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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
LINCOLN SCHOOL

Monday, Miss Melbourne said
that the ones who got 100 or missed
one in arithmetic would start
fractions Tuesday. The ones who
started fractions Tuesday were:
Wanda. Betsy. Doris, Yoshi, Junior,
Virginia, Roberta, and Lucy
Woo.
Fractions seemed hard at first.
Miss Melbourne said they wouldn't
be hard if we tried. I'm going
to try. and maybe can make bet
ter grade on fractions than I did
on long division.-Claudine Cililders.
Ho HUM School is almost out.
Everybody is glad. At least I know
I will be. Ho Huml To the beach
everybody will go.-Juanita Horton.
For language we are studying
conjunctions. We are going to
study interjections.-Marie Barnett,
GA.
At school the boys are playing
marbles. The teachers do not like
us to play. so we play after school.
Louis Knitz, ga.
We get out Is minutes early be-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26

cause it is too warm to have physi-
cal education. We are glad to get
out early, because some of us can
go swimming earlier. - Everett
Scott, 5-A.
We are having a contest to see
who can get the most hundreds by
the end of school, The one who
does will get a prize. 7 am the
only one who has gotten 100 every
day since we started the contest.
Sally Gonzalez, 5-A.
Mrs House. our teacher is es-
peeially nice to us by letting us
bring books to read at school. She
gives us about 10 minutes to read
in our books every afternoon. I
am reading a book called "Ozma
OF Oz".-Amy TakahaShi, 5-A.
Most of the children have read
Tom Sawyer" We thought it
would be fun for the teacher to
read it to us again. We finished
it last night. The teacher reads to
us for 10 minutes each afternoon.
Lorraine Barton, 5-A.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
SPECIAL STAMPS
TO BE USED FOR
FIRST AIR MAIL

Official schedules for the air
mail stop at the county airport
were received at the El Centre
post office this morning, bringing
the information that valley resi-
dents will have available one mail
plane east and one west daily.
The plane from the east will
arrive at the airport at 4:43 a. m.
and leave for San Diego at 4:50
a. m. The plane from the west
will arrive at the county airport
at Gas p m. and leave at 6:52 p. m.
A special cachet or stamp to
commemorate the first flight of
airmail from Ell Centro will be pro-
vided by the government. This
stamp will be affixed TO mail con-
stituting the load for the first trip.
The schedule goes into effect
June Is, and marks the close of
a long fight to obtain airmail serv-
ice for the valley. The Associated
Chambers of Commerce and the
chambers of commerce of the in
dividual towns all we're engaged in
activities to bring this convenience
to residents. The Ell Centre Cham
ber of Commerce and Leo Hetzel
were especially instrumental in Sc
curing the stop for the valley.
Started Two Years Ago
First activity to secure the sery-
ice began in November two years
ago when c. C. jenkins. local
postmaster, was sent to Washing
ton to do everything possible to
get the valley on the route and the
county airport stop.
About year ago the route was
completed to Phoenix, Ariz., and
since that time the lane was
lighted and marked between Phoe-
nix and San Diego.
Souvenir collectors from all parts
of the country began sending let
ters to the local post office more
than a year and a half ago, ask
ing that the letters be mailed on
the first flight of mail from the
county airport, stamped with the
special cachet and signed by the
postmaster. At present there are
more than 200 of these envelopes
awaiting the first dispatch of mail
Details of mailing and the type
of the cachet will be worked out
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
WILSON SCHOOL

IN spelling we had test or
the 100 word demons. Twelve pu-
pills received 100 and none failed
We are very proud of ourselves
-Rheta Dorr Percival, 8-A-2.
In English we have started ey-
eryone in Wilson school looking
for pictures on contestants in the
Olympics and news items about
them. After We have enough pic
lures and news items We are 60
ing TO make a class book.-Ruth
Riddle, 8-A-2.
The 8-A's, the 8-B and TAI
classes gave a program last We'd
nesday. The SAILS gave play
in which the characters were sup
posed to be movie stars. The glee
clubs sang some songs and Zoella
Austin gave a dance. We enjoyed
the program very much.-Dorothy
Larson, 8-A-2.
Leslie Freeman. the El Centro
school district champion and run
ner, is training now for another
chance at the finals, which are to
be held at Los Angeles.-Thurston
Grassland. 8-A-3.
Our spelling teacher had us print
all the 49 states in ink. Out of
80 people not one received an o. K.
the first time.-John Feeney, g.
A-3.
Hurrah! for English. We've been
studying ancien: Olympics and
you can't imagine how much fun
it is. We have traced back as far
as 776 B. c. We have started talk
ing about modern Olympics but we
don't find them as interesting
Pearl Robertson, 7-A-2.
'Hurrah. girlsl You won't get
done!" This is what the sewing
teacher said. For school is almost
over and there won't be much time
left to finish the dresses, pajamas
and things before school is out
Shirley Maddux.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
MISTRESS GETS LOVERS TOMB

