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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
cAREYS

Good old winter made It's appear
ance again on Sunday when snow
again covered the ground for a few
days.
On Wednesday morning Of last
week, Marshall Mitchell passed away
after an illness Of several weeks. He
leaves to survive him beside the
widow, three children, George Nit
chell, who resided at home; Joseph
B. Mitchell, of Millsboro and Mrs.
William Breasure Of near here. F'u-
neral services were held Friday af-
ternoon at Careys. Interment made
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
THE G0OD OLD SPELLING pOOK

4 LtAE N0UD UllU SEEDLANW DUUN
The contests in spelling are now
iprOceeding, in which the champions
of each state are being selected
These representatives will meet in
a grand national spelling tourna-
ment at Washington next May.
There was time when instruction
in spelling was somewhat neglected
In many schools. 1t was often
claimed that spelling could be
learned incidentally, in connection
with other school work. But busi-
ness people made many complaints
about school graduates who couldn't
write letters with proper spelling.
and there has been a revival of in
terest in this art.
Why is it necessary that words be
spelled correctly? If man spells
the word cough" C-o-f-f. lie may
say that you know perfectly well
what he means, and that word
thus spelled in accordance with the
sound is really better spelled than
if letters are put into the word that
do not express the sound. II is true
that the English language has many
accentric spellings. Rut to correct
all those spelling habits of the peO-
pie that have come down from an
cient times. would be such formid-
BILE task, that ii is better TO take
the spelling book as it is, and make
the best of it.
A poorly spelled letter is a good
deal like torn and ragged clothes.
The man with the frayed suit may be
1 very good man, but he does not
ook neat and methodical, and peO-
pie are doubtful of his efficiency.
Similarly a poorly spelled letter |
ooks as if il came from an illiterate .
person. and people are afraid he .
loes not know his business. what
,ver il is.
Children should be taught TO spell
veil. as they are taught to keep their
lothes neatly. A person who spells
ccurately seems mcthodical and ac-
urate. and people have more con-
dence in his ability to do things in
correct way.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16

in the adjoining cemetery.
The roads in this vicinity have
been almost impossible and the bus
driver and mail driver have been
having difhCuity I'm getting along.
Some from this vicinity attended
the singing class at Georgetown on
Sunday on Sunday afternoon.
MFR. and Mrs. f. B. Hudson OF Pit
man, N. j., visited Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ley Mitchell ON Friday of last week.
Master Dale Cooper has been on.
the sick list for the past few days.
Services Sunday: Sunday school
1870: class 3 O'Clock. Everyone In
vited.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16

THE FARMER will get no crops
unless he plants seed in the ground.
and the business concern should not
expect increased trade unless it
plants seed in the public mind in the
form of advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
OAK ORCHARD
The Following Letter Explains

AHp NVbVNute AottSF BAphiHS
Milford Chronicle,
Sir: VIII you please correct in
this weeks issne of your paper a
statement appearing last week in the
letter from Oak Orchard, which said
Mrs. Spears building known as the
Dance Hall is almost ready to col
lapse" read it, rushed down there
in this storm, found the building ex-
actly as 1t was before the storm, en-
tirely unharmed-not damaged in
any way. for which l am very thank
ful. l know my friends in lower
Delaware win be pleased TO learn
the item mistake.
Thank you,
Mrs. A. r. Spears.
1853 So. 54th Street,
Phila., Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16

IF YOU WANT to have your home
town remain live place, you must
give that town some share of your
life by doing some active work in itG
behalf.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
SHAPING j. 8.
NAVYPR0GRAM

WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. U.P)-
The American naval program for
the immediate future, doubly i'm
portant due TO indications that
international naval agreements may
collapse, began to assume shape
/ today.
| Developments included:
Chairman Carl VinSon, j., Ga,
of the house naval affairs commit
tee, proposed building two naval
dirigibles of the Macon type.
The budget bureau undertook
study of navy department recon-
mendations for construction of "a
vessels, authorized under the Vim
son building program.
High naval authorities advised
the United Press that they have
little faith in so-called "pocket
battleships" and have givsn no
thought to constructing any should
the naval treaties be scrapped
Vinson IS recommendation for the
airships was made to the federal
aviation commission in its study of
a possible unified national air force.
, He defended the practibility of the
huge aircraft as scouts and air
plane carriers.
Vinson opposed unification of air
forces as did Secretary of the Navy
| Claude A. Swanson.
The budget bureau, in revealing
that the construction program was
being studied, pointed out there
was no connection with the present
| London conversations.
The Vinson BILL passed by the
last congress, authorizes replace
ments and seeks to build the navy
up to present treaty standards.
The navy is understood to have
asked funds to build an aircraft
carrier at S23,0oO,000; two light
cruisers at $l1,600,00 to $11, 300, 900
apiece; three destroyer leaders at
S3,000,0O0 each; IL light destroyers
at slightly less than 100000
apiece and six submarines at Sl5,-
! 900 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
We Voted WELL

We are informed by the county clerk 5
office, in reply to a question asked in
this column last week. that the vote in
Imperial county week ago was nearer
to 80 per cent plus, than to 66 2-3 per
cent
The clerk 5 office states that in one
precinct book alone there was nearly 80
per cent dead" registration, or registra-
tions of persons who have moved away.
died, or lost the right to vote by failing
to do so for two consecutive elections.
The figure of 80 per cent is admitted
ly high and such an average would not
run throughout the total registration
The clerks office estimates there are
approximately 5000 dead" registra-
tions in the books at present This would
cut the county's active registration down
to about 10000
There were close to $4,000 votes cast
in the election, which plus the absentee
ballots, gives the county approximately
80 per cent vote, an exceptionally fine
showing, and much better than was in
dicated by the registration figures.
Far be it from us to raise any objec-
tions about the 1000 who did not vote
They didn't and that is about the end Of
discussion.
Such heavy percentage of dead"
registration however, calls for a revision
Of our registration laws, something that
officials up and down the state seem to
favor. The permanent" registration,
when introduced few years ago, seemed
to be the solution Of the problem and to
be preferred over the old system of reg
istering every two years. In the light of
developments, however the latter
doesn't seem to be such an undesirable
method.
1t is quite likely that the next legisla-
ture will take some action on registra-
ton. The indications are that it should.
And lest we be deemed "crabby," here
is a compliment for Imperial county on
the excellent showing it made.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
RACE HORSES
NEE: 7 7 DEATH

BAY MEADOWS TRACK, Calf,
Nov. 10. (U.P) Two valuable
race horses were Killed instantly to-
day and a jockey suffered serious in
juries in a freak accident in which
the horses collided headon at the
new Bay Meadows race track.
The injured jockey was John Nc
Laren, who was taken to hospital
in San Mateo. DR.. John A. Warbur-
ton said the jockey suffered frac-
tured skull and a broken jaw.
Jockey McLaren was exercising
mint Memories" the $1,000 horse
OF Mrs. A. Manale, when Sir Rich
ard" a $500 animal owned by Mrs.
A. Horton, broke from his stall and
started a mad dash around the
oval, in the opposite direction to
McLarens mount.
The two horses met on the back
track with a terrific crash. McLar
en- was thrown.
The horses did not move after
they fell. Track attendants rushed
to the scene and found the necks of
beth animals were broken.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press g

cratic statesmen entering congress
from Oklahoma, is man to watch
for reasons almost too numerous
TO mention.
He made his campaign on a diet
Of buttermilk He said it made him
feel better. One Of his feminine
constituents observed that Josh
makes his campaign on brains and
buttermilk.' That slogan went q
long way in gttting Josh the votes.
Once elected, he journeyed over
Arkansas way and made speech az
Little Rock. He made believers out
of everybody who heard him tell
how to take the profits out of war.
Josh is a spellbinder of the first
magnitude. His audience was nearly
hystericai with laughter at the be-
aiming of his address-and at the
end he had 'em dripping tears out
of the corners Of their eyes.
AS they dabbled handkerchiefS to
their noses, some of his listeners
said Josh was another William Jen-
ming Bryan, no less.
He doesn't smoke, nor drink, nor
cuss. But he can chin a pole more
times than the man on the flying
trapeze-and lick the tar out OF
anybody who tries to josh him.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
OFFICIALS INDICATED

