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Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
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IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
MONEY WELL SPENT
W. c. COSTELLO,
Manager

1t is interesting to note that funds Tor
highways and education form the major
portion of the budget submitted to the
legislature by Governor Rolph, for the
next two years.
Highways. with a total cost of S1l0,-
3S3,0lO require 41.6 per cent of the total,
while education is second with SsS,429,-
322, or 32.5 per cent.
Improved transportation has done
more, perhaps, than any other agency
outside of education, to develop our
country. The best educational system
would be of little use if it were not made
available by transportation, to those VINO
need it, and viewed from this angle 1t Is
not over-emphasizing the Importance OF
our highways to place them at the top OF
the budget.
California has achieved national re-
putation for the high quality OF its roads:
Bringing them TO even a better degree OF
Improvement is money we'll invested.
Those who have lived in Imperial VAL
lev any number of years can readily ap-
precate the value OF good roads. Only
few years ago a trip to Brawley or Holt
vile, not only required considerable time,
but inflicted much discomfort on those
who took it.
Hardy souls who drove to Yuma knew
they had been somewhere and had done
something, when they returned, and
needed to spend considerable money with
the garage man for repairs and with the
druggist for liniment. Driving to San
Diego was almost as bad and going to
Los Angeles was an event Good roads
have made all these trips so easy now
that one almost forgets the old days.
Through modern transportation the
inhabitants of rural sections are able to
get their products to market; better
roads between cities have done much to
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
THIEVES LEARN
STUDEBAKER IS
HARD T0STEAL
u..--s...,.e.ss.

Automobile thieves favor certain
makes OF cars because they are easy
TO steal. Other makes again are
eschewed for the opposition reason.
Proof that Studebaker cars head
the latter group is provided by the
new and theft insurance rates just
published which show that the
premium paid Oh Studebaker car
is considerably less than on COM
petitiye cars. according to Rogers
and Tison, Studebaker dealers
here.
"Studebaker's favored position IS
the result OF its early adoption OF
the coincidental lock TO steering
and ignition, which has been en-
ployed since 1924. Theft insurance
rates. as we'll as all other insur-
ance charges. are based on the act
ual experience of insurance COM
panies of the degree OF risk IN
volved with any specific product
IN any specific locality.
"Studebaker'S success with the
coincidental lock year after year
has resulted in making its cars an
increasingly favorable theft risk.
The protection against theft offer
I'd by the coincidental lock is re-
vealed in comparison of prem
iums paid on Studebaker cars and
competitive cars in representative
sections of the country.
In New York City. for exam
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
SCIOTS TO HAVE
PROGRAM AT FAIR

Sc.ots day at the Imperial county
fair will be the opening day Feb
ruary 7. and plans are underway TO
make it one of the outstanding cele-
brations of the mid-winter event.
Imperial Valley Pyramid has ar
ranged to have at least four outside
Pyramids represented at this time.
All Pyramids have agreed TO send
uniformed bodies including bands,
drill teams and fun-making organ
iZations.
Governor James Rolph Jr.. who
will officiate at the opening OF the
fair, will be an honored guest OF
the valley pyramid during the eve
ming activities.
Forty candidates are to be ini-
tiated during the evenings rites, and
Stephen NJ Blewett, supreme pha-
raoh, will be present.
A huge street parade is scheduled
TO take place at 7:30 o'clock. How
ard Morgan, Toparch, announces
that he is making every effort to
have at least two Sciot bands on
the scene at noon in order TO help
local musical organizations at the
official opening.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SNOW
TUNNEL

When Mrs. LongearS, who was the
rabbit lady wife of Uncle Wiggily.
looked out of the window in the
morning she exclaimed:
Why I must have made a mis-
take!"
What kind of mistaken" asked
Uncle Wiggily, sleepily, for he
didn't want to get up yet.
II made the mistake" went on
Mrs. Longears. "of thinking 1t was
morning but 1t is still night.
How do you know it is still
night?" asked the rabbit gentleman.
Because I can't see out OF the
window" his wife answered. And
If it were morning could see the
trees and the bushes around our
hollow stump bungalow"
1T must be morning. exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily, jumping out of bed
II can see the clock hands by the
light in the hall and they say it is
past seven. So it must be morning
But you are right, my dear" he
vent on as he put his face close to
the window. II can't see a thing
But not for the reason that, it is
still night"
Then what is the reason, Wig
pvo"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
CHAMBER URGES
SPENDING AND
JOB ASSURANCE

