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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGLY'S SPRING
FLOWERS

whats the matter?" whispered
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy as she
heard a noise down stairs early one
morning when it was yet dark in
the hollow stump bungalow. rs the
Fox trying to get in?' asked the
muskrat lady housekeeper as she
looked over the railing down into
the lower hall.
NO. there isn't any Fox, a voice
whispered in answer.
"Oh. Uncle Wiggilyl What are
you doing up so early?n asked Nurse
Jane in surprise as she heard the
voice of Mr.. Longears. Are you IL
and do you want me to make you
some carrot coffee?'
No. I'm all right, thank you, was
! the rabbits answer. y just got OUT
of bed early because"
"Oh. I'm sure II must the BOD
Cat trying to get in and nibble all
my little bunny rabbits!' squeaked
Nurse Jane. oh. it is SO brave OF
you, Uncle Wiggily, to go down ana
drive him away!"
Nonsense" exclaimed Mr.. Long
ears. y tell you there is no Fox, no
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
ROBINSON ACTS

Committed to stand with Southern
California for reapportionment OF the
assembly and for representation in con-
gress on basis of population, Sam Rob-
inson's vote at Sacramento is likely to
loom as most important.
The newly elected assemblyman from
Imperial county showed his progressive
ness yesterday by waving a natural tim
idity against air travel to go by plane
to San Diego for conference with south
ern leaders before proceeding to the
capital.
Southern California, in holding out
for adoption of the Mckinley bills at
Sacramento, is not pursuing a dog in the
manger attitude, but is seeking to have
representation accorded on the only
equitable basis-population
Robinson, having been committed to
this principle as head of the farm bureau,
which took active leadership in the fight
for state reapportionment, was quick to
sense the need for immediate action at
Sacramento and was willing to waive
personal inclinations in order to get to
the capital as soon as possible.
His vote today may be the deciding one
for the Southern California program
and cannot help but give him prestige at
Sacramento. Those who know Sam Rob
inson know that he will not consider 1t
in the light of personal advantage but
as strengthening Imperial Valleys pos
ition in the state legislature.
The new assemblyman appears to be
getting off to a good start and good
start is very helpful toward good
course and good finish.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
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to recognize. 1t is perhaps better to ac-
cept the reformation of nine men who
are not sincere than to refuse accept
ance to one who has seen the error of
his ways and truly wishes to follow the
path of virtue.
This perhaps will account for an unde-
sirable condition exposed by the investi-
cation of the recent outbreaks at the Hi
nois prisons in Joliet
The investigation shows that the man
recently ousted as chaplain of the peni-
tentiary is an eX-convict. He had been
accused of instigating some of the trou-
BILE at Joliet by informing the convicts
that the institution needed good riot"
1t apparently was not known to the
authorities that he had a criminal rec
ord. Perhaps if they had known it he
would still have been appointed chap
lain in the belief that he would be more
sympathetic with the prisoners.
But his record does not exactly jibe
with ones views toward reformation.
Sentenced to reformatory in 1919 for
grand larceny, he was paroled and was
arrested in 1921 for violation of his pa
role. A second parole was granted him
in 1922. Subsequently he was ordained
as minister.
Who is to blame for his appointment
as chaplain, the church which ordained
him or the state which permitted his ap-
pointment? Certainly it was most
dangerous experiment. 1t is possible that
his prior record was not known either to
church or state. This does not excuse
them, however, but rather increases their
blame. 1t is difficult to get a position
of trust and responsibility in the COM
mercial world without thorough invest
igation of ones record. Why should
not equal care be used in choosing those
who guide mems souls and particularly
the souls of men who have been demon
strated by their lives that they need only
the best in moral Influence?
Jim Davis in the movies? Better
there perhaps than in the senate. More
fun and more money.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
STAGE COMP ANY
OBTAINS OPTION
UPON PROPERTY

Officials of the Pacific greyhound
Stage company took an option yes
terdav on four lots near the corner
of Fifth and Main streets, accord
ing to an announcement made here
today. -.
The option was taken with a view
to ultimate purchase for the erec-
ton of a new stage depot in Ell Cen
tro.
The lots are those occupied by
the present station and driye-ln
space and are the property OF II. I.
Meyer.
Hope of a new station for FL Cen
tro has been high for several months
as groups of Greyhound company
officials have made frequent trips
to the valley for the purpose OF IN
vestigating a number of sites.
Building plans of the company
have not been announced as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
MEXICAN HOLDS
MODERN VIEWS
OF MATRIM0MY

