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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
Issued ID a aily, Except
Sundays. Entered a
the Post Office, Ell Gen.
tro, Calf, as Second
Glass Matter.

BraWley's foreign population is 90 per
cent, and Calexico's 54 per cent.
Ell Centro has the highest percentage
of colored population, or 112 per cent,
the total for the county being 3l2 per
cent. Brawley and Calexico have ap-
proximately 2 per cent colored residents.
The township figures run proportion
ately the same, Ell Centre township hav-
ing an American white population of
1867; Brawley, 6,335; Calexico, 3,7S2,
These figures indicate better than any
thing else, the reason for the activity
in Ell Centre, particularly among its
merchants. 1t is the center for heavy
percentage of the best buyers-the white
Americans and also enjoys splendid
support from the colored and foreign pop
ulations, who Loyalty patronize their
home town merchants. Ell Centro, un-
like other valley cities, has drawn no
line, real or imaginary, that seeks to eX-
clude the colored and foreign population
from trading where they please.
1t may be interesting to note that of
the total 1854 colored residents of the
valley, GOT or one-third, are in Ell Centre,
the percentage here being double that of
any of the other valley cities. No more
orderly, loyal and progressive commun-
1IN 6AlSlS III 1lllpGl dllCy lie'll III
Centros east side, which is made up al
most exclusively of colored and Mexican
residents.
The total white population of the val
ley is 3,136, of whom 1867 or approxi-
mately one-fourth, reside in Ell Centre
township.
When any of THE Adams family
wished to talk they did so. Charles
Francis is an Adams.
-O
A return engagement we could all
dispense with, is on at Los Angeles with
Alexander Pantages in the chief role.
It's getting so one never can tell when
alfalfa Bill" is on the warpath or when
the pipe of peace is smoking.
Thirty-six nations have agreed to
years holiday on ornaments. After rest
ing a day man usually can do twice
as much work the next day
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November 3, 1916

1t requires two carloads of cattle
each week to satisfy the appetites
Of Ell Centro meat eaters. Ell Gen.
trans eat a trainload of beef every
three months.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

JOY, sorrow and fear, the major
emotions, and most of the minor
emotions were expressed by the
Centralites last Week-grades for
the first six weeks work came out.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

New maps of black enamel cloth,
designed so chalk marks can be put
in, have been supplied in the his
tory department. Old equipment is
no excuse for inaccurate work now,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

Yells, speeches and talks by the
members of the football team will
be on the radio program broadcast
from in front of the radio station
on Thursday night, when the whole
school will assemble for big pep
rally for the game with Brawley,
Friday night. After the broadcast,
everyone viii march to the huge
bonfire in the vacant lot opposite
the Jail. An interesting program
will be given around the bonfire
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November 3. 1911

The great Babccck press, capable
of printing 5000 copies of the
Press on both sides per hour, reach
ed FL Centro last night. With the
installation of the new machinery
there will be introduced new
feature, an eight page paper every
Friday. 1t is the design OF the new
feature to furnish Sunday reading.
The case of Rockhill versus Park
er which began in the superior
court and which has had a special
interest to the public because of
the fact that a woman, Mrs. M. A.
Ritter, was a member of the jury,
went to the jury this forenoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

Map work has been. changed in
Miss Edith HedrickS' classes this
year. Maps will be in the form Of
scrap books, which will be worked
out according to the individual ef-
fort and originality Of the students.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
By ROBERTA FERGUSON
Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Typing to music will be much
easier with the new phonograph.
The machine, which was formerly
used by the music appreciation
class, has been installed in the typ
ing room for rhythm drills.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

Miss Lucille Krause, the director
Of the music DEPARTMENT. says that
"a Midsummer Nights Dream" is q
very lovely composition. The can
tata which is to be presented soon
is a composition for women's voices,
including soprano, mezzo-soprano,
and contralto solos, written by Paul
Bliss.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

The Honor Scholarship society
will hold its second meeting in Mrs
A. H. Keller's room on Tuesday
afternoon, November 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

for, besides the new set of maps,
a new globe is being used.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
Stone Insurance Agency