In conjunction with statewide
movement to improve general bus
iness conditions President R. 3.
Whitelaw, of the FL Centre Cham
Der of Commerce, urges the need
for quickly effective measures look
ing toward immediate resumption
If buying on the part OF the thous-
ands of wage earners who are cut
ting their expenditures TO the min
imum because they fear they may
shortly be added TO the ranks OF
the unemployed
This fear of loss of position or
shortage of money is the main
cause of the general business de-
preston in California, according TO
authorities who have studied the
situation and it can be alleviated II
employers throughout the state, 10
the extent that ii is possible Tor
them TO do so, would give assurance
to their present employees that
there will be no further lay-offs for
their present personnel, even though
II might be necessary in some lines
of business TO reduce temporarily
the number OF days work during
the week, or the number Of hours
per day or 10 adopt the plan Of ro-
tating employment.
Even in Imperial Valley, where
business conditions are more near
iy normal than in any other Sec
tion of the state" states Whitelaw,
'.this fear of a financial shortage
is evident in the conversation Of
cur residents, who state that timeI
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13

the snow shovel is in the kitchen for
l can't go out to the garage after
it in all this storm"
Luckily the snow shovel was in
the kitchen. In the storm of the
day before Uncle Wiggily had used
the shovel TO make a path out TO
the garage. He had left the shovel
on the back steps. But after sup
per Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, seeing
it there. and not wanting the poor
shovel to catch cold, had brought
it into the warm kitchen.
What can we do, Wiggy?" his
wife asked when she had awaken
ed, one after the other, the forty
sixteen rabbit boys and girls. They
can't go TO school, can they?"
mo, indeed" answered Uncle
mot until I dig tunnel" +"
"Oh, Daddicums, may be help you
make the tunnel?" cried Buster and
Custer and lot of the boy rabbits.
I want to make, a tunnel, too
said Baby Bunty. May 1, Unkie
Wig?" she begged, using all the ba-
by talk she was allowed.
We'll, I'll think about it." an
swered Mr.. Longears, taking an
other look at the white wall of snow
that blocked the front door. Get
your breakfasts and I'll see"
"Oh, goodie!" cried Baby Bunty
skipping around on one toe. I'm
going to help Unkie Wig make a
snow tunnel!"
Pooh! Girls can't make snow
tunnels!" said Buster. 1T takes us
boys. Wen show you how to do it. "
Uncle Wiggily wanted TO start
digging the snow tunnel then and
there, but his wife said he must cat
breakfast first. He sat down with
the children, keeping the shovel
close TO his chair so 1t would not
run out and play in the, snow all by
itself.
Nov for the tunnelp cried the
rabbit gentleman as he swallowed
the last of his cabbage coffee. He
went to the front door, opened IT
and started TO take one shovel full
of the clean, white snow, while his
wife. Nurse Jane and all the chill
dren stood In the hall back OF him.
And then a very queer thing hap
pened as you shall hear tomorrow
night. If the teapot will stop turn
ing up its nose at the loaf OF bread
because 1t has no butter, III tell you
about Uncle Wiggily's good luck.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centro,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.

stimulate travel and hence stimulate bus
mess. knowledge that good roads exist
in a state attracts tourists. who are
loathe to come and spend their money II
this attraction is missing
The governor calls attention to the de-
crease in revenues and warns the legis-
lature that appropriations must be kept
down to minimum. If other approprl-
ations return as much good to the state
as those for highways and education, the
people will receive full benefit for the
money they contribute.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
TURN IS INDICATE

