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Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-23
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Henry Clewell, traffic manager
for the I. V. Hardware left yester-
day for the coast where he will
spend his vacation.
u. l.. Martin of the National
Bakery has returned from Los An
geles where Mrs. Martin is enjoy
ing the summer.
A. H. Kellar. assistant manager
of the Bank of America has again
taken up his work after several
weeks vacation on the coast.
Suffering from the heat Roy H.
Womack of the Womack Chew
rolet agency was taken to San
Diego last week, where he is re-
cuperating slowly but is still too
weak to return to the valley.
Word has been received at Ed
gar Bros. Ford agency that w o.
Hinderk's, secretary, is quite i'll at
Garden Grove where he was taken
last week after suffering a heat
stroke.
Joe Campbell of the Southern
Pacific railway has returned from
San Pedro where he has been as
sisting in the freight office for the
past two weeks.
Word comes from Seattle that
Mr.. and Mrs. S. O. Lingo are hav-
ing delightful vacation there,
and expect to return here the lat
ter part of this month.
Mrs. M. J. Zavala who is at Bar
lows sanitarium in Los Angeles, IS
still confined to her bed after six
weeks. She is reported making en-
couraging progress. The children
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Blood
in Riverside.
Walter johnson OF Johnsons ar
rived in Chicago last Sunday and
after seeing the sights at the expo
sition expects to go to Flint, Mich,
and return home in new Chevro-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-23
TomorrOw's Menu

BREAKFAST: Grapes. Ger.
cal, cream. waffleS. honey.
milk, coffee.
LUNCHEON: Plain souifle
with creamed caulifiower,
cress and apple salad. rye
bread. peach tapioca pudding.
milk, tea.
DINNER: Veal loaf. toma.
toes and mushrooms on toast.
lima beans, nodded spinach
salad, fresh plum pie. milk.
coffee.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-23

let, by way of Ft. Worth and Dallas,
Tex.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-23
Professional
J. D. FOSS

]. D. FOSS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
485 Brighton Ave. Phone 1885
Auditing, Income Tax, Bookkeeping
Associated with
r.. D. CRENSHAW b co.
Certified Public Accountants
SANTA ANA LOS ANGELES
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-23

Walter johnson OF Johnsons ar
rived in Chicago last Sunday and
after seeing the sights at the expo
sition expects to go to Flint, Mich,
and return home in new Chevro-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-23

STONE INSURANCE AGENCY
THANK you for $1,000 draft, full
payment fire loss on merchandise.
And your rate was much better"
A Satisfied Client
Phone 248 or 387 831 Main
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-23

Harley McGill, VINO has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Olander
for several days, left this morning
to continue on to Los Angeles be-
fore returning to his home III
Breckenridge, Tex.
Evening star., 1933-04-02

cut above themselves socially.
The offspring of these unions will be-
gin to break into st. Pauls, Groton, Miss
Chapin's or whatever schools stand as
their equivalent few decades hence.
BY now the origins OF the family fortune
viii be growing dim. The family viii
have lied so often that it believes its
own inventions. And so on, for those
bootleg strains which have managed to
keep their heads and their money to q
secure place in the new American aris-
tocracy.
When one Of them dies century hence
the newspaper obituaries viii say, "the
beginnings Of the family in America 60
back to the original John McTavish
McGish, prosperous merchant of New
York, who built up his fortune in the
era following the great European war;"
A few cats, male and female, in their
circle, will whisper bootleg" or its equiv
alent In the slang Of the day. But that
will make no real difference in their.
standing or acceptability. just so, the
gossips murmur ''black ivory of certain
ruling New England clans, and Snug
Cling" or piracy" Of certain first fami-
lies in the South-with equal truth,
probably. and equal lack of practical
effect. In fact, . Southern gentleman
Of unquestioned standing once remarked
to me:
~Our family owes its standing to its
wealth, Of course. And It owes It's wealth
TO the fact that my ancestors once robbed
pirate"
These, howevaR, aes tl,s brilliant and
Evening star., 1933-04-02
By Will Irwin.

