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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08

Brucherie, Mr.. and Mrs. Red WIKI
erson and family.
Misses Hazel Smith and Clara
Carr attended a Sunday school
weiner roast on the Calexico sand
hills Friday night, May 4.
Sunday, May 6, a very pleasant
day was spent by Mr. and Mrs.
Hershell Grandey, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
D. Sumner and young son, J. D.
Jr., and Miss Berta Mae Grandey
at the Grandey cabin, Jacumba.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Sumner and
son are now living on the DC
ranch. They have lived in this
community for about two weeks.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred w. Paine and daughters,
Dorothy and Caroline, were Mrs.
Paine IS mother, Mrs. Sarah Lydick
of San Diego, and her brother,
Frank Lydick, of Los Angeles.
They motored to the valley Satur-
day night from San Diego; Lydick
returned to Los Angeles Sunday
afternoon after having visited his
pIOCllelS, JOIlIl, marry anu bryan
Lydick Of Mesquite Lake Sunday
morning. Mrs. Lydick plans to
spend two weeks in the valley with
her daughter
Thursday and Friday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hershell Grandey
were Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Taylor
and son Gene, Jr. The Taylors
were motoring from Houston, Tex
to Los Angeles.
Miss Berta Mae Grandey. Oliver
Royce, were guests Friday night
May 4. of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Valusek of Ell Centro. They spent
the evening playing cards.
The Silsbee school is improving
its water supply by putting in a
ditch filter. The work is in prog
reSS now.
George Hornbeck was guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Carr and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Paine on Sunday
evening, May 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
sDor1't Quote Me-
BY United Press :

WASHINGTON, May 8.-The sea-
lion problem, which has been veX-
ing the house these many years, is
all washed up.
The house doesn't like sea lions,
thinks they're ugly beasts, figures
that they do more harm than good
and so has adopted some down.
with -sea-lion legislation.
All this time, the house was cha
grined to find, it has allowed to Re
main on the books laws protect
sea lions, when in reality they are
public enemies.
The merchant marine, radio and
fisheries committee informed the
house about the sea lion situation
in a report which said they "are
large marine animals, weighing in
some cases as much as three tons .
These pesky pests, the committee
added, kill and eat their own weight
in salmon every 48 hours, when
salmon are available" Furthermore,
said the committee:
Sea lions are not of any value
commercially. The flesh is not pal
atable and the skin is not used to
any extent, if at all. AS they destroy
a great many salmon and exist in
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
HELPING A GOOD CAUSE

We're going to write this and then de-
eide whether or not to send a bill to Herb
Norris for advertising.
1t costs little more to go to his shows
this week, but it is really worth it even
though a collection basket is passed
around.
The collection is to aid a cause which
should have a distinct appeal to all who
enjoy movies, vaudeville or stage enter
tainment of any kind.
This is IN. Y. A. Week" in the thea
tres, and the collection money goes to the
National Variety Artists fund to aid in
caring for actors and actresses who are
aged, infirm, in poor health or unable
to obtain work.
A large class is included in the latter
division for the amusement world has
been hard hit by the conditions existing
during the past four years.
The n. Y. A takes good care of its own
needy. No class of people has been
more generous in helping others than
the stage folks-a general term includ-
ing all entertainers. No appeal for help
Is made that they do not respond to will
lngly and gladly. If there is a major
disaster of any kind, requiring immed-
late relief, there is always benefit
performance with the stage folks do
ing their share
Contributing to the n. V. A. relief
fund is the one chance the public has to
show its appreciation, not only for the
cooperation the stage folks give in time
OF need, but for the entertainment they
give throughout the year. Granted that
we pay our entertainers good salaries
and that we pay admission to the thea
tre, we cannot pay adequately in dollars
and cents for good laugh. Neither can
ore pay for good cry-a sort of "en-
tertainment' which many theatre-goers
relish.
Within the last two decades the atti-
tude of the American people toward
stage folks has undergone a decided
change for the better Where they used
to be considered social outcasts bv the
narrow-minded, the great majority now
recognizes them as just every day people
like ourselves, and always willing to help
the other fellow. The n. V. A. fund.
which is backed by the support of the
finest men and women in the "profes-
sion, merits the cooperation of all thea
tre-goers.
What was that other shack that was
the subject of such long search in Ari-
zona?
Ihls Is the season for transatlantic
flights, but the boys and girls don't seem
to be as promiscuous as formerly
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
REPORT OF SAN JOSE LYNCHING
BRINGS WRITER PULITZER PRIZE

