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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
POWER OF THE PRESS

Dragging is of course distasteful, i'm
polite obnoxious and few more things;
pride goeth before a fall, and all that
sort of stuff; nevertheless, we cannot
refrain from calling attention to the
splendid weather we had for the canal
celebration yesterday and taking our full
share of credit for it.
Readers may recollect that last We'd
nesday, with cloudy skies having existed
for several days, rain falling at the time
and every indication that. it would con-
tinue to fall, this column put Fred A.
Baughman and Howard Emmons, local
weathermen, "on the spot" We told
them point blank to get us some good
weather for the canal celebration-or
else ????
Now we ask if there could be more
ideal day than yesterday and give the
answer-nO.
We're going to be generous about it
though and give Messrs. Baughman and
Emmons due credit for furnishing us
with as fine brand of weather as there
is in stock They may claim that they
were sending that rain just to settle the
dust on the roads for the celebration,
but we contend that the warning last
Wednesday was timely and the results
only prove the power of the press. Please
note our modesty in spelling that last
word with small "p.'
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Montgomery Ward
Executives Make
Inspection Visit

Expressing their pleasure with
the fine appearance of the local
Montgomery Ward store, and with
the splendid increase in business
over last year, group of Montgom-
cry Ward officials spent Saturday
here as guests of j. o. Ellis. mana
ger of the local store.
Included n the party were w. G..
Baumhogger and H. T. Carmichael
of Chicago headquarters; G. L. Et-
telson, Pacific coast regional man
ager; R. L. Waterman, assistant re-
gional manager; R. A. Sidel, dis
trict supervisor of Southern Cali
fornia; all from Oakland.
The party flew to San Diego from
Oakland on Friday and drove over
here from the coast on Saturday
They complimented Manager FL
lis on the stores splendid business
and were highly pleased with the
prospects for even greater business
, here because of the business activity
inspired by start of construction or
| the l-American canal, the various
SERA projects, and other business
stimulatorS.
The executives left Saturday eve-
ming to continue an inspection OF
Montgomery Ward stores in the
west
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD z. GARRIs
Copyright. 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

ooh. this will never do!' said
Miss Mouse to herself. 81 cannot
have my school turned into laugh
ing class. Children Children!'
she called. "You must behave.
Johnnie, get back in your seat. Bill
lie Wagtail, stop tickling Jennie
Chipmunk. Jingle, please come up
here in front of the class. I am
going to ask you to twinkle your
pink nose and then they can all
see you aren't making funny faces.
I think Johnnie Bushytail is try
ing to be funny on purpose. -
"Truly, teacher, I'm not!' said
Johnnie. "You look at Jingle when
she twinkles her nose and you II
say she makes a funny face. -
"Please come up here, Jingle,
so we may see,' invited Miss
Mouse. And when Jingle was up on
the teacher IS platform, in front of
| the class, all of a sudden in hop
ped Uncle Wiggily.
Uncle WiggiIy Wants to Know
81 was just passing your school
Miss Mouse,' said the rabbit gen.
tleman, $50 I thought I'D come in
and see what the children were
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Valley Publicity In
Railroad Booklet

The Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce has received from j. D.
Yates, western manager of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Lines in Los Angeles,
a copy of the Missouri Pacific Win
ter Travel Guide which devotes a
page to Imperial Valley. This Trav-
ell Guide which appears Quarterly,
comprises "a photographs. Some OF
the photographs on the Imperial
Valley page of the Missouri Pacific
travel guide were supplied by the
Ell Centro chamber of commerce.
Each year the Missouri Pacific
winter edition of its Travel Guide
gives page or two to Imperial
Valley, urging winter visitors co
California to stop here. The Mis-
souri, Pacific lines connect with the
Southern Pacific road and visitors
arrive here on Southern Paciflc
trains.
In this years Travel Guide are
seen: date picking, lettuce shipping
cantaloupe growing, and photo
graphs of the Planters hotel at
Brawley and Hotel Barbara Worth
in Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

