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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
Editorial Page
and
Features
AGITATION GETTING DANGEROUS

Continued agitation for construction Of
the All-American canal by force account
is heading toward dangerous ground as
indicated in the letter received yesterday
by the Imperial Irrigation District from
DR. Elwood Mead, director of the reclaim
alton service. who has steadfastly OPP
posed the force account method In favor
of competitive bidding by contractors
DR.. Mead states his department would
be entirely satisfied" to have the dis
trict arrange with the Public Works Adj
ministration for construction of the can
al, thereby permitting the reclamation
service to wash its hands of the whole
affair.
He reiterated his previous statements
that if the reclamation service constructs
the canal, the force account method is
out.
1t is hard to believe that the people of
Imperial Valley would prefer to have the
Public Works Administration construct
the canal. This is a new agency of the
government, and IS designed as a tenn
porary one. There is no certainty that
it will be in existence three years from
now, nor even two years hence, when the
canal work should be nearing compile
ton.
Inc PuDIc w ofkS Administration IS
entirely unfamiliar with the canal prof.
ect. On the other hand, the reclamation
service has been in close touch with ev-
cry phase of the canal program since its
inception. Dr. Mead and his subordi-
mates have already organized their forces
to go ahead with canal construction Just
as soon as bids can be accepted.
To turn the project over to the PWA
would be risking an indefinite delay at
the outset, with no assurance that the
work would be as closely followed as
would be the case with the reclamation
service in charge and no guarantee that
the PWA would still be functioning as
the canal work progressed.
We cannot see any advantage in having
the PWA construct the canal. On the
other hand the dangers of such move
are too obvious to need discussion
If the agitation for the force account
method is going to drive construction in
to the hands of the PWA, the wisest
course is to cease such agitation immed-
lately, put our faith in the reclamation
service and cooperate with it in getting
actual construction started without any
further delay.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

, like that. And if everything is all
right and none Of the children is in
the way, you blow this whistle and
I'll come in
Uncle Wiggily handed his wife a
large whistle.
But suppose as you come nome
with the ornaments and go WHO'D
oo!' some of the children are here
who might see you asked the lady
rabbit. What shall I do them"
Don't blow the whistle until you
have Nurse Jane take the Dummies
away so they won't see me bringing
in the ornaments" said Uncle Wig
gily.
All right" agreed his wife. Hop
along!'
So Uncle Wiggily hoped along
to the cave of Mr.. WhiteWaSh. The
Polar Bear gentleman had big bag
of Christmas tree ornaments all
ready for his friend. The ornaments
were red and golden balls, blue and
yellow stars, long icicle spears COL
cred purple and pink.
They will make our Christmas
tree look wonderful" said Uncle
Wiggily as he picked up the bag Of
ornaments and started home with
them, after thanking Mr.. White
,, wash.
Now as he hoped through the
woods, on his way home, Uncle
Wiggily was seen by the Fox, the
Wolf and the Bob Cat. The three
Bad Chaps were hiding and waiting
to catch something to eat.
Lets follow Uncle Wiggily!'
whispered the Bob Cat. He must
have something good to eat in that
bag. When we catch him we'll take
it away from him." The other two
Bad Chaps thought this good idea,
so all three followed the rabbit But
he hoped so fast that they could
not catch up to him until he was
near his bungalow
There, as he had planned, Uncle
Wiggily hid around the corner and
called out "Whoo-oon His wife
heard him and as none of the rab-
bits was around just then, Mrs
Longears loudly blew the whistle to
let her husband know he could
safely come in with the ornaments
But no sooner did the Bad Chaps
hear the whistle, which the rabbit
lady blew, than the Fox howled:
"Oh, here comes a Traffic Police
man! He'll arrest us!' And away
they ran back to the woods. Uncle
Wiggily turned in time to see them
go and he was glad of it. So he
took the ornaments into his bun
galow. And if the kitchen sink does
MT put water in the fire engine to
make it catch cold in its wheels, III
tell you next about Uncle Wigglly'S
! Christmas lights.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
UNCLE WIGGILY ORNAMENTS

