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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
FORMER RESIDENT
MARRIED IN YUMA

FL Centrans will be interested in
the news of the marriage Thurs
day of last week in Yuma, Arizona,
of Miss Natalie Gillette of Alham-
bra. to Gilbert Evans, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Evans of this
city.
Judge E. A. Freeman officiate5
at the ceremony and the young
couple we're accompanied by Miss
Doris Dreasher of Westmorland and
Melvin Holman. also of Westmor-
land. .s, ..,s..sses 49,.
After the wedding the bride and
groom came to El Centre to visit
relatives here, later. going to San
Diego. They will make their home
at Arcadia.
The groom is we'll known to many
in this city as he attended tye local
schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31

through one central county agent.
The second important change pro-
poses the installation of a uniform
cost accounting system to be used
by all publcly-supported units.
School authorities have indicat-
ed they will not initiate any move-
ment against removing the limita-
ton whereby districts may increase
their expenditures only per cent
per year, but they will be more
willing tc "go along'' with repre-
sentatives of any other govern
mental unit which has found this
provision of the Riley y-Stewart tax
plan irksome.
Teacher Tenure Issue
That the proviso has been both
ersome is amply illustrated by the
hundreds of applications to gain
permission of the state board of
equalization to exceed the limita-
tions.
The question of teacher tenure
still is live issue, particularly ir
Southern California where a move
ment has got under way to permit
cities to set up a special civil SER
vice commission for the schools.
Under the original plan, it would
apply only to metropolitan areas.
Another proposed change is aim
ed at the bill, passed by the 1888
legislature, whereby certain strict
architectural specifications would
set up for school buildings as a
means of guarding against their
destruction by earthquakes.
Some school officials have pro-
posed that the bill be modified to
apply only to school buildings
known to be in "active earthquake
zones.o Others believe the inspec-
ton fees, at least, should be re-
duced inasmuch as they have been
a heavy burden on some of the
small school districts. One exam
pie pointed out that $50 fee was
necessary for a building costing
only $3.50 to erect.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
DANCE THURSDAY
CELEBRATES NEW
YEARS ARRIVAL

Horn in to have a footing good
time" is the invitation issued by the
United Spanish War Veterans and
Auxiliary who are planning dance
Thursday night in the Veterans
hall.
Horns will be given out so that
the New Year may be welcomed
and another special feature of the
evening is doughnuts and coffee are
to be served.
Good music will be on hand and
everyone is assured Of good time.
Dancing will begin at $50 o'clock
Thursday evening, January 3, in
| the Veterans hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
RETURNS FROM
STATE SALES
TAX BOOSTED

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81. W.H -
An unexpected business squirt has
added $1,700,000 in state sales taxes
beyond expectations, according to
Arlin E. Stockburger, state finance
director.
In a report to Gov. Frank F. Mer-
riam, Stockburger declared the ex-
ira revenue contributed chiefly to
reducing the state deficit for the
last five months by some $4,000. 900.
The actual deficiency in the gen.
eral fund for the five-month pc
riod was 17,190,000, compared with
an estimated S19,500,000.
Revenues collected for highway
and motor vehicle purposes in 1884
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
Society
Clubs
TEN THOUSAND
CLUB LUNCHEON
THIS THURSDAY

First bridge luncheon in the new
year at the Ten Thousand club
house vii take place on Thursday
of this week. January 3, at ] d. m.
in the club house. The committee
in charge invites not only club
members, but all women of the
community interested, to attend
this affair.
Mrs c. S. Thatcher, chairman of
the committee in charge, has ar
ranged delicious menu for the
luncheon. II is asked that reserva-
tions be made as soon as possible,
either with Mrs. Thatcher, tele-
phone 27l, or with Mrs. Frank
Richmond. telephone 29S.
A special feature of this lunch
con is the door prizes, several of
which will be given out as web as
the prizes for the winners in con-
tract and auction.
At the end of the series of
luncheonS. this being the third
event. tournament prizes will be
given
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
GAY WELCOME TO
GREET NEW YEAR