As against Williams and Branion
there appears not single scintilla of
evidence of any wrOngdoing. A convic-
tion of either of them would amount to a
travesty on justice
Thus spoke Joseph B. keenan,, assist
ant United States attorney general yes
terday, in asking for dismissal of con-
splracy charges against nine former
CWA officials at Los Angeles.
keenan, made it clear that the evidence
against the other seven men was equally
weak, apparently singing out Williams
and Branion because of their superior
positions, the former having supervision
of the SERA in seven western states,
while Branion, formerly California head
of the CWA is now in charge of State
SERA work, though on leave because of
the charge pending against him.
Men who were associated with Bran
ion from the inception of relief work in
this state stoutly maintained that his ser
vices had been accompanied by the most
conscientious adherence to the law and
to the Presidents wish for speed and a
cutting of red-tape in forming and ad-
ministering the CWA in the critical days
of last winter. They declared the charges
against Branion, and against the others
as well, were based on politics rather
than any actual wrong-doing.
In asking for a dismissal of the
charges, which have been pending for
several months, keenan, further said,
'the very emergency of the occasion re-
euired speed to serve its purpose. Scores
of thousands of individuals were abso-
lutely destitute and facing starvation,
with private funds and private charity
unable to be called FORTH
He justifies the investigation conduct
ed by the department Of justice, and the
indictments against the men as means
of bringing the charges against them
out in the open where they could be con-
sidered on their merits After such con-
sideration he not only cleared the ac-
cused men Of any wrongdoing, but de-
clares the CWA was notably free from
political influence in selecting any of the
$4,000 laborers SO put to work and re-
ceiving federal funds"
The eXoneration of Branion and his
aides will be gratifying to all good citi-
Zens. 1t would indeed be most reprehen-
sible if men were guilty of grating and
profiting from the distress of thousands
such as prevailed last winter
The complete vindication of the men
should encourage them to continue the
fine work which they are doing and
should strengthen the confidence of all
in the officials who are at the head of
federal relief in this state.
Such dismissal, coming at the request
of keenan,, is the highest kind of en-
dorsement for the integrity and honesty
Of the accused men. He has made rep
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13

utation as an honest and fearless federal
investigator. There can be no doubt that
If he had found the slightest evidence to
have substantiated the charges, he would
have used IT.
Incidentally the dismissal is a spank
ing for CALIFORNIA; junior senator, VIII
liam Gibbs McAdoo, who had accused
Branion of partisan Republican ad-
mlniStration of the CWA. Judge James,
who granted the dismissal, ordered that
copies of McAdoo kilograms containing
his charges could be subpoenaed for the
hearing. The senator had asked that he
be excused from such subpoena as the tel
egrams were in Washington and he plan
ned to be in the Philippines during the
anticipated trial of the accused men
The senator again shows his penchant
for being anywhere but in the state he
is supposed to represent.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13

studios in Hollywood. Officials of
the state department Of education
in Los Angeles have succeeded in
securing permission for the entire
group OF 500 high school boys, at
tending the convention from schools
throughout the state, to visit the
motion picture studio and watch
the actual shooting of a motion
picture.
Convention headquarters in Los
Angeles have been established
at the Clark hotel, where the
meeting will open on the morning
of November l6. and the program
for the first day, in addition 10
a tour of the packing plant and
visit TO the motion picture studio,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
FOUR LOCAL FUTURE FARMERS
TO ATTEND STATE CONVENTION

A program packed with two days
Pf fast-moving events is in pros
|bect for four youths, selected as
Delegates from the local Future
Farmers Of America chapter 10 at
tend the ninth annual state con-
|ention OF the organization, in Los
Angeles, cn November Is and II.
Plans for the convention were an
bounced here today by Paul Thorn
ton, agriculture instructor at Cen
tral Union high school.
Highlights Of the two-day meet
IN Los Angeles, conducted each
year in conjunction with the Great
Western Livestock show, include a
four of inspection OF the large
|Cudahy packing plant in Los An
|eeles and a visit TO the Universal
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
WINTER HITS
EAST COAST
By United Press

