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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-14
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at
the Post Office, at
FL Centre, Calf, as
Second = Glass Mat
ter.
MODERN ADVENTURE

THERE was distinct human appeal
l in the dispatches coming from varl-
Gus parts of the country yesterday as an
aviator fought through heavy headWlndS
enroute from New York to Tucson, to'
bring aid for girl who is lying Ill IN
sanitarium there.
The pilot. Stuart Ress, is carrying an
"oxygen room. one of the newest de-
velonments in medical science for COM
batting pneumonia
Of course the pilot is being paid for
his work, but Just the same he must have
the spirit of the thing in him or he would
not have battled as he did yesterday,
every inch of the way from Ohio to Ok
lahoma.
When he left New York, it was con-
sidered possible to make the jump to
Tucson in 21 hours. Instead it will be
more than twice that time before the
journey is completed.
Bucking stiff wind in an airplane is
not an easy task. Neither is it safe
one. But Reiss seemed willing enough
to do the hard work and take his chances.
Mere money could not inspire man to
do that. The man with his mind solely
on money would have stayed on the
ground rather than tempt fate IN the air.
Reiss and his co-pilot Chester Plckens,
will probably consider what they are
doing, nothing more than ordinary rou-
tine for a flying man. Perhaps, in
sense. it is. But to prosaic stay on the
grounds it has the thrill of real ad-
Venture, calling for real men to partici-
pate in it.
We hope they get through and from
the spirit they have shown they undoubt-
edly will.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-14

The Imperial Valley Hardware
company is nicely settled in its new
block. The wholesale stock will be
moved to the State street building
belonging to the company. A part
of the new building will be used by
other business firms of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-14

Delegates to the Y. M. c. A. con-
vention in Pasadena recently spoke
before the student body at the high
school recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-14
TEN YEARS AGO
January II, 1922

Sixty per cent of the county and
state taxes for the year l92l-l922
were paid in time to save the PEN
atty. said Mont j. Reid. tax collect
or. The percentage is said to be
normal for the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-14

One bride whom all the country will
wish well, is Mrs. Gilbert Wilson. AS
Elsie Janis she has for years been an
outstanding credit to the American stage.
And what she meant to the A. (. F.
ask any vet.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-14

The Democrats would like to oust
Andy Mellon and the rest of US might
like to skin him alive for his proposed
tax increase-but Uncle Andy wouldn't
shirk his duty for anything like that.
Add to the ranks of the unemployed
James A. Farrell, late of L. S. Steel.
Probably headed for the pOorhouse.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-14

With all those ukuleles strumming, it
is surprising something worse didn't hap
pen years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08

der Hamilton hangs in the office
OF the secretary. Mills and Mellon
both prize this painting and Mills
dislikes leaving the large Oil paint
ing of Robert Morris, superintend-
ent of finances before the secre-
tary of the treasury was created.
The resignation of Mellon will ne
cessitate a change of paintings on
the treasury walls.
John Kelley, assistant to the Sec
retary, will have to remove Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo's picture from
the entrance to the Secretary's
office and replace it with an oil
painting of Mellon.
Paintings of the last three secre-
taries are hung at the entrance.
After next Wednesday the familiar
faces of Mellon, Carter Glass and
David F. Houston will be in the
honored position
According to custom each secre-
tary has his picture done in oils.
The canvass is given to the treas
ury by the secretary when he re-
tires, and it becomes the perman-
ent property of the government.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright. 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGHY'S SNOW FORT

Uncle Wiggily was sitting in his
easy chair near the fireplace of
his hollow stump bungalow one
evening when, all of a sudden, the
rabbit gentleman laughed out loud.
Whats the matter?" asked
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, who had
lust come down stairs from having
gone up to give Baby Bunty a
drink of water. why are you
laughing, Mr.. Longears?'
Il have just thought of the
jolliest joke!" chuckled Uncle
Wiggily. Il am going to do some
thing very strange"
Il suppose you are going adven-
turing" said his wife with a
smile.
THAT wouldn't be strange" "
spoke the bunny uncle. II go ad-
venturing every day, you know"
so you do said Mrs. Longears.
But 1 thought for a change you
might be going out at night again,
as you did once when you found
o lost pussy cat named Bubbles in
the snow
mo, I'm not going out tonight to
look for an adventure" said Mr..
Longears. 1T is showing now and
the drifts will be quite deep by
morning, l think. So I am going
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08