PARIS. U.PLThe first chamber
of the Paris civil tribunal has just
decided that a mistress has the
right to the family tomb of her
lover, following the rendering Of
judgment in a rather peculiar case.
The dead man left a will, naming
as sole executor his daughter by
legitimate marriage, ordering her
to pay an allowance to the mistress.
A second clause set a part in the
burial vault for the BODY of the
mistress. The legitimate wife was
oyerruled in her request 10 make
the second clause of the will i'll
valid.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
Arch MasOns To
Meet On Coast

All Royal Arch Masons of I'm
perial Valley are invited to at
tend a dinner and program of the
Living Arch association in San
Diego Saturday night.
A group of three chapters from
the Los Angeles area will be pres
ent and will have charge of the
program and entertainment. Some
thing especially amusing is de-
clared to have been arranged by
the Triple Tau, Mitre and Trian-
gle chapters.
Dinner will be served at $50
o'clock and will be followed oy
the program.
H. L. Anderson of Ell Centro is
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
MCKINLEY SCHOOL


The "A class Is planning an in.
teresting activity for the las
weeks hygiene program. The cl as,
VIII present a fairy story that te Il;
boys and girls how to have eles II
white teeth and how to keep We |
and happy. One child will be tn.
ugly little gnone with yellow teeth.
another will be the fairy princess
who tells Us the secret of the
pearls in her mouth. One little
boy viii be the wise rabbit and
another is the owl who knows a
great many things that all boys
and girls should know. The child
ren think il viii be a fine way
10 END the years work.
Our IA class had a surprise. A
school letter came from a fourth
grade girl of the Guadalupe school
in san Francisco She wanted to
know about our valley. Three girls
wrote the best answers. They were
Mary Yano, Jane Allinder and
Jannete Sato.
We have been trying hard TO
find the best workers in Arithme-
tic. We 60 to the board. six at
time. and work for accuracy and
speed. We have problems in two
and three place addition and sub
traction. Everyone is trying to get
IN the highest groups.-Billy Hess.
PA.
The Americanization class found
a story about building a doll house.
s"lle story was very difficult as the
On oils were not familiar with the
ian. ses Of building materials. For
hat reason they decided to make
, trin TO a lumber yard TO learn
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
NEW ENGINE DEVELOPED

STOCKHOLM. U.Pl-A new type
of Diesel engine has been developed
at the I3olinder works, IN Stock
holm, by r. A. Waern, the chief
designer of the concern. 1t con-
sists of two-stroke, solid injection
type of engine, answering the needs
of the heavy-duty as we'll as light
weight crude oil engines of today.
Judging from practical tests on q
British motor tug equipped with
the new engine, it seems 10 give
every promise of becoming a val
liable asset to marine transporta-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26

resentation from each member
chamber will be present for this
important occasion.
Women are invited to attend
the last meeting before vacation
and to enjoy a special musical
program.
The executive board will meet
at 6:15 o'clock and dinner will be
served at 7 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
HARDING SCHOOL

hahD1N1 S1HOOL
I am a boy. I am good. 7 like
school. I am good in school.
lever throw spit wads or clay al
( eople.-Harold Williams, 1-A-l.
I am a mouse. but my other name
is rat.-Stanley Murray, IA.
I brought my doll to school to-
day and Suzanne brought her doll
too. let Suzanne hold my doll
and. she let me hold her doll
Ait on Marsh. 1-A-l.
I am Tarzan. 7 kill tigers. Ny
namR is Wallace Bradshaw.
I learn my words. I like my
words. Billy Moore, 1-A-1.
Ny Teddy is only two years old.
He is a white one. I hope he is
not b lack when l get home from
school,. I like Teddy. I play ball
with him-Billy Jane ZeitYogel,
2-B.
I have bunny. Every time 7
look at him he is hopping, hopping.
I give him water every day. When
give him water he comes hopping
TO see what I have.-Charis Fears,
2-B.
Cne day my mother said she
would make a pie She had just
finished it and put it out to cool
when the lady next door called her
to see her new baby. When she
came back there was the pie tin
empty! We began the search and
finally found the cat in the cup
board. His face was smeared with
Schiller, "A.
The other day my brother was
waiting for my mother in the
car and what do you think came
no piping down the street? A little
oir,i with a straw in its mouth.
AL of a sudden the straw slipped
out of his mouth and the wind
blew it down the street. The little
bird went after it until it caught
It.-Barbara Marsh, "A.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
Valley Chambers
To Name Officers

