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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
WHITING MEAD
COMPANY SHOWS
GREAT PROGRESS

Established Sd years ago in Los
Angeles, the Whiting-Mead COM
pany offers such romance of bus
mess as is often the subject of in
spirational magazine articles, grow
ing as it has from single Wrecking
yard in the Angel city to a giant
corporation with TWO divisions and
nine stores throughout Southern
California
Two of these stores are situated
in Imperial Valley. One is in Ell
Centro, and has been established
here for the last six years, while
the other was opened in Brawley
two years ago.
F. E. Minor is manager of the Ell
Centro branch, while Glen Miner is
situated in Brawley. 1t was the
success of the Ell Centro branch
which decided officials of the COM
pany to open a store in Brawley.
H. L. Minor, father of the local
manager, is overseer of Whiting
M6du OptIdJlOllS III Odll IltBO, dlltl
was largely responsible for the
phenomenal success of the corpor-
alton there. At present the firm
is divided into a Whiting-Mead
corporation of Los Angeles and a
Whiting-Mead corporation of San
Diego.
The firm had its beginnings in
Los Angeles 81 years ago when w.
NJ Mead and Perry Whiting, both
still active in business of the firm,
opened a small wrecking yard with
one old horse and decrepit wagon
as their operating equipment.
The company now has stores in
El Centro, Brawley, Vernon, Belve-
dere, North Hollywood, at Four
teenth and K streets in San Diego,
East San Diego, Oceanside, and on
Ninth street in San Diego. Other
branches of the business include a
pottery, boundary and lumber
yards and mills.s
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06

In approximately six weeks, I'm
perial Valley shipments close to
$4,000 cars of cantaloupes to all
parts of the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
Carnival Show To
Give Amusement

Crafts Greater shows will hold
forth on the midway at the fair
grounds as they have done every
year since Imperial county has
staged this annual event.
Good, clean entertainment for
individuals of all ages will be
found in this section of the amusc-
ment arena. Children especially
will be delighted to know that their
favorite forms of pastime will be
here better and more amusing than
ever.
Working under the conviction
that a fair is not a fair unless
there is plenty of popcorn, red
lemanade and sideshows, the fair
entertainment committee is proud
Of the carnival section this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
Veterans To Have
Special Fair Day

Veterans day at the county fai.
will take place Saturday, February
l3, when veterans of the War Of
the Rebellion, the Spanish war and
the World war will be in evidence
throughout the day.
A special effort is being made 10
have as many GAR. veterans
present as possible. These veterans
will be special guests for the day
and will be escorted about the
grounds by veterans of later wars
in which the United States has
participated.
There are hundreds of ex-service
men in Imperial county and dozens
of veterans organizations. 1t is
the wish of the fair committee
that these men and members of
their auxiliary units plan to at
tend February 13.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06

A splendidly functioning cow
testing association operates in I'M
perial Valley under state supervis-
ion.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06

Imperial Valley schools rank
with any in California, which
means they compare favorably with
any in the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06

Imperial Valleys grapefruit in
dustry is continually expanding,
close to 500 cars being shipped in
1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Committee Named
By BOndhOlders

Announcement of a permanent
committee to represent the holders
of Imperial Irrigation district
bonds in future dealings with dis
trict and farm bureau officials,
was received today by Scott B.
Foulds, secretary manager of the
farm bureau.
The secretary, B. P. Lester, ex-
pressed appreciation of the farm
bureaus cooperation in the prob
lens confronting bondholders and
taxpayers of the valley, and stated
that at a later date the committee
wished to meet with farm bureau
officials to obtain desired inform
alton on local conditions. The
committee at present is securing
data in regard to the irrigation
district.
Members of this permanent COM
mittee are Charles j. Lick, chair
man; Ed Harris, Milo Bekins, Ar
chibald Dorland, Robert Fullerton,
Jr., Victor Etienne, and B. P. Les
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
SURVIVORS OF WRECKED VESSEL
FINALLY ARRIVE AT VICTORIA