fort all around my bungalow"
What's snow fort?" asked
Baby Bunty, who wasn't very old.
"A fort is strong place where
one may be safe" explained Mr..
Longears. Most forts are made
of stone or concrete, but the one
I am going to make will be of
snow. I. want you children to help
me put up a big, thick wall of
snow all around the bungalow.
There will be no doors or windows
in the snow fort. Once it is all
around my bungalow the only way
a Bad Chap can get in will be to
climb over the top of the snow
fort wall. And when they start to
climb we'll pelt them with snow
balls
The rabbit boys and girls thought
it would be fun to help Uncle
Wiggily build snow fort all
around his bungalow. They started
the work right after breakfast.
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, John
ME and Billie Bushytail and many
OtllCi CdlllC W llO
part in making the snow fort
First large snoWballs were made,
starting with little ones and rolling
them about until they were large.
Then these balls were made into a
square about the bungalow. The
balls were close together in four
rows and the spaces between were
soon filled solidly with snow. Uncle
Wiggily and his friends were very
busy piling up the snow to make
walls, without doors or windows,
all around the bungalow.
At last the fort was finished. 1t
was high and strong-not a hole
in it anywhere. Then, as Uncle
Wiggily stood in the. midst of his
little animal halpers, all of a sud-
den Mr.. Longears began to laugh.
Long and loud he laughed and
when Baby Bunty asked why he
said
"Oh, such & funny mistake as we
made when we built the snow
fort! Oh, this is a joke on us!
Hal Ha! Hal Uncle Wiggily
laughed as he looked at his snow
fort. Now if you can't guess what
his mistake was I shall tell you
tomorrow night. Then the story
will be about Uncle Wiggily out
side. And 1 do hope the chocolate
cake will stop making faces at the
apple pie when they're playing tag
with the egg beater.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
PLAN TO BEAT
PUNCH BOARDS
CAUSES ARREST

J. c. Wilson had worked out a
perfect scheme to best the punch
boards, but Brawley police did not
approve, because they say Wilson's
system is all wrong, and as a result
the latter is in the Brawley city
Jail today while officers debate
what charge to place against him.
1t was not that the system didn't
Work-it was working when Wilson
was arrested-but it was the fact
North End officers say Wilson
printed his own winning numbers
that landed him in Jail.
When arrested Wilson was found
to have a slip of paper on which
numerous punch boards in Brawley,
and their winning numbers, were
listed.
Officers declared he went into q
place where he wished to beat q
punch board, punched it once or
twice, found out the winning num-
ber, and left. Afterwards he would
return with the winning number
tucked safely away in his pocket,
punch the board couple of times,
and produce the number, officers
said.
wilson probably will be charged
with vagrancy today, and taken be-
fore Judge H. B. Grimm of the
North End police court.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Imperial Has
New Creamery

Imperials newest industry, Fenn's
Imperial creamery is now in op-
GRAFTON, with contracts from 40
dairymen to supply the creamery.
Later, when full operations are
started, the creamery will be
handling the product of IS dairy
men, according to the proprietor,
II. T. Fem, who is sole owner and
manager.
The cream will be used in max
ing high grade butter which will
be sold under contract to Swift
& Co. who will take the entire
output
Other products will include
cheese of all kinds, cottage cheese
and buttermilk. Cream is missed
and pasteurized and taken to San
Diego where it is made into Fenn's
high grade ice cream and sold in
five retail stores.
The new industry, which is To-
Gated at 225 West Main street, will
employ about Is persons at full
capacity.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
MEXICAN PAIR
R0BS BRAWLE
GAS STATION

Two MeXicanS, believed by ofli-
GERS to have been responsible i'll
numerous thefts and burglaries
throughout Imperial Valley late
ly, at 6:30 Saturday night held up
and robbed John Baird, in charge
of Pauls Service station at 202
West Main street, Brawley.
While one Mexican threatened
Baird with q rs automatic pistol,
the other opened the cash register
and took about 81 in change. Leav-
ing, the MeXicans drove north. Paul
Randolph reported the robbery to
Brawley police.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke in Ell
Centre was notified, and telephoned
officers in Indio, Boulder Park,
Yuma, Calexico, and other valley
towns a description of the MeXi-
cans.
One was described as about 20
years old, and short and stocky.
He was wearing dark suit. The
other was between 20 and 25 years
old, was about five feet, eight
inches tall and was slim. He was
wearing gray overcoat.
Both BraWley police and inveSti-
gators from the sheriff's office to-
day are engaged in a search for
some clue to the identity of the
Mexican robbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
El Centr0 Drug
Sold To Harner

