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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
MA5ONS GREET
GRAND MASTER

Imperial Valleys six Masonic
lodges held a reception last night
for Frank w. Mixter, grand master
of Masons in California, with Oasis
lodge No. 664 and Ell Centre lodge
No. 384 hosts at the ceremonies con-
Quoted at Ell Centro Masonic Tenn
pie.
The grand lodge official made
his annual visit to the valley Or
ganizations last night and more
than 125 members of the order
were present for the occasion. A.
Goldman, senior grand steward, and
John Stewart Ross, past grand mas
ter and local Mason also were pres
ent and made brief addresses.
At the conclusion of the cere-
monies, refreshments were served in
the banquet room.
Prior to the joint lodge meeting,
an informal banquet was given for
the grand lodge officers at the
Barbara Worth hotel at $3.50 o'clock
Thirty-five officers and past mas
ters were in attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
UNCLE WIGGILY'S BLACK
BERRIES

The Lady Mouse Teacher in the
Hollow Stump School stood on the
platform near her desk and looked
at her animal pupils. The kinder
garten class had just sung a cute
little song about a buzzing humble
bee who loved to gather honey. The
woodland flowers let him take it,
although he had no money.
All of a sudden Miss Mouse said:
Billie Wagtail, please go to the
blackboard and do your number
work Let me see if you know how
much and and Z and 6 and 2
make when added together"
Billie, the goat boy, shuffled up
to the blackboard and with white
piece of chalk marked down the
the Lady Mouse Teacher
had told him to. But when it came
to adding them up, why, Billie
wasn't so hot, as Sammie Littletail
said afterward
Well" squeaked Miss Mouse,
how much is the sum, Billie"
Billie answered: TWENTY"
"Wrong!" said the Teacher. Then
she sent Sammie Littletail to the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31

WASHINGTON, May 81. U.P)-
The speedy journey through con-
gress of the administrations bill
voiding past and present promises
to pay IN gold has been marked
by Republican opposition which,
while futile thus far, has proYld-
ed its interesting moments.
Rep. Carl Mapes Of Michigan,
for instance, started quite a con-
troversy when he observed that
the resolution was drawn up so
hurriedly that its title contained a
grammatical error.
The gramnlarians Immediately
looked up the title and this is what
they found:
"A Joint resolution TO assure un-
form value to the coins and cur
rencies of the United States"
That appeared all right at first
glance. although some maintain
ed that "currencies" should be
singular or that value" should be
made plural.
Unable to- reach an agreement
on that, the puzzled grammarians
went on TO the first whereas
which read:
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31

the retroactive provisions of the
measure.
.'I send my motion to the clerk"
Luce, dignified and grave of man
ner, concluded.
1.-The clerk will report the mo-
ton" said the chair.
Where is it?" the clerk wanted
to know.
It developed that Luce, instead
of sending his motion to the clerk.
had entrusted it to the official
reporter who had taken it out OF
the chamber.
The chair ruled that the bus
mess of the house could be suspend
ed for a few minutes while a mes
senger hurried after the reporter.
SO the house waited while the
motion Saving the honor of the
United States" was retrieved. Ap-
parently the house didn't take
Luces admonitions seriously for
the motion was defeated over
whelmingly.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
Juniors Listen
To Fish Tales

Fishing in the Gulf of California
was the subject discussed by Har-
ry Horton at the meeting this
morning.
Aided by number Of photo
graphs made on the trip, Horton
told the Jaycees the thrill of land
ing the big ones, some weighing 125
pounds and more, with tackle that
seemed hardly able to stand the
strain. He stated that the Mexican
officials we're most courteous and
invited fishermen to come to Rocky
Point on the Sonora side of the
Gulf where everything would be
done for their convenience.
Questions of leasing the property
of a gun club on Salton Sea for
use by the junior chamber and also
of planting palm trees along fifteen
miles of the highway between Ell
Centro and Brawley were discuss
ed but no definite action take at
this meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
HARDING SCHOOL

