and Immediately held sad and i'm
pressiye burial ceremonies.
No organization in the country
has worse luck when it comes to
mascots than does the local fire
department. Firemen declare that
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
DAIRY MATTERS
AGAIN DISCUSSED
BY SUPERVISORS

Dairying and milk inspection in
Imperial county again held the at
| tention of the county board of SUI
pervisors last night, when represen-
tatives of various dairying organiza-
tions in Imperial Valley appeared
to discuss with the board matters
relative to milk inspection.
One suggestion made was employ
ment of a second milk inspector for
this county. No action was taken
by the supervisors. One milk in
spector, his salary paid by the state,
is already employed here.
Only three supervisors, A. Y. Pre-
BILE, Dave Vencill and w. j. Best
were present at the meeting last
night.
Edward Brown of Los Angeles
appeared to outline plans for the
Los Angeles Fiesta September A to
13, celebrating the 150th anniver-
sary of the coast city. He suggest
ed that Imperial counter enter a
float in the Fiesta parade. No
action was taken.
Sheriff George l.. Campbell went
before the supervisors to remind
them of the $500 emergency fund
authorized by a recently passed
state law. The supervisors promised
to make allowance for this fund in
the budget of the sheriff's office.
Other routine budget checking
and budget transfers occupied the
attention of the supervisors until
they adjourned to meet again next
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
Officers Halt
BOttling Job

When Fred Elliott, deputy sheriff,
and raiding party from the sher-
iffs office dropped in on E. F. Nc
Gee last night he was busily fitting
caps onto bottles. and in the bottles,
said officers today, was a beverage
commonly known as home brew
Busy fella?" one of the deputies
inquired.
Yeah" answered MCGEE. and
kept on bottling.
So deputies loaded 10 cases of
home brew into their car, while Nc
gee completed his operations. Then
the officers arrested MCGEE. and in
very short while he was in the
county Jail, booked on a charge of
possession of liquor.
MCGEE was arrested three miles
south Of Holtville. He knows the
ropes about the county Jail, since
he was there once before, sentenced
from Calexico for reckless driving
For so days MCGEE was cook in the
county jail kitchen. He may get the
old job back again.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
w. C. COSTELLO
Manager
NIGHT BASEBALL

What shall we do to kill time?
The question is an important one,
these summer nights, and a bunch of
local young fellows, and some not so
young, are helping El Centrans to find
the answer.
There was a time when there were
only two answers for many persons-the
movies and Mexicai.
Now there is another answer - night
baseball. And if anyone in the town
hasn't watched this gang of night hawks
perform, he has missed plenty of ex-
citement. Talk about the old daytime
game, This night stuff has it beaten a
mile for speed and excitement Night
baseball is faster than hungry marine
answering the chow call, and an attend
ance of several hundred persons each
night game is played, is proof that it is
popular.
These several hundred persons are pro-
vided with ideal entertainment The
grounds have been placed in splendid con-
dition SO that there is no dust; excellent
lights make the plays as visible as in the
daytime, and there is healthy rivalry
that keeps players and spectators at a
high pitch. Compared to it an evening at
Mexicali is like visit to the old peoples
home.
The El Centre Night Baseball league
is functioning in excellent manner. 1t
is almost self-supporting and eventually
will be completely so. There are objec-
tions raised during the games, but there
is a great scarcity of the arguments and
wrangling that have too often character
lied ball games. The umpires are sole
Bosses and the players accept their ver-
dict without question. On disputed plays
there may be slight fuss, but the players
accept the. decision and go in to play a
little harder, whether the decision is to
their liking or not.
These fellows deserve the fullest sup
port from the town, and they deserve
word of commendation. They are pro-
viding clean, wholesome, and interesting
entertainment for their fellow citizens.
Their reward comes from the fun they
get out of the games, and from the knowl-
edge that they are doing something for
the other fellow.
We hope they will keep the league on
the high plane it now occupies. Don'tlet
wrangling or rowdyism, either on the
field, or among the spectators, spoil an
excellent thing. When things get bit
hot, all hands should remember that we
are friends and neighbors and that a fuss
over disputed decision is not worth
spelling friendships or the leagues repu-
tation. From the spirit we have noticed
we don't think anything like that will
happen.
If there are any residents who haven't
seen the games as yet, we urge them TO
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S FUNNY
NOISES