bune won the award for outstanding
public service. Under the editorshlp
of Robert w. Ruhl, the Mall-lrl-
bune stepped into a bitter polltlcal
fight and peacefully settled a men
acing issue.
Tyler bennett, of Princeton UNI
versity, received the award for the
best American work in biography.
He is the author of work on Jonn
Hay.
Robert Hillyer's COLLECTED Verse"
won the award in poetry. Hillyer is
of Harvard university.
E.P. Chase, editor of the Atlantic,
Iowa, News-Telegraph, won the
prize for the outstanding editorial.
1t was titled where Is Our Mon
ey" and urged thrift as the only So
luton of the depression. He blamed
unwise spending for the 1929 crash.
Edmund Duffy, of the Baltimore
Sun, won the award for the best
cartoon of the year. 1t was caption
ed California Points With Pride
=" The topic was the San Jose
lynching.
The history award carries a cash
prize of $4,000 Prize winning in dra-
ma, repertorial work. novel, biogra-
ply and verse received $1,000. The
Medford Mail-Tribune received a
$500 gold medal and prizes of $500
went to the winners in newspaper
correspondence, editorial writing
and for the best cartoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
SINCLAIR AND
DOWNEY STILL
'CONFERRING'

LOS ANGELES, May 8. U.P) - A
series of conferences between Up
ton Sinclair, Democratic candidate
for governor, and Sheridan Downey,
Sacramento attorney and promin-
ent Democrat, regarded as possibly
presaging a new Democratic cam
paign plan, have not yet been con-
cluded.
The conferences have been very
pleasant, Sinclair told the United
Press today, "but thus far incon-
elusive"
However, we shall continue to
confer" Sinclair said, indicating
that negotiations have not been
dropped
Some progress has been made
toward working out a program en-
bracing the candidates. of both,
Downey said. He added that he and
Sinclair were still comforting and in
timated that an announcement
might be forthcoming soon.
Downey has announced himself as
a candidate for the governorship,
for which Sinclair is another aspir-
ant, and discussion centered around
the possibility that they might team
as candidates for governor and lieu
tenant-governor.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
NEWS OF WCABE DISTRICT

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hac-
kleman, Earl Northrop, and Miss
Earlene Northrop attended a pot
luck dinner given at Brawley on
Wednesday night, May 2, in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Landerman.
The affair was given by All club
leaders and officers.
Teachers and children at the
! McCabe school are working hard
preparing for the program to be
! given at the final assembly of the
school year. Tuesday night, May
! Is, in the school auditorium. Each
classroom has part in the pro-
gram to which all parents and
| friends of the children are invited
/ to attend.
Miss Masocko Yukawa accom-
panied Miss Lucille Krause, high
school music teacher, and Gayle
Baker to San Diego on Monday
evening, May 80, to see the opera,
"Chimes of Normandie given by
the San Diego State college music
! department at the Russ auditor
| ium.
/ Miss Frances Sunstrom attended
the dance given by Miss Shirley
Schoenberg Friday night, May 4, at
, the Wooda Blesy studio. Before
! the dance she was dinner guest
! of the Misses Mary Katherine and
! Barbara Horton.
School will be over for the 1888
| "a year at the McCabe school on
! May 18; at the Eucalyptus and Sils-
bee schools classes will be dismissed
June l. McCabe dismiSses at this
time as the school activities began
! a week earlier last fall than the
] other schools, and due to the slight
rainfall in the valley this year no
enforced "mud holidays" were
| taken.
Calendar for McCabe school clos
! ing activities: school closes May
18; program, May Is, Tuesday
night; official eighth grade grad
uation May rs at the Ell Centro
high school.
Miss Katherine Steele spent a
| pleasant weekend with her friends,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry MoSer of I'm
| perial.
. Guests of Mr.. and Mrs Hershell
| Grandey on Wednesday and Thurs
| day, May and 3, were Arthur
! Streeter and Arthur Smith. Smith
and Streeter were on their way
from Phoenix, Ariz., where they
live, to San Clemente. where
! Streeter will make his home in the
! future.
J Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Burch and
/ children were guests Sunday, May
| 6, of Mr.. and Mrs Kamnill Omer
and children of Holtville.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Y. D
Hime and children. Fern, Buster
and Kirk on Sunday evening were
John La Brucherie, Mrs. Pete La
Brucherie, Mary and Raymond La
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08