I want to go up north this sum-
mer. We will be on farm. We
will have chickens, COWS and sheep.
Mary Jane Sherman. 3-B.
This summer when school is out
I am going swimming at Kenyons ,.
When 1 can't go swimming am
going to turn the fan on me-
Billy Jane zeitvogel, 3-B.
Over here in America we eat
vegetables too just like the child
rem of France do. I like to go
down town to Cox brothers market
and get carrots, beets and celery.
Jimmie Riedy, 3B.
Next week school will be out.
MY brother is going to order the
"Weekly Reader like my
school and I am not bad for my
teacher. We made our bird book.
We had most all the Imperial VAL
ley birds. We think the oriole is
the prettiest bird of all.-Consuela
Winner and Dorothy Majors.
Mr.. Roosevelt made speech
over the radio. He sent message
to the whole world. All the coun-
tries were in favor except Japan
I think they will go on fighting
Joe Philley, 3-A-2.
I am going to wildwood Glen for
vacation. I think Lloyd Simmons
is going with me. We think we
are going to have nice time
Stanley Conkey, 3-A-2.
LINCOLN SCHOOL
We have q ULittle Orphan An
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright. 1882. By Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)

Miss Mouse goes home, we could
get in the school through a cellar
window and paint the blackboard
white. Tomorrow if we have to go
up to it to do number work, Miss
Mouse won't see white chalk marks
on a white board and she can't
keep us in"
Lets do it!" barked Jackie.
That night strange figures fitted
about the Hollow Stump School.
There was the smell of paint and
next morning when Miss Mouse op-
ened her Hollow Stump, School she
was much surprised to see that
in the night the blackboard had
turned white.
MY goodness! What can have
happened?" Squeaked Miss Mouse
in surprise. This is the first time
ever saw white blackboard"
She took a piece of white chalk,
but when she made marks on the
white board of course they couldn't
be seen.
What am I going to do?" said
Miss Mouse sadly. How can my
pupils show me they know their
lessons if can't see the marks they
make on the board. Something
must be done.
BY this time Sammie and the
| other boys were on their way to
the Hollow Stump School. They
were laughing and talking among
themselves.
Hal Hal" snickered Jackie. mo
blackboard work for us today!"
mo, indeed" chuckled Sammie.
I'VE can't be kept in after school" /"
All of a sudden there was a noise
in the bushes near which the ami
NAL boys were standing.
What's that?" whispered Billie
the goat.
Before anyone could answer, Un-
Gle Wiggily hoped out. He had a
basket on one paw. The animal
boys we're glad to see the rabbit
gentleman. They asked him what
he was doing and he said:
II am gathering early blackber-
ries. Don't you want to help me
pick them off the bush before you
| go to school?"
"Sure!" barked Peetie. So the an
imal boys helped Uncle Wiggily fill
his basket with blackberries. Then
they went to school, laughing when
they thought of the boord they had
painted white.
And if the egg beater and. the
can opener will do little dance or
the gas stove for the potato PAN
cake, I'll tell you net about Uncle
Gle Wiggily and the white board.
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board, but the rabbit boy didn't do
any better. He guessed nineteen and
Jackie Bow Wow, the puppy dog
said he thought the answer ought
to be 100.
Dear mel" sadly squeaked Miss
Mouse. You are all very poor in
number work today. I think you
animal boys may stay in after
school and study until you get the
right answer.
So when all the other pupils ran
gayly out of school, Billie, Sammie,
Jackie and several other of the
animal boys had to stay in. After
much study they got the right an
sWer to the sum, which was twen-
ty-three.
THE old skiddoo number!" growl-
ed Jackie Bow Wow
Il wish we could make that
school blackboard skiddoo away'
growled his brother Peetie.
Say! That's an ideal" bleated
Billie the goat. IF there was no
blackboard in school Miss Mouse
couldn't make us go up to it and
do number work when we don't
know it. I wish you could pull the
blackboard out of the school"
I'VE couldn't do that" said Sam
mic the rabbit. But it would be
just as good if we could paint it
white"
What do you nean?" asked
/ Jackie.
why" went on Sammie, you
know we have TO use white chalk
on the blackboard Now if we had
a white board Miss Mouse couldn't
see the white chalk marks on it and
she wouldn't know whether or moi
we got our number work right.
say let's make the blackboard
white"
"Hurray!" bleated Billie the
goat. But how can we?"
There a pot of white paint ovei
at our house" whispered Sammle
"And some brushes, Tonight, afteI
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
Don't { Quote Me-
By United Press -.