Uncle Tviggily with Baoy Bunty,
the orphan child, and several of his
little bunny rabbit girls, was in a
rain cabin in the woods. They had
gone to the woods TO look for ad-
ventures, but it had rained and they
had made a cute cabin by putting
big burdock leaves over a sassafraS
bush TO make a shelter.
Inside the green, leafy cabin
Uncle Wiggily and the bunny girls
were safe and snug and they lis
tened TO the jolly rain drops pelting
down on the roof of leaves.
I'm sure I heard something COM
ing though, whispered Jingle.
i did, too," murmured Jangle,
her twin sister.
Il heard a noise,' said Baby Bun
ty, but think it was only the wind
or the rain, don't you, Unkie Wig?"
Whats that?" asked Mr.. Long
ears. He was reaching up to stuff
some moss in hole in the leaf roof
through which a little rain was
dropping. Excuse me, I didn't hear
what you said" he went on.
we heard a noise said Jingle,
and we think it is something COM
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

ing-maybe the Fox or the Bob
Catl"
"Oh, dear! I hope nothing like
that happens said Uncle Wiggily
as he finished fixing the leaky roof
Of the rain cabin. Nurse Jane will
say it is bad enough for me to have
you children out in the rain. But
if the Fox or Bob Cat comes snoop-
ing around that will be so much
worse. I certainly hope nothing like
that happens
I'm not sure it was anything like
that coming" said Jingle. But 1
heard a funny noise"
Il did, too," spoke Bunty and the
others said the same.
Perhaps 1 made the noise stuff
ing some moss in the roof so the
rain wouldn't drip in," said Mr..
Longears.
mo" Jingle answered, Il heard
the noise before you started TO fix
the roof. Listenl There it is
againl"
They all listened and they heard,
outside the little cabin a sound like
clip clop, clap clip.
Its the rain dropping on the
tree leayes!" said Jangle.
mo, it sounds like some one walk
ing" whispered Bunty. I'm going
to take a lookl' The little orphan
rabbit found a peep hole in the side
of the sassafras bush but she had
no sooner looked out than she ex-
claimed: "Oh, it is! 1t isl Really
it is, Unkie Wigl"
What is?" asked the rabbit gen.
tleman.
"It's the Bob Cat and the Fox
walking right this wayl" whispered
Baby Bunty. "Oh, it is, really!
Lookl"
So Uncle Wiggily looked and all
the little bunny girls looked and,
surely enough there was the Bob
Cat and there was the Fox, walking
! toward the rain cabin.
Look therel" meWed the Bob Cat
10 the Fox SO they could all hear
him. did you ever see that be-
| fOre?"
"What?" snarled the Fox.
That little green bower" went
on the Bob Cat, pointing one paw
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

at the rain cabin Uncle Wiggily had
made. Pm sure it was never in
our woods before. It must have
been made since this morning for
I was here than and it wasn't here!
/ Maybe there's something good to
eat inside"
i Maybe" agreed the Fox. Let's
take look" The two walked closer
to the rain cabin and Jingle whis-
! pered:
/ oh, Daddicums! What are we
going to do? They'll catch us!"
NO they WON'T Leave it to me, p"
whispered the rabbit gentleman. Il
am going to make some funny
noises and fool those bad chaps" 4"
So Uncle Wiggily began to croak
like a frog.
"Oh, fiddlesticks!" mewed the
Bob Cat. Nothing in that leafy
bower but a frog. Some frogs must
have built that shelter. 1 don't like
frogs. Come on, we'll go look for
Uncle Wiggily."
Il don't like frogs, either, snarled
the Fox But 1 want to be sure
there are frogs inside. III take a
look
oh, Unkie Wig! What shall We
do?" gasped Bunty as the Fox came
nearer.
Leave it to mel I'll make an
other funny noise" whispered Un-
Gle Wiggily. So he began to buzz
/ ike bee!
oh, trolley carsl" snapped the
Fox. only bees in that bower. I
don't like bees. They sting. Come
on!'
"Bees!" howled the Bob Cat,
don't be silly, there are frogs in
there!'
Nonsense, I guess I know a bees
buzz when I hear it' barked the
Fox. You're getting deaf" Uncle
Wiggily laughed, croaked like a frog
again and then buzzed like a bee
and then he hummed like a mosqui-
to and when the Fox and Bob Cat
heard these funny noises coming
out of the rain cabin they became
frightened and away they ran as
fast as they could go. Then Uncle
Wiggily and the bunnies laughed
and soon the rain was over so they
could go back home and tell Nurse
Jane all about it,
And if the washtub will take the
clothes lines and try to lasso the
head of cabbage, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily's firecrackers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

