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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
'LiSCS- HIST MARRIAGE
J INTEREST," HERE

I,sp,S from an account in
-Scar'S Charlotte Observer of
garage will be of interest here
E me bride has visited her
Yrs. B. p. Burckmyer:
a ceremony characterized
:alty and charming simple
H.SS Harriet Angelina Ellison
Or. Nirginius Bitter Hirst
welded yesterday at high
a; the country home of the
& parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ern-
::-.s0n. on Carmel road.
-.v. Munsie Gill of Peters
Va. ofFiciated. using the im-
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81 OF INTEREST TO W0MEN~

muniques and trial balloons, ap-
peared shaping up in that man.
ner, with England apparently
ready to cooperate with France
in the return to Geneva for a
final showdown on efforts to draft
an arms convention the latter part
Of January.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
Art Work Is Fumiyated

Art treasures that are sent into
Germany from foreign countries
must undergo a thorough fumiga-
ton with poison gas which destroys
moths. wood worms and germs OF
sleeping sickness, and other dis
eases, be.sre the objects may be
placed in the museums.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
Earthworms Don't Change

Every earthworm is both male
and female. Their eggs are depos-
tied in small cocoons secreted by
the worms body. and these eggs
hatch into tiny earthworms. They
will never become butterflies as do
the cutworms; they will always be
just what they are-for an earth
worm once is an earthworm al
ways. says a writer in the Missouri
Farmer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
7 ARRESTS AT BREVARD

BREVARD, Dec. %. Especially.
Brevard and Pennsylvania county
experienced all unusually quiet
Christmas season this year with
town officials reporting only
seven persons confined to Jail for
public drunkenness; five of these
being town cases and two from
the county. Very few disturb
ances were noted, the officers
say.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
Oldest Race Track

Revere (MaSS) boasts of what
probably Is the oldest race track in
America. Horses werl raced on the
hard-packed sands Of Revere Beach,
now a popular summer resort, back
in the Eighteenth century.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
Largest Library

The Library Of Congress, In
Washington, is the largest library
in the United States. It has in its
collections some 100000 printed
volumes, and In this department Is
the third largest in the world, ex-
ceeded by the BibliotheqHe Nation
ale of Paris, and the British mu-
scum, London. The collection OF
music in the Library Of Congress Is
the largest In existence.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
Barney Castle

Blarney castle, a fine. old impos-
ing structure on the banks Of the
Comane, near Cork, is only the
ghost of the building that once dom
mated the countryside for centuries.
The original was built in 1877, but
the present structure is what's left
from rebuilding in 400. 1t is no
longer used as a place Of habitation,
but Time has added to its pic
turesqueness and the place bristles
with legends.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
MRS. CLARKE ELECTED

BlNGHAMTON, n. Y. Dec. ".
(UP).-Election of Mrs. Marian
w. Clarke, Delhi, Republican. to
serve the unexpired term of her
late husband, Representative John
D. Clarke of the 34th New York
congressional district, appeared
assured today on basis of nearly
complete returns.
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she has been with her sister. Mrs.
c. c. Jones. whose husband UNI
derwent an appendix operation.
Miss Pauline Brownlee. OF
Spartanburg, s. c., is spending a
few days with her cousin, Miss
Kitty Brownlee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
TOmorrow's Menu

BREAKFAST: Stewed dried
apricots, cereal, cream, crisp
toast, milk, coffee.
LUNCHEON: Bacon and let
tuce sandwiches, steamed fig
pudding with orange sauce,
milk, tea.
DINNER: Broiled pork
chops, twice baked sweet po-
tatoes, cabbage Ming Toy,
canned raspberries, cocoanut
cake, milk, coffee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29
ETRTAIN FAMILY
ESION DINNER PARTY

y and Mrs. O. \. Brownlee
Er.aret on Wednesday at a
|k.:@::1.,y appointed turkey din
! v,nr was attended by most
e sisters and brothers of NJ.
|rg-.ss. 4 lovely sugar plum
/ raced me center of the feS-
I ,'ari and red tapers were
~e,y grouped in silver hold
r guests included Mr.. Brown
! mother. Mrs. Fannie B.
r.. NJ. and Mrs. R. c.
r. and son. Bob, all of
4 Tas.. :. c., and were ac-
-,a-.st 5v Misses Mary and
|h-es Eoyce. of Baldwin. Miss.
r. -.scaS who attend Erskine
i.scs 4 Due West, and Mr.. and
r J. 3ronwlee and Miss Pau
P 5r72.ee. of Spartanburg.
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SCOUTS PICK OFFICERS

