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Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
FOUNTAIN TOP
SALES WILL BE
BITTERLY FOUGHT

All organizations interested in
the welfare of Southern California
are cooperating with the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce in an effort
to put an end to the sale of worth
less land located in the Chocolate
Mountains, which is being sold un-
der misleading impression that
this land will be benefited for agri-
cultural purposes by the building of
the Boulder dam and All-American
canal. The most recent activities
along this line are noted by a firm
with headquarters in Los Angeles,
which is selling land in so-cailed
Salvation Valley" by mail in east
ern cities. This valley is even be-
yond the Chocolate mountains in
location, beyond any possibility of
gravity waNr from the All-Amer-
ican canal and of questionable ag-
ricultural value even if water were
available.
The Ell Centre chamber manager,
Robert Hays, has enlisted the aid
of the California State Chamber of
Commerce, the Los Angeles Better
Business bureau, the Los Angeles
chamber, State Real Estate associa-
tion and the State Real Estate COM
mission to see if those organizations
cannot devise some means of put
ting a stop to the fraudulent sales
of Chocolate mountain land which
come to the attention of the FL
Centro chamber through inquiries
received every few months. Sew
eral firms selling this land have
been closed because OF misrepre-
sentation in their sales and in some
cases the operators were given pris-
on sentences but new operators are
constantly coming to light and ap-
parently the warnings sent out have
not impressed the public for people
in all walks of life still seem ready
TO purchase this worthless, arid
mountain land.
The sale of Chocolate mountain
land" says DR.. George P. Clements
manager of the agricultural depart
ment of the Los Angeles chamber
lis most deplorable and has done
more to hurt Southern California
than any one fraudulent land
scheme" All these California or
ganizations are opposed TO these
sales, all are ready to cooperate To
fight them and the El Cetnro cham
Der is constantly watching for sales
which it has learned may be pro-
NOTED in the north, east, south ano
west and which always end in ad-
verse publicity for Imperial Valley
ana in disappointments and loss Il
the buyer
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
Mckinley School

Teachers and pupils are busily
engaged this week in finishing up
their work and putting books away
Art work is being taken down and
returned to the pupils.
Complimenting Miss Hevener and
the supervisors, the Mckinley
teachers entertained them at lunch
Thursday noon.
This week brings Decoration day
In this connection the older pupils
brought in facts about the day.
The 4-A's have been having les
sons in the alphabetical arrange
ment of words. These lessons help
in the use OF a dictionary.
Lorraine Barton, a 4-A girl. has
been very sick with pneumonia. We
are glad to hear that she is recoy-
ering rapidly.
Two people from the 3-A grade
have been transferred to other
schools this week. They are La
Won Pottenger and o Madell Sex
ton.
Mrs. Strickland visited the IA
class Thursday Of this week.
The IA class made new spelling
books. They are very pretty. The
children are working hard to get a
100 on every page.
Lois Fay Hodges was transferred
| TO Chino.
Joyce Sherwood gave the pupils
of the 3-B and Alb class a piano re-
cital Friday morning.
The 2-B and IA class gave a
health play Friday morning. They
showed the children of Mckinley
school what boys and girls should
eat if they want to build strong
healthy bodies
Edward Gary gave a demonstra-
ton of how boys and girls should
get ready for school every morn
| ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
Wilson School

In English the eighth grades
wrote jingles pertaining to the
school. studies, or teachers. The
two best were chosen out of each
room. Billy Jones. Mabel Kinnear,
Paul Marsh, La Vaughn Bennett,
and Josephine Eaton had best jim
giles from the 3-A-2 and 8-4-3 class
eS
Everyone seems TO be making surf
boards in manual training. This
summer the beaches will be dotted
with different varities of surf
boards from Ell Centro.-Malcolm
Thomas, 8-B.
In history we are reviewing the
first part of the book. We find
there are many important facts we
have forgotten.-Mary Ellen Greed,
8-3.
The 7-A-2 class is giving a play.
There are three groups. One Is
giving Romeo and Juliet" An
other, THE Merchant of Venice"
and the other, King Lear" Eileen
Adams, TAP.
On May day our English teacher
was surprised with a basket Of
roses from Mildred Frohly Today
Katherine Nuffer brought some
( pretty pick roses, so again our May
basket is filled.-Mary Louise Burke
2-R
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25

