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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-19

In addition to being required to
take the usual oath when sworn
in as court witness, Hindus test
flying in a local trial yesterday
were required to swear with their
hands upon the Mohammedan BIZ
BILE
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-19

Jim Bausch will find it hard to please
everyone. If he became a gunman or
bootlegger instead of crooner there
would be plenty of kicking done too.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-19
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
CHRISTMAS TREES. you BETy


TOR the love of Nike What can you
say about a community that isn't sat
lsfied with one community Christmas
tree, but feels it necessary to have five
of them?
The only answer is that it is a mighty
good community in which to live.
Ell Centre is the community that has
five public Christmas trees. And we
have no doubt that the pessimist will
growl and grumble about the waste of
money represented by purchasing the
trees and the Inconvenience they cause
traffic at the intersections of the main
thoroughfare in the city
Other we'll meaning persons may cast
reflections about the money the trees
cost being put to a better use. Possibly
it could, but we can't put every cent in
to meat and potatoes We need a piece
of pie or cake now and then to vary the
monotony and bolster up our spirits
If there is one time in the year when
all of us need to get outside our shells
and be bit more human, it is Christ
mas time. And apparently Ell Centre is
going to do it. We grumble and groan
about our woes and the depression and
taxes and Lord knows what else, and
at the same time we are feeding the hun
CRY, trying to ease the burden of the
fellow who has been hit by misfortune,
we are taking pretty good care of our
needy youngsters and dozens of men and
women are busy day in and day out
planning happy Christmas for those who
would not have any happiness if some
body else didn't give it to them.
In brief, we are inclined to be very
long" on our woes and "short" on our
virtues. We don't slap ourselves enough
on the back and give ourselves credit
for the good we do
The Rotary club, which has made the
municipal Christmas tree feature in
this city for years, and the chamber of
commerce, which saw" the Rotarians'
bet and raised it four, are to be compli-
mented for providing the outward signs
of Christmas cheer for this community.
We'v got blame good town here and
one of the biggest difficulties it has to
face is that so many of its citizens
don't know it.
AS far as we are concerned we hope
eventually there will be a Christmas tree
on every street corner and we wouldn't
get mad if there two on corner.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-19

Did anyone ever see SO many good
children as there are at present? Yep,
that's what they have on their minds
presents.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-19

It's getting almost too late to do youl
Christmas shopping early.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-19

SUBSCRIPTION RATES-Delivered by carrier,
per month, SIS cents; by mail, so cents per month
in advance. Entered at Ell Centro, California post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. NJ C. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM HEBER

and refreshments of cookies and
punch were served to the young
guests, who were Shirley Sturgis.
Helen Terrence. Anne Mae Vogel.
Barbara Willett, Patty Ann Muir
ply. Argyne Cheser, Glynns Mau-
pin. Raymond Barnes, Raymond
Hester. John Mabry, Leo Hester,
Franklin Porter, Bob and Walter
Willett. Len Wood. Alfred Miller,
Ralph Cheser. Lester Maupin,
Tommie and Raymond Osa and
Mary Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ware, accom-
panied by Mrs. Borden, mother of
Mrs. Ware, have returned from
Long Beach where they were called
by the death of a nephew.
Mrs. Ed Baker of Meloland and
Miss Lenora holland were callers
at the home OF Mrs. Tom Atkins,
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Irwin Stooksberry and
daughter Marcelle, were visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Coleman and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Gillespie at Mt.
Signal, Tuesday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
CHAMBER ASKS REGULATION
OF INTER STATE TRAFFIC

