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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SCHOOL
GARDEN

When Baby Bunty hoped home
from the Hollow Tree School one
day, Uncle Wiggily saw that the
little orphan rabbit was not as
happy as usual so he asked her:
"Why do you look so sad, Bun
typ"
II am sad Bunty answered.
What IS the matter?p asked
Longears. 'Were you kept in after
school, because you shot off a paper
gun as Buster did, or because you
did something else naughty?"
"Oh, nothing like that, > an
sWered the orphan rabbit. "But I
am sad because the Lady Mouse
teacher asked all us children to
think up some way to have an early
garden in our school and I can't
think of a way. Neither can any,
one else, not even Miss Mouse. We
all want a spring garden in school,
because it's too cold, yet, to start
one out doors. but we don It know
how. That s why I am sad.
perhaps I can help you, Bun
ty," said Uncle Wiggily.
Squirrel Lady Helps Unkie Wig
"Oh, I hope you can!" said Bunty
and now she smiled and WASH t so
sad. "But how can you make a
school garden, Unkie Wig?o
"You just wait and see, answer
ed the old rabbit gentleman.
So, while Bunty played tag with
the other rabbit children, Mr. Long
ears hoped to a place in the woods
where a squirrel lady had once
given him some early May flowers.
that she made grow out Of doors
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
YEP, WE'RE Low BROW


We've been found out, and by the con-
ductor of the Random Thoughts" col
umn on the Pasadena Independent.
Mr. Random Thoughts terms us "low
brow'-well he at least strongly infers
we are just that-because we wrote here
some time ago that the public morale in
Pasadena must be at a low mark to toll
crate such a condition as that created
by the numerous suicides off the Color
ado street bridge, and we asked if it
could be that Pasadena enjoys the motor
iety it receives from the bridge.
Wen admit to being Glow brow" We
have kept it hidden from the folks down
here for a number of years, perhaps be-
cause we are all sort of low-down in I'M
perial Valley. If jumping off the Color
ado street bridge or any other bridge
would make us high brow" we are
going to remain Low brow II lie
should become too much for us we would
prefer talking ourself to DEATH to in
creasing the Pasadena bridge total, not
only because we abhor messes but be-
cause we really have high opinion of
Pasadena.
The fact that Mr. Random Thoughts
resents what we wrote, proves that we
were wrong in our estimate of the peo-
ple of Pasadena If he resents the not
oriety which the bridge brings his city
the chances are that others there also re-
sent it and if enough resent it strenuous
" enough and long enough, the time
may come when the city will put up that
screening which would make it difficult
for the bridges death toll to be in
creased.
We called the Colorado street bridge
Infamous Random Thoughts asks II
that isn't being rather severe. 1t is, but
not as severe as we think doing nothing
about the death bridge would warrant
if we really got down to brass tacks
about it.
Pasadena has created a worldwide
reputation for beauty, in the city itself
and in its gorgeous Tournament OF
Roses. Why a city so renowned TOR
beauty should continue to tolerate such
a hideous thing as this Jumping OF
place" particularly when it can still
have its bridge "for the easy crossing OF
Arroyo Seco by The Press editor,
(thank you), is difficult for us to under
stand. We still think Pasadena can and
should do something about it, and it
Random Thoughts is as jealous OF his
citv's good name as he should be he'll get
ND and do something about it himself.
of course that won't change us from be-
ing Glow brow but we'll bear up under
it.
San Dieoo is going to get new chief
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
"DONT QUOTE
ME"
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, May 6.-For wo-
men whose husbands complain
about the amounts they spend in
beauty parlors, it may be some
comfort to know that the men of
the country really spend a good
deal more for that sort of thing
than do the women.
Cold figures have just come to
light showing that in 1888 there
were 1882 barber shops in the
country which took in $204, 1887 900.
Beauty shops numbered 42,073 and
had receipts of $116,793,000.
OF course, part of the barber
shop receipts came from women
who have invaded those once ex-
clusively male establishments. But
even making a generous allowance
for that. the men are still in the
lead
A quick calculation indicates that
in the depression year of 1888 the
country was able to spend total
of 1921, 1872, 900 for personal beauti-
fication. Large as that sum seems,
it averages less than So per per-
son.
For all these facts, and more, you
are indebted to that short-bved re-
lief organization, the CWA. One
of the things the CWA did was to
put jobless people to work taking
a census of American business.
The census bureau has been tabu-
lating the results, and some of
them have just been published in
a volume dealing with services,
amusements and hotels.
Motorists all know that there
are a lot of tourist camps in the
country, but they might be inter-
ested to know that the exact num-
ber in 1888 was 5,846 and they did
better than an $8,000,000 business.
Nearly 1900 dance halls took in
$10,248,000 and the country paid
$31, 100000 for recreation in 11,438
pool halls and bowling alleys, to
say nothing of spending $1,000,000
in 264 skating rinks.
Costume parties and amateur the
atricals mean a $2,200000 annual
business for 295 costume rental
agencies.
There are 778 shops that do no.
thing but sharpen saws and other
tools, and that seemingly minor
matter is actually $1,715000
trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
MELON DEAL
GETS OFF To
SLOW START

