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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
NEW YORK ONLY 'H|CK TOWN
AS SNOW D|SRUPTS TRAFFIC

ing an even greater burden on sub
ways and elevated cars.
Automobiles, feStooned with wet
snow, ploughed slowly through
drifts high as their wheels.
The scene along the street and
station platforms of the suburban
sections was more dSorganized.
more frantic than in frozen but still
Sedate Manhattan
At the usual hour for opening of
the inbound rush from the sub
urbs, biting wind was Whipping
snow across the city in a tempera-
ture of nine above zero.
Schedules Upset
Ordinarily, the normal commuter
knows the exact minute when he
must turn off the alarm clock. the
minute when he must finish break
fast, the minute when he must leave
the front door, to catch train,
subway or bus. He also knows just
where to stand to get his faVorite
Seat-if any-and just where to get
eff to be closest TO the subway or
Today his schedule went hay
wire. He Waded through snoWdrifts
knee deep to reach the station. Once
there he was lucky to get a train.
Many commuters adopted novel
methods to fit themselves for the
rigOrS of Arctic weather. Sedate Of
flee workers wore khaki leggings
and overshoes. Others pulled on
woolen stockings and high laced
boots into which the legs of neat
blue or salt-and pepper suits were
stuffed.
One man who showed himself
ready to meet emergencies Waded
through drifts to the subway with
newspapers tied around his ankles
and legs. Safely in the subway, he
adjusted his pince-nez and start
ed reading his morning paper =
/ still wearing his newspaper leggings
/ Huge icicles hung from the roofs
of the elevated trains. Ice on the
/ tracks held them to a snail Space
! Telephone service throughout The
suburbs was disrupted for several
hours. Milk deliveries were hours
late. Some schools were closed. All
others announced that no one would
| be marked absent today.
Stalled automobiles were aban-
doned by scores.
The rivers and harbOr surround
ing New York were choked with
| huge blocks Of ice and SNOW.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20

he was anxious TO take away, but
was refused permission, according
to the story he told this observer.
Another man was obviously i'll with
measles and how many more will
come down with that disease is ques-
tionable. state this valley resident,
as unsanitary conditions make for
the spread of any disease.
The majority of the people, he
found, came from Texas, Oklahoma
and Arkansas and outside of a few
leaders, regarded it either as a lark
or were afraid to leave.
Those MeXicans to whom he talk
ed seemed surly and difficult to
deal with. The first car in the pa
rade, he said, bore an American
flag, but everyone in it was a MeXi-
can. They all carried papers to
prove their citizenship, but there
was no time then to investigate the
authenticity OF these papers.
Furthermore he said that money
is coming from somewhere to clear
the licenses for every car bearing 4
1928 license had some document
to show that the license was to be
granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
COMM TEES
| NAMED FOR
ROLPR VISIT.

Composed of representatives from
civic, industrial and farming groups
in the county the general committee
appointed to perfect arrangements
for the reception to Governor James
Rolph, Jr., met at the court house
last night. Rolph is scheduled to
make an official visit to the valley
on March %, at which time a val
ley-wide reception is to be held in
his honor
Members of this committee are
Willis E. Urick, representing the
lettuce pro-rate committee and veg
etable growers as chairman the fol-
lowing are named as vice-preSi-
dents: w. E. Young, Calipatria, ir-
ligation district director; H. A. Has
tain, BraWley, president of Imperial
Valley Pioneers; John T. Rice, may
or of Ell Centre; Karl r. Edmunds,
CaleXico; w. killingSWorth, West
morland, commander of the inter-
post council, American Legion: B. A.
Harrigan, Ell Centro Board of Trade
and horticultural commissioner.
!, Jack Keep, Ell Centre, was select
ed as Secretary-treaSurer E. H.
Law, chairman on invitations; Rus
/ sell Bennitt, chairman of entertain
ment; G. H. Beason, chairman of
publicity; Jack Riodon, Ell Centro,
| chairman of transportation. Hugh
T. Osborne, county supervisor, and
| chairman of the finance committee
will have as his associates B. A
Harrigan, Leo Watts, Fred r. Bright
and B. NJ Graham.
The committee which is to eX-
tend formal invitation to Cover
nor AguStin Olachea of the north
ern territory of Baja California is
composed of John T. Rice, Herbert
w. Fawcett, Hugh T. Osborne
Charles Delp, w. E. Urick, A. J
J MERCER, K R. Edmunds, Leo Watts
B. NJ. Graham, r. r. Flores, r. l.
Baker, George H. Knight, and John
ZenoS.
The housing committee of the
Veterans Memorial hall will act as
a committee to arrange the seating
and other facilities of the dinner tC
be rendered Rolph on March % at
p. m. John Brunner of the Cali
fornia hotel will act as caterer fol
the dinner.
Chairman Urick of the arrange
nent committee announced that the
public is cordially invited to attenc
this dinner to the governor and hi;
party and to present whatever prob
lens they wish to submit for the
governors attention at that time. I
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Reports Fraud
In Check Deal