ria, songs and patter by Frank
Jones accompanied by Harold Car
Isle.
F. c. Kinne of the El Centro club
welcomed the guests. Dick Hafner
led in community singing and Mark
Washburn, program chairman, act
ed as master of ceremonies.
Roy Day, president of the Citrus
Belt council was in charge of the
business session. In addition to DR..
Madden, other distinguished guests
present were John Correll of F'res-
no, district secretary; Hubert
Barnes Of Rediands, deputy district
governor; Vincent Claypool of Per-
ris. president.
Further entertainment was pro-
yided by Mark MunSon as Lion
Tanner and Hugo Miller and G. H.
H. Small as Tail TwiSters.
The three Lions clubs of the val
ley, FL Centro, Imperial and Cali
patria, were hosts for the occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Don't Quote ME-
By United Press

a minimum wage of "a cents an
hour.
Investigation by the women's
bureau showed that with ordinary
spinach the pay could be earned,
but this fall there was lot OF yel-
low spinach that had to be thrown
away. This slowed down the work
and the pay fell far below the sup
posed minimum, the bureau report
ed.
The treasury, not content with
collecting all the gold in the coun-
try, has also salted away its share
of the stock allowed to be used for
industrial purposes. Redecorators
have just finished refurnishing the
treasury building. Among the ar
tistic touches noted is the liberal,
almost lavish use of gold paint.
The housing administration has
brought the old wartime custom
of $1-a-year men back to Washing
ton. Roger j. Whiteford, promi-
nent Washington attorney, has
been named general counsel of
FILA. Because he does not wish to
give up a private practice which
includes the defense of Rep. George
H. Tinkham (Rep) Massachusetts,,
against $500,0O0 libel suit brought
by Bishop James Cannon, Jr.,
Whiteford will be paid just a dol
lar year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
A MEMORABLE FLIGHT

Thirty-one years ago today a man
aboard a crazy contraption of cloth and
metal propelled by dinky little engine,
flew for u seconds above the wind
swept sands at Kitty Hawk, North Caro-
lima.
Thus modern aviation was born. The
man, Orville Wright, made two more
flights of a little longer duration, and
then went up for the fourth and prize
flight of the day, which lasted SO seconds
and covered a distance of S53 feet
Contrast the prize flight" with Lind
bergh'S trip to Paris, with Wiley Posts
jaunt around the world, or with any of a
half dozen other notable air achieve
ments, and you have a picture of the de-
velopment of aviation in cur own gener-
alton.
Air transportation is now taken as
matter of course, yet its strongest pro-
ponents admit that it is still in its infan-
cy and judged by the continual progress
it is making this view must be accepted
No matter what strides it makes, or
how perfect the airplane may become,
it all goes back to that II seconds flight
81 years ago today which started the
world on a new era and proved mans
control over the hitherto undefied law of
gravitation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

Lions clubs of the valley enter
tanned over 100 representatives Of
the 20 clubs comprising the Citrus
Belt council at the quarterly meet
ing held Saturday night in the
California hotel.
The rapid progress of Lionism
its growth and the splendid COM
munity activities in which clubs are
cooperating marked the reports
made by the various members. AS
the roll call was answered each club
reported not only growth in mem
bership but enthusiastic progress in
such activities as civic improve
ments, Boy Scout work. Girl Scout
ing, welfare work, health programs.
DR.. Thomas F. Madden of Fres-
no, governor Of the fourth district.
Lions International, California-Ne.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. - Sen.
Huey Longs personal "loan fund !"
enabled a good share of Louisiana
State university to make a football
junket this fall but next year
"kingfish loans may not be nee
essary.
The Farm Credit Administration
which is sponsoring credit unions
all over the country announced to-
day that its latest charter had been
issued to the "Baton Rouge Camp
us Federal Credit Union.''
The union will function at LSU.
There is only one hitch in the
financing of football junket S
through credit union. Members must
save their money and they can bor-
row only for "prOvident or produc-
tive purposes. Whether a foot
ball trip could classify as "provi-
dent" or productive" was doubt
full.
The connection between yellow
spinach leaves and women's wage
rates ism t very clear on the surface
but the women IS bureau of the lab
or department has discovered di-
rect link.
Spinach canning factories pay IL
cents basket for preparing spin
ach on the theory that a woman
can do two an hour, thus giving
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
JIM PECK CAN
GET MONEY AT
PRESS OFFICE

