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The Washington times., 1933-12-26
Weather RObs CWA
TOiLers of Days Pay

Approximately 75O local Civil
Works Administration outdoor
workers today lost another day
because of the weather. Last
week rain caused them to lose a
day. They are employed on Ma
tional Capital Parks projects, in
Guiding the building of recreation
centers and swimming pools.
The Washington times., 1933-12-26
Rail Worker Hurt
In Fall Off Engine

Joseph C. Ramos, 43, of the 1900
block Ingleside Terrace N. w., an
employe of the Washington Ter
minal Company, received a pos
sible skull fracture today when he
fell from a locomotive at the Ivy
City roundhouse. Ramos was on
the locomotive tender while it was
being filled with water. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital by
the fire department rescue squad.
The Washington times., 1933-12-26
CWA Men Remodel
Citu Police Station

Work was started today by
CWA employees on remodeling
the Alexandria police station.
All members of the police force
were called in by Captain Arnold
to aid in transferring records
and equipment to the temporary
headquarters on the second floor
near the Corporation Court room.
The Washington times., 1933-12-26

passion and enthusiasm and longing;
and for the first time l feel that
nudism has passed through the comic
stage. l suspect that it is now at the
point which Woman's Suffrage passed
in 19O0-not quite menace, but no
longer a passing fad, or, let us say,
the point at which temperance turned
into prohibition, some forty years ago.
In short, if I were manufacturer
of summer clothing l would begin to
worry about the business my children
would inherit. And if l had inclina-
tions toward nudism | would get all
the best advice from doctors and find
out whether there is a connection be-
tween going naked in the sun and de-
veloping cancer (about which l have
heard rumors), and if l were woman
The Washington times., 1933-12-26
IckeS BrUUeS SnOIU
To Visit His office

Secretary of Interior Ickes to-
day braved a snowfall which later
turned to rain to return to his
office after convalescing in the
U. S. Naval Hospital from broken
rib suffered in a fall recently.
The Washington times., 1933-12-26
True to Type
Nudism Passes From Comedy to Fact
By GILBERT SELDES

Winter is here and the nuds have focked back from
their colonies Except III charming climates than
own and the cold winds whistle around the and
the is pale yellow at noon, they dream about their
happy days and tell their dreams. They tell them with
The Washington times., 1933-12-26
No More Cranks

mo wore OIdTlKS
The reason that nudism in few years will stop attract
ing the and make its appeal to people OF substance
Any new movement in politics, religion, economies diet
health is bound collect the unatic frnge-tnose
who unhappy and feel out of place and turn to any
of escape largely because they do not kno" Wnat
they to escape FROM and do not suspect that they
to escape from themselves Flmsy theories cannot
withstand this influx of the hystercal and go under
Sound religions and sound economics SURVIVE and then the
unatic fringe is honored for its sturdy pioneering spirit
The moment movement gathers headway and becomes
organized the macontents drop away because
and success what they for. (Note how the
theorists of anarchsm and the friends OF Russia nave
turned against the highly organized Russian experiment
which they worshpped in its first few years. Inc moment
the wild leave radical movement becomes dangerous
tn the established order unless established order knows
how to compromise how the clothed are gong 10 COM
promise with the nude, do not know.
Back to Childhood
woman of considerable wealth, Of quiet temper and
fairly happy life telling few days ago ABOUT ner
vacation and quite casually said that the happeS
part of it spent at nuds colony 1T mace me leei
as if were 10 years old again. she said Il recovered
nv childhood" The she said that began to take
nudsm seriously because recovery OF the supposed joys
and freedom of childhood is of the most attracCVe
prospects known to- man. Psychologists can explain 10
YOU that it very sign to want to be III again. but
they know it is well-n1gh UNIVERSAL ~
II is interesting to note that the moral argument for or
against nudsm has almost entirely disappeared Inc mos
familiar objection is that most human oelngs are S
particularly pleasing behold and that clothes make te
At least nassable The nudist reply have heard CnaC
one crows more attractive clothes not worn-n ga
in carrage of seoncousness and that the general
effect is perfectly pleasing The movies of nudst colonies
I have all taken from great olSCance 81
have no direct testimony But it will be interesting II we
reject nudsm because ofends artistic sense or ac
cept because eyes grow accustomed to new peaSeS
MournfuI Men
o1o4G,oe rnonHI Ice
The Washington times., 1933-12-26

l would wonder about the permanent ettects OF
large quantities. on the softness of the skin. B
did would stop "laughing it off"
The Washington times., 1933-12-26
MournfuI Men