Thanks folks for the nice lines that have been
coming in. The nsuring public is certainly finding it's
way to door and being helped to rates that are
reasonable, both on fire and automobile in times like
these 1t pays to bring your insurance problems to
us. = w. l. Stone 831 Main ST., Phones 248 and 387
FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

Thirty-six nations have agreed to a
years holiday on armaments. After rest
ing day man usually can do twice
as much work the next day.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

An interesting football pep rally
was held after the assembly pro-
gram last Friday. All the men on
the team were seated on the stage
where each made a speech about
the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

It's getting so one never can tell when
alfalfa Bill'' is on the warpath or when
the pipe of peace is smoking.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

A return engagement" we could all
dispense with, is on at Los Angeles with
Alexander Pantages in the chief role.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

for the first time Friday night, as
successful as the system used at the
big games.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

When any of THE Adams family
wished to talk they did so. Charlie!
Francis is an Adams.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

cold. But they are going to skate,
that is, as soon as the weather gets
frosty enough to freeze ice on the
little lake"
Evening star., 1931-06-25


reached its present magnitude were the
transmission OF subtle musical effects
less exact.
Progress in Transmission.
For the past five years I have been
intimately connected with radio as
medium for disseminating the higher
forms of music. During that period
enormous progress has been made in
the development of microphones, loud
speakers and methods Of transmission
Previous to that the tone produced by
radio was often distorted. The in
struments of the orchestra lost their
individual charm through faulty trans
mission. The result was general
distortion of the effects which the COM
poser sought to create through the
different instrumental choirS of the
orchestra.
No wonder, then, that radio was origi-
naly given over almost exclusively to
the cruder forms of dance music and
that little effort was made to broadcast
the type of music that is dependent en-
flneSse and subtle color effects for its
appeal and beauty.
Now all this is magically transformed.
Radio of the higher type can and does
produce almost all of the finer shades
of music. have often been ravished
hearing string quartet perform one
of the beautiful Beethoven quartets over
the air. Almost daily the greatest mu-
sical artists appear before the micro
phone. Orchestral and ensemble music
of caliber that was formerly available
only to people living in the great met
ropolitan centers is now the common
privilege of the many millions who are
within range Of loud speaker.
Advertisers Have Duty.
Radio has, therefore, become one of
the most remarkable mediums for the
spreading of real music among the
masses that has ever been dreamed Of
This new power and possibility imposes
g solemn duty on the purveyors of
Evening star., 1931-06-25
COTTON PROGRAM
ASKED BY SESSION
United States Told Sales
Without Price Fixing Would
Avoid Disturbance.
By the Associated Press.


PARIS, June 25.-The United States
and its 100000 bales of cotton, con-
trolled by the Cotton Sterilization Cor
poration and cotton cooperative aSso-
Citations, were the disturbing factors at
today's closing session of the Interna-
tional Cotton Congress.
The United States Federal Farm
Board was appealed to in a resolution,
voted by delegates from 20 nations, to
announce a definite program for the
disposal of cotton stocks. The resolu-
ton says:
This congress respectfully appeals
to the Federal Farm Board that, as a
corrective measure to its recent inter-
vention, it should announce a definite
program whereby the said cotton will
be sold outright daily in stated amounts
that will not be large enough to disturb
the market.
Moreover, it Is the considered opin-
ion of the congress that no fixed price
should be set, and that the cotton should
be sold daily in fixed amounts such as
will give the various cooperative aSso-
Citations the average price for the period
during which such cotton is marketed y
Delegates to the congress last night
attended dinner given by the French
Cotton Trade Association at the Colo
nial Exposition and presided over by
Commerce Minister Rollin.
After the banquet there was a parade
of mannequinS dressed in costumes
made entirely OF cotton.
Evening star., 1931-06-25
DEFENSE MINISTER OUT

CANBERRA, Australia, June Is up.
of Defense Culley in the
commonwealth cabinet resigned yester-
day in protest against the country's eco
nomic measures, especially those in
volving reductions in pensions wages
and expenditures for social service.
Assistant Minister of Industry Hollo-
way left Office 10 days ago on similar
protest.
Evening star., 1931-06-25
WILL HOLD RECEPTION
Filipino Catholic Association t.
Honor Mr.. and Mrs. Balco.

