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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
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OPTIMISTIC ON
COMING YEAR

FLINT, Mich, Dec 20. (SpeciaD
Expectation OF a substantial in
crease in the volume of the Buick
Motor company during 1885 was
voiced recently by Harlow H. Cur
tice, president of the company
Curtice said he believed that
combined domestic and export sales
during the coming year will require
boost in production schedules
here at the factories of approx
mately 25 per cent over 1884. He
said this is a reasonable estimate
based on factors influencing Buick
business alone.
Speaking at one of a series of
Buick dealer meetings, which dur
ing the current week will bring
1000 dealers, distributors and MEM
bers of the newly created Buick
zone and regional organization to
Flint, Curtice outlined the factory
program for 1885 and commented
upon the successful year now draw
ing to a close.
1.-The company has successfully
entered a new lower priced market
with its Series 40 and has MAIN
tanned its leadership in the medium
and upper price brackets" he told
the dealers. "There is every rea-
son to expect that this program of
broader coyerage of the automobile
market will result in increased bus
mess next year,
More than $50 dealers from Kan
sas City, Dallas, Memphis, st.
Louis and New York zones and
New England districts have attend
ed the initial sessions in which
they pre-viewed the 1895 cars and
heard the factory program further
discussed at a meeting in the Buick
engineering building.
Engineering details of the product
were discussed with the visiting
dealers by r. A. Bower, chief engi-
neer, while Introductory advertis-
ing and sales promotion campaigns
were explained by Thomas II.
Corpe, advertising manager.
Among other speakers were C. w.
Jacobs, parts and service manager,
who talked on the general factory
service program and expansion of
service in the field, and Homer
Sweet, who discussed accessories
and accessory group sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
GETTLE GETS
NEW THREAT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 90 U.P)--An
incoherently phrased letter receiv-
ed by William F. Gettle. Beverly
Hills oil man who was kidnapped
last May for 100000 ransom, was
considered the work of crank to-
day by police after scanning It's con-
tents.
Postmarked In Long Beach. the
letter was crudely written on rough
stationery and contained a yelled
threat of kidnapping unless an un-
specified sum of money was deliver
ed to poor LADY, who has bob
hair and gold tooth in front"
The letter indicated the poor
lady" would be waiting at given ad-
dress. 1t added, anonymously:
mo this Is all we will let you do
the rest. Have her ware a blue
dress. So we will see you are the
man we thought you were. And
all will be we'll for Chris. No harm
will come to you or yours"
Gettle has received several crank
letters since the three men and two
women who kidnapped him last spring
were sent to prison.
Police and the sheriff's office
denied establishing special guard
at his home. A private guard has
been on duty at the oil mans home
since he was released from his abb
ductors.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
STATE RELIEF PROGRAM PRESENTS
HARD PROBLEM FOR LEGISLATORS

Any final action which would
launch the state into this new anti
depression legislation, also must
await action on the states finan-
cial program. In view of the states
depleted treasury, the immediate
problem is TO find a way to pay for
services already part of govern
ment before assuming any new
burdens, no matter how important.
The question of cost is not one to
be taken lightly.
In view of these conditions both
the administration and the legisla-
tors are busy trying to determine
the attitude of the citizens. If the
taxpayers are willing to assume an
additional burden now to case the
lot of the worker in the future. then
that is that. If they are not, the
whole problem must be approached
from some other angle.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
Alamo Verde Section News