Joe Bush notified the sheriff S
office yesterday that several days
ago he received a letter from a Los
Angeles wholesale concern that a
check purportedly given by Bush to
pay for some automobile parts had
been returned as no good.
The check in question was made
cut against Joe Bush and Sons,
Inc. - Bush told the sheriff that
there is no such firm and that the
check was made out on a bank
that he does not transact business
with. Another such check was al
so discovered and both of them are
plainly forgeries. An investigation
of the matter is being carried on.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20

is suggested that no oral statements
be made which cannot be delivered
within three minutes and recon-
mendS that brief note be submit
ted to the secretary, Jack Keep, SO
that the governor may have a men,
orandum of matters submitted to
him for his consideration.
Hugh T. Osborne has been desig-
mated to present a request that the
governor give his Official assistance
for the organization of a national
guard unit for the county.
John Zenos of Holtville has ex-
tended an invitation to the COVER
nor through the chairman to have
breakfast at Holtville on March "a.
Invitations of a similar nature have
also been extended by the cities of
BraWley and CaleXico.
The next meeting Of this general
committee has been set for March
q at 7:30 o'clock in the supervisors
office at the court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Scientists Pay
Visit To Valley

Two distinguished scientists, both
ON separate missions to investigate
the Valleys agricultural system,
met yesterday at the court house
and were taken over the valley by
j. B. Norton, plant pathologist in
h agricultural commissioner s
office.
One is DR.. H. C. Thompson, pro-
fessor of vegetable gardening, Cor
nell university, and the other, DR..
A. c.. B. Bouquet of the same de-
rartment at the Oregon Agricultur-
al college.
Both men were greatly interest
ed in the truck gardening in the
valley and particularly in the win
ter tomatoes grown at inland. They
visited the pea fields, the lettuce
fields, sheds, packing houses and
found t HI valleys agricultural
methods of great interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Fire Equipment
All DolIed Up

Painted the reddest of red the
two fire trucks at the local depart
ment are as spick and shiny as new
and all ready for the fireman's ball
this Friday.
During their spare n-ments the
fire department members have
painted the trucks themselves.
cleaned them all up, polished the
brass and now they are in first
class condition.
One of the trucks has the brass
work, tanks and body Of the first
truck, the old Pope Hartford that
many old timers remember.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. UP)-
Stocks moved fractionally upward
in scattered early trading on the
Los Angeles stock exchange today.
Volume was light.
Pacific Finance and Pacific Clay
products showed activity, both NOV
ing to new highs for the year, the
former at 10, the latter at 5A, on
respective volumes of 230O and 800
shares.
Transamerica was down Il at IA ,
900 shares being sold. Douglas
Aircraft was up l at 25 Edison
per cent preferred unchanged at
217s.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Governor Coming
On March 23rd

Through a misunderstanding,
members of the pioneers assO-
citation have received notices
CT Governor James ROlph's S ar
rival in the valley on February
23.
The governor will arrive on
the twenty-third, but of March,
not February. The pioneers
society will meet the governor
at the airport to escort him to
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Will Represent
Poultry Rafsers

Eldred Ferguson and j. w. Ingle
have been elected by poultrymen
of the valley to represent them in
the meeting to be held in the near
future in San Diego relative to
election of q representative for
Orange, Imperial and San Diego
counties.
This representative will be a
member of the poultry industry
control board
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
No. 252O7

