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Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
RUSSIA HAPPY
OVER HOPE Of
RECOGNITION
Continued From Page II

possible that during Litvinoff IS
visit the United States and Russia
may negotiate a commercial treaty.
Some financing by the U. S. gov
ernment may be necessary to Stim-
ulate Russian trade. The RFC is
considering an advance of SIS, ,000,-
900 for the purchase here by Rus
sia of cotton and non-ferrouS met
ais.
Vastly important repercuSsions
throughout the world were foreseen
from the probable resumption of
diplomatic relations. One was a
sobering influence on japanese ex-
pansion in the far east. Both Rus
sia and the United States have op-
posed Japan IS Asiatic policy, Rus
sia because of its interests in Man
churia and Mongolia, the United
States because of the Philippine
Islands and the American CONNER
cial market in China.
Trade experts declare Russia Of
fers a tremendous market for
American goods. In 1881, despite
the depression, Russia purchased
products of American farms and
factories worth Sill, 100000 But by
1882 this trade had Shrunken to
$12 100000, one-tenth the previous
amount. Soviet sources said this
Shrinkage was due to the fact that
Russian purchasers could not OBJ
tain satisfactory credits here be-
cause American bankers and busi-
ness men, in times of depression,
were reluctant to offer credit to a
country which the United States
did not recognize.
Germany, whose government
guaranteed Soviet credits, received
the bulk of the orders which for
merly had gone to the United
States.
Powerful impetus will be given to
the development of Soviet United
States trade by recognition, the In
dustrial Gazette said today in an
article dealing with the question.
Discussing important plans con-
nection with the piateleka Second
five year plan)," the Industrial Ga
zette says, economic circles are ma
turally expecting results from the
Washington negotiations such as
will give a powerful impetus to the
development of trade with the Uni
ted States.
1T is necessary to state frankly,
that present proportions of trade
volume are dwarfish compared with
the potentialities."
The prerequisites for an extensive
economic rapproachment exist in
the opinion of the newspaper, Eco
nomic Life, and only artificial bar
riers have heretofore been the OBJ
stacles to that approachment."
Representative of American buSi-
ness firms are highly satisfied with
Washington's action. They express
ed the opinion that resumption of
diplomatic relations will immensely
facilitate placing of orders in the
Soviet Union and will stimulate
trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
(0UNTYB@RlEFS Q@R

Perishabie Shipments-Eight car
loads of perishables rolled from
the valley yesterday, according to
report submitted by B. A. Harri-
gan, agricultural commissioner. The
total was composed of three car
loads OF asparagus, three of hon.
eydews and two of mixed melons.
Wanted - DreSsmaking. Expert
fitting. Rheba Cameron, TIC South
sixth street. 20t3
Omega Connelly's piano studio,
Barbara Worth Hotel 20tf
Interiocutory Decree Granted -
Judge Thompson yesterday grant
ed an lnterlocutory decree of di-
Vorce TO Clarence Walters from
Mary Walters on grounds of will
ful deSertion.
Swiss Watch Repairing reason
able prices. Phil MaStenbrook SAT
Main st. lots
DR.. A. q. Hanson, dcntist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone B8 ott
Two Divorces Filed - Charging
extreme cruelty in each case, di-
Vorce actions were filed in Supe-
rior court yesterday by Billie Ber-
ly against Charley Berry, married
August "a, 1882, separated Novem-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
IMPERIAL READERS COLUMN