friends, attended the Women's Uni
versity club dance at the Hotel de
ANA Saturday evening.
A number of Bonds Corner fami-
lies attended the canal celebration
at the Potholes Sunday. The list
includes the Kumbergs, Hunicks,
Enzes, Hilfikers, Mark Rose, Gerald
Rivers, and Wayne Bonesteele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mitchell
were hosts at dinner Monday eve
ming. Guests included Mrs. Anne
Dearborn, Miss Esther Statler, and
Miss Madalyn Bertoglio.
The Verde All club held busi-
ness meeting after school Friday
evening. Harriet Laborde played a
solo on the harmonica, Cruz Aldaco
was elected sergeant-at-arms and
Joe eczema was elected assistant.
Verde School Notes
The Christmas program is to be
the work of all the grades. The
two primary rooms will present a
play, do Unto Others" Between
the scenes Martha Ann Pelling will
recite, Christmas Land" The
classes will sing, Santa is Coming
To Town" The upper grades will
be combined in a story which will
be told while others will be posing
for living pictures showing the story
of the Nativity and how Christmas
is celebrated in different lands. Ap-
propriate carols will be sung during
the pictures.
School wiii~close Thursday with
Christmas parties m each room, to
reopen January 2. The teachers
will attend Institute in Ell Centre
Friday.
Mr. Mitchell will spend the holi-
days at his home in Holtville, Miss
Statler will go to Los Angeles and
Glendale, Arizona, Miss Bertoglio
and Mrs. Dearborn will spend their
vacation in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Dearborn was in charge of
the assembly December 8. She had
several songs sung by the children,
scme harmonica selections and
readings by the primary folks
Mr. Mitchell was il charge of the
program December TO- After sing
ing several Christmas songs the
story of "Gulliver in Lilliput" was
told by Helen Miller and the story
of Finn McCool and the Three
Giants" was told by Katherine
Krohn. This was continuation of
the previous music about giants and
dwarfs. Jack Krohn told the story
of Jack and the Beanstalk." Miss
Redit, the supervisor, was present
and complimented the children on
the splendid program and on their
conduct as citizens.
Mr.. Mitchell is reading the story
of Dickens, Christmas Carol" to
the boys and girls in his room.
Christmas time is drawing near
Santa Claus will soon appear,
With his. sled and eight reindeer
He will surely come this year.
FRED KOHNE-8
Mrs. Dearborn's first grade Is
studying about Christmas. They
have two sand tables decorated, one
as a street scene and the other to
represent the story of the "Three
Fir Trees"
Miss Bertolgios room has a sand
table decorated to represent a viii
lage at Christmas time.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
LEAGUE SENDS
ITS AN SWER
To PARAGUAY

sGENEVA. Dec. 20 UP) - The
League of Nations advisory COM
mittee on the Gran Chaco war to-
day decided to telegraph the Para
guayan government. answering it's
OBJECTIONS to peace recommenda-
tions and fixing Jan. IL as the ten
tative time limit for acceptance or
rejection.
Today was the original time limit
for acceptance of the recommends
tions, the alternative being league
penalties such as lifting the arms
embargo In favor of the accepting
country. The Paraguayan govern
ment, in replying yesterday to the
league recommendations, objected
to Them as favoring Bolivia. Bolivia
has accepted the recommendations
The advisory committee had the
choice of giving Paraguay further
time or imposing its penalties. The
recommendations must be accepted
as they are, for Bolivia accepted
them only on condition that they
remain unchanged.
AT today's committee meetings
delegates of most of the American
republics favored treating the Para
guayan reply as an interim report,
not as a rejection, thus giving the
government another chance to ac-
cept. Russia and Czeschoslovakian
delegates argued that the reply was
a rejection and Joseph Paul-Bon-
cour, France, suggested that the
Paraguayan reply would justify the
league in raising the arms embargo
In favor of Bolivia.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
Mcclure Rites In
Calexico Friday

Funeral services for George E.
Mcclure, AZ, former FL Centre res
ident, will be held tomorrow morn
ing at the -Rugg funeral
chapel in Calexico at O'Clock, un-
der the auspices of g. Goree-Lake
Post, American Legion, with Rev.
Carter of the Calexico Methodist
church officiating. Burial will fol-
low in Mountain View cemetery.
Mcclure died suddenly of heart
attack yesterday morning. He for
merly conducted barber shop on
Fifth street in this city but had
been employed in Calexico since
the early part of this year. He
came to the valley in 1919, follow
ing 16 years of service In the navy.
He is survived by his wife and
three small children, a. brother
Jimmy, in Winterhaven, another
brother, Jack, In Calexico and SIS
ter, Lucy, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
By MRS. L. c. HAWK,
Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Walter Mitchell, Miss Esther
Statler, Mrs. Anne Dearborn and
Miss Madalyn Bertoglio, faculty Of
the Verde school, were present at
the rural teachers meeting held
Tuesday evening in the Eastside
school,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Leng plan to
leave the latter part of the week
for Redondo Beach to spend the
Christmas holidays with Leng's
father and sister. Mrs Laura Dobbs
will accompany them as far as
Riverside where she will visit with
her sister.
Mrs. A. l.. Bernshouse was a
visitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles zehnters on Sunday after
noon.
The Alamo-Verde home depart
ment was postponed one week SO
that Miss Glenn could be present.
The meeting which was to have
taken place at Mrs. O'Connor's De-
cember IA will be held Friday De-
cember 21 in the Community hall
at Alamo. The meeting will start
at 10 o'clock and pot luck lunch
will be served at noon.
Miss Mollie Mcbride was week.
end guest of her aunt, Mrs. Gal
lagher, of Seeley.
Miss Lorraine Bernshouse was a
guest Sunday at the R. H. Williams
home.
Miss Joyce Fillingame of Jacum-
ba and Mrs. Jean Thompson of
Dome, Arizona, former residents Of
Verde, were in the valley last week
nd and attended the canal celebra-
ton at Calexico Sunday.
Miss Bertoglio, with Calexico
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
Elks To Initiate
Class OF Five