Where are you going noW?'
asked Mrs. Longears the day after
Uncle Wiggily had brought home
the candy canes to hang on the
Christmas tree, which soon would
be sparkling with lights, gay with
ornaments and laden with pre-
sents.
q am going out answered the
rabbit gentleman. Eyes, my dear, l
would not tease you or fool you for
the world. am going out
oh, I knew that without you
telling me-" said his wife with a
laugh. Whenever you put on your
fur cap and twinkle your pink nose
and open the front door I can
easily guess that you are going out
to look for an adventure"
But where asked Uncle Wig
gily, putting paw on one side of
that same twinkling, pink nose.
Can you guess that, Mrs. Long
ears? Can you guess where I am 60
ing and what am going to get?'
NO, that is too hard" was the
answer. There are SO many places
you might go and SO many things
you might get"
well, that's SOL agreed Mr..
Longears. III ask you please, not
to guess. III tell you. But it's a Sc
cret."
"All right. Ill keep it a secret"
said Mrs. Longears, laughing.
Where are you going and what are
you going to get?"
Locking all around to make sure
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19

L IL L. III Gov OAO
none of the rabbit children were
near so they might hear the secret,
Uncle Wiggily whispered in his
wife's left ear:
Il am going to the cave of MIR.
WhiteWash, the Polar Bear gentle
man, to get some Christmas tree Or
namentS."
Good laughed the rabbit lady.
Il remember, about two weeks ago
you went to the cave"
That was to see what sort Of
ornaments Mr.. Whitewash had, "
said Uncle Wiggily. Il just picked
out the different tree ornaments l
wanted and he put them away for
me. He makes Christmas tree orna-
ments out Of icicles, snowballs,
snowflakes, pine tree cones and
things like that, my dear He COL
crs them like the rainbow and when
they are hung on the Christmas tree
and the lights are glowing it is a
very pretty sight"
II can well believe that" agreed
Mrs. Longears. $50 now you are 60
ing to get the ornaments and bring
them here to the bungalow, are you,
Wiggy?"
you have guessed it my dear" an
swered Mr.. Longears. But l don't
want the children to see me coming
4 in with big bag Of ornaments. ]
want TO surprise them on Christmas
morning. SO when I get near the
bungalow l will stop and hide
around the corner You be on the
watch for me. I'll call 'whoo-en
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
MAKING OTHERS HAPPY

We are rounding into the last lap be-
fore Christmas and something of the
Christmas spirit is being felt in the at
mosphere.
The appearance of the Christmas trees
on Main street, the decorations in homes
and store windows, and the crowds of
busy shoppers, indicate the usual last
minute rush to have everything ready for
Christmas morning.
One of the finest things in connection
with the annual observance of Christmas
Is the unselfishneSS of those groups of
men and women who work hard-nOt for
themselves, but to see that others, who
otherwise would have no Christmas Joy,
are not forgotten.
Without any great blare of trumpetS
there are men and women right here in
FL Centre busy now preparing Christmas
dinners for the needy, toys for the child
rem, and seeing that the sick and unfor-
tunate are not overlooked.
Their efforts are deserving of the high
est commentator and the greatest CO.
operation. Generally speaking they get
it. for the selfishness that characterizes
so much in our lives during the other per-
lodS of the year, seems to thaw out UNI
der the Influence of the Christmas spirit
The greatest JOY which Christmas can
bring is the knowledge that we have
helped, even If only in a small way, to
make others happy.
So that we may all share in this great
est joy, we urge the fullest cooperation
and assistance to any and all organiza-
lions or groups having in mind the
spreading Of Christmas cheer. All of
them are worthy and even if it is not pos
sible to contribute to ALL we can at least
help one.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
MCKINLEY SCHOOL