den, for example, are not really head
men.
With legal beer only few days away
as write, some Of those who depended
mainly on the lighter and bulkier bev-
erage for their winnings may have
cashed in already, and prepared to lead
the life Of ease, afiuence and respectable
ity. Last month an estate on Long Island
sold for the proverbial song TO real
estate agent "acting for client"
When the deed was registered it bore
the name Of a man who, one of the
neighbors happened to know, lived by
serving as general to an army of rum
runners. The inference seemed plain;
the new owner was going to use this
property as drop" He saw the dealer,
protested emphatically. II can assure
you on my honor" said the dealer, that
my client intends to reside in this prop
erty. He hasn't the faintest idea of
mixing his business with his private life
And besides, he's retiring this month"
At about this time quiet gentleman
somewhat too carefully dressed visited a
Madison avenue dealer and without hag-
Cling bought an exquisite object of art
for price in excess of $4,000. Only
when the certified check arrived did the
firm recognize its customer-an under
world character" whose name, by
Evening star., 1933-04-02
IQuIDATIoN-that, among the really

I IQUIDATION-that, among the really
big shots at the head Of our national
liquor business, is the order of the hour.
These men, in contrast with the small
fry, have certain amount of imagina-
tion and the capacity for thinking ahead.
Ever since the rapid events Of 1892 they
have faced the fact that the days of
their game are numbered. Hard times
or no hard times, they have been doing
very well by themselves. Being gamblers
by temperament-or they would never
have adopted this business-many of
them lost out in the 1929 crash and
either faded from the picture or started
anew.
Still, the depression has affected them
far less than the average business man.
While prices have gone down, the re-
tailers and purveyors have had to stand
most of the loss. So far as the big fell
lows are concerned, they have other ways
Of meeting competition than cutting
prices. They have still made it pay; and
now the quiet people among them are
getting ready to retire. They are the
ones who seldom saw their names in the
newspapers; a talent for keeping them
selves hidden is one element in their
success.
Very likely few years from now, when
the statute of limitations has run on
their ofenses against the law, some in
slider may publish his "reminiscences.
Otherwise, we shall never know just who
the big shots of the bootlegging game
really were. It is safe bet that the
widely advertised ones, like Ownie Mad
Evening star., 1933-04-02

strange series of circumstances, flashed
into the news just once And he, too
discreet inquiry proved-was preparing
to live the life Of gentleman and enjoy
the fruits of his toll.
Indeed, for many of this class the
death OF prohibition brings a long-de-
sired opportunity. Having accumulated
a million or two or three, they wanted
to get out while the going was good
and found that course impossible. The
really tough and violent among them,
with notches on their guns or COM
manded murder on their souls, knew
that retirement meant death sentence.
Their followers, with the "chief" elimi-
mated, would find themselves out Of jobs.
They could be expected to remove him
from life as a traitor to his cause-even
If rival faction did not beat them to it,
AL CAPONE lived for years In this situ-
alton. As for the quieter and prob
ably richer captains Of the bootlegging
industry, their quandary has been less
melodramatic, but almost equally un-
comfortable. They, too. had followers
who would resent such an abrogation Of
responsibility. Daily they had committed
what the written law, II not the moral
law. called crime punishable, under
the Jones act, by i've to ten years In .
Evening star., 1933-04-02
IA /ES, we're going to
- " have beer back in a
week." remarked a
man who knows

the underworld of
New York as well as any one
in the overworld. And pro-
hibition repeal in a year or
so. But when that's done,
don't think it's all over but
the shouting. It's left behind
it a job which will take us
all your lifetime and mine
liquidating prohibition"
'Liquidating prohibition?" I
asked somewhat puzzled.
"Yes-cleaning up the So
cial consequences, If you
want to put it that way.
We're going to have some Pc
culiar and complex troubles,
arising from two sources.
First, prohibition has bred an
army of parasites who have
learned for the first time in
history how to make crime
pay. Really, you can't expect
them to go to work. They
never did and they never will.
They'll keep on trying to live
in the style and by the meth
ods to which they are accus-
toned. In the second place,
a big element has learned the
arts of illicit brewing, dis
tilling and blending. In the
days of legal liquor that sort
Of thing used to flourish only
in the Southern mountains,
and on a small scale at that.
Now, it's everywhere.
"The new era starts this
month, when the Federal beer
bill goes into effect. And
whatever trouble follows the
beer bill will be only a skirm-
ish. Our real job will begin
when we repeal the eighteenth
amendment controlling the
hard stuff"
Evening star., 1933-04-02
"Liquidating Prohibition"
Peculiar and Px Problems Ang From "CAaun Up Of
qnvn What Be Done W the Army Parasites Bred by of
Past Fw Years? Big Job Starts Win Repeal of Eighteenth Ameuduh