the ship a big wave swamped us
and the boat capsized.
"I managed to hold to the life
boat as it went over. There were
lot of other fellows hanging to
the boat. One by one they just
dropped off and disappeared into
the water. After a while I was the
only one left. Then another big
wave washed me off and 1 had to
swim. 1 could see land, maybe
half mile away.
1.-THE bitter cold waters were dot
ted with struggling, crying men,
some of them struck out in what
they thought was the direction of
the shore.
1.-The first close sight of the
shore was ghastly-the bodies of
four Chinese members of the crew
were on the beach.
81 saw De Wall and DeCaney
They too had been washed ashore,
practically unconscious.
ut was bitter cold. We had no
food. The night seemed thous-
and hours long.
I'm the morning some cargo was
washed up from which we got a
few scraps of sodden food.
I'VE made a signal with paper
and waved for help.
Hours later the Oregon Maru
sighted our signal and launched a
boat but the frail craft got within
100 yards of the island and then
couldn't make it.
Our hearts sank. Death stared
at us again as the rescue boat turn
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
BANKRUPT'S PETITION FOR
DISCHARGE AND ORDER
THEREON
=. No. 456-H-In Bankruptcy

In the District Court of the United
States, Southern District of Cali
fornia, Southern Division, in the
Matter of S. PETERS, Bankrupt.
To the Honorable Judge of the
District Court of the United States
for the Southern District of Cali
fornia, Southern Division, of S. Pc
ters of Ell Centre, in the County of
Imperial, and State of California,
in said district, respectfully repre-
sents that on the 23rd day of No
vember, last past, he was duly adj
judged bankrupt under the Acts Of
Congress relating to bankruptcy;
and that he has duly surrendered
all his property and rights of prop
erty, and has fully complied with all
the requirements of said acts and
of the orders of the Court touching
said bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prayS that he may
be decreed by the Court to have a
full discharge from all debts prov
able against his estate under said
Bankruptcy Acts, except such debts
as are excepted by law from such
discharge.
Dated this 18th day of September
A. D., 1882
S. PETERS,
Bankrupt.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Appeals For Aid
In Porto Rico

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-U.R\-
Resident Commissioner Jose l.. Pes
guerra of Porto Rico today appealed
to American public opinion for aid
in obtaining tents, cots and blan-
kets for Porto Rican hurricane
sufferers which have been refused
by the war department.
The commissioner in telegram
informed Secretary Of War Hur-
ley Of this intention and said, II
beg you before you go out on the
political stump again that you act
humanely for the people of Porto
Rico by reyoking your previous or
der which is without precedent in
the war department. We cannot
procure shelter from any other
source in time to prevent heavy
death toll"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05

VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 5. up
A blond 17-year-old high school
boy, Jimmy Thorsen of Portland
and a swarthy Filipino lad, Con
zala Debenay reached here today
to tell the last tale of the steam
ship Nevada whose wreckage lies
on the rocks of the Aleutians.
It was a grim story simply told,
an epic of sailormens courage in
the face of death, when "a COM
panions persisted in the north Pa
cific.
These boys told how they swan
ashore through raging seas when
the Nevada struck a reef Is days
out of Portland, how they saw one
rescue ship stand by helpless, then
leave them.
How they lay two days on wet
rocks on Amatigmak Island with
out food and without hope. How
the sailors of the President Mad
ison quarreled for the honor of
swimming ashore with the lifeline
which finally saved them.
Young Thorsen told his own
story as he sat before dozen
newspapermen, a huge bandage
protecting a cut in his scalp:
IT was a cadet on the Nevada
so was in the pilot house. 1t was
my first voyage. 1t was 8 o'clock
dark and foggy. We were go
ing ahead full speed. Suddenly I
heard a grating noise, and only a
slight shock. We couldn't see
anything, but knew what happen
ed. The second mate, Wendt was
his name, ordered the engines
stopped and called for the captain.
HE ordered the whistles and the
alarm bells rung. We rushed on
deck and over the side we could
see the combers breaking. My
God the mate said we're lost
The captain came up on the bridge
and then all the boats were slung
out.
by this time the ship was
pounding on the rocks. We knew
she would break up. 1t was rough,
dark and foggy when we jumped
into the boats and lowered them.
There were II in our boat as
we pushed off. We could see an
other boatload of men behind us.
At first we got on all right but
suddenly about half mile from
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Weather Hats
Cotton Picking