BREVARD, Dec. 20. Especially
The Boy Scouts Of America,
Troop No. /, in a regular weekly
session this week elected officers
for the ensuing term of the next
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year.
Officers elected were: Scribe,
Billy Beasly; doorkeeper, Oliver
Orr; flagbearer. Max Ashworth;
librarian, John Hollen; monitor,
John Walker; reporter. Jimmy
Beaver.
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Advertise it or you may
have to keep il.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
COUNTY CWA APPROVES MORE
PROJECTS To PROVIDE WORK

courts on the Westmorland pub
lie school grounds, $272360.
Installation of 10 siphons on Holt
avenue, north of Holtville, to re-
place the wooden bridges now in
use, $2O159.
Plumbing, painting, playground
improvements, clerical and library
work and gardening for the five
Ell Centre schools $14,939.60.
Six miles of new road from a
point on highway No. SO, 20 miles
northwest of Westmorland to Recre-
alton beach on the southwest COR
ner of Salton Sea, $15,793.20.
Palo Verde road improvements
, from highway No. 80 to Palo Verde.
This calls for the installation OF
16 siphons and grading work on
this road to make it more accessible
to heavy traffic, $954169.
Construction of a maintainence
yard building for the Brawley road
district, $543250.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
IMPERIAL HIGHWAY GROUP To
HOLD MEETING HERE TONIGHT

ton of the highway near Ocotillo,
where members of Boyce Aten Post,
American Legion, sweat and bis
tered" early this year in their eff
forts to help build the new road
through the desert.
Over so visitors, representing five
southern counties, will attend Jo .
nights meeting and will be guests of
the Ell Centre Chamber OF Com
merce.
Guy Fleming, superintendent of
state parks, will be the speaker at
the dinner meeting tonight at 6:45
o'clock in the Barbara Worth no.
tel. His subject will be the early his
tory of the ANA Trail and Butter
field Stage route, now known as the
Imperial Highway. Fleming is an
authority on early California his
tory and his talk promises to be a
very interesting one. He will also
tell of plans for the development of
ANA State Park in western Imperial
and eastern San Diego counties, a
project. which would mean much to
the inland communities OF this sec
ton of the estate. E. E. Wallace, dis
trict highway engineer, will also
speak.
After the dinner meeting out-of-
town visitors will be the guests OF
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
FORTY HOURS
DEVOTION TO
OPEN SUNDAY

Opening with a High Mass which
will be celebrated tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock, the Forty Hours
Devotion will continue in st. Mary's
Catholic church until its conclusion
at the 7:30 Mass on Tuesday morn
ing.
Evening services will be conducted
on Sunday and Monday nights at
7:30 with appropriate sermons being
preached by Rev. Edward Hannah
of Calexico and Rev Thomas Foley
of Brawley who will assist Rev. Ger
aid OKeefe, pastor OF st. Mary'S
during the Forty Hours Devotion.
This is the outstanding devotion
of the Catholic church, inspired by
the 40 hours the body of Christ re-
manned in the sepulchre following
the Crucifixion.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
Officials Discuss
State Liquor LaUs

Police chiefs, police commission
ers and city attorneys of the
county met with Charles Farrell,
county chief Of the state board
OF equalization at the court house
last night for a discussion Of mat
tiers involved in the present setup
regarding the state liquor laws.
Ben Hulse, state senator who
was present. notified the meeting
that a session of the board Of
equalization will be held in Los
Angeles. Monday night, at which
time the board will discuss further
the enforcement Of these laws.
Ralph French was named by Elmer
Head, district attorney, to repre-
sent his office at this meeting.
Details gathered from this Los
Angeles meeting will be discussed
by the local law enforcing agencies
at a later meeting.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
Attempt To Steal
Cor Is Failure

Hearing someone attempting to
start her car parked in front of
her home. $40 FL Centre street
shortly after II o'clock last night,
Mrs. Little rushed out of the house
BY the time she was able to identi-
fly her car in the dark the engine
had been started.
Fortunately, Mrs. Little reported
to the police, one Of the rear tires
was flat which forced the man to
give up his attempt to steal the
car. When he saw Mrs. Little he
jumped into a waiting sedan, driven
~ confederate and fled from the
scene.
MIS-. Little was unable to get a
good description OF the man but
told police that he had evidently
used a pass key to start the engine
as her own keys TO the car were in
the house.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
New York Stocks
BY ELMER c. WALLER
IInitsd Press Financial Editor


NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The stock
market spurted ahead in the short
session today after a dull and
steady start. Prices were carried up
to net gains of fractions to more
than points before the close. Buy
ing slowed down before the finish
without affecting the price struc-
ture.
Several issues made new tops for
the year Widest gains were made
bv chemicals, wet stocks and tex
tiles. communications were active
for time on new reports rapid pro-
gress was being made in plans u
merge Western Union and Postal
through modification of the White
Act when congress meets.
Among the stocks making new
tops for the year were American
Wooden preferred 60 UP ia Indus
trial Rayon 3d. up 8; Hazel Atlas
Glass 81, up 2s4; Monsanto Chem
ical 7919, up 2; and j. c. Penney
SAY, UP Ia. Gains Of 2 TO more
than 3 points were made by Allied
Chemical, American Commercial AL
cohol and international paper pre-
ferred. Auburn Auto was whirled 10
55ik, up So.
Steel shares were strong and fair
" active. U. S. Steel reached ass,
up /; National Steel 1875, up ~;
and Bethlehem 36ls, up l. Chrysler
and General Motors were active and
firm in the automobile division.
Railroad shares were fractions to
more than a point above the pre-
vicus close. Sugars were higher
with Great Western at $685., up is.
Mercantile shares, electrical equip
ments, farm equipments, rail equip
ments, and mining shares joined in
the rise.
Radio Corporation was active in
the communications division. II
came out in blocks ranging up to
$500 shares, and crossed 7, against
a previous close Of 6i2. Other MEM
bers of '.,e Immunications section
were up with it on the merger re-
ports.
Near the close another burst OF
activity came into the market.
The dollar eased off while the
F. c. kept its gold price at s34ol
per fine ounce.
Sales on the stock market today
were !. O70.000 shares as against 1885,
OLA last Saturday. Curb sales were
10000 shares as against $4,000
shares last Saturday.
Dow Jones averages showed in
dustrial 1922. up 1.88; railroad AZ
OF. up 0.88: utility 1857, up 0.l9.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09

A number of new projects total
ing 100000 to give work to valley
men were approved by the county
CWA commission at its meeting
last night. These projects include
different sections of the county
and are in addition to those ap-
proved by the local commission
at two previous meetings and for
warded to the state CWA board
for final approval.
The projects approved last night
were: The operation of a COM
missary kitchen for one hot meal
a day for needy Calexico school
children, total 1898.
Work at the Ell Centre city hall
and library, refiling books and
records and necessary repairs,
$121270.
A secondary highway project
from Bonds Corner to the pro-
posed North Shore road, thence to
Mecca, $4,000.
Installation of walks and curbs
for the Brawley High school and
Junior College, S7923.25.
Crawling of certain Bi'awley
streets, S11,23825.
Construction Of reinforced
concrete Jail at Holtville at an
estimate cost of S1861.78.
Grading and graveling Of two
miles of streets in Calipatria
S6530.44.
Construction OF double tennis
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
Threats Made To
Singers Husband

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9. U.P) =
The district attorneys office to-
day opened an investigation into
series of alleged threats against
Moe Snyder, husband of Ruth
Etting, stage, radio and film sing
er.
Though authorities declined to
discuss a visit paid the district
attorneys office yesterday by Miss
Etting, it was understood that she
had complained of two men ap-
preaching her husband, accusing
him of being a Chicago gangster
and threatening to keep an eye"
on him. The men were believed
to have represented themselves as
officers leading to the suppositlor
that they were either chanks or eX-
tortionists.
Snyder formerly lived in Chi
capO
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
No. 1885