to and fro TO cool me. Let me see,
what shall I use for a FAM"
Growing near was a burdock
plant, which has very broad leaves,
almost as broad as a palm leaf fan.
Uncle Wiggily took a burdock leaf
and fastened it on low tree branch
near the brook SO the leaf would
sway to and fro like a dogs tail. if
the dog were standing on his hind
legs.
Now I need two pulley wheels
and something for a belt TO go
around them" said the bunny gen.
tleman. In the woods near the brook
Uncle Wiggily found an old doll car
riage. He took two wheels from this
for pulleys, fastening one to the wa
terwheel and one to his burdock
fan. For belt he used long piece
Of honeysuckle vine, tied together
1t was thin but very strong.
Now I'm all ready TO be famed,
laughed the bunny. He lay down on
the grass beneath tine tree branch
Over his head was the burdock leaf
and as the Waterwheel was turned by
the falling water, the fan swayed
10 and fro and made a soft cooling
breeze. II was SO soft and cooling
and soothing that, before he knew
it, Uncle Wiggily had fallen asleep
And then something else hap
pened; very funny, too, as I shall
tell you in the story tomorrow night
which Will be about Uncle Wiggilyi'
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08

large numbers it seems unwise to
protect them as game animals, since
they are not game animals"
The house began to gather that
its sea lion experts didn't like sea
lions, but that wasn't all. The worst
was yet to come, to-wit:
The government of British Co
lumbia, which never has liked sea
hons much, conducts an annual
hunt for 'em. Over the years that
has made the sea lions skittish of
British Columbians. They don't like
Canada any more than Canada likes
them.
The committee said that Canada's S
sea lions are spending most of their
time in Alaskan waters these days
and playing hob with the salmon
business.
This argument turned the ABS
house members into sea lion haters
and they passed without dissent
ing vote bill resembling the old law
protecting sea lions from harm.
Sea lion hunters now have the
blessing of the house of representa-
tives of the United States of Amer
ica.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
BY DOROTHY PAINE
Press Staff Correspondent

Mrs. H. M. Hime is here closing
up business affairs of her late hus-
band, who died last week at his
home in Silsbee. Mrs. Hime is ac-
companied by her two daughters
and her brother, respectively: Mrs
A. c. Tanner of Long Beach, Mrs
MacCutchen of Glendale, and Will
lis Webb of Long Beach. Mrs
Hi1ne plans to return to Long
Beach and live with her daughter
Mrs. Tanner.
Eighth grade teachers of West
side rural schools entertained their
eighth grade classes at the Central
gymnasium building on Friday
night, May 4. The children great
ly enjoyed the evening playing
games. From this district were the
graduating classes of Eucalyptus
Silsbee. and McCabe Members OF
Mrs. Isabel Du Bois's graduating
class who attended the eighth grade
party were Geraldine Balders, An
ita Boone, Josephine Ames, Ruby
Jones, Margaret Boone, Joan Cur
rero, James House, Edward Jones
Cecil Hallman, TokaShi Yamada
Tommy Gurrero. Members of Mrs
Vera Fennis' McCabe graduating
class who attended were Betty Vel
iquette, Mary Helen Patterson
Bernice Goss, julius Slovak, ART
Tsuji, Fujige Tsuji, Yae Ychimana
Monoru Naskane, Manyard Hack
er, Rosa Burch, Yashimori Miyata
Miss Mabel Hartzell spent a few
days in Escondido last week. She
went to attend the funeral OF ar
aunt.
Miss Salley Mae Wagner had as
her house guests last week the
Misses Marguerite Hurst and Ruth
Cannon.
Andrew Thaanum spent last week
in the valley with his son, Pat
Thaanum. He visited, also Fred
Paine.
In an automobile accident Thurs
day, Miss Fern Hime received some
minor bruises and cuts, but was not
seriously injured.
William Paine of San Diego viS-
tied his father, Walter Paine at the
latter's home here on Sunday
May 8. William Paine was accom-
panied by a friend.
Friday night, May a. Miss Betty
Upholt was an overnight guest OF
the Misses Dorothy and Caroline
Paine.
Fred Paine spent "Wednesday
evening, May 2, with Ed Campbell
in FL Centro.
Miss Blanche Thompson spent
from Wednesday, May 2, to Friday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Thomp-
son at their home on the Dahlia
Heading. Miss Thompson lives ir
El Centro.
Mrs. Caroline Thanner and Mrs
Fred Paine, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
UNCLE WIGGHY'S WATER
WHEEL

