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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16
CHARTS SHOW
BUSINESS ON
BETTER BASIS

Encouraging charts and a BUSH
ness condition map has been re-
ceived at the FL Centre Chamber
of Commerce, prepared by the La
Sale Business Bulletin. The charts
are particularly interesting because
a new basis of comparison has been
established and the present trend
of business conditions is now based
on business during the period in
GLIDING 1880 to 1893, considering the
monthly average of these four years
as 100.
The charts show a brisk upswing
in retail trade throughout the
country with sales in 1884 above
those of the preceding year during
the same period by 10 per cent.
Manufacturing industries are also
showing an improvement of Is per
cent in 1884 over the same period
during 1888 and car loadings, which
indicate the movement of goods
into retail channels shows a 10 per
cent increase.
The La Sale Bulletin uses Unit
ed States department of labor fig
ures to show employment trends
and these show that employment
in private industry has increased
by 1887, 900 persons with an added
weekly payroll of $60,200,00 since
March l, 1888 This does not in
clude public works employment.
Local merchants, according to the
Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce.
are generally reporting an encour-
aging increase in business. While
this increase during January was
attributed to the circulation of
money through the national re-
covery program sales have contin-
ued to show an increase in most
lines of business even with the
curtailment of money through these
channels, which indicates a sound
ly increased buying power on the
part of the people of this commun-
ity in line with that of the country
as a whole.
Confirming the chamber IS survey
is the report received by that or
ganization today from the Pacific
coast transportation advisory board
which states, "There is better
feeling generally evident in all bus
mess in Ell Centre. Practically all
| merchants report an encouraging
increase in sales during December,
January and February. Real estate
transfers are more active than they
have been for the past two years.
A 10 to 20 per cent increase in re-
tail sales has been registered with
employment showing an increase.
Repairs and renewals in property
have brought building permits up
to $4,000, for the first three
| months of the year.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16

that saw. Whereupon the dealer
hung the saw on peg and put
the money in the cash drawer.
That makes $1.68," he said, land
it has cost you three cents more
and taken you two weeks longer
to get it than if you had paid
my price in the first place"
1.-The next time you buy any
thing out of town" said Bill"
Dollar, figure in the wear and
tear on your car and your other
incidental expenses, and see what
the article that you bought, Cheap
er than in Ell Centric finally cost
you"
ut is a funny thing" said Bill
in conclusion, that people who buy
lots of things out of town never
go to another city to buy ice. The
leakage is too noticeable. There
is loss on other things also, if
you stop to investigate"
Copyright 1884, Fred Mozart)
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16
HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS At
COAST MEET

Accompanied by Mrs. A. H. Kel-
Ter, adviser of the local c. S. F.
chapter, delegation from Central
attended the southern regional
conference of the California Schol-
arship Federation, Saturday, April
IA, at the Los Angeles high school.
Following registration of the var
iouS delegations, an interesting
musical program was presented in
the main auditorium, and a gener-
al business meeting was held. Dur
ing this meeting, vice-chairman,
secretary, and treasurer for the
southern section were elected.
After the business meeting, re-
port entitled "Today's Youth in
Today's World' was given by Ma
dine Apologize, president of dis
trict IL.
DR.. Roy L. Smith, the main
speaker of the session, delivered an
address on America IS Challenge
to the Youth of Today
In the afternoon the delegations
took part in panel discussions, for
which the general theme was: 1.-THE
need for honest brains in the po-
litical and business world.' This
general theme was divided into
seven specific topics. A represent
alive from each delegation gave a
short speech on one of these topics.
Leo Maiden, from Ell Centre, spoke
on els Public Service a Fair Field
for Honest Brains?o
After this discussion had been
concluded, swimming and dancing
were enjoyed by the delegates.
Those who represented Central
were Kathryn and Elizabeth Sur
face, Yoshiko Kubota, Leo Mad
lem, Ahleen Crandall, Carl Lander
man, Mary Leo Johnson, Ermaleen
Hambrick, and Mrs. Keller.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16

house that way. Fork over the
cash." The customer complied.
Nov three cents for postage and
five cents for a money order"
WHAT" said the customer. Ger
tainly. You have to send letter
and a money order to an out of
town house, you know.
You Must Wait
THE customer" said Oklahoma
Bill was inWardly raving but
kept his part of the agreement
and paid the eight cents.
Now 25 cents for expressage"
said the dealer" well, I'll blowed"
he said, but paid the charge say
ing, now hand me that saw I'll
take it home and stop this fool
cry"
Hand it to you? Where do you
think you are? You are in Okla
homa and I am in Chicago and
You'll have to wait two weeks for
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16
WILSON SCHOOL

