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Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

told me about you; that's why I
wasn't so surprised when you drop
ped in on me. But harkl'
The little elf stood listening.
Here they comet" he said.
"Who?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
THE company!" laughed the elf,
who was no larger than Baby Bun
ty, the orphan rabbit. Here they
come! Now must get the tea rea-
dyl" He began to make fire on
some bare ground he uncovered by
scraping away snow on the floor of
the cave. Out of a hole in the snowy
wall of the cave the elf took tea
pot, kettle and big bag of cakes.
III melt some icicles to make wa
ter for the tea," he said to Uncle
Wiggily.
Wont the fire melt the snow so
the top of the cave will fall in on
us, as if it were a snow house?"
asked the rabbit.
"Oh, no." said the elf. Il won't
make the fire hot enough. Any
how, you know the Eskimos at the
North Pole, where my cousin Jack
Frost lives, always make little fires
in their snow houses to boil the tea.
1t will be all right. Don't worry"
So Uncle Wiggily didn't worry
Then, all of a sudden, when the
kettle began to boil, and the little
elf was opening the bag of cakes
the sounds of jolly laughter and
singing sounded in the far end of
the cave. Also there was the sound
of running feet.
Here's the company! Here's the
company" shouted the elf.
I'm glad of that" spoke Mr.
Longears. I'm so hungry for cakes
and tea that I can hardly wait"
In another moment the cave was
filled with animal children who
came rushing out of a long, Whit
hall. And what was Uncle Wiggily's
surprise to see that the company
was made up of his own little bun
ny rabbits and all the other animal
boys and girls from the Hollow
Stump School. And the Lady Mouse
Teacher was with them and so was
Mr.. Whitewash, the Polar Beal
gentleman. And if the egg beatei
will put some Brown Betty pudding
-, on the ham sandwich to make il
look like roast turkey, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily's tea party
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
SCHOOL CHILDREN ASSISTED BY
FUNDS Of RELIEF COMM TTEE

committee which agreed to pay for
free lunches which should be pres
cribed for children who were found
to be undernourished. Free lunches
and milk have been served to these
children through the school cafeter-
la since October 10, 1888 and
monthly bill is sent to the relief
committee which reimburSes the
school.
Children Improved
The children are weighed every
month to see if any additional as
sistance is needed. The gains in
weight have been remarkable and
almost every child has made a spec
tacular improvement and this is
noted not only in their physical con-
dition but in their ability to i'm
prove in their school work.
For those children found to be
physically handicapped, it was nee
| eSsary to use the facilities of the
city and county to clear up the de-
fects discovered so that their sys-
TENS could be able to take proper
care of the food. Twenty such
children have been treated to clear
up these handicaps. Glasses have
been supplied, tonsils have been re-
moved and other treatments pre-
scribed through cooperation of the
doctors and various community Or
Examinations.
Although the outlook was rather
dismal at the beginning of the
school year, it is much brighter now.
The children are making excellent
gains and are once more able to
enjoy their school work and do we'll
with it, in place of just dragging
through day, wasting their time
and energy, the teacher IS time and
energy and the money that it costs
to educate the children.
feel that it should give the COM
munity great satisfaction to have
the relief dollar which they are con-
tributing used to improve the health
of the children. 1t makes for the
upbuilding of healthy community
and prevents county institutions
from being over-run with sick peo-
pie.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
COMPANY

Uncle Wiggily, who had fallen
into a snow cave when trying to
walk home on top of the drifts, with
barrel slaves strapped on his paws,
like skis, looked at the cute little
elf who was jumping up and down
in front of him.
You seem to like it here in this
snow cave, my little man. said the
rabbit.
"Of course 7 do" said the elf.
This snow cave is my home and I
am expecting company pretty soon
and I'm going to give them tea and
cakes. 1t will be regular party!"
he shouted, jumping up and clicking
his heels together three times and
then turning a somersault. He didn't
dare turn a peppersault for that
would have been too hot and would
have melted the snow of the cave.
who is to be the company?'
asked Mr.. Longears.
"Oh, that's a Secret!" laughed the
elf. II can't tell you yet. But they'll
be here pretty soon"
Il was hoping l might be the COM
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
Wetv Ruling On
Cotton Acreage