To those who still wearing clothes recommend lee
Simonson aggressive article what men wear IN the
current issue of Harpers Bazaar 1t Mr. Smonson
piece in the magazine, womens clothes, Which
started discussion in this column ranging from the work
shop of Hawes York to the studio Of Her IN Paris
Mr. Simonson provocative writer. just now ne Wshes
to found National Society for Color IN Mems Cotnes
And when he says color he blue that is not diluted
fountain pen ink and yellow "as unmistakabe as an
omelette.'
cit is" he says nothing less than ridiculous that we
consider almost the ensemble appropriate both for at
tending wedding serving honorary palbearer and
demand for the abandon that modern dancing provides
nothing different than the uniform consider fitting Tor
head-water And the American male rs suffering from
having dressed long if he doorman IN house
of gloom Mr. Santayana of Smonsons old teacnerS
used to tell his students that in northern countries there
was an air of immortality in bright coors. Let that be
broken down. and we IL all be gay.
The Washington times., 1933-12-26

down. and we'll all be gay.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18
BRIEF NEWS FROM MELOLAND

of December 81. Attractive cos
tunes will add TO the beauty oil
the pageant.
Ward McGreW and his mother.
Mrs. I. w. McGrew, spent seevral
DAYS last week in Los Angeles re-
turning home Sunday. While on
the coast they visited Wards SIS
ter. Mrs. Earl Crawford, who IS re-
cuperating from scarlet fever.
The Dan Scott home was the
scene of a jolly pot luck dinner
wednesday. Friends participating
were Mr.. and Mrs. R. Engebretson
and daughter, Carmen, and Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Trainer of Ell
Centre.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Farley were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Herdnlan.
Miss Carrie Chandler OF Long
Beach was a guest of Mrs Palmer
lee recently. Miss Chandler is we'll
known in this community having
taught at Acacia school several
years ago.
Visitors at the Will Meyer home
. Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. HARLAN,
former local residents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Easil Spear and Grandma Meyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD T. GARRIS
Copyright 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper syndieate)

why. of course they WILL eX-
claimed Nurse Jane. They'll love
EN-. Uncle Wiggily!'
Maybe the children will think
the candy canes are old-fashiened
or something like that" said Mr..
Longears doubtfully. Even my rab-
bit children are SO different now
adays. Maybe they'd rather have
lipsticks or red paint for their nails
or the boys might want stuff to
make their fur stay down slick and
smooth
"Nonsense!" laughed Nurse Jane.
Your Dummies aren't like that. Give
them an old-fashioned Christmas.
Get some candy canes for the tree.
THEY'LL be sure to love such things"
All right" said Mr.. Longears. Il
WILL Knowing Santa Claus would
be very busy. he thought he would
buy the candy canes ahead OF time
and hide them in the bungalow un-
Ill Christmas. Hopping out with
his red, white and blue striped
trutch, for his rheumatism hurt
him that Gay, Uncle Wiggily was
soon at the candy store.
There he bought a large bundle
of candy canes, some large and
some small. He was hopping nome
with them, going a back way so
none of TIE rabbit children would
see lin. when, all of a sudden,
leaping over a crack on a snowy
hill, Uncle Wiggilys rheumatism
crutch slipped and fell down in a
deep hole.
oh, dear! How am I going to
hobble home when my rheumatism
hurts SOP" said the bunny. Then
he thought OF the candy canes.
Taking the largest one out of the
bundle. he used that for Crutch
to lean on until he reached the
bungalow. The candy cane was
only worn down a little OH tie
ground end. Cutting this eff, Mr..
Longears put the cane back with
the others and hid them al away
for the Christmas tree.
And if the Police Dog isn't too
proud to speak to the Junkman's
old horse when they inset IN the
street, I'll tell you next about I'm
Gle Wiggily's ornaments.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18
Chamber Omits
Weekly Meeting

Announcement has been made by
w. H Tyler, president of tie FL
Centre Chamber of Commerce, that
luncheon meetings of that organi-
cation will De discontinued until
January 3 as has been customary
in past years during the Christmas
season. The luncheon meeting of
December 20 and 81 will be omitted
under this plan.
In order to make the meetings
of the coming year interesting To
members NJ. NJ. Munson, program
chairman, has been arranging in
advance for speakers to appear at
these weekly gatherings and viii
have a fine program worked out
tor the January meetings before
the end of the present month. Lact
winter Munson arranged for num-
Der of speakers of note to visit
the valley and address members
and friends of the Ell Centre cham
Der and it is hoped to have pro-
grams equally good after the fist
of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18
BY DOROTHY PAINE
Press Staff Correspondent