Tuesday, wednesday and Thurs
day were visiting days at McKin-
ley. We had 121 visitors. The Am
ORGANIZATION room had the great
est number of visitors.
The classrooms are very attrac-
tive with their holiday decorations.
Merry Santas peep through WIN
doWS and doors or ride across the
borders. Gay little paper Christ
mas trees have been decorated by
the children. Christmas bells, cam
dies, poinsettias, fireplaces with
rows of stockings, and winter
scenes add color and interest to the
building.
The Christ child, Madonna, three
wise men and the "shepherds on
the hillside have been used ex-
tensively to lend a more serious
note. The Christmas story is be-
ing told or read.
Two new pupils came to our
room this week. Verda Burnett
came from Salinas and N. D. Jeter
from Watsonville.-3-B class.
We bring to school the pictures
VI OllClc CDDy anu lNdpOlCoii oillo
we cut out of the newspaper. Then
we write stories to go with the pic
tures.-3-B class.
We had a circus. The announcer
was Robert Mancha. Some child
rem made masks to look like horses,
elephants and there was a giraffe,
a hen and rooster. Cruz did a
tight rope dance. Manuel and Bea-
trice danced the jarabe. Dora
danced the cabilito blanco. The
horses did one act. Their trainer
was Edward Estrada. A lot of peo-
pie came to see us. One day we
gave our program for our mothers
and fathers and visitors, the next
day for the school.-Edward Estra-
da and Robert Mancha, BIB, Amer
icanization.
We are writing a book about In
dams. We study every day TO write
a chapter for our book. We are
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
COST BASIS
FAVORED BY
SUPERVISORS

With Supervisors Best. Osborne
and Vencill favoring it and Preble
and Graham not voting, the board
of county supervisors yesterday at
ternoon adopted a resolution asking
that the irrigation district be given
an opportunity to do the construc-
ton work on the All-American can
al on a cost basis. 1t further asks
that a favorable hearing be given
representatives of the valley who
are in Washington seeking author
ization to do the work in this man
ner.
Preble and Graham declined to
vote on the question until they
know that the irrigation district
directors, as a board, favored this
proposition.
The resolution makes an appeal
to the President of the United
States, the secretary of the interior
and DR.. ElWood Mead of the rec
lamation service Gin behalf of the
interests of this district to be given
an opportunity to do the construc-
ton work on the All-American cam
al on a cost basis firmly believing
that the district is fully competent
to do the work and that it will re-
suit in a lower construction cost
and insure a direct benefit to our
community
The board adopted the newly set
precinct lines for the county and
accepted deed to property in
Westmorland where a community
center is to be located
Hearing on the petition to annex
the Dixieland school district to the
Central Union High School district
was continued until January 8.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press

7 mention his name with a deep
feeling Of gratitude and justice. May
cur chief executive be preserved for
long years, in the fullnesS Of his
peerless vigor, for the sake Of our
native land"
The migratory bird commission
held a prolonged session yesterday
in the office Of Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wallace. Coincidentally
came reports that a number Of
Wallaces associates in the Agricul-
ture Adjustment Administration
were preparing to resign.
To Chairman Jesse Jones of the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
went neWsmen on the daily rounds.
They arrived at 4 p. m. Said the
chairman:
Boys, I've been parked on this
chair since a. m. and don't know
a thing
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the
busiest first lady, announces that
Santa Claus will bring snow shoes,
tcboggans and sleds TO the camp for
unemployed women at Bear Noun
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
Burleighs Hosts
To Bridge Club

Mr.. and Mrs. Roland j. Burleigh
were hosts to the Happy Hour
bridge club at their home, 81 Holt
avenue recently. Bridge was en-
joyed after which refreshments
were served.
High score prizes were won by
Mrs. Elizabeth Burleigh and H. j.
Burleigh and low went to Mrs. Ruth
Simms. The serial prizes were won
by Mrs. Maud Cayer and Harry W.
Burleigh.
The club is now planning Christ
mas party.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
Today BAD One For
Liquor Sellers

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 10. (U.P) -
This is a particularly bad day for
California speakeasies to stay open.
In addition to violating the state
liuuor control act the establish
ments, by staying >open, are liable
under an old section of the penal
code which forbids the operation OF
"a public house, saloon or drinking
house" in which Intoxicating Ii
uuors are dispensed, on election day.
Local attention to the old law
was called by District Attorney Neil
r. McAllister.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
EAST SIDE SCHOOL

