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The Lexington advertiser., 1934-02-08
EMORY

Mrs. +. =. wynn, 1AAs. -
Mrs. s. S. Truitt, Mrs. b. u. melton ana
Miss Leona Cox, were called to Lexlng-
tom Friday to attend a school OF IN
struction prior to their making health
and sanitation survey OF our com
munity. This CWA project, to be
carried out under the supervision OF the
Health Department, is temporarily hela
mn hut expected to be released some
time this week.
w. E. Hill is foreman of bridge
nroiect near West Working with hlm
from this community are Messrs. e. +.
Downer. T. S. Hill, Buster Grantham ana
John Calvin Ammons.
Mr.. E. E. Wynn, Mrs. P. NJ. powner
and Joy Wynn, accompanied by Mr. n
P. brennan, of Lexington, made ousl,
ness trip to Jackson Saturday in regard
to the Emory school project. Ihey re-
port that this project was approved D!
that office and Mrs. W. c. Downer and
s. S. Truitt made sunrise trip to Lex
ington Monday in regard to schooi
house matters. Work will begin as soon
as final papers are returned to the Lex
;noton office and material bought.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Tate and son
"Rillie." of West, were Sunday guests
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Cade'
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Farmer and son.
BOBBY. of Cruger, were in our COM
munity this week end, guests of Mr. and
Mrs. P. NJ. Downer.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Downer, Miss
Eloise Coleman, Mr.. l. B. Smith and
Sbarkey Truitt were in Lexington on
Business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Cade had as their
Sunday guests Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen
Cade and family, Miss Emma Jordan
Walton. Mr.. Lee Cade, Jr., and Mr.. X
F. Downer, of Acona, Mr.. and Mrs. Kay
mon, of Pickens, also Mr.. Andrew Smith
Mr.. E. E. Wynn and Miss Eloise Cole
man.
Mr.. Douglas Moss, Of Lexington, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
W. C. Moss.
Mr.. and Mrs Glazier Montgomery and
daughter. Anne, of Durant, were visitors
in our community Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Roscoe johnson were
Sunday guests in the home OF then
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Melton.
A very interesting and instructive
Stewardship meeting was held at regular
service of the Methodist church Sunda!
morning. Among those on the program
were: Mrs. Clifton Booth, Mr.. X. Z
Moore and DR.. R. P. Johnson.
Rev. and Mrs. Robertson and DR.. II
P. Johnson were dinner guests in the
P. NJ. Downer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Moore and Mrs
Clifton Booth, of Acona, were amon'
those from out-of-the- community
preaching Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Truitt and daugh
ters enjoyed Sabbath day hospitality IL
the G. F. Downer home.
Messrs. Marvin Cade and John CALVIN
Ammons attended the presidents Ball
at Lexington the evening of January 81
E. E. Wynn and L. H. Cade, sr., wer'
business visitors in the capital city Mon
day. lEl n
Among Emory visitors to Lexington
Friday were Mrs. Herman Michey, MIS-
Ethel Hampton Melton, S. S. Trultt an
l;+t1o dpuohters Floise and Margaret.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-02-08

The CoXburg high school girls organ
lied Literary society January 26 and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Ruby Roberts; vice president,
Christine Ferrell; secretary, Flora Abel;
reporter, Josie Dell Trigleth. They met
again Friday, February 2, and gave a
very interesting program. The subject
was Alfred Lord Tennyson, Scripture
reading by Sadie Marshall; prayer by
Miss McMcInnis, Tennyson's Life by Josie
Dell Trigleth; Crossing the Bar" by
Elise Chisholm; discussion of the "Idylls
of the King" by Daisy Abels; story of
"Lancelot and Elaine" by Virgie larson.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-02-08

On Friday, January 10th, an achieve
ment spelling test was given to the pu-
pills OF the fifth grade at Coxburg.
There were four 100 per cent pupils and
they were Mcneil Ross Rickard, Ola
Bell Jones. Mary Alice Stewart and
Sadie Mae Pierce
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
ASK GUARDS
FOR TRUCKS

SACRAMENTO, July ID. U.P)-
Armed escorts for produce trucks
were requested by Governor Frank
F. Merriam today as he ordered
the state highway patrol to CO.
operate with sheriffs in assuring
safe passage of trucks to San Fran
cisco.
The governor asked Sheriffs of
counties throughout the bay region
to provide motorcycle escorts for
fleets of trucks bearing milk, fresh
fruit and vegetables and all other
necessary foods to San Francisco
Highway patrolmen will augment
the sheriffs escorts.
Under the governors plan, trucks
would be assembled into fleets
and it would be the duty of each
sheriff to provide safe movement
through his county. Trucks would
be moved to the city limits of San
Francisco, where city police and
deputy sheriffs would be expected
to handle the remainder of the
movement.
The national guard will play no
part in the truck movement un-
less developments in San Fran
cisco demand troop assistance or
city officials request the state for
aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
DEFEAT
JUNIOR TEAM

