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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Barrymore Shown
In Latest Film

John Barrymore, reigning king of
dramatic actors, and whose name
is an assurance of the best in the
theatrical profession, is the star
of States Attorney, his newest
picture, which plays tonight and
Thursday at Fox Imperial theatre.
Given a splendid vehicle with ex-
ceptional dramatic and romantic
appeal, Barrymore has added to
his laurels by the fine work he does
in this film.
Helen Twelvetrees, William Boyd
and Mary Duncan are in the major
supporting roles
Barrymore is seen as the fight
ing district attorney who is a ter
ror to criminals and something of
terror among the ladies. To as
sure himself political security he
steals the love of one woman, only
to lose the love of the girl who
meant his real happiness. 1t is
thoroughly modern role, exception
ally fitted to the hiStrionic abil-
tiles of the star, and being a Bar
rymore, he makes the most of it.
While hls greatest success has
been with dramas, Barrymore is no
less favorably known as a romantic
actor, and his part in States At
torney' gives him an opportunity
to display both.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Telephone Call
Helps To Clear
UpCar Accident

Until a telephone call came
from Winterhaven last night it
was one of the most mysterious
automobile accidents with which
the sheriff's office and the Cali
fornia highway patrol has come
IN contact lately, but the telephine
call cleared matters up.
William Cline. president OF
a trucking company operating
from Los Angeles to Phoenix, Ariz.,
was at the county hospital today
receiving treatment for minor in
jurieS. He was taken there after
being found last night lying beside
the highway where the cemetery
read joins the Holtville highway.
Officers could not discover how
Cline was injured, for no one at
the scene seemed to know II ap-
pearcd he had been struck by a
car
Then D. V. Owens. truck driver,
tclcphoned from Winterhaven to
untangle the mystery. He said
Cline had been riding with him,
and just east of Ell Centro left the
cab of the truck to climb to a bed
on the back. He evidently fell off.
Owens reached Winterhaven be-
fore he went back to awake Cline,
and found him gone. When Off
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Small To Head
Ell Centre Lions

c. H. H. Small was named new
president of the El Centro Lions
club at a luncheon meeting held at
the Barbara Worth hotel yester-
day noon. when other officers for
the ensuing term were elected.
Small will take the place held
by Fred Miller, retiring president.
New officers will assume their dut-
les next week.
Other officers elected yesterday
were Jasper Trayers, first vice
president, E. G. Roberts, second
vice. president, Herbert Loudermilk,
third vice-president, Les Harring-
ton. secretary, Sam Hall, treasurer,
Sam Maggie, hon tanner, Ernest
Sanders, tail twlster, and w. w.
Heine, Mark Washburn and Clar-
ence L. Smith, directors.
Election of officers took up the
entire business session of the meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
No Vacancy In
Silsbee Court

Edward H. Law, county clerk, to-
day faced the necessity of inform
ing Arthur S. Rocker and Rev.
John Spencer. supposed candidates
for the office of justice of the peace
in SilSbee township, that the office
is not vacant, and will not be va
cant at the next election.
Rocker has filed his nomination
papers for the position, While Rev.
erend Spencer yesterday took out
the nomination papers.
Law said today that legal re-
search has revealed that the office
will not be vacant, but that F. N
Kirkpatrick will remain as justice
of the peace in Silsbee township.
The supposition that a justice OF
the peace would be elected, Law
said, may have arisen from the fact
that kirkpatrick was appointed to
fill the unexpired term of c. B.
Robinson, when the latter took
position in the sheriff's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Elks To Conduct
Flag Exercises

Public Flag day exercises. an an
nual custom with the FL Centre
lodge of Elks. will be held next
Tuesday night at 7.15 in city park.
with the entire city invited to par
ticipate.
Preceding the exercises in the
park there will be a patriotic par
ade through the business section
of the city, the marchers assemb-
ling at the court house. Members
of the Elks. Boy Scout. American
Legion, Spanish war veetrans, Vet
Grams of Foreign wars, service clubs.
and all civic and fraternal organi-
cations are invited to participate.
Roy Stilgenbaur will give an in
spirational address on the flag and
the beautiful flag ceremonial of the
Elks order will be carried out by
officers and members of the lodge
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
ENVELOPES FOR
FIRST AERMAIL
NOW AVAILABLE