Cn Thursday, March 18th, 1894
at 1000 A. M, PIONEER TITLE
INSURANCE AND TRUST CON-
PANY, as Trustee under and pur-
suant to Deed of or Transfer in
Trust dated July 9, 1928, recorded
August 18, 1928, in Book 1856 page
4O3, of Official Records, in the Of
flee of the Recorder of Imperial
County, California, and securing,
among other obligations, one note
for S3,5O000, dated July 8, 1928, in
favor of George F.. Kennedy, and
duly assigned to Percy T. Martin
will sell at public auction to highest
bidder for cash PAYABLE AT
TIME OF SALE IN ANY COIN OR
CURRENCY OF THE UNITED
STATES THEN LEGAL TENDER
FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
DEBTS at the northern entrance
of the County Court House in the
City of Ell Centre, California, all
right, title and interest now held
by it under said Deed or Transfer
in the property situate in the Coun-
ty of Imperial, California, described
as.
Lots Seven Cd, Eight (8), and
Ten 1O) and the Southeast
quarter of the Southeast quar-
ter of Section Eleven I'D: Lots
Five go and Six 90, Section
Twelve Q2); that part of Lot
Two (2) in Section Thirteen
G3; that part of Lot One Cd
and the Northeast quarter of the
Northeast quarter of Section
Fourteen Q4, described as fol-
lows: Beginning at the North
east corner of Lot 9; thence
South 80 So West 2367.04 feet
to the East line of Tract 1872;
thence South L East 1898 feet;
thence South So 49, East
286781 feet to tie West line of
Tract 124; thence North o. 90
West 80 feet; thence North O.
G. West 8844 feet to the point
of beginning All in Township
Sixteen 16) South, Range Four
teen 14) East, S. B. M, in the
County of Imperial, State of
California.
Said sale will be made without
covenant, or warranty, express or
implied, regarding title, possession,
or encumbrances) to pay tie un-
paid principal of said note, to-wit:
SO, 10000, with interest from Octo-
Der 9, 1888, as in said note provided.
advances. if any, under the terms
of said Deed or Transfer; fees,
charges and expenses of the TruS-
tee and of the trusts created by
said Deed or Transfer.
The beneficiary under said Deed
or Transfer, by reason of breach or
default in tie obligations secured
thereby, heretofore executed and
delivered to the undersigned a writ
ten Declaration of Default and De-
mand for Sale and written notice
of breach and election to cause
the undersigned to sell said prop
erty to satisfy said obligations and
thereafter said beneficiary and the
caused said notice of
breach and election to be recorded
in the office of the County Record
er of Imperial County, California
More than three months have
elapsed since such recording and
said breach or default has con-
tinued to this date
DATED: February 10, 1884.
PIONEER TITLE INSURANCE
AND TRUST COMPANY,
as said Trustee.
BY w. w. McEUEN,
its Vice President.
corporate SeaD Feb 20-27, Mar
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
L. A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. U.P)-
Hogs, none. Quotable tops around
$5.35.
Cattle 600. Holdovers 426.
Scarce, slow, steady to weak. She
stock steady to slightly higher.
Few steers $500 to $500 Common
to medium cows $500 to $3.75. Cut
ter grade Sl.50 to $285.
Calves SO. Quotably steady.
Sheep $50. Lambs strong Good
to choice heavy Utahs $8.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
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Perishabie Shipments

Perishabie Shipments 49, Three
carloads cabbage, 116 carloads let
tuce, q carloads carrots. 10 car
loads mixed vegetables, 10 carloads
peas were the perishables shipped
yesterday according to B. A. Har-
rlgan, agricultural commissioner.
DIR. j. p. Zolot, Dentist. 110 N
olxth Street. t,th,s-tf
From this date / ceases to be re-
sponsible for any debts contracted
by my wife, Frances Cole. (Signed)
r. G. Bob" Cole, SIT Holt Ave,
FL Centro, Calf 20t3
Teachers To Meet - Teachers of
the city elementary schools are
having a dinner meeting tonight at
O'Clock in the Wilson school caf-
eteria. Mrs. Otis Tipps of the caf-
eteria will serve the dinner after
which a program will follow.
Wednesday - Chicken pie day.
SherWood'S. W If
Edna KnutsGD announces TO her
many friends and patrons that She
will be located at NeWkirks Beauty
Shop, 622 Main. 20t1
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20

