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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
BY AUDINE ROGERS
Press Staff Correspondent

Rev. c. Scroggins of the Nazarent
church and his son, Thurmor
Scroggins, motored to Santa Ana
Thursday. They returned Friday
evening accompanied by Miss En-.
and Miss Thelma ScrogginS, whC
are attending the Santa Ana bust.
ness college, and who will spenc
the Christmas holidays in Holt
vile.
Mrs. C. Sailor and her sixth grade
class were hostesses at a delightful
tea Wednesday afternoon at o.
clock. The tea was given in the
sixth grade room at the elemen-
tary school, for mothers of the pu-
pills. The room was lovely with its
Christmas decorations.
The Nazarene church will have q
Christmas program Friday evening
at 7:30 at the church. The pro-
gram will be in charge of the jun
ior department. The young people
will put on a pageant, Children
of the Inn," Sunday at 7:30.
The funeral of Mrs. Campbell, a
resident of Holtville for many years
who died Thursday night at o.
clock, was held at the Pentecostal
church Saturday afternoon, inter-
ment following at Terrace Park
The Rev. Goad read the service, and
the Fields funeral parlor was in
charge of the arrangements. Mrs
Campbell is survived by her hus-
band.
Howard Edgerton and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Medley, of Los Angeles
were weekend guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Huebner
Edgerton and Neelley went duck
hunting while here.
r. A. Holt, who has been i'll for
the past three weeks is now con-
fined at the Storey hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Hunt return
ed Sunday from Eldorado, Kans.
where they have been visiting
Hunts parents for the past two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer are now re.
siding in their new home at 73s
Palm avenue.
Mrs. Cora Pritchard of Los Ange.
les gave her review of books of the
month at the home of Mrs. w. L
Huebner, Thursday afternoon at
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
No Christmas Card
For Little FeI[er'

Santa Claus is big guy and SO
is Herb Norris, manager of United
Artists theatre, so Santa Claus
furnished the theatre man with
Christmas cards in keeping with the
latter's avoirdupois or whatever it
should be called.
The Press received one of Herbs
cards this morning and being curl
Gus, we measured it. 1t is 31a by
1-3 and them figgers is feet, not
inches.
That's saying Merry Christmas
on a grand scale and while our lino-
types won't set the words as big as
Herbs card our wish right back at
him is Just as big.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
CHRISTMAS PARTY TONIGHT

The Holtville Women s club will
give a Christmas party for MEM
bers and their families Friday eve
ming at Z in the Masonic lodge
hall. Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Harmon
will be in charge of the entertain
ment and Santa Claus, of course,
will be there to distribute the gifts
to the children. During the eve
ming an 8la pound fruit cake, do
mated by Mrs. Russell Thompson
will be awarded. Members of the
club will bring useful articles and
toys to be given by the welfare
committee to the needy. Refresh
ments will be served.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
BRIDGE PARTY GIVEN

The Altar Society of the Catholic
church held their semi-monthly
bridge party Thursday afternoon
at 2 clock in the civic center.
Following the lovely refreshments
served by the hostesses, Mrs. Cliff
Schneider and Mrs. Charles o.
Connor, prizes for the day were CIV
en- to: Mrs. Bill Williams, high
contract scorer; Mrs. w. l.. Hueb-
ner, second high for contract; Mrs.
c. P. Denney, high auction scorer;
Mrs. Woodbridge, second high for
auction and Mrs. w. L. Huebner,
door prize. This party ended the
bridge series which started at the
beginning of the season and has
continued through the past three
months with grand prizes going to
Mrs. w. L. Huebner, contract and
Mrs. Harry Hoke, auction.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21

companied by MIR. and Mrs. II. A.
Whitmer and daughter, Jacqualine.
and Mrs. G. A. Whitmer motored
to Glendora Saturday to attend the
golden wedding anniversary Of
Whitmer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Whitmer of that city. The
anniversary dinner was attended
by 20 friends and relatives and
open house being held during the
afternoon, over 100 friends visited
the couple.
"The Nut Farm" three-act
comedy by John Brownell, presented
by the Senior Glass of the Holtville
High school Friday at p. m. in the
high school auditorium was one of
the most successful plays ever put
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
MARRIED AT HOLTVILLE