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. U.P)-
Cotton picking and ginning was
interrupted in central states of the
cotton belt last week by heavy
rains, and harvest made only fair
progress in the western section of
the belt, the weather bureau re-
ported today.
The bureau said there was con-
siderable damp, cloudy weather
and weevil activity was favored by
relatively low temperatures.
In western Texas and southern
New Mexico, heavy rains caused
some damage to the crop. In Ok
lahoma, progress varied from fair
to good. In the central States of
the belt, rain in the first and lat
ter parts of the week was unfavor-
able, but the bureau reported that
otherwise conditions were mostly
satisfactory.
Progress in eastern states of the
belt was reported as fairly good.
Picking was we'll advanced with
only slight Interruptions by rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Smith Roosevelt
Swap Greetings
Continued From Page ~


ing, stamping, and whistling con-
tinued for 10 minutes. The two
men stood still.
"Al, this, this is from the heart,
Roosevelt offered.
Frank, that goes for me too"
The cameramen'S flashlights
doomed.
Praises Exchanged
Smith began his speech. He ar
raigned President Hoover and the
administration. He called for cleo
ton of the national Democratic
ticket" and he urged harmony for
"a Democratic victory in Novem-
ber."
And he turned toward Roosevelt
as he spoke, not, however, men,
tioning the governor by name.
Roosevelt was grinning.
A few moments later, Smith, re-
ferring to his own service as gov
ernor before Roosevelt, said:
when I left the state in 1929,
I felt satisfied for left my pro-
gram in the hands of Roosevelt
and Lehman"
Roosevelt mentioned Smith twice
in his seconding speech, praising
his record as governor, as a hu-
manitarian, a man "eminently fit
ted for the task" when he came to
Albany.
The veteran campaigner who OPP
posed President Hoover in 1928
heaped ridicule on the administra-
ton for its methods of dealing
with the depression, and charged
that not one of the problems OF
that campaign had been solved.
I'VE were given to understand
that our Republican brethren had
some kind of peculiar patent on
prosperity. And we had the rosy
promise of nothing to eat but
chicken, every laborer with an au-
tomobile, and, to cap the climax,
he was supposed to go to work with
silk socks on.
Scores G. o. P.
well, what happened in 1929?
It must have been apparent to the
department of commerce that the
market collapse was due, because
commodity prices early that year
had begun to fall.
well, the President called a
special session at the request of
Senator Borah, who rushed down
to Washington. He is offering new
advice this year.
HE called the boys together and
they could not resist the opportun-
ity to take another little bang at
the tariff, and for IA or Is months
they kept not only this country
but all countries in friendly rela-
tionship with us hanging in the
balance"
Smith said he did not believe
the Republican "deathbed con-
fession on prohibition" was ION the
level"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Lovers Quarrel
Ends In Tragedy

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Oct. s.
U.P)-Agnes Hitchings, %, who
came here from Detroit a few
weeks ago, and James F. Fife, %,
were dead today as the result of
what police said was murder and
suicide climaxing a lovers quar-
rel
The couple, together with the
gi's's brother, Marshall Hitchings
were parked in a service station
when the asserted quarrel arose.
Hitchings sold detectives that
he left the car, walked to the front
of the service station and few
moments later two shots rang out.
He ran back and found his sister
dead. Fife died in a hospital a
short time later.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Asserts Oil Man
Never Was Sober

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5.-(U.P)-
Mrs. Ruth S. Ewing, San Francis
co society woman, never saw Ira
Gosnell, wealthy Ventura oil man,
when he was sober she testified
today in the contested divorce suit
brought against Gosnell by Mrs.
Harriet L. Gosnell, former actress.
Mrs. Ewing told Judge Robert
w. Kenny that she received Cos
nell as a guest in her home a dozen
times, and that once he brought a
suitcase of liquor with him. She adj
ded that she saw in Gosnell's Hol-
lywood home a bar in the billiard
room.
Gosnell, in his cross-complaint,
charged that his wife continually
accused him falsely of associating
with other women.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Garner Challenges
Hoover Statement

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-U.P)-
Speaker John II. Garner, Demo-
cratic vice presidential candidate,
today challenged President Hoo
ver's Des Moines speech, asserting
that the President had blocked
measures which would have pre-
vented farm mortgage foreclosures.
In view of Mr.. Hoover's former
promises, Garner said, "either his
sincerity or his ability to make
good his latest promises is serious
" oDen TO question"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Opera Singer And
Husband Separate