Lincoln of West Eighth street. Cor
ina Mccall, Winifred Conley, Dottie
Mallory, Lucy Poor, Carlos Mccall,
Bobby Nichols, Ralph Bowen of this
city and Pete Cooper of Ell Centro
were guests.
Mi and Mrs. John Steinmetz
moved from their home in this city
to BraWley Friday.
Delma Boiling, who has been work.
ing in Ell Centre for the past month,
spent the weekend with her par
ents in this city.
John Hart and Marvin Foster
were only two from Imperial chosen
for some roadwork near Westmor-
land.
Mr.. Geyser and B. w. Strickland,
representatives of the Commercial
Insurance group were in Imperial
on business Wednesday.
Charles F. Lever of Ell Centro re-
Gently rented the F. F. Thompson
ranch north of Imperial.
T. G. Wright, former student in
the Imperial Union high school,
suffered a painful accident Tuesday
when horse fell on his foot. He is
reported improving satisfactorily.
Sam Brummet spent the week
end in Los Angeles on business.
l. Oketsu is remodeling his home
which was partially destroyed by
fire some time ago.
Dan Taylor, contractor, is con-
structing a building for the Cudahy
company at Sandia.
Gordon Shores has returned from
C. C. c. camp in Northern Cali
fornia where he spent the past six
months.
Joe Hardy recently took a posi-
tion with Hulse- Anderson company
in Ell Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Thomas re-
turned Monday evening from a
weeks vacation spent in Riverside.
E. N. Cosand planned to spend a
few days in Alhambra with his mo-
ther and to help celebrate her nine
ty fifth birthday.
B. F. Buxton, a teacher in the
Imperial Union high school, brought
his wife and son down to spend
the winter here. They are living in
Lincoln's house on South G street.
H. M. Mccall, prominent rancher
of the Mesquite Lake district, re-
ceived a broken rib Tuesday morn
ing when horse kicked him in the
chest. The injury will keep him
confined to his bed for several days.
Miss Mildred Eichold had as her
dinner guest Miss Laverne Anoer-
son of Calexico, Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Meadows left
for their home in Bakersfield this
morning after a pleasant visit with
friends and relatives in the valley.
Mrs. o. A. Lindeman are spend
ing the weekend in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Eva Coddle was confined to
her bed with a severe cold yesterday.
j. Longacre has charge of Dunn's
drug store while Mr.. Dunn is away.
Mrs. Perry Eaton, who has been
very i'll for the past few days, is re-
ported to be improving.
w. Kirkpatrick of Los Angeles was
in Imperial on business yesterday
Joe Foster has been confined to
his bed on account of a serious ILL
ness.
Guy Canady motored down from
Los Angeles Monday to look over his
property and visit old friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
BOYS HAVE LOADS Of FUN
DURING DERBY PROGRAM

kids got hnrt and was a wreck at
the end.
The last event on the program
was tug of war between the
HSpartans' and the ''Troians. =
The latter looked to be chiefly
small boys while the larger ones
hooked up with the "Spartans. -
But the "Troianso won. They
pulled the "Spartans almost to
HoltVille and won easily.
Following is a list of winners in
the various events.
Three-legged race-Harold Phil
lips, first; Billie Bowman, second;
j. Aaron, third.
Pie eating contest - Richard
Shannon, first; Walter McCullum,
second; j. Hancock, third.
Egg race-Billy Bowman, first:
Dale Armstrong, second; Walter
McCullum, third.
Bike race D-Phillip Wiegand,
first; Walter Madden, second; H.
Phillips, third.
Bike race (2)-Jack Kirkpatrick,
first: Leonard Carey, second; w.
Purdy and j. Aaron (tiedD.
Coca Cola contest-Howard Hen
sley, first; John Ehmke, second;
Richard Cannon, third.
Boy and dog race-La Mar Gil
lett, first; Jack Kirkpatrick, Sec
ond; E. Greenwood, third
Cowbce race-Bobby Ferris, first;
Calvin Aaron, second; Homer Lee,
third.
Balloon contest - Jack Aaron,
fist; Walter McCullum, second;
Wayne Purdy, third
Tug-of-war - "Trojans defeat
ed "Spartans by a mile
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

If a fellow covered his hands
with vaseline and tried to handle
"a full-grown eelS, he couldn t
have been any businer than Off
cials who had rharge of the boys
derby contest held this morning on
Main street in connection with the
Fall Opening and Merchandise
Festival.
They like it better themselves, SO
they can be referred to as kids,
and Ell Centro' S kids showed they
have plenty of life and the old
stuff it takes to move around
quickly.
Main street was roped off be-
tween Fifth and midway to Sew
enth street. Crowds of spectators
lined the curbs, and hundreds of
kids SWarmed the street.
And were they having good
time? They were. If vocal agita-
ton counts for anything they were
having the time of their young
lives.
Bert Underwood, C. C. Jenkins,
and Rev Charles Bailey were the
judges. They are the men who
are compared to the fellow ham
ding the eels. Yet their job was
a sweet vacation compared to the
several held down by Fred Nebel-
Thau, who was supervisor, starter,
announcer, official bawler-out and
bawler-in and few more. How
they ever got those kids lined up
and into competition in the vari-
Gus events is a miracle. And pick
ing the winners was a double-bar-
relied mirasle. Frank Smyer was
on hand to see that none of the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
NAVY OFFICER
TRIES SUICIDE

