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Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
OUR SCHOOLS

All reports today indicate a splendid
success for Public Schools Week, OBJ
servance of which terminated last night
with an exceptionally fine program by
the grammer schools of the city at VIII
son school auditorium.
With seating capacity of 600, the
auditorium was entirely inadequate to
hold the large number Of parents and
friends who turned out to show their in
terest in the public schools of the city.
Similar large audiences were at the high
school program on Thursday night and
at another grammar school program on
Wednesday night.
These large audiences indicate a real
interest in the schools of the city by the
adult population, at least during Pub
lie Schools Week." The schools and the
community would be the better for it if
this sort of interest could be spread out
throughout the year.
The future of this nation depends up
on the quality of its schools, the same as
its progress since its foundation can be
traced to the same source.
Right now there is, in some quarters,
a desire to cripple educational facilities
because money is not as free as it has
been at times in the past. This is a
shortsighted and dangerous policy. Bet
ter for any community to return to dirt
roads, and to go without other things not
absolutely essential to its welfare than
to hamstring the schools by false &C.
onomic viewpoint. This does not mean
that the schools should not be operated
economically. They should be and we
believe, in this community at least, that
they are. What we do mean is that ev-
cry child should have the fullest oppor-
tunity to obtain the best IN education.
In these days we also hear charges of
Communism and "radicalism" being
taught in our schools. The charge is
not restricted to institutions of higher
learning but is heard as applied to gram
mar schools. We would stake our life
that no such thing exists in Ell Centro.
We have the fullest faith in the patriot
ism of the men and women who COM
prise our school boards in the executives
of the schools and in every member of
the teaching staff They would not toll
crate ''radicalism' any more than the
residents of this community would.
We do not consider it necessary even
to issue a warning that watch be kept
for radical" tendencies. Our faith in
the entire school set-up makes us feel
that the first to spot it and to squelch it
would be the school authorities.
The Masonic lodges are entitled to the
thanks of the community for sponsoring
public Schools Week." 1t would be
even better if they and every organiza-
ton and individual in the city could take
at all times throughout the year a live
ly interest in school matters and school
welfare.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

WASHINGTON, April %. - The
U. S. weather bureau is going high
into the sky to wrest added secrets
from the elements.
A new program for increasing ac-
curacy of its forecasts will be
launched July /. One OF its chief
points will be 'air-mass method
forecasting," which the department.
of agriculture says long has been
recognized as an aid to accuracy.
Air masses meteorologists ex-
plain, move across the county con-
stantly and govern weather to
marked degree. Meteorographs,
which give data on pressure, simply
are attached to the wings of an
airplane.
Then all that remains is for army
and navy flyers to get out of bed
before veveille and climb their ships
to 1900 TO 10000 feet. When they
land meteorologists at various
weather bureaus read graphs, the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

synod banquet will be held Wednes-
day evening at the Casa de Manana
hotel and the principal speaker will
be the Rev. G. Warfield Hobbs exc
cutive secretary of the department
of publicity and editor of the Spirit
of Missions. On Thursday after
noon the customary joint session
of the woman's auxiliary and the
synod will be held, and Thursday
evening the mass meeting will take
place with the Rt. Rev. S. H. Littell,
missionary bishop of Honolulu, as
the principal speaker.
This promises to be one of the
most interesting synod meetings OF
years and being in this diocese
should be well attended. The Rev.
Charles Bailey, vicar of st. Pauls
church, will leave Tuesday TO at
tend, and there will be several 9TH
er delegates from Imperial Valley
in attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
Change Made At
Moreno Lake

In communication received by
the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce staff l.. E. Goodbody asks
the chamber to advise the people
of Imperial Valley that the keep
er'S cabin, ticket office and store
at Moreno Lake have been moved
two miles east of their former
location, thus avoiding the neces-
sity of a two mile row to fish
ing enthusiasts of Imperial Valley
who visit the lake.
Goodbody has stated that many
improvements have been made and
that Imperial Valley people, many
have established summer homes
on the shores of Lake Moreno,
will be pleased at the changes
when they arrive on the opening
day of the fishing season in May.
There were heavy paintings of
fish, Goodbody states, not only of
sport fish but of food fish to be
devoured by the bass, assuring
plentiful support throughout the
season,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
BED TIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