We have the manger scene on
our sand table. 1t is made of paper.
Virginia Gutierrez, 1-B.
We are making toys out of paper
I made a dresser and bed.-Cuca
Garcia, IA.
I am glad that Christmas is COM
ing because am going to get some
candy and go to the Showcase
Palma, 2-B.
My sister and I are going to
Phoenix on the train tomorrow
James Dewitt, 2-B.
We have one picture where old
Santa Claus is packing his bag.
In the next one he is driving his
reindeer. In another Santa has left
lots of toys. The last one is Christ
mas morning and the children are
having lots of fun.-ThomaS Lewis,
PA.
Our teacher gave us some paper
and we traced a flower. Then we
cut it and made pattern. Then
we put this flower on some cloth
and made a pretty cover for our
table.-Bonificio Rodriguez, PA.
In our room we are making some
pictures to put on the windows.
One is where Mary and Joseph are
going to the hotel to find a place
to sleep. The second picture is
where the three wise men are fol-
lowing the star.-Romanita Lopez.
Thursday our boys played Will
son. Mr.. Prince said that some of
us were too big so we couldn't play.
Some of them got angry but I didn It
because I don't get angry when 1
can't play ball.-Lucius Bellamy, S.
B.
The small boys are going to play
Wilson this afternoon. l couldn't
sleep last night for thinking about
it. The girls told us not to be afraid
but to play bravely like they did
Warren Heron, 5-B.
Yesterday we drew some Christ
mas pictures and boy drew Jesus
in the manger.-Manuela, 6-B.
Our room will give a Christmas
play and I think it will be very in
teresting. 1t is going to be about
the Virgin Mary and the child Jesus
in the manger. The three wise men
will be in it too.-Rita Magma.
The midgets of the East Side
school and those of the Wilson
school played a game of ball. The
East Side boys won &c to three
Thomas Douglas, 6-B.
Gertrude Suell brought a purse to
school. 1t was So years old. The
purse was her great grandmother IS.
Sarah Payne, 6-B.
The boys and girls of the seventh
and eighth grades have organized a
club. We named it the Junior club.
We elected the following as our Of
ficers; t. d. Young, president;
Frances Young, president. JJr-
leene Wiley, secretary; Velma Rob-
ms, assistant secretary; Frazier Las
key, treasurer; Robert Wells, SER
geant-at-arms. Mr.. Prince is our
advisor.-Lydia Bell, BIB.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
LOCKHART RITES SET

ONTARIO, Calf, Dec. 10. UP)-
Funeral services will be held in Los
Angeles Thursday for Charles l..
Lockhart, former part owner Of the
Seattle baseball club. who died at
his ranch home here yesterday fol-
lowing lingering illness. He was 40
wears old.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
LINCOLN SCHOOL

Miss Epler is reading the story,
The Spartan Twins. 1t is story
of a little boy and his twin sister
in the time of Pericles. They live
on one of Pericles' farms. Their
names are Dion and Daphne. Their
adventures are very interesting. 1t
was written by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
Howard Rhodes, 6-B.
Miss Hunter, our teacher, put a
sheet of paper on the side board.
We are going to put the three wise
men, Bethlehem, Mary, Joseph and
the Baby and the shepherds and
their sheep on it. Then the star
over Bethlehem.-Gerald, 5-B.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
AXIATORS KILLED

HIGH HILL, Mo-, Dec. 10. Q.p)-
Bodies of Captain Milton M. Brinev
and Lieutenant Graham st. John
both OF the 35th division air corps
kansas City, were found early to.
Gay after the plane which they were
flying crashed near here.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press Inc, 625 State street,
Ell Centric California. W. c. Costello, business
manager Telephone g. business office; ZOO, edi-
torial department Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 10. 1913

c. E. Nicholas came over to the
valley from San Diego yesterday and
states that he was greatly surprised
to see the San Diego and Arizona
railroad construction train almost
out to Coyote Wells.
The attraction at the opera house
tonight is "a Girl of the Under
world.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19

Charlie Dawes is smoking his under
slung type of pipe again. Either times
are back to normal or Charles is getting
ready for another RFC loan.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19

Nineteen states have thus far ratified
the child labor amendment 1t has TAX
en- long time, proving we are not as
anxious to protect the youngsters as we
are to get drink.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19