TOXIC, Oct 81. W.P) - 1t. Com
mander F., A. Comerford, U. S. NJ,
attempted suicide at sea but will
recover, dispatch from Yokohama
said today.
Comerford was reported home
ward bound on the President Jack
son, because of a nervous break
down. He had served on the U. S.
S. Houston.
The dispatch said the naval Off
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

ber Is, 1892; and by Elisa Orta
against Manuel Orta, married Sep
tember 20, 1922, separated October
7, 1892.
LOST-$3100. Finder see Albert
De Wore at Press office. Reward.
Auto Loans -Jno. X. Robertson
TT Main. Lowest rates. l5tf
Special - Orange cakes and Hal
loween cookies. National Bakery,
635 Main. 20t2
Dance at Veterans Memorial Hall
every Saturday night to Imperial
Valleys finest music. 21-t-sat-tf
Elmer Todd will be happy to
meet all his friends who can at
tend the concert opening his
twenty second season in El Centro
on Monday evening, October 23rd,
at o'clock, at the Academy of
Music. Admission free. 21t2
Decree Made Final-An inter
locutory decree of divorce granted
to Petra Fuentes from Wilfred
Fuentes on July l3, 1892, on the
grounds of extreme cruelty, was
made final by Judge Thompson
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
L. A. Hay
MELOLAND NOTES
BY MRS. WARD McGREW
Press Staff Correspondent

Mrs. Charles Forsberg was host
eSS "Wednesday to " number of
ladies', who were making costumes
for the queen and attendants to
appear on the Meloland float in
the parade Saturday At noon, a
delicious potluck luncheon was en-
joyed.
Those present were Mesdames
Alex Meyer, Wesley Roberts, Ken
meth Sharp, H. H. Peters, Ralph
Engebretson, and Charles Fors-
berg.
The committee in charge of the
decoration of the float has been
busy every day this week, painting
and decorating the truck to make
a fitting background for the
charming queen and her attend
ants.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. Effler of CAL
exico were guests for dinner Sum
day evening at the home of MI.
and Mrs. Will Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward McGrew and
daughter, Evelyn, were dinner
guests Tuesday evening at the
nome VI NlI. anu MIS-. DWlSllI
Smith of McCabe district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Scott enjoyed
a delightful trip to Los Angeles
and vicinity last week end, leav-
ing on Friday and returning Sun
day morning.
They visited with relatives and
friends. While there, they were
dinner guests one evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Lombard, former Ell Centre resi-
dents.
Mrs. w. II. Palmer came down
from Orange last Saturday to
spend few weeks at her ranch
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry James mo-
tored to San Diego last Saturday
to get Mrs. James sister, Mrs.
Edith Garrow. to return with them
for an extended visit.
A Columbus day program was
presented last Friday afternoon by
the pupils Of the upper grades at
Meloland school under the guild
ance of their teacher, Mrs. Harry
James. The program proved very
educational and entertaining and
was enjoyed very much by the pu-
pills of the middle grades and by
the mothers present, who consti-
tuted the audience.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. U.P) -
Prices were lower and trading in
active on the Los Angeles Stock
exchange today.
Transamerica sold 100 at SIS,
unchanged.
Union Oil of California IS turn
over of 600 was at 1875, off q {;
while Standard of California trad
ed 100 at 35h, down IL.
Southern Pacific railroad sold
300 at II, down l.
Pacific Lighting common drop
ped 1s to 25as on sales of 800.
Southern California Edison COM
mon sold 200 at IT'S, down ls.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
MERCHANDISE:
To Be GIVEN
AWAY TONIGHT

Merchandise orders numbering
almost 100 will be given out at 9
o'clock tonight, after the closing of
the stores, at Sixth and Main
streets in connection with Ell Gen.
tro's fall opening and merchandise
festival. Tickets have been given
by the merchants of the city
throughout the week and tonight
the names of those who will re-
ceive gift merchandise will be an
nounced.
The giving of merchandise orders
is not confined to the business
houses which have given tickets
and the following is the complete
list of those firms and individuals
which have donated merchandise
orders for tonight IS celebration:
Gerald Shaw
Ell Centro Drive In Market
Clements Drug Store
johnson s
M. O. King Company
j. G. Penney Co., Inc.
Imperial Valley Hardware Co.
Model Grocery
Valley Drug Co.
Cox Bros.
Office Supply Co.
Karl S Shoe Store
o. F. Haun, the Jeweler
j. H. Mathes
Furniture Exchange
Edgar Bros. Co.
Piggly Wiggly
Mrs. Lingo's Smart Shoppe
Crescent Jewelry Co.
The Dunlap Co.
Ritz Flower Shop
The Men IS Store
Gabe Abdelnour
Cornett S Brownbilt Shoe Store
Ell Centro Pharmacy
Montgomery Ward Co.
Marsh Dry Cleaners
Blue Front Grocery
Diller Hardware
Shirer Drug Co.
Sherwood s Coffee Shop
Economy Cut Rate Market
The Great A & p Tea Co.
Ell Centre Meat Market
The Malt Shop
Polka Dot Shop
The Style Shop
Schmitt Electric Co.
Sunset Market
Imperial Music Co.
Hetzel the Photographer
Nelson Art Studio
Valley Tent and Awning Co.
United Artists Theatre
Safeway Stores, Inc.
Vreeland Studio
Cramer' Bakery Inc, Ltd.
Whiting-Mead Company
Western Auto Supply
Electric Shoe Shop
Ger took poison, cut himself with a
razor. He had % cuts on his body
doctors said N'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
L. A. Banks
Italian Aviator
Sets NeaU Record