in jolly voice as he saw the Lady
Mouse Teacher from the Hollow
Stump School creeping out from
beneath the bush. 81 am glad it
is you.''
"Whom did you think I WASP"
squeaked Miss Mouse.
"For a moment I thought it
might be the Bob Cat again. said
the rabbit gentleman. but, of
course, you aren IT,
~ hope not!" laughed the Lady
Mouse Teacher.
"Bob Cats are such a trouble, "
sighed Uncle Wiggily.
"Indeed they are,' agreed Miss
Mouse. Though, for the matter
of that, something else can be a
trouble, too.'
SIS something troubling you?"
asked the bunny.
eyes" she answered. "It's a
flag"
"a flag!" exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily. "What do you mean?'
"Well, started to make a new
flag for our Hollow Stump School, "
said Miss Mouse, land I thought
it would be nice if the animal
children helped me make it. jack
lie Bow Wow said why not make a
flag out of bird feathers. 1t was a
lovely idea, so I said, of course,
we would try"
1.-THE animals boys and girls
brought me some red feathers from
the cardinal bird, some white feath-
ers from white pigeon, but none
of them seemed able to find any
blue feathers. I told them to ask
the blue jays but the jays are such
saucy birds none of them would
give us a single feather for our
flag"
"That is too BAD said Uncle
Wiggily,
Eyes, it is" agreed Miss Mouse.
$50 you see I am in trouble about
our new flag because I can't get
the blue to put in it,
"Well, your troubles are over,'
said Uncle Wiggily, all of sud-
den. "For here comes bluebird,
flying up from the south. I'm sure
he will give you some of his blue
feathers for your flag"
And the bluebirds did. So Miss
Mouse was able to sew his feathers
into the blue square of the flag for
the white stars to rest on and ev-
erybody was happy. You see, blue
birds do bring happiness after all.
And if the canary will give the
goldfish a bread and butter sand
Wich for breakfast, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
blue bird.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
Report Gales
Has Improved

NOGALES, Ariz., April %. W.H-
The Nogales International today
said that General Plutarco Elias
Gales, former president and
"strong man of Mexico,o who ar
rived this week at his mansion on
an island in the Gulf Of California
near Culiacan, Sinaloa, to spend
three months in an attempt to re-
gain his health shows some i'm
provement. "
General Gales. according to the
International, "was very sick
man. week ago and is under the
constant observation of two physi-
clans. He is accompanied by a
body guard of TOO soldiers, some
stationed on the mainland and the
remainder on the island TO insure
the former Mexican president quiet
solitude.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
Mertz To Seek
Justice Office

John w. Mertz, for Is years
resident of Ell Centre, today an
nounced that he will be a candidate
for justice of the peace in Ell Centre
township at the August primary.
Many friends have been urging
me to seek the office of justice OF
the peace he said today, and I
have consented to do so and ask
the support Of all voters in this
district. I have had much expert
ence that fits me for the office I
seek. I have had one year or more
of the study of law and have asso-
ciated with the legal fraternity. I
have a desire to be just and fair in
all things, and have had much re-
sponsibility in business affairs in
this and other communities"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

the plan was dropped because of
strong opposition, it was said that
Syracuse, N. Y, and Philadelphia
were in the vanguard of the fight.
Henry A. Wallace, secretary of
agriculture: Chester A. Davis. ad-
ministrator and other high Off
cials campaigned for the program.
Wallace spoke in Philadelphia
and Davis in Syracuse.
After PWA artists were praised by
the President, Mrs. Roosevelt and
other critics, their reputation was
rather definitely established, but
here's another proof.
One of the artists painted a mu-
raj for the reptile house of the ZOO.
A few days after it had been hung,
director discovered lizard climb
ing a tree trunk, neatly painted on
the side of its cage.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

