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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
A WORTHWHILE RECORD

Yesterday commercial airplane, car
rying pay load" of mail and merchan-
disc, scooted from Los Angeles to New
ark, n. j., in IL hours and 80 minutes,
for new commercial crosS-country rec
ord.
The trip was scheduled as an attempt
to break a record, yet one of the planes
that are in regular operation across the
country was used and there were no spe-
cial preparations to make the trip in as
short a time as possible.
1t seems only yesterday that we thrill
ed over flights between the two coasts
IN single day and then later, between
dawn and dusk.
Today it is possible to cross the coun-
try in the length of time it took our fore
fathers to make a trip to town and re-
turn.
This is progress and as such is to be
highly commended. 1t is not in the same
class with so many efforts to do things
quickly-automobiler racing, for instance
but is a practical and praiseworthy
effort to eliminate delay
The field opened up by this rapid
transit is enormous. We probably will
see the day when cantaloupes grown in
Imperial Valley are picked here one day
and consumed the next day in New York,
Boston and other eastern cities. Califor-
MIA flowers are now being picked and
shipped to the east where they are worn
or displayed less than "a hours after
they were growing in California fields
To the businessman on either coast,
who has business to transact at the op-
posite end of the country airplane trans
portation means a saving in time and
money that is inestimable in value. And
for emergency calls who would not bless
the opportunity to travel by plane in
order to reach loved one before death
claims him?
The marvel of yesterdays record will
soon be lost for even faster time will be
made and made in safety. None can say
now where the limit is, for the develop
ment of aviation has only really started.
-O
Having had her day yesterday, mother
is back on the job today, and is probably
thinking they didn't fool me at ALL"
-O
A San Diego item relates that $50
worth of whisky was stolen from a
creamery. And we can't find out why
creamery needs whisky. Or does it?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
Fat Boys To
Meet Cran1ers

Nightball fans will get more than
the usual amount of thrills on this
weeks schedule with a possibility
that the existing deadlock for top
honors in the league might be
broken. Cramer Bakery and the
Studebaker outfits have been run
ming neck and neck race to date,
each team being credited with three
wins and no defeats.
Tonight comes the first possibility
of change with the Cramer team
playing the Fat Boys. Should the
former win this game and keep
their record unmarried the Stude-
bakers will have to hustle plenty to-
morrow night when they meet Cox
Brothers team which has not done
so we'll of late but is due for a
change and that soon.
AS fans we'll know almost any
thing can happen in these games
and leaders have been tripped in
the past by teams which did not ap-
pear to have extraordinary power.
Old Man Dope is easily upset and
for that reason the games tonight
and tomorrow night will be of such
great interest to the fans.
Wednesday night the Coca Colas
meet the Golden Staters. These two
teams have put on some battles
royal in the past and can be count
ed on to repeat in this game.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
FINE PROGRAM
PREPARED FOR
G. OF G. MEET

Wednesdays Ell Centro Chamber
of Commerce meeting this week
promises to be one Of the most
interesting which has been held
for some time, as several speakers
of interest will be present on this
occasion. The principal speaker will
be Judge E. J. Marks of Santa
Ana, associated justice of the dis
trict court of appeal of the fourth
appellate district. Judge Marks has
stated in a communication that he
will choose for his subject some
matter in which the people of Ell
Centro are particularly interested
and, as he is a speaker of note,
his talk promises to be well worth
hearing. Members of the bar as
sociation are urged by President
w. H. Tyler, JT., of the chamber
to be present at this meeting.
Harold w. Wright, commissioner
of the domestic trade department
of the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce will also be present at
the chamber luncheon on Wednes-
day of this week and will talk
briefly on agricultural and in
dustrial conditions in the south
west. Wright is well known in Ell
Centro as an interesting speaker.
A brief report on the Broadway
of America Convention, held last
week in Dallas, Texas, will be given
by Leo Hetzel, who has just re-
turned from the meeting, where he
was elected first vice-president
of the Broadway Association. Het-
eel, Robert Hays and A. j. Mercler
of Calexico made the trip to Dallas
to combat a movement to re-route
the Broadway of America from
Phoenix to Blythe and Los Angeles,
and Hetzel will describe how the
group from the southwest was able
to prevent this re-routing and keep
the Broadway on Highway U. 5.
80 through Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
UNCLE WIGGILY'S STONE
LITTER