In the presence of more than 35
friends and relatives, Miss Helen
Kingsbury, daughter of Mrs. Anna
Kingsbury, became the bride of
Herbert G. Sawyer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert H. Sawyer of Napa, at
4 O'Clock December 16 at the home
of the brides mother. The Rev.
H. o. Langston read the service.
The rooms were delightfully."- decor
ated with large baskets of gladioli
and roses. The bride was lovely,
dressed in white, with a full length
veil and carrying a bouquet Of
bride IS roses and lilies. Mrs. Lewis
Whitman of Los Angeles was ma
tron of honor and Mr.. Whitman
best man. Delicious refreshments
were served at the reception follow
ing the ceremony. The newlyweds
will make their home in Napa
where the bridegroom is employed
as assistant sales manager for the
Sawyer Tanning company, follow
ing wedding trip on the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
GIRL RESERVE SERVICE

The Girl Reserves of the local
high school gave a lovely program
at the vesper service held at the
Christian church Sunday evening
at 7. The girls sang the two songs,
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
and "Joy to the World.' Rev. H.
o. Langston gave the prayer, fol-
lowed by scripture reading by Ellis
Harbach. Juanita Bashaw gave a
solo, 90, Little Town of Bethle-
hem.' Faustine Lilies, Ehna Gas
ton, and Lillian Mills gave "Christ-
mas in Other Lands The entire
group sang "The First NOVEL;. -
Readings were given by Dorothy
Ff.owh, Christmas McEning; "
Virginia Williams "The First
Christmas Night and Jean Phil
lips, Waiting for the Kings." 3"
There was a violin solo by Miss
Beth Connolly and vocal solo by
Miss Hilda Augspurger. The pro-
gram ended with the singing of
"Follow the Clean" by the entire
GROUP
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21

on by high school class. Members
Of the cast were: Ellis Harbach. ].
D. Brown, Viola Richards. George
Brown, James Ryerson, Herbert
Huffman, Dorothy Woodbridge. Mil
ton Bailey and Dale Cooper.
Sam E. Robinson OF HoltvilIe
has been elected first vice-pressdent
of the Milk Institute of Imperial
Valley.
James Tuttle, who is attending
San Diego State, returned Tuesday
to spend the Christmas holidays
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. @.
E. Tuttle.
Miss Elsie Flatt, Miss Bonnie Me-
Donald, and Miss Mae Walker were
dinner guests Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Leroy Hawk.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
MEN MAY ENTER

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, W.P)-The Wash
ington university faculty is going
to permit men to enter the sacred
precincts of the women IS building,
but there will be restrictions aplen-
ty. No dates may be entertained,
visits being restricted to study or
mixed committee meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21

There's S till just
time to have a mod
ern gas range Install
ed before Christmas.
Be sure you have
this comfort and con-
venience in your home
during the busy holi-
day season.
A modern gas range
saves on gas and food
bills, and at the same
time gives extra lei
sure tt m e to t h e
hOmemaker.
Modern gas equip
ment may be installed
through loans secured
under t h e Federal
Housing Act. Ask for
details today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
PLAN CHRISTMAS TREE

The committee for the planning
of the community Christmas tree
held meeting Monday night at
the chamber of commerce. Members
attending were: Mrs Alex Myers OF
the Women s Auxiliary OF the AM
erican Legion; Will Potts OF the
Legion; Mrs. Sue Miller, of the
Women s club; James Mackey, Jr.,
of the Rotary; R. A. Yazell, of the
chamber of commerce; and j. T..
Mcdonald, chairman of the COM
mittee. Plans were discussed and
it was decided that the Legion tree,
situated at the southwest corner of
the park, will be decorated and a
program with Santa and all the
trimmings held Monday evening at
Z. The program will be given by
the different churches and the high
and elementary schools. All the
kiddies are invited to come and see
Santa, who will give out the gifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21

Ammonium phosphate at the rate
of 500 pounds per acre helped Elmo
Chase, Eugene, Oregon, to produce
Is tons OF string beans to the
acre.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
Y X'M'ta:!theE
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Saturday; little
change in temperature or humidity;
gentle to moderate wind, mostly
from the northwest.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-
. mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday ..,....................75
Minimum today ..............................42 AZ
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature 73
Humidity SO
Reading at a. m. Today
Temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 49
Humidity 73
Reading at 5 p. m. Yesterday
Temperature ................................. 81
Humidity .......... .............................. SO
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21