Annual election of officers will
take place Friday night at inland
school house at the last session
of the Associated Chambers of
Commerce.
1t is expected that a large rep
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26

vice president of the association in
San Diego and Imperial counties
and j. Fred Glasgow also of this
city, is a member of the board of
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
Interesting Items OF News
Written For The Press By
FL CentrO School Pupils

all about such things. When they
returned they told about the trip
in this way: I'VE went to the
lumber yard. We saw boards. We
saw planks. We saw yellow pine
wood. We saw redwood. We saw
flooring and siding. We saw barbed
wire and we saw fence wire. We
learned many thing
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23
Christianity in Charlotte
durham Herdld)

Four golfers and two tennis
players have been arrested in
Charlotte and charged with vio-
lating the ordinance recently en-
acted by the city council of that
city prohibiting the playing of
golf, tennis, cards, baseball and
other sports on Sunday. The
ordinance was enacted at the
urgence of the ministers of the
city of Charlotte who found
Sunday baseball particularly to
their dislike.
The six men arrested are re-
spectacle citizens of Charlotte
and yet they are to be carried
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23

| furry of snow and headed to-
ward the renowned land Of Baby
! Ion between the Tigris and Eu-
pirates rivers. Soon a hot sun
was glaring down upon us. AS
we passed over the desolate
sands some of the passengers
read, a few talked, some dozed,
and four of us played bridge in
the morning and again in the
afternoon, while others sought
vainly for variety in the fiat,
| featureless. illimitable landscape.
"The two British drivers
spelled each other at intervals
of three or four hours days and
night during the long run.
"The journey was marked by
the fantastic and shimmering
mirage which is said to be more
deceptive in the Syrian desert
than anywhere else. Now it is
an isolated lake, now a vignette
of the seashore, now a refresh
ing pool
There is not one main trail
from Damascus to~Bagdad. The
increasing use of the desert
route by motor cars does not
deepen the wheel tracks. In
stead, the drivers are constantly
making new tracks in the hope
of finding route less obstruct-
ed, although of course the lanes
are fairly well established. The
desert transport companies have
no expense for roadbeds.
When the sun sank over the
horizon and darkness fell, the
desert cooled off so rapidly that
we had to hire blankets at Rutba
for the night stage Of the trip.
Refreshed at this oasis, we set
out again at 10 o'clock. The
lights in the bus were turned
out, and most of the passengers
slept intermittently. A ten-hour
ride brought us to Ramadi, a
port of call and three hours
later we were in Bagdad." l."
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23

have ever found. Right now l
think that the rest of my days
will be spent here"
We talked of his life, and he
told me: "In the summer l
prospect and pan fer gold.
Sometimes | look me up a hole
in the river and swim. In the
winter | work with my maps
and figures, and at times I get
myself down a guitar and pick
myself a tune"
Near the river was a small
cabin in which he lived when he
was not back in the hills. Be-
ing an orphan, he had educated
himself largely through his own
efforts. No evidences of riches
were about him, but | think
that he was the only man to
whom | talked this summer who
appeared to be thoroughly unin-
terested in the depression.
During the past two summers
| have travelled around 10000
miles over the United States,
meeting and talking with many
people in all sorts Of places, and
everywhere | have heard talk of
hard times and depression.
Everywhere | have found a
characteristic tenseness in the
spirit of those who work for a
living. But nowhere have |
heard directly anyone complain
ing Of being extremely hungry.
And | have seen this summer
luscious wild berries rot from
want of picking on the hillsides
a mile from Chapel Hill.
1t seems to me that as essen
tial as giving work to the labor
ing man in an effort to solve
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23
Across the Country
Observations by Student on Trip
to the Pacific Coast
BY ID. &. Mcclure