Once upon a time Buster and
Custer. two of Uncle Wiggily's little
rabbit boys, ran shouting after him
as Mr.. Longears hoped down the
front walk of his bungalow to &c
adventuring.
"Ti, Daddy!" shouted Buster.
"Ho, Daddy!" shouted Cucter.
What is it?" asked Uncle Wig
gily turning around. Did forget
the twinkle on the end of my pink
nose?"
"Oh. no." answered Buster laugh
ing. "It's there all right"
And you don't need your um-
brella today. for it isn't going to
rain" said Custer.
And you don't need your red,
white and blue striped rheumatism
crlltch,' said Buster. 'for you
haven't been limping lately"
THAT is true" chuckled the rab-
bit gentleman. why, then, did you
call to me?"
I'VE want to know if you have
some pieces Of leather" spoke the
two rabbit boys together, just like
twins, though they weren't.
pieces of leather?" questioned
Uncle Wiggily. What for?"
I'VE want to make some stone
lifters." said Buster.
you know-suckers, added Gus
ter.
Then Uncle Wiggily remembered
the stone lifting suckers he used
to make to play with when he was
q boy rabbit. So he said:
II think I can find you some
pieces of leather out in the garage
The rabbit gentleman did. He
found Buster a square piece Of
leather and Custer a round piece
Of leather. The leather was about
the size of boys hand, and it was
soft and about as thick as pan
cake.
Nov you can make your stone
lifters," said Uncle Wiggily with a
laugh. He watched Buster and Gus
ter make holes in the centers Of
their pieces of leather. Next they
put long pieces of strong cord
through these holes, knotting the
cord on the lower side of the leath-
r so 1t wouldn't pull through the
ole. After that the boy rabbits
aked their leather suckers, or
lone lifters, in puddles Of water
until the leather was soft and mucky
nd squidgy and squadgy.
You had better hurry on To
chool," said Uncle Wiggily, "or you
aay be late and the Lady Mouse
Teacher will not like that"
''Well go just as soon as we try
our stone lifters," said Buster
II guess they're ready now" said
Custer.
BY the strings the rabbit boys
lifted the pieces Of leather from the
water. Next they put their sucker;
down on flat stones, pressing out
all the water they could by stepping
on the pieces OF leather. This STEP
ping on the leather also pressed ouI
Ill the air beneath.
Then. 10 and behold, when Buster
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press>'

WASHINGTON. May lathe in
terror department IS mail of late
has been swelled TO such an extent
that official recognition had to be
taken of President Roosevelt's IS sug-
gestion that new name be found
to replace subsistence home-
Stead.'
The department also shows q
disinclination to shoulder full re-
Sponsibility for the original term.
The name, the department points
out, twas chosen because in agri-
cultural parlance the phrase means
production of crops for home use
rather than for Sale.'
Why a word from the agricul-
ture department was drawn into
the interiors offices has not been
explained, but regardless "subSiS-
tence" admittedly carries too un-
inspiring a connotation. To the
public it means "bare existence. -
The President IS request for a
new name found a ready response
from the public, although the de-
partment very carefully points out
that no steps have been taken to
give a prize to the winner. Howev-
er, "proper recognition" might be
accorded, M. L. Wilson, director OBJ
served.
A few offerings at random from
the mass of letters:
Independent homesteadS, Roose-
velt homesteads, new deal home
steads, Elysian homesteads, Sylvan
homesteads, acreage farmlets, and
niranch.
It's a ticklish problem, but the
department believes american
inventiveness, if turned from cog
wheels to words, can yet fill the
BILL
The CCC boys labor does not go
unsung. Some of their accomplish
ments listed by the director of
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
TINE TO ADVERTISE