Rotary Round Table - Because
Washington S birthday is a holiday
the regular meeting of the Ell Cen
tro Rotary club will be omitted on
Thursday, Roy Breedlove, president,
announced today. A round table
will be held at the usual hour,
however, SO members may make up
their attendance.
Gilmore Circus Tickets on sale at
Clements Drug Store. DunlapS,
Lingo Smart Shop, Haun Jewelry
Store, Tyler Insurance Agency. Ad-
mission soc. 19t4
DIR. A. Il. Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 80. Off
BARRIERS To Have Holiday-Bar-
ber shops in Ell Centre will be
closed all day Thursday it was an
nounced today, Washington IS birth
Shops will remain open until 7
o clock Wednesday night to accom-
modate patrons.
California Hotel Coffee Shop -
Charcoal broiled Steaks and Chops
from TO 9 p. m. Open all night.
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Dry Olive or Eucalyptus wood.
Best in town. Ed Royce. m,w,f
Sues On Melon Deal - William
Pata filed suit in superior court
this morning against H. and Max
Rothstein concerning an agree
ment to sell honeydeWs in the
season of 1882 for the plaintiff. 1t
was agreed the defendants should
pay for them which has not been
done, the complaint states. Dam
ages of $7,808.46 are asked
DIR. II. G. Ciemons. dentist pro-
'essional bldg. Phone 245.
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Wednesday - Chicken pie day.
SherWood's. W tt
AutOmotive Men To Meet = All
automotive wholesalers are inform
ed of a meeting of the trade to be
held tomorrow at 10 o o'clock in Pa
triotic hail. 1916 South Figueroa
street Los Angeles to elect an ad-
ministrative committee. The meet
ing is called by c. c. Colyear,
chairman of the 5Oth district organ
ization committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
PERFECTS SWIMMING SUIT

PARIS UP)-P. de Corlieu, archi-
tect, former ravy subaltern, has
perfected a swimming suit equip
ped with paddles for the hands and
"fish-tails" for the feet, which he
claims will increase the average
swimmers speed from 80 to so per
cent. He advances the equipment as
valuable to live savers and pearl di-
VerS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
FLYERS FIGHT
LENENTS To
DELIVER MAIL
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charges that the nations airline
routes were "divided up" at
"spoils conference between Brown
and mail operators in the post
office department in 1890.
There was no such thing as
dividing up of those routes, -
Brown shouted back, his face
flushed.
The alleged "spoils conference
formed the basis for one of the
reasons given recently by Postmas-
ter General James A. Farley in an
nuling all domestic airmail con-
tracts on the ground they were
awarded "collusively.'
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb 20. U.P)
One of the nations largest COM
mercial air lines today sharply cur
tailed its coast to coast schedules
and served its entire personnel of
$50 persons with notices Of furlough
in answer to the governments cam
collation. of mail contracts.
The iurloughs for pilots, hostess
es, mechanics and other employees,
will become effective February 2S,
it was announced by Richard W..
Robbins, president of Transcontin-
entail and Western Air, Inc.
Curtailment OF service was effec-
tive today. Routes were abandoned
between st. Louis and Amarillo, Co.
lumbus and Chicago and San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles, Robbins an
nounced.
If the drastic reductions con-
templated are insufficient to enable
the company to carry On Robbins
said, the only alternative will be
enforced liquidation"
Although all employees were Civ
en- notice of the lay off, it was in
dicated a few would be retained to
handle the curtailed service.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
CLUB MEMBERS MEET

Happy Hour bridge club members
were the guests recently of Mrs.
Julia Green and X. O. Dickson.
After a pleasant evening of bridge
prizes were given to Mrs, Maude
Caver, c. c. Beaseley and Mrs.
Sims.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
L. A. Hay

Bruce Drummond, date expert of
Beaumont, Riverside county, has de-
veloped curing process for Iteema
soft dates which makes them very
COOular
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20

Gilmore Circus Tickets on sale at
Clements Drug Store. Dunlap's,
Lingo Smart Shop, Haun Jewelry
Store, Tyler Insurance Agency. Ad-
mission soc. 19t4
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20

DIR. II. G. Clemons. dentist pro-
ressional bldg. Phone 245
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20