Members Of Ell Centre lodge No.
1925, B. p. o. E., will initiate five
members at this evenings meeting
which will be preceded by dinner
to be served at o'clock In the Elks
hall.
Lee Nuffer, past exalted ruler,
will preside in the absence of
Harry Horton, exalted ruler.
Tomorrow night members and
their ladies are meeting in the lodge
rooms to pack the Christmas gifts
for children of the community. An
appetizing supper will be served on
this occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
Carpenter Rites
Conducted Here

Veterans of Foreign Wars Off
ciated at the funeral services for
Earl S. Carpenter of Holtville, held
this morning from the chapel of
B. E. Lemons. Interment took place
in the military circle of Evergreen
cemetery.
Carpenter died early this week in
a San Diego hospital. He was
veteran of both the Spanish-Am-
erican and World wars, and had
lived in the valley almost 28 years.
He is survived by his wife and 9TH
er relatives in Imperial Valley and
sister in Phoenix.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
Christmas AUard
Saturday Night

Another cash award by mer-
chants cooperating in The Press
Christmas advertising, will be
given at The Press office on Satur-
day night.
An article in Mondays paper
enormously stated the award would
be made tonight.
Jim Peck was given $40 on last
weeks award and a similar sum
will be given away Saturday night
at The Press office, at o'clock
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
BY MELVIN LORD
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dec. 20
U.P)- Unemployment insurance is
no longer a visionary ideal and
CALIFORNIA; 1885 legislature already
has recognized the need of some
such social legislation by making
plans to give the proposal serious
consideration.
Governor Frank F. Merriam has
promised he will call the legisla-
lures attention to the question of
unemployment insurance when the
lawmakers convene here January Z.
While many of the members of
both the assembly and senate be-
lieve such insurance to be federal
problem, the interest in any work.
able plan is there, according to the
United Press poll of legislators. In
addition, both the Democratic and
Republican parties are on record in
favor of some such plan.
Concrete steps already have been
taken by a joint legislative COM
mittee members of which have given
assurance that an insurance bill
will be introduced
So far this program has not taken
specific form. The committee
has under consideration three pro-
posals for raising a job insurance
fund. These plans include contri-
buttons from the employers only,
by joint payments by the employers
and employees, and by three way
assessment against the workers. the
employers and the state govern
ment.
Wait For Congress
While some bill will be presented
early in the session, it Is unlikely
that any final action will be taken
until In the spring. Such delay
is believed necessary until 1t is
known definitely what congress in
tends to do along the same lines.
Unemployment insurance is to be
placed before congress by President
Roosevelt, and it may be developed
into a national program. In such
event, California would be required
to pass only cooperative legisla-
ton, rather than a separate state
insurance law.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20

EDITORS NOTE: This is an
other of series of articles deal
ing with the problems facing the
1895 California legislature and
possible solutions as revealed by
a United Press poll of legislators.
NJ. ID. TRACY, UPA, San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-20
SEEK EDUCATED DOG

AUSTIN, Tex, U.p)-Registrar
E. j. Matthews of the University Of
Texas here is searching the rosters
to find if there is a dog in classes.
He received q letter from North
Texas asking for an educiatyed
fox terrier
The Washington times., 1934-11-23
'K|NCF|SH'T TRIES
. SAVING WOOD