ated the condition that Amendola
be taken in custody and held by
the sheriff until the full amount Of
the judgments has been paid.
Each suit against Amendola
charged he purchased cantaloupes
on credit, sold them and converted
the money received to his own use
and did not pay the packing COM
panies for them. He never intend
ed to pay for the cantaloupes, said
the complaints. Harry Horton was
attorney for each plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
Library Goes On
Summer Hours

Ell Centre Public Library will
close Thursday night at 0 o'clock
and will not open again until the
usual hour on Monday morning, ac-
oording to Miss Agnes Ferris, IL
brarian.
Floors in the building will be
waxed on Friday and the customary
holiday on Saturday, July 4, will
permit them to dry properly.
During the months of July and
August, the library will close at !
O'Clock on Saturdays and will not
open at all on Sundays. This has
been the yearly practice during
the summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

pany. unless Amendola pays $685.
20 as the aggregate amount of the
judgments he will be arrested and
held in Jail until payment is forth
coming.
The judgments we're in favor of
Zaferis Brothers and company for
s1.818.06; for G. L. Hall and Ed C..
Hall as partners in the Hall Pack
ing company for s2,214.70; and for
the Sun State Produce company for
S2,525.45.
In each judgment was incorpor-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

they never will have another dog
as mascot and refuse to consider the
advantages of having a handsome
cat about the place. They probably
will end the matter by adopting a
goat or a rooster.
Nominations are in order.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, Ell Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.

get out to one, if they like their amuse
ment served red-hot and by live gang
that can be lively no matter what the
thermometer reads. And if they go once,
we'll bet they will go again and oftener.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
COURT DEGREES
AMENDOLA MUST
PAY JUDGMENTS

BY the provisions Of three judg-
ments rendered yesterday by Judge
A. c. Finhey against T. NJ Amen
dola and T. NJ. Ainendola and COM
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
TEN YEARS AGO
June 20 1921

The last official step toward stop
ping work on Imperial countys con-
crete highway system in connection
with the law suit, took place when
county officers were served re-
straining order issued by judge in
the Los Angeles courts where the
case is being tried. The order en-
joins payment of any money to the
contractors on account of highway
construction under the contract re-
Gently held valid.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

For the benefit of Catholics of the
valley, mass will be celebrated al
the Knights of Columbus cottage al
Jacumba on Sunday. Efforts viii
be made to have mass celebrated
there every Sunday during the sum-
mer
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 70. 1915

June brides in Imperial county
totaled %, and this is leap year.
There were nine deaths in Ell Gen.
tro in June and two births.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
COULDN'T READ ENGLISH

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. U.P-.
Thomas Kicks, 10, was discharged
in city court when he explained the
reason he drove by a stop sign
was that he was unable to read
English.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Ipnperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June 80, 1911

Ell Centre is headquarters for all
long distance calls on the new tele-
phone service connecting this val
ley with Arizona cities and the
coast. Hereafter when any other
than a local point is desired, the pa
tron will be required to call for
Long Distance" The long distance
operator will be on duty from 9
o'clock a. m. to p. m. Two oper-
atorS will be on the Ell Centro
switchboard at present.
Judge Franklin j. Cole, in the
Imperial county superior court will
name A. w. Swanson as probation
officer for the county to take the
place of j. F. Tout, who plans to
leave the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