Uncle Wiggily was so delighted
with the waterfall which Toodle
and Noodle, the beaver boys. had
made for him at the brook in the
woods, that the rabbit gentleman
spent many happy hours sitting
there and listening to the sound of
its splashing.
why do you like it SO much?"
Nurse Jane asked Mr.. Longears
when, one morning, he said he was
again going to hop to the woods
and sit beside his waterfall.
"Oh. it is so peaceful and quiet
there" he answered.
do you have adventures there?'
the muskrat lady housekeeper want
ed to know
II haven't exactly had an adven-
ture yet" answered Uncle Wiggily,
though may have one today. But
even without an adventure, il is
pleasant to sit beside the waterfall.
Why don't you come out there and
see me some time; you and my
wife?"
Thank you, we may" said Mrs.
Longears, coming in Just then to
make sure Nurse Jane would not
forget to tie rag on the end of her
tail to dust the piano.
Then Uncle Wiggily hoped over
the fields and through the woods
until he reached his waterfall
There it was, the same as the day
before. The water was splashing
over the totp of the dam the beaver
boys had made from two small trees
with mud, grass, stones and sticks
stuffed back of them.
Uncle Wiggily sat down beside the
waterfall on the edge Of the brook
He sat there for some time, think
ing and wishing for an adventure
and all of a sudden he said:
"It is very hot here. Summer must
be coming faster than I thought.
wish ! had brought fan, for there
is no breeze 10 cool my pink, twink
ling nose"
Then, all at once, as he looked al
the falling water, noticing how il
seemed to make little breeze thai
blew the grass and leaves near 1t
the rabbit gentleman said:
II believe ] could make myself
fan and have 1t worked by a water
wheel. II a waterwheel in an olc
fashioned mill can saw logs an'
grind corn and wheat into meal ant
flour, then ] ought 10 be able u
make waterwheel for my water
fall here and have the wheel wavI
fan to make me cool. I'll do i'll
OF course. Uncle Wiggily was no
so good worker in wood as weri
Toodle and Noodle, the beaver boys
who could gnaw down trees ant
make dams for waterfalls. But still
the rabbit gentleman knew some
thing about how a carpenter works
And there were several chips ant
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08

NEW YORK, May 8. (U.R) = The
Pulitzer prizes for 1888, beset by ar
gument between juries assisting in
selections and the Columbia univer-
sity advisory board which makes fl
nal choices, were announced today.
The award for the best novel was
given Caroline Miller, author OF
Lamb in His Bosom" The drama
award went to Sidney Kingsley for
Men in White
The prize for the best reportorial
work went to Royce Brier, of the
San Francisco Chronicle. Brier tele-
phoned his office a running story
of the San Jose lynchings.
Frederick T. Birchall, of the New
York Times, was named for the
most distinguished newspaper ser
vice. The prize was for his stories
from Europe on foreign news de-
velopments.
The Medford, Oregon, Mail-Tri-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
Londery71an Heads
Junior Chamber

Lee Landerman, assistant county
farm advisor, was elected president
of the FL Centro Junior Chamber Of
Commerce at a meeting held in the
California hotel last night. Other
officers elected at this meeting
were: Bob Marshall, first vice pre-
sident, Milton Zinn, second vice
president, John Wells, secretary, AL
bert Deyore, treasurer and Cal Rec
tor, national councillor.
These officers will be installed
next Monday night during special
meeting at which Ed Shattuck, Los
Angeles, vice president Of the state
organization will preside. Shattuck
will also address the local Jaycees
on matters pertaining to the organi-
zation.
Russell Kliegel and Louis McMa-
nus were elected TO fill two vacan-
cies occurring on the board of di-
rectors and Homer Watson Of the
Haun Jewelry company was intro
duced by Russell Lewis as a new
member.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
BIG BALLOT COMING UP