If Jim Peck, who made a pur-
chase at the Mems Store recently,
calls at The Press office before
Wednesday night, and identifies
himself, he will get $40 to help him
do his Christmas shopping or to use
for any other purpose he desires.
The $40 was offered by local
merchants cooperating with The
Press and will be held for Peck un-
til Wednesday night. If it is un-
claimed by him before Thursday
morning, w. j. Meagher, of the
Valley Tent and Awning company,
who made purchase at Cornett IS
Brownbilt Shoe store, can claim
the money and has five days in
which to do it.
Third chance at the money goes
to Mrs. John w. Cook, 1915 Ell Cen
tro avenue, who made a purchase
at the Office Supply company.
There will be another $40 award
ed next Thursday night by the
merchants cooperating in the spe-
cial Christmas advertising which
has been published in The Press
and which will appear again in to-
morrow's issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

and the final games will be played
after the Christmas holidays.
''Tune In,' musical comedy in
two acts, has been chosen for this
years operetta by Miss Lucille
Krause head of the music depart
ment. Try-outs for the parts were
held Friday night after school.
Georgiana Sones has been selected
to play the feminine lead in the
production for which the remainder
chosen for the cast will be an
nounced next week.
In addition to handling feed that
is sold to members, the F.. F. A.
has now started buying other poul-
try supplies. The club buys these
supplies in large quantities and
then sells them to the members,
thus affording the boys a consid.
cradle saving on supplies.
Four F.. F.. A. boys are now test
ing IS COWS per month on their
home farms. They are keeping
complete production and breeding
records on the herds. +5
E. A. Nance, chief county pro-
baton officer, spoke Wednesday to
i, the FLA classes on the subject
"The Problems of Delinquency
John L. House has announced
that Friday, December 81, will be a
holiday. 4
Requirements for entrance into
the Girls Activity club have been
raised in order to restrict member
ship to those who are leaders in
student body affairs.
Geology students went to Trav-
| ertine Point, Saturday.
Pins ordered for the commission
ers have finally arrived.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

To formulate plans for some
kind of an organization which
would have as its purpose the con-
dition of intramural debates,
many enthusiastic students met
Wednesday evening. Those chosen
officers for the club, the Central
Forum, were Sanford Sato, foren-
sic manager; Dorothy Lou Gillian,
assistant forensic manager; Percie
Thacker, secretary-treasurer; and
Mrs. Cecil Gillett, adviser. A new
constitution, stating the require
ments for entrance into the organ
ization and rules of conduct for the
club, was adopted. 1t was decided
that meetings should be held twice
month in the evening and twice
month in the afternoon after
school. At these meetings debates
between various teams chosen from
the three groups of the club with
be held.
/ Two reels of pictures taken at
the Boulder dam were shown at a
combined high school and junior
college assembly, last Wednesday
w. L. Bennington and Roscoe He'll
of the Southern Sierras Power
company, presented and explained
the film. Not only the dam itself
and the construction work being
done on it but also the town OF
Boulder City, the houses of the
workmen, the buildings of the COM
panies who have charge of the
work, and the shops and equip
ment of these companies were
shown in the film. Mr.. He'll gave
an explanatory talk, which includ-
ed some of the more interesting
statistics of this gigantic project.
! At the end of the first quarter OF
the school term, the following per-
centages of grades have been COM
piled from the office files: I'LL
per cent of the total grades are A IS;
1928 per cent are BIS; 34.44 pei
cent are C's; 14.37 per cent are
DIS; 2.75 per cent are F's; 3.54 pei
cent are incomplete. Helen Dowd
Ruth Johnson, and Shirley Schoen-
berg have the honor of being the
only ones to have straight A aver
ages for this quarter. Failures foi
this year are LIS per cent lower
than last year.
With dates set for the play-offs
captains chosen, and teams prac-
ticing for the final games, the vol
ley-ball season for the Girls Ath-
letic association has opened. Those
who are captains for the teams are
(for the Orange team) Violet For
roster, first team; Mildred Bogue
second; Glenna Kilgore, third; foi
the Green team Helena Vinfrido
first team; Miriam Ike, second;
Betsy Mazda, third; (for the Rec
team Elizabeth Tagg, first team;
Carol Mann, second; Leigh Ella
Mallory, third; (for the Purples)
Clara Mae Davis, first; Kayre
Cheser, second. First teams viii
play the preliminary games Mon,
day night after school; the Secono
teams will play off Tuesday night
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
LIONS ENJOY FINE PROGRAM AT
CONFERENCE HERE ON SATURDAY