The local Elks night ball team,
twice winners in previous clashes
this season against service clubs
here, trimmed the Ell Centro Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce team on,
Wilson school field last night. From
all accounts it was a good game
and evidently must be taken as
proof conclusive that the Elks have
their baseball down pat.
The score? 1t was here that
the scribe ran into difficulties. Be-
ing in attendance at another meet
ing last night and unable person.
ally to supervise the counting OF
the tallies as they were scored, it
was necessary to depend upon eye
witnesses of the game.
Several of these were contacted
this morning and nothing but hazy
answers were obtained. The fol-
lowing obtained from one of the
Elks' team will perhaps be suffi-
ciently authentic to satisfy. ST.
this brother of the antlered herd :
"When the count reached Is to
something in our favor we stopped
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
L. A. Banks
No CLUES To
CONNOR BOY

HARTSDALE. N. Y, July IA. W.P
Mystery deepened today around
the disappearance OF 2-year-old
Robert Connor.
With federal and local authorl-
ties pressing for clues TO the fate
of the child who vanished while at
play near his home Thursday va
rjous theories were advanced but
without definite substantiation.
/. kidnapping. Entrance OF fed
eral men into the case strengthened
belief the boy was abducted. A reg
istered letter was received at the
Connor home. 1t was indicated
that the letter fitted in with kid
naping theories. However. federal
men would not comment and some
sources said the letter contained a
pay check.
?. Hit and run. The possibility
that the child was killed by an au-
tomobile was advanced when hand
kerchiefs. apparently blood stained.
were found near the road back 81
the Connor house. II is a lonely
road where new drivers have often
practiced.
3. Abduction by woman. Off
cials were working on one theory
that the child was seized by a de-
mented person, either peddler
acen ia the neighborhood or child
less woman who was attracted TO
the little boy.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
BUSTER KEATON
IS BANKRUPT

LOS ANGELES, July ID. U.H-
Buster Keaton, who amaSsed a for
tune making people laugh during
the silent era of motion pictures,
filed a petition of voluntary bank
ruptcy in federal court today, list
ing liabilities of S303,832 and assets
of $4,000.
Delinquent alimony payments to
Natalie Talmadge, doctor bills, club
dues, income taxes and many
other obligations overtaxed his
ability to remain solvent, the COM
edian's IS petition recited. He said
he is now unemployed.
Unsecured claims total S288, ,123.
The schedule sets forth $2l00 due
his divorced wife for the support
of their two children. Other OBJ
legations, incurred before their di-
vorce, also are listed. Keaton also
disclosed that he owed his former
sister-in-law, Constance Talmadge
Netcher, $1022 on delinquent
promiSsory note.
Other debts include a promis-
sorry note for SAL $50, held by George
r. and Junette Daley of San Diego
for stock in the Southern California
Realty corporation. The comedian
stated he owed the federal govern
ment $4,000 for 1882 and 1888 in
come taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
SON Of NOTED
WRITER DIES

PASADENA, July IA. U.R)-Julian
Hawthorne, 88. son of Nathaniel
Hawthorne and author of note in
his own right, died early today in
San Francisco, according to word
reaching friends here.
He had been critically i'll for sew
eral weeks. His wife, Edith Gar
rigue Hawthorne, was at his bed
side.
Hawthorne for the past IL years
was the book reviewer of the Pas
adena Star-News. Despite his ad-
vanced age and an attack of in
fluenZa that weakened him last
winter, he continued sending in his
contributions almost to the time Of
his death He spent his summers
in San Francisco and his winters
at Newport Beach.
Julian Hawthorne often was re-
ferred to as the "dean of Ameri-
can letters.' He wrote more than
so books since 1875 when his first
novel was published. One OF his
early works, "a Fool of Nature, y
won him a $4,000 prize from the
old New York Herald. His last i'm
portant books. Shapes That Pass,
Memories of Old Days - was pub
lished in 1928.
The novelist was born in Boston
in 1916, just a few doors from the
house in which Edgar Allen Poe
first saw the light of day. His
father, Nathaniel and his mother,
Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, later
moved with their children to the
Hawthorne ancestral home in
Salem. Julian was graduated from
Harvard in 1867 and after his
fathers death, went to Germany
and later to England with his
mother. Upon his return, he
launched into an active writing life
that spanned a half century.
He leaves besides his widow sew
en- children, Mrs. Hildegarde Haw-
thorne Askinson. Berkeley, Calf;
Jack Hawthorne, Seaside, N. Y;
Fred Hawthorne, New York City;
Henry and Mikkelsen Hawthorne,
Georgetown, Conn; Mrs. Imogene
Van Duzee. Cairo, Ca; and Mrs.
Beatrix Smythe, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
DOROTHY SPEAR
BETROTHEDT TO
TED REYNOLDS