According to the monthly report
of B. A. Harrigan, county agricul-
tural commissioner, cantaloupes
have been considerably slower in
maturing than last year. The first
car was loaded from Ell Centre April
26. To date, May l, five carloads
have been shipped in addition to
approximately 5000 Grated by truck.
Mildew has shown up in some
fields where H. B. seed was planted.
These fields are being closely
checked and infested vines are be-
ing hoed out. Such fields where
mildew becomes general will be
disced under in order to prevent
spread of mildew as we'll as to pro-
tect the quality of Imperial Valley
melons on the market. Fields
planted TO mildew resistant types
are in good condition. Harvest
from mildew resistant vines will be
later than the old H. B. types but
of much better quality and pre-
duce melons much longer.
Tomato shipments for the month
were quite heavy but due to cold
and windy weather were slightly
over half of last years shipments
for the same period. Considerable
tonnage of cannery tomatoes will be
loaded for coast points. Market
conditions to date have been salts
factory.
Grapefruit continues to move un-
der prorate. Shipments for the
month were considerably heavier
than March.
The following goods were inspect
ed and passed into Imperial coun-
ty during the month of April, 1885:
ITO roses, II bougainvillea, 118 bulbs.
7 hibiscus, 366 orn 'ts., 78 lantana,
81 Easter lilies, bignonia, S honey
suckle, IL jasmine, water plants,
40 chrysanthemum, II flats bedding
plants, 2 New Zealand flax, rs
strawberry plants, a cypress trees,
2 juniper trees, l acacia tree, 10
pepper trees, Brazilian peppers, 3
umbrella trees, l peach tree, 20
pomegranate, 2 citrus trees, 8 fig
trees, 4 pecan trees, avocado tree,
l lemon tree, cherimoya tree, 4
palm trees, 9 sacks alfalfa seed, 10
sacks honeyball seed, 5 sacks can
taloupe seed. 7 sacks honeydew seed,
l sack waterTJelon seed, shipment
personal goods, 81 truckloads Or
anges, 5 truckloads lemons, 81
truckloads mixed fruit and vegeta-
bles.
Quarantine reflections included 3
ornamentals infested with scale, Is
boxes avocadoes infested with scale,
box oranges infested with scale.
Outgoing shipments included 513
cars carrots, l car spinach, cars
cabbage, Z cars asparagus, 43 cars
grapefruit, 5 cars cantaloupes.
Standardization reflections con-
sisted of 48 crates of asparagus re-
iected, 566 crates of tomatoes re-
jected. Twenty-six ranches visited
in interest of weed control, 122
ranches visited in interest of pest
control, 200 ranches visited in in
terest of standardization inspection.
Weights and measures work in
cluded spring scales tested and
sealed without correction, 2 counter
scales tested and sealed after cor
irection. | computing scale tested
and sealed after correction, 2 wag-
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1885, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndcate)

in box with a glass roof, like q
florists greenhouse.
Please! tell me how to make a
school garden, Mrs. Flufftail,' I'm
Gle Wiggily asked the squirrel lady.
"That I will do right gladly"
she said. She told Uncle Wiggily
just what to do.
The next day Uncle Wiggily went
to school. He reached the class
room where Miss Mouse was teach
ing Baby Bunty and others of IN
Gle Wiggily's bunny children, as
well as some puppy dogs and pussy
cats.
"Oh. you are just in time, Uncle
Wiggily," squeaked Miss Mouse.
''We are trying to think of a way
to make our class room beautiful
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