New Years eve this year promis-
es TO be exceptionally gay, perhaps
an indication that 1885 promises to
be better year for everyone.
In addition to hotel, theatre and
other large celebrations listed else
where in The Press, a number of
private parties are scheduled, both
for the younger set and for adults
A number of hostesses are enter
tanning friends and several no host
parties have been planned as Well
New Year S day, dinner parties,
open house viii be observed by din
ners. by radio parties as groups of
friends gather to listen to the
game.
In addition, the city IS hotels and
cafes are preparing special holiday
menus for New Year IS dinners.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
BY MELVIN LORD
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press starr Correspondent
Copyright, 1894, BY United Press)
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 3l.-A SER
les of bills to put California IS pub
lie school system on more bus
iness-like basis will feature the
flood of educational measures which
will be introduced at the 1885 legiS-
lative session. t.t f.'-.
While any number of minor
changes will be asked of the law
makers, school officials generally
are content to ask no upheaval of
one of the few educational systems
that weathered the depression with
out being forced to close a single
school for want of financial sup
port.
Naturally, officials of the state
department of education are going
to oppose any movement to repeal
the sales tax unless an adequate
substitute is presented. State sup
port of the school system is derived
from the sales levy.
One of the principal bills to be
sponsored by the department OF
education would provide for unfit
cation of school districts to per-
nit more efficient and economical
administration. Records Of the de-
partment show 1882 active ele-
mentary school districts and 295
high school districts in the state.
A total of more than 10000 trustees
administer these districts.
Offset Pyramiding
A permissive measure, officials
claim, would not affect the num-
ber of schools, but only the num-
ber of administrative bodies and
eliminate the duplication Of func-
tionS.
AnothN departmental bill would
propose a method of more accurate
apportionment of emergency at
tendance funds SO that claims
would not be "pyramided," such
as repeatedly has been the case in
some California districts.
School districts necessarily will be
drawn into an insurance fight
which looms as the result OF a pro-
posal made by the California
League of Municipalities. T e
league believes accident claims
against governmental units should
be limited to an arbitrary $4,000
and $4,000. School districts favor
this proposal because of the heavy
overhead represented in their pres
ent insurance policies.
The state chamber of commerce
also is working on legislation to ap-
ply business methods to school ad-
ministration. One Of these pro-
posals provides for the purchase OF
all supplies by various units
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
PRETTY DINNER
PARTY SUNDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Edgar were
hosts last night at delightful din
ner party at their home on West
Main. Gay Christmas decorations
featuring a color scheme of red
and green provides an attractive
setting.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and
Mrs Roy E. Breedlove, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Currier, Judge and
Mrs. R. D. McPherrin, Warden Me-
Pherrin, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar and
Miss Roberta Edgar.
After dinner an informal bridge
game was enjoyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
PERJOnAL.
PARAGRAPH

DR.. Floyd A. Burger and w. c..
Costello are among the FL Centrans
who plan to be in Pasadena tomor-
row for the Rose Bowl game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Krotz and
their children, Betty Jean and Pat
sy, all of Glendale, spent the week
end in El Centre with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Swanberger and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Swanberger.
Miss Betty Mcmillan is spending
New Years in Los Angeles.
Miss Orpha Combs, who is at
tending Johnson s Business Insti-
tute in Santa Ana, spent the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. G. CoombS.
Mildred Shawley, daughter of
Mrs. Don Paulus, 478 Sandalwood
who recently finished her course at
San Diego county hospital, has left
for San Francisco after spending
the holidays with her mother
where she will do post graduate
work at University of California
hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
DINNER DANCE
AT DE ANA

Among the New Years celebra-
tions is that in Calexico at the
Hotel de ANA, the management
extending an invitation to FL Cen
trans to attend.
The affair is in the form of a
dinner dance with good music, en-
tertainment, favors. Carroll Camp
bells orchestra has been engaged
and further information, as well as
reservations may be obtained by
calling the hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
City Schools Will
Reopen Wednesday

