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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
Oratorical Contest
To Be Held Friday

AS the result of try-outs held in
a special assembly this morning,
Temple Robinson was chosen to
represent Central in the annual
county Oratorical Contest, which
will be held in the auditorium of
the Holtville high school, Friday,
April 20, at s o'clock.
His Grafton was THE Repeal of
the Eighteenth Amendment by
Senator Morris Shepard.
A cup is awarded each year to
the winning school. After winning
this award three times school
may retain it permanently.
Since Calipatria won the first
trophy two years ago, new one
was offered last year and was
awarded to Brawley.
Other contestants who placed in
the mornings competition were
Betty Jane Tipps, second; and
Lois Greenlee, third.
Judges were Miss Bessie w.
Proudfoot, Mrs. T. Ray and Glenn
Keiffer.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
Society
Clubs

Keenly anticipated by music low
ers throughout the valley, the Ly-
ell Barbour concert to be presented
under the auspices of the Imperial
Valley Music Teachers association
will take place tonight at $50 o.
clock in the Wilson school auditor
ium.
Lyell Barbour, pianist, Joy Bah
cock, violinist; Hyman Davidson,
violist, and Edythe Rely Rowe,
cellist. are the artists to be present.
ed.
This quartet is an outstanding
musical EraHa and has played to en-
thusiastic applause in the leading
cities OF the coast. So splendid is its
reputation that many civic organi-
cations have been delighted to en-
dorSe the concert.
The local group feels that it has
secured an excellent concert by fine
performers and that the Barbour
quartet will make a splendid intro
duction to series Of concerts for
the future.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
OFFICERS TO BE
CHOSEN BY CLUB

Election of officers will be the
chief event at the Junior Ten
Thousand club meeting Thursday
night, April l9, which will take place
not at the club house but at Ken
yon's Desert plunge.
. A pot luck dinner is being plan
led by the hos .esses for the eve
hing, and a swim is in prospect al
ter the business meeting.
The nominating committee pre-
sented its report at the last meet
ing and on Thursday, nominations
may be made from the floor, after
which the officers will be elected.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
PEPUhal
PARAGRAPH

Miss Florence Glenn returned yes
terday from a regional conference
in Los Angeles attended by home
demonstration agents.
Present Day club members will
meet Saturday night, April 81, at
7 o'clock with Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Chestnut. The club will meet for des-
Sert after which the program will be
given by Mrs. Fred Kenyon and a
bridge game enjoyed.
Members of Boyce Aten unit OF
the American Legion Auxiliary will
hold a cooked food sale on Satur-
day, April 81, in front Of Stagnel-s
Barber shop in the 600 block on
Main street.
Mrs. Melvin o. King and her sis
ter, Miss Jean Ellen Ross, left last
weekend for Los Angeles where
they will remain until after the
summer.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
BRIDGE CLUB
ENTERTAINED

Mrs John B. McNeece, 625 Wen
sley avenue, entertained her bridge
club for dessert and game of
contract yesterday afternoon.
At the conclusion of the game
the following held high scores Mrs.
McNeece, Mrs. Richmond and Mrs.
Thatcher.
Mrs. J. W. Donohue was a guest
of the club and members present
were Mesdames Frank Richmond,
G. S. Thatcher, Carl Clemens, j..
w. Hendry, George E. Mann, j..
A. Straub and John B. McNeece.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
VERDE P. T. A.
CALLS MEETING

Verde PIT. A. will hold its reg
ular meeting on Wednesday, April
10, at lis p. m. in the Verde school.
1t is hoped that all members, par
ents and interested people will be
in attendance.
1.-THE Modern School Environ
ment" is the subject for discussion
and the Verde school will be scored
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
WOMEN OF MOOSE
TO BE HOSTESSES

Women of the Moose, Chapter
113, will be hostesses at a bridge
party Wednesday night, April ID,
at o'clock in the Academy of
Music.
They extend a cordial invitation
to the public to join them in a
game of bridge for which prizes
will be given and refreshments
served.
Those who have attended pre-
vious affairs have had a delightful
evening and are looking forward, to
tomorrow's party.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
JUNIOR DANCE
AT GOLF CLUB

Friday evening will be junior
members evening at the Barbara
Worth golf club since the club
house will be turned over TO them
for that evening when they will
hold a dance.
Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock
and an exceptionally good orches-
ira has been engaged. The affair is
open to junior members and their
friends and will follow the pleasant
routine characteristic Of previous
Junior dances which have proven so
popular.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
ST. MARY'S CARD
PARTY TONIGHT