AT a meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Ell Centre Chamber
of Commerce held last night the
Sharkey oil stabilization bill, which
I is to come before the voters in the
May election, was considered but
no decisive action was taken, due
TO the controversial nature of the
question.
Many of the board expressed
themselves as being in favor of the
measure which is designed to pre-
vent waste in California oil fields.
Ross T. HickcoX had prepared an
opinion for the chamber directors
in which he stated that the Shar-
key bill was meritorious and that
he, himself, favored it.
A resolution was adopted urging
regulation by the interstate COM
merce commission of motor trucks
and buses engaged in interstate
and a request was pre-
pared to be sent to the Imperial
Irrigation District asking that its
legal staff should go into the mat
ter of the diS-allowance by the in
ternal revenue commission of
portion Of Imperial Irrigation Dis
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
BY LENORA NOLAND
Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Mrs. Joe Bush of El Centre was
an afternoon caller at the homo
I Of Mrs. Conrad Vierhus, Thursday
Walt Barton of Long Beach is
here in Heber on visit.
/ George Boren has returned from
/ Los Angeles where he has been on
a business trip.
] Mrs. Sam Coleman of Mt. Sig
nal was a visitor Of her sister, Mrs.
Irwin Stooksberry, Saturday.
Mrs. Troy Vaughn and family
of Seeley were visitors at the
Barnes home, Tuesday.
Miss Florence Hubback was a
weekend visitor Of Miss Lenora
Noland.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. KounS, Mrs.
Brown. Mrs. Bob Wilson and chill
dren of Brawley were visitors at
the Barnes home Sunday.
Guy Bradshaw and son Joe re-
turned Tuesday from Oklahoma
where they have spent the last
| two months visiting friends and
relatives.
Earl Briggs and Ruel Walton
and friends from El Centro mo-
tored to HipaSs, Sunday, where
they enjoyed a picnic lunch.
Mrs. J. L. Marsh has returned
home after spending a week with
her sister-in-law in Ventura.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jordan of
Brawley visited at the home of
Mrs. Jordan's sister, Mrs. Verna
Lowe, Sunday.
William Grey of Needles is here
in Heber on a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Denham Wis
tied with the formers relatives in
Heber last week. The Denhams
were on their way TO Texas.
Mrs. NJ. H. Gavin and her
mother, Mrs. Denham, attended
the Baptist association meeting at
Calexico, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Denham of
San Diego spent the weekend at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Briggs.
Mrs. Kouns Of FL Centre was an
afternoon caller at the home OF
Mrs. Whitcher, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Osborn Of
Phoenix, Ariz., are visiting at the
Thompson home. The Osborns ar
rived Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey have moved
TO PaSo Robles where they intend
to locate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Gasperson
and son left for Lindsey, where
they will make their home.
Little Franklin Porter cele-
brated his eighth birthday with a
party Saturday afternoon. Games
were played during the afternoon
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY
FICTION

Prisoners Under the Sun" by
Norbert Bauer. An unusual novel,
about a young Englishman, who
goes TO Sudan as hydraulic engi-
T neer on a large cotton plantation
in the White Nile district.
The Chinaberry Tree" by
Jessie Fauset. A novel dealing
with the private lives of educated
colored Americans untouched by
any but very casual contacts with
whites.
The Long Rifle by Stewart
Edward White This pictures the
conquest of this continent from
1910 20 1910, which has been
/ strangely neglected by American
/ writer's.
! The Devils Highway by
Harold Bell Wright and John Le-
/ bar Colbert Wright. A romance
of the west, depicting the struggle
Of unselfish love with the eternally
Threatening evil of human greed
and malice.
The Fatal Five Minutes" by
r. A. J. Walling. This is a Nor
row mystery.
NON-FICTION
The Unseen ASSaSsins," by
Norman Angel.
Magnolia Street" by Louis
Golding.
The United States in World
Affairs by Walter Lippmann.
Crowded Years" by William G.
McAdoo.
Countries Of the Mind" by J.
Middleton Murry.
The Germans by George N.
C11r1c<or
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22

trict taxes on income tax returns.
Leo Hetzel, a director of the
Broadway of America association,
called attention to the annual con-
vention in San Diego, May IA and
Is, and urged that Ell Centro par
ticipate in that event. President
Whitelaw asked that every director
of the chamber attend the Broad
way convention and plans were
made for a large attendance on
the part of El Centro's citizenship
generally. The board also worked
out plans for a meeting with Vier-
ling KerSey, state director of pub
lie instruction, concerning Junior
college matters during Kerseys
visit to El Centro next Saturday.
The board requested that DR.. Fox,
county health officer, attend the
next directors meeting and discuss
shipments of Imperial Valley milk
and cream to outside communities.
The Ell Centro chamber directors
are much interested in the posi-
bility of greater sales to coast mar
kets and have decided. to make
special effort TO increase this bus
ineSS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

the people are to be delegates is
meeting of the American
congress.
An exotic atmosphere of the
Far East is being planned for the
senior class night program given
by the graduating class as a final
gesture of farewell to Central.
Norma Benton, Meryal Meadows
and Bcb Chesnut under the di-
rection of Mrs. Thelma Upton
Ray, their adviser, are working
hard to make this reception for
their parents and friends the best
ever given at Central.
This morning in the high school
assembly members of the Girls
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
0UN'TYYBRIEFS