Announcements by numerous large IN
dustrieS that they are re-employlng many
men who were laid off several months
ago, indicates that the depression which
has been experienced throughout the
country is at last feeling a change for the
better.
The number who have received en-
ployment again constitute only drop in
the bucket compared with the total un-
employed, which government officials
last week estimated at close to 5,OOOO0O.
However the start has been made and
it is to be hoped that from now on I'M
provement will be gradual, even If 1t
must be slow
1t is quite likely that those who have
suffered the most from unemployment
are the same persons who considered 1t
necessary to work in silk shirts and the
best of clothing a few years back when
times were good.
With many of us it is either feast or
a famine The wise man is he who knows
enough to recognize feast when it
comes along and out of it save enough to
tide him over the lean days that are GER
tam to follow If we have learned our
lesson from the past few months, the eX-
perience will not be total loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
How do you know It IS still night

how do you Know 1t IS still night
The snow is so deep that it is
piled over our window and we
can't see out any more than if it
were night Why, it must be very
deep snow to be over our window" J"
II should say SOL" exclaimed his
wife. Il knew it was deep when the
children, coming home from school
yesterday afternoon, had to wade
through piles so high that only
their hats stuck out"
"Ha! Ha! Yesl" chuckled Mr.
Longears. And I went out and tried
to pick up one Of the hats and bless
my pink nosel There was Buster
under the hat, only he was in such
deep snow I couldn't see him."
well, there Is one thing Ger
tain!" exclaimed Mrs. Longears as
she bounced out Of bed, 'if the snow
is so deep as 70 cover our windows
making me think 1t is night when
it's morning, the children aren't 60
ing TO school today"
Il suppose they had better stay
at home" Uncle Wiggily agreed,
nodding his head. But when he
thought what a day II would be,
with forty sixteen little rabbit boys
and girls ITO say nothing Of Baby
Bunty, the orphan) cooped up in
the bungalow. why. then Uncle
Wiggily hoped he might think OF
some way Of getting out himself.
For they'll get me all upset-forty
sixteen wild bunny boys and girls
inside q bungalow al once" MUIR
INJURED Uncle Wiggily While his
wife was dressing, he Slid down the
stair railing and opened the front
door.
"Myl My! What a lot of snow!"
chied Uncle Wiggily as he saw a
solid wall in front OF him. The
STOW was piled up over the top Of
the outside door How much high
er than the top Of the door it might
be Mr.. Longears could not tell. "No-
body can get out Of my bungalow
until I dig q tunnel through the
snow." said Mr.. Longears. Il hope
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13

pie. Studebaker owners pay from
s3.75 to $1725 less ;or fire and
theft insurance than owners OF
competitive cars. on a basic valu-
alton of $500. In Chicago, the
saving ranges from $500 10 sl575
on the same valuation. Between
tire and theft insurance. the lat
ter Is more costly.
Though it Is a comparatively
minor feature. the coincidental
lock reflects Studebaker's constant
watchfulness for the interests OF its
owners. and the foresight OF its
progressive engineering policy
which results in substantial saw
lngs TO drivers of Studebaker cars"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
Head Fighting
Radical Appeal

Elmer w Healt., district attorney
Tor Imperial county. is in Fresno
today comforting with a represent
ative of the attorney generals office
on testimony to be offered before
the appellate court when that body
hears the appeal of nine Commun-
lists convicted and sentenced By the
superior court here.
The hearing of the appeal will
be held this week. II is one Of the
last moves possible TO the Com
munistic workers whose trial here
called forth nation wide comment.
Most of the routine work in con-
nection with the appeal has been
In the hands of Clarence B. Smith,
chief deputy district attorney, but
Smith was called to the middle west
by the serious illness Of his father.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
Police Notice
Sounds Doggy

There's something doggone queer
around the police department.
A report on the bulletin board IN
the police station, made out by some
officer laboring under the spirit OF
levity. reads as follows:
ITO all policemen: Charley Ike
called in and wanted policeman
to come down to his place on Fourth
and Olive to kill q dog that had
been crippled by q truck.
Beware of hamburgers, hot dogs
and stew at Ikes place for the next
few days"
The report was unsigned Perhaps
Ike's record when he was on the po-
lice department had something 10 dc
with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
BOyce Aten Post
Meeting Tonight

Members of Boyce Aten Post. AM
erican Legion, are reminded BY
Commander N. E. Dupont that the
regular meeting will be held tonight
in the Legion room at the court
house.
Reports will be made by the COM
mander and Judge Vaughn N.
Thompson on the fifth area meet
ing held at Riverside Sunday.
Plans for the memorial building,
construction of which will be started
soon, will also be discussed by the
building committee.
The meeting will be called 10
order al 8 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
Gilmore Company
Offers New Oil