One Of the most delightful events
Ct tonight will be the pleasant
bridge party sponsored by st.
Mary's Altar society.
All who enjoy bridge are invited
to this affair which will begin at
8 o'clock in st. Mary's hall. Prizes
will be given the winners, a door
prize Will be awarded and refresh
mentS served.
Hostesses for the evening are
Mrs. B. Berns, Mrs. Fran Mes
bitt, Mrs. George Fleming and Mrs
John ProYaZek
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
OF Interest to Women
Social Calendar
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Lyell Barbour quartet concert,
$3.50, Wilson school.
Bridge party, s, st. Mary's hall.
Entire Nos club, !. 10000 club.
Rental Protective association,
1880, chamber of commerce.
l. o. o. F. No. 397, 8, 532 Main.
I. V. Commandery No. 81, 1880,
Masonic temple.
Oasis Shrine No. 20, w. S. of j.,
s, Masonic temple.
Band, 7:45, court house.
Troop 8, b. S. A., 1880, Scout
hut.
Troop !, b. S. A., 1880, Scout
hut.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
SISTER MARY'S
z KITCHEN
TOmorrOw's Menu

BREAKFAST: Stewed rhu-
barb, cerea. cooked with raj
sins, cream, oven toast, milk.
coffee.
BREAKFAST: Bou ion,
toasted crackers, dandelion
greens with hard cooked eggs,
rye bread. steamed cup pud-
dings with sugar and cream,
milk, tea.
DINNER: Baked mold of
fish and spaghetti. caulifiower
with tomato sauce. pineapple
and cheese salad, Boston
cream pie, milk, coffee.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
BRIDGE SECTION
PLANS DINNER

Plans for a pot luck dinner to
be held in connection with their
next meeting were made at last
nights session of the Junior Ten
Thousand clubs bridge section held
in the club house.
After discussing plans for this
affair a game of contract was en-
joyed by those present.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
HAITI PRESIDENT VISITS

WASHINGTON, April II. W.R) -
President Roosevelt today gave one
of his famous front porch welcomes
to President Stenio Vincent of Haiti
who paid an official call.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17
TOMORROW

Junior chamber of commerce,
$3.50, California hotel.
Ladies day, golf club.
Verde PIT. A., 2:15, Verde
school.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-17

to see how it measures up to
the standards set by the state board
of education.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
HONOR PLAQUE
GOES TO LOCAL
SERVICE STATION

The Honor Plaque for Texaco ser
vice stations in Arizona, for the
month of January, was awarded to
the Nogales Texaco Super Service
Station, Grand avenue and Elm
street, it became known yesterday.
This is the first time the plaque
has ever been awarded to a station
outside of Tucson and Phoenix. The
plaque for this month was based on
December sales.
The local station in December in
creased gallonage to the largest
point in the past two years. Motor
oil ratio was one to fifty-five, and
the fabrication rack showed an in
crease of SO percent over the
month of November.
Tire and tube sales were very
good and insofar as operations
were concerned the Nogales station
was by far the most outstanding
in this zone, said letter accomp-
anying the plaque.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
Second Semester
Opening Monday

The second Semester'S work in
the Nogales Public Schools will be-
gin on Monday, January 29th. Tsl-..
asmuch as registration for begin
ming children in the primary grades
has been taken care of during the
past week, classes will begin with
out any interruption on Monday.
If there are some children who
have not registered this past week,
they may register Monday, such
registrations being taken care of as
the building principals have time
for this work. Children who will
be six years old not later than
March 1st will be enrolled in either
the first or pre-primary classes as
Lincoln School, Elm School or
Grand Avenue School. The schools
are permitted to register children
in these grades if they are under
six years old If they show, upon
examination, that they have suf-
ficient foundation in scholastic
work to enable them to carry on
the work.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
WASHINGTON MAN NEW HEAD
OF TRANSIENT CAMP, RESULT
OF SHAKE-UP IN PERSONNEL
Ernest Brewer Succeeds Joe Gibbs AS Acting
Director OF Camp Phoenix Woman
New Case Worker

ization to clicking. I'm going to try
to make this camp one big family"
it was stated to The International
this week by Mr.. Brewer.
The camp on Monday had pop
ulation of 512, 20 more arrived
Tuesday from Tucson and about 81
came in Thursday from Phoenix.
The camp hospital has so tuber-
cular patients and the infirmary
has IL.
MI. Brewer said the camp is
very shy in athletic equipment and
that donations would be greatly
appreciated.
He said that practically every
man in the camp now is assigned to
some duty and that they work six
hours each day except Saturday
and Sunday. On Saturdays they
work three and one half hours. He
declared that eventually the Nogales
camp would be the biggest camp
in Arizona
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
Postmaster Exam
Will Be Held Here