NOR several weeks in the
spring Mr.. and Mrs. White
L endeavored to persuade the
rarious town painters to repaint
The exterior of their house. They
.ook turns coaxing and cajoling the
paint contractors to undertake the
work before hot weather set in, but
cvel ywhere they met with the
same response. Were all booked
up with paint jobs until July"
Discouraged, the Whites decided
% drop the matter until Fall when
although they haven't thought OF
his yeti they will probably have
tie same difficulty in engaging
Painters. The Whites are typical OF
&C many home owners who consider
erring and autumn the only seasons
>. the year in which painting can
5c undertaken successfully.
Midsummer, however, is an ideal
painting time for reasons that are
quite obvious. In the first place,
the chances are practically nil that
the thermometer will drop below
forty degrees, the dead-line foE
suitable painting temperature. Most
paint troubles are due to painting
when the thermometer is low and
the air contains moisture. or too
excessive variations in tempera-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
Thirteen Cases
In Local Court

Drunkenness and vagrancy were
the ony charges listed on the police
court docket this morning, but 13
defendants appeared, eight on
charges of being drunk and five on
vagrancy charges.
Judge Kendall B. Perkins imposed
fines of $40 or five days in the
county Jail on Abe Verdugo, Ed Sal
ries. Joe Thomas, j. NJ. Howard, B.
I Watson. j. Hayashi, George
Hampton and a Japanese listed in
the docket as John Doe Jap. too
drunk to book"
August Ruffins, S. Ribas and
Ygnacio Guerrero appeared on
charges of vagrancy. Suspended
fines of $40 were passed. A. Con-
zales and Frank Ramirez pleaded
not guilty to vagrancy. Trial was
set for May 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25

ture. which rarely occur in summer
A damp spell may prevail at any
time of the year. but it is less likely
TO be prolonged in midsummer.
Ii there is painting to be done
around the house, why not choose
the summertime for the interior
work alsoo As a matter OF con-
venience, summer painting is
recommended since some OF the
members of the family may be va
cationing, there is no indoor enter
tanning to be done and torn-up
rooms will not cause great incon-
venience when the family can
spend so much time out of doors.
This last-named advantage is espe-
cially true OF the dining room for
what family does not enjoy eating
occasionally on the porch?
The Whites difficulties will not
be repeated in the home where
painting is done in midsummer
and. furthermore, better job may
be obtained, since the painters, un-
hurried by the rush of business.
spare their best men 10 do the work
deliberately and carefully. Summer
painting is also economical because
the careful Workmanship and the
even, warm temperature assure
the home owner OF perfect JOB.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
CLEANING THE GARAGE FLOOR

With bag of cement, a stiff
brush and small quantity of gas
oline or kerosene, the concrete gar
age floor, which often becomes
stained with oil and grease, can be
kept in spic and span condition.
When the floor becomes stained
first wipe all excess oil off the con-
cere, using the brush and the gas
oline to scrub it vigorously. The
surface should then be thoroughly
flushed with a hose stream and
kept wet for about 10 minutes
While the pavement is still moist
sIy cement can be busted over it
An ordinary flour sitter can be used
for this purpose. The whole sur
face is then swept with a fine
broom. On drying. the pavement
is left white and all stains are COW
cred up.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
HOME FURNISHING
SHOULD CONSIDER
ENTIRE FAMILY

EDITORS NOTE: This is the
first of three articles ON home
furnishing written by Miss Flor
ence Glenn, home demonstration
! agent for Imperial Valley. While
written primarily for the home
demonstration work. the Press
feels that the articles have much
of interest for all women inter
ested in home making.
In home demonstration work
| home furnishing is considered from
two points; The housewife and the
entire family. From the standpoint
of the housewife the living room
should be, first of all, easy to keep
clean and in order Only an easy
to-keep living room can be JOY
TO the housewife. And from the
standpoint of the family the living
room should be the family pleasure
and rest room: it should have a
quiet and refined atmosphere, and
should meet the needs of every
member OF the household.
1t should contain only necessary
articles of furniture, we'll arranged,
with only a few we'll chosen orna-
ments for brighter color spots. Err
ratio crawling patterns, violent con-
trasting lines created by bad furlli-
ture placing or by spotted wall pa
pers and floor coverings are very
tiresome and disturbing to those
who come in long contact with
them. Simplicity and harmony
should be the keynote.
The first consideration in doing
over living room so that it may
express the personality of its own
ers and better meet the needs OF
The family is to decide upon some
color scheme that may be enjoyed
by all, for color is the thing which
makes the room. and an unfortu-
nate choice in color has worse in
fluence on a person than uncom-
Portable, ugly furniture.
Color soothes, stimulates or de-
presses; it helps to minimize archi-
tectural defects and ugly details; il
makes a room look larger or smaller,
higher or lower, bright or gloomy.
Hence it needs a more thorough
consideration than any other ele-
ment in home furnishing. One
should never attempt to have every
thing match, but every attempt
should be made to have things har-
monize.
After the color scheme has been
decided upon, the finish of the floor
wall and ceiling are next to be con-
sidered. The floor should be dark
est in tone. the ceiling brightest and
the walls medium, regardless Of col
or. 1t minimizeS labor to have all
the floors finished alike, and it adds
TO the beauty and charm of a house
especially if the rooms are connec-
ed by wide openings to have the
rooms harmonic in tone and color
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
MAKE BASEMENT LIyABLE