Windows in the business district
OF FL Centro have actually bios
somed out in first flight airmail
wrappers and the patriotic red
white and blue colors in all store
shhfronts give the impression of a
national holiday. These are sam
pies of the first flight envelopes
which are being furnished to those
who wish to send mail on June
Is by the first plane carrying air
mail from El Centro.
These envelopes can oe obtained
at the El Centro Chamber OF Com
merCe. All one need do is address
them, affiX government airmatl
stamps and drop them in the post
office. Postmaster c. c. jenkins
has assigned one OF his clerks TO
take care Of the first flight mail
and every piece going on the ini-
tial flight viii have the official
government cachet, which depicts
Imperial Valley from the air. bor-
dered by the many agricultural
products Of this community, in-
printed on them.
Robert Hays, manager of the Il
Centro chamber states that there
have been innumerable calls at
chamber headquarters for these en-
yelopes already, and one business
man was heard to remark that it
would take a darn good plane"
to carry the mail which is rapid
~ piling up at the local post office.
The envelopes bear the legend.
Eel Centre. the Heart of Imperial
Valley, greets you through her city
government. her chamber of COM
merce, and her citizens. Another
milestone in FL Centro's progress.
Our first air mail. June Is, 1882.
First flight airmail, Ell Centre,
Calf" Enthusiastic citizens will
send these envelopes to practically
every city and town in the country
and many persons have arranged TO
send them to foreign countries.
The result will be wide publicity
for Ell Centro and the establish
ment Of the fact that El Centre is
the center of a community of
enough Importance to be designat-
ed as an airmail stop on the South
ern Airmail route.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Canal Committee
Pledged Support
By Congressman

Favorable response from a mum
Der of senators and congressman
are reported by the Imperial
Coachella Canal Progress commit
tee, following a resolution sent to
government leaders urging that
provision be made for starting con-
struction Of the All-American canal
and that men, horses and mules be
used in the construction.
Promising Whole-hearted cooper
alton. Congressman Joe Grail pre-
sented the resolution to congress on
June 8.
Congressman Phil D. Swing ad-
vised that pending bills would be
amended to include public corpora
tionS and quaSi-public corporations
SO that an appeal for assistance
could be made under either the
house or senate bills pending for
unemployment relief.
Speaker Garner promised his con-
sideration as did Senator Short
ridge. Senator Johnson limited
himself to acknowledging receipt
of the resolution while Secretary
Wilbur of the interior department,
referred it TO the reclamation bu-
reau.
The Imperial-Coachella Canal
Progress committee is seeking to
have provision for canal construc-
ton included in the pending de-
ficiency bill, so that if present dis
agreement between the two valleys
is ironed out before congress con-
yenes next December, the way will
have been paved for immediate ap-
TO start work on the
canal
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
HOBBS GUIDES
PLACE CITY ON
1882 R0UTINGS

El Centre is one of the points
included in the 1892 routing OF the
famous Hobbs Road Guide. accord
ing to Dale Ramsey. Goodrich tire
dealer located at El Centro. where
this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS travel service
is obtainable.
The Hobbs guides. 25 in number.
are now distributed by the B. F.
Goodrich Rubber Company through
Goodrich tire dealers throughout
the country.
For nine years Howard F Hobbs.
an authority on long distance tour
ing, has published a series of road
guides that are popular and in
fluential. says Ramsey.
These guides are costly to pro-
duce and only the very best routes
in the United States are charted
and described. Many thousands Of
tourists have learned this and fol-
low the Hobbs Guide routings with
confidence. Since the guide is es-
pecially favored by the intelligent
and better class of travellers, the
tourist travel that will be directed
through FL Centre is bound to be
Of great value 10 the city.
These guides are free from ad-
vertising and are noted for telling
the truth without fear or favor.
They are used as references and
accepted as an authority by prac-
tically every touring bureau and
travel service il the United States
and Canada"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Supervisors Hold
Routine Session

Routine business occupied the at
tention of the county board of su-
pervisors yesterday afternoon as
they closed a two day session by
approving regular monthly de-
mands.
The demand of Westmorland Of
ficials that the county pay expenses
of the Westmorland Incorporation
election. however. was rejected be-
cause of no provision being made in
the budget for such an expense.
At the request of Captain A. F..
Oswalt of the California highway
patrol, the supervisors recommend
ed A. T. Bump for the position of
state traffic officer, in the event
four new officers are appointed for
Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Women OF Moose
Plan Installation

Installation Of officers Of Women
Of the Moose, No ll3, viii take
place at a joint session of the Loyal
Order Of Moose at 8 o'clock to-
morrow night.
The Joint meeting will be held at
the Moose home on Sixth street and
all other valley chapters Of the two
orders were invited to be present.
at the conclusion of the cere-
monies in connection with installa-
ton. refreshments will be served.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Soldiers Locate
Missing Woman