Hear +. w. Greer on radio KXO
this evening at GAO. He will dis
cuss politics Of the Imperial Irri-
cation District and need for a
change. 2lt2
Immigration Prisoners. Nishi-
yama. 56-year-old Japanese. was
arrested by immigration officers
at Gray's Wells last night and is
held in the county jail pendinI
investigation.
Large Juicy Pies - National Ba-
kerry l27 South Sixth ST 22tt
Held In Jail-Saturnino Nillegas,
arraigned before Judge T. f.
Kiefer in CalexicC yesterday on
bad check charge, was brought to
the county Jail last night upon
failure 10 post $1,000 bail
Imperial Valley Barber Shop. 543
Main, announces high quality hair
cutting at 25c. Baker and Shaw.
4tlmo
Held Fer Irycstiga
rem, Sc. was arrested in E. Centro
last night ano is held IN the county
Jail for investigation.
PauPs Special Pure Lemonade sc f,
per glass 9Th and Main, by the !
Court House. 8tf !
DIR. A. y. Hansen, Dentist. New |
location, second floor, Security-First !
National Bank Bldg. Phone IS Att /
Hotel California Coffee Shop /
Plate lunch from II to 2, 35c. !
Regular meals, SOC and 75c. 1ltf !
DIR. III Hooper-Dentist. X-Ray /
service. 10 North 9th st. m,w,f !
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
BY ROBERTA FERGUSON
Press Staff Correspondent

"A pIt-eleCllOll ISSUE Ol lit
Campus came out Tuesday. The
achievements and activities of the
candidates, Ebert Beery and
Munson Dowd, were published for
the students of the school. Large
advertisements, paid for by the
supporters of the candidates, were
given a prominent place in the
paper.
Dean Frank I. Shepherd OF the
junior college and several members
of the faculty have gone to Los
Angeles where they will attend
the biannual conference of the
junior colleges in California This
springs meeting of the association
is being held at use. The object
of the conference is to bring about
a Standardization and improve
ment in the junior colleges of the
state.
Mr.. Taylor, the new junior COL
lege boys coach, says that his is
trying to arrange for a tennis
tournament with the San Diego
Army and Navy academy as soon
as the playoffs between the col
lege boys are over. A Jaycee team
has been picked.
A new debate letter, to be pre-
sented to this years team men,
bers, has been designed. The new
insignia is a good looking blue
siX-inch block C with a gavel
across the letter.
The Ghost Story" is the name
of the interesting play which the
public speaking class is preparing
for presentation in assembly, on
Friday morning, April 20. Ranald
Bassatt is the student director.
The members of the public
speaking class in the high school
are also working on a radio play
to be given sometime soon. The
rame of the play is Thursday
Evening"" Irene Powelson is the
student director for this produc-
ton, which will be the third play
given by the class under student
direction. Taking parts are Mar
garet Hill. Melvin Wilby, Ahleen
Crandall and Louise Mcbride.
Another activity of the busy
public speaking class is the mock
banquet they are planning. The
idea has been worked out and Or
ganized under the direction of
their coach, Miss Annette Damron.
Ed Nice will be the POSTMASTER,
and each student will represent a
The occasion at which
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22

Activities club under the direction
of Mrs. Thelma Upton Ray, gave
playlet, "Cornelia Pickle, Plain
tiff" Included in the cast were
Mona Metcalf, Harriette Stafford,
Bertha Collins, Meryal Meadows,
Doris Robinson, Ada Besse Beynon,
Janet Underwood, Margaret zinn,
Margaret Page, Edna Wagner,
Mildred Shawley, Adeline Shirer,
Irene PoWelson, Ora Frost and
Barbara Hurst.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK. April %. U.P) -
Three elements contributed to a
condition that brought further IL
quotation in the stock market.
These were Disappointment over
retention of the per cent redls-
count rate by the New York federal
reserve board: a small rise in mon
ey in circulation. indicating resump-
ton in boarding; continuation Of
the senate investigation of short
selling; poor business in all parts of
the country as reported by the
weekly reviews.
Selling was light out steady and
demand was lacking i'll some issues.
News was distinctly unfavorable
until near the close when Percy A.
Rockefeller, nephew of the oil king,
told the United Press before testi-
fying in the senate market inquiry
that he would be afraid to sell short
on the present market because a
rise would cruelty" short operators.
In the course of the days opera
tions. Steel common and preferred
broke through their previous low
levels for the bear market.
Tobacco shares were weak with
the exception of Liggett & Myers B.
} OF more Importance marketWise
was weakness in the rails, which
lost l to points.
! In the course of the day Ameri-
can Telephone made a new low
I'D,
were driven down.
According to preliminary calcula-
ton. the Dow-Jones S5 Co. indus
trial average stood at $3.50, off 3.12
points; rail average at 1884, off 1.81
points, and the utility average at
..2431 off 1.04 points.
Sales totaled 100000 shares, COM
pared with 100000 shares yester-
day.
LOS ANGELES, April %. U.P)-
Issues declined during inactive
trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange.
Standard Oil was the most active
selling 300 shares at l8 down 7s
Republic Petroleum was unchanged
at l on sales of 800 shares; Union
Oil sold 500 shares at l0as, down
! a: Hancock Oil was unchanged al
5 on sales of 400 shares.
Security First National bank con-
ltinued to decline, selling 400 shares
at 50i5, down Z. Transamerics
was unchanged at 3H on sales Of
100 shares.
Southern California Edison sole
300 shares at 239i. down p; Edisor
s Per Cent Preferred sold 30t
shares at 207s, down II.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
American
MUSICAL PROGRAM
TO BE BROADCAST