An assembly was given by Mrs.
Vera Fenns students on December
IS, the feature Of the program
was a play written by the seventh
and eighth grade students, named
"A Great Discovery The costum-
ing and scenery for the play were
also made by the students and were
very cleVerly done as the scenes
were very colorful.
The entire program consisted of
the following numbers:
America the Beautiful sung by
the audience;
"A Little Boys Idea of a Radio"
by Billy Miller;
A violin solo by Minoru Masu-
kani;
Little Mary Entertains," a read
ing by Lorraine Names;
Harmonica selections by Ray
mond La Brucherie;
when Minnie's Beau Comes to
Call" a reading by Rose Green;
Songs sung by five seventh and
eighth graders;
A tap dance by Mary Helen Pat
terson;
THE Star Spangled Banner
sung by the audience.
A delightful desert picnic was
enjoyed Sunday, December 10, by
several Of the young people oil
McCabe and Mt Signal. The fol-
lowing young folk enjoyed then
pot-luck lunch in the sand hills
near Mt. Signal: The Misses Dor.
othy and Caroline Paine, Barbara
Horner, and the Messrs Albert anC
Paul Etheridge of McCabe; tn
following from Mt. Signal: Missel
Betty Upholt, Eugenia and Mar,
FRANCES Brandenburg, Georgis
Downing. Jaunita 10y, Artell'
None, Margaret Nelson, and tn
Messers. Frank Gates, Ralph Down
ing, Billy Brandenburg, Roy vii
liams, T. j. Paine, Bill Cook, Loui
Elliot.
The many friends of Miss Mar
Frances Hoppin will be sorry .
hear that she is still unable I
walk. Her knee, which she hur
last week, is as yet unhealed.
Miss Helen Bezdecheek missed NV
DAYS of school this week as sh
was III Monday and Tuesday wit
bad cold.
Thursday, December II, Doroth
Paine, and Helen Bezdechec
moiored TO the Laguna Mountain
10 see the snow, They enjoyed Ia
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18
NEWS OF WCABE DISTRICT

trip with Miss Grace Griggs, and
Messrs. Charles Hobson. Conrad
Amstead, and Woodrow Mayfield
A hilarious evening was spent
Wednesday, December 13, by the
Misses Dorothy HUM, Mildred
Frohly, and Josephine Hamilton
at the home OF Miss Hamilton's
sister, Mrs. W. 7. Palmer. in E.
Centre, making Christmas candy.
A hard time party given by Mr.
and Mrs. Clare Harper on Saturday
December 9, was acclaimed a great
success by those who attended. All
guests appeared in various tacky
garb, but Mrs. Elmer Forester and
Seth Grimes were awarded the first
prizes for the cleverest and most
original costumes worn. A very
pleasant evening Of five hundred
was terminated when the highest
scores were made by Mrs. Della
Grimes and James Forester. Eight
tables of five hundred were filled
by the guests.
Students OF McCabe school miss
the presence OF A. G. Speagle and
jim Speagle as they moved with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. CT.
Speagle to their new home at
Heber. A. G. and jim Speagle are
now attending the Heber school.
A. G. was pupil in Mrs. Vera
+ Fenns room, while Jim was a
student Of Mrs. Gladys Layne.
i Last weekend Miss La Bruch-
erie was the house guest Of the
/ Misses Maria and Concha Osa
at their home in this community
Mrs. John Parker has gone &c
/ Beaumont to spend the Christmas
holidays with relatives. Mrs. Parker
is spending the winter as the guest
of Mrs. Sam Parker.
The Misses Maria and Conchs
Osa played on the Heber girls
indoor team Saturday, in a game
played on the Heber diamond.
A Sunday evening guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Hershel Grandey, Cletui
Grandey, and Miss Berta MAJ
Grandey was Miss Mabel Hartzell
Returning from two weeks yisi
to Los Angeles, Arthur Streeter ant
Earl Baker spent Monday night
December IL, in the valley as tn
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Hershel
Grandy. On Tuesday morning Bake
and Streeter motored in to thei
home in Phoenix, Arizona.
Combining business with pleas
llre. Fred Paine and j. Z. Lawson
of Fort Worth, Texas, motored I
Palamar Mountain on Sunda!
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18