When adequately daylighted and
floored with concrete, the basement
has uses which are unlimited. Work
ing ana living conditions can be
made equal to those III above grade
interiors. Play rooms, dens, billiard
rooms, workshops, music rooms =
almost any type of room may be
safely created in such basement.
The increasing tendency TO make
heating plants and service facilities
clean, compact and attractive, en-
phasizes the possibilities of the we'll
built basement as an added place
Tor the enjoyment of home life.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
Interesting Items Of News
Written For The Press By
Ell CentrO School Pupils

mirror for 6 long time thinking
what makes me see with my eyes
Barbara McIntire. "A
I got in a fight and all I got out
of it was a black eye. I'm not go
ing to fight with him any more
He didn't get anything out of it,
Jack Kinne, 4-A.
They say that some day you will
be able to ride to the moon in q
rocket plane. 1t sounds interest
ing to me. There are many other
things that people believe will be
invented. 1 am beginning to won-
der if they will ever happen.-Jeane
Burger, 4-A
My little sister always SAYS, Il
wonder" I wonder if she will ever
get over wondering. But I'm just
as bad I wonder why we have
arithmetic.-Bobby Ann Anderson
4-A.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, May 25. U.P)-
Hogs, receipts, so, holdovers 90
Slow, about steady. Few locals
$3.50 to S700.
Cattle, receipts 5000. Very slow
Few sales steady. Undertone low
er. Load good fed Colorado steers
s790, some held higher. Loa d
strictly good California cows S5.25
Common to medium $500 to $3.50
Calves 500, steady Medium q
choice yealers $3.50 to $3.50.
Sheep, receipts 1900, holdoverS
7S0 Steady. Three decks medium
10 TO 73 pound lambs $3.50 to SITS
Choice quoted to $500. Two decks
medium TO good shorn ewes S2.65.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
How To Get Relief
From Catarrh

If you have catarTh, catarrhal
ness, or head noises. so TO Clements
Drug Store or your druggist and get
/ OF. of Parmint Double Strength
take this home, add to it 4 pint Of
hot water and q little sugar. Take
a tablespoonful four times day.
This will often bring quick relief
from the distressing head noises.
Clogged nostrils should open,
breathing become easy and the nlu-
cous stop dropping into the throat.
1t is easy to make, tastes pleasant
and cost little. Everyone who has
catarrh should give this treatment
a trial You will probably find it
is just what you need.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
HAZARD COMPANY
Low BIDDER ON
JULIAN HIGHWAY

Bids were opened Wednesday by
the District Board of FL Centro, for
the paving Of the first seven mile
section from the state highway at
Kane Springs westward to Julian.
The following firms submitted bids:
R. E. Hazard Contracting Co.. Of
San Diego, S73,841; c. R. Butter
field, S84. .843; Griffith Co., 99.l10
and Southwest Paving Co., s78,581
According to information received.
the low bid is very satisfactory and
the contract will be awarded next
Wednesday. The low bidding firm
is now paving about 13 miles of
state highway from Fish Springs to
the Riverside county line.
1t is expected that bids will short
" be asked for the remaining 25-
mile stretch of the Julian Kane
Springs road and complete this
much desired improvement as soon
as possible. The state of California
joined with San Diego and Imper-
ial counties in financing this pro-
ject. The work is to be done under
the supervision of E. r. Childs, San
Diego county surveyor, and Com
Jackson and Kreuger of
Imperial county and Leroy Aul,
San Diego county supervisor.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
Harding School