Schools of the county for the
greater part will reopen Wednes-
day, January 2, after the Christmas
vacation, states C. B. Collins, county
superintendent of schools.
A few opened today, will close
tomorrow and open again on We'd
nesday, the matter being up to the
local boards for decision.
Ell Centro IS schools will resume
their sessions on Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
Eclipses Will Be
Frequent In 1885

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 81. Un)-
Five echpses of the sun and two OF
the moon during 1885 were pre-
dicted today by Prof. Alfred H. Joy
of the Mount Wilson observatory.
Two of the eclpses will be visible
in the United States. both in Cali
fornia.
The morning of February 3 will
see a partial eclipse of the sun, Wis
ible in California, Prof. Joy said.
On July 16 there will be total
eclipse of the moon visible in Cali
fornia.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
Mt. Signal Home
Department Meets

Mt, Signal home department is
meeting "Wednesday, January 2, at
the home of Mrs. Myrtle Havens
for an all day session.
During the morning q demon
stration of hooked rugs and tufted
bedspreads as well as other home
furnishings accessories will be Civ
en-. In the afternoon Rev. r. c.
FleiSher of Calexico will talk on
first aid. There will be pot luck
luncheon at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE
MODERNIZATION AND REPAIR
A STATEMENT FROM

r. w. MARLOW
District Director, Better Hous-
ing Division of Southern Cali
fOrnia of the National Emer-
gency Council, regarding the
NATIONAL HOUSING ACT"
1.-The provisions of the new
housing act are exceedingly
simple.
Banks and major financial
institutions of this city are now
eligible to make loans to bor-
rowers and avail themselves OF
Federal Insurance.
"The loan must be repaid in
equal monthly installments over
a period of from one to three
years. The cost TO the borrower
for such a loan will be at the
rate of SIS per 100 per year."
To further assist property
owners in securing reliable con-
tractors to carry out the improve
ments. The Press herewith presents
a selected list of contractors in
nearly every line of building ac-
tivity. These firms and individuals
will render every aid possible, sub
NIT estimates, and complete the
work required with utmost care
and consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31

exceeded 1898 collections by apl
proximately s2,120,000, the repor
stated
In another report, Carlos w
Huntington, state director of profes
sional standards, forecast brighI
future for the California building
industry.
There are many factors alonf
the industrial horizon which poinI
to improved conditions in the build
ing and construction industry dur
ing the coming year" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
NUMEROUS BILLS FOR REGULATION
OF SCHOOLS DUE IN LEGISLATURE

Editors Note: This is one of
{. series of articles dealing with
major problems to come before
The 1895 California legislature
and bills proposed to solve these
problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
J. OF Interest to Women
Social Calendar
TONIGHT

Dinner dance, s, Barbara Worth.
Dance and card party, s. Masonic
temple.
Midnight show, IL, United Ar
lists.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31
TOMORROW

New Years services, $3.50, st.
Paul's.
New Years services, 8, 10, st.
Mary's,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-31

WEDNESDAY
MI. Signal home department,
Myrtle Havens home.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1934-02-16
Please notify tho Weekly OF
any change in your address.
NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of the power
conferred upon NE in a certain deed
Of trust executed to me by Southgate
Jones and wife, Nancy G. Jones. dat
ed d~August 7, 1880, and registered in
the Office of the Register of Deeds of
Orange County in Book 83, at Page
II, TO secure certain indebtedness
therein described and default having
been made in the Payment Of the said
Indebtedness and having been request
ed TO de so by the holder of the note
evidencing said Indebtedness, will of
fer for sale at public auction, TO the
highest bidder for cash, at the Post
Office Door in Chapel Hill, n. c., at
twelve o'clock NJ, on
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY q, 1884
the following described tracts Of land
to-wlt:
TRACT ONE: Lying and being on
the East side of the Old Oxford Road,
adjoining the said Road. j. ?. John
sons land, b. n Burchett and others,
being short distance North or
Northwest from the Chapel Hill-Dur-
ham Boulevar6, BEGINNING at a
Stake in the East side of said Old Ok
ford Road j S. Netherlands corner
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1934-02-16