The Barbara Worth hotel has be-
come the center where cantaloupe
men are congregating owing to the
finishing of the crop in the north
end of the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
Mr.. SWING

Congressman Phil D. Swing is the sub
ject for considerable political discussion
in Southern California newspapers.
With the redistricting of the state.
caused by the additional congressman al
lotted to California, there was sugges-
tion made by orange belt newspapers that
he might move up to San Bernardino and
seek the job of congressman from the
nineteenth district.
No Imperial Valley papers made any
comment upon the suggestion at the time,
Tor 1t does not seem that any is needed.
Mr.. Swing would have little to gain by
such a move and there is no doubt that
he did not give it the slightest consider
alton.
Mr.. Swing is bound to San Diego and
Imperial counties by more than one bond,
and now that he has just these two coun-
ties in the new Twentieth district, some
of his labors will be lightened, and he
can do even more for their progress
than was the case heretofore, when his
district comprised one of the largest and
most varied in the country.
1t is no secret that there is a strong
movement in Southern California to re-
move Mr.. Swing from the house of rep
resentatives, movement that has the
full endorsement of the Press, because it
seeks to place the toga of United States
senator upon his shoulders.
Mr.. Swings long and excellent service
in congress is too we'll known to need any
comment. He is the outstanding men,
Der of the California delegation in the
lower house, and his influence in the
house itself is considerable.
He has not made any public statement
relative to senatorial ambition, and may
not do so, but his Imperial Valley friends
will be behind him as unit if he should
seek such an honor. Phil D. is Imperial
Valleys own, and the only chance any
outsiders will have to take him away from
us, is to elevate him, and even that is not
taking him away.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

Jersey" Birchfield, and Jack Tackett
proved last night that long whiskers and
bay windows do not dim the old batting
eve.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

The treasury deficit at the close of the
fiscal year is S868, 1853. And thank
heaven that is something we don't have
to worry about.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30

1t seems good to read of frost and cold
in some places. Argentine and Brazil
are getting theirs now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02
State Laboratory
 Highly Commended
U. s. Experiment Station Head Praises State Outfit in
 Annual Inspection- More Room Needed

T do not recall "a more ,congested condition at any station than I found in some of your departments. I shall be glad when you can move certain laboratories; particularly the badly crowded ones of entomology. biochemistry. and botany, into1'an adequate laboratory, which seems to me much needed. The research worker cannot. make the best use of his time when he is forced into close contact with others"
 { The last construction at the ex- pertinent station was wing of Johnson laboratory In 1910. and the work has doubled since then. A bill appropriating s5p-0O0 to build the Jenkins laboratory is nc z before general assembly. It was introduced by Mrs Joseph w., Alsop of Avon. <
 Nearly $50,00O. 900 was spent last wear on fox hunting in Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02

New Haven. March 2--Dr W. H. Evans, acting head Of the United States office of experiment stations, after nis annual inspection of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment station, declared that the station made excellent use of funds allotted by the federal government. He ex- pressed regret that the work must be! accomplished under such crowd ed conditions as now exist.
 ''L am satisfied that the money you spend under the Purnell fund and the Adams and Hatch acts is used wisely in projects of great ben eft to agriculture" Dr Evans wrote in letter to Director W. L. Slate, made public to-day. "The members of your staff have displayed ingenu- ity and resourcefulness in making use of the space and equipment
 that are available, 3ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02

ranged by Harold McDcrmott and Charles Schweinie was in charge of the refreshment end of the pro- gram.
 A regular monthly meeting of the borough of warden and burgesses will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the borough court room Several important matters are to be discussed at this meeting.
 All members of the boy's program committee of the local "Y" are re- quested to attend meeting to be held tonight at 6:3O o'clock in the "" social rooms. Important mat
 ters are to be discussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02
|NO DECISION IN { | SPINNEY CASE
Put Over Until Judge I. V. Meyer Appears Again
 in Court :
AUTO HOMICIDE CHARGE