I will be glad when next Friday
comes. I wish today was the 29th
of May. Then we won't have to
wait for Saturday to come.-Jimmy
Bays, "A.
One day I was thinking about
my eyes. 1 was thinking what
makes you see with your eyes. ]
thought all day. I went in my
mothers room and looked in the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
VALLEY HISTORY
WILL REQUIRE
LONGER TIME

Compiling an accurate history OF
Imperial Valley was more OF a job
than the publisher, OTIS ). Tout,
figured on five months ago when
he started work on The First
Thirty Years" He says now it was
a good years work instead Of five
months, and if he can complete il
within the next sixty days he will
be satisfied. With the first half of
the book in type and the first run
ready for the press. there still re-
mains much tedious work to be
done. such as securing statistics
from city. county and organization
records and completing research
work in newspaper files. Tout in
sists that no part of the book be
sighted.
The first estimate Of time re-
quired for compiling the Irrigation
District history alone was three
weeks. 1t took six weeks. The last
of these particular chapters was
finished Wednesday when a visit
to the heading for late pictures and
data was made under the guidance
of Director w. o. Blair.
Tout also has found that his
original estimates as TO cost were
too low and announces an increase
in price for future orders and for
publication sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
LARGEST EXCHANGE OPENS

STOCKHOLM, U.P) = Europe's
largest automatic telephone central
has opened here. 1t has a capacity
for 10000 lines. Among the many
interesting devices employed is a
new type control machine which
counts every call.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
HAS SHAVED IA GOVERNORS

BOSTON, WP)-Join H. Charles
ton, who operates the State House
barber shop. has shaved every Mas
sachusetts governor-14 of them
since the administration of the late
Governor Roger Wolcott. The vet
eran opened for business in 1897.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25

The local price on eggs, furnished
throlg1e rne courtesy or zurcheI
Bros, Is as follows:
Medium or pullet ......................... 1Ec
Extra ........................... l7c
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25

Thompson Brothers, Owyhee. Id
aho, sold 10000 pounds OF wool for
Is cents a pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25

Boise Valley. Idaho, had q COWS
of 60 pounds or more in March
tests and PA cows Of 40 or more
pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25

Allendale, South Carolina, ex-
poets to ship 40 carloads Of cucum-
bers during June.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-25
@1arkeD

LOS ANGELES, May 25. U.P)-
Following arc rosay-s market quo
tations:
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
Too Much Waiting

A majority Of them would
even welcome a half hours ad-
vance in the starting time, but
it is obviously tedious, incon-
venient and irksome to the thou
sands of Uncle Sans workers
who want to see a Saturday
game to have to wait around
so long for it to commence.
It means to many Of them
wasting Of half of the new holi-
day which has been made a
year around proposition for
them. Those who decide to
shoot their holiday at the ball
game are going to waste two
and a half hours Of 1t waiting
for the umpire to start things
going, whereas an hour or hour
and q half wouldn't cut so deep
into the half day off.
We believe if enough OF the
fans who are in favor OF an
earlier Saturday as well as
sunday start, WouIo WE1CS w
Griff, either here or at Biloxi,
he'd 60 for such q suggestion.
We believe, for that matter.
they would be doing the ball
club a favor by urging it to
start earlier on Saturdays, be-
cause the tendency for fans
who don't want to wait until
$3.50 will be to get in their
cars and go off to the water
ing resorts and other vacation
spots, rather than to hang
around for the ball game to
start at such an unreasonably
late time as $3.50. Under pres
ent conditions we believe many
will plan week-ends whic h
don't embrace baseball at all.
What do you fans think
about this? And what do you
think about it, Griff?
The Washington times., 1931-03-09