help my wife to build this new
nest, since we are to live near your
bungalow
"You have made me very happy
coming to live SO near me-" spoke
Uncle Wiggily.
"I thought it took a bluebird to
make happiness said the cardi-
nal with a whistling laugh,
"Well, there is a saying blue
birds for happiness - admitted
the rabbit. "And I hope soon to
see a bluebird. But I am also hap
by to see your bright red feathers
flashing in my trees and bushes. -
Thank you,' sang the cardinal.
81 hope I may be here for many
months TO come.'
So the cardinal began helping his
wife build a new nest and Uncle
Wiggily hoped away to look for a
bluebird. But after hopping mile
or two the rabbit began to think
he would see none of the lovely
happiness birds.
Bluebirds,p said Uncle Wiggily
TO himself, "aren't like the spar
rows, blue jays or cardinals. They
cannot stand very cold weather,
so when winter comes here to my
Woodland, the bluebirds fly down
south and stay there until it is
spring and summer again up here
1t is about time. though, l should
think, for the bluebirds to begin
coming back. They are late this
year"
"Who is late?o asked a voice
behind bush. "Don't tell me
any of my little pupils are late, for
today is Saturday and there is nc
school. So none of them can be
late.D
"Oh, hellol' said Uncle Wiggily
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
EPISCOPALIAN
SYNOD MEETS
AT SAN DIEGO

The Sixteenth Annual Episcopal
Synod Of the Province Of the Pa
cific, which includes the states of
California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
Idaho, Washington and Oregon; al
so Alaska and the missionary dis
tricts of Honolulu and the Philip
pine Islands, is TO meet at st.
James, s-by-the-Sea in La Jolla, May
2, 3 and 4, preceded by a religious
education meeting May l. The
opening service of the synod will
be at 10 o'clock, Wednesday morn
ing, May 2, with Bishop Sanford,
missionary bishop Of San Joaquin
as the celebrant and Bishop Huston
of Olympia as the preacher. The
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
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Don't Quote Me-
By United Press

forecasters study the data and the
daily weather map is drawn.
Even battleships far at sea will
be asked TO aid. Regular flights
will not be compulsory, but the
Saratoga, Lexington, Langley, Ran
ger, Wright, California and Chica-
go are on the list for aid.
The weather bureau also wants 1t
understood that sun spots three
rings wheat prices Nile floods,
lake levels and the position of the
planets have no bearing on accu-
rate forecasts. Such things" OBJ
serves J. B. Kincer, division chief,
can be of academic interest only,
with no practical value to the fore
caster"
Sly smiles accompanied an
nouncement by the agriculture ad-
justment administration of aban-
donment of It's dairy production
control program. In explaining that
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
(FALL)
Chapter XII

81 got the biggest pumkin, "
shouted Bunny boastfully, $50 I'm
the biggest ghost!'
Jaw, you're not a ghost,' john
lily said as Jen handed him his
pumpkin, "girls can't be ghosts. -
"Why can't they?" Bunny asked
little disappointedly.
Because girl ghosts are witches
aren't they. Jen?'
"Oh, that's just silly" Bunny
assured him with relief. "Ghosts
are live dead people, no matter
which they are.'
ooh, they are not, are they
Jen?'
Jen finished wrapping the two
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Incr 625 State street,
Ell Centro, California. w. C. Costello, business
manager. Telephone 26, business office; 700 edi-
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Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

We hope the "boys" will be in the
trenches by the Fourth of July-and we
mean the trenches between Imperial dam
and the sand hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
'HICK OFFICERS CLICK

Despite all the acclaim being given to
federal agents as being 'the class" in ap-
pretending law violators, something to
which we must plead guilty in bestow-
ing, it appears that there are minor state
and municipal officers who are more
than match for dangerous criminals.
The statement is prompted by last
nights episode at Victorville when dep
uty sheriffs of San Bernardino county
shot and killed two desperate felons who
had escaped from San Quentin, kidnapped
two police officers and were responsible
for statewide manhunt while they tore
over 800 miles of highway in a vain eff
fort to keep the freedom they had stol-
en-.
After releasing their hostages in San
Bernardino, the convicts made their
fatal mistake. They headed for the des-
ert country which cut down their
chances for making their getaway. Off
GERS placed at strategic points created
a trap into which the felons drove
The stolen police car in which they
were driving was recognized by the dep
uty sheriffs, who gave chase, were fired
upon and returned the fire with their
rifles, killing the two desperadoes.
The San Bernardino deputies and all
who participated in the manhunt are en-
tltleu TO CONGRATULATIONS. 1nere were no
wild cries for troops, the militia, air.
planes, and swarms of peace officers
such as have characterized manhunts in
the middle west and without bringing
about the desired success
One of the escaped convicts was termed
second only to Dillinger in desperateness
and ruthlessness. Not even this some-
what disconcerting bit of publicity SEEM
ed to phase the California officers. 1t
was the police, chick police perhaps to
the metropolitan areas, who did the job
and did it we'll.
Perhaps Californians shouldn't boast
about it, but it does seem that if the mid
west communities would eliminate some
of the hippodrome features of their man.
hunts and substitute cooperation instead
of interdepartmental jealousies, they
might make better progress in getting
their quarry.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