ANCONA, Italy, Oct. 81. U.R) -
Captain Pietro Scapinelli estab-
lished new land airplane speed
record and won the Bleriot air
plane speed cup today with an Of
ficial average speed of 619.374 kilo-
meters per hour (384.631 miles per
hour.
He flew 81 minutes A 1-5 seconds
and covered 309.687 kilometers in
his first attempt to win the cup,
The flight was checked by Off
cial timekeepers of the Aero clubs
of France and Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
JASPER CENTER MEETS

Jasper farm center met at The
schoolhouse last evening with Her
man Hughes, retiring director, pre-
siding.
Scott B. Foulds spoke on progress
in tax reduction and Frank Bey-
schlag, farm advisor, on the emer-
gency farm loans.
New officers elected were Ira Carr,
director, Scott B. Foulos, alternate,
and Mrs. Leo Watts, SECRETARY.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
PRINCIPALS TO MEET

Elementary school principals will
hold convention in Los Angeles
Saturday, October 20. and C. B.
Collins, county superintendent Of
education, Mrs. Grace Ferrell, SUI
pervisor of rural education, and
several of the rural principals plan
to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

Growers of Yuma county, Arizona
will receive $4,000 cash and 928
bales for plowing under 2,063 acres
of cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
Strikes
Fishing Fleet

KOBE, Japan, Oct. 81. U.P) -
One thousand fishing boats, with
1000 fishermen, were reported miss
ing at sea today after a typhoon
which devastated Shikoku Island.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
Y y '%Nleath@E!

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Sunday, with
overcast night and early morning;
nearly normal temperature with
little change; moderate humidity;
gentle to moderate wind, mostly
southwest to west.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

KOBE, Japan, Oct. 81. W.D =
Nine bodies had been recovered to-
day of 81 persons missing from the
steamship Yashima Maru which
foundered off Suma, en- route to
Kobe from Beppu.
Of those missing SIS were pas
sengerS and 9 members of the
crew. Eleven passengers, includ-
ing an Englishwoman, and 40 of
the crew, were saved. The only
other foreign passenger, also an
Englishwoman, was missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

Ger TOOK poison, cut himself with a
razor. He had % cuts on his body.
doctors said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday .....................95
N6;,,;,,,,,1, tl,;c ,,,or,;,o 90
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
L. A. Poultry

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. W.P) -
Following are today's market quo
tationS.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-10-26
NAACP Speeds Defense Plans
For George CraWfOrd's Trial

ed: Investigations must be made:
necessary preliminary legal work
must be completed without delay.
up to now the association has
concentrated upon the extradition
angle of TIM case, centering its
attack on the unconstitutional
jury system. We must combine
that attack now with the actual
defense of a man on trial for his
life. Such a battle cannot be fought
without money. Our regular legal
defense funds have been reduced
sharply By the depression and the
many demands made upon us this
year. We must appeal for aid for
Crawford. We ask individuals and
organizations of every kind to send
contributions without delay to 60
Fifth Avenue, New York or to the
nearest branch of the association"
The Crawford case thus far has
resulted in colored people being
called for jury service in Virginia
for. the first time in thirty years.
Three other southern states have
also called Negro jurors since the
N. A. A. C. p. became active in
the Crawford case last January.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-10-26
THOUSANDS LEAVE
DIXIE FOR NORTH