Manager Walter johnson today
divulged that Jumping Joe"
Cronin, the American Leagues
most valuable player a year ago,
will occupy the cleanup spot,
batting fourth.
Judge Bats Fifth
Sammy Rice is expected to lead
off, Heinie Manush is to hit sec
ond and Buddy Myer-if he lands
the second sack assignment
drops into the third niche.
Under this order Of things
Capt. Joe Judge bats fifth,
while Sam West, OsSie Bluege
and the battery are to follow
in that sequence.
Should Jackie Hayes come to
terms and cop the keystone job
Judge likely will fit into the third
hole. West, Bluege and Hayes
then would follow Cronin.
Walters explanation is rational
any way you take it.
"Rice is an ideal Iead-Off man,
particularly in the spring." he
reasons. "He led the American
League until about mid-SeaSOn
Of last year and got on base
plenty.
"Manush is one Of the best
bunterS in baseball and should
advance Sam often. Mycr, hit
ting at his normal gait, is q
dangerous man. Cronin needs
no introduction. We know
what he can dO."
Manager Walter johnson to
day announced his tentative
pitching selections for the Balti.
more exhibitions here Thursday
and Sunday.
Lynn Griffith, Carl Fischer
and possibly Ad Liska will work
Thursday. Liska is expected to
Supplant Tauscher, who needs
more time before cutting loose,
Infield Drills Start
Lloyd Brown and Bobby Burke
are likely Sabbath nominees. The
third singer will be announced
shortly.
Infield practice starts today.
The final consignment of Griff-
men were ready for the work
out.
Second Sacker Wally Dashiell
reported here Saturday night
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
.Pickups and
Putouts
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

ny UEOnGE IA SANA1 DUN
Austin Garfield, who chape-
roned Lou Little when the
latter visited here last week,
says the former Georgetown
University mentors heart is in
Washington. Clinton Tucker
and Paully Byrne made a big
fish haul on the upper Potomac
yesterday, but Paully lost sew
eral big ones because he Spat
too much tobacco juice. DR..
Samuel Owen, who played on
the G. U. baseball nine back in
1928, saw his first wrestling
match when Jimmy Londos
came here last Thursday. Dan
Carroll, manager Of Marty Gal
lagher, is an ex-Boston police
man. Russ Hollebaugh'S hair
is coming back without the use
Of tonicS. Frank Watt is going
big with the Phils and may
land a regular berth. applied
for the local police force before
signing with the PhilS and
Mike Raedy thought he had a
pitcher who could puzzle the
firemen. but Walter Watt, his
younger brother, is a member
of the firemen and knows
Franks delivery. the Skinker
Eagles did most Of their train
ing for the game with French'S
late at night in one of the local
hotels. ."H o m e-R n" Baker
wants to reSurrect the Eastern
Shore League. Eddie McGar-
rigan, former Mt. st. Mary's
shortStop, who had a trial with
the Griffmen, has signed with
Elmira, of the New York-Penn
wheel
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
Bic TEN CLOSES
CAGE SEASON

CHICAGO, March 9.-Two
games tonight bring the 1881
western Conference basketball
season to a close.
Chicago meets Michigan on the
latter's floor, while Ohio State
clashes with Minnesota, at Min
neapolis. Both games are i'm
portant only in that they have
a bearing on the fight for sec
ond place. Northwestern took
first place in the conference race
with IL victories and defeat.
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
LEOD GETS BIG OPPORTUNITY WITH HAYES UNSIGNED
Amean University Turns to Intramural Spring Sports
Today's
Sportorial
BY KIRK MILLER

For the third consecutive year
we are going to make a sug-
gestion that is no longer new,
but more plausible this year
than ever before.
We are getting a little weary
of each season gently limiting
to owner Clark Griffith that
the fans would appreciate an
earlier starting time for their
ball games, and, possibly, Griff
is just as weary Of the whole
matter.
Our ranting on this matter,
however, has not been entirely
in vain, as Griff was kind
enough a year ago to shoot up
some of his Sunday games to 8
o'clock, following a vote taken
by this newspaper among the
fans who were interested enough
to fill in the ballots printed on
these pages.
That shooting up those Sun
day games half an hour didn't
hurt the ball club any is indi-
Gated by the fact the team had
one Of the most successful sea-
sons at the gate it has ever
had, outside of the years it was
world champions or American
League champions.
That we had some swell Sun
day audiences here last season
is everybody's secret. We don't
claim the 3 o'clock starting
hour was solely responsible. We
do claim it didn't keep any
body away.
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
GERMANS TAKE
SOCCER CAME

A picked German team advanced
to the finals of the international
series of the Washington and
Southeastern District Soccer ASso-
citation by beating an American
group, 80, on the Silver Spring
field. Beyerlin, Hornig, and l..
Koennell were outstanding for
the winners.
Plans for the other se,nifinal
game between the local English
team and the Newport News
(Va0 team will be completed at
a meeting tomorrow nighJ at 8
O'Clock in Room 2, District Build
ing. The Germans will meet the
winners of this game. Summary
Of the German-American contest
follows.