IKE many great discoveries, the
IL PROPANE SOLVENT PROCESS
is based on an extremely simple fact:
In every crude from which motor oil
is rehned eastern or western are
found varying quantities of 1908 pure
parathenes ffbe most desirable Of all IH-
6rIeafing Jraefionsl.
Operating at temperatures down to
40 degrees beIotD zero the PROPANE
SOLVENT PROCESS rejects all un-
wanted portions Oft the crude-the wakes,
asphalt, Carbogens and naphthenes Qow
grade oils), leaving only the 1905 pure
parathenes.
Of all the many high grade lubricat-
ing oils recently tested, none, other than
TRITON, was composed of only 1909
pure parathenes. Even high priced oils,
known previously for their quality, con-
tanned from 10 to 2Osb undesirable ma
terials-not found in TRITON
What Rood Tests Proved
!. TRITON outlasts eastern or west
ern oils gives more miles per quart.
z. TRITON reduces motor tUear. mi
crometer measurements of car driven
10000 miles in 60 days showed
motor wear reduced 1870.
;. TRITON greatly reduces sludge-
the black Shiny material that comes
out of the crankcase of your car
when il is drained.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-21
Only soc a Quart

Try TRITON on your next refill. Il
costs only soc quart in rehnery-seaied,
tamper-proof cans.
Thousands of Independent Dealers
have TRITON, and, of course, you can
get it at any Union Service Station.
Watch for the big TRITON banner.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22

When Uncle Wiggily hoped out
of his hollow stump bungalow one
day, his wife asked him where he
was going.
I'm going to get Mr.. Stubtail, the
strong bear gentleman" was the an
swer. He promised to help me
bring home the Christmas tree and
it is nearly time that was done. 1t
will soon be Christmas and l want
to have the tree ready for Santa
Claus"
."Oh, yes, that must be done" said
Mrs. Longears. Surely it is time to
get the tree. How did you like your
Christmas stocking?" she asked with
a laugh.
1T certainly is a big one!'
chuckled Uncle Wiggily. For after
his wife had given him one to hang
up, Nurse Jane had Sewed on one
of hers to make it larger, and Mrs.
Twistytail, the pig lady, had done
the same. THAT stocking will hold
all the presents I expect to get, )"
said Mr.. Longears. Nov I'll go out
and get the tree"
Tree Brought Home
With the help of Mr.. Stubtail, the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22

him for a local underworld char ac-
ter.
a drive against local gambling re-
suited. But officials shortly ran up
against a major handicap. The re-
putedly largest gaming place in the
vicinity-a resort known as jim
my's place" and said to be the larg-
est gambling house between New
York and Florida-is Just across the
district line in Maryland.
That thwarted the police until
they remembered the starting cam
paign. They decided to try the
same thing against "JimnIy's place. "
Part Of the grounds of the place,
located in the district had been
condemned for extension of a
street.
The projected street ran right
through a high board fence which
for years had screened the place.
Moving with dispatch, workmen
tore down the fence on the ground
condemned by the district.
Police took stations all along the
district side. They stopped every
one entering or leaving the prop
erty, took names, addresses, search
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD e. GARRIS
Copyright 1894 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicato)

or glue" said the Old Cat Lady.
Here is some but don't put it in
your mouth" She showed Uncle
Wiggily candy that looked like gum
drops.
why shouldn't I put it in my
mouth?" he asked Old Lady Cat.
Sticky Candy
Because" she answered, ''if you
bite on this candy it will stick your
teeth together and you can't open
your mouth for an hour-not until
the candy melts. 1t isn't really bad,
for it's made of sugar and gum,
very sticky. I only sell it to boys
for April Fool jokes
We'll, I'll take some" said Uncle
Wiggily. II won't put any of it
with the Santa Claus Christmas
candy, but I'll fool Mr.. TwiStytail
and Uncle Butter on it after Christ
mas" So he took some of the sur
prise candy as well as ten pounds
of good Christmas candy.
Hopping home with the two kinds
of candy, Uncle Wiggily met the
Fox in the woods. The Bad Chap
saw the packages of candy.
I'll take this and then I'll nibble
youi' he said to Uncle Wiggily. The
Fox grabbed the package of surprise
candy, stuffed it into his mouth,
chewed down hard on the soft,
sticky stuff and then he howled. He
couldn't say a word, for his teeth
were stuck together and he couldn't
bite, and Mr. Longears hoped
safely home with the good candy,
leaving the Fox bowling in the
woods. And if the football doesn't
kick the baseball bat over the fence,
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily's Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
BY MELVIN LORD
United Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dec. %.
W.P)-The plaintive wall for cheap
er drinks in California appears lost
in the governmental clamor for
new sources of revenue to bolster
the state treasury.
Elective officials, always in
search of so-called painless taxa
tion," have their backs against the
wall. The question facing the 1885
legislature is one of finding some
thing taxable that already is not
burdened heavily.
From this point the logic is COM
paratively simple. Repeal is SO new
that liquor is right up in the front
row of public interest. Hard liquor
is not taxed in California. The an
swer: tax hard liquor
To back up this logic, some le-
gislators have pointed out that. al
coholic beverages, as a whole, have
carried a very nominal state tax
burden in comparison with other
commodities.
Records of the state board OF
equalization show that the first II
months of repeal netted California
a total of $3,385,23 from two
major liquor sources. The most i'm
portant was the $2,032, ,859.74 col
lected by means of license fees
ranging from 81 to 500 a year
This money, after expenses were
taken out, was divided, go per cent
to cities and counties, and 40 per-
cent to the state general fund.
The remainder of the total in
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
CCC YOUTHS
FOUND DEAD