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-T Thousands
of families are packing up their
belongings and leaving the farms
of Alabama, Georgia and Mississi-
ppi. These families are moving
north of the Mason-Dixon line as
protest against the lynch law
and the vicious Jim Crow laws now
prevailing south of the Mason-Dix-
on line.
More than 10000 have joined in
the trek from the states south of
the Mason-Dixon line to the north.
Many of the southern plantation
owners have become desperate as
they see the Negro moving north
ward. Many of the plantation own
ers are being forced into bankrupt
cy because of the lack of cheap
labor supply. Some plantation
owners are seeking to have immi-
grafton bars let down so they can
import either Chinese or Mexican
labor to care for thcir cotton.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-10-26
FEDERAL loan
WILL FINANCE
HONES|NSOUTH

ATLANTA, Ga.-Plans for the
construction of modern housing
project IN the vicinity Of the At
lanta University Campus, to cost
81, 100000 and to provide apart
ments for approximately 800 Me-
gro families were announced here
today. The program which win
make possible extensive clearance
of houses and the erection Of
group of apartment houses cover
ire about six city blocks has been
made possible by a federal loan by
the Public Works Administration.
The group of modern, fire proof,
three story apartments will be 10
Gated near the campuses of At
lanta University, Spelman College,
and Morehouse College, and win
consist of 1880 rooms, or approx
mately 800 apartments Of varying
size, and fifteen stores. Apartment
win rent for as low as $3.50 per
room per month. Only 20 per cent
of the land will be covered by build
ings, thus providing adequate space
for sidewalks, parks, Fairgrounds,
and other recreational facilities.
Construction of the buildings
viii give direct employment to
about 800 men for a period Of six
to eight months according to C.
f. Palmer, who announced the loan
from the government on his re-
..ssrn frore Washington, D. c. PLANS
for the buil6yngs have been prepar-
ed by Edwards and Sayward, Ar
chitects and o. I. Freeman, Engin-
eer.
Regarding the announcement,
President John Hope of Atlanta
University said: "rhe University
housing project to I've carried out
under plans approved by the Uni
ted States Government will give
unusual advantages to eolored peo-
pie desiring good housing at mod
crate cost. A great immediate adj
vantage is that employment will be
given hundreds of skilled and I'M
skilled Negro workers"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-10-26
Childish PIea

THE INDEPENDENT National
Funeral Directors Association has
a national organ, 'eThe Colored
Embalmer," published monthly in
Chicago, III. On the masthead Of
this magazine under the caption
Our 1888 Program" there appears
among other items, the following:
-. To use every Instrument
within our realm to induce White
Funeral Directors to refuse to bury
Negroes who seek their services
when Negro Funeral Directors are
equipped and available to bury
their own dead"
White funeral directors are in
business. presumably to bury Me-
groes or any other race. To ask
them not to bury Negroes is to ask
them to refuse business. Since
there is nothing wrong in having
a white undertaken bury Negro.
this aim, as stated, is almost child
ish.
WHAT COLORED FUNERAL
directors want to do, is to use ev-
cry argument within their realm
with colored people not to engage
white funeral directors when there
are so many competent members
Of their own race engaged in that
activity.
To ask man engaged in legi-
innate business to refuse business
when it is brought to him is plac-
ing too much of strain on human
nature as we know It,
There is but one way out for
our group in business. when al. is
said and done; that is. to offer e.
quail service. meet competition, and
wiz out on our merits.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-10-26
Advocates Separate
Communities For
Colored Population
SHIFTS RACIAL
IDENTITY, WEEDS
GIRL OF COLOR

SACRAMENTO, caIif.-Geo-
rye RicIa, a while man, testified
that he had represented him
self as man of Color in order
to marry Mrs. Sadie RioIa, a
member Of our Race, during his
trial for alleged failure to pro-
vide necessities for his twin
sons by the woman.
RloIa was given a suspended
sentence of six months In the
county Jail and ordered to pay
$40 per month for the support
Of the twins.
Rio;a announced that he now
intends TO petition the court for
annuIment Of the marriage. Mar
rlages between white and dark
persons are prohibited by the
state law.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-10-26
ALABAMA LEADS
NLYNCHINGS

NEW YORK-Thirteen lynchings
in August, September, and the first
eleven days of October raised the
total number reported for the year
to 33, the international Labor De-
Tense has announced.
OF these 10, Alabama's white
ruling class contributed 5, Louisi-
ina 2, and Arkansas, North Caro-
lima, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia
and South Carolina, one each. Six
lynchings were reported in Aug
ust, five in September, and two in
the first eleven days of October.
Since the first of January, there
have been five lynchings reported
from each of Alabama, Georgia,
and Louisiana; four each from
Tennessee, Florida and South Car
DINA; three from Mississippi; two
from Arkansas, and one from
North Carolina.