Leverette House. manager OF the
Gilmore Oil company here, recently
returned from sales convention
conducted in Los Angeles by the
Gilmore company and continuing
two days.
One of the outstanding events
was the announcement concerning
Z new product, Lion Head Motor
oil. This product is going on the
market at Independent oil stations
where Gilmore Blu-Green gasoline
is sold.
This is said to be the most high
" filtered motor oil in the industry
and is made from pure Pennsylvan-
ia crude oil.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
TEN YEARS AGO
Vauuary ~ 1921

Seventy-six of the 249 members OF
the annual banquet given at the
Barbara Worth hotel last night.
Judges Franklin j. Cole and Marvin
w. Conkling were the speakers OF
the evening
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13

Mr and Mrs. w II. Mann and
son, Holmes, formerly OF FL Centre,
were visitors here the past few days,
on their way from Bakersfield TO
Phoenix. Ariz. Mr.. Mann. who was
formerly Southern Pacific agent
here. had been appointed manager
OF the Western Union offices IN
Phoenix
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January Is, 1911

Walter Packard left FL Centro on
Wednesday to join the Southern Pa
cific and State University demon
stration train on a TWO weeks trap
through the Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13

Reverend Benjamin j. Darneille,
former rector of the St. Paul's
Episcopal church. recently trans
ferred to Preston Ariz.. returned TO
Ell Centro this morning for a short
business trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13

3. Solomon was last night ap-
pointed by the board of city trustees
to fill the vacancy on the board OF
city library trustees caused by the
resignation of c. L. Childers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
THE WEATHER

For Los Angeles and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day with moderate temperature;
gentle, variable winds.
For Southern California-Cloudy
west, fair east portion tonight and
Wednesday; moderate temperature;
gentle. changeable winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13

Wild hogs, escapes from ranches
in past years. are frequently found
IN the coast mountains OF Sonoma
County.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Ianuary t3. 1916

Perry L. TIedrick will start work
Immediately on the concrete siphon
to be used for the city's water sup
ply taken from the Date canal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-18
co N M TEE OF SENATE FAvO ORS VETERANS LOAN
Approval Is Expressed of Measure as 1t Comes
 from House VETO IS INDICATED
 BY THE PRESIDENT
Hoover Writes Letter Stat ing Bonds Must Be
 Floated for Issue

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. lo-- The Senate Finance Committee has approved of the veterans loan bill in spite of President Hoovers se- rious objection expressed in a let ter to Chairman Shoot.
 The Presidents letter indicated the Chief Executive would veto the measure.
 President Hoover said it will be necessary to float bonds to take care of the loans which are esti- mated to reach more than one bil- lion dollars The President said that one of the appealing argu- ments for the loan legislation was for veterans in distress but this places a strain upon the Govern ment for a vast sum, beyond the call of distress and so adversely affecting the general situation that it will, in my view, not only nulli- fy the benefit to veterans but in- flict an injury to the country as a whole"
 The Finance Committee did not change the bill as it came from the House.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-18
Rumors Fly as Detroit Hears Ford Is Testing Line
 ,vith V-Type Motor

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 18.-Se- crecy breeds rumor, and rumor breeds public curiosity about the automobile industry.
 Perhaps in no other line of man. ufacturing are such efforts made to safeguard the identity of new prod ucts before introduction to the public-and public curiosity is &C., cordingly aroused.
 This has been evidenced during the weeks preceding the introduce tion of any number of various new models in the past, and now rumor is at work again.
 Reports have it that Henry Ford is experimenting with another new line of cars which would supple ment his present line in higher price field, and which would have more cylinders and be constructed with the so-called w" type of en- zine.
 The same rumors have it that the model has undergone tests dur ing tour of the middle west, As
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-18
0-YEAR OLD
 DEADLOCK AT
 LAST BROKEN
House, Senate Finally Agree on Operation, Power,
 Nitrate Plant
COMPROMISE SIGNED
 BY REPRESENTATIVES
Fifteen Million Dollar Pro- ject Is to Be Turned
 Into Activity