In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County OF Imperial, in the Mat
ter of the Guardianship of the
Persons and Estates of NOBUkC
KAKIUCHI, TOSHIKO KAKI-
UCHI. KAZUKO KAKIUCHI
YOSHIKI KAKIUCHI and 70
SHINOBU KAKIUCHI, Minors.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned. Guardian of the pei
sons and estates of Nobuko Kaki-
uchi, Toshiko Kakiuchi, Kazukc
Kakiuchi, Yoshiki Kakiuchi ard
Yoshinobu Kakiuchi, Minors, will
sell at private sale to the highest
| bidder for cash, and subject tC
confirmation by said Superior
Court. on and after the 18Th day oi
December. 1888, at the law office OF
Hicxcox 81 Trude in the Rehkopf
Building, in the City of Ell Centric
County of Imperial, State of CAL
fornia, all the right, title, interest
and estate of the said minors, atc
the interest that the said estate.
have acquired by operation of law
or otherwise, in and to those certain
parcels of land situate in the Coun-
ty of Imperial, State of California
described as follows, to-wit:
The Southeast Quarter (SEh)
of TIE Northeast Quarter
(NEh) of Section 10; and the
East half (Eh) of the South
west Quarter (SWA) of Sec
ton 16; and Lots Two and
Three q g. 81 and the East
half (Eh) of the Northwest
quarter (NWh) of Section 81,
all in Township Is S., Range
II E., S. B. M.
Terms and conditions of Sale:
Cash in lawful money OF the United
states of America, ten per cent Of
the purchase price to be paid on
the day of sale, balance on confir-
nation of the sale by the Court
Deed at tie expense of purchaser
or purchasers.
Dated: December list. 1888.
T. KAKIUCHI,
Guardian of the persons and Es-
tates Of Ncbuko Kakiuchi, To-
shiko Kakiuchi, KaZuko Kaki-
uchi, Yoshiki Kakiuchi, and 70
shinobu Kakiuchi. Dec. 2, >
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09

STATE SCHOOL
OFFICIAL. WILL
VISIT VALLEY

Announcements of interest in le-
gard to the work and activities OF
the rural schools were made today
by Mrs. Grace. Terrell, instruction
supervisor in the county Superin-
tendent of schools office.
Teachers of the north end OF the
valley will meet Tuesday evening
December 70, in Mulberry school
for one of the social and profess
sional meetings which have been
enjoyed by various districts.
Mrs. Gladys Potter, assistant to
Helen Heffernan who is chief OF
the division of elementary educa-
ton and rural schools. state depart
ment of education, will be in the
valley February 7. and 9 to con-
ouct a series of meetings.
Institute is set for December %
and speakers who have been Sc
cured include DR.. Bruce Baxter o.
the school of religion. U. S. c. DR..
Baxter has spoken at a number Of
meetings in TIE valley and is noted
for his ability in this line.
The other speaker is Dr.. Elmer
H. Staffelbach. president of San
Jose State Teachers college.
Institute will be held in the local
high school and will be only one
day, local Institutes for the various
districts taking the place of the for
mer hree-days institute.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
Issue Warrants
For Lynchers

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Dec. 9. U.H =
Warrants arging Raymond
Young, %, Savannah, Mo-, and
Jesse Davidson, %, Fillmore, Mo-,
with participating in the lynchilg
and burning of a Negro attacker
here November % were issued by
police today.
Issuance of the warrants, chars-
ing malicious destruction of prop
erty was ordered by w. o. Sawyers,
assistant attorney general.
The charges increased to six tie
total number of suspects specific
ally named as having a part in the
mob action.
Both men are truck drivers. Saw
yers said Davidsons truck was used
to pull down tie county jail door
TO allow the mob to seize LLOYD
Warner, 10, confessed attacker OF
a white girl.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9. CU.P) -
The stock market was quiet in to-
Gays session but prices mainly were
on the up size.
Transamerica was the center OF
tracing with $500 shares changing
hands. The stock operated in a
marrow range and closed unchanged
at ca. Edison 6 per cent was up
x at II So and Edison 81 was
Gown a at 1911. Republic Petro-
leum was unchanged at As and
Southern Pacific was up l at 2lA.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
(0UNT UNITY

] Looking for a real buy in a dia-
rnond? See Phil, SAT Main st. StS
Given Administration Powers =
Letters of administration Were
granted yesterday to C. C. Fergu-
son for the estate of S. c. Fergu-
son. deceased.
Magazines, special prices for
Christmas Gift Subscription. Mrs.
Leffingwell, Phone 6l3-M. ITS
Stray Sheep Found A stray
eve was found at 7 o'clock last
night in the alley of the 500 block
on Main street. Police were no5i-
fled and the matter was turned
ever to the humane officer for at
tention.
Board and Room reasonable rates.
casa Rev Hotel 23tf
sues For Wages A complaint
was filed at the court house yes
terday afternoon by T. NJ Quon
against Wong Fook Tung. Mar
John Suey and Mar On asking 1878
as wages due and still unpaid.
Mail your desert pictures early
Desert Gift Shop. Att
Annullment DEGREES Granted -
Judge McPherrin yesterday grant
ed DEGREES of annulment OF mar
rage to Francis B. Landreth from
Geraldine Farmer and to Ernest
Hester from Olive Hester.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
Hold Funeral
For Japanese

