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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL HOUSING
ACT OUTLINED FOR PRESS READERS

! thus making available a market
for this type of mortgage. Whether
or not these factors will make
20 year real estate loans attractive
to banks remains to be seen. The
act creates no inStrumentalitieS
for direct loaning The loaning must
be done through existing banks,
building and loan associations, trust
companies, mortgage companies,
personal finance companies. etc.
The great incentive for such
lending agencies to make such
loans is the insurance provision. In
case of default the insurance is
paid up to the full amount of the
loan at the time of default, in
three per cent debentures of the
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.
For three years, or up to July of
1887 these debentures are guar
anteed as to principal and interest
by the United States Government:
after that time they become
liability only of the revolving fund
of the fund This three years
is deemed sufficient for govern
ment guarantee, because it is be-
lieved that after that. time the
depression will be over and defaults
will be few and the government
guarantee unnecessary.
May Purchase Lot
A person who does not own
lot may purchase one and give
second mortgage upon 1t If the
seller is willing to accept it. The
seller is protected, for the property
would be enhanced by new house
financed by long-terIn, conStruc-
tion-inSured mortgage. If at any
time the second mortgage contract
were violated. the mortgage could
foreclose and protect himself with
the entire property, both land and
Existing mortgages may be re-
financed with the consent OF the
mortgage holder. and provided they
were originally for not more than
$4,000. These new mortgages are
to amortize within 20 years ant
are available for full insurance by
the administrator.
The volume of new business that
may be stimulated by this plan is
tremendous. The National Retail
Lumber Dealers association has al
ready announced reduction in the
price of lumber and building ma
terials, President Roosevelt has
indicated that railroad rates would
be lowered to further the plan.
The ultimate success of this yen-
ture will depend upon the extent OF
the reinstated confidence in general
economic conditions and whole
hearted spirit of cooperation upon
the part of the lending agencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
HIGHWAYS IN
COUNTY WILL
BE NUMBERED

Information has been received
at the FL Centre Chamber of Com
merce concerning the numbers to
be accorded state highways in I'M
perial county which do not al
ready bear the United States num-
Der designations. The simplifica-
ton of highway directional SER
vice by the use Of route numbers
has been demonstrated through
out the country by the U. S. num-
bered highways and plans have now
been developed to coordinate the
main state routes in California in
a similar way. To this end routes
have been assigned, the design of
the state route sign adopted. and
sign surveys are under way to
determine the number and location
of the signs required.
Highway routes .. S. 30 and 90
extending through Imperial county
viii remain unchanged. The Jul
ian-Kane Springs road has been
designated as State Highway num-
Der rs. according to Robert Hays,
manager Of the FL Centro Chamber.
The Seeley- -CaleXico-B Bonds Corner
road has been assigned number
98 and number Ill has been given
TO the North Shore road. Routes
will be signed as fast as available
funds will permit.
The signs adopted by the state.
according to information at the
local chamber, will be of porcelain
enamel, square in shape with a
white shield forming the back
ground for the number. the words
state highway" and a picture OF
a bear, all Of which will stand out
in black on the white background.
1t is anticipated that three signs
per mile will be required on an
average and that approximately
1000 will be placed this year.
The whole purpose of the road
signing, the chamber staff is in
formed. is to provide information
for the stranger Or occasional Wis
itor The local traffic is acquainted
with and takes full advantage of
the routes it prefers. Numbers
have not been given to short Sec
tions of roads which are more or
less local in character, even though
such sections are important traffic
arteries and the roads listed above
are the only state highways in
Imperial County which will bear
state numbered signs under the
present survey.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
NEWS OF WCABE DISTRICT

evening of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c.
Smith.
Hosts of Mr.. and Mrs. Pr:tchard
for Sunday supper were the Jay
Steeles.
AS guests of Mrs Sarah Lydick,
Mrs. Fred w. Paine and her daugh-
ter, Miss Mildred Paine, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in San Diego.
Miss Carol Paine, who has been
visiting her sister in Manhattan
Beach for the past two months. al
so arrived in San Diego Saturday.
They returned together to the val
ley Sunday.
Dinner guests at the Clare Har-
per home on Sunday were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Rice, from Imperial.
Visitors of John Hayworth Sun
day and Monday were Reba Cam
eron and her brother Aaron Hol-
man. They came down from Mon
tebello. :.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
Believe Reserve
Flyer DrolUned