Following an adjourned nearing late Saturday morning of the case of Donald Spinney, 25, of N0rthfeld road, Watertown. Judge T, V. Meyer reserved his decision until his next appearance on the bench. Spinney ,tomobile homicide in connection with the death of Daniel J. Griffin. local postal employe, on November g.. 1890. In an official finding made recently. Coroner John T. Monzaiii held Spinnery crimminally and gross ly negligent in the operation of his automobile.
 The accident occurred on Water- town avenue. Griffin and his wife were run down by Spinney as they alighted from trolley car. They were made on their way to visit Mrs Griffin's parents. Mrs Griffin, who spent over two months in the Water
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02
DRAMATIC AND DEBATING CLUB
Waterbury High School SO- cieties Officers for the
 . Present Year
PLANS FOR DEBATE

The annual election of the of- ficers for the Dramatic and De- batting clubs of the Waterbury Cath ollie high school were held recently. The Dramatic club ofiicers includes: F.. Rita McCann. president: Irene B. A. Daly, vice-president: Dorothy El- len Walsh, secretary, and Eleanor garet Ann Brennan was elected president of the Debating club and tn. other officers are: EIvira Frances Stokes, vice-president: Catherine Agnes Brophy, secretary, and Dolores Helen Murphy, treasurer.
 The annual debate which is one of the yearly features of the school will be held during the latter part of the month. Teams have been picked and preparations are being made to make the affair the most successful to be held at the school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02
Rush Starts At
 Revenue Office;
 Assistant Coming
Harold " Brennan to Aid on Corporation Schedules Extra Day of Grace This Year After Which Twenty five Per Cent Penalty Becomes Effective

penalty as prescribed by law, which is 25 percent of the tax.
 Harold V. Brennan will be sent to the local office to assist on corpora tion returns. As he is an expert in this line, his services will be well comed by both the staff and those who make returns for corporations.
 Although the law gives from Jan uary l to March I5 to make the in- come tax returns, they do not start coming in until the first week of March. and then they come in very fast
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02

bury hospital, appsarsd as a ss.fe witness in the. c>EE4. She Waa Huli quizzed by counsel Tor the defond- ant and stated that she didn't really remember much of what happened.
 It wpY evident that the defens, will continue to stress the fact that spinney WIS not driving unreason- ably and as the practice Is to ai tempt to pass to the ieft Of the trof ley car at the point, where the ae<j- dent occurred.
 In view of the seriousness of the charge and the defense made by Attorneys John H. Cassidy and WiI- liam T. Keavney, Jf. Judge Meyer announced that he would take the case under consideration. The court tigation of the accident and has made a special study of the scene of the fatality.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02

The income tax returns for 1850 commenced to Lombard the internal revenue of1ice today. The rush period. which started this morning, is ex- pected to last until the last day all loted by the March 16.
 The hours announced today from the office follow: March to 6. a. m. to 5:15 p. m. Saturday. March z, the hours will be a. m. to 12:13 non. On the 18th, 14th and the 18th the office will be open from am. to 3 D. m.
 After the 16th there will be 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02
St. Anthony's Home
 For Children Dedicated

.s Rev. Joseph. valdambrini of this Ecity was one of the visiting clergy
 who assisted Bishop John J. Nila, in dedicating St. Anthony's home for children. In New Haven yesterday.
 The home is located at 49 Prince street and is a branch of the Ital-
 ian day nursery. Pasquale DeCicco,
 Italian vice consul at New Haven and
 Rev. Leonard Quaglia of New Ha- ven were among the speakers. Bishop Milan delivered the dedicatory ad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02
FILLING INCOME RETURNS
Rev. Isaac w. Reed
 Thirty Years As Pastor

Rev. Isaac w. Reed yesterday ob- served his 30th anniversary as pas tor of the Grace Baptist church of this city. The church was well filled with parishioners yesterday morn ing for the occasion. Rev. MT. Reed urged his congregation to dedicate to Hisr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02

Naugatuck High has one more contest on their schedule before the Tale tourney which is slated to be :ieid on March 18 and IA. This game
 x a return one with New Britain
 High on next Saturday night. to he
 played in New Britain. NauSy. has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02

Nearly $50,000. .000 was spent last year on fox hunting in Britain.