The United States Civil Service
Commission, at the request OF the
Postmaster General, announces a
competitive examination for Post
master in Nogales will be held.
Receipt of applications will close
on February Is, 1884.
This examination is held under
the Presidents order Of July II,
1888, and not under the civil SER
vice acts and rules.
Competitors will not be required
to report for examination at any
place, but will be rated upon their
education and training, business ex-
perience and fitness.
Percons seeking the appointment
are requested to apply to the Sec
retary of the board of civil service
examiners at the post office in No
gales or to the United States Civil
Service Commission, Washington, D.
c., for application Form 10, and
Form 2213, containing definite in
formation in regard to the exam
nation.
E. D. Miller, Nogales newspaper
man. has been recommended for
5he local postmastership by Mrs
Isabella Greenway, Congresswoman
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
EDUCATORS TO
SPEAK AT HIGH
SCHOOL TUESDAY

The worth of Arizona's children,
not in silver dollars, gold dollars,
inflated currency nor in stabilized
currency, but in actual human val
ues, will be presented to the par
ents and school patrons of Nogales
In two programs, by prominent ed
ucators. both state and national,
the afternoon and evening of jan
uary 30th, when Hughes Mearns of
New York University. H. E. Hen
dirk, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, prominent state ed
ucational workers and members of
the staff of the state superintend-
ent's office appear here.
The programs are arranged under
the auspices of County Superintend-
ent Lula r. Larimore and will be
held at 2 o'clock and 7:30 o'clock
at the High School in Nogales.
The two parties presenting the
programs, will have Prof. Mearns
and Supt. Hendrix, with one men,
Der of the state staff in one group,
and with a prominent state speaker,
DR.. Grady Gammage Of the Ari-
zona State Teachers College at
Tempe, and two members Of the
state staff in the other group.
Local schools, through the coop
Grafton of the county superintend-
ent and the local superintendent.
A. j. Mitchell, are urging that all
parents and other citizens interest
ed in the cost and efficiency of
public education. or those who
would plan for the future of their
children's lives, be present at one
or both programs.
The subject of Prof. Mearns' ad-
dress will be "Unguessed Gifts"
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
PUBLIC URGED
TO P.ATRONIZE
BIRTHDAY BALI

Urging the public to patron!zf
the Presidents Birthday Ball At
the Elks Club Tuesday night, J. c
Lynch, chairman of the local ticket
selling committee, issued the fol-
lowing statement last evening:
"The ticket committee reports g
most enthusiastic response on the
part of Nogales people to partici-
pate in this nationwide movement
to honor the President Oh his
birthday.
"It becomes a great privilege rath-
er than a duty when it is under
stood that this is but a small ex-
preston of gratitude to man who
is putting his whole l:fe into q
work for the benefit Of mankind
"Thare never was a time when
patriotism and fellowship were more
perfectly blended, at so slight a sac
rifice than in this concerted action
to make a gift to Our President
with which he in turn is to endow
Warm Springs Foundation for the
cure of the many in our land, who
are. or may be, afflicted as he was,
With infantile paralysis.
"All that is needed fer each man,
woman or child, in NogaleS, to be-
come a part Of this great movement
is the purchase Of a so cent ticket
to the Presidents Birthday Ball or
Tuesday night January 30.
''Tickets may be had locally at
all hotels, drug stores, banks, thf
postoffice, or at the ticket commit
tees headquarters in thu Montezu-
ma Hotel.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
COAST AVIATORS
ON FISHING TRIP

Walter Varney and Don Cardiff
of Oakland arrived at the Nogales
international Airport, Tuesday.
They made the Los Angeles-No-
gales leg of the trip in three hours
and ten minutes in Varney'S Lock-
heed Ryan, it was said
Varney formerly owned Varneys
Speed Lines, operating from San
Francisco across the bay to Oakland
The two CalifornianS will leave
here tomorrow by air to accompany
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney and son of New York on a
fishing trip to Guaymas Bay. The
Whitneys who have been visiting at
Obregon City arrived here Friday
to meet their son who came from
New York.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
NOTORIOUS GANG WANTED In
INDIANA AND OHIO JAILED
IN TUCSON AFTER VISIT HERE
Bonds OF Each Man In Party Fixed At 100000 And
Women At $4,000; Tucson Officers Will
Get Heavy Reward