Snow flurries, high winds and
low temperatures today brought
the eastern seaboard its first taste
of winter.
Still colder weather tonight and
Wednesday, with snow and rain,
were forecast for the metropolitan
area, New Jersey and New York
state. A combination sleet and
snow storm at Buffalo slowed UP
traffic and made driving hazard
Gus. Light snow flurries swept New
York City.
Lowest temperatures in the New
York area was 81, registered by
the weather bureau at $3.50 a. m.
Winds of possibly gale force
were forecast for the Atlantic sea-
board from the Delaware break
water to Boston.
The New England states, some
of which had snow flurries yes
terday, were promised snow to-
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13

WASHINGTON. 1,ov. 13. = An
amazed visitor IL Washington is
kindly, white.haired Rennick w.
Dunlap.
In the old, placid days before the
new deal when many a govern
ment chief took . regular afternoon
nap, he served as assistant secre-
tary Of agriculture.
Dunlap's chief complaint about
his job under Secretary Arthur
Hyde concerned the fact that he
didn't have any work to do.
Things came TO such a pass that
Dunlap developed the apple eating
habit. He'd sit in his sunny office
and MUNICH apples, while he waited
and waited-for the work that ne
yer came.
The new deal changed all that.
MeSSrS. Wallace, TugWell, Wilson
and Davis are as busy a quartette as
America can boast. Dunlap looked
in at the agriculture department
Gas a member of a delegation from
the National Grange) and retreat
ed, rubbed his eyes. Said he could
hardly believe what he'd seen.
Josh Lee, one CT the new Demo
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13

will include an inspection Of one
Of the larger radio stations IN Los
Angeles, where the youths will
watch the broadcast of feature
programs.
Practical demonstrations in the
judging Of livestock will be con-
Quoted for the delegates on the
morning Of the second day al the
Stock show, and these features will
include weight estimating Of stock
and a review of the Future Farm
er entries. During the afternoon,
the boys will be given their choice
CT attending the rodeo at the Stock
Show or the University Of South
ern California Oregon football
game. The convention will close
with a banquet for the entire
group.
Delegates selected to represent
Central at the convention are Giles
Bellamy, James Dyer, Jean Veil
quette, and Alfred Tagg
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
HOOVER ON RADIO

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13. UP
Only individual human service
can mitigate suffering and lift the
nations unfortunate into the full
sun Of American life" former Pres.
Herbert Hoover said last night in
a nationwide address opening the
1884 mobilization for human needs.
mo government can replace that
individual devotion which cares for
human beings through kindly con-
facts of the cheerful hospital the
playground and the sheltering fost-
er-home," the former President
said in appealing for support Of
the annual campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
UNCLE WIGGTLY IN THE DOG
HOUSE

One day Baby Bunty, the orphan
rabbit, said to Mr.. Longears:
"Unkie Wig, would you please
get me q funny graph?o
"a funny-graph! What do you
mean?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
"She means a phonograph, " said
Nurse Jane with a laugh. BABY
Bunty has been teasing for phon-
ograph all this week.
"Oh, but phonograph costs a
lot Of money" said Uncle Wiggi-
ly.
Il den t mean a great big fun
ny-graph,' said the little orphan
rabbit. u mean just a toy one
that plays baby records. They
don't cost much, do they?'
"Not SO very much said Un-
Gle Wiggily. but why do you call
it a 'funny-graph,' Baby Bunty?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
AND THAT'S THAT