Last Friday the TAB class had
a debate with TAP class. The
question was "Resolved that Golf
Is More Healthful as an Exercise
than Tennis The debators on
the negative side were: Amy Taxa
hast and Buddy Measure while
those on the affirmative side were
Billy Thacker and Walter Mad
den The negative side won. Tie
judges were: Mary Ann Riddle,
ChriSty Plemons, and Howard May.
The chairman was Charles Rad
cliff. Both classes enjoyed the de-
bate very much.-Neva Dowd. Betty
Cook, TAB.
In English the TAB class have
been studying about the origin of
the different languages. Many Of
the pupils brought in different
tyres such las Indian, Egyptian,
and Turkish-Betty Ike, TAB.
The Wilson school had an assem-
bly, at which Mrs. Belle Benchley
from the ZOO of San Diego talked
The ZOO was started with two bears
sent from Alaska. She told us
about many curious things the an
imals did Everybody was sorry to
have her go because she was such
an interesting talker-Helen Burke,
8-A-2.
The 80 class of Wilson school will
give a program on education, COM
memorated to Educational week
held by the schools to educate the
public on the way classes carry-On
their assignments. The program
will be a typical class session. 1t
will be given Tuesday for the stu
dent body and Wednesday evening
for the public,-Lucille Haynes, g.
Az.
Indoor baseball season has start
ed at Wilson school. We are di-
vided into several groups and play
each other. We are trying to see
who can beat the most teams
Jack Bliss, Tad.
The Wilson school is practicing
very hard for the yearly operetta
which they hope to give some time
in May. We are all hoping that it
will be very good.-Bud Scott, IA
4.
The American Legion is giving
medals and ribbons at the district
tract meet. The Wilson school il
practicing so they can get the
medals and ribbons. There are
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16

windows on Olive avenue. A search
was Immediately made by officers
but no trace of the man could be
found.
Lyell Barbour Quartette Concert
$3.50 sharp Tuesday, April II. Will
son school. Adults rs cents, students
rs cents. 1872
Prisoner Makes Escape - The
sheriff IS office notified local police
last night that man who was be-
ing taken to Santa Ana by author
titles of that city made his escape
from the train somewhere between
Palm Springs and Banning.
DR.. II. c. Clemens. dentist pro-
fessional bldg. Phone 245.
m WI tt
Seek Escaped Boys-Police here
have been notified that three boys
escaped from the San Diego coun-
ty detention home, stole a Pontiac
coach and left for parts unknown.
Building Permit Issued - P. A
Murray was given a building per-
nit this morning for the construc-
ton of garage and screen porch
at 800 Olive, cost estimated at $3.50.
Special Till April 30 = American
Woman's Home Companion and
Golfers, Is months, only $500.
Mrs. Leffingwell, 618 Euclid. Phone
6l3-M. 14t2
Boys Given Reprimand Three
local youngsters who were discov-
cred wading ana swimming in one
of the city water tanks about mile
south of the water plant yesterday
afternoon were brought to head
quarters and give ma severe lecture
and then sent home, according to a
report on the police log.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16
Flax Market
CASH FLAX
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, April 16. U.P)-
Shares sold fractionally downward
in a dull early trading on the Los
Angeles stock exchange today.
Security First National, most &C
tive issue with 700 shares sold
was unchanged at "a. Union Oil
was off 3s at 179B, 400 shares be-
ing sold.
On slender volume of 300 shares
or less, Edison common was off a
at 1914; Edison 6'S was off 4 at
20A, Transamerica was off Il at
67s, and Soconcy Vacuum was off
Is at 1915.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16
HARDING SCHOOL