SCITUATE, Mass, Aug. %. W.H
"A Boston postal worker, doing his
annual turn as an army reserve
flyer, apparently perished today
when his biplane dived into the
fogbound waters off the south
shore.
Within an hour and a half af-
ter the accident, coast guards in
a surf boat from the North Scitu-
ate station located the wreckage
of the Falcon observation biplane
partly submerged less than half a
mile off the station.
There was no trace of the pilot,
Lieut.. Maurice j. Connell, 38, of
Jamaica Plain, an employee at the
back bay postal station in Boston,
who was married only a short time
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
TEXAS MISSES
On HURRICANE

FREEPORT, Tex, Aug. 28 W.H
Residents of Freeport and ad-
joining Texas coastal communities
returned to their homes today af-
ter a tropical hurricane from the
Gulf of Mexico from which they
had fled to safety dissipated its
force harmleSsly on island marsh
es. &ssHa!
Winds which in one violent gust
last night attained a velocity Of 80
miles an hour, subsidized and rain
which poured down for hours
slackened. stt
No trace of the storm was re-
ported on the coast on either side
of Freeport where in August. 1882,
40 persons were killed by a devas-
tating hurricane.
There was no property damage
here and no lives lost. The only
mark left by the wind was one up
rooted tree, early reports said.
Coastguards reported the wind
ranged in velocity from IS to 10
miles an hour during the night,
reaching 80 miles In one screaming
gust before subsiding.
High tides which in past years
did most of the damage when
storms hit were lacking this time.
The tide rose four feet but quickly
subsidized.
During the night the town was
almost deserted. Fewer than SO of
the $500 inhabitants remained to
face the storm. Automobiles and
a special train took them to points
of safety inland.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
Rancher Reports
Home Robbed

Clothing and household goods
valued at approximately 5000 were
stolen from the home of George
Taguchi who lives on the Romeo
Smith ranch near Ell Centre, ac-
cording to reports given the sher-
ifs office and police department
last night.
Taguchi and his family had just
returned to their home from a
vacation trip, the reports state,
when they discovered their home
had been broken into and thor
oughly rummaged. The loot con-
sisted of clothing, a half dozen
sheets, mechanical parts of a
phonograph and 60 records; four
washtubs, a mattress; dishes; a
100 pound sack of polished jap
anese rice and other articles.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
Japanese Royalty
Visits On Coast

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. up
City officials and civic leaders to-
day prepared four days of enter
tainment for their imperial high
nesses. Prince and Princess Tsun-
enori Kaya Of Japan, who were TO
arrive here at noon from the
Grand Canyon.
Banquets, sightseeing trips to
nearby points, a visit TO motion
picture studios, and other affairs
were arranged for the royal couple
now touring the United States.
Local japanese leaders will at
tend an informal banquet tomorrow
night in entertaining the heads OF
the imperial house Of Kaya.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
IMPERIAL READERS COLUMN