PACIFIC GROVE, Calf. June 8.
lUP)-Slowly recovering from the
effects of hunger and exposure suf-
fered during the two days she was
missing, Mrs. Vesta Mcdonald Ut
ter, pretty 21-year-old art student
was expected to give some explain
alton for her disappearance today.
The wife of a University of Cal
ifornia graduate student in phil
osophy, she disappeared from a pic
mic with her mother-in-law and
sister -in-law here Monday. Sol
diers from the Monterey preside,
searching for her, discovered her
lying in a tent on property owned
by the Y. w. c. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Clothes Closet
Work Suspended

The children'5 clothes closet,
maintained by a group OF local
women at the Salvation Army dur
ing the pas. winter and spring,
has been closed for the summer
and plans call for its resumption
next fall.
Those who wish to donate 70
this worthy charity are asked nos
to send in donations at this time
but to save old clothing they may
have until the fall, at which time
the group operating the clothes
closet will be glad TO pick it up.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
The Weather

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair and warm tonight and
Thursday; probably fog or clouds
in morning along coast; gentle
shifting winds.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Thursday but
overcast extreme west portion
Thursday morning; m d era 2
northwest winds off shore
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy and mild near coast:
warm and dry in the interior with
slowly increasing fire hazard in
mountains; gentle changeable
winds
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Library Branch At
: Mel0land Store

4A
In compliance with many re-
quests from resid ents of the Melo-
land community, branch Of the
county library will be established
at the Meloland store, according to
Miss Romaine Richmond, county
librarian.
More than 100 books for both
juvenile and adult readers will be
in charge of M. Ordones, jr., pro-
prietor of the store. Readers may
obtain the books from him at the
store.
Since vacation privileges now are
in effect, it is possible to retain the
books for a month.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK. June 8. up -
Further liquidation came into the
stock market today and the lis;
declined in all sections, a number
of important issues, including
American Telephone and Tele-
graph, breaking through their bear
market lows.
American Telephone was heavily
sold late in the day. dropping more
than three points. Heavy selling
went ahead IL the New York
fractions, especially the Brooklyn
Manhattan stocks. Both of the
latter made new lows. the COM
mon losing more than four points
and the preferred more than 9.
Western Union made a new low
below is. against a previous close
Of 49, Peoples Gas dropped (
points and Consolidated Gas lost
more than . points.
Steel common broke below 26
against a previous close Of 30
and came near its low since 1907.
made a week or SO ago. WoolWorth
was driven down more than ,
points following resignation ,of
II T Parson. president, in ac-
Cordance with the company rule
which makes compulsory resigna-
tion of active officials when they
reach the age Of 60.
LOS ANGELES. June 8. U.P-l
The Los Angeles stock exchange
was inactive and lower today.
Only one issue registered a gain
during the day. Title Insurance and
Trust closing up y at 25 on sales
of 100 shares.
Standard Oil sold 1900 shares ct
16&. off Is; Union Oil was off j.
at 81 near the close on sales Of |
400 shares; Rio Grande sold 300 !
shares at ?, unchanged.
Edison common, on sales of 1000
shares. was off s4 at 1875. Pacific !
Gas common on sales of 500 shares !
was off l at 10. Pacific Lightning /
sold 100 shares at 24s4 off ?.
Transamerica sold 200 shares at I
255, off Is; Pacific Finance "A /
was down IA on 1000 shares at 81 /
Claude Neon sold 100 shares at |
SIS, down "a, while Chrysler sold .
a like amount at O., down !
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
Illness Fatal
To Local Man

A. P Lowry, SO, died at the
county hospital late yesterday aft
ernoon following an illness Of but
few days duration. He had made
his home in Imperial county for
the last seven years, with El Centro
as his last residence.
No funeral arrangements have
been made as yet In the mean
time the body is at the Arnold
funeral home here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
zoo GETS KANGAROOs

PARIS. 1U.P = The Vlncennes
Geological park here has been in
creased by five red giant kanga-
rooS. three cassoWaries and two
emus. These Australian fauna are
amone the finest specimens ever
Drougas to France and a-e ehEected
10 - cf cnIcf lasGIcc. - - zO9
for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
T.. a. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, june 3. U.R)-
Hogs, receipts, ITS; strong. Colo
rados, S4.10. Quotable tops, $4.25
Cattle, receipts, 500 steady to
slow. Common to medium steers,
S4.75 to $3.50 Grass heifers, SIS to
$50. Bulk COWS, s2.65 to $3.50
Calves, receipts, 25O; steady.
Common to good calves. S475 to So.
Sheep, receipts, 100. Lambs
strong. Medium to good shorn
CALIFORNIA;, $525; quoted at s425.
Common ewes, ST.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
SWIMMING RATHER BATTLES