Peggy Cox brought a little tur-
tie, no larger than so cent piece,
to school. This was the first time
some of the children, in the second
grade, had ever seen a real live
turtle. They enjoyed it very much
and thanked Peggy for bringing it.
The children in Miss Robert IS
room are delighted with their new
spelling book The books have at
tractive Oil cloth covers. Now the
children have a renewed interest in
spelling.
On day this week there were
four rooms in the building that
had 100 per cent attendance. Mrs
Wilson, Mrs. Reid, Miss Mcintyre,
and Mrs. Perkins were the FORUM
ate teachers.
The attendance, throughout the
entire building, is very high now
During education week there will
be a spring festival of music held
at the Wilson school. The Hard
ing school children will contribute
bird songs. The different rooms are
all concentrating on this music for
the next two weeks. Almost any
hour of the day there is a SYM
phony of "chirp chirp cha rees'
floating into the halls.
Soft, light singing is stressed for
these primary children, so we feel
the bird songs are very suitable for
their small voices.
Barbara Anne Remington delight
ed the first grade children with
some of her bird calls. We were
ever so happy to have her, as a
visitor, during our music period
The boys and girls were very stim-
ulated by her accomplishment, One
after another they came up to the
front of the room, and tried the
different calls. Many of the imi-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16
EAST SIDE SCHOOL

Today Miss Redden told us that
we are going to be in a play at the
Wilson school. I was surprised for
I did not know it. l hope that 1
can sing in it.-Doris Cleveland,
Alb.
Wednesday we made some toadS
and frogs. Mr.. Frog was talking
to Mr.. Toad as they were sitting
beside the road. Mr.. Frog asked
Mr.. Toad to show him how to climb
trees.-Jesus Rodriguez, ga.
We have been studying about
frogs and toads. We are learning a
song about them now.-Consuello
Comacho, 3-B.
saw in the paper where the
Mckinley, Harding, East Side and
Lincoln schools are going to give
a program on Friday, April 27th.-
Amparo Rodriguez, ga.
Today the fifth grade was study
ing about trees. 1t teaches you a
lot about them. Luther Burbank
was an expert in planting trees
Edward Washington, 5-B.
My teacher is going to Hi Pass
Saturday with the Girl Reserves.
They are going into the mountains.
1 told her 1 hope a lion catches
them. I could not go. was not
a girl.-Warren Heron, 5-A.
Yesterday, we finished our Bolen-
Jus readers. The book was very in
teresting because it had play.
We acted the play. 1t was about
William Tell-Lucy BarroWs, 5-B.
The Girl Reserves are going to
Hi Pass for the weekend. Each
girl had to give so cents for food.
Our teachers helped US order our
food. We prepared some of our
foods Friday morning during our
domestic science period, Lydia
Bell, 9th grade.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16
MCKINLEY SCHOOL

MCKINLEY SCHOOL
Once upon a time there was
horse. He had horse mother. He
went out to get some food for his
mother.-Nancy Major, kindergar-
ten.
The clown is dancing on an ele-
plant. He sings "I'm a clown,
ha! ha!"-Hope Philip, kindergar-
ten.
Tumble o is a little bear. He
lives with the circus. Every day
he does some stunts and gets some
fish.-Kindergarten.
Once upon time there was lit
tie boy named Billy. One day he
went to the circus and saw a clown.
He said, "Mr. Clown, 1 ID like to see
you do some tricks" The clown
stood on his head for about two
hourS.-Gene Garvin, lib.
Once upon a time there was
boy named Tommy. His mother
told him to water the lawn. He
let the water run and run and run
until the house was flooded. Tom
my's mother had to telephone for
a boat to help them get out.-Del-
bert Dixon, 1-B.
Mrs. Smith, the writing teacher,
came to us today. We wrote three
sentences. They were: I see the
cat. I see the ball and I see the
dog. She said our writing was
very good. She took our papers
with her. We're glad she liked
them, for we worked hard.-1-A.
We are going to have a program
public schools week. 1t will be in
three parts. The first will be
health, the second poems we like,
and the third will be patriotic
poems. Look for the date in next
week IS school news.-Amer. class.
We made some designs on paper
marked in squares. We think it is
a lot of fun. Some of the square
looking animals were very funny.
Our class is now visiting Norway.
We think a midnight sun would
seem very strange.-2-A, 3-B.
Last week the third and fourth
grades made covers for their books
they were making. The third grade
is making nature study books. The
fourth grade pupils are making
geography and nature study books.
Helen Schumm, Alb.
Sammy Lee Poore came from
Texas to Ell Centre. She enrolled
one day last week.
Marilyn Cary, former pupil of
Mckinley, visited school last Fri
day afternoon.
Mrs. Couch IS pupils won the BAN
ner for having the best attendance
last week.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16
L. A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, April 16. U.P)-
Hogs, rs. Steady. Truckins 400 to
425.
Cattle, 1900. Steers steady to Is
cents higher. Other classes steady.
Good fed steers and yearlings SIS
to 6.10; Imperials 500 to $50; me-
dunn fed heifers, $40 to SIS; good
heifers 4.50 to ATS; cutter grades
1.5O to 2.75; common to good cows
285 to 4.25.
Calves, 600. Steady; vealers 800
down, plain calves, $50.
Sheep, 1900. Spring lambs weak to
25 cents lower, medium to good
kind 1855 to 8.35; common down to
200.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16