A. v. Harner is the new proprietor
of the Ell Centro drug store at
Fifth and Main streets. He took
charge this morning after having
purchased the concern from NJ j..
Horton.
The name will be changed to
Ell Centro PAarmac. but Harner
said today he would make no
changes in the personnel of the
sales staff. The beauty shop will
continue as usual.
Harner was in business in Santa
Barbara for nine years and came
to Ell Centro because he considered
business conditions excellent here.
He will be joined by his son,
Jack, jr,, soon and the two will
make their home in Ell Centre.
M. j. Horton retains the owner
ship of the Valley drug store after
having operated both for slightly
more than year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Money For Canal
Must Be Repaid

Some people have the impress
sion that because the United States
government proposes to advance
$500 900 for the initial construc-
ton of new canal from the Colo
rado river to serve the Imperial
Irrigation district that by some
hocus pocus, the money will never
have to be paid back says Don c.
Bitler. secretary of the Water
Rights Protective association in
presenting another cartoon ad-
vertisement. He adds:
Also, many people seem to think
that this is the only cost involved
in accepting the governments con-
tract to build the canal. Both of
these assumptions are entirely
false.
Our cartoon calls attention to
the fact that Uncle Sam may defer
the payment of an obligation en-
tered into with a political subdi-
vision, or reclamation project, but
he does not wipe the deft off the
slate or make reduction until the
district is bankrupt.
THE proposed contract delegates
to the secretary of the interior q
large amount or discretion and
makes his judgment and opinion
final and binding upon many vital
questions.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Don't
Quote Me-
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Pictures
and oil paintings play a prominent
part in the transfer of Ogden Liv-
ingston Mills from undtr-secretary
TO secretary OF the treasury.
Next Wednesday he will move
down the hall from his present sec
ond floor Offices. located in the
southeast corner Of the treasury, to
the suite in the southwest corner of
the old grey granite building oc-
cupied for the past IL years by
Andrew W. Mellon.
When the AZ year old secretary Of
the treasury walks into his new
office he will lug the personally
autographed pictures of John Nance
Garner, speaker of the house, and
Henry F. Bond, former assistant
secretary of the treasury.
Garner has autographed his pic
ture ITO my very good fiend, Og-
den Mills"
1t is signed: u. N. Garner"
swell fellow, Garner Mills says
of the speaker.
Mills will not be able TO take
with him the four Oil paintings
that now hang in his office. He
will, however, have twice that
many paintings to look at when he
occupies his new offices.
The valuable painting Of AleXan-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
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IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
w. G. COSTELLO
Manager
GETTING EASY MONEY

IN Thursday of this week. the people
" Of Imperial Valley are going to vote
on the All-American canal contract and
decide whether or not they will take a
S33,5OO,00O gift from Uncle Sam, which
is to be paid back over a 40 year period
In order that voters may have some
thing to go by in the way of comparison
as to Just how cheaply they are getting
tins money, the following facts and fig
ures are presented to Press readers.
The Imperial Irrigation District at
present has outstanding four bond is
sues, totaling Sl6,000,000. (Some of the
principal has been paid but for practical
purposes we are taking the face value
of the issues).
This $l6,000000 will cost the taxpay-
ers of the district, $37 1894, 1925. Or in
other words they must pay S21 1894, ,925
in interest for borrowing SIG, 100000.
Bond issue No. l, for S3,500,000, will
cost total of $9,1S0,500, of which,
$5,6S0,500 is interest. This issue extends
over 40 year period, at 3 per cent.
Bond issue No 2, for 2,500000, will
cost a total of S6,557 500, of which
$4,057 800 is interest, over a period of
20 years, at per cent.
Bond issue No. 8, for s., 100000. will
cost total of S4044, 125 of which 81 .544,-
125 is interest This issue extends over
10 year period at 5l12 per cent.
Bond issue No. 4, for 81 100000, will
cost total of $18,612, 800 of which S10,-
612,800 is interest. This issue extends
over a 35 year period at 6 per cent.
On these four issues, the total of prin-
cipal and interest which must be paid
this year is S1,099,500
The district is not yet at the peak of
in
when total of $1,161 900 must be paid
From that point on the payments will
diminish
If the district had to pay interest on
the $33 100000 which the canal contract
calls for, over period of 40 years at
per cent, it would cost total of
$78,000,000, of which S44,500, 900 would
be interest.
Making interest payments on this
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Aged HOltville
Resident Dies