daughter are spending the remain
der of the summer in San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Mccall are
spending the remainder of the
summer in Sas Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Laughlin
left the forepart of the week for
vacation in Oregon.
George Conley left Wednesday
afternoon Tor San Bernardino
where he will spend a week with
his family.
Mrs. w. S. Dunn and sons, Rob-
ert and Bill, left Sunday for In
gleWood where they will spend the
remainder of the summer.
j. D. Huston returned Wednes-
day from La Jolla where he has
spent the past few days with his
family.
Miss Helen Marshall has re-
turned from Balboa where she has
spent the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Wilson left Sum-
Jay lOl d GWO Wccho NdCdClOll diOll6
the coast.
Mrs. E. B. Ingle motored down
from San Diego Wednesday on
business, returning the following
day.
A. Y. Preble, Leverette House,
Billy Webb and Milo Foster left
Tuesday for Los Angeles to take
in the championship wrestling
match between Londos and Brown
ing. They will return the latter
part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Applewhite mot
ored to La Jolla last weekend to
get their son, Tommy, who has
been spending the summer with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. An
derson.
Walter Bennett has returned from
a two weeks vacation in New Mex
leo, visiting friends and relatives
there.
Mrs Otto Linderman and son,
Merle, returned home Saturday.
coming down from Los Angeles
where they have visited friends
and relatives for the past few
days.
Harry Vestal spent the weekend
in San Diego visiting his family.
Senator Ben Hulse spent the
weekend in Pasadena visiting Mrs
Hulse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leverette House re-
turned Sunday evening from Los
Angeles where they have spent the
past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Arnett and
daughter, Margaret Helen, who
have been vacationing in south
eastern and midwest states, have
returned to the west coast, spending
few hours in Imperial Valley on
business the forepart Of the week.
They plan to make their future
home in or near Salinas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dee Anderson and
daughter Mary Louise have started
on an extended motor trip which
will take them to points In Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
They plan to be away approximately
three weeks and during their abb
sence D. j. McChristy will carry
the mail on route for Anderson.
M. M. Dizney returned Monday
from a weekend spend in Long
Beach with his family.
Mrs. Esther Hicks is spending
two weeks in San Diego. Mrs. Hicks
is employed at the Imperial Irriga-
| ton District
Miss Era Mae Oliver returned
Friday morning from San Diego
where she has spent the past two
| weeks.
Roger Bosnian was the weekend
guest of George Harris.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28