New ruling, just received by Frank
Beyschlag, farm advisor, relative to
eligibility for the cotton acreage
reduction contracts for 1934-35, will
make many more valley lands eligi-
BILE.
According to this ruling any land
that was in cotton in 1888 may come
under the contract regardless wheth-
or not it was under the acreage re-
duction contract in that year.
The meeting at which all cotton
growers and all owners of land
which was in cotton during 1929
80 as previously specified, is at 100
tomorrow afternoon, Friday. Janu-
airy 10, in the farm advisor S office
at the court house. The 1934-35
contracts will be explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
BY EDITH L .EICKE
FL Centre School Nurse

How the FL Centro Relief COM
mittee has come to the aid OF un-
dernourished children in the local
schools is something of which the
general public is unaware and re-
garding which school officials feel
it should be informed.
At the beginning of the school
year every child in the elementary
school district was weighed and
measured. 1t was found that II
per cent of the children were 10 per
cent or more underweight.
The United States public health
service believes that when child Is
IL per cent or more underWeight, it
is a serious matter, and that steps
should be taken to build up such
children.
Fifty per cent of the children who
were underweight were found to be
as high as ID, 20 and 25 per cent
below normal figures. A study was
, undertaken to find out the cause for
this condition. We endeavored to
ascertain if parents were employed
or not. Many of the underweight
children plainly showed the lack of
sufficient food, and in many cases
their parents were unable to furnish
food through lack of work.
| In many other cases the cause of
underweight was found to be poor
physical condition due to defective
teeth, enlarged tonsils, which in
duced frequent colds, and other
| causes.
1t was concluded that many of
these children needed more nour-
ishment than they were getting at
home and that some of the physi-
cal handicaps discovered should be
cleared up in order to make the food
supply effective.
The results of the survey were
\ presented t0 the FL Cantro Pellet
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
! be OoVe WoS ElIledWlER chIdn

re cove NOS llllSQ Wlt1 clll0reh
pany you were expecting went on
Mr.. LongearS.
"Oh, I suppose your hungry" ="
chuckled the elf.
Just little" admitted Uncle
Wiggily. Il could do nicely with
some cakes and tea"
you shall have some as soon as
the company gets here spoke the
elf. You see, you weren't exactly
expected"
"No, I did drop in on you unex-
pectedly," admitted Mr. Longears.
This was very true, for he had
fallen in through the roof Of the
snow cave and nothing is more un-
expected than that.
You remember that Uncle Wig
gily was visiting Mr.. TWistytail, The
sick pig. The bunny gentleman left
his bungalow in snow storm. He
stayed quite a while with the pig,
and when MIR. LongearS started
home the snow was so deep that II
he had stepped on it he would have
sunk in up to his nose. SO Mrs.
Twistytail made him the barrel
stave snow shoes. But they didn't
40 much good, either.
So now here the bunny rabbit
was, in a snow cave with an elf
who was expecting company TO tea.
And 1 wish they'd hurry" said
Uncle Wiggily, who was getting
more and more hungry. He looked
at the elf and said: Haven't seen
you before, my little friend?"
Il think you may have seen some
one who looked like me, was the
answer. How about Jack Frost?"
That's it! Are you Jack Frost
asked Uncle Wiggily.
mo, I'm his cousin. and we do
look a bit alike" said the eli. "tle
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
Editorial Page
and
Features
BARD STATION NEEDS HELP