Mrs. Mardiliar Jane Rodgers, rs,
died at her home in Holtville last
night after having been in i'll
health for some time.
She was born in Cherokee
county, Texas, October Is, 1853,
and had made her home in Holt
vile for the last IL years. Her
husband died August 16, 1921.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the Holtville Christian
church at 2:30 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon with Rev. M. o. Lang
stan officiating. Interment will
take place at Evergreen cemetery.
The body is at Lemons chapel
here.
Her survivors are four daughters,
Mrs. Evie Little and Mrs. Bessie
Wofford. both of Holtville; Mrs.
Pearl Old of San Antonio, Texas,
and Mrs. Lucilla Bates of Tulia,
Texas; three sons, John Rodgers
of Holtyille, William Rodgers and
Bennett Rdgers of Port Neches,
Texas; 81 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
build q snow fort

to stay here where it is snug and
warm. But what 1 am going TO do
is something with snow"
IF you throw any snowballs at
me in fun," said Mrs. Longears,
III tell the police dog"
And if you wash my face with
snow" laughed Nurse Jane, I'll
put an icicle in your bed and make
you sneeze."
Don't be afraid, ladies'" said
Uncle Wiggily, politely. II am not
going to play any tricks on you
with snow. The only snow tricks
I play will be on the Fox, the Wolf
or the Bob Cat"
What kind Of trick are you
going to play?" asked the bunny
lady.
Il am going to build a snow
fort" answered Uncle Wiggily.
"a snow fort" cried Nurse Jane.
That will be no trick on the Bad
Chaps. They have seen snow be-
fore. Unless you intend to hide in
the snow fort and throw snoWballs
at the Fox. the Wolf and the
Bob Cat"
II could do that" Uncle Wig
gily said. II hadn't thought of it,
but 1 can do it. But what I plan
to do in the morning is to build a
big snow fort all around my bunga-
low. Then the Bad Chaps can't
get me at all, day or night"
do you think you will get an
adventure out of your snow fort?"
asked Nurse Jane.
Il think So" Uncle Wiggily an
swered.
Then he went to bed but he
arose early and looked out of his
window TO see how much snow had
fallen in the night. There were
big piles of it all about the bunga-
low. The fields were covered and
there was much snow in the foods.
There's plenty for a snow fort, "
said Uncle Wiggily. AS soon as his
bunny boys and girls had finished
their breakfasts of carrot pancakes
with lettuce maple sugar sprinkled
on, Uncle Wiggily called TO them,
saying:
Come and help me build a snow
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Mexican Hunter
Shot In Leg

Tony Jacari, SO, is in the Valley
hospital in Holtville today recov-
ering from a shotgun wound in the
left leg, received when ne dropped
his gun while hunting and it dis
charged accidentally.
Jacari was hunting with another
Mexican when the accident hap
pened. He was crawling through
some tall weeds, and dropped the
gun.
His companion brought Jacari to
doctors office in Holtville, where
he received first aid treatment and
was sent to the hospital. The af-
fair was reported to the sheriffs
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
GOLD LINED CAVERN FOUND

GRASS VALLEY, Calf. U.PI-A
virtual gold lined cavern has been
discovered near here on Deer
creek. A party OF miners broke
into a cavern, which has yielded
gold in large commercial quanti-
ties. The formation in which the
natural cavern is located also con-
tains copper and iron.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
ASK SHIP NAMED PALO ALTO

PALO ALTO. U.Ej - Palo Alto,
home of Stanford university, wants
its name adopted for the navy's
new dirigible now under construc-
ton. A petition by the city,
signed by IL California chambers
OF commerce and Gov James
Rolph, jr., will be sent TO naval
authorities, it is planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
UNUSUAL TEXAS WEATHER