The Filipino Catholic Association Of
America will hold reception and dance
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Macario s..
Balco tonight at o'clock in Eotre
Dame Hall, North Capitol and K streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Balco, who were mar
ried here last month, have been promt-
nently identified with the Filipino
Catholic Association for some time
Mr.. Balco was its first president and
the association.
A feature of this evenings meeting
will be the display of typical native
costumes.
Evening star., 1931-06-25

In the DrOaQcaSC-
ing Of the better
type Of music.
Many of the great
artists who are now
to be heard almost
daily over the air
would undoubtedly
h ave be e n less
readily won over
to this new medium
had not such a
high state of tech
n al perfection
been a C HE V e d.
Certainly the ap-
probation of the
radio public for fine
orchestras, ensem-
bles and solo artists
would MT havn
Evening star., 1931-06-25

music over the air. 1t Is their duty and
the duty of those commercial concerns
which use music in advertising their
products, to offer music Of the. best
quality. Much has been accomplished d..
Much more remains to be done and VIII
BE- done.
Evening star., 1931-06-25
BEST MUSIC HELD
SPREAD BY RADIO
Damrosch Says Mechanical
Progress Makes Finest
Artists Available.

walter Damrosch, one of Americas
best known composers and musical dl-
medium for spreading good music among
the masses. He tells the story in the
following article
Evening star., 1931-06-25
BY WALTER DAMROsCH.

Copyright, 1881, by the Associated PreSs.)
NEW YORK, June 25.-To the
mechanical improvements in radio dur
ing the last few years we owe much
of the progress that has been made
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
WATCH FOR HER

There is not much that Imperial Val
ley residents can do in connection with
the disappearance of Virginia Brooks
from her San Diego home. but at least
they can keep an eye out for the young
ster in case she wandered or was forced
over to this section.
This 10 year old school girl left her
home in San Diego Wednesday, on her
way to school, and has not since been
seen.
San Diego, fearing a renewal of the
terrible Hickman crime of several years
ago, has been making an intensive search
for the girl but without success.
The sheriff's office and police de-
partments in Imperial Valley have been
asked to watch for her. When last seen
she was wearing a white dress with a
colored flower design and black shoes
with short socks. She is four feet, six
inches tall, weighs about 75 pounds and
has brown hair and blue eyes.
There is a possibility she may have
been kidnapped, and might have been TAX
Ell in this direction.
Valley residents are asked to keep
Virginia in mind and if they see any
youngster answering her description, or
see any child resembling her travelling
through here to report the Circumstance
es to the nearest police official.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14

chuckled the rabbit gentleman. Il
wish my wife and Nurse Jane were
here to iceboat with me. - But as he
looked up at his sail, made from
his neck scarf, Uncle Wiggily shook
his pink nose and said: "No 1t
wouldn t do to have Nurse Jane
here. She would see me without my
neck scarf and she would make a
fuss. I'll just ride by myself. -
So Uncle Wiggily did, with the
wind blowing harder and harder all
the while until, all of sudden, the
wind blew so hard that it lifted the
iceboat right up from the frozen
duck pond and began sailing it over
the tops of the trees as If it were
an airplane.
fOh, now m an aviatorI 1 m a
pilot!" cried Uncle Wiggily in de-
light. "Oh, I'm going to pretend
this is a mail plane and that 1 am
carrying letters and I'll sail over
my bungalow and drop some letters
for my wife and Nurse jane Then,
all of a sudden, Uncle Wiggily hap
pened to remember what day it was.
MY goodness me sakes alive and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
Youth Is Made
Ward OF Court