California Hotel Coffee Shop -
Charcoal broiled Steaks and Chops
from TO 9 p. m. Open all night.
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
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L. A. Poultry

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. U.P)-
Following are today's market quo
tations:
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20

Wednesday - Chicken pie day.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-13

Due largely to increased mem bersl1ip and a well formulated plan of varied activities for the coming winter months the German Recre- ation League at it's meeting last evening in St Cecilia's parish hall voted to hold it's future sessions in Concordia Hall on Bank street. Plans were discussed for a min strel show and a resumption of ac- tivities in connection with the state league. The guest speaker at last evenings meeting was William T. Harrington, city editor of the Wa terbury Democrat.
 MT Farrington's address on "Be- hind the News of the Day" in ciuded principally a development of the Catholic movements known as Catholic Action. Social Justice and Legion of Decency. Economic and social changes for efforts on the part of the Catholic church in enlisting the support of it's laity in combating certain moral issues Of the day. Catholic education and leadership were emphasized in the course of the address, with refer ence to the opportunities that the recent elections provided Catholics to render outstanding public serv- ice to church and state. Early Catholic history of Waterbury and Connecticut was reviewed in out- lining the achievements of prom inent civic leaders within the past century and particularly within the past six years.
 Frank Kerner, president, pre- sided at the meeting, which wit messed the appointment of a com-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-13
Governors To Confer
 With EZRA Director
Harry L. Hopkins to Visit Boston for First General
 Session with State, Business Executives

Boston, November 13 = Harry L. Hopkins, director of the Fed- eral Emergency Relief Adminis- tration, will discuss the problem of unemployment with the Governors of the six New England states and business men from all over New England at the Tenth New Eng land Conference here next week Thursday, November 22, 1t was ari- nounced here today by President Henry D. Sharpe of the New Eng land Council, under auspices of which the conference will be held.
 MT Hopkins will make a special trip to New England, the first time he has visited this area as EZRA director, to represent the adminis- tration in an address to the open ing session of two-day series of meetings comprising the tenth an- nual gathering of the conference, established in 1925 by the six New England Governors. The clos- ing session, on Friday afternoon, November 23, will have as it's final speaker Donald R. Richberg, lately appointed by the President as chief coordinator of recovery activities of the federal government.
 Governors to Attend
 MT Hopkins will speak on a pro- gram Thursday afternoon at which other outstanding speakers will be the six New England governors. President Sharpe of the council will preside and make the opening address.
 In announcing the fact that the ZEBRA head will participate in the conference, President Sharpe said that fin view of the great pres- sure of the problems of unemploy- ment and rleief upon all state and local governments in New England and upon every taxpayer, it is in- deed gratifying to announce that the chief executive of the huge relief program of the federal gov- ernment will address the governors and business men attending the tenth New England Conference in MBoston nexxt week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-13
VETS INVITED TO
 VIEW PEACE PLAY
Representatives of Local Units to See Wilby PrO-
 ductiOn Friday

Representative of veterans or ganizations and civic and welfare groups have ben invited to attend the peace play And He Was Offered Up", to be presented at the wilby High school auditorium Fri day night. Commander George Mo- Duff of Corporal Coyle Post, Amer ican Legion, has accepted an invi- tation on behalf of the post, and will extend the invitation to all post members.
 A delegation from the Disabled American Veterans, headed by Leon R. Ham, commander, will also attend. Invitations have been extended to Mrs Edith Ladd, direc- tor of the Waterbury Chapter of Red Cross, Peter Griffin, president of the board of aldermen, and Thomas P. Kelly, executive secre- Nary to Mayor Hayes, who will re- rTesent the mayor.
 pAfrs Julia Conklin will represent 4hd Gold Star mothers. and repre- sankatives of many of the churches are kxpected to attend. The orches- 4re of Italian Congregational chwrrSh will furnish introductory nnsi,2, under the direction of Rev pssc!uale Codella. Rev pr John N. 1aTSS. rector of St Johns Episco- nal church will give brief ad-
 i HissN TbAfna |. ce is chairman of 4he committee inE charge. which siso includes: Miss Lois Beach sec re{ary: Rev Thomas l.. Crosby pastor of the South, Federated church., Rev Ridgway. F. Shinn rastor of the West Side HiH Meth