Provisions cf the National Hous-
ing Act passed at the last session
of congress are set forth in the
following information:
Under the act you can borrow
money easily and at low Interest
rate for repairing or modernizing
your home, for new home eonstruc-
ton or to refinance your existing
mortgage for a twenty year term.
If your home is N need of re-
pairs of any kind or you feel like
undermining it by adding nard wood
floors or a new heating system. etc.
you go TO reputable contractor and
get a written estimate of the cost.
This estimate is submitted to your
bank, building and loan association.
or practically any other lending
agency. The loan upon approval
bears Interest at per cent ard
may be repaid in equal monthly
payments extending from one to
three years, depending upon the
size of the loan. Such loans for
repairs or modernization will be
made in amounts Of not less than
500 nor more than $4,000.
The banks, etc, are insured by
the housing administration against
loss up to 20 per cent OF the total
amount Of all this type OF loans
that they may make. This insur-
ance is estimated as four times as
great as the usual loss incurred
on installment loans and is free to
the loaning agency. As a further in
centive to lend, this type of loan
may be discounted with the hous-
ing administrator for its full face
value.
May Build New House
II you own a clear lot appraised
for-say sl500-and desire to build
a home that will cost about $500
making a total of 5000. the bank
or other lending agency may loan
you as high as 80 per cent of the
appraised value, or $4,000. This
means that you would get 100 per
cent financing for your home con-
struction. The loan would bear in
terest at 5 per cent plus a prem
ium charge of not less than one
half of per cent more than
per cent per year, figured on the
amount Of the principal obligation
at any time, and would
amortiZe over d period of 20 years.
The maximum mortgage granted
would be $4,000.
The administrator is authorized |
to insure any mortgage offered to |
him within one year from the date !
of its execution. and while the act |
does not specifically state that the !
funds obtained by these mortgages |
shall be used for new home con-
it appears that such is
the obvious intent assurances
covers loss up to the full amount |
Of the loans made, and is available |
TO the lending agency at rate of |
not less than one half of one per |
cent nor more than one per cent |
per year of the original face value |
Of the mortgage.
Loans Through Banks
1t is too early as yet to predict !
the extent of the new home fin /
ancing. The trend toward costing |
money is recognized and there is
believed to be sufficient profit in
these long-termed amortized mort
cages to warrant the lending agen-
cies in making them.
The Federal Reserve Act is
amended so that national banks
may make these 20 year real estate
and three-year repair loans. The
act also creates National Mortgage
associations who are authorized
to buy and sell first mortgages,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
BY EVELYN HICKS
Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Mrs H. K. Oakley and daughter
Helen, spent the weekend in Sar
Diego with the Oakley family. .
Mrs. George Harris spent the
weekend in San Diego visiting rel
atiyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Taylor and
family left Wednesday for Laguna
mountains where they will spend a
couple of weeks.
Grace Vinzant returned We'd
nesday from a two month IS vaca-
ton in Long Beach with her aunt
Paul House motored to Live Oaks
Saturday evening where he spent
the weekend with his wife who Is
spending the rest of the summer
there.
Mrs. Earl r. Waugh has return
ed from a months vacation spent
in Chicago visiting her brother
She also attended the Century of
Progress.
George Higgs and Jeff Morris
left Saturday afternoon for San
Diego where they plan to spend
the following week.
Miss Gladys Bowman returned
Monday from a two weeks vaca-
tion spent in San Diego and Live
Oaks.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F.. Loffer have
returned from a short outing on
the coast.
A wedding of much interest to
Imperial people was that of Ralph
Bowen which occurred in Cotton,
Sunday, to Miss Alice Mtrtindale of
San Jacinto. His brother Elmo was
best man and Miss Anna Tomlin-
son, life long friend of the bride,
maid of honor. Preceding the cer-
emony Bobby Nichol of Imperial
sang "Sweethearts Forever They
left Immediately after for Cata-
ina where they plan to spend a
week. They will be at home to
their friends at 600 South Imper-
ial avenue, after Labor day.
Ralph was graduated from the
local high school and is at present
employed in the shop department
there. Those attending the we'd
ding from here were Gladys Bur-
ton, Elmo Bowen, Bobby Nichol,
Joe Horkheimer and daughter, Ber-
nice and Norma.
Jimmy Allen spent the weekend
in San Diego visiting friends.
HortenSe and Clinton Taylor
spent the weekend in Live Oaks as
guests of Virginia Rae Preble.
Clyde Talmadge has returned
from a two weeks vacation spent
in the mountains in northern Ari-
zona and Colorado.
Junior Wilson spent Sunday in
and around Jacumba.
Mrs. Joe Hurst was a visitor at
the A. c. Williams home Monday.
Miss Ina O'Neal has returned
from an extended vacation spent
in the middlewest states visiting
her parents and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parr left
Monday for a vacation trip In
northern California. He plans to
go fishing. They also will visit
Mr.. Parr IS sister, Mrs. o. D. War
rem, at Fort Bragg. Agent Ralph
M. Irwin relieved Parr, Imperial
agent, for Southern Pacific rail-
way, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Gabrilson
of Huntington Park are spending
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Jess
Bishop.
Miss Ann Havlik of the Pacific
Land and Cattle company has re-
turned after substituting couple
Of weeks for Miss Anna Belford OF
the branch office in San Diego.
Blair Gilroy accompanied by Miss
Marion Belford and Willie Alice
McChristy, motored to San Diego
Saturday evening to spend the
weekend.
Misses Ethel. Lorna, Leila Ralphs
and Mary Miller motored TO San
Diego Saturday to spend the week.
end.
Mrs. Clayton Rodgers and infant
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
RESUMES PONY EXPRESS

Budd Kirkpatrick announced to-
day that he has resumed control
of the Pony Express and that he
will now give patrons the same eff
ficient service as they received
when it was formerly in his hands.
The Pony Express covers the
valley and operates a motorcycle
delivery service between diffrent
valley cities on a regular daily
schedule every Gay except Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28
The Weather

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and wednesday
with overcast in early morning;
seasonable temperature and humid
ity with little change; gentle
changeable wind, mostly southwest.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-.
mons, local observer for the United
States" weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday .,........ ............110
Minimum today ........................... 81
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature ............................... 104
Humidity .................................. A
Reading at a. m. Today
Temperature OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 83
r1u1i1lully 10
Reading at p. m. Yesterday
Temperature ................................ .105
HumlQlGy AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-28

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Evening star., 1934-01-28
SHIPMENTS REFLECT FLORIDA'S
LARGER PLACE IN SUGAR TRADE
State Shows Flourishing Business Activity in Many
Lines-Title Fight to Draw Notables
South Soon.