December 10, They greatly en-
joyed the trip, going by way Of
Borego valley.
Visitors of Joe Rodriguez on
Monday and Tuesday were Joe
Purcell and Ernest Grand Of La
Jolla. The men motored to the
valley on Monday. Purcell came TO
see his wife, and children who
are spending a few weeks with Joe
RODRIGUEZ. Mrs. Purcell is the
sister of Roderiquez.
Sunday, December 10, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Northrop and children
Earlene and Joe, spent the day in
Yuma. Northrops visited Mrs. II
Fisher, sister of Northrop, who is
in the hospital there as the re-
suit of an accident. The Northrops
also went sightseeing to the vari-
Gus interesting places around Yuma
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18

tleman. Il always like to think a
bit before I go out to look for adj
ventures. I'm going now
Did you think of a place to &C
locking for an adVenture?' asked
the muskrat lady.
No" said Uncle Wiggily hopping
out of the chair and twinkling his
pink nose to make sure that had
also awakened. II was thinking OF
the time when I was boy rabbit
and Christmas came
THAT must have been lovely,
said Nurse Jane, softly and smiling.
What did you most enjoy when
you we're a boy rabbit and Christ
mas came to you as it is soon to
come here?"
! "A candy came" was Uncle Wig
gilys answer. That's what ! liked
best of all the Christmas
"a candy camel" exclaimed Nurse
Jane. Just fancy!'
! "Oh. no, it wasn't at all a fancy
canel' laughed the rabbit. 1T was
very plain, just red and white
striped like the rheumatism crutch
you gnaWed for me out of a co.d
stalk. Only my Christmas candy
cane had no blue color in it. II
had a crooked handle. though, and
was thick and favored with pep
permInt. How I loved my Christ
mas candy camel
Uncle Wiggily suddenly hoped
! to the door.
Where are you going?' asked
! Nurse Jane.
1T may seem silly and old-fash-
ioned," answered Uncle Wiggily
but I am going to get some cand5
/ canes to have Santa Claus put then
on our Christmas tree for the rab.
bit children. 1 don't believe they
ever had candy canes for Christ
mas. So I'm going to get some DE-
you think they'll like them, Janle?'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18
Editorial Page
and
Features
TOMORROW ELECTION DAY

Tomorrow California goes to the polls
10 vote on endorsement of the S170,000,-
900 Central Valley water project.
This act of the legislature which Is
placed before the people as a referendum
measure, provides for the creation OF an
authority to construct and operate a sys-
TEN of works for development, distribu-
ton and sale of water and electric power
in Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys,
the construction cost to be met by issuing
revenue bonds not exceeding S170,000,-
900 and to be paid for by revenue accru-
ing from the project. 1t also PROVIDES
for the cooperation of the federal govern
ment in constructing and financing the
project.
There is greatly divided opinion on
the desirability Of approving the act and
much publicity has been given to both
sides of the argument.
BY its proponents the project has been
linked up with the entire recovery pro-
gram in that it will provide employment
for approximately $4,000 men, will con-
serve water, provide additional cheap
power and increase the productive area
of the state without any additional ex-
pense to the taxpayer
On the other side it is contended that
approval of the project, for which an APP
preparation of 100000 will be sought
from the federal government, will ieo-
pardize other smaller projects through
out the state; will provide additional
power for which market is highly
doubtful will increase the productive
area at time when over production has
dictated destruction of crops by the fed
eral government and finally, because Of
4 l1rx :, Il
made morally responsible for the bonded
Indebtedness, even though it should not
be legally so.
This last factor is the chief argument
against the project. The authority un-
der which it is to be constructed is COM
posed of the attorney general, the state
controller, state treasurer, director of
finance and director of public works
all officers of the state of California.
A project under direct control of state
officials could logically be construed to
be state project and the state could log
1cally be assumed to be financially re-
sponsible for it.
The act also provides that the cost of
the project may be diminished by .such
an amount as may be appropriated and
made available out of the treasury of the
state OF California;, and further 'any
state agency, or the state or any depart
ment, board, commission, bureau, division
or office thereof, may advance or con-
tribute money, rights of way, labor, ma
terials and any other property for the
construction, operation or maintenance
OF the said Central Valley project or any
unit thereof
Conceding the desirability of improv-
ing water conditions in the Central Val
ley area, many who favor such work feel
that it is not fair to place the entire state
IN the position of having to meet the cost
of 1t, particularly at time when the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18

states finances are in a highly question:
able condition
While The Press is opposed to approx
al of the measure, and urges vote Of
no against it. we also urge all citizens
to go to the polls tomorrow. Only by Il
full expression from the voters can the
matter be answered definitely. Whether
favorable to the project or opposed to it,
all voters should remember that tomor-
row is an election day. Details of the
polling places and hours will be found
in the news columns of this issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18
BY MRS. ALEX Il. MEYER
Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