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. IS. - The ten-year Muscle Shoals deadlock between the House and Senate has been definitely broken.
 Senate c0nferees and a ma- j0rity of the House managers have signed compromise for operation of the Governments $15,000,000 power and nitrate plant.
 The report will be submit ted to the House tomorrow.
 The agreement provides for Government operation of the power plant and lease of the nitrate plant for the produc- ton of fertilizer and by-prod- ucts and Government con- struction of the power lines from the Wilson Dam.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-18
GREATER USE OF SILVER IS
 BEING URGED
F orm CT Canadian Prime Minister Wants Gold
 Ratio Cut Down

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 18-A de- crease of 33 1-3 per cent in the ratio of gold used as the base for the currency of the world and a greater use of silver as a medium of exchange is advocated by Ar thur Melyhan, former Prime Min ister of Canada.
 Meighan said the change will be the means of providing a more economic responsibility and fur ther declared that responsibility of taking the initiative to reduce the gold ratio rests with the United States as 1t is the leading indus trial nation of the world.
 Meighan said no one nation could take this action but all must work together. He further declared that some rational steps must be takon to obtain a reasonable ratio between gold and silver.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-18

forced upward by hydraulic pistons. The cutting saw is adjustable to free itself from ice clogging.
 Twenty eight inches is the diam- eter of the tower, tight squeeze for large man.
 The bowsprit bumper is a piston, which upon collision with under water objects will be driven back into an air cushion to absorb shock The entire bow is reinforced with timbers and concrete, the forward torpedo tubes being closed perma- nently.
 Glass that rivals iron will be set in a fixed light housing on deck at the bow to cast a beam ahead.
 There are two escape locks for divers, one in the bottom of the hull forward, and the other on deck The divers will have 5000 candle power portable, underwater light for going outside to look around or make repairs.
 In pinch the divers might do some fishing. If the sub gets trapped down under" too deeply there are two boring shafts capable of reaching upward through 100 feet of ice. Slender they are, but big enough for air.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-18

is it's custom, the Ford Motor com pany remains silent.
 The same secrecy is exercised by other automobile companies in their tests of new models which call for many miles of driving over all man. ner of roads and streets. Camou- flaged bodies, absence of name plates and other methods of dis guise are used.
 Even among the companies own employees, precautions are taken to safeguard the work under progress in the laboratories and experi- mental departments.
 Employees in some plants tell of operations being suspended and benches and work tables covered when employees from other divi- sions enter. Laboratories and ex- perimental departments are never open to visitors.
 Officials in experimental depart ments are known sometimes to drive experimental models about town, but noticed that often the hood of the engine is locked down,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-18

as she coasts along under ice floes.
 The only equipment permanently rising above the runners are the jack-knife periscope and the troll ley. The periscope is jointed so as to fold back when it strikes ice. It is made to spring back upright when the sub comes to open water, and to give 36o degree view of the open lead without the necessity of rising to the surface for a recon noitering look.
 The trolley is to maintain con- tact with the underside of the ice. In trial trips planned for the Maine and Nova Scotia coasts soon, the trolley will be tipped with an auto truck wheel A runner may be tried in place of the wheel
 The boring coming tower is for putting manhole up through the ice. This tower telescopes to rest below the runners when not in use, and can be thrust 13 feet above them.
 Its top has collar shaped ice saw of slightly greater diameter than the tower. This cutter will turn at GOO revolutions per minute. while the tower inside it revolves six times a minute and is slowly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-18
NEW SCHEME FOR CONTROL
 OF REINDEER
Proposals M a de to Two Departments
 CT Hearing Friday

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 18- A movement is being made to transfer the control of the Alaska reindeer herds from the Interior Department to the Agriculture De- partment and Biological Survey.
 Although the idea has been plac- ed before Secretaries Wilbur and Hyde and President Hoover, no comment has been made according to Walter Newton, Secretary to the Chief Executive.
 The Reindeer Committee will re- sume hearings on Friday.
 The aggressive methods of the Lomens were blamed at the hear ing yesterday for the present sit uation. This was expressed by na- tive herders, Delegate Sutherland and Ernest Walker Sawyer as caus- ing most of the trouble.
 Carl Lomen accused the Govern ment of allowing the natives to undersell his company. He will testify again Friday.