Paul Cobb, 16, was made a ward
of the juvenile court under Judge
Vaughn Thompson yesterday after
noon, following juvenile hearing
on the charge of robbery against
Cobb.
Cobb. with R. T. Mccullough. Cliff
ton Bransford and Clifford Burton,
held up and robbed group of Fill
pinos on the Brawley highway seve-
raj weeks ago. The other three
were sentenced to the reform school
at lone yesterday morning by Judge
A. C. Finney. They are older than
Cobb.
In making Cobb a ward of the
court, Judge Thompson imposed a
number of stringent conditions, vio-
lation of any one of which will re-
suit in his sentence to the reform
school.
Cobb was released from Jail in
the care of the probation officer,
and in the direct custody of his
| father. He was directed to report
twice each month to the probation
officer, and to attend school regu-
larly. Judge Thompson Informed
the youth that he must refrain in
the future, until he ceases to be a
ward of the court, from frequenting
pool halls, drinking intoxicating
liquor or entering places in which
liquor is sold, leaving Imperial coun-
ty, using cigarettes, and using fire
arms.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
A RIGHTED WRONG

The other day a certain five and To-
cent store at Newark n. j., received
letter containing 81 bill. The letter ex-
planned that once upon time little boy
had strolled into that store, noticed the
trays of glttering rings on the counter,
and slipped two of them into his pocket
when no one was looking.
The years passed The little boy grew
up. But he couldn't forget the two 10
cent rings that had sparkled with such
irresistible magic on a day when his
hands went cropping hurriedly for ring
with shining stone.
So he made atonement the other day
by sending the store 81 bill to pay for
the banditry of long ago.
1t is doubtful if the man who made
amends for the misdemeanor Of the
wistful youngster who wanted two rings
ever stole anything else in his life. If
he had he would have forgotten his child
ish transgression. Those who sin much
don't suffer. But those who have step
ped aside only occasionally do Their
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
Heavy Bond In
kidnapping Case

Bond for Billy Keyes, alias Billy
Catalina, charged with attempted
child stealing, was set at 5000 by
Judge C. H. Hawkins in Imperial
when she was arraigned before him
yesterday afternoon.
1t was the Keyes woman, with
Fred Catalina, Filipino, who was ar
rested by Tom Sharp, special inyes-
tigator for the district attorney,
Frank P. McCaslin, Ell Centro chief
Of police, and Bert B. Broaddus, I'M
perial chief of police, after receipt
of a letter by McCaslin informing
him that a "white slave ring' was
operating from house near Braw-
ley.
Catalina was released from Jail
Yesterday when no evidence had
been found to hold him as an ac-
complice of the woman, who was
charged in a complaint filed by the
mother of 10-year- Helen Alex of
BraWley. According to the story
told by officers the woman came to
the Brawley school attended by
Helen Alex and tried to induce the
child to go away with her.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
WESTERN FILMS
WEEK END BILL
ATFOX IMPERIAL

Two western pictures, which fol-
low the newer type in westerns, .
seeking to depict the historic drama
of the settling of the west, are the
weekend attractions offered at Fox
Imperial theatre.
onight only patrons are offered
The Painted DESERT with a
strong cast headed by Bill Boyd and
Helen Twelvetrees and with William
Farnum, who makes return to pic
lures after a long absence, teamed
up with J. Farrell Macdonald.
In addition to providing the
thrills expected of westerns, -
1.-The Painted Desert has beau
tiful romance involving a. youth and
a girl from families separated by
an old-time feud. Eventually they
break down the barriers which keep
them apart but many stirring things
happen before this is accomplished.
! unday nights attraction. 1.-The
/ Great Meadow, - is of an earlier day
recounting the dramatic conquest OF
Kentucky about the time of the
American Revolution.
John Mack Brown has the lead
ing role of Berk Jervis, who with
Eleanor Boardman as his young
wife. leave the comforts of Virginia
to aid in conquering the wilderness
Going out to avenge the death OF
his mother by Indians, he is report
ed slain and his wife marries her
girlhood lover, only to have COM
plications arise when the supposed
dead husband returns.
Solution of the problems arising
from this condition forms an inter-
esting and gripping bit of drama
which must be seen to be appre-
| ciated.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14

account of the rain and will be
played next Sunday if possible.
Definite announcement will be
made at a later date.
Matches to decide the valley
championship are to include both
singles and doubles and players
from Ell Centre, Brawley, Calexico
and Yuma are to participate.
Even though some of the con-
crete courts would be suitable for
play if tomorrow should be clear,
surroundings are declared to be in
unsuitable condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
Reserve Officers
Defy Old Jinx