MADEIRA, Calf. (U.H = A tight
between rowers and a swimming
rattlesnake was described here by
L. j. Palmer. Palmer said the
boating party, composed of HIM
self and two friends, encountered
the snake on Don Pedro lake. The
reptile coiled on the surface of the
water, Palmer said. and charged
the boat several times, but was
driven off.
GERS informed Owens what had
happened he returned to Ell Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08

Standards 16l2c FirstS l6c
The local price on eggs, fur
nished through the courtesy of
Zurcher Bros. market.
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08
L. A. STOCKS
CEDAR sTuMPs YIELD OIL

OIUHh > UNI y HID VAL
MARSHFIELD, Ore. lu.P)-Glenn
Parr, chemist, claims to have per
fected and discovered q method Of
extracting oil from white cedar
stumps. His plant turns out "a
gallons Of oil daily, he said. The
stumps are blasted and removed,
leaving the land clear for culti-
vation. He operates in logged-off
areas.
The 1930-3l pool of the Califor-
MIA Cotton COOPERATIVE associa-
ton still holds 10000 bales, one
third Of the seasons total.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-08

White and pastcls; fancy clocks
and vertical patterns. Good
wearing rayons and rayon mix
tures-toes, heels, and tops OF
white mercerized cotton.
Smart wifh White Shoes!
Evening star., 1932-01-24
CATHEDRAL SPONSORS
WASHINGTON ESSAYS
Bicentennial Contest to Be Open
to Boys and Girls of All
Denominations.

The washington Cathedral today in
vited Sunday school pupils of all re-
ligious denominations to compete in an
essay contest on The Christian Faith
and Character of George Washington
and Their Lessons for Us Today"
Eighteen prizes, consisting of engrav-
ings, books, historical maps, medals
and signed certificates, dealing with
the life of Washington, will be awarded
to the winners of the competition at
the service for youth to be held in the
open-air amphitheater of the Cathe-
dral on June II, at which time Bishop
James E. Freeman will preside, and
former Senator George Wharton Pepper
of Pennsylvania and Representative
Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida will be
the speakers. The competition will
start Immediately, and the compositions
must be sent by the children to the
Cathedral by May l.
The competition is open to Sum
day schools of all religious bodies, ir-
respective of religious afiliation or
race" Canon Anson Phelps Stokes,
tennial Committee, said in announcing
the contest. He added that it was
being conducted by the Cathedral as
part of its contribution to the Bicen-
tennial with view to emphasizing
the spiritual lessons of this anniversary
Three prizes will be awarded to the
best compositions by both the boys and
girls. respectively, in three different
age groups The age classifications will
be the boys and girls under 10 years
of age, the pupils of both sexes from
II to Is years and the older boys and
girls from 16 to 20 years.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
NEW LEVEE BREAKS
FEARED IN SOUTH
sapdbags Sought as Yazoo
Menaces Added Area
in Mississippi.
By the Associated Press.

/ BY the Associated Press.
GLENDORA, Miss, January %
Flood waters of the Tallahatchie VAL
ley in Mississippi today renewed their
threats in Humphreys and Yazoo Coun-
ties, while in Northern Louisiana addi-
tional rains were keeping principal
rivers in flood stage.
Levees we're holding in the Talla-
: hatchie River Valley of the Mississippi
/ delta, but below, on the Yazoo, terrific
! strain from high waters caused city
! officials Of Belzoni to send out an
emergency call for sacks to sandbag
the weakened dykes in Humphreys
County.
Appeal for U. S. Help.
These officials urged Representative
w. M Wilmington Of Mississippi to
persuade United States Army Engineers
at Washington to send 10000 sandbags;;
"Our funds are already exhausted and
we cannot buy them" said the mes
sage.
1t has been raining overnight in the
Tallahatchie Valley, but flood experts
said the rains were insufficient for any
great effect.
Freezing weather is forecast for to-
night and tomorrow with no more rain
predicted until next week While this
weather would inconvenience thousands
in refugee camps, it would aid the levee
fights.
All convicts except rs at Greenwood
have been returned to the penitentiary
in the belief Greenwood would be saved
from further flooding.
Convict Aid Continued.
J. W. Williamson, superintendent of
the Parchman penitentiary, announced
Gov Mike Connor had authorized him
to continue convict levee labor at State
expense as long as the workers are need
ed in the flood of six counties.
Local flood committees today COM
mended the Red Cross for its distribu-
tion of relief to the sufferers with
Coast Guard boats.
Several thousand persons are out of
their homes in the Monroe, La, area,
where the Ouachita River today stood
at 476 feet, with an approach of the
1927 stage of 4S.2 feet threatened
The United States Weather Bureau
at New Orleans predicted the second
highest stage ever known on the Red
River, at Alexandria. The forecast is
for Al feet or higher, about January 81.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
WILD FLOWER HONOR
AGAIN GIVEN KICKER
President and Other Officers Are
Elected at Preservation So
ciety Meeting.