Last month | was walking
down a street in Los Angeles.
Ny attention was attracted to a
crowd Of apparently common
laborers eagerly listening to the
words Of a speaker on a plat
. form. Around the speaker 5
neck was a huge snake; back Of
him was stretched an American
flag. | stopped to listen and
heard hearty condemnation Of
the capitalistic system Of indus
try. Around me were continual
, mutters: Hes right" Its the
truth"
= In the course Of his lecture the
man brought out an interesting
fact. He stated that on a preVl-
:, Gus day he asked anyone hum
cry in the crowd to stay until
latter the lecture and he would
lsee that he got something to eat.
practically the entire crowd re-
mained. This seems to have pre-
sented a problem to him; so he
asked how many Of them wished
. to work. The crowd Snuff ed
= uneasily; some moved away !;
and only one hand was raised.
The owner asked what kind Of
work it was. "Pick and shovel, !"
replied the lecturer.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23

Edgar w. Knight Of the Uni
versity school of education has
an article in the Baltimore Sun
entitled "By Motor from Damas-
Gus to Bagdad." It tells the story
of the conquest of the desert by
modern means of transportation.
Mr.. Knight made a bus trip
across the arid wastes in the
course of his mission, with two
Columbia University professors,
to study the educational prob
lem of the kingdom of Iraq.
The route traverses a region
made famous by chronicles in
the Old Testament. It lies be-
tween the country of the Israel
ties and the Babylonian empire
of NebuchadneZZar.
For centuries the journey
over the sands of the desert was
made by camel caravan, and only
a few years ago twelve days
were required for the fastest
racing camels to carry the mails
from Damascus to Bagdad. Now
the traveller covers the 600 miles
! in 25 hours, on immense balloon
tires, in six-wheeler Pullman
/ saloon cars made in Philadel-
phia; and these 25 hours include
a stop Of 4 hours for refresh
ments and rest at the oasis, Rut-
ba Wells.
Thanks to the airplane scout
ing of the Syrian and 1raquian
police, raids by wandering law
less tribes of Arabs have been
about ended, but even now the
authorities do not give permiS-
sion for an individual motorist
to cross the desert. Arrivals
and departures are announced
by telegraph, and police squads
are kept in readiness to rush
out if buses do not arrive at
their destination on schedule.
OF his own journey Mr..
Knight writes:
I'VE set out from Damascus
at 1880 in the morning in a
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23

before a police judge and brand
ed as criminals in the eyes Of
the law. If that is the kind of
Christianity the ministers of
Charlotte are preaching it is no
wonder the people of Charlotte
prefer the golf course, the ten
mis- course or even a game of
tiddledy winks to the churches
presided over by the all-wise
men who know what is best and
what is evil for all peoples.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23

The one who had raised his
hand was suffering from a lame
back. Around me | saw sheep
ish grins come to the faces of
the listeners as the speaker told
of this incident, and no one said
anything.
Anyone travelling in the west
can not help but note with in
terest the great number Of no
boes on the freight trains. In
Kansas | talked to a young fell
low who had just got off Of
box car. He said he had ridden
freights on which 200 men were
travelling, and nine tenths of the
men had no idea where they
wished to go. They were simply
riding.
y
Recently | had a conversation
with a native Of the coal mine
region of southeast Kentucky.
He told me Of the Harlan strike.
He himself had formerly worked
in the mines, but at the time of
the strike he was employed in
the company commissariat. And
his position gave him an un-
usual slant on the situation.
He said that one thing the
newspapers had not exaggerated
was the suffering Of the miners,
but, he added, the miners were
responsible for their condition.
Good wages had been made at
one time. His own 5rother-in-
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23

law had made as high as $40 in
a day. The company store had
charged outrageously unfair
prices for its commodities, but
the miners did not question the
prices. If they wanted some
thing, they bought it with no
regard to their wages. Conse-
quently when the winter Of the
strike came, the miners were un-
prepared to live, with their
usual income cut off; so they
suffered.
Near the eastern border of
Utah a river runs through the
Wastelands, and on bank of
that river by the highway there
is a filling station. | stopped
there one day to get gas and
talked with the proprietor.
Nothing was there, he told me.
Times were hard, and one could
not make a living. His gen.
eral tone was of a pessimistic,
grumbling self-pity.
"And what do you dq1in win
ter around here" | Inquired.
"Oh, the snow gets too deep to
do anything much. We usually
sit around and play cards." he
answered.
Before we had moved from
that same filling station, another
man came up to talk. He was
commonly clad, but of a neat
and clean-cut appearance. We
chatted, and | learned that he
was a geologist who had been
to all parts Of the world. |
asked him about the country,
and he pointed to the river.
up and down that river he
said, "is the richest country |
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23

some of the major economic
problems of our country is the
teaching of a twelve-dollar-a-
week laborer not to spend five
dollars of that salary on a sec
ond-hand automobile - and the
teaching will be a shade harder
than making prohibition a COM
plete success.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23
FOR SALE