Shades of companionate mar
riage! Here's 4 new one for the
book of ideas.
A Mexican appeared in the coun-
ty clerks office yesterday afternoon,
in company with prospective
bride. and asked Mrs Ben Christian
for a temporary marriage license.
He had a friend who got one in
1928. said the Mexican. The friend
lived with his wife a short while,
when the couple separated. The ap-
plicant wanted the same kind of Ii
cense, he said, for the idea appealed
to him.
Mrs. Christian explained patient
" that there is no such animal.
The Mexican insisted. Finally and
rather obviously he filed notice OF
intention to marry. When his sig
nature was affixed to the notice he
asked if he could take his bride
home.
He would have to wait three days,
explained Mrs. Christian, returning
for a license at the end of that
time. Still puzzled, the 23-year-old
Mexican and 22-year -old brlde-to-
be left the court house.
Out OF curiosity Mrs. Christian
looked up the alleged temporary Ii
cense of the friend and found that
it was legal and binding.
There might be new wrinkle for
q Nevada divorce law here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
PRESIDENT OF
TOBACCO FIRM
GIVES MESSAGE

Industry which is dependent up
on distribution must recognize in
these days OF unemployment and
economic depression that statesmen
must go hand in hand with adver-
Using for effective distribution, y
said George w. Hill, president of
the American Tobacco company, in
a statement received by the Press
today. urging other companies to
follow the principles upon which the
record earnings of the American
Tobacco company are based.
In our own company" said Hill,
these two elements go hand in
hand. The number OF statesmen we
employed on December 81, 1880, was
greater than the number of sales
men employed as of December 81,
1929. Similarly our advertising has
showed an increase over the same
date.
To-day throughout the country
and particularly in the west we are
employing more statesmen than We
did last year at this time in order
TO make effective our increased ad-
yertising in daily newspapers.
THE number of individuals en-
ployed by the American Tobacco
company" said Kill, "iS in the
neighborhood of 10000, a recorc
number in the history of the com.
pany."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
MRS. MARGARET KIRBY
Press Staff Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Richard
were in San Diego Friday on busI-
ness.
Miss Rose Bristow came down
from Los Angeles Saturday to at
tend to business.
Mrs. j. <. Fahring entertained
with a luncheon Monday, the guests
being Mrs. j. r. Snyder, Mrs. Ar
thur Foster and Mrs. Clark Wood
land of Calexico.
George Bennitt of E Centro was
in town several days the past week.
The ladies of the Catholic church
gave q beautiful st. Patricks party
at the civic center Tuesday evening.
Theer was a large attendance and
everyone enjoyed q good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Willard spent
the east week in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Hunt enter
tained Tuesday evening with st.
Patricks dinner. Decorations
throughout the house and on the
tables were all suggestive Of st. Pat
rick, and as a surprise to the host
and hostess the guests dressed IN
costumes which would have made St
Patrick proud Of them After dinner
bridge was enjoyed Guests were
Messrs. and Mesdames Frank Tay-
lor. George Mills, John Hartzog, En-
nest Beal, H T. Hoke, Wilbur Gar
rick. Will Potts and Walter Rey-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24

may have good uck and find the
Spring Flowers"
Over the fields and through the
woods hoped the rabbit gentleman.
The sun was climbing higher and
then it was light enough for Uncle
Wiggily to see that II had showed a
little in the night. The ground was
quite white though the snow was
not very thick.
oh, dearl Oh, dearl Oh, dearl"
sighed Unce Wiggily sadly.
What's the matter?' asked &
deep. growing voice and out from
behind a bush stepped a big, shaggy
bear. But Uncle Wiggily wasn't at
all afraid for he knew this bear /
was the kind gentleman bear named
Mr.. Stubtail the father of Neddie
and Beckie Stubteil. What makes
you 20 sad, Uncle Wiggily,' growled
the bear.
Il am sad because it showed in the
night and now can find no Spring
Flowers" answered the rabbit. Then
Mr.. Stubtail began to laugh.
Why are you laughing asked
Uncle Wiggily.
L am laughing to think that YOU
do not know rnuch about Spring
Flowers chuckled MIR. Stubtail.
Why, right here, where we are now,
/, I can show you some beautiful flow
ers with lovely perfumel"
you can? Flowers under the
snow?7 asked Uncle Wiggily in sur
prise.
Surely growled the jolly bear.
Look here!' With his big paws and
claws Mr.. Stubtail scraped away
the snow and leaves in the forest.
And there. where they had been
kept warm by the leaves so that even
the snow had net chilled them
were growing some lovely blossoms
of the trailing arbutus- They are
the very first flowers Of spring!
On. how wonderfull' Grid Mr..
Longears. Quickly he gathered some
arbutus flowers and hoped home
with them just as his wife came
down to breakfast. Spring flowers,
my dear! Spring flowers cried the
rabbit, and then everybody in the
bungalow was happy. And if the
tin whistle will blow the top off the
rice pudding and spin it on the
table, Ill tell you next about Uncle
| Wiggilys fire sticks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24