At a delightful buffet supper
following an evening of cards last
night, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Spear
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Dorothy, to Theodore
Reynolds.
The party. with Mrs. Spear ana
Mrs. E NJ. Johnson, Miss Spear IS
aunt. as hostesses, was held at the
johnson home. 624 Len Rey. Ihe
announcement was somewhat OF a
surprise. guests having been invited
to an evening of bridge to compll-
ment Miss Spear on her birthday'
which occurred yesterday.
A color scheme of green and Sill
yer was carried out in charming
detail throughout the evening, and
the engagement was first revealed
by means of a miniature wedding
party surrounding a center piece OF
white rose buds and greenery. Ihe
wedding date has been set for Oct
ober 7 which comedies with the
25th wedding anniversary OF the
bride-elect IS parents.
Both young people are we'll
known and popular here. MISS
Spear attended school at Holtville,
and after graduating from high
school theu, enrolled at Kelsey
Jenney business college in San Di-
ego from which she also gradual
ed. She is now a deputy in the
county clerk s office and prominent
in the affairs of the Junior Ten
Thousand club.
Mr.. Reynolds, the son of E. r.
Reynolds of this city, is connected
with the Valley Auto Supply COM
pany and is a member of the FL
Centro Elks' lodge, as we'll as the
volunteer fire department. He at
tended schools in San Antonio
Texas.
Guests invited to the party were
Mesdames Lorene T'hurlow, Violet
Thompson, Frank Smyer, Cecil
Forshey, Clarence Polzine, Helen
Shively, Don Davis; Misses Mary
Kate Stewart, Romaine Richmond
Lola Freeman, Esther Ferguson
Buick Underwood, Hilda Reynolds
Lillian Holiday, Katie Wiess, Anna
McManus.
Bridge prizes were awarded to
Miss Hilda Reynolds, first prize
and Mrs. Lorene Thurlow, second
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
MOVE To STOP
SINCLAIR HAS
No SUCCESS

LOS ANGELES, July IA. W.H -
While "stop Upton Sinclair" con-
ference apparently had blown up
today, Justus Wardell, one of sew
eral candidates battling Sinclair for
the Democratic gubernatorial NOM
ination, unleashed new attack up
on his rival, accusing Sinclair Of
evading earlier charges of Commu-
nism and religious intolerance.
Sinclair, in turn, simultaneously
issued an announcement which
stated that he had ever been a
Communist and pointed out in
stances of being heckled by them.
His name has been associated with
certain undesirable" groups only
when it was used without his per-
mission, Sinclair said. He defended
his friendliness toward the Ameri-
can Civil Liberties union.
Refusal of a candidate to sign
an agreement to get behind one
man as an opponent to Sinclair
brought failure to the "stop Sim
clair" conference attended by five
candidates.
Several of those attending the
secret meeting declared that w. j.
McNichols of Los Angeles was the
man who blocked efforts of the
group to consolidate on one candi-
date.
McNichols predicted Sinclair's
gradual downfall and maintained
there was no necessity for him to
sacrifice his own chances.
The conference was attended by
DR.. T. T. Malaby, William H. Evans,
DR.. Forest Downey and James E.
Waddell.
George Creef, Wardell and Milton
K. Young did not attend despite
invitations to join the conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
BRITISH FIGHT
MOONSH|N|NG

LONDON. July IA. U.pJ - The
British customs authorities have be-
gun a strong campaign to combat
the increasing activities of Illicit
spirit distillers.
Their attention is being directed
to districts in northern England,
where illicit distilling on a large
scale is threatening to deprive the
inland revenue department OF lu-
crative source Of income.
For two shillings and sixpence a
gallon of wash" can be made and
the spirit which is usually eight per
cent over proof, is sold at four shil-
lings a pint, compared with the le-
gal price of twelve shillings and
sixpence, of which approximately
nine shillings goes to the inland
revenue department.
The disastrous effect of this IL
quOr, which has in many cases led
to blindness and paralysis, is an
other factor which is causing the
authorities to renew their efforts
10 stamp out the sale. .
Twenty officers from the inland
revenue department have been sent
from London TO West Riding, York
shire, to reinforce the local authori-
ties and county police, who believe
that their district is one of the
main manufacturing and distribu-
ton points in this illicit trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
Unions Debate
General Strike
CONTINUED From Page ID