A determined fight to retain the gov
ernmental experimental station at Bard,
now threatened with closing through
failure to include an appropriation for it
in the agricultural department budget,
should be made by every organization and
industry in Imperial Valley.
Protests have already been made by the
Ell Centre and Yuma Chambers of Com
merce, which have sent letters to the
members of the California and Arizona
congressional delegations at Washington
enlisting their support for retention of
the station.
This is the only federal experiment
station in the Southwest and it is of much
Importance, particularly to Imperial
Valley, even though many of US are none
too familiar with its work
1t is an Imperial Valley institution and
we should be interested in its welfare
Just as much as though it were located in
Ell Centre, Brawley or Calexico.
Because there are few residents in the
Bard area, it is impossible for them to
make protest sufficiently strong to
carry much weight at the capital The
assistance of the valley is essential if the
protest is to be an effective one.
Congressman George Burnham started
the light to retain the station last week.
Protests from every organization and in
dustry in the valley should be sent to him,
so that he may be provided with ammun-
ltlon in making his fight for inclusion of
the station in the agricultural depart
ment's budget.
Aside from the Importance of the sta
ton In itself, this is an opportunity for
imperial Valley to show that it really has
an interest in the Bard area and that this
interest is not confined entirely to cleo
ton time when candidates for office visit
Bard and the river sections to seek votes
The Bard area is entitled to the sup
port of the entire valley and the latter
will be remiss in caring for its own in
stltutions if it fails to answer the call at
this time
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
Don't TrifIe With Coughs

Don't let them get strangle
hold. Fight germs quickly. Creo-
mulsion combines major helps in
one. Powerful but harmless. Pleas
ant to take. No narcotics. Your own
druggist is authorized to refund
your money on the spot if your
cough or cold is not relieved by
Creomulsion. adv,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

Following series of negotiations,
the officers of the Security Com
mercial and Savings Bank of Ell
! Centro today announced that a deal
had been 'consummated whereby
their institution takes over the bus
mess of the First National Bank
of Heber.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

Published every evening (except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street,
El Centro California. w. c. Costello business
manager. Telephone &C. business office; 700 edi-
torial department Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
SNAPPED CONES FOR SHOES

OLATHE, Kans. U.pJ - Druggist
George w. Norris not the senator
of Nebraska) offered ice cream
cones In exchange for old shoes.
Norris offer cost him l,244 cones,
but over 800 poor persons were Civ
en fairly good footwear.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-There
is coy why don'cha come up and
see me sometime" game being play
ed by the house labor committee
and Madame Secretary of Labor
Perkins.
Chairman Connery OF the house
committee insists that he means no
slight to madame secretary. She in
sists that she means no slight to
Chairman Connery.
The invitations they exchanged
started when the committee sug-
gested that Miss Perkins appear on
Capitol Hill for hearing SO they
could avoid missing a roll call. Miss
Perkins replied cordially that she'd
rather receive the committeeman in
the Labor building, blocks away.
The house committeeman didn't
accept her invitation. They said
they numbered 81 and that it was
easier for the Secretary of Labor,
who numbers only one, to come TO
them. Miss Perkins didn't go, but
insisted nonetheless:
II have only the most cordial re-
lations with the house committee. I
am sure Chairman Connery's COM
mittee and will cooperate.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

Fred Niblo, movie director of Hol-
lywood, has bought the 1,780-acre
Squires livestock and alfalfa ranch
in Lake county.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
TEN YEARS AGO
January 10. 1924

Members of the board of directors
of the Ell Centro golf club believe
that the early part of next month
will see the new grounds ready for
use.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
MILITIA DESIRABLE

Proposal to form a battalion of state
suggested several times in the past de-
cade, should be pushed actively and ev-
cry effort made to bring it to fulfillment.
The past week has demonstrated that
occasions may arise when Imperial Val
ley needs policing beyond the power of
the regularly constituted law officers to
supply.
Militia would make it unnecessary to
depend upon outside assistance or volun-
teers who must sacrifice their own bus
inesS without compensation when called
into service.
Moreover, military training such as
would be made possible by organized COM
panieS of militia, would be distinctly ad-
vantageous to youths of Imperial Valley.
Many of these are growing up with only
haZy idea of the advantages of disci-
pline and obedience to superior authority,
and the desirability of team work.
The physical and mental benefits to be
derived from military training, are we'll
known to hundreds of valley residents
who derived them under somewhat stren-
uous circumstances in 1917-1S and In '9S.
These frown on "militarism' as the term
is usually used, but recognize the value of
such training as would be made available
by organized militia.
Those sponsoring the formation of mil
itia should have the support of the sew
eral veterans organizations in the valley
and of all others who are interested, not
only in the maintenance of law and order,
but in giving our youngsters chance to
benefit by the fundamentals to be found
in the Infantry Drill Regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 10, 1914