The Carolina U-Drive-Tt barn,
on Henderson street opposite the
Post-Otiice, will be sold to the
highest bidder, for cash, at
NOON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 80
Make use of your opportunity
and buy this building at your
own price. To be moved from
the lot at once.
Carolina U-Drive-It Co.
(This 10th Sept, 1882
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-09-23

VOU would be astonished too, if you
i could see this machine that turns
out $50 Chesterfelds minute. and
every one as near perfect as cigarettes
can be made.
But please bear this in mind. 1t is
what happens before the tobacco goes
into this machine that matters most. }
Rolling and packaging are important,
but not nearly as important as the
selection, blending and treatment of
the tobacco.
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co,nrnissary. They won their Office
because of ownership Of an Old
neutrality-suspicious. truck in which
they make the rounds Of the mar
kets and collect foodstuffs for their
fellows.
The potatoes, lettuce and ether
vegetables of questionable freshness
are worked over by the housewives
of Prosperity Center and plenty is
usually assured for meals.
Seventy -three-year-old E. A. Han
ma was selected mayor. He also fills
the office of Chamber of Commerce
president and official greeter.
HIS outlook ID cheerful and re-
fleets the general atmosphere OF the
community. Questioned about the
surprising spirit of mirth and cheer
in such a Squalid setting, Mayor
Hanna replied with a tug at his
white beard:
"Why shouldn't we smile at the
world? No rent, free food, free
water and place to sleep"
Then he added with twinkle in
his eyes, "And we have the best
orchestra in this district"
The town itself resembles an old
fashioned patchwork quilt. It's ar
chitecture is largely that of the
early American Indian. One family
may be housed in tent, improvised
from an old piece.of canvass stretch
ed over frame work Of stakes
Their neighbors probably reside
within a shack of cast-off scant-
lings contributed by some kind
hearted contractor
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1932-03-30

Tie election is not going to b3 a
walk over as some of our enthus' :
astic Democrats believe. The Repub-
lican Party has remarkable recup-
e1ative power. A year prior to tn"
election four years ago, it seemed
that the Democrats were certain Of
victory, due to the scandals which
had almost wrecked the Republican
Party. But the Republicans WON
at least, the Democrats LOST the
election. The Democratic leaders are
determined not to make the same
mistakes again. They will pick the
candidate quickly who seems to have
the most popular support and WI
stear clear of any candidate who
would be unpopular with any sec"
ton of the country or with any
considerable class of voters. The
delegates to the Democratic Con-
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The sensing Of victory and the
Importance of Safeguarding their
advantage have SO thoroughly per-
meatad the Democratic ranks that
it has made Roosevelt's nomination
almost crta:nty. The leaders are
not going to be influenced by pro-
paganda seeking to bolster up "fa-
vorite sons" in order to prevent
Roosevelt's nomination. The "stop
Roosevelt" movement has fallen
flat. Roosevelt has his adversarieS
on the run. His boom has gained
SO much impetus that it VII be i'm
possible to stop it. Take my word
for it, the Democrats will name
Franklin Roosevelt at the Chicago
Convention in one of the shortest
sessions in its history.
The Democrats are going to nom
mate Roosevelt because they feel
"other candidates may-Roosevelt
Will-Win"
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partment Refunds for the period
On motor fuels exempt from taxa
ton, but upon which the tax was
paid at the time of purchase, were
SIG, 331.10, leaving a net revenue
from the tax of $3.50, 333.27.
Under the apportionment, the
state highway fund was credited
with $165, 1929 and the counties
received ST. ,2o1O8, distributed in pro-
portion to the amount of tax col
lected in each county.
Maricopa county received as her
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Navajo, $1,476O6; Pima, $11,043.53;
Pinal, $3,54243; Santa Cruz, ST.
746.4O; Yavapai, $3,2e7.19; and Yu-
ma, $5,431.51.
The statement shows the receipts
by the highway department for the
month were $61O, 498.7O, made up of
gasoline tax, $165, 1929; federal aid,
$197,793.41; motor vehicle license
revenues, $247, 573.1O. The expendi-
lures by the department for the per-
iod were $396,573.57.