Whereas, the holding of or deal
ing in gold affects the public in
terest and are therefore subject
to proper regulation and restric-
ton"
There was further argument over
whether holding of or dealing in"
required singular or plural verb.
And also it went. There was no
clear agreement over what Mapes
could have meant when he referred
to the grammatical error. And
Mapes, perhaps enjoying the con-
fusion he had caused, went off
for the Memorial Day holiday and
could not be reached for ampli-
fication Of his views.
When the house was debating
the resolution before its passage
Monday, Rep. Luce of Massachu-
sets, ranking Republican on the
banking and currency committee,
made a speech in which he said
in the interests of saving the
honor of the United States he was
offering a motion to strike out
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
MCKINLEY SCHOOL

MCKINLEY 4 SChOOL
One day last week we had an un-
usual lesson and enjoyed it. One
of the boys brought a cocoanut to
school, 1t was sawed into halves
We examined the shell, the meat
and the milk. Each pupil had
taste of the white meat.
A few days ago we studied the
lesson about 1.-THE Cocoanut Palm
Tree' in our reader and consider
it an excellent book.-4-A class.
The following Mckinley pupils
were in recitals last week: Russell
Sherwood, Marion Marcot, and Bet
ty Cole.
The "A class members were in
tereSted in the newspaper report on
the humane poster contest awards.
In the grammar school division the
poster made by our Lois Turner
won second prize.
Recently all our pupils were
measured and weighed by Miss
Edith Eicke. The height, actual
weight. and normal weight were
put on the chart. Most OF our
pupils grew IL inches during the
school year. Some are underweight
and are urged to eat the proper food
and rest.-4-A class.
The second, third and fourth
grades had an enjoyable treat
Wednesday morning when Miss
Laura Redden brought seven sixth
grade pupils from Lincoln school
to sing songs and play the harmon
lea for us. The Call of SPRING
was sung with three parts, and
other songs with two parts.
The 4-A,s were especially happy
because they will be in Lincoln
school next year and will sing two
part music and play the harmon
lea. Those children from Lincoln
who sang were Shirley Cornett,
Mary King, Lex Whatley, Esther
Summers, La Vern Abel, Pauline
Oswalt, and Virginia Mcbride
Shirley Cornett and Pauline Os-
walt played the harmonica.
We are learning to use our rul-
ers, SO this week we measured our
paper so that the lines were one
inch apart, cut them, and wove
paper mats. We used scrap paper
for the strips. We had fun max
ing them, and we learned two
things: how to measure and how
to. weave.-2-B, IA.
Today we learned poem. 1t was
about some elves. They made q
daisy chain. They used it for 8
swing 1t was a pretty poem. We
liked it very much.-Amer.
The ga clas has been learning
to recognize, read, and write spe'
cific amounts of money. Each per-
son has been given an advertise
ment cut from newspaper or mag
azine. This is either read to the
class or put on the black board
AS we'll as the number study, il
has aroused an interesting study
of words, for many in the adver'
tisements are new to us.
Esperanza Vale, Colleen Shep'
ard, Willard Curry, Betty Jear
Pollard, Marjorie Cook and Miyoks
Kaneta have been on ourm 1sg,ys
roll for IL weeks. They have hac
100 per cent every day. We arr
proud of them. They are happy
and we are happy too.-1-A class.
We, at Mckinley school, hav'
appreciated very much the cafeteria
service that has been furnished
us throughout the school year b,
Mrs. Tipps and her assistant, Mrs
Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
Interesting Items OF News
Written For The Press By
El Centre School Pupils