vada Hawaii, was guest of honor
and presided. complimenting the
conference on its excellent work.
The council meeting opened with
a banquet after which was a fine
program of entertainment num-
bers. Roy Sweeney of this city
played several vibraharp numbers;
Esther Reynolds, Marian Anderson
and Thelma Clark, students at Po-
mona college, sang group Of
songs, Vera Longanecker playing
the piano accompaniment.
Welcomed by Kinne
Other musical numbers included
a group of grand opera selections
sung by Baron j. V. Auriemma
with Ruth Teeple Reid playing the
piano accompaniment; accordion
solos by Jack Wilkinson Of Calipat-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Press Family
Has Increase

If the print on your Press today
is not as good as it might be, please
be lenient with Al Guevara. If 1t
is even better than usual, give him
little extra credit.
AL is our pressman and he was
trying hard to be his usual efficient
self today but it was a difficult job,
due to the arrival of daughter at
La Solana hospital this morning.
Despite the fact that she is AIS
third child, he was too excited to
tell how much she weighed and al
SO stated that she has not as yet
been named.
Miss Guevara is the only Press
baby born this year, something ap-
parently having happened to the
gang which presented four new ar
rivals in 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
EDITORIAL PAGE
d and
FEATURES
ANOTHER BIG DATE

The vibration you feel today is not
earthquake-it is caused by those big
draglines over near Potholes, taking huge
bites out of Mother Earth as they swing
into their task of building the All-Amer-
lean canal after a splendid start-off yes
terday.
Imperial Valleys formal start of work
on the canal was splendid success and
full credit is due to all who had any part
in making arrangements for it.
The day was big one from every an
gle and marks another important Dec
ember date to go into Imperial Valleys
history. Just six years ago last Friday
December ID, 192S-the senate passed
the Swing-J ohnson bill, clinching Boul-
der dam and the All-American canal for
Imperial Valley. Six years ago this COM
ing Friday-December 81, 192S-Presi-
dent Coolidge signed the Swing-Johnson
bill, making it law and authorizing
start of the two big projects. Now Dec
ember 16, 1884 takes its place with these
two dates.
1t was most fitting that Governor Mer-
riam, in his address yesterday, should
pay tribute to the pioneers of Imperial
Valley. Most of them have passed into
the Great Beyond or have moved else
where, but there was goodly sprinkling
of them yesterday in the audience that
heard the states chief executive.
Many of them have been here since
those pioneer days; some have achieved
success; others have not been SO FORUM
ate Regardless of how they have Jared,
the pioneers deserve full credit and
those who heard the governors words
yesterday giving it to them, must have
felt supremely happy.
The spirit of the pioneers is conta-
gious. 1t is felt by those who have come
after them. Men and women who were
only babes or were not yet born when the
pioneers were digging the first bitches
here, have the same desire to make I'M
perial Valley the paradise it deserves to
be. They have worked shoulder to shoul-
der with the pioneers and will carry on
in the same spirit until the job is COM
plete.
Imperial Valley formally entered on
a new era yesterday. In three years the
completed canal will be an actuality.
Again we say, as we have said here be-
fore, that he must indeed be blind who
cannot visualize the splendid future of
this community when its liabilities shall
have been removed and its assets given
full opportunity to develop.
Yesterdays trip to Potholes was the
first visit to the eastern section of the
county for many There are loads of
places to see if one really wishes to see
them
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JINGLE,S
NOSE -5"a- i b" 9.