Perishable Shipments - One car
tomatoes, SO cars carrots, 10 cars
oantaloupes, and one car mixed veg
ietableS were the perishables shipped
over the weekend, according to B.
"A. Harrigan, agricultural commits
Sioner.
DIR. A. b. Hanson. dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88. Off
Cleaning Establishment Robbed
A report at the sheriff IS office
states that burglars entered the
America Cleaners in Brawley
sometime yesterday and took prac-
tically all the suits land dresses
which had been left there over the
weekend.
Arlie Derrick wishes her friends
to know she will be at the Mary
Ann Beauty Parlor, Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays. 12t5
Stolen Car Rep0rted-A Chevro-
let coupe registered to G.. H. Petree,
FL Centre, was stolen in CaleXico
last night according to a report
given the sheriff's office.
Roy Clayton has taken over
American Cleaners, 211 South Sixth
street. Phone 81. Expert cleaning,
repairing, etc. A trial will be ap-
preciated. 14t2
False Alarm Sent In-The fire
department was called out at 6
O'Clock yesterday afternoon on
false alarm from the box at Fifth
and Main streets. Boys are sus-
pected of having turned in the
alarm.
Peeping Tom SOught-A call was
sent in to police headquarters at
10 O'Clock last night that a Peep
ing Tom was looking in residence
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16

about six schools in it so we will
have to work to get them.-James
Cope, Tad.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16

day in Los Angeles with his son,
DR.. Bruce Collins. Mrs. Collins
who has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. D. c. Bransby of San Di-
ego, returned this weekend also.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16

gained in appetite, strength and health"
Write DIR. Pierce's Clinic, Buffalo, N. Y.
New size, tablets so cts, liquid Sl.00. Large
size, tabs. or liquid, 81 .35. Eve Do Our PART"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-16
4 ast WEAK, NERVOUS?

Mrs. Alms McGina;s,
Gen'l Del, Sta. A., Bakers
field, CalifIfnia, said:
MY system had become
weakened through a tonsil
operation, l had been eat
ing very little, lost much
weight, became nervous
and caught cold easily. I
took DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
WITH H EDITORS
A MISTAKE

There can be little question that
many people, not only here in Cald-
we'll county, but in practically
every one of the three thousanc
counties in the country, are gen
timely opposed to the way in which
Federal Relief funds are being ad-
ministered. But many of these
forget that in the handling of SC
large a problem as the helping OF
the vast number of needy ones that
mistakes and blunders are bound tc
occur, and unless they can formu-
late and propose a better plan than
is followed, then it is their duty
to try to do this before indulgirg
in acrimonious comment and wide
spread criticism of the present well
fare set-up.
A particular instance of the kind
mentioned is found in the meeting
in Mitchell county the other day:
attended, according to a dispatch
to the Charlotte Observer, BY some
rs persons, who voiced sharp dis
satisfaction with present relief me-
thods, while at the same time neg
lecting to adopt any plans whereby
the so-called abuses could be bet
tered. Such a course by any body
of citizens is a mistake.
If they feel that their grievances
really call for amelioration, then let
them be enumerated, and let ways
be pointed out for their amend
ment. That is the sensible way.
and it is the only way. Any other
way is a mistake. -Lenoir' News
Topic.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
A DRIVE ON ILLITERACY