Japan's "boo' doesn't seem to have
scared anyone but the diplomats of To-
kio.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
April 28. 1914


April 28, 1914
Cyrus w. Wilhite of Glendora
was in the valley Friday making
arrangements to make up carload
of grapefruit trees for shipment to
the valley the middle of next
month.
B. T. Cameron is a visitor in the
valley from Los Angeles.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 28, 1919
The Presbyterian ladies will serve
al the Red Cross rooms this after
noon.
The tax collector IS office was
busy place today, lines of taxpay-
ers waiting to make payments.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

While the Nazis are loud in proclaim
ing Christ as an Aryan, they are very
quiet about His injunction to Love ye
one another"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 28. 1919
TEN YEARS AGO
AnriI % 1904

The New River camp of the Boy
Scouts is growing popular for
weekend trips.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

The services of those San Bernardino
deputy sheriffs might be offered to In
diana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-28

Mrs. A. w. Swanson made a trip
to San Diego recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23
BY GERALDINE SWANSON

I stopped as usual. on thetway from my office to the I. c. train to drop a coin in Blind Ben's cup. Not that I thought he needed my trifiing charity, but more as an of fering to the gods of chance. had done 1t for years--unfailingly cept. when indictment weather drove Blind Ben from his side- walk seat against the tall office building, or during the coldest win- ter months, when he disappeared completely.
 The clink of the coins in his cup brought vividly to my mind a scene from the night before. If ever a man had need of his gods of luck, did. My wife, my lovely, gay-heart- ed Gail, was slipping from me, CT was like gall and wormwood in my mouth. and in my heart was the bitterness of death.
 It began when we moved into our present apartment. Among our new neighbors was a MT Cart wright. He looked very familiar, but could not place him. He was tall, thin, slightly gray, and car ried a cane. He lived alone and kept aloof from the other tenants.
 His lone, distinguished figure captured my imagination, and my curiosity was piqued by that haunt ing sense of familiarity. made a rather determined effort to meet and cultivate the man.
 l was quite taken aback at our first meeting to discover that Cart wrights rather striking eyes were distinctly mismated, one warmly brown, the other hazel. Not that they detracted from his pleasant personality, but rather added charm of strangeness to it.
 He made no effort to disguise them. though, saw from the ridge across the bridge of his nose that he must occasionally wear reading glasses.
 could not possible have forgot ten so remarkable a feature as his eyes if I had ever known him. Still the sense of familiarity persisted.
 His reserve was difficult to break through, and he displayed an un- mistakable reluctance to accept our first overtures. But Calls child like friendliness and unconscious ness of rebuff were hard to with stand, and we were soon making frequent threesome.
 We both found Cartwright a thoroughly likable person, charm- ing, well-bred, interesting, we'll red and well-traveled. He never discussed his private affairs, but talked in most entertaining fashion Of his winter travels in Florida, California, Europe and the orient.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23