NIXON, Tex. U.P)-This section
of the state has experienced one
of its mildest winters in several
years. Gardens have thrived. To-
matoes, squash and other plants
have borne fruit throughout the
usual months of v.inter. Cotton
blooms on last years stalks are
visible in many fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at
the Post Office, at
81 Centre, Calf, as
Second Glass Mat
fer.

basis would cost the people of the dis
trict $2,010,000 each year
But the people do not have to pay this.
They pay back the face value of $685.
100000 over a period of 40 years. with
no interest charges whatsoever. For the
first five years. starting one year after
completion of the canal. they pay back
$3.50, 600 a year.
For the next 10 years they pay back
S670,000 a year and for the remaining
% years the payments will be 81 ,005, 900
per annum.
There is not a businessman or an in
dividual who would not like to be able
to obtain money on such terms. Not a
businessman or an individual can bor-
row dollar at bank without paying
interest upon it.
Yet under the contract, the govern
ment presents the people of the district
with $33 3,500,000 for which the govern
ment builds the canal and asks that pay
ments be made not in advance, not as
soon as work is started, but one year
AFTER the canal is completed. And
for the first five years payments are
only nominal figure. For the next 10
years they are only slightly heavier.
Payments in big money do not start
until l6 years after the canal is COM
peted. Does anyone think that in the
face of the progress made under such
handcaps in the past 20 years that it
will be impossible to meet the payments
with the worst of these handicaps re-
moved?
Faith in Imperial Valley alone justi-
fes voting "yes" on the canal contract.
Tomorrow we will offer free trans
laton of Post Nubilia Phoebus"
be-
Time eventually levels all things.
Coll, the gangster whom the courts
could not convict in the baby murder
trials last year, was machine-gunned
yesterday.
Tomorrow is the big day. Sunny
jim" and Governor Olachea will be here
and the whole valley should be out to
greet them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08

The spotlight is turned on possi-
BILE profits with good COWS in I'M
perial Valley as the result of herd
tests for January. The Darnell
herd near Brawley averaged GIL
pounds Of butter fat per COW.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
ONE THUNDER" ARRESTED

BANGOR, Me. U.P> = Though
Maine has a law forbidding hitch
hiking, only one of the SIG persons
arrested by state police in the
Bangor district during 1881 was
THUNDER"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February 8, 1917

Leroy Holt yesterday was elected
to the post of director of the I'M
perial Irrigation district. r. H.
Maddux was returned as treasurer
and John Loofbourow was made as
SCISSOR collector.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08

The camp for the gypsum mine
is interesting to Sunday motorists,
several carloads visiting the place
each weekend. Visitors have been
taking rides on the new train con-
Meeting camp and mine.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
TEN YEARS AGO
February 3, 1922

A call for a meeting of the Tax
payers association has been issued
for Friday. February 10, at the
offices of the Imperial Irrigation
district. Methods for regulating the
tax eating game will be discussed,
according to T. D. Mccall, secre-
tary.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Sewing Machines

Clearing our stock for year we have some won.
dertul buys in used Treadles and Electric machines
All STYLES, and prices, at great savings-while thew
last we repair all makes of machines, work guaran-
Sewing Machine Co. "'"''
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 3, 1912

1t has been suggested that Ell
Centre use the city park tract as
a place to display the growth of
every kind of crops that can be
successfully raised in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08

Exasperated at the flocks of ducks
which nightly devastated his
fields, S. Lyons, North End ranch
er, fired skyrockets and Roman can
dies and now the ducks avoid this
particular ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Stone Insurance Agency


Thanks folks for the nice new lines that have been
coming in. The nsurng public is certainly finding it's
way to our door and being helped to rates that are
reasonable, both fire and automobile in times like
these 1t pays to bring your insurance problems to
u.s. - W. l. Stone, 831 Main St.. Phones 248 and 387
81 Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08

Tomorrow is the big day. Sunny
jim" and Governor Olachea will be here
and the whole valley should be out to
greet them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08

Time eventually levels all things.
Coll, the gangster whom the courts
could not convict in the baby murder
trials last year, was machine-gunned
yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08

Tomorrow we will offer free trans
lation of Post Nubilia Phoebus"-may-
be.