John Dillinger and three other
members of the notorious "Dillinger
gang" of bank robbers and machine
gun terrorists supreme in the mid
west, who were captured in Tucson
Thursday afternoon and evening.
we're visitors in Nogales Wednesday
afternoon and Thursday morning,
it became known yesterday.
The four were here in Stude-
baker car bearing Florida license
plates and a Buick that had Wis
consin plates.
After reading q description in
yesterday mornings Arizona Daily
Star of the cars which were seized
following capture of the bandlt5
Fred Hannah of Nogales, said he
remembered seeing the two cars
parked on Grand avenue near the
Rodriguez hardware store Wednes-
day and Thursday morning.
The machine guns seized where
the gangsters were stopping in Tue
son were probably the ones that
Dillinger and confederates grabbed
in a holdup of the Peru, Indiana
police station a few month ago, ac-
cording to a former Peru man. now
living in Nogales. The former Peru
ite said the gang held up the PERT
police about 10 O'Clock one night
and took their machine guns, bull
let proof vests, reyolvers, and po-
lice badges after having robbed a
number of Indiana banks.
The Tucson officers who captur-
ed the long sought party Of bandits
will probably receive a reward to-
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
RICE MARKET
HOLDS UP STRONG

The rice market is holding up
strong and the rice association is
handling the marketing in sue
cessful manner, it was declared yes
terday by John G.. George, just back
from the Yaqui Valley where he
spent ten days.
THE big worry of the farmers
down there now is the shortage OF
water in the Yaqui river to ma
ture the wheat crop but to date
the wheat has been fine, said Mr.
George.
Mr.. George stated that Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney of New York,
who has been in the Yaqui Valley
for some time, would pass through
here yesterday via airplane enroute
with his wife to Tucson.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
No Effective Opposition In This
Session OF Congress To Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (Auto-
caster)-The first showdown be-
tween Pres dent Roosevelt and Con-
gress resulted in victory for the
President which makes one thing
certain; there will be no effective
opposition at this session to Mr..
Roosevelts economy program.
Although it was a narrow margin
by which the House adopted the
rule that changes in the Admins
tration's budget could not even be
considered unless recommended by
the proper committee, it was clear
enough victory. It ties the hands
Of the House against any changes
in the veterans compensation laws,
government salaries or other items
except as the President recommends
them.
The rule was adopted in the face
of tremendous pressure from lobbies
interested in getting something for
the groups they represent. The
eighty-four Democratic members
who voted for it were not voting
against the President but for their
constituents represented by thoce
lobbyists. Now that they have the
rule to hide behind nearly all OF
them can be counted on to stand
behind the President.
In other words. Congress is 60
ing to continue to do whatever the
President asks it to do; for if ii
stands with him on reducing ex-
penses in the ordinary budget, it
is impossible to imagine this or any
other Congress opposing him when
he wants to spend money, in the
extraordinary budget. II is not il,
the nature of Congress to be eco
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
MRS. SHEPLEY
WEEDS R. CLARK

Mrs. Laura Pearson Shepley, said
to be a wealthy woman from Min
neapolis and New York City, who
has been living in the Nogales and
Tucson districts for the past two
and one half years, was married
in Lordsburg, N. M, at 2 O'Clock
Wednesday morning to Robert
Clark, former deputy sheriff in the
Ruby district.
Witnesses at the wedding We're
]. G.. Hess, G.. A. Little, Charles
Chapman and Jerome Mauger, all
except Little, being associated with
Mrs. Clark in a mining venture in
the Tumacacori mountains north
west of Nogales.
In celebration of the nuptials a
supper was given by the bride to
about so guests at the Border Cafe
wednesday evening followed by a
dance in the lobby of the Hotel
Montezuma.
Guests at the supper and dance
we're Col. C. L. Langdon, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. C. Hess, A. B. Chapman.
G. Mauger, T. M. Clark, Sheriff
and Mrs. H. j. Brown. Judge and
Mrs. Charles l.. Hardy, DR.. and Mrs
". A. Smoker, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H
Sisk, Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm c. Lit
tie. Jr., Sam Brarker, Miss Mary
williams, Arthur Fain, Miss Ruth
Mckinney, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Sharpe, Al Saxon, Miss Florence
Hannah, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Lynch
Miss Rose Lynch and Mrs. Eliza
beth Hawkey.
Mr.. Clark, the bridegroom Is
foreman of his brides mining eX-
ploration project in the mountains
back of the John Cumming rancf
where she is searching for Span
ish treasures said to have beer
hidden in 1893 by the early padres
Nogales international., 1934-01-27