Federal penitentiary. And
since all their followers and
many a blackmailing outsider
had the evidence, the door to
unlimited trouble always
stood wide OPEN.
They wele caught In a web
of their own spinning. The
cement of underworld society
is fear. No, they could not
let go. ,rhey must play out
the string. But now the
string is about to be cut; with
the Impending destruction of
the business they have full
excuse to let go. In a few
years the statute of limita-
tions will have wiped out their
offenses. Sooner than that,
practically and probably. It
is unlikely that when the beer
bill goes into effect, and when
we repeal the eighteenth
amendment, prosecutors will
bother themselves with viola
tions of the old law. In effect,
we shall have a general
amnesty.
They will settle down, in
vest their capital either in
securities or in business as
far as possible removed from
the liquor game, found fami-
lies, fulfill the touching and
sometimes pathetic American
aspiration to give their chill
dren better advantages than
they themselves had. OF
course, they will develop social
aspirations, which they can
not crafty in their own lives.
But the younger generation
will go to the best schools
which fathers money can
possibly buy; to the first-Iine
universities. There, generally
speaking, they will not make"
the really exclusive societies;
the origin Of fathers fortune
will rise up against them. But
having money and manners,
typically they win marry a
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
BY MRS. WARD McGREw
Press Staff Correspondent

The Meloland Ladies Social club
held its first regular meeting in the
New Year Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Alex Meyer, with
Mrs. Fred Waterman as joint host
ess. Eunice Hartsock presented r.
S. Engebretson, of Meloland, with
the quilt offered by the club
A New Year game of resolutions
afforded much amusement. A jap
anese ball game was also played, in
which Mrs. Hardy Odell won the
prize
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hosteSses and the
next meeting was announced TO be
at the home of Mrs Claude Suttle,
assisted by Mrs. H. A. Wells.
Special guests of the afternoon
were Mesdames Karl Engsbretson,
George Southwen, Arthur Farley,
Sherroll Belts, Miss Lucille Wells
and Grandma Meyer.
Members present were Mesdames
R. Neifert, Isaac Mcbride, Jesse
Mcbride, Ralph Engebretson, w.
]. Gregg. H. A. Wells, Claude Sut-
tie, Merle Hartsock, H o. Gallo
way, Waldo Weeth, C. C. Rich
ards. Ebert Newton, JR R. Kin
naird. Dan Scott, Laurence Rich
ards, Vera Lindsay, Hardy Odell,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
SECTION ENJOYS
REVIEW OF BOOK

Miss Lillian Holiday gave an in
teresting book review last night for
the Junior Ten Thousand clubs
book section members which met
with Miss Marlys Sargent, 4l0
South Seventh.
Choosing Lloyd c. Douglas new
book. Forgive Us Our Trespasses,
Miss Holiday gave an interesting
and comprehensive outline of the
book, which deals with a boy
brought up in a strict religious
household with the result that he
becomes an atheist. using his in
fluence as a newspaper editor to
destroy religious belief whenever
possible. The climax of the novel
comes with his conversion to rel-
gion and the devotion of his re-
manning wears to undoing the
wrong he has done others.
The book is we'll written and is
reminiscent in theme Of the auth
or's previous work, Tine Magnifi-
cent Obsession".
At the conclusion Of the meeting
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
Churches
Schools
JUNIOR CLUB
TO GIVE DANCE
THIS SATURDAY

Junior Ten Thousand club men,
bers are completing preparations
for their first dance. to be in the
form of a winter sports dance and
bearing the intriguing name of
"Midwinter Frolic,"
The dance will be held Saturday
evening, January IA. in the Ten
Thousand club house, where all
decorations, including the effec-
tive programs, will carry out the
dance theme. Instead of using
colors in the decorations, the club
members are planning a striking
black and white effect.
Balloon dances, Paul Jones, and
other special dance numbers have
been planned and in addition pu-
pills of the Wooda Blesy and Abel
dance schools will be presented in
novelties for the entertainment of
club members and their guests.
The dance is invitational only
and the committee in charge of
arrangements, is composed of Miss
Edith Eicke, chairman; Mrs. Willis
Carey, Mrs. Charles Carroll. Miss
Geraldine Shaw, Miss Elaine Kern,
Miss Irene Mccoy, Miss Marguerite
Robinett, Miss Claribel Reading
and Miss Viola Dirrim.
For those who prefer cards to
dancing, bridge games will be ar
ranged and prizes given to the VIM
ners.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
SIX FAIL To
FACE COURT