Friday, the thirteenth was OBJ
served by members of the Reserve
Officers Training corps at their din
ner session at the Barbara Worth
hotel last night. Thirteen members
sat down TO dinner but so far no
disastrous results have been report
ed.
MILITARY Law was the lesson
topic and Captain Stephen B. Lei
ner of Brawley was the instructor
for the evening.
Discussion of plans for obtaining
a national guard for Imperial VAL
ley came up before those present.
At the dinner in two weeks a mock
military trial will take place.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
. UNCLE WIGGILY'S VALEN-
- TINES

Uncle Wiggily was sitting on his
iceboat, which he had made from
flat board, with stick for mast
and his big neck scarf for sail.
The rabbit gentleman made his ice
boat when he went back to the
frozen duck pond to get his scarf
with which he had pulled Baby
Bunty out Of a hole, as I told you
before.
"Here I gol" cried the rabbit
gentleman as the wind blew on his
neck scarf sail and his boat began
TO slide over the ice. Here l gol
What fine ride am having"
Around and around the duck pond
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
Firemen Save
Poison Victim

Quick action on the part OF local
firemen armed with the resuscitator
saved the life of Tom Landers, who
accidentally swallowed chloroform
at his home at 855 Commercial
street shortly after O'Clock last
night.
Landers is here from his home IN
Arkansas for a visit with relatives
and mistook the chloroform bottle
for a bottle of cough syrup. His ply
sician called for the resuscitator kept
at the fire hall.
F.. B. Quinlivan and Tillman Da-
lev manipulated the machine which
revived the man and remained at
his side throughout the night TO
administer aid when necessary
Landers is reported TO be resting
well today, according to his physi-
clan.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, Ell Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.

I consciences aren't calloused and harden
ed.
The gold of the rings turned to brass
almost before the little boy knew it. May
be he thought it was his conscience TAX
ing away the splendid CLEAN. Maybe it
was.
And the stones he probably discover
ed, weren't lovely, beautiful bits of color
caught when a raindrop broke, but Just
glass with drop of dye. He learned
wisdom but he couldn't get away from
the pin pricks in his mind that told him
he had taken something that didn't be-
long to him.
When he was at the bat and going
strong; when he was swimming faster
than any other one in the gang some
place in a deep green hole; when he
walked suddenly in the strange hush of
long night-he remembered the rings.
Like a ghost, the two circets followed
him.. Other boys didn't worry about the
apples and pumpkins that were spirited
away from farmers orchard. But this
offense was different He had walked
into a store and deliberately taken prop
erty that didn't belong to him. He had
wrong to right.
1t would be interesting to know Just
why the little boy of long ago took the
rings. Certainly not to make money, for
he took only two. Evidently not to show
his bold, defiant courage. One ring
would have been sufficient for that.
, Maybe it was somebody's birthday at
home and he didn't have any money to
buy present, SO he decided to steal one.
And while he was doing it he remembered
little sister who would cry if she didn't
get one, gift, too. 1t was just as easy
to take two rings as one. One with blue
set, perhaps, and one with a red.
Maybe he Just wanted to feel some
thing beautiful in his pocket. Nobody
knows. But it is certain that the man
who righted the wrong of the little-boy-
he-used-to-be has turned the brass of the
stolen circlets back to gold again.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
CaIkins Trial
February 10Th

Arraignment of George Calkins,
alias William @. Taylor, on a charge
of forgery was held before Judge /.
Mayfield yesterday afternoon and
February 1e set as the date for a
preliminary hearing, with bond at
$500.
Calkins was arrested Thursday by
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke and
Frank Smyer, city officer, on war
rant issued December 30. Informa-
ton known by Smyer led to the ar
rest of Calkins seven miles east Of
Ell Centro.
Taken to the jail, Calkins, who
is 10 years old, is said TO have adj
mitted forging at least three checks
on local business houses.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14
EXAMINATION FOR
TEACHERS PLANNED

c. B. Collins, county superintend-
ent of schools, announces the SEMI
annual teachers examinations fol
the week beginning March 2. The
examination will take place. in his
headquarters at the court house.
According to decision made by
the county board of education at lts
last meeting, only those persons who
have resided 80 days or more IN
the county are eligible to take these
examinations.