NORTH BAY, Ont, Nov. 13. U.P)
For the present at least, Mr.. and
Mrs. Olive Dionne, parents Of the
world famous quintuplets, have
enough children, they announced
today. Contrary to rumors widely
circulated in Canada and the Unit
ed States, Mrs. Dionne is not an
expectant mother. Doctor Allan r.
Defoe, who brought the quintuplets
into the world verified their cpin-
ion.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
BED-TIM E STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

to play records is funny that IS a
funny-graph, ism t it?'
Bunty Was Clever
eyes, I guess it isl said Uncle
Wiggily And he laughed and was
so pleased with Baby Bunty's clev-
erness that he twinkled his pink
nose and hoped off to the store
TO buy toy phonograph or "fun-
uy-graph' SO it could play laugh
| ing records and make the little
orphan laugh.
In the toy store Uncle Wiggily
i found just the kind of a toy phon-
graph he wanted. The Monkey
Doodle Gentleman, who kept the
store, said:
Don't you also want some rec
ords?"
"Oh, yes, I'll need records for
Bunty S funny graph ;" said the
rabbit.
"Ill play some for you," said
the Monkey Doodle, "and you can
pick out the records you think Ba-
| by Bunty would like. -
So the Monkey Doodle storekeep-
er wound up the phonograph
which was small toy one, just the
size for Baby Bunty. Uncle Wig
gily heard the scratching of the
needle on the record and then, all
Of a sudden, he heard the loud
barking of a dog: "Bowi Wow
| WoWl" And then he heard the
blowing of a tire-engine whistle
and the changing Of the bell. Next
| he heard the shooting of gun like
Fourth of July firecrackers.
"Ch, my goodness +" shouted Un-
Gle Wiggily. "There S a bad dog
after me and your store is on fire
Monkey Doodlel I'm going to run
before some hunter with a gun
boots mel'
Played Funny Record
"Hal Hal" laughed the Monkey
Doodle. "Don't be silly! That
was only a funny record I played
for you. All these noises the
barking of the dog, the clang ano
whistle of the fire engine and the
gun they were all on the record
Iere Play the phonograph your
self So the rabbit did and he
made the same sounds.
| Hal Hail. laughed Uncle Wig
| gily. "This will be funny for Bun
tylD He bought the toy phono-
graph and the funny record anc
some other singing and music rec
crcs and took them with him. Or
the way home the Bob Cat chased
Uncle Wiggily and would have
caught him but that Mr.. Longear:
ran in an old dog house where NJ
dogs lived now and slammed the
door shut after him. The Boz
/ Cat couldn't get the rabbit, but
he waited outside the dog house fol
Uncle Wiggily.
Then, all OF a sudden, Mr.. Long.
ears put the funny record on Bun.
ty's toy phonograph and played 1t
"Bow! Wow! Wowl" barked 6
dog. "Toot! Tootl Clang! Clang!'
went the fire engine. "Bang
Bang!' shot the gun
"Oh! Ohp howled the Bob Cat
1.-The dog will get me! The fire
engine will squirt water on me
The gun will shoot mel" SO away
he ran and Uncle Wiggily laughed
He had fooled the Bad Chap witt
the "funny- graph" ="
Baby Bunty was delighted wher
Uncle Wiggily came safely home
With her toy and she played the
funny record, too And if the front
! stairs will stop stepping on the
door mat. I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily's rocking horse.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc- 625 State street.
u Centro California W. C. Costello, business
manager. Telephone 2e. business office: 700 edi-
torisl department Fun leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13

The right name is phonograph, ="
and the rabbit gentleman said the
word slowly and carefully to teach
Baby Bunty the right way.
"'Oh. I call it funny-graph cause
if you get it for me wish, please,
you'd get one with funny records
laJ VII make me laugh" said
Bunty. And if you laugh that s
funny and if a toy can wind up
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Looking Backward
Anai the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This
Date ln Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November l3, 1914

FL Centro is to have a new city
hall if the plan proposed by the
beard of city trustees is carried out.
H. L. Loud left on a business trip
70 San Francisco last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
TEN YEARS AGO
Nc vember I2, 1924

Fully 5000 people attended the
Armistice Day celebration at Cali.
patria.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13

Marin county dairymen want to
Withdraw from the state tuberculo-
sis control and enroll under the fed
eral free area law.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13

Plans for Children's Book Week
have been announced at the local
library.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Anun M hpr. u 1910

The Seeley chamber of commerce
met last night for the celebration
Of the opening Of the San Diego and
Arizona railway.
The Valley to the Sea- number
Of The Press will be out about the
middle Of December.