Mr.. and Mrs. M. R. Mercereau
will build a two-story dwelling on
their fine quarter section.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Conant re-
turned from Los Angeles yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
January 10. 1919

Consolidation of the Red Cross
and Farm Home department in the
various farm centers to work for
the common end of community and
national good is one of the projects
being sponsored by Miss Ruth Die
key, head of the home department
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
GRID STARS PICK BEAUTIES

ATHENS, Ohio UP)-Three full
pages of Ohio university feminine
pulchritude, selected by University
of Michigan championship football
men, appear in the Ohioan, student
magazine here. Three of the schools
beauties each occupy full page of
the publication, their pictures ap-
pearing in the order they were cho-
sen by the Wolverine gridmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

Speaker Rainey reports that Sec
retary of the Treasury Morgenthau
is annoyed with the amusing house
controversy over which committee
shall have the honor of speeding
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19
N y 'W'iteat2L:
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY


Fair tonight and Saturday; little
change in temperature; moderate
humidity; gentle, changeable winds.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau.
Maximum yesterday ..........................77
Minimum today ................................37
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature 66
Humidity ..................................... 80
Reading at a. m. Today
Temperature Al
Humidity ............................ Sd
Reading at p. m. Yesterday
Temperature .................................. 81
Humidity As
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

Radicals can't satisfactorily explain
why they insist on violating the same law
which they call upon to protect them.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

Britain's manipulation of the for
eign exchange market, affecting the
American dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

A Los Angeles girl IA years old, tried
suicide following quarrel with her
sweetheart. Her parents certainly rate
a spanking
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

The st. Paul incident indicates that the
kldnapers have not been scared as badly
as we thought they were.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

If there has been grating in the Los
Angeles CWA those guilty should be CIV
en- the extreme punishment, no matter
who they may be.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

Attorney Frank Birkhauser was a
court house visitor from Brawley
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-19

Wild horses are fast disappearing
from ranges in Nevada.
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: THE INDIANAPOLIS TINES

will join the marchers. The parade
then viii move around the north
segment of Monument Circle into
w. Market-st, to Capitol-av. thence
south to Westinghouse, east to
Delaware-st, north to Massachu-
setts-av and out the avenue to the
temple at New Jersey-st.
In the parade will be a police
escort commanded by Capt. Lewis
L. johnson, the 60-piece Murat band,
the Shrine Arab patrol and the
Murat Gun Club, with full drum
and bugle corps, and the Murat
Chanters.
Five other shrine temples will
send delegations. Louisville will
send band and patrol, as will Hadi
Temple, Evansville. Other temples
expected to participate are Zorah,
Terre Haute; Orak, Hammond;
Mizpah, FIT. Wayne.
The parade will get under way
at 2. The official reception of the
imperial potentate and other dig
nitaries will follow and at 4 the
ritualistic section will start. Her
chel M. Tebay, Murat potentate,
will be assisted by his personal staff
and Indiana Shrine Temple officials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-10
MURAT TEMPLE
TO MAKE FINAL
JUBILEE PLANS
ShrinerS Prepare for Golden
Anniversary Event
Friday.

Final arrangements for the color
full f1ftieth anniversary ceremonial of
Murat Temple Friday afternoon and
night, will be made tomorrow night
at meeting called by Carson B.
Harris, Bloomington, golden jubilee
chairman.
All members of the Murat uni
formed units and of every ceremonial
committee have been invited to at
tend the session to arrange the de-
tails of the program in which more
than 5000 Shriners will participate.
The group Of fraternal notables
coming here for the ceremonial will
be headed by Dana S. Williams, i'm
perial potentate for North America.
ShrinerS from three states also are
expected.
Decoration of the mosque, where
the ceremonial meetings will be held,
began today with a hag-raising
ceremony at 2. Business houses,
particularly those along the line of
march for Friday afternoons
parade, have agreed to decorate
their buildings with the Shrine
colors of red, green and yellow, to-
gether with the national colorS.
Capt. Vernon G. Shelter of Murat
Patrol, today announced the line of
march. The procession will move
west On Michigan-St from Murat
Mosque, thence south on Pennsyl-
vania-st to Market-st, and west to
the northeast segment of Monument
Circle where the visiting dignitaries
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-10
SCOTTISH RITE
LEADER NAMED
DINNER SPEAKER
Milwaukee Man to Address
ConVocation Banquet
Here Thursday.