P. L. Kicker of the Department OF
Agriculture was reelected president OF
the Wild Flower Preservation Society
Inc, at its annual meeting Thursday
night at the National Museum.
Other officers were named as follows
Honorary president. Mrs. Elizabeth G
Britton, New York; vice president
Dr.. Edgar T. Wherry, University OF
Pennsylvania; secretary, Miss Clara
M. Cheatham; treasurer, S. w. Miller;
assistant treasurer, w. F. w. Heron;
assistant ecretary-treasurer, Mrs. P
L. Kicker, all of this city. Directors
DR.. E. Lucy Braun, Ohio; Mrs. H. M
Crosby Mrs. Alexander McEwan
Washington; Prof. M. c. Quillan, Ma
can, Ga; Prof. w. C. Muenscher, Cor
nell University; Mrs. C. R. Hyde
Brooklyn, N. Y; Mrs. E. H. Bouton
Baltimore, Md; Miss Catherine A
Mitchell, Riverside, Ill; Mrs. Theodore
Knappen, Alvah Godding, Miss Lu-
cille Wilkinson and E. L. Crandall OF
this city.
Mrs. Knappen gave talk on the
flowers seen during the past Summer
on her trip to Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, Tenn, and Katahdin, Me
At the same meeting the Washington
chapter of the society elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Knappen, presi-
dent; Alvah Gooding, vice president,
and P. L. Kicker, secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
Sheds Death Probe Cares
FORMER D. c. CORONER BUSY ON FARM.

Midnight calls, battling deaths. eva
v;va witnesses exhausting routine-nc
longer do these anxious things beset
the waking, sleeping hours of DR.. J
RAMSAY Neyitt, who has other worries
now. ,..
arv broken fences, trespassing cattle
hsitv water works systems-these and
otber nroblenls of the gentleman
farmer are commanding the attention
of DR., hewitt the Districts coroner for
almost 80 years.
Down on the Virginia shore, near
Potomac Beach. DR.. Nevitt is living in
retirement" on his 100 acres or so of
rolling land, and fulfilling a lifelong
wish. mi,
linouished his post here a few weeks
ago to get back to nature and rest,
was ready to admit yesterday that
there is plenty of work to do on his
farm.
On a visit to Washington. DR.. New
lift was espied by a veteran police re-
rorter for The Star, who had worked
with the coroner on thousands of cases
during his long term of office.
"I guess you're glad I can't get you
on the telephone now?" said the re-
porter.
"If YOU did" grinned the doctor,
'I'd ask you a few questions for a
change.
Did you ever live on farm? Have
you ever seen cherries blooming in
January?
How many cherries am I going to
have next year, with the blossoms al
ready blown and young fruit forming
in id-January?
And, another thing, how long does
1t take to remodel an old Colonial
farmhouse. to make it as comfortable
as city residence
You've got me there" admitted the
reporter. Those questions, I guess,
are as hard to answer as that old one
Is it murder. suicide or death from
natual causes.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
MT. VERNON HIGHWAY
WILL Be OPEN TODAY
Arlington Memorial Span Route
May be Used From 8 am. to
5 pm, Grant Says.

The Arlington Memorial Bridge and
the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
will be open again today to the public,
Lieut. Col. U. s. Grant, 3d. director of
Public Buildings and Public Parks. said
yesterday. Today those new projects
will be open from s am. to pm.
They also were open yesterday.
Capt. R. c. Montgomery, United
States Army, superintendent of the
United States Park Police, arranged to
have details of his men patrol the
bridge and highway again this week
end
Col. Grant expects that with favor
able weather and steady progress on
the remaining construction work, the
Arlington Memorial Bridge will be open
permanently about February l. Plans
are going forward for the lighting of
the bridge on temporary basis. Off
cialS of the Bureau of Public Roads
announced recently that the Mount
Vernon Memorial Highway would be
permanently lighted by April /.