was struck by another car. 1t was
another of those hit and run af-
fairs. While Mrs. Wandling was
hurt her injuries were not consid-
cred to be serious.
The Eclipse Bridge club met on
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Beal.
The flower section of the Wom-
ans club met with Mrs Dave Ven-
Gill Wednesday evening TO plan for
the flower show on April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Schneider
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Hendry of e. Centre Sunday
evening.
Roland Hall and Mss Laura Fer
guson spent Sunday at Jacumpa.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24

She Heard q NOISE doWn5toirs.
Wolf. no Bob Cat! Nothing at all to
be scared about. I just came down
stairs early as I want to hop ouy
and look for something before the
forty sixteen little rabbits come
down to breakfast. They are jolly
and I love them but they make so
much noise getting ready for school
that 7 can't think. And I have
something very important to do
this morning"
"What?" asked Nurse Jane.
Il am going to look for Spring
Powers" answered Mr.. Longears. Il
have sung my Spring Song, have
heard the Spring Robin sing and,
though I didn't see a Blue Bird, l
am sure Spring is here"
And now you are going out to
look for Spring Flowers, is that it?"
asked the muskrat lady housekeeper
as she, too, came downstairs, for,
though it was 50 early that the sun
was not yet up, yet she must begin
to get breakfast.
yes, I'm going to start early and
look for Spring Flowers" Uncle
Wiggily said Il may find some and
be back before the children start
for school. Or ! may not be back
until late. Don't tell my wife. !
want to surprise her with the Spring
Flowers
oh, how lovely" exclaimed Nurse
Jane, who though she had never
married, still had romance and love
in her heart. III just pretend you
are upstairs asleep" went on the
muskrat lady housekeeper, when
your wife asks for you. When she
is eating breakfast with your forty
sixteen bunnies you hop in with the
Spring Flowers. Won't that be
fine?"
1T will be if can find the flow
ers,' Uncle Wiggily said as he hop
ped softly cut of the bungalow front
door. I'm afraid it is a bit too early
for any blossoms" he murmured as
he saw'a faint red glow in the east
where the jolly old sun was Just
getting out of bed. still" went on
Mr., Longears, Il sang my Spring
Song and I saw a Robin so perhaps
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
HOLTVILLE NEWS BRIEFS

nolds. High score went to Mrs.
Beal, high man, Walter Reynolds,
consolation, Mrs. Hartzog, and low
man, viii Potts
The protracted meeting COM
menced Monday evening. Evange-
list Scoville and his workers will
find a welcome in Holtville.
Mrs. James J. Banks of Hunting
ton Park was the guest Of Mrs. John
D. Keye the past week.
Miss Meryal Meadows of FL Centre
was a visitor in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor enter
tanned at dinner at the Barbara
Worth hotel Sunday evening in
honor of Mrs. James j. Banks Of
Huntington Park. Covers were laid
for the following: Miss May Oak
ley. DR.. Smith of San Diego, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Williams, Mrs.
James J. Banks, Mrs. j. D. Keye,
and the host and hostess.
MI. and Mrs. Franks of Long
Beach, grandparents Of Mrs. Perry
Hunt, returned home Saturday after
a very pleasant visit in the valley.
Mrs John D. Keye, Mrs. James j
Banks and Mrs. Frank D. Hall were
guests of Mrs. Ned WorthingtOn OF
Yuma Thursday Mrs. Worthing-
ton is an old school mate Of Mrs
Keye and Mrs. Banks.
Mrs, Homer Wandling came very
/ near meeting with serious acci-
dent Saturday night when her cal
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
Mas0ns Planning
Annual Program