News that the Broadway of America
not only is to continue its present route
through Imperial Valley to the western
terminus at San Diego, but is to hold its
1886 convention in this city, is extreme
ly gratifying to many valley business
men and residents who feared that the
attempt to divert the route at Phoenix,
proceeding to Los Angeles by way OF
Blythe, might succeed.
The Broadway of America convention
at Dallas last week definitely decided
that San Diego is to continue as the
western terminus of the route, according
to the valley representatives at the con-
vention who returned home yesterday.
This matter having been acted upon
favorably, it is now up to Imperial val
ley to join with San Diego and Yuma in
cooperating to the fullest extent to give
publicity to the Broadway of America.
1t will not do to assume that the fight
to divert traffic at Phoenix is ended.
While the move to change the routing
of the highway has met defeat, there
will still be considerable activity in Phoe-
nix and vicinity to boost the Blythe
route Tourists from the east asking
for information in the Arizona capital,
will in all probability be told of the Blythe
route in preference to the San Diego
route
The tourist dollar is big asset to I'M
perial Valley. Its value will expand as
work is started on the All-American
canal for hundreds and thousands Of
tourists from the east will be lured into
this territory by this great engineering
project. 1t will not do to permit them
to be talked out of their plans at Phoe-
nix or any other spot along their route.
- - n
vertising campaign but it will be worth
it. For every dollar spent in this di-
rection several other dollars can be ex-
pected to come here.
Money so spent is a good investment
We do not know just what plans the
Broadway of America association has in
mind, but if the men at the head of this
organization continue to function as eff
GENTLY in the future as they have in the
past, Imperial Valley will do we'll to tie
in with them.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
Here And There
In Sport World
By United Press

LOS ANGELES. May 14-Charlie
Cowie steered the Hollywood club
into the final round of the Los An
geles challenge cup tournament
yesterday by leading his team
mates to victory over Victoria, 4 to
2. Cowie scored three OF the
Sheiks' goals. Juventus reached
the quarter-f finals by trouncing Sons
of st. George, 5 to 2.
LOS ANGELES, May IA. - The
freebooters and actors were victors
along the local polo front yester-
day.
Will Rogers stole the show from
his Thespian teammates by scoring
seven goals to lead them to 9-3
victory over the Producers at the
Uplifters field.
Capt. Rex Bales. one armed Tex
as ace, scored three goals in pac-
ing the freebooters to a triumph
over the Rivieras at Riviera, to
6.
Aqua CALIENTE, Mex, May
14.-Jack Levobitz of Fox Studios
shot a card of 72-77-149 to win
the second annual Aqua Caliente
Motion Picture golf championship
Yesterday. Low net honors went
to Eddie Shubert of Warner Broth
ers with a card of 157-24-l33
More than a hundred actors, di-
rectors and film executives COM
peted.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
Beekeepers To
Meet Regularly

At a meeting of the Beekeepers
Club of Imperial Valley held here
recently, P. c. johnson of Imperial
addressed the members on the
subject of proposed state banking
law. His talk was received with
great interest. The members also
discussed a number of matters per-
tanning to the bee keeping indus
try.
1t was decided to hold meetings
of the club in the local city park
on Tuesday evening, May %, and
every two weeks thereafter during
the honey season for the purpose
of keeping the club members post
ed on market conditions.
An excellent picnic lunch was
served by the ladies on the park
tables.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

emergency conservation work in
clude:
New picnic grounds laid out in
the Acadia National Park, Me-, eel
ebrated by Longfellow "Evange-
line.'
Saved a summer mansion of Mrs
Sarah Winslow, San Francisco, from
fire in the Plumas National For
est, Calf, (for which they were
feasted on fried chicken and ice
cream.)
Construction of $4,000 to 10000
miles of trails in national forests
Digging bitches on soil erosion
projects.
Planting hundreds of thousand
trees throughout the country.
Writing poetry (this confined to
Camp No. 2 at Milford, Del, ac-
cording to the director).
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