Anthony Adverse was publish
ed last June, and before the end
of the year about 100000 copies
had been sold. No other book
has 50 rapidly crossed the quart
er-million mark in the United
States
This novel may mark the
mood of 1888" writes Lewis
Gannett 1T is escape from
the drab present; it seems to
indicate the end Of the mood Of
brutal realism. But the 'realists
| have had their effect even on the
rOmanticists Three Weeks, the
| shocker Of 1907, compared with
Anthony, seems q sweet Sunday
school lesson.
"There will be more long
books in 1884. Publishers are
sheep. twenty-five New York
publishers turned down All
Quiet on the Western Front on
the ground that the public was
tired of war books. They knew
all about it; they were great
judges Of popular psychology.
Then All Quiet sold a quarter of
a million copies; and next year
the keen New York publisher
psychologists came out like a
herd, each with his great war
book. Some of them sold, too !;
Ibut soon the public was fed up.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1934-02-16

point of beginning of Tract One as
above described; running thence North
s6. deg. OF min. West 800 feet to a
Cedar Stake and Pointers IN Icy
Clark's line; thence with said Clark's
line North 90 deg As min. East ap-
proximately 100 feet to an Oak
Stump, Silas Davis Southwest corner:
thence with said Davis line North 56
deg. 20 min. East $50 feet TO a Stake;
thence continuing with said Davis
line South 81 deg. 90 min. East 219.5
feet TO Pine Stump, B. y. Burchett's
corner; thence with said Burchett's
line South 81 deg. 90 min. East 300
feet to the West side Of the New
Road thence along the West side of
the New and Old Oxford Roads in a
Southwestern direction 1868 feet to
the beginning, containing 2S.l3 acres.
more or less. and being Lots Nos. I
and l2 inclusive in the subdivision de-
scribed above.
The sale will remain open for ten
days to receive increased bids.
This the goth day of January, 1884.
L. J. PHIPPS, Trustee.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1934-02-16

running thence with said McFarland's
line South 83 deg. Is min. East 623
feet to an Iron Stake and Maple Point
ers, said Johnson's corner; thence with
said Johnson's line North deg 5 min.
East SITS feet to an Iron and Point
ers, B. N Burchett's corner; thence
with said Burchett's line North 81 deg.
90 min. West 32S.5 feet TO a Stake
in the East side Of the Old Oxford
Road; thence along the East side Of
the Old Oxford Road in Southwest
ern direction l30St feet to the begin
ming, containing 1850 Acres, more or
less, and being Lots Nos. l 10 in
elusive IN the subdivision of the Work
man Farm. as surveyed and plotted by
r. M Pickard, Civil Engineer, in
June, 1922.
TRACT NO. TWO: Lying ard be
ing on the West side of the Old Ok
ford Road, on the East side of the
New Road. and lying between the
forks of said Roads, Beginning at a
point of intersection of the Western
line OF the Old Oxford. Road with the
Eastern line of said New Road; run
ming thence with the Old Oxford Road
Northeastward 297 feet to B. n.
Burchett's line; thence with said
Buchett's line North 81 deg. 90 min.
West 1925 feet to the said New Road !;
thence with the said New Road South
eastward 1855 feet to the beginning
containing l.2O Acres, more or less,
and being Lot No. in the above de-
scribed subdivision
TRACT NO. THREE: Lying and
being on the West side Of the Old
Oxford Road. adjoining said Old Ok
ford Road, Silas Davis property and
others, Beginning at Stake in the
West side of said Road opposite the
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1934-02-16