Scottish Rite Masons Of the val
icy are preparing for their annual
celebration of Maundy Thursday,
which will take place al the Barbara
Worth hotel Thursday, April 2. The
banquet will be served at 6:3o
o'clock.
The event will be in charge of the
Knights Rose CroiX of Imperial
Valley and will be given under the
auspices of the San Diego Knights
Rose Croix of the Ancient end Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite of Freepla-
sonry.
George Burnham. thirty-third de-
gree, will deliver the address Of the
evening.
Only those Masons who have re-
ceived the eighteenth degree are
privileged to attend.
Local arrangements are in charge
of w. H. Lorenz CT CaleX.cO.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
Weeks Shipments
Unusually Heavy

Lettuce, grapefruit, peas, squash,
asparagus and alfalfa hay head
the list as the chief crops exported
from the valley last week, accord
ing to the report OF the Trifolium
station for the week ending March
81. Shipments during this week
were unusually heavy.
Shipments reported to the agri-
cultural commissioners office are
as follows: rs bales cotton, l8
tons cotton seed hulls, 40 tons cot
ton seed meal, 1888 tons alfalfa
hay, 8 tons grain hay, ton bar
ley. IL, tons milo maize, 1902
bales hide, l57 tons manure, Ala
head cattle, Sc head sheep, 48j
head hogs, 4 head horses, 3 head
mules, lie dozen turkeys, 249 doz-
en- chickens, 2,007 crates lettuce
l,099 crates peas, 5ls tons cabbage
3.8l9 crates squash. l0990 crates
grapefruit, 5 tons cotton seed cake
006 crates asparagus, and Il
trucks miscellaneous products.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
Legion Men Will
Smoke-Up Tonight

Thick clouds OF smoke will roll
from the Elks' club tonight when
Legionnaires light up to welcome
their new members and to enjoy
program which promises TO be out
standing III Legion history.
Or. Norman E. Dupont, COM
mander. urges that all old members
of the post be present to give the
more than 70 new members a good
start.
The meeting is scheduled to be-
gin at 7.30 o'clock. A brief business
session Will be followed by the spe-
cial entertainment. Refreshments
will be served.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
Irish FayOrite
Ticket Drawn

DUBLIN. March "a U.P)-Tho
Irish Hospital sweepstakes ticket on
Faster Hero, fayorite in the grand
national steeplechase, was drawn to-
day by "Lanosale,' Anfield Plain,
Durham. Eng.
If Easter Hero wins, the holder
will get approximately sl,723,00O.
The ticket on Sir Lindsey, second
choice in the race, was drawn by
Mrs. A. Morris Of Talati House,
Tientsin, China.
1t was officially announced that
subscription to the sweepstake to-
tailed approximately S8.563, ,979.18, of
which s5,743, ,62O90 will be available
for prizes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
Piggy Wiggly To
Have New Store

El Centro soon will have two
branches of the Piggly Wiggly, the
second to be established in the
building recently occupied by the
grocery Of the late John Wofford
at 539 Main street.
Repairs and alterations to the
building now are underway and as
soon as completed the store will be
opened.
The Piggy Wiggly store at 645
Main street will operate as usual
il is announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March .. 1911

Dan E. Leonard, formerly South
ern Pacific station agent at Ell Gen.
tro, but for the past few months
located in Los Angeles, has been
visiting Ell Centre friends this week.
He may return TO resume railroad
work here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
DANGEROUS BUSINESS

The doctrine of repentance and for
giveness is recognized by nearly all re-
ligious beliefs and is one of the corner
stones of Christianity.
True repentance and regeneration on
the part of the transgressor is difficult
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
WOMEN FIGHT PROHIBITION

HELSINGFORS, IU.PJ = ItauIhB
women's organizations have banded
together here in an anti-prohibition
crusade. The women are direct
ing campaign to secure 100000
signatures to petition asking the
present prohibition laws be abolish
ed and a system of restricting dis
tribution of alcoholic spirits sub
Stituted.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
TEN YEARS AGO
March "a, 1921

one Of the most delightful affairs
of the week was the dinner dance
given last evening by Ed Power at
the Country Club The affair was
in honor of Mir. Powers sister, Miss
Genevieve Power of Berkeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24

Miss Helen Johnson entertained
Informally Tuesday evening at her
country home on Dogwood Canal.
The occasion was the birthday of
the hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24