A special musical program will be
broadcast over the local radio sta
ton tonight under the auspices of
the First Baptist church from $40
to 9:40 o'clock.
Lysle Seth Parks, who plays a
trumpet and steel guitar in un-
ique manner, will play a number;
Professor and Mrs. Horace Will
liams will play violin and piano
numbers and Mrs. T. A. McChristy
and Mrs. w. P. Vandiver will sing.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22

stomach condition" said Miss Thel-
ma Stratton, 1856 21st St. Under
DR.. Pierce's direction 1 started to
take his 'Favorite Prescription and
Golden Medical Discovery and
these medicines made a wonderful
change in my condition. 1 had
more relief from DR.. Pierce's medi-
cines than from any ever took"
Write TO DIR. Pierce's Clinic. Dept.
3O3," Buffalo, N. Y, for free med
ical advice. All druggist sell
DIR. Pierce's Medicines
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
WALLACE LEFT DEBTS

LONDON, April %. W.P) - Edgar
Wallace, Englands most prolific
writer of mystery stories, left debts
of approximately 100000, assets of
$64, 900, and no personal estate, the
Daily Mail said today.
Wallace died in Hollywood last
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
Woman's Trouble And
Gastric Stomach

San Francisco,
Calf. 49, For a
long time I suf-
fered from WON =
ans trouble. 1t
especially affect
ed my left side
where my pain
was the most Sc
we're. Along with
t h is trouble ]
had a bad gastric
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22

1raue at DilieTS Cul-IdlG udk u
ware. quality merchandise for less
Stf
Seeks Divorce - Gladys Pearl
Baron filed a divorce complaint in
the county clerks office this morn
ing against John Edward Baron,
charging extreme cruelty. The
couple married in El Centro in
June. 1923. and separated in jan
uary. 1882. according to the COM
plant. There is one minor child
and the community property con-
sists Of a house and lot in West
Hollywood. it is said
Service Plumbing, Heating - 770
Broadway. Phone los. I4tf
DIR. Edwin o. Carter, Dentist. new
location, GOA Main st. Office phone
200.
Madame Priser-Frencn designer
and dress-nlaker. $50 Commercial
st. Phone 1854. Sltf
Perishable acknowledgements
lf perishableS from the valley yes
-erday we're composed Of two car
oads of carrots, according TO B. A.
Iarrigan, agricultural commission
n.
Gems of Truth from Bailey's
'Festus.' The gems are taken from
he wonderful universal poem OF
'Festus," and presented to the pub
ic in a simple setting by Mary E.
dayfield. On sale at the Office
Supply Store. Price Sl00. l9t6
Divorce Action-N. r. Emmons
seeks a divorce from Alice En-
mons. according to complaint
filed this morning. The couple
married in Phoenix, August 20,
1928. and separated October 10,
1881. There are no children and
no property.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
FAILED TO COLLECT CHANGE

ST. LOUIS. UP - For three
months Thomas Hewlett, teleg-
rapher, has been trying to collect
from the street railway company,
without success, change from S5
bill he says a conductor failed to
give his wife. The conductor
claims it was a 81 bill
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
ARMY SENDS WATER BY AIR