Plans of the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration to aid un-
employed teachers and at the same
time reduce illiteracy, seem to be a
more defensible spending of gov
eminent money than many that
have been undertaken. The Cen
sus Bureau found 4,23S,000 litter
ates in the United States in 1880.
If these were scattered through
the general population rather even
ly, the task of hunting them out
and giving themA elementary school
zig would be difficult and very
costly. But the illiteracy belts are
relatively well defined, the bulk
of the illiteracy beingin the south
ern mountain regions, and, thi:
makes a teaching program more
practicable than it would otherwise
be. 1t plans to employ, it is indi-
Gated, 10000 teachers in the work.
This will be good news for that
many unemployed teachers, and
the service they can render should
be valuable.-Los Angeles Times.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

children. In some disasters as
many as 200 children children have
perished-needlessly.
Past surveys have demonstrated
that the average school is literally
a fre-trap-and some of the new
est and most expensive schools are
as dangerous in this respect as those
built thirty years ago. Improper
doors, faulty construction, made
|quate exits, carelessness in the
storing of inAammable supplies
here are menaces to life hat exists
i'm thousands of school buildings.
unknown to the parents who send
their children to them.
The National Board is consider
ing a survey of schools throughout
the United States, as, a preparation
for a general report on school pro-
|perties, construction and equip
ment. If that survey is made, ii
will, produce much valuable new
data-data which should be imme.
diately acted upon in the interest
of protecting invaluable lives.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
Confident N. E..
Will Get Road
Parkway Backers Feel
Asheville Route Logical
OneAndWillB Chosen
FAVORED BY ICKES

Washington.-A number of peo-
pie who came here from the west
ern part of the state for the open
hearing conducted by Secretary
Ickes on the park to park highway
project, remained over for furth-
err conferences. Callers were num-
erous at the Offices of the North
Carolina Senator's, Representative
Doughton and other members who
have taken an active interest in the
effort to have the parkway built in
the manner proposed by the North
Carolina highway commission, a
proposal that is considered Of vital
importance by the people of the
state, and especially by those who
reside in the Asheville' section.
While the Radclif report,
brought out into the open by Sen
ator Mcclellan, of Tennessee, gave
the North CarolIaa folk a jolt by
favoring the Tennessee route,
which would take the scenic high
way down into numerous valleys,
there is a feeling of confidence in
North Carolina circles, after an
admittedly bad day, hat all is not
lost. Running this road into the
Asheville section is such a mani
testify logical thing to do, it is
reasoned, that it will finally be
done, somehow.
After all is said, Secretary Ickes,
it is believed, favors the North
Carolina route, and it is he who
will have the last say. Some think
they can discern evidences of a
rift between Secretary Ickes and
the national park service over this
parkway proposition, the latter
group perhaps desiring to show
particular defense for the views of
Senator Mcclellan, who is a mem
Der of the appropriations commit
tee. His friends are pleased to be-
lieve that Secretary Ickes is not
the kind of man to be influenced
by such consideration, in consider
ing matters of Importance not
alone to the present, but to future
generations, and some think the
relations between the secretary and
the Tennessee senator have become
strained.
At the conclusion of the several
conferences the belief was express
ed that a compromise would ulti-
mately be reached which would
contemplate the building of a loop
that would give to tourists an op-
|Portunity to go through the Ashe-
vile section if they cared to do so,
and the drive would be over a
scenic highway pretty much as
originally proposed by the state
highway commission.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

H YOU have already seen
THE SUBJECT of a little
IN a certain home:
BUT IF. you haven't we feel sure
THAT YOU will one of. these
FIRST DAYS. Said one of our
matrons the
DAY to a friend: my
HUSBAND WAS quite angry
WHEN / bought this evening
GOWN, HER friend looked al
1T FOR a moment and then
FITTINGLY OBSERVED: Gar
n
YOU IMAGINE one getting angry
A little thing like that?'
/ THANH YOU.