nien in our room. But don It
think we got her out of the funny
page. She is a little orphan bird.
A boy gave it to us for our room.
Yesterday when school was out, we
put her up for the night. We made
a nest out of cotton and grass, and
left her water and bread crumbs.
This morning when we came back
she was gone. Finally we found
her in a hole in the closet by q
pipe. Perhaps in the night she
walked in her sleep. Bill. our
janitor, sawed a hole so the girl
with the tiniest hand could get her
out. We were so glad to get her
back. She can't walk into the
hole tonight. for Sally took her
home.-Norman Lewis, "A.
Little Orphan Annie came to
school today.
She hops about cur room and
chirpS away.
She is learning how to fly,
When we chirp, she makes chirp
reply,
AS if to tell
She likes us very we'll.
She is dressed in grey, quite neat.
She is friendly, and merry, and
chubby, and sweet.
-Varnell Knight. 5-A.
Last week the boys at Lincoln
school had a track meet with an
other squad at the school field.
The boys ran the so yard dash
in 65 seconds.
We saw some of the high school
track stars runs, too. = Marion
KnertZ. 5-A-2.
Which would you rather have,
second place in honor or first place
in disgrace? Some children would
rather be last in honor if they
knew they could do any kind Of
deed to help our schools. The ones
who are honored are the ones who
help their teachers in the school
room and on the playground. 1
think second or even last place,
in honor is better than first place
in disgrace. Which would you
rather have?-Betty Smyer, 5-A.
Miss Thornberg's room has al
most finished their tapestry. The
pictures are of events in early his
tory. Although it has been rather
hard to make, it has been very in
teresting Lee, 6-B.
The last two months Mrs. Grit
fins class, 5-A-2, has been giving
facts about birds. 1t not only
teaches us about birds but also
teaches us public speaking. I think
it is a very good idea. = 5-A-2
Doris Elaine Van Horn.
Can you guess what kind of a
race we are having? You can't?
Then, I will tell you. We are hav-
ing an arithmetic race.
H stands for Hideko who was one
chooser, and A stands for Alan who
was the other.
Yesterday, Alan IS side had 48
points and Hideko IS side had Sc
Today, A side came up q lot for
they had 60. H side came up lit
tie with 81 points. Miss Melbourne
said, GA side improved a great
deal more than H side''. Bar
bara Robertson and Hideko Okla
mura, 5-B.
Four rooms from Lincoln school
went swimming May 26. We had
a picnic of cake and ice cream.
Four children in each room brought
a cake. We brought a nickel for
our ice cream. Those children
who could not go swimming had a
good time watching those who did.
Before we went our teacher taught
us song called Swimming" We
thought it was a good time to learn
it-Dorothy Hindman and Sarah
Thornehill, 5-B.
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Editorial Page
and
Features
RADICAL PLANS NTPPED

EEW spectators who viewed the Mem
/ orial day parade here yesterday real
lied that several things were wrong"
with the procession.
They did not know why the Spanish
war veterans, entitled to the front rank,
were placed more or less in the rear.
1t is not certain the Boys of '9S" knew
it themselves. Spectators might have
wondered why the traffic officers made
such nuisance" of themselves, riding
and counter-riding around the paraders.
And spectators could not know that the
firing squad carried real ammunition in
stead of the usual blank cartridges
The front page Of the San Diego Un-
ion today could give the spectators the
answer to any questions they might ask.
On Monday every Legion post in the
state was notified that the state Com
munist organization had planned to
break UP Memorial day parades wher-
ever they were planned. The Legion
was told to prepare, and the local post
did so.
Without any publicity and with in
structions limited to a few leaders who
were to participate in the parade, the
Legion went ahead with its plans for the
annual parade.
The Spanish war veterans were not in
the place of honor because the firing
squad with real ammunition was placed
ahead of them. The traffic officers ca
vorted around the paraders because
they were equipped with tear gas bombs
and were on the lookout for any attempt
at a radical demonstration
Radicals from Los Angeles, carrying
banners such as appeared in the San
Diego riot, were expected to come here,
but it is believed they learned of prepar-
ations by the Legion and called off any
demonstration here.
Plans to squelch any demonstration
that might be started by the radicals,
were drawn by Legion officials and
peace officers on Monday night. There
was no need to put them into execution,
except for the precautionary measures
outlined, for which the city may be
thankful.
Those who enjoy holidays can now set
tie back to wait for the Glorious Fourth.
-O-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nou 21 1919

A fine soda fountain recently
was received at the Scheuerman
department store at Dixieland and
now is being installed.
Work of paving Main street
through the business heart of town
is bringing confusion that will
prove an annoyance to everybody
while it lasts. 1t seems certain
that the work of paving will con-
tinue into July.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
RETIRED PUBLISHER DIES

OCEANSIDE, Calf, May 81. U.P)
Wilbur S. Spencer, so, retired
publisher of the Oceanside Blade,
and a civic leader here for 80 years,
fell dead while judging bicycle
race during Memorial day cele-
bration.
Physicians said death was caused
by a heart illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
IDAHO DAY TO BE CELEBRATED