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. lU,P,-F1fty
gallons of drinking water are car
ried each day by airplane from
Brooks field here to the gunnery
camp at Bayside beach, 125 miles
away. Members of the twelfth OBJ
servation group in camp for an
nual gun and bombing practice
found the proximity Of the bay
made we'll water undrinkable.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fair tonight and Saturday:
moderate Temperatures; moderate
north and northwest winds off
shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
Baseball Scores

National
At Pittsburgh
St. Louis ..021 0D0 coo 2-5 s
Pittsburgh ...002 900 010 O-3 9 4
Johnson and MancuSo; French
and Grace, Brenzel.
AT Boston
Brooklyn 100 600 OOO-1 S l
Boston .......... 010 210 0OX-4 8 l
Vance, Phelps, Moore and
Lopez; Brown and Spohrer.
American
At Cleveland
Detroit .........012 231 106-16 % 2
Cleveland OIL coo 001- 10 3
wyatt and Ruel; Connally, HUI
debrand, JablonoWski Pytlak,
Brawn and SeWell.
At st Louis
Chicago 900 GOO 010- 7 70
st. Louis ..... 900 202 00X- 8 o
Caraway, Gregory and CRUDE;
Coffman, Gray and FeTell.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
The Weather
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

Fair and cool tonight; Saturday
fair with moderate temperature;
gentle shifting winds; Sunday fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22

Trade at OILERS cut-rate hard
ware. quality merchandise for less
Stf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22

ever seen-just for this
national event. Most stores
would call this a bargain at
$1.00 a yard. And a ready
made dress of the same ma
terial would sell in most
stores for $500. 312 yards
is required for the average
dress. At 69c a yard a dress
pattern will cost $2.42. Such
savings are making thrifty
women enthusiastic buyers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-22
A YARD

Here is a glorious sale that
offers every woman the op-
portunity of saving $12.50
on that new Spring and
Summer dress. Our buyers
bought practically the en-
tire production Cf one Of
Americas largest mills. Yes,
hundreds Of thousands Of
yards of the finest quality
Rayon Flat Crepe we have
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
SENATE FAILS TO
TAKE ACTION ON
SALES TAX BILL

WASHINGTON. May %. U.PGr
After almost five hours of acrimo-
nious debate in which the manu-
facturers' sales tax proposal was
assailed as a soak the poor meas
IRE. the senate recessed this af-
ternoon without making any FUR
ther progress on the billion dollar
revenue bill.
The sales tax was attacked as
representing a policy of placing the
tax burden on those least able to
bear it.
Senator La Toilette, (Rep0 Wis
consin. read into The Record a
letter from William Green, presi-
dent of the American Federation
of Labor predicting it would in
flame the minds of workers =
Senator Harrison, Dem) Mis-
sissippi, meantime obtained "a sig
natures to a pledge to vote against
ANY and every form of general
sales tax on the pending bill"
Advocates of the sales tax
meantime were claiming a major
itv but Harrison continued to get
additional names on his pledge.
Harrison challenged manufac-
turers' tax senators to come out in
the open and settle the question
with a senate vote while Senator
Couzens, (Rep.) Michigan, de-
nounced that tax system as a
"monstrosity.'
Couzens told the senate he was
tired of hearing men like Governor
Roosevelt and others who defend
the 50,00O0o0 workers assailed as
demagogues. Charges that news
paper publishers had been persuad-
ed at the White House or elsewhere
to foresake opposition to the man
ufacturers' tax echoed in the
chamber as the counter offensive
to the Walsh sales tax amendment
got underway.
Senator Dill (Dem) Washington,
offered to the tax bill an amend
ment to fix the stock transfer tax
at Is of per cent.
The senate will resume the tax
discussion Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28

seems to show this item was given
little consideration by either courts
or attorneys, and is unimportant.
Claims Discrimination
Another contention of the plain
tiffs was brought out when Conk-
ling declared the toll is discrimin-
atory, since 1t requires so cents
from those who have paid their
assessments, and 81 from those who
have not.
One of the arguments employed
by Childers was that the district
really is the owner of land on which
assessments have not been paid,
and SO has the right TO levy
against that land.
It was only shortly after this
that Conkling began his attack on
the methods used by the district,
declaring that farmers cannot pay
assessments levied by the district,
with conditions as they are.
Plaintiffs banded together in this
suit against the district are Roy
WeStmorland, T. D. Mccall, Charles
Malan, Harry Stewart, j. L. Tack
er. John Andrews, Joe Noble, D. D
BroWnell, c. o. Hoober, H. A. Has
tain, r. Wilkinson, r. w. Wilkin-
son and w c. Wilkinson.