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Nov. %
UN.S0 United States Senator
Huey (Kingfish) Long interrupted
his socalled Honeymoon" with
Mrs. Long today long enough to
say that his presidential aspira'
tons, if any, are news to him.
The Senator, obviously more in
terested in building up some
muscle with ak and saw, de-
clared:
"The newspapers announced
that / was candidate for
President, and that is the best
way to keep me from being
President"
Following an official welcome
by Mayor Leo P. Mclaughlin, the
Kingfish of Louisiana politics
startled the city's chief executive
and neWspapermen by asking,
"where can I find a wood yard
and some one to chop and saw
wood with me?"
The Senator went on:
"And if you guys think I am
kidding, meet me here tomorrow
at 1880, 60 with me and get on
the other end Of handSaw and
we will see who lasts the long
est"
The Washington times., 1934-11-23

lowed the decision, he said, he
planned surprise move" to
force Justice Carew either to sus-
tain or deny Mrs. Vanderbilt's S
writ and thus speed the case
to the higher tribunals. If Mrs.
Vanderbilt's money runs out, he
announced, he will bear the cost
of the proceedings himself.
Announcement of the appeal
plans followed the charge by Mrs.
Vanderbilt that in September of
1888 Mrs. Whitney offered her an
annual life pension of $4,000 if
she would relinquish all claims to
her daughter.
More astonishing still was Mrs.
Vanderbilt's assertion that the
intermediary in this transaction
was her own mother, Mrs. Gloria
Fitzpatrick Morgan. Shocked by
this proposal, Mrs. Vanderbilt said
she replied:
But, Mother, Gloria Is not
for sale."
Thereafter, the young widow
said, bitterly, Mrs. Whitney began
determined campaign to under
mine her in the affections Of the
child.
The Washington times., 1934-11-23
LATE GIFTS DUE
To SWELL
CHEST

As late returns continue to
filter in to headquarters, Com
munity Chest officials today were
confident that the goal of 81 1,675,-
900 would be reached despite the
fact the annual campaign for re-
lief funds closed officially Wednes-
day night $1O4,0OO short of the
mark.
Workers who still have cards
have announced they will not
turn them in unsigned, deter
mined to end their work with q
clean slate. In past years from
$50, 900 to $4,000 has been turned
in after the official close of the
campaign.
$4,000 More Sure
OF the $104,000 still to be OBJ
tanned, $25,00O has been assured
by the special gifts committee
under Charles Carroll Morgan,
who said his workers were conf
dent of obtaining even more than
that.
On the basis of post-campaign
records of other years, Chest Off
cials said they anticipated little
difficulty in raising the $104,000
necessary to reach the Chest goal
for 1884. They declared the
amount already raised was OBJ
tanned with far less difficulty
than in other depression years.
To date the amount pledged
and audited is $1,570,199, which
is $145,0 900 more than the total
of last year. More than 145,-
900 persons contributed, compared
to 117,O0O donors last year. The
number of givers is the largest
In the Chests history.
Record Is Broken
A second record was broken
when the Special Gifts unit last
Friday reported donations Of
$115,OOO, the largest sum to be
reported on any one day. A
third record fell when early this
week the total amount of gifts
reached $225,000 on one day, an
all time high.
Government employees gave
$6O7,311 to the 1884 fund and
the Capitol unit gave $6,231, the
only two groups to 60 cover the
top"
The Washington times., 1934-11-23

NEW YORK, Nov. % GN.S0.
Attorneys for Mrs. Gloria Morgan
Vanderbilt today were taking
formal steps to appeal the court
ruling whereby the young society
widows daughter became a ward
of the State" in custody Of Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney.
Concurring fully in the mothers
statement describing Supreme
Court Justice Carew's decision as
fantastic and extraordinary"
Nathan Burkan, counsel to Mrs.
Vanderbilt, declared:
This case is going right up
to the higher courts. There is
no shade nor shadow of a
doubt about that. The appeal
papers are being drawn up
this minute"
Moreover, the attorney indi.
Gated, action of the court in
making little Gloria Vanderbilt a
ward of the State and refusing
to settle the habeas corpus is
sue would be no obstacle in
taking the case to an appeal
court.
In the confusion which fol-
The Washington times., 1934-11-23
Louisiana PWA
Works Halted