FRANKLIN, Idaho. - tUR) -
Idaho Day" will be fittingly cele-
brated here June Is, the 73rd an
niversary Of the towns founding.
Although still small. Kranklin, To-
Gated half a mile from the Utah
border, was the first permanent
settlement in what later became
the State Of Idaho.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc, 625 State street,
Ell Centro California w. C. Costello business
manager. Telephone 26 business office; 700. edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
ODD SIGN ON HIGHWAY

HAVERHILL. Mass. U.P) - A
sign on a highway near this city
reads: This road patrolled.
Please help the driver to drive
carefully"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav 81 1913

A group of farmers waited up
on Edgar F.. Howe and put up the
cash so that he may continue
publication of the weekly zanjero.
The machinery was purchased and
installed across the street from the
old location.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
TEN YEARS AGO
~ ne Nnnn

AS proof that Imperial Valley
weather is much maligned. atten-
ton is called to conditions in New
York today. 1t was so hot at a
prize fight there yesterday that
pitch in the new pine seats bubbled
out. 1t was delightfully."- cool here.
The county ministerial associa-
ton will hold its annual picnic at
Holtville June 5. In the afternoon
the association will hold its last
business meeting Of the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
GIRL is AUTO MECHANIC

REVERE. Mass. (U.p)-Miss Vera
De Angels, 19. is an automobile
mechanic and attendant ut her
fathers filling station here,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31

In accordance with the proclaim
alton of the President for day
of public humiliation and prayer,
the protestant churches of the city
united in a union Memorial SER
vice.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
A ROMAN HOLIDAY

YESTERDAY automobile race at In
dianapolis was a double success.
Louis Meyer won the 500 mile event in
record time, making the second time he
had finished first and ranking with Tom
my Milton, who also won the event twice.
Those who attended the race or kept
IN touch with 1t thrugh dispatches, are
highly gratified with the results, which
indicate that the top in auto speeding
has not yet been reached.
The second part Of the success does
not make such pleasant reading. Three
men lost their lives in the race, running
the total of deaths connected with the
event to five, two men having been killed
in preliminary heats last week.
One might ask how this can be con-
sidered a success. Yet it must be consid-
cred such by countless morbidly- y-minded
persons who went to the race track yes
terday hoping to see what they did see
fatal smash-ups.
There is no disputing the statement
that the possibility Of an accident is one
Of the big attractions of automobile rae
ing. For every person who attends such
races and is genuinely interested in more
efficient building of automobile engines
as demonstrated by their speed, there are
at least two thrill seekers" who are in
terested only in the opportunity to see
smash-up. Such persons are throw-backs
from the days of the Roman arena.
Automobile builders may say the races
are essential to engine improvement.
The fact remains that automobile manu-
facturers conduct their own proving
grounds where speed tests and other
means of improving engines are conduct
ed without any paid audience.
The Indianapolis event is purely and
simply a sporting spectacle. As long as
men are willing to risk their lives and en-
ter it, the spectator, perhaps, should not
be criticized. The fact remains that five
lives were needlessly sacrificed to pro-
vide holiday spectacle. They were
sacrificed as truly and as needlessly as
though they had been thrown to Nero's
lions.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31

Fifty-six sacks of lady bugs were
recently released in Imperial VAL
ley in an effort to control aphfis
on melons, peas and alfalfa,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31

There is treason up in Nevada. The
state elected one dry delegate to the re-
peal convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31

Laying the cornerstone was fine GER
emony. Depositing the first letter in the
new post office will be the desired
climax.
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Those who enjoy holidays can now set
tie back to wait for the Glorious Fourth.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31

1t seems that California grows auto
racers as we'll as grid and track stars.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-31

LINCOLN SCHOOL
We have a "Little Orphan An
Evening star., 1933-07-25
Major Radio Features

SPEECHES.
Brig. Gen. Hugh S. johnson, In the
National Radio Forum, WRC. $50;
President Roosevelt, greetings to Con-
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WJSV, 11:00; Donald A. Richberg,
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DRAMA.
Goldbergs, WRC, 6:45.
VARIETY
Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit.
WRC, 700: Kate Smith, WJSV, 7:30;
Fire Chief Program, WRC. $50; Cali
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DANCE MUSIC.
Buddy Harmon's Orchestra, WRC,
1900; Ozzie Nelson's Orchestra,
WJSV, 11:45.