Police court was busy place TINS
morning. but was made less busy
by the failure of six defendants TO
appear.
BY their failure to appear these
defendants added $3.50 to the city
treasury, for each had posted $50
bail to assure her appearance on
charge of vagrancy. They were
Dolly Gonzales, 25, Theima Brack-
ett, 81, Mae Adams, "a, Jean Smith,
q, Helen Ross, %, and Rose La
Rue, 26, all Negroes.
Trial of K. Dol 46, Japanese, on
a charge of reckless driving was
continued by Judge Lee Nuffer un--
til o'clock this afternoon. Dol
is free on $25 bail.
Gordon Byfield, 25, was found
not guilty of assault, charged
against him in a complaint filed
by Mrs B. Thompson.
Pedro Delgado, 80, pleaded not
guilty to petty theft, and Fran
cisco Gallego, 33, pleaded guilty.
They are charged with stealing
merchandise from a local store.
Trial of Delgado and sentencing
of Gallego was continued until 4
o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
Home Department
Holds Meeting

Mrs. Seth Grimes. was hostess TO
the McCabe-E Eucalyptus home de-
partment at an all day meeting yes
terday. ;"'
After lunch a business meeting
was conducted, followed by an en-
joyable social hour. The next meet
ing will take up the making of
slip covers for overstuffed furni-
ture and will be held January &c
at the home OF Mrs. John Frohly,
Ala South Eighth street, with Miss
Florence Glenn, home demonstra-
tion agent, in charge.
Those attending yesterdays meet
ing were MeSdames Seth Grimes,
Evan T. Hewes, Jack Harrison, Tom
Allen, Jim Culver, John Frohly,
Rollie Clark, w. c. Compton, j. M
Sheldon, j. Anderson, C. e. Hackle-
man, H. Baker, j. A. Wilson, Edna
Carson, Gladys Lampkins, C. Ha-
vens. c. C. Grimes, A. K. Swan,
C. Harper, Miss Dorothy HUM,
Seven children attended with their
mothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
BRIEF NEWS FROM MELOLAND

Il. II. Peters, Ward McGrew ana
the hostesses.
The Meloland Community Bridge
club experienced a rare treat last
Saturday evening when Mr.. and
Mrs. Ebert Newton entertained the
members of the club and their
husbands at a delightful bridge din
ner, in place of the usual bridge
luncheon for the ladies only.
New Year place cards directed
the guests to their seats at card
tables, where delicious chicken
dinner was served by the hostess.
Bridge formed the diversion of
the evening. At the close of the
games, SCORES of husbands and
wives we're combined Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Boyd had high score and were
awarded a lovely hand-tied COM
ferter, while Mr. and Mrs. j. R.
Kinnaird received a wool blanket
as second prize. Mrs. Waldo Weeth
won the special prize.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Farley, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
do Weeth, Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Rich
ards, Mr.. and Mrs. James Perduyn,
Mr.. and Mrs Ward McGrew, Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Kinnaird, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merle Hartsock, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Boyd, Pauline McElroy, Elbert
Lee Newton. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton.
The regular meeting of the Mel
Gland All club was held Tuesday
evening at the schoolhouse, under
the leadership of Mrs. Sherroll Bet
tis.
The meeting was conducted by
the president, Richard Mcbride.
Routine business was taken care of
then new member, Rubylee Rob-
erts, was voted into the club.
Interesting plans were discussed
for a club party TO be given on the
evening of Valentines day for the
members ana their parents. Com
mittees were appointed to take care
of the details.
In closing, a group of club songs
were sung and the meeting ad-
joluned for two. weeks.
Mrs. Arthur Farley was greatly
surprised one day recently, when
her nephew, Richard Bolster, of
Worcester, Mass, Arrived HneX-
pectedly. He is making an EXTEND
cd visit with the FarleyS.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. d. Strickler and
daughter Zoe Ann, from Santee,
were visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Roberts Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs H. O. Galloway, and
their two sons, Junior and Maurice
spent Sunday motoring over the
valley and into Riverside county.
They stopped at Indio for dinner.
They were surprised at the beauti-
full flowers that were blooming on
the desert SO early in the season.
Roderick Scott and Ewing Scott,
father and brother of Dan Scott,
were guests over night recently at
the Scott lone, motoring down
from Hollywood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leonard, and
son, Houston, motored through the
valley Tuesday, on their way from
New Orleans to Los Angeles. Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
AUXILIARY AND
CAMP INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS

Imperial Valley Auxiliary. U. S.
w. V. No. 76. held its installa-
ton of officers last night at the
Veterans Memorial hall, Daisy
Carey acting as the installing Of
ficer. Alice Liebert was installed as
president for the ensuring year.
Installation Of officers for I'M
perial Valley Camp, U. S. w. v,
No. 62. also took place last night,
Mike Liebert acting as installing
officer and II. T. McDaniels being
installed as commander.
Commander H. T. McDaniels pre-
sented President Liebert with a
beautiful bouquet of flowers,
The Auxiliary members were
hostesses to members of the camp
at dinner which was enjoyed by
both organizations.
One long table was decorated
with green foliage, having as a
centerpiece crystal candelabra with
tall green tapers while at each
side of the candelabra were crim-
son poinsettias making an effect
i've color contrast. Other tables
were decorated in pale yellow and
orchid colors having yellow can
delabra with white taperS.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
Society
Clubs
MELODRAMA GIVEN
BY ROTARY-ANNS FOR CLUB

Descending unannounced on yes
tefday's Rotary meeting. wives of
the Rotarians. known as Rotary
AIMS, forcibly elected President
Bob Moore from his station, nam
ed their own officials and took over
control of the meeting. giving the
club what was declared to be the
best program since way back yon-
der when there was no such thing
as depression.
Mrs. Forrest Kutz usurped the
Presidents chair, assisted by Mrs.
Harold Durham as her sergeant
at-afms. and backed up by the de-
fermined looks of the Rotary AIMS,
had little difficulty in cowing the
men and achieving her purpose.
The highlight of the program
was a hilarious burlesque on dra-
ma, presented under the direction
Of Mrs. Wilson McEuen, and best
described as a riot
Lord Ullins' Daughter was the
title OF the "dramer," presented on
a makeshift stage placed in the no.
tel ballroom. with makeShift but
realistic scenery and in costumes
about which there was no sugges-
ton of makeshift.
Briefly the plot covers the elop-
ment CT a brawney Scot with the
lass Of his choice when her hard
hearted parent spurns the thought
Of her marriage TO the caitiff, and
the eloping partys attempt to be
ferried across some nameleSs river.
apparently 10 some Gretna Green.
Mrs. Charles E. Sones was cast
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13

Leonard is a niece of Mrs. I. w.
McGrew and the Leonards stopped
over one night to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. 1. w. McGrew and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward McGrew.
Mrs. Roy Amick motored to Los
Angeles Monday, planning to re-
turn later in the week and bring
Mother Amick for a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Engebretson,
former Meloland residents, arrived
in the valley Sunday to remain here
during the lettuce season They are
living in an apartment at Las
Palmas court. Karl and Ralph
Engebretson are brothers.
Mrs. Leonard Marlow has been in
bed the past few weeks with in
fluenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Boozer re-
turned recently from a visit to
their home town in Texas. They
are living in Ell Centro for the pre-
sent
Last week Allene Roberts, small
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Roberts, was severely bitten by
their pet cat, which also bit Rob-
erts when he tried to catch it. The
cat died a few days later and the
head was sent away for an exam
ination for rabies. The Roberts and
their friends are hoping the re-
port will be negative.
Lee Bucker a nephew of Claude
Suttle is visiting for q while at
the Suttle home. Lees home is in
Colorado.
Mrs. l.. Bishop, of Holtville, was
a caller at the home of Mrs. Claude
Suttle, Tuesday afternoon.
r. Neifert has been suffering for
about three weeks with a very pain
ful illness affecting the muscles
of the legs and back. He is slowly
improving.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
Former Resident
Returns To City

Brig. Gen. {locally known as Col
oneD Charles L. Phillips, with his
daughter, Mrs. Cali P. Harrison,
after an absence of three years,
has returned 10 take up anew his
residence in FL Centro and is now
located at 663 Brighton avenue.
During his absence General Phil
lips has interested himself in the
Culbertson system of contract bid
ding and has successfully conduct
ed several classes in this subject
in Santa Ana. Ee is planning 10
open studio here and hold a
series of evening supervised play
and tournament contract games.
His advertisement stating details
will appear in a later issue OF The
Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-13
Court House Back
In Dull Routine

Almost two weeks of turmoil and
near strife seemed to have SUBJ
sided at the county court house to-
day, with affairs of government
resuning their even channels after
stormy sessions melted by the sup
ervisors and grand jurors in con-
sideration of a proposed county
government act.
The proposed act completed and
in Sacramento, the grand jurors
and supervisors have adjourned
until next week, and the routine
tenor of county business goes on
its way.
If anything, the lull is even more
quiet than usual, with little or no
business outside of every day hap
penings breaking the calm of coun-
ty officials.