The preceding figures cover all
divisions--undergraduate, grad
uate, law Except summer), med
icine, pharmacy, and lin last
three years) library science,
The undergraduate enrolment
this year is almost the same as
IN 1926; it was 1922 in 1926, it
was $50 this year. 1t reached
its high point, 2,285, in 1881.
Graduate enrolment has gone
up from 144 to 2O5 in the eight
years; law has had a range Of
only l8 (from a low of 1O4 in
1880 to a high of l22 this year, j;
medicine has ranged from 65 to
81, the figure this year being
65; pharmacy has ranged from
So in 1926 to 83 in 1882. (Fall
quarter fgures).
The enrolment of women this
year is 233 as compared with
247 last year. There are 1926 Wo-
. men in the college of liberal arts,
49 in the graduate school, 3 in
the medical school, 2 in the law
school, Is in the library science
school, a in the pharmacy school,
, s in the school Of commerce, and
? in the school Of applied
science. OF the 22 classified as
"special' the majority are in the
school of public administration
Included in the registrars re-
port is a study, made by Ben
Husbands, assistant, showing
: numbers enrolled by sessions
since 1920, what the numbers
represent in percentage of the
total enrolment, the increase or
decrease in the percentage on the
basis of the 1920-2l enrolment,
and the average annual increase
Some of the students who reg
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1934-02-16

For years the publishers have
been making authors trim their
manuscripts; the public, they
said, just won't buy long books.
Well, it bought Anthony, and
now there will be flock of long
books in its train"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1934-02-16
EXECUTRIX NOTICE

Having qualified As Executrix of the
Estate of Hey n Clark, Deceased, late
of Orange County, n. c., this Is TO
notify all persons having chains
against the Estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned on
or before the 18th day of January.
1885, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 18th day of January, 1884.
MRS. ALICE FOWLER CLARK.
Executrix.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1934-02-16
Record of Enrolment for Several
Years Presented in Annual Report

The annual report Of Thomas
J. Wilson, Jr., dean of admls-
sions and registrar, shows that
the number of students enrolled
in the University in the regular
session this year is 200 less than
last year. The figures for the
fall quarter are used for pur-
poses of comparison. The en-
rollment was 2,614 in the fall
of 1882 and 2,414 in the fall of
1888.
Counting individual students
tthat is, eliminating re-registra-
tions for End term), the enroll
ment was 1,446 in the Summer
School of 1882 and 999 in the
Summer School of 1888. No leg
islative appropriation was made
for the Summer School of 1888,
and 80 it had to be self-support-
ing.
The extension division enroll
ment fell from 2,499 in 1912
10 1864 in 1928.
The registrar tables show
that with fall quarter figures
being used, as before) enroll
ment for the regular session (for
all divisions) reached its high
water mark of 1926, in 1881.
The record for the last eight
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1934-02-16
What Playmakers Will
DO with Their $500
Foundations Gift Will Be Used for
Both Personnel and Equipment

The grant of $500 from the
Rockefeller Foundation relieves
the Carolina Playmakers of Sc
rious financial embarassments
caused by the depression and
tides them over a difficult stu
alton. Vital assistance which
had to be abandoned is restored,
worn equipment is to be repair
ed. and urgently needed supplies
are to be replenished.
And part of the fund will be
used for equipment Of per
manent character. One improve
ment in prospect is the installa-
ton Of lighting facilities at the
Forest Theatre in Battle Park.
Like many another education
81 and cultural agency, in the last
two years the Carolina Playmak-
erS have been stripped to the
bone, to 50 speak. Communities
that used to summon them have
been unable to make guarantees
and so they have had to abandon
tours. Unable to pay royalties,
they have had to forego the pro
duction of many plays they
wanted to include in their pro-
gram. And they have had to
cut down on their personnel.
The grant comes as the result
of the visits here of John Mar
shall, representative of the
Rockefeller Foundation. He
made a thorough study Of what
the Playmakers had done since
they were organized about Is
years ago, and he examined
thoroughly their quarters, equip
ment, and supplies, as well as
their office records. His survey
determined him to recommend
to the Foundation that the Uni
lversity here be recognized as the
center in the South for the en-
lcouragement and development
| of community drama.
Frederick II. Koch, director,
made two trips to the North to
confer with officers of the Foun-
dation and with university and
college people concerned with the
little theatre movement.
The three student assistants
who have been added to the
Playmaker staff are Alton Will
liams, a graduate student from
Fresno, California George Pear
son, technical lighting man; and
Vernon Crook, secretarial and
business assistant.
The lighting equipment in the
Playmakers Theatre will be re-
conditioned, and there will be
some additions to it.