ONTARIO, Calf, Dec. % U.P)-
Cecil Shaw, II, and Ronald Nc
Claim, 20, both of Los Angeles, were
found dead early today at the foot
of Devils Backbone, a sheer ridge
abutting from the side of Mt. Baldy.
They plunged from an 800-foot
ledge and perished while on
hiking trip through the mountains.
Shaw lost his footing and fell
from the trail, landing on 4 ledge
$50 feet below. Injured and help
less, he called for his companion
who lowered himself on a rope to
the rocky landing. In some man
ner both lost their footing and
plunged over the side, disappear
ing in the snow-covered underbrush
800 feet below.
Through part of the night, CCC
youths cut a trail through the ice
covered brush to reach the two VIC
tins.
Walter and Carl McClaln BROTH
erS of Ronald, were denied per-
mission to accompany the searching
party and were advised OF the find
ing at CCC camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
TAXATION OF LIQUOR PRESENTS
PUZZLETOSTATE LEGISLATURE

come was made up from the 2
cents a gallon tax on wine and
beer. This levy brought in $780,
375.60 between December 5, 1888,
and November l, 1884.
Passage of the new liquor con-
troll law at the November election
already has taken care of an in
crease in the license fees. The fee
for establishments where hard Ii
quor may be sold by the drink, for
instance, was set by the board on
a scale ranging from the minimum
$3.50 to $780,
Fee Scale Compromise
Under this new schedule, liquor
establishments in unincorporated
areas and in cities under 10000
population will pay $3.50 year. In
cities between 10000 and 10000 the
fee will be $500, and in cities over
40 900, $3.50
The schedule represents a COM
promise of demands, inasmuch as
various interests have demanded
rates ranging from the flat mini
mum of $3.50 to as high as $1,000 a
year.
AS yet legislators refuse to fore
cast how large a tax may be ex-
pected on hard liquor. Whatever
the outcome, it will be a battle
royal such as always has featured
the birth of liquor legislation in
California.
+ The one possible exception to the
p boost in liquor levies is California
wine. WINNERS of the state are Or
ganized to appear before the legis-
! lators with plea for elimination
of all levies on this famous Cali
fornia product.
. This petition will be based on
the contention the industry al
= ready has been painfully injured
through the federal government
( policy of admitting French wines
in unlimited quantities because of
reciprocal trade agreements and
! the desire of President Roosevelt to
keep prices down.
If California wine is permitted
to go untaxed by the state for a
few years, the industry will be in
better position to offer more SER
ious. competition with foreign
wines and get back on its feet, to
the benefit of the entire state, the
; growers contend.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
What is surprise candy

Christmas tree was brought to the
bungalow at a time when all the
bunny rabbit children were out
playing, SO none of them saw it.
Uncle Wiggily always liked to have
the tree a surprise.
Nov that is DONE" said Mrs
Longears, after she had given Mr.
Stubtail cup Of sassafras tea and
thanked him for helping bring the
tree to the bungalow, you had bet
ter hop to the store and get the
Christmas candy, Wiggy. Santa
Claus will bring some, but we have
quite few extra bunny boys and
girls this year, so we'll need some
extra candy. You'd better get about
ten pounds"
"I'll do that" said Uncle Wiggily.
Away he hoped, over the fields and
through the woods to the candy
store.
What kind of candy do you want,
Uncle Wiggily?" asked the Old Lady
Cat who kept the store.
"Oh, want chocolate drops, coca
nut drops, lollypops, bon-bons,
marshmallows, peppermint sticks
and as many other kinds as you
have" the rabbit gentleman an
sWered
do you want any surprise candy -
asked the Old Lady Cat. But no
don't suppose you do" she went
on. Surprise candy isn't nice for
Christmas. It's only good for April
Fool and Halloween jokes. I guess
you don't want surprise candy"
What is surprise candy asked
Uncle Wiggily.
It's a very sticky kind, like paste
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
A FINE DECISION