'
 "You could scarcely have known and forgotten man with eyes like mine,' he said, and felt that ho secretly sneered at me. He excused himself soon after and left. "Damme!" I said later, discuss ing it with Gail. "He needn't have sneered as if I were trying to claim acquaintance with my bet- ters."
 .But how silly" protested Gall. | "He's much too fine gentleman to have meant anything of the sort" Jealousy.s ugly head reared itself at her defense of him. Anger smoldered in me, but I swallowed a bitter retort.
 Too stubborn to admit my jeal- ousy of Cartwright, we continued l to see him, but our easy compan- ionship was over. The more charm | ing he was, the more boorish ! felt. The more interestingly he talked. the more bitterly I watched Calls l absorbed attention.
 I was rude and churlish with Gail when we were alone. Agonized | over the possibility of losing Gall drove her the farther from mo l with my surly and unreasonable way. It made a vicious circle. Last night had seemed to me . climax. The three of us were go- ing to the theater together. Gall and Cartwright had preceded me down the stairs. Near the bottom Gail had dropped her purse, and coins, keys and vanities had scat tered over the lobby floor. As I came to the top of the stairs Cart wright had started to collect them. The blood suddenly pounded in my ears. Seeing him there sitting back on his heels pickins up the glittering miscellany from Gairn purse, I knew with absolute cer- tainty that some time in the past
 or somewhere in the present wan a familiar figure. I KNEW
 but not where.
 He rose to his feet and, takinG
 Calls hand, he poured the clink-
 ing stream of coins into it. Call glancing up, saw me watching and l under her cameilialike skin slow flood of crimson rose from throat to chin to cheek to brow. I must have been standing be- side Blind Ben. lost in bitter mem- ories, for some time. had been blocking the view of him and cute ting off the stream of his charitys was reused by an impatient move ment beside my knees as Blind Ben, brusquely moved, to be better seen- At the same instant a messenger boy came tearing around the cor- ner on roller skates and ran poll mell into Blind Ben, knocking him over and sending his coins rolling and skipping along the sfde- walk.I indignant and sympathetic pedestrians picked him up and dusted him off and collected hin coins, I retrieved his dark glassen from the curb.
 And then and there the gods q chance repaid. They gave me back my sanity. my faith in Gail and my confidence in my ability to hold her love.
 I stopped to replace Blind Ren's glasses and found myself gaxluE into pair of eyes, instantly guard ed, then filled with mingled regret, apology and wry humor. A pair of eyes. one warmly brown. one haxsI. Copyright. 1894, The Chicago Daily
 News, Inc.
 Tomorrow: ssStrike Won.n bvs Grace Johnston is story about m old peoples home, whose inmato0 went on strike for later bedtime hour, led by . retired truck gnx- dener.
 Business failures in Italy con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23
WHOMoF FIR5To | IN AMERICA !. By Joseph Nathan Kane
 Author of Famous First Facts"

What president issued the first national Thanksgiving proclamation? e
 Where was the first tele- phone directory published? When was the first school for insane established.
 Answers in next issue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23

Answers to Previous Questions THE electoral vote stood Jeffer-
 son 8 and Aaron Burr 73 when the House assembled, Feb. II, 1901. and on the 36th ballot, elected Jefferson. {. The Gazette cartoon depicted a snake cut up into sections, each representing a state. with the slogan, "Join or Die" below it. The B. and o. transported Brigadier General Steuart and about 100 volunteers to Sykes Mill, where they quelled . riot of railroad workmen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23
AIMS OF LOVE The Gods of Chance Exposed Cartwright Before
 His Philandering Succeeded

I was at first amused and Iato1 vaguely annoyed at Calls attitude. Whether because of his seemi14 aIoneness or nnismated eyes or cane lightly used and often die- carded. Gall frankly m0there3 him. Perhaps was subconsciouaIX remembering that pity is akin fe love and regretting sharing her TO generously with a tranger.
 One night. out of growing uz- ease or irritablity, tactlessiy broached the subject of his seazs1~ ling familiarity. His manner coOlr ed abruptly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23

Business failures in Italy con- tinue to decline.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23
But It's True

It's just as true that many children who seem to be backward need only to Drink Worden's vitamin ID" Milk be- cause it contains bigger food value for same fat content. It also builds sound bones and teeth in growing children. i'
Evening star., 1934-08-31
JUVENILE PROGRAM.

The juvenile program tonight at
the National Sylvan Theater, in the
Washington Monument grounds, will
begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock with a
concert by the Fox Theater Cadet
Band, conducted by Capt. j. B. Mac
kenzie. One hundred young WASH
ington musicians will play a program
of band numbers, including solo num-
bers by Fred Miller. trumpeter. An
unusual feature will be the singing of
The Star Spangled Banner" by the
entire band as the final number on
the program.
Friendship House girls and boys
will present selected numbers from
1.-The Feast of the Little Lanterns" F"
This part of the program has been