In the Hollow Tree School, where
the Lady Mouse Teacher heard the
lessons of the animal children. it
was very still and quiet one day
about week before Christmas.
But, all of sudden, Johnnie Bush
ytail, one of the squirrel boys,
laughed out loud
"Johnnie, you shouldn't do
that said Miss Mouse. "You
mustn't laugh in school. -
81 couldn't help it, Miss Mouse, y
Johnnie answered.
"Why not?' asked the teacher.
because Jingle is making such
funny faces answered Johnnie.
"Oh, there, she's doing it again!
Oh, Hol Hol Ho! Hal Ha! Hal"
johnnie. please be- quiet!' beg
ged Miss Mouse, for all the other
pupils were looking at the squirrel
boy who almost fell off his seat, he
was laughing so hard. ''And, jim
gle, . said Miss Mouse, "please
don't make funny faces. ~
81 wash It making funny faces, 3"
said Jingle.
"What were you doing?"
Twinkling Nose
81 was just twinkling my pink
nose. You see, Miss Mouse, we
rabbit children must learn to twin
kle our noses just as daddy and
mother do theirs. I'm not very
good at twinkling mine so I was
practicing here in school while I
studied my spelling lesson"
"Well, that was all right. I can
find no fault with you," said Miss
Mouse. ''You see, Johnnie, Jingle
WASH It making funny faces, she was
only twinkling her pink nose"
"Well, it looked like funny
face said the squirrel boy, laugh
ing out loud again. "Oh, there she
goes some more!" he shouted. This
time Johnnie really fell off his seat
and all the children laughed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Jin1le Was on the plalform

doing. But what is this?" exclaim-
ed Uncle Wiggily. HAS my little
Jingle been bad that she must
stand in front of the class?p
"Oh, no, Uncle Wiggily,' an
swered Miss Mouse, "Jingle ism It
bad. She has been practicing nose
twlnkling, but it makes Johnnie
Bushytail laugh, for he thinks jim
gle is making funny faces. So I
asked her to show us how she
wrinkles as you do'
"That's all right, twinkle your
nose, JINGLE said her father. ~
will show you how it is done" SO
he twinkled his pink nose and jim
gle, twinkled hers, but truly, the
little rabbit girl made such a fun
ny face that even Miss Mouse had
to laugh. So did Mr.. Longears and
the whole school laughed. But it IS
good thing they did.
For just then the bad Bob Cat
started to come in the school. But
when he heard everybody laughing,
the Bad Chap thought they were
laughing at his silly little tail OF
which he was much ashamed.
"Oh, they'r making fun of
mel" mewed the Bob Cat. "I'm
not going in to be laughed at So
he ran away, all because of Jingle Is
nose. The little rabbit girl soon
learned to twinkle it without max
ing funny faces, and if the Jumping
Jack doesn It fall down one OF the
holes in the swiss cheese, I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily Is
slippers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

Published every svenins texcept Sunday BY The
Imperial Valley Press Inc. e25 State street.
"A Centre California W. @. Costello. business
manager. Telephone 20. business office; 700 edi-
torial department Pun leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Delivered By carrier.
per month IS cents; by mail, 30 cents per month
In advance. Entered at Fl Centro California post
Office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. M. @. Mogen-
SON, national advertising representative
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
TEN YEARS AGO
December II. 1924

The first full car of lettuce TO be
shipped from Ell Centre this sea
son went out last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December II. 1919

Wherever he happens to be AS
semblyman j. Stanley Brown sue
ceeds in putting in few good licks
for the All-American canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

Wilbur Hall, noted short story
writer and former valley resident, is
here to discuss the feasibility of a
pageant for the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

Mrs. Billy Silver left for San
Bernardino this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December II, 1914

Imperial Valley day will be cele-
brated by the Los Angeles Ad club
at their meeting and banquet next
Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

Mexicali is to be the home of the
best military band in Baja Califor-
MIA, according TO Governor Cantu.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

Yesterdays trip to Potholes was the
first visit to the eastern section of the
county for many. There are loads of
places to see if one really wishes to see
them.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-12-20

Camp Morgan To Observe Christmas
The veterans Of Camp Morgan
were recently pleased to receive
word through the camp headquar-
ters, that they will be granted hive
days leave during the holiday sea-
son. either from Dee. % to the
z6th. inclusive, or from the 29th
to Jan. 2, Inclusive. Any enrollee
can take one of these periods, but
not both and enough men must be
on hand at all times to maintain
camp operation and protection.
Most of the men will go to their
homes during the leave period
The camps construction work in
the outlying districts will be closed
up as rapidly as possible. and the
construction sections moved to
farms close to camp for the winter,
so the men will not have SO far to
ride in real cold weather, and in Or
der to make the serving of the noon
meal easier At present work is be-
ing pushed rapidly on the Benjamin
wells A. d. Teters and Vernard
Hindman farms, and as soon as
these three are completed, work
will be begun close to Malta and
McConnelsville, probably in Meigs-
Vile township A number of farms
on Center road and on route II,
Marietta road, have been staked off
and prepared for construction work.
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