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5. up
Friends reported today that Serge
Mdivani, Georgian prince, and his
wife. Mary McCormic, grand opera
star, had separated and that Miss
McCormic contemplates a divorce.
They have been married II
months, and according to friends
separated. last Friday. Miss Nc
CorInic was said to be living with
friends, Mdivani at a hotel.
Neither could be reached for a
statement.
Michael Luddy, attorney for
Miss McCormic, said, Il have abb
solutely nothing to say, one way
or the other"
Mdivani is the former husband
of Pola Negri, film actress.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
BANDIT ROBS BANK

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 5.-U.PS-
A bandit late today held up and
robbed a branch of the California
bank and escaped with approx
mately $75L.
The man was said by bank en-
ployees to resemble closely a ban
dit who recently shot and serious
ly wounded a police officer in an
other holdup.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Effect OF Speech
Pleases Hoover
Continued From Page u

| list them as definitely Democratic.
Warned By Mellon
For the first time Mr.. Hoover re-
yealed in his Dss Moines speech
that at one crucial moment of the
depression Andrew Mellon warned
him that unless an immediate rem
| edy we're found the United States
could hold on to the gold STAN
dard but two weeks longer
With quiet drama, Mr.. Hoover
told the story of the fight to hold
the United States to the gold STAN
dard while monetary systems of
nation after nation crumbled I'M
DER the strain.
In the midst of this hurricane"
Mr.. Hoover said, THE Republic
can administration kept a cool Mad
and rejected every counsel of weak
ness and cowardiee. Many of these
battles have had to be fought in
silence without the cheers of the
limelight or the encouragement of
public support because the very
disclosure of the forces opposed to
us would have undermined the
courage of the weak and induced
panic. Hideous misrepresentation
and unjustified complaint had TO
be accepted in silence.
mo statement Of mine could por-
tray the full measure of perils
which threatened u.s. the President
said.
Before the end, foreign coun-
tries drained us of nearly a bill
lion dollars of gold and vast
amount of other exchange. Then
we had also to meet an attack up
on our flank by some of our own
people to the amount of S1,500,000,-
900. This brought its own train of
failures and bankruptcies.
Even worse, many of our less
patriotic citizens started to export
their money to foreign countries
for fear we should be forced onto
a paper money basis.
Being forced off the gold STAN
dard in the United States meant
utter chaos. Never was our nation
in greater peril, not alone in banks
and financial systems, money and
but that forebode dan
gers, moral and social chaos, with !
years of conflict and arrangement"
Democrats Flayed
A bitter warning against turn
ing the nation over to Democratic |
rule was issued by the President. |
He attacked NE record of the |
house of representatives under De-
leadership.
1T is by their acts in congress
and their leadership that you should |
know Them" he said.
The Democrats, he said, pro-
duced the cash bonus bill which |
was passed under their leadership |
by the house OF representatives
It opposed it, said Mr.. Hoover.
1T failed to pass the senate. Under !
that bill it was proposed to expend !
s., 3O0,000,000. Worse still, the bill |
they passed provided the bouns
should be paid through the crea-
ton of sheer fiat mc-ey.
They passed a price fixing bill |
creating what might be called COL |
oquially the rubber dollar I OPP
posed this. 1t was held up in the
senate. They passed provision for
oans to corporations and every
body else whether they were affect
ID and guarded by public interest
)r not. 1t would have made the
government the most gigantic
of history. I vetoed
his measure. They passed other
measures with this same reckless
disregard for the safety Of the
lation."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Missing CalexicO
Youth Located


Ray Mabry, Is, missing from his
home in Calexico since September
26, has been located at the home
of friends in Orland, Calf, Mrs.
Lenore Mabry told deputy sherlfIs
last night.
The boy disappeared after leaV-
ing his home on the way to school.
He will be returned to the home
of his parents this week.
County officers were asked yes
terday to aid in locating another
person, who disappeared from
Cortland, New York, last May. He
is Carol McHenry, II. Several let
ters received by his parents from
Ell Centre directed their search
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Shuler Talks At
City Park Tonight

Bob Shuler, independent candi-
date for the United States senate,
will speak at city park at 8 o'clock
tonight upon the subject, Human
Rights and Economic Justice"
The public is invited to hear the
address tonight and expectations
are that a large audience will as
semble to hear the pastor. His
supporters state that his speeches
in other parts of the state have at
tracted five times as many persons
as did those delivered during his
primary campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
AIMEE'S HAIR RED