J. Lewis, district president OF the
International Longshoremen's as
ISOLATION.
Declaring the employers, by agree
ing to submit all questions to ar
bitration, including control OF mir
ing halls, had Unanswered them
selves into a strategic position" "
Lewis asked the $4,000 Pacific coast
longshoremen for a fair expression
80 we can eliminate any COM
plants of employers that the or
ganization is dominated and con-
trolled by a few radicals
Lewis told his men that the
Presidents board seems pre-emi-
nently fair" After Fridays serie
of conferences, climaxed by ra-
dio appeal to the public to be cali:::
in the great emergency" by Arch
bishop Edward j. Hanna, the board
today had no meetings or hearings
scheduled. .
The archbishop made IAN earnest
appeal to all parties concerned to
let reason rule and exhaust every ef-
fort possible to reach peaceful
and a just conclusion"
"The board believes that settle
ment can be arrived at only by
arbitration" the archbishop said.
"We think that both the employ.
ers and the workingmen involved
in the disputes before us must be
prepared to approach this prob
lem afresh, in the interests of JUS
tice which our board is determined
shall be the basis of settlement"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14

in regard to transfer of services to
holders of bonds in Great Britain
Britain had threatened drastic re-
taliatory action.
Then the United States called the
attention of Germany to the situ-
alton and demanded that the Am
erican bond holders should have
equal treatment. Powerful Amer
ican financial interests, including
the j. P. Morgan company, also
protested,
Today the reich replied that
there would be no discrimination.
Americans hold approximately
$l55, 1927 400 of German government
bond issues under the Dawes and
Young plan loans, on which Ger
many planned to suspend pay
mentS.
There are outstanding about
$64, ,021 900 of the Dawes plan per
cent bonds, which were floated in
this country by j. p Morgan & Co.,
and associates in 1924 to the amount
of s110,O0O,00o.
OF the total OF S98 ,250, 600 Young
plan 5l2s offered in the United
States in 1890 there is outstanding
about S91 ,305, 300.
The German notification to the
United States was through Ambas-
sador William E. Dodd, who had
protested to the reich. The Ger
man reply apparently placed the
Dawes and Young loan payments
to the United States in the same
category as similar payments to
creditors in Britain and Holland.
The next payment, Germany
pointed out. is due on the Dawes
and Young loans on October Is,
which will give plenty of time for
negotiations with the United States
to arrange a means of payment.
The government added that, if
the reich offer of May % were ac-
cepted by the United States, Ger
many would give the United States
the same consideration as given
Britain in the agreement of July A.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
New York Stocks
BY ELMER c. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, July IA Silvers
and sugars featured a dull, short
session on the stock exchange to-
day. These shares had gains rang
ing 10 more than 3 points while
the general list was irregular in
narrow range.
A sizeable group of stocks made
new highs for the year or longer,
including U. s. Smelling at 1894
up 3h; Federal Mining and Smelt-
ing 6814, up p; American Sugar
Refining 71A up "a; Brooklyn
Manhattan transit AZ up Is; and
Norfolk and Eastern 1876 up 2.
Gains of a point TO 2 points
were made by Westvaco Chlorine,
Howe Sound. International Business
Machines, Cuban American Sugar
preferred, and Liggett & Myers.
Railroad shares were steady. The
main utility list continued to move
in narrow range. Motors, oils, and
coppers were mixed in a narrow
range.
Auburn automobile failed to ap-
pear on the tape until the close
when it sold at 24A off Il point.
Grains moved in a narrow range
with wheat up x TO off 4 cent
a bushel around closing time for
the stock market. Cotton was bare
ly changed. Small commodity mar
kets were closed for the Saturday
holiday which is to continue
through the summer.
Adverse reports on railroad earn
ings for June came from railroad
executives meeting at Atlantic City
to discuss ways of raising higher
revenue to meet increasing costs.
Traders. however, paid little at
tention to these forecasts.
u S. Steel ranged between 40
and 3924 and closed at 397s off
Is point.
German bonds rallied sharply
on assurance that Germany would
not discriminate against Ameri-
cans on transfer payments.
The bond market otherwise was
dull and irregular. Unite< States
government bonds moved in mar
row range.
Stock sales today approximated
10000 shares against 10000 shares
last Saturday Curb sales were
$1,000 shares against $4,000 shares
last Saturday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages industrial 1902 up 0.20.
Railroad 43ll off 0.l6, Utility 1924
off 007
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
WETHERBEE IS
FOUND GUILTY