leather and the suction is so strong
that it pulls the stone up with it..
Just as the plumber pig, with that
round piece of rubber on a stick,
pulls up stuff that has stopped
Nurse James kitchen sink"
oh" said Buster, and Custer said
the same thing. Then they ran on
to school with their leather suckers,
or stone lifters, TO have fun. After
his little rabbit boys were gone.
Uncle Wiggily said:
II think I'll make myself a stone
litter. haven't made one since I
was boy rabbit. My wife and
Nurse Jane can't see my playing
with it out here behind the garage
and call me silly for having fun.
I'll do it, that's what"
So Uncle Wiggily made himself a
leather sucker stone litter and af-
ter wetting it ne pressed it on a
flat stone. Up came the stone when
he pulled on the cord.
"Hurray!" cried the rabbit gentle
man. II haven't forgotten howl"
"Hurray!" cried another voice. -
have you nowi" And there stood
the Bob Cat. But Uncle Wiggily
lifted up and swung around that
stone on his sucker string and he
banged the Bad Chap on the nose
so hard that the Bob Cat ran away
bowling. Then everything was all
right.
And if the picture book doesn't
hide in the gas stove oven when
the alarm clock is looking for it To
read a story to the tea kettle, I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily'S
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
BED. STORIES
By HOWARD e. GARRIS
Copyright 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

the leather suckers did not come
loose from the stones. They chung
to them and the stones were lifted
UP in the air and could be carried
about on the strings.
Hurry for our stone lifters!"
sang out Buster.
What makes wet pieces of leath-
er and strong cord lift stones?"
asked Custer who like to know all
about things.
You will understand more about
it when you are older" his father
said. But by pressing out the air
and water from beneath your pieces
of leather you make a vacuum
there, or place where there is no
air. That causes suction when you
pull up the middle part of the soft
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
DIxIELAND TEAM WINS

The Dixieland Boys Indoor Ball
Team played a seven inning game
with the Mt. Signal school last
Friday at Mt Signal. The game
was close throughout, resulting in
victory for Dixieland, 10 to 8.
Home runs were scored by Barney
Osuna, Oliver Amador, and Dale
Johnston of the Dixieland team.
The game was umpired by Harold
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

Mr.. Robert Hays, Manager,
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce,
Ell Ce.ltro, Cal.
Dear Mr.. Hays:
This refers to your letter of
May II, with information concern
ing the meetings to be held on
the coast, under the direction of
Anders Larsen, officer in charge
of the agricultural adjustment ad-
ministration in Los Angeles, and
the suggestion that the dairy COM
mittee of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau be represented at
these meetings.
Our dairy group is actively
watching and working on various
phases Of this problem and, with
the backing of the farm bureau,
they will have representatives at
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
BROWNS AT BEACH

SAN PEDRO, May IA. W.H -
Joseph Arendt, 80, of 6043 Malabor
street, Huntington Park, was caught
in a riptide yesterday off Brighton
beach and drowned.
Arendt went down for the last
time when a lifeguard, swimming
to his rescue, was only 10 feet
away.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street.
FL Centro, California. w. C. Costello, business
manager. Telephone g. business office; 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
HOW CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
ASSISTS CITY

The Imperial Valley Press Is
glad to publish each day one
full text letter received by or
sent from Ell Centre Chamber
Of Commerce, to acquaint the
citizens Of EI Centre with the
work. detectives and accom-
plishments Of that organization
In behalf of Ell Centre and I'm
periaI Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

Please accept my appreciation
of the interest you and your organ
ization have in our common farm
problems and the effective work
you are doing.
Yours very truly,
c. O. Hoober President,
Imperial County Farm Bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Delivered by carrier,
per month. SIS cents: by mail, SO cents per month
in advance Entered at Ell Centro. California, post
Office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. M. c. Mogen-
son. national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav Ia, 1919

Imperial Valley recently shipped
it's fourth trainload of livestock in
four days to Kansas City.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
TEN YEARS AGO
May IA, 1924

Newly elected directors of the
chamber of commerce will be for
mally installed at the meeting to-
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

The middle west has "gone Wet and
this particular kind of wetness finds
more universal favor than did the other
species.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