Thanks to the direct primary system
of holding elections, this years state
ballot, even at this early date, gives ev-
cry indication of reading like a state di-
rectory by the time it is presented to the
voters in August.
Six political parties have already quail
flied for places on the ballot at the
August primary and adherents of sew
enth are now scurrying around IN an
effort to get sufficient signatures to add
one more to the list.
The Republican, Democratic, Liberty
Progressive, Socialist and Prohibition
(whatever that isl are already in the fold
and the Commonwealth party is the one
seeking sufficient signatures.
There are upwards of score of state
offices to be voted upon, including the
judgeships and it is quite likely that each
party will endeavor to have a candidate
for each office.
We are also electing senator and con-
gressmen this year, which adds few
more candidates.
When it comes down to county offices,
which are chosen on non-partlSan basis,
it is literally a case of every man (or
woman) for himself and many have been
bitten by the political bug, inspiring them
to seek public office.
BY the time the ballot is printed it
will resemble billboard more than a
ballot.
All this without giving any considera-
tion to the numerous propositions which
will be included on the ballot. 1t is safe
to expect dozen or more of them.
We find it difficult to understand why
anyone connected with a newspaper, or
anyone who ever served on an election
board, should be in favor of the direct
primary. Wading through a mass of
politicians and would-be politicians, is
not our idea of joke. 1t is hard and
laborious work.
Aside from this purely selfish view
point, the direct primary system opens
up the political field to lot of mediocre
timber and quite often succeeds in put
ting it into office. Some day the people
of the state will wake up to the fact that
the, direct primary is a fine thing, the
oretically but in reality it is a pain in
the neck or worse
The Arizona kidnapping gives another
indication of the foolishness of relyinp
upon honor in rats who would steal a
child.
Britain has declared war on japan. A
trade war it is true, but that sort of war
can be costly foo
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
Boxing To Help
Humane Society

Through the generosity of the To-
cal arena, all proceeds from the
fight Friday night will be turned
over to the county humane society
in cooperation with its membership
campaign being conducted this
week.
In addition, for every membership
sold, free ticket to Fridays fight
will be given away to the purchaser
of a membership.
The humane society is deeply
grateful for this aid which will help
the society in carrying on it's work
in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIs
Copyright 1894 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,

pieces of wood left lying about
where Toodle and Noodle had made
the dam.
Mr.. Longears took two flat pieces
CT wood and put them together in
the shape of a cross. something like
the letter x, or more like the addi-
ton sign you see on the school
blackboard.
Il will fasten this cross, which ]
VIII call a wheel, in front OF the
waterfall where the water will
splash on it and turn it around and
around, said Uncle Wiggily. But
there is much TO do yet, before I can
make turning wheel swing a fan
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
Board Entertained
By School Class

Members of the high school board
of trustees, their wives, and j. L.
House. Central high school princi-
pal, were the luncheon guests yes
terday Of the East Side high school
economics department.
Miss Gladys c. Gier, head of the
department, and the students,
served a delicious luncheon to the
group after which the board mem
bers made an inspection of the
plant
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
Plot To Shoot
Governor Fails

OAR JEELING, India, May 8. (U.P)
-Four Bengalis attempted to as
sasSinate Sir John Anderson, COVER
nor of Bengal, while he was sitting
in a box with his daughter today,
watching the horse races.
The assassins fired four shots
point blank but missed. The COVER
nor's daughter, close by his side, also
narrowly ecaped being hit.
Police closed in on the assailants,
shooting one of them dead and ar
resting the others.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
The Weather
Los ANGELES AND VICINITY

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Wednesday, but
overcast in morning; nearly normal
temperature with little change;
moderate humidity; gentle wind,
mostly southwest.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard EN-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday .,....................10 101
Minimum today ................................ SO
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature 93
Humidity ............................. 81
Reading at a. m. Today
Temperature ...................................
l1ullliCily bo
Reading at p. m. Yesterday
temperature 81
Humldlty %
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street,
El Centro, California. w. C. Costello business
manager. Telephone 26, business office; 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08

queer dream. And ! hope you will
not put any talcum powder on the
chocolate drop to make it look like
a marshmallow candy and tease the
chewing gum that way.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08

Harold Bell Wright, novelist, re-
Gently bought go acres near Escon-
dido, San Diego county, and will
grow every kind of fruit, nut and
vegetable he can.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08

Directors Holland and Breedlove
Of the Imperial Valley Milk Pro-
ducers' association returned yester-
day from meeting of the state
dairy association at San Francisco
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
May 3, 1919

The Seeley branch Of the Red
Cross has delivered large ship
ment of hospital garments to the
Ell Centre headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav &. 1914

Postoffice receipts for the first
quarter Of this year showed a gair
Of 81 per cent over last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-08
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav &. 1924

The annual contest in typing
and commercial subjects for high
school students will be held in CAL
eXico.