Following closely Senator Huey
Longs action in debating legisla-
tion suspending private debt, Sec.
retary of Interior IckeS an
nounced yesterday that all public
works projects in Louisiana have
been halted.
The projects total $14,000,000.
Mr.. Ickes emphasized that no
further public works funds will be
loaned to finance any other non
Federal projects in Louisiana un.
til the legal division of the PWA
has made 9 study Of the new
laws.
The Washington times., 1934-11-23
CHEAPER POWER
PLANS STUDIED
. BY PRESIDENT
BY EDWARD B. LOCKETT

BY EDWARD B. LOCkETT
WARM SPRINGS, Ca, Nov. %
O.N.S0.-Administration plans
for a broad national program Of
production of cheaper power re-
ceived the attention of President
Roosevelt today.
Chairman Frank r. McNinch,
Of the Federal Power Commission,
and Vice Chairman Basil Manly
were here at the request Of the
President to talk things over TO-
day.
The Executive made thorough
inspection of his Tennessee Valley
authority power and rehabilitation
experiment on his way here from
Washington, and he had a num-
ber of ideas which he wants to
carry out. The President planned
to 20 over the existing projects
and get exact figures on the re-
suits obtained, with view to eX-
tending the benefits Of cheaper
power to the whole nation.
To Study IckeS Plan
Secretary of the Interior Harold
Ickes has already suggested that
some sort of an agreement be-
tween private power companies
and rural users of electricity be
brought about with a view to pro-
viding cheaper power, and it was
understood that this was one OF
the matters to be taken up today
by the President.
MIR. Roosevelt indicated in no
uncertain terms in his two ad-
dresses delivered en- route here
that he planned steps which would
compel the private companies to
fall into line in the Administra'
ton drive for power at a rate
which rural families can afford to
pay.
TugwelI A Visitor
Undersecretary Of Agriculture
Rexford G.. Tugwell was a guest
at the Presidents cottage also.
Mr.. Tugwell as usual, told re-
porters that he came here simply
to talk over agriculture conditions
in general with the President.
AT the same time he revealed
that officials in his department
are giving considerable thought
to negotiations now going on
with a view to the accomplish.
ment of reciprocal trade treaties
between this country and other
nations.
In this connection. Mr.. Tug
well and others of the So-called
Roosevelt Brain Trust" are
watching the steps being taken
to enter an agreement with
Belgium, itself a nation deeply
interested in foreign trade. Tug
well, it was learned, feels that
the Belgium negotiations are of
q key nature in that if they go
as planned, other similar treaties
will be easier of accomplishment
than before.
The Washington times., 1934-11-23
Mrs. Rumsey Said
To Be Improving

Mrs. Mary Hartman Rumsey,
NRA official, today is reported
further improved at Emergency
Hospital from injuries received
when she fell from a horse at
Middleburg, Va, last Saturday.
Mrs. RumSey, Socialite and
friend of Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, suffered a fractured leg,
several broken ribs and other
injuries.
The Washington times., 1934-11-23

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The Washington times., 1934-11-23
LUXURIOUS TRANSPORT PLANE

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The Washington times., 1934-11-23

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The Washington times., 1934-11-23

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Evening star., 1934-03-29
NAMING OF 22 new
AGENTS is OPPOSED
Hazen Declares A. B. C. Board
Does Not Need That Many
Additional Inspectors.

Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen to-
day expressed disapproval of the re-
quest of the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board that % additional in
spectors be appointed to the staff of
the board. Hazen said he could see
the need of several additional in
spectors, but he thought % was en-
tirely too many.
The board now has sever inspectors
and is authorized to employ one more.
George w. Offutt has declared the
present staff inadequate to carry out
its duties. Hazen said. however, he
thought the Police Department is
charged with general duties of en-
forcement of the liquor law and regu-
lations and did not see the need of
the board attempting to duplicate the
work of the Police Department
Meanwhile. Chairman Ofutt asked
the Commissioners to seek funds for
the appointment of an assistant to
the executive secretary of the A. B.
C. Board. This was asked because
several c. w. A. workers who have
been assigned to assist the board
must be let out. Action on that case
was deferred.