Arrivals continue by rail, ship, highway
and via the air, and the greatest season
In years is in full swing.
An influx of sporting world figures Is
expected at Miami within the next week
or two. coming in advance Of the cham
pionship title Camera -Loughran fight
to be staged on Washingtonis birthday
anniversary. It's long time since a
real big fight was pulled off in Florida.
but there are several on the list for the
present season.
Yacht racing speed boats and sail
boats, sail fishing and boating generally
and golf is one of the big attractions
in Southern Florida
In Winter Haven this week the annual
Orange Festival has been attracting
thousands, with many splendid pro-
grams arranged and carried out One
Of the most comprehensive exhibits ever
arranged Of citrus fruits is inspected by
thousands daily. Meetings Of various
organizations interested in Florida
orange growing and distribution have
been held and much general interest
is shown. The Orange Festival is held
every year. During the festival Gov.
Sholtz was guest of honor, and q
famous feature, "the press breakfast"
which begins at midnight and lasts until
sunrise or later. proved delightful, as
always The Orange Festival was well
attended and most successful.
Florida's biggest fair, the Tampa Fair
and Gasparilla Carnival, begins Tues
day, January 30, and continues II days.
The fair association has had help from
the Government and has prepared ex-
hibits and arranged buildings that would
be credit to any city or State.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
TEST CASES ATTACKING
CONNECTICUT RUM LAW
One Before Supreme Court of Err
rors Holds It Is No Con-
troll Statute.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, January 81
Connecticut suddenly seems to have
broken out in rash Of test cases under
the State liquor control act, the most
serious of which, sent to the Supreme
Court of Errors on stipulationS, sets up
that the law is no control statute at
all because nowhere does it specify that
one must have State permit to sell
alcoholic liquors
There is no clear provision in the
law that liquor shall not be sold except
under a permit issued by the State Con-
troll Board, and while there is group
which holds that that certainly is i'm
piled through the intent Of the Legisla-
ture, there is another group which de-
clares the statute is criminal one and
must be strictly construed, in which
case, they assert, the only persons liable
to penalties are those who have secured
permits and posted bonds.
The Supreme Court Of Errors is ex-
pected to hear the case in February
and to hand down an early decision.
In the meantime, number of courts,
including the Hartford County Supe-
rior Court, where Hugh M. Alcorn Is
States attorney, are postponing speak
easy cases until the higher court has
acted.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
BALTIMORE WIPES
OUT HUGE DEFICIT
Shows Budget Surplus OF
Nearly Million and $780,.
331 in Cash.
BY ]. c. DEPONAL.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 27.-Althoueh
it started the year facing a deficit OF
more than two million dollars, Balti-
more closed 1888 with a budget surplus
of nearly million dollars and q cash
balance of S2,381,331. according to a
report of Herbert Fallin, budget dlrec-
tor, made public this week.
The feat was accomplished although
estimated collections of taxes OF 81 per
cent for the current year were not real
lied and the city's net funded debt,
which has increased each year since
1920 at amounts varying from over
SIS 100000 to S16.000000, was in 1888
decreased approximately $4,000, 900. or
from s169 525, ,76O.35 to $166,616,837 Sc.
1t is believed this sets record not
equaled by any other American city
and certainly by none of the larger
cities.
A saving of nearly million dollars
was effected in the operation Of city
departments, but without the curta1l-
ment of any necessary functions and
with only 10 per cent cut in salaries
of municipal employees.
This was brought about by collections
of back taxes amounting to nearly
S500,000. which, added to the 10 per
cent reduction IN salaries, mace up
nearly another million dollars. Total
disbursements of the city last year
amounted to SAC. .960, ,906, compared with
s42, ,734 1893 in 1882. saving Of $1,773,-
492.
Departmental expenditures during the
year which totaled more than a million
dollars we're: Schools, Sc, 1853, ,709; police,
S3,835, ,422; fire, $2,569,176: street clean
ing, 81 800, $40; water supply, 81, ,2S8. .375:
city charities, $1.558. $50, and street
lighting. $1.588273. In addition, the
sum of $l1,199,358 was paid in interest
and retirement of the funded debt.
All but of the approximately so de-
partments of the city government con-
tributed to the surplus of nearly mil
lion dollars by economizing in their
expenditures.
The seven bureaus which spent all of
the money appropriated to them were:
The mayoralty department, the police
department. the States attorneys Of
fee, the bureau of street cleaning, the
municipal telephone exchange, the har-
Dor master and the commission on city
plans.