Ernest E. Brewer of Washington
d c.. is the new acting director OF
the Nogales Transient Camp as 6
result of complete Shake-up If
the personnel Of officers and Of
flee help. Brewer succeeds Joe Gibbs
Miss Mercer of Phoenix has sue
ceeded Miss Marian Whiddon as
case worker, the patrol force has
been reorganized, and men workers
frcm Phoenix have succeeded sew
eral girls in the general offices OF
the local camp.
81 am trying to get the organ
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
CANCSTERS, CAPTURED IN TUCSON, WERE IN N0GALES
I INJURED IN
EXPLOSION OF
POWDER HERE

Four Nogales employees of the
Peoples Freight Lines, Inc, one of
whom died a few hours after the
accident, were burned in an explo-
sion about II o'clock Tuesday morn
;ng while unloading a shipment of
tlack powder a few feet south Of
the freight lines office, Arroyo
boulevard and Elm street.
Those injured were Chester
Rosenstarn, local manager; Jose
Dominguez, 80; Manuel Leyva.
about %; and Manuel Otero, about
25.
Dominguez and Leyva were tn
worst burned. Dominguez died at
$50 o'clock Tuesday evening at ST..
Joseph's Hospital. Leyva, although
badly burned, continued yesterday
to show improvement.
Rosenstern, who was taken to his
home on Quarry street, has third
degree burns cn both hands and
the upper left side of his face was
scorched. Otero was burned ON both
hands and on one Of his legs.
About one half of Leyva's body was
burned.
The explosion occurred when a
can of the powder was placed on
an uncrated automobile battery
causing a short circuit. The four
men were trapped in huge cover
ed van from which the powder and
a shipment of batteries were being
unloaded onto a small truck.
Funeral services were held yes
terday for Dominguez. He is sur
vived by his widow and four small
children, the oldest of whom is
eight years and the youngest
baby two weeks old.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
SEAU REMAINS
SHIPPED NORTH

The remains of Marches Seau,
rs. who died Monday afternoon at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Or
Vile Field on Dunbar Drive, were
shipped Tuesday to Dillon, Mont,
for burial.
Mr.. Seau had recently come here
from Montana hoping that the
southwestern climate would improve
his health. Death was due to per-
niciouS anemia
Among his surviving relatives are
two daughters, Mrs. M. H. Bough-
ten and Mrs. Field, both of Nogales.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
Construction OF Flood Control
Conduit Here To Cost $226, $685. .55

A low bid of 1926, ,99855 was sub
m;tted by the T. A. Allen Construc-
ton Company of Los Angeles on
construction of the flood control
conduit at Nogales.
Bids were opened in Ell Paso
Monday. Award Of contract is to
be announced shortly.
High bid was $364,111 and next to
low bid was $685. 5,228.
It is expected that the work will
get under way within the next
month or six weeks. At the open
ing of bids in Ell Paso the city of
Nogales was represented by Former
Mayor Harry J. Karns.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
3 IN RACE FOR
CARNIVAL QUEEN

Senoritas Tuchi Grham, Emma
Roberts and NIecne Gonzalez are
candidates for queen of the annual
mardi gras in Nogales, Sonora.
The mardi gras will be held on
Feb. II, IL and 13.
Supporters of Miss Grham are
carrying green btusting on their
cars The Roberts cars carry red
and white, and the Gonzalez blue.
Nogales international., 1934-01-27
nNNlcal.
Monetary Program

1lC1ItCdl.
The Monetary Program
It can be taken for granted, then,
as it was in the extraordinary seS-
sion last Spring, that whatever the
President asks for he can get. Con-
gres5 may or may not have acted
on the Presidents monetary pro-
gram by the time this is printed,
but there is no ground to believe
that it will not be carried out.
Briefly, what the President re-
commends, after consultation with
all the members of the important
committees of both Houses of Con-
gresS, IS another step, although not
a complete one as yet. toward the
stabilization of the dollar in terms
of gold and the further backing Of
United States currency with silver
in addition to gold. He asked that
the top limit of value of the gold
dollar be fixed at 40 percent less
than at present, or a "sixty-cent
dollar" and that it be not per-
mitted to fall below half its present
gold content. But the most import
ant part of the plan is to make the
Federal Treasury the sole custodian
of all monetary gold. The Federal
Reserve Banks are to surrender their
gold to the Treasury and receive
in exchange for it gold certificates,
at the new valuation.
Money Possibilities
This will make it possible for the
Government and the Federal Reser-
We Banks, between them to issue
more than eleven billion dollars OF
currency, at the accepted ratio OF
one dollar in currency against 40