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5-Aimee
Semple Mcpherson Hutton, Los An
geles evangelist, and her chubby
husband, David Hutton, planned
to conclude an "incognito" visit to
San Francisco today. 1t was learn
ed that the evangelist visited a
downtown beauty parlor yesterday,
emerging with her hair in daz-
cling bronze shade. For several
months lei flowing treSses had
been blonde.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05

q Centre. was reported to the
heriffs office yesterday after
noon.
DIR. r. c. Clemens, dentist. Pro-
fessional building. Phone 245.
5tf m W
Chickens Stolen-Several Barred
Rock and Rhode Island RED chick
ems were stolen lasS night from W.
B. McDaniels north of Ell Centre
on Third street, according to re-
port at the sheriff'S office this
morning.
Omega Connelly's piano studio
new address after october LIST. 1866
Olive. Phone 1904. 28tf
MainuS Not Guilty-Returning at
1890 last night, a Jury returned a
verdict before Judge Vaughn N
Thompson that W. J. Mainus EaS
not guilty of a statutory offense.
Edward B. Patterson defended
Mainus. His trial had lasted all
day.
DR.. Goble Hurst, modern. pro-
gressive chiropractic. Phone 1l95.
625 Site st. m,w,f-tf
Seeks Divoree-MrS. Thelma Al
today flied suit in superior
court. asking a divorce from James
L. Albertson on grounds he failed
to provide for her, and also ask
ing that she be allowed TO resume
her maiden name.
Farnsworth AIilk-The best by
test. Phone 655, Ell Centre. m,w,f
Mrs. Ferguson Better-Mrs. G. o. /
who is in a Glendale !
hospital following a serious oper-
alton performed Sunday, is said to
be fairly well today. Her physi- /
clans said her condition was alarm /
ing yesterday afternoon but were /
hopeful since she lived through .
the night.
DR.. Hooper Dentist. X-Ray /
service, 10 North 9th st. m,w,f |
Clements Slightly Better w. j.
Clements was reported to be slight
y better today. He is confined to
lis home with an attack of pneu-
nonia and his many friends viii
oe interested in news of this i'm
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
HEARSE DRIVER KILLED

LONG BEACH, Calf, Oct. S.
U.R6Gordon Leonard, 81, was
killed when the hearse he was
driving, carrying the body of Mrs
John F. Garner of Corona, Cal,
late wife of a cousin of Speaker
John N. Garner, collided with an
automobile. The hearse was enroute
to a crematory after funeral SER
vices for Mrs. Garner.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
JUMPS FROM WINDOW

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-U.R-Jul-
ian Raichich, So, who came here
from San Pedro, Calf, in search
of employment several weeks ago,
was near death at st. Vincent hos
pital today after he jumped or fell
from window Of his roomfng
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05

ed the boat back and left us
stranded
I'VE were so all in by the time
the President Madison arrived 1t
didn't seem to matter much. I've.
sat there all day and all the next
night. Some flour washed ashore
and we tried to eat it, but it made
us sick. We found a little stream
and drank some water and just sat
around"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT

ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF CALIFORNIA, SIS.
On this oath day of September,
A. D., 1882, on reading the forego-
ing petition, it is
ORDERED BY THE COURT, that
hearing be had upon the same on
the 5th day of December, A. D.,
1892, before said Court, at Los An
geles, in said District, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon; and that notice
thereof be published in IMPERIAL
VALLEY PRESS, newspaper
printed in said district, and that all
known creditors and other persons
in interest may appear at the said
time and place and show cause, II
any they have, why the prayer of
the said petitioner should not be
granted.
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDERED
BY THE COURT, that the Referee
shall send by mail to all known
creditors copies of said petition and
this order, addressed to them at
their places of residence as stated.
WITNESS, the Honorable Harry
A. Hollzer, Judge of the said Court,
and the seal thereof. at Los An
geles, in said district, on the oath
day of September, A. D.. 1882.
r. S. ZIMMERMAN,
(SeaD Clerk.
BY F. BETZ,
5t1 Deputy Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
JUDGMENT AGAINST AIMEE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5.-Aimee
Semple Mcpherson Hutton, evan
gelist, and her husband, David l..
Hutton, were under court order to-
day to pay $3.50 to Lynden Bow
ring for attorneys fees. Bowring
sued for $9,872.