Pat Mcdaniel was hired by Butte
County Stockmen to kill panthers
and March a he bagged the 18th
this season. VIM. Hancs has killed
five nearby.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24

John Cudahy Sr. and his two sons
were Calexico visitors during the
past week. and went to Cocopah to
inspect the progress of work on the
big Cudahy ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March q. 1916

Il is believed there will be a good
many voters who will be deprived
Of the privilege of voting at the city
election through neglect TO register.
Perfect to the minutest detail was
the daintily appointed luncheon
given by Mrs. W S. Fawcett, at the
Barbara Worth. on Wednesday.
honoring Mrs. Lillian Burkhart
Goldsmith of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24

The Guenoc ranch in Napa and
Lake Counties has purchased 200
Hereford COWS as foundation stock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
Information Department
BUY 1T IN Ell CENTRIC
Army & Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture, Stoves, Llnoleums, Hard
ware. We buy and sell everything for less NJ. Marcot
prop 480 Main st.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24

Jim Davis in the movies? Better
there perhaps than in the senate More
fun and more money
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-01-30
Slobodne zeny v Europe.

Dl'a zprav londynskej statisti-
ckej kancelarie nachadza sa teraz
Europe okolo 19 milionov nevy-
datIch zien. Ma pryom mieste
stoji vraj Nemecko, pre- ktort ta-
to Statistical kancelaria vypoGl-
tala 16-percentovy hbytok mu-
zov. Pre- Rusko 81 udane clrsla
trochu nepresne nasledkom ne
zvyklych snatkovych pomerov V
tej zemi, bolo vsak stanovena, re
je v Rusku asi 4 miliony Wac
zien ako muzov. V -Sloven-
sku robl tento nadbytok zien te-
mer l j pol miliona.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-01-30
MILE PREKvAPEN1E U
KACENGOV.

.Bolo to minul1 nedeTu vecer,
ked' SINE prekvapili naSho spolu-
brata Pavla Kacengu na jeho 80.
vyrocie narodenin a tiez na Jeho
mena Pavla. Bol to veGierok, kto-
ry nam bude dlho V pamati. We
cierok usporiadala jeho manzel-
ka ich dietkami povolali svo-
jich priatel'ov a pribuznFch, tax
re SINE sa citili ako jedna rodina.
Br. Pavel Kacenga nevedel mic,
co sa jeho dome robi. lebo boil
V praci. Ked SINE >poslali prehho
a dosiel do svojho domu, tax mu
srdce plesalo radost'ou, re ma
tol 'ko priatel 'ov no tax poctili
ma jeho so. narodeniny. Mali sme
tam al nasledovnych muzikantov ).
PIP. j. Grochovsky j. Luks, tax
ze SINE 81 kazdy svoju manzelku
povykr1cali Ga kto nemal, musel
81 hladat' tancuru). Ked' Pavel
Kaeenga videl, re kazdy 81 svoju
vykr1ca, ami on sa medal zahan-
bit a wal 81 svoju manzelku a
rozkazal muzikantom, ably mu "a
hrali "Ja parobek Kapusan,
nemam zeny len som sam. TAX
SINE sa zabavili az do pozdnei no.
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cl. @.a
Boil tam nasledovni priatelia
pan Michal HaSai $ manzelkou, p.
NJ. Hovalec S manzalkou, p. j.
BasiSta 5 manzelkou, p. j. Yengel'
$. manzelkou, p. j. Hasaj man
zelkou, p. NJ. Flip manzelkou,
p. A. Flip $ manzelkou, p. st.
Puskar s manzelkou, p. st. An
tai s msnzelkou, p. j. Kacenga S
manzelkou, p. A. Bartos man.
zelkou, p. A. Hasaj s manzelkou,
D. j. LUX manzelkou, p. M. Ben
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-01-30
50. JANUARA 1851.

4 N J ! : :
tdzala manzelkou, p. M. Bick
manzelkou,sp. j. Franko man
zelkou. p. j Sopkovic S manzeL
kou, p. j. Hasaj, p. A. Hasaj, p.
Pavel Hasaj, 81. Puskar, 81. Janova
Hasaj, 81 Orinak. Vsetkych mena
som 81 nezapam;ital, preto mech
mi prepacia. ...-
Prajem Pavlovi Kacengovi je-
ho familii mnoho zdravia boz
skeho pozehnania, ably ich Bob
zivil "a mnohe roxy!
Ma vecierku pritomny J. B.