For its size Ell Centro will be one
of the best paved cities in the
United States when the present
paving program is completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
NA. lola
May IA, 1914

E! Centro fire department is hard
at work on plans for their Fourth
of July celebration.
w. H. Culver shipped one thou
sand pounds of apricots from his
ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

Cotton growers of the valley re-
port the crop to be in fine condi-
ton for this season of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

Having had her day yesterday, mother
is back on the job today, and is probabl,
thinking they didn't fool me at ALL"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

A San Diego item relates that $50
worth OF whisky was stolen from
creamery. And we can't find out why
creamery needs whisky Or does it?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-17
Graduation Party


Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
We are a group of three
girls. We are planning to have
a graduation party at my
fathers cafe. Should all three
names be written on each in
vitation? Should the name and
address of the cafe be written?
Will you please word such an
invitation, as we wish to have it
all done correctly? Would it be
good form to write the invita-
tons on paper like this?
K.
It would be most convenient
for each girl to write her own
invitations. Something like this:
Dear Jane:
Mary Jane and Betty and
are having a party to celebrate
our graduation, and it is to be
given at my fathers cafe 600
William ST., on Friday, the
first of August, at 7 o'clock. We
all want very much to have you
come. so do say yes"
Dearest love to you, and the
hope of greeting you on the
first.
Cordially yours, =
Use plain white paper, unllned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-17

Dusk came on while Captain De Cana, Prudence
Lutrele, and Tom Coakley examined and specialized
about the mysterious inscriptions and map they
had found upon hidden surfaces of the clasp from
Boo-Boo'S collar. They felt, or saw someone near
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-17
Correct Manners
By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

Condolences
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Will you please advise me
how to word a letter Of con-
dolence to one Of the members
of my society who recently lost
her father? 1 am secretary.
This letter might be Worded
something like this:
Dear Mary,
The members of our society
have asked me to write you 70
tell you of their deepest sym
pathy for you in the loss Of
your father. We know how
precious he was to you and
how dearly you loved him, and
we want you to know of our
understanding and devoted
friendship to you in your sor-
row. Do please let us know if
there is anything that we can
do, to make the burden easier.
We would so love to help, If
we may.
Dearest love to you from us
all, and our most sincere SYM
Most sincerely yours,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-17

De Cana, however, was after the man in mo-
ment. He grasped him by the collar of his blouse,
throwing him to the deck. The Greek made an
effort to toss the silver clasp overside but De Cana
gave an extra tug ....
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-17

The sickly Greek sailor, Solvos gliding out Of
shadow, with quick movement grabbed the silver
trinket out of Prudence'S hand, and started run
ming aft 1t happened SO suddenly that the little
group was in confusion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-05-31

When all think alike, no one thinks very much
Walter Lippmann.
We read that 'when a japanese young woman
reaches 80 without having acquired husband it is
sidered tragedy" The same as in America
Mr.. Donovan of Boston declared he would quit
work when he made million, and kept his word. Most
of US sometimes tempted to make similar vow.
The recent drowning of child at Lake Red
wood demonstrates more the need for more gen.
eral Boy Scout Girl Scout and Campfire Girl training
for children and the value of swimming schools such
conducted in Redwood Falls last summer. Chill
dren should be taught how to SWIM precautions to be
taken in the water life saving and methods of restor-
ing breathing and At early age.
In his talk Monday in other appearances, Al
bert Pfaender Of New Ulm has exhibited an under
standing of the states problems, willingness to state
clearly and definitely his stand all issues and dy
manic personality and leadership which mark him
the most able and best informed candidate for COVER
the Democratic ticket. 1t is generally conceded
that he is the favorte of most Republicans fusion
candidate and consequently Olson's strongest rival
At Washington D. c., certain General Douglas
Macarthur Of the department is sueng two Wash
ington newspaper columnsts for $1,75OOOO for dam
aging his reputation by making him appear ridiculous,
immodest harsh, disrespectful and conceted Judged
by the figure he is asking, conclude the coumnists
right least half the counts Seriously though
a newspaper rarely makes appear ridiculous.
The does that himself The newspaper only let's
the world know about it.