Our best wishes to the little 20 ounce
baby born yesterday in Ohio. She ought
to be of more interest than the liquor
question, for instance
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19

tain, N. Y. She reveals further that
the women Of the Morgantown, w.
Va, subsistence farms are making
in a cooperative factory enough
quilts, blankets, towels, sheets and
pillow cases 10 supply each Of the
$50 families that will settle in the
experimental village CT Reedsville.
If any women can be found who
know how, Mrs. Roosevelt said, they
will be put to work making mat
tresses, thus solving the bedding
problem for the whole community.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
Former Head In
Control Of Balbo

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. U.P) =
Control Of Italo Petroleum corpor-
alton was vested in new hands to-
Gay when John B. De Maria, for
mer president, and j. w Paulson.
San Francisco, were placed in
charge to succeed Clay Carpenter
equity receiver. Carpenters petition
for discharge was approved by Fed
eral Judge w. P. James.
De Maria and Paulson will re-
main in charge until February &c.
BY that time they expect to settle
the corporations S450,000 indebted
ness.
Carpenter reported that during
his three-year receivership duties,
Indebtedness was reduced from ST.
100000 to S550,0O0.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.-In the
luxurious Venezuelan legation TO-
day, Minister and Sonora De Ar
caya are holding a swanky recep-
ton ITO celebrate the 25th anniYer-
sary of the present era OF progress
in Venezuela
Venezuelans are proud Of the fact
that their nation is one Of the few
in the world which has no national
debt. They are prouder, still Of their
presid.nt, General Juan Vincente
Gomez.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19

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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19

Pedro Rivero, secretary Of the le-
cation, is taking the air, via radio,
consequently, TO tell the United
States what a great man is Gen.
Gomez.
Not many years ago Esteban Gil
Borjes, Venezuelan foreign minister,
was removed from office and eXiled
because he did not mention Gen.
Gomez by name in an address at
New York. DR.. Riverois is taking no
chances of a similar disaster.
His radio speech is five para
graphs long. In four paragraphs he
mentions Gen. Gomez four times
and in conclusion he says:
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
TEN YEARS AGO

Rain fell in several parts of the
valley during the night, and Ell
Centre was visited with a second
shower this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Mrs. j. S. Rogers of Brawley was
noted in the city yesterday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
WILSON SCHOOL

The seventh grade social studies
class are studying about the three
major groups of people living on
this earth. Under these three mai
or groups there are many smaller
groups.-Geraldine Lampkin, 7-B-
1913.
The art classes have made very
beautiful Christmas display. There
is the scene at Jerusalem in the
stable where the Christ Child was
born.-Betty Cook, 7-B-3.
Miss Eicke is carefully watching
the weight of the children who are
underweight. They are weighed
every month. Some gained as much
as five pounds this last month
Beatrice Quinones, 7-B-3.
Next Thursday night the Wilson
school music department is giving
a Christmas entertainment. Many
beautiful Christmas carols will be
sung by large chorus.-Bobby
Neale, 7-B-3.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
nonoxaknr 10 1919

w. K. Bowker is here for few
days from Los Angeles.
Mrs. D. c. Bitter is enjoying a
visit from her niece and nephew, of
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-19
Interesting Items OF News
Written For The Press By
Ell Centre School Pupils

now on chapter 5. - Jeanne Cos
tenveld, "a.
We are having a program for
Christmas. Most of the children
are in it.-Rosie Jung, IA.
Christmas time is lots OF fun.
Santa comes. He brings us toys.
He brings us candy. He has a big
sack. He is fat and jolly.-Viola
Butler, IA.
We made book markers. We maze
three red bells. We put the bells
on a green paper. We put the marx
ers on the wall. They look pretty.
Kenneth Carson, Ia.
We had IL mothers come to visit
us this week. We wish all our
mothers could have come.-2-B,2-A
class.
The holiday season is near. In
the main hall of our building is
a fine Christmas tree. 1t is beau
tiful with its icicles and ornaments.
All are enjoying it.
Friday our class members pre-
tended that we were Christmas
trees. Each tree told the story of
it's life. We voted to see who had
the best stories. Six pupils had
very good ones Dorothy Coulter
and Margaret Baxter received the
most votes.-P. B. and d. c., 4-B.