We believe Judge S. Fine of Wilkes
Barre, Pennsylvania, must be a single
man. If he iSn't-if there should be
Mrs. Fine-he deserves two medals, one
for bravery and the other for dumbness.
In the news columns of this issue read
ers will find an article telling of Judge
Fines decision yesterday to the effect
that husband may chastise his wife "oc-
casionally if she deserves it. J"
An accused husband who appeared be-
fore the Judge, declared his wife used
their automobile while he works and did
not pay their bills. The court ruled that
If & wife doesn't obey she may be chaS-
tised, and dismissed the case.
The decision provides opportunity for
the opening of a fine argument There
was a time, of course, when the husband
was lord and master of all he surveyed,
but, them days is gone forever" Man
got little enlightenment and women got
a great deal of it, and the husbands
right to chastise went by the boards.
Generally speaking if modern hus-
bands feel like taking a poke at their
spouses, they take a walk in the fresh
air or merely go out and kick the garage
door as substitute, until the storm
clouds have passed by. If there is dog
or cat around, they may answer the pur-
pose, but the garage door is safer even
than dogs or cats, with the SPCA on the
job.
Any husbands who may be inspired to
follow the Pennsylvania mans example
after reading of his escapade, dc so at
their own risk and with this warning, all
women are not alike and neither are all
judges. With heavy pots and a rolling
pin about, even the most delicate wife
can become formidable opponent, and
the>e are judges who delight in placing
wife-beaters in the hoosegow.
Wife-beating is about on a par with
od-letting as a cure for sickness-it
may work in some cases but it is likely to
be fatal.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
Berglund Drops
Battle To Smith

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. %. WD =
Swede Berglund, former state
middleweight champion, dropped
another notch in the fistic scale
last night when Jimmy Smith Of
Philadelphia hammered out a close
decision in 10 rounds at the Le-
gion stadium.
Fighting in spurts and starts,
Smith staged a fast rally in the
last two rounds to capture the ver-
dict. He weighed 157 and Berglund
158.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
Cutter To Seek
Missing Vessel

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Dec. % U.R)
"A coast guard cutter left its base
here today in search of a 35-foot
power boat which has been missing
since Thursday when it left San
Diego for San Pedro.
Three persons were aboard, ac-
cording to G. H. Baringer of Los
Angeles, owner of the cruiser. They
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Osterberg
and John Raining
Baringer, who requested tn e
search, said he purchased the boat
from Osterberg and the latter was
making delivery.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
POOR LITTLE FELLOW

LOS ANGELES, Dec. % U.P) -
Trembling with excitement at being
taken to see Santa Claus, Joey De-
vim, 8, leaned heavily against the
rear door of his fathers automobile
and fell out, landing under the
wheels of another car. He died in
his mothers arms.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22

ed cars and generally disturbed the
clientele.
The. scheme has worked pretty
we'll except that as fast as district
workmen tore down the fence, 9TH
er carpenters put it up again on
Maryland territory. District Of
ficialS had another bright idea.
When the land was condemned per-
haps the fence went with it. If so
the new fence was built with dis
trict property. Lawyers are now
trying to find out. If they're right,
the fence will come down again.
BY the time it has been put up a
third time they hope the starting
fight may develop some more good
ideas for the gambling drive.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22
GAELS BREAK JINX

BERKELEY, Calf, Dec. % up
For the first time in 13 games, the
st. Mary's college basketball team
defeated their University Of Cali
fornia rivals last night. The score
was 4S-39 with the contest going
into a five minute overtime period
for a decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22

Editors note: This is one of
series of articles on the coming
session of the California legisla-
ture from the standpoint of ma
jor problems and possible soIu-
tiOns.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22

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Imperial Valley Press. Inc. 625 State street.
n Centre. California W. c. Costello business
manager. Telephone 20. business office; 700 edi-
toriAl department. Pun leased wire United Prea
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-22

Having been through rainy Christ
masses in the valley let's hope we don't
get one this year. Nothing can be so
dreary.