A number of Meloland ladies
we're luncheon guests of Mrs. Join
zenos when she entertained the
Birthday club recently. Each guest
found an attractive favor at her
place and the hostess was present.
ed lovely gift of linen IN honor
of her birthday. Bridge was the
diversion of the afternoon, Mrs.
Merle Hartsock winning first prize,
Mrs. Ebert Newton second and
Mrs. G. C. Richards low. Ladies
enjoying the afternoon with Mrs.
zenos were Mesdames j. II. KIN
naird, G.. C. Richards, Laurence
Richards, Ebert Newton, Merle
Hartsock, Ed Boyd and Lyle t.ir-
naird.
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
James entertained at dinner, haP-
ing as their guests Miss Edith
CAIRO, Mr.. and Mrs. Loyejoy II
win and Clair Irwin.
A special feature of the dinner
given by the Women's Home De-
partment in honor of Miss Glenn
was a tap dance staged by Geral-
dine Ordonez, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Ordonez.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kelley OF
BraWley were guests of MI. and
Mrs. j. E. Cox at a family dinner
recently.
After a pleasant visit at the Yves
! lev Roberts home, Mr.. and Mrs
w. L. Flack and children returned
to their home in Colorado, Mrs
| Flack is Mrs. Roberts sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Farley, &C
companied by Mrs. Lucy Palmer
motored to Santee Sunday to spend
! tie day with Mr.. and MIS-. F. y
Walker, former Meloland residents
! Mr.. Kirby also went with them ano
visited his cousin at Gro5smont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Weeth anc
baby son were dinner guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. James A. Perduyn Sun
day.
Mr.. Mcintosh of the Hayekorst
ranch drove to Los Angeles re-
Gently. On his return ne was &C
companied by, his daughter who viii
spend the winter with hun.
Mr.. Amick, WHO was seriously III
iured by bull some Uin,e ago, has
improved sufficiently TO be move,
to his home.
Children of Meloland school arr
working hard on the Christmas pa
geant to be given on the eyenin
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18
sD0m't Quote Me-
>. By United Press

bit worried about just one thing
" You don't think she II ask me to
go up in airplanes with her, do
you? l m scared Of those things
10 Davidson, bearded famous
American sculptor, has just COM
pleted a head of President Roose-
welt on which he set something of a
speed record for sculptoring.
Pressed by an unceasing success
sion of budget, monetary, relief and
farm conferences, the President
could spare Davidson only few
minutes now and then. But even
under these difficulties, Davidson
finished the head quickly and ap-
peared well pleased with it.
Magnificent head, magnificent
head,' he said of the President.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. = One
of the happiest people in these
United States today was Mrs. Mabel
Haley, a Negro nanny who has
been washing dishes and making
beds for Washington families for
many, many years.
She has just been hired by Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt as the first
lady S personal maid.
Mrs. Haley worked for the Roose-
tration days when F.. D. r. was as
sistant secretary of the navy. She
followed with keen interest the
events which brought them back to
Washington to occupy the White
House, but heard nothing directly
from them until a telephone call
summoned her to the mansion the
other day.
Rather timidly, the Negress ap-
preached a guard at the White
House gates and asked where the
servants entrance was Who was
she and what was her business?
The guard wanted to know. Mrs.
Haley told him.
Well sub" she said. "he took
me right in the front door, through
the hall and upstairs in the eleva-
tor. They'd call Mrs. Roosevelt
and told her I was on the way and
she was waiting for me.
We talked couple of minutes,
and she said her personal maid had
died yesterday and she'd just come
home from the funeral. And then
she asked me if I'd mind travelling
with her. Goodness, just think; 60
ing all round the country with
Mrs. Roosevelt
The first lady new maid was a
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-18
Christian Science
Radio Lectures

Residents of this vicinity will
have an opportunity to hear auth
orized lectures on Christian Science
by members of the board of lecture
ship of The Mother Church, The
First Church OF Christ, Scientist,
in Boston, Mass, as follows:
Paul Stark Seeley, c. S. B., of
Portland, Oregon:
Monday, December 10, at 8 p. M,
over KFOX Q250kc 240m), from
Second Church edifice, Long Beach,
under the auspices of First Church
of Christ, Scientist, of that city.
John Ellis Sedman, c. S., of Los
Angeles:
Tuesday, December 26, at p. M,
ever KFAC Q3O0kc 231 6m), from
Ninth Church of Christ, Scientist,
Los Angeles.