Melvin Wetherbee was found
guilty Of rape by jury which
brought in it's verdict in Judge Nc
Pherrin'S court late yesterday.
Sentence will be pronounced by the
court on Tuesday.
Wetherbee had been charged with
assaulting a 17-year-old Calexico
girl near that city last March. He
was at that time a member of a
carnival show performing in CAL
exico following an engagement at
the fair grounds.
Following this charged assault.
Wetherbee went to Des Moines.
Iowa, where he was arrested and
held for local officers. Extradi-
ton papers being secured he was
brought back for trial. He denied
the attack on the witness stand.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
GERMANY NOT TO DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST UNITED STATES LOANS

BERLIN, July IA. U.P)-The Ger
man government declared today
that it has no intention of discrim-
mating against the United States
in the transfers of services on for
eign loans-an issue which had
aroused vigorous protests in Amer
ica since the recent German debt
moratorium.
Germany pointed out to the
United States that transfer of in
terest payments on foreign loans
at present was impossible due to
foreign exchange rates and the
trade balance.
Germany, however, said the reich
was prepared to negotiate on the
question to find way by which
services could be resumed on the
Dawes and Young loans.
The issue dated back to July |,
when Germany declared a mora
torium affecting services on various
foreign obligations.
Later under an Anglo German
agreement, an exception was made
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
Los ANGELES
GIVEN MORE
SERA MONEY

LOS ANGELES, July ID. UP) =
An additional s500,000 has been
allocated for relief work in Los
Angeles county by SERA author
tiles at San Francisco. Frank Y.
Mclaughlin, local director, an
nounced today. The additional allot-
ment boosts to S2,000000 the ap-
preparation for SERA work in the
county this month.
We can now increase the quota
from 10000 to 10000 persons with
out disturbing those now at work
on relief projects" Mclaughlin
said. The SERA expects to pass
the 10000 mark in its employment
rolls before Sept. l."
Meanwhile, the county board of
supervisors was besieged with a
request to allocate Sl,500.000 for
special assessment district relief.
The request came from the spec
ial gas tax committee of the Los
Angeles county league of munich
palities.
Public responsibility for the cost
of general use road Improvements,
and countrywide interest in mount
ing tax delinquencies in numerous
ad valorem special assessment dis
tricts and the resulting gradually
tax burden which willsbe
forced upon solvent property of the
county require the most relief rea-
sonably available under present
statutes" the league stated in
letter to the supervisors.
ITO this end it is respectfully
urged that Sl.500.000, tentatively
set up by the county special assess
ment district relief committee be
reserved for special assessment
district relief
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
HOT WEATHER
BREEDS CRIME

FORT WORTH, Texas, July IA.
U.P)-Murders and other violent
crimes increase in the summer
months because of the hot weather,
according to DR. E. w. McDiarmid
head of the Texas Christian uni
versity psychology department.
Or hot weather may cause the
gallant Romeo to become irritated
and chuck his shoe at his best girl.
1t may even induce him to kill
her.
"People literally go crazy with
the heat" DR.. McDiarmid said
"Hot weather makes people quar-
rel, fight and even kill.
cts the heat that causes a
mental unbalance. Eskimos die of
old age because their blood runs
cold, while hot -blooded natives in
equatorial countries are always
fighting and killing one another.
"Of course, we can't be scien-
tifically accurate in determining
how much the heat contributes to
conflict-but it doeS-greatly.
In support of his contention, DR..
Diarmid produced police records
here for the last three years. July
is consistently the years peak
murder month here. Last year 10
persons were slain here in July. In
1882 there were eight slayings and
in 1881 there were 10.
Records for the three years show
ed that nearly one-half the city's
murders occur in July, August and
September, when the heat is the
greatest.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-14
L. A. Clubn1an
Commits Suicide

LOS ANGELES, July ID. U.H-
Ben Leslie, about so, retired auto
mobile sales executive and sports
man, shot and killed himself early
today in his rooms at the exclusive
Overland club.
A. L. Liscombe, taxicab driv-
Ell, told police he had just driven
the clubman to his quarters from
a beer parlor and was parked out
side when he heard a shot. Po-
lice broke into his room to find him
dead with a 45-caliber revolver
nearby. Investigators blamed his
act on general dependency" +"
Friends said of late he frequently
had threatened to kill himself.
Leslie was unmarried.