Ritualistic ceremonies for a fall
class Of more than one hundred Will
terminate Thursday night when
Herbert Norman Latin, Milwaukee,
Wis, will deliver an address at the
convocation banquet Of Indianapolis
Rite, Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite.
Mr.. Latin, many years a leader in
York and Scottish Rite Masonry.
IS a past grand master Of the grand
lodge Of Wisconsin and active mem
Der for that state in the supreme
council.
Other notables expected to take
part in the program will be DR.. Gay
lord NJ. Leslie, TT. Wayne, deputy
Tor Indiana. and Alfred NJ. Gloss
brenner, indianapolis, active for the
state; Paul z. Fisher. thrice potent
master Of the Lodge of Perfection.
Class reunions will begin tomor-
row, when the Golden Jubilee Class
viii meet at 6. The Robert G. Nc
Clure Class will hold a business
meeting and election Thursday noon
and at the Edmund B. Ball Class
will assemble.
Rituahstic ceremonies will begin
tomorrow morning when the second
section candidates will take the oath
OF fealty TO the supreme council and
witness comforting of the Fourth
TO Fourteenth Degrees.
Mr.. Latin will be honored Thurs
day noon at the Cathedral at a
meeting Of the Thirty-third Degree
members of the Rite.
Frank E. Gavin is president and
j. Ralph Fenstermaker is secretary
Of the Rite.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-10
Widow SIZES

GREENSBURG, Dec. l0.-Dam-
ages of $4,000 are asked in a suit
filed in Decatur Circuit Court here
by Mrs. Jean Buell., widow of Scott
Buell., who was killed May this
year in an explosion at a bulk gas
oline station.
The Decatur County Cooperative
Association, his employer, is Defend
ant. 1t is alleged in the suit that
q spark from a knife type of cleo
trio switch ignited the gas fumes as
Mr.. Buell. operated the switch to
shut off current to gasoline pump
motors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-10
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
TURNS DOWN CHANGES
Votes Against Four Amendments to
Its Constitution.

Three proposed amendments to
the constitution and general laws of
the International Typographical
Union were voted down yesterday by
members of indianapolis Local No. /.
They were a proposal that no sub
ordinate union shall make a con-
tract for work week in excess of
40 hours and prohibiting a member
from holding a situation obligating
him to work more than 40 hours; a
proposal to make the second vice
president a full-time officer; and a
proposal to specify the form of char
tiers to be granted to local unions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-10
Veteran Teacher Dies

BIZ Times Special
MARION, Dec. 10.-Miss Alsa Jane
Thomas. a Marion school teacher
for more than 30 years, is dead. a
victim of heart disease. Miss
Thomas had served as a member
of the executive committee of the
Indiana State Teachers Association
and as president Of the Marion unit
of the Business and Professional
Women's Club and the Marion
Teachers Federation. At the time
of her death she was secretary Of
the Grant County tuberculosis As
ISOLATION.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-10
Slot Machines Banned

SHEBBYVILLE, Dec. IU.-SheIby
County must be cleared of slot ma
chimes, Circuit Judge James A. En-
inert declared when he fined Russell
Booher SIS for having one of the de-
vices in his Wayside Inn, three
miles north of here.
Judge Emmert aided officers in
demolishing the machine which
Booher possessed.
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By Times Special
RISING SUN, Dec. 10-Despite
his 81 years, Andrew Devoe was
among those entered in the
Powell Crosley Jr. old timers muz-
zle loading rifle meet here. In
the picture he is holding his rifle
and his discharge as a Civil War
soldier. He served three years in
the artillery.
Youngest among those entered
in the meet was Martin Lang Jr.,
Cincinnati. He is 8.
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Indiana in Brief

Indianapolis salesman
~ cepted his $4,000
filed Bartholomew
cult here. defendant is the
incurred
and Charles Mendnhan
Franklin 15 1892 Mr. Lppert passenger
in he