Funeral services for Zanosuke
Abe, locally prominent japanese
who died of heart disease here
Thursday were held last night at
the Buddhist church at O'Clock
and this afternoon at l o'clock in
Lemons chapel.
The Buddhist priest Kivu offici-
ated at the church services aid flu
neral orations were given by e. j.
Sasaki, representing the japanese
Association and Rev. j. Kokubuen,
pastor of the japanese Christian
church.
Burial took place in Evergreen &C.
metery this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
WRECK KILLS TWO

CHILLICOTHE, o., Dec. o. W,R)
Two persons were killed and two
injured seriously here last mid
night when the Sportsman, fast
train of the Chesapeake
g. Ohio. left its track and plowed
into a ditch. The victims were En-
gineer Harry Gresham, 10, of Hunt
ington, w. Va, and an unidentified
negro riding blind baggage"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09

Pictured above are scenes along
the Imperial Highway, proposed
short and scenic route from Imper-
ial Valley to Los Angeles. being ad-
vccated by the Imperial Highway
association. which will hold its an
nual Imperial Valley meeting here
tonight.
AT the top is shown the route OF
the highway entering Vallecitos val
ley, with the Laguna mountains in
the background. AT the left is the
old Butterfield stage station at VAL
lecitos. and to the right that por-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
Illness Causes
Double Tragedy

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9. U.H =
Told only last night that his wife
had been suffering silently for six
years from an incurable ailment
Andrew Mcleod, so, spent a sleep
less night, arose early today and
shot his wife dead, then ended his
own life with the same pistol.
The couples son and daughter,
20 and IT years old, were awakened
by the sounc.5 OF shots to find their
parents bodies in the next bed
room.
Mcleod was an employee of the
Pacific Electric company.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
OIL EXECUTIVE DIES

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 9. U.H -
Funeral services will be held here
Monday for j. j. McNerney, 46, oil
company executive. WHO died at the
Altadena hospital yesterday follow
ing an operation. He was pre5l-
dent of the Hyvis Oils, Inc, OF
Pennsylvania and yice-president
and general manager of Hyvis Oils
of California.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09

Brings Cruelty Complaint w
V. Truitt, county humane officer
signed a complaint against over
Chick this morning in Judge May
fields court, charging Chick with
cruelty to animals in that he failed
TO provide 9 head Of horses with
necessary water.
DIR. A. B. Hanson. ncntisI. Se0
Professional Bldg. Phone SO Off
Building Permits Granted-Per-
mits were issued yesterday after
noon to the Barbara Worth hotel
for minor alterations, $40 and for
the addition of an ice storage room
to the Palmer Brothers packing
shed, $500.
California Hotel Coffee Shop -
Charcoal broiled Steaks, Chops,
from 5 to 9 D. m. 2tf
Leather Jackets Stolen-A report
filed at the sheriff'S office last
night states that two suede ladies
jackets were stolen from a parked
automobile in Brawley yesterday
noon.
Auto Loans -Jno n. Robertson
m Main Lowest rates l5G
Asks Divorce Decree - Juanlta
Juarez filed her complaint for 6l-
vorce yesterday against Adalberto
Juarez, charging extreme cruelty.
They married April %, 1888, and
separated November 81, 1888.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09

Herb Norris at the United Artists
theatre and tomorrow morning, I'M
der the leadership of H. l.. Bush,
they will be taken on a jewel hunt
east of the valley.
AS fitting climax to this high
way meeting will be the dedicatory
ceremonies at the San Diego-Im-
perial county line on the Imperial
Highway tomorrow afternoon at ,
o'clock. Hugh T. Osborne, president
of the Imperial Highway associa-
ton, will conduct the ceremonies in
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09

Perishable Shipments-Report OF
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner, stated that II carloads OF
peas and one carload of green's were
the perishables shipped from the
valley yesterday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
L. A. Hay
L. A. Banks
Sunday Feature
At Golf Club

Special events are planned for
each Sunday at the. Barbara Worth
golf club and this Sunday high
low tournament is planned.
Luncheon will be served at noon
by the women of the auxiliary, the
Holtville members being in charge
this SunCay