Published every evening texcept Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Ines 625 State street,
El Centre, California. w. G. Costello. business
manager. Telephone Is. business office; 700 edi-
torial department Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
L o kin g
B a C k W ar d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav 6, 1915

That firebugs are working in Ell
Centre became certain yesterday
when a teamster sleeping in a barn
on Main street near Fourth saw
two men set fire to a hay rack
and run TO cover.
The Peace Day program Of the
Ten Thousand club promises to be
an event of much interest. DR. A.
w. Cook will speak on "The New
Internstionalism. -
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
HAIL TO THE KING

mat Is not the complete title for this
essay, Tor one. cannot today hail George
on the occasion of his silver Jubilee
without including Queen Mary. who for
70 years has shared with him technical
ly at least, the proud distinction of ruler
over 40O,OOO000 people and 100000
square miles of the earth's surface.
There are some Americans who can
see nothing to admire and little to re-
spect about anything British. Forum
ately they are in very extreme minor
ity. Whatever the past gave us in the
way of prejudice and hatred has been
pretty well dissipated and while we NAV
poke fun at the British (as they do at
u.s. for their peculiarities and customs.
the TACT remains we are bound to respect
and admire them as outstanding leaders
of the white race in the affairs of the
world.
George V is no Napoleon and would be
the last to lay claim to being an out
standing ruler. His position in the
scheme of the empire is something like
that of an honorary president" His
strength lies not in his own personality
or characteristics but in that for which
he stands-the authorized successor to a
long line of men and women who have
made the British Empire what it is to-
day
AS the nominal head of a great nation
other nations are proud to extend him
congratulations on the 25th anniversary
of his accession to the throne and not
the least among these is the nation which
$50 years ago separated itself from the
British Empire when another George
the Third-used poor judgment in hand
ling his colonies.
King George and Queen Mary have in
every way been great credit to the high
positions which they hold in the affairs
of the world Old-fashioned they may
be, but the world could do we'll to follow
some of the homely, old-fashioned vir-
tues which they have eXemp lifted.
The tight little isle" and the great
nation which it heads, are whooping it
up today in honor of their king and
queen. A few Yankee cheers for them
will be in order and if we have any right
to the claim of being good sportsmen we
will give them as sincerely and as en-
phatically as any subject of John Bull
To P. F. c. Our most sincere thanks
but we gotta keep on grabbing. You
wouldn't want us to quit for one little
dime, would you?
Greece has sentenced Venizelos to
death, but it hasn't caught him yet and
probably won't.
Britons should be thankful that Queen
Mary will probably wear her crown to-
day instead of one of those hats.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

on scales tested and sealed with
out correction.
Apiary inspection included 81
apiaries and 3l33 colonies of bees
inspected, 81 colonies infested with
American Foul Brood destroyed by
burning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

Greece has sentenced Venizelos TO
death, but it hasn't caught him yet and
probably won t.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

Britons should be thankful that Queen
Mary will probably wear her crown to-
day instead of one of those hats
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

NEW YORK, May 6.--Diary:
Awoke in a decision to eat moth
ing until nightfall but at / p. m.
snaffled a few chit-chats from the
ice box. And SO reading a chapter
from that serene philosopher, Able
Dimnet. a note from Sinclair Le-
wis, and one from Cesare Moneta,
the Mulberry street restaurateur.
Squiggling out my essay, with
my wife to see a highly bespoke
Duncan Phyfe table but could
come to no bargain. Then TO Car
tiers and so much noble gestur-
ing felt foolish, having just stepped
in TO adjust my watch. Thence
down the avenue passing the ball
tosser Lefty Gomez. And Rebecca
West.
Dinner at Versailles with the
Ryley Coopers, they TO broad
cast and we to a first night, but
SO tedious we finished off with
news reels And walked a few
blocks with Anne and Henry Sell
and home TO find a telegram TO
dine most informally with the Pre-
sident and his lady at the White
House.
Ely Culbertson won his most re-
cent bridge match on the day he
was elected New York's No. l Bore
by readers in an evening paper
contest. He has q complex man
ner that makes the public that
comes in contact with him blow
hot and cold. Sometimes he seems
warm. pliable and airily irrespon-
sible. other times he is cold ana
rigid with a dour distrust for ey-
erything Thus-friends and enc
mics
joe Schenck, Of the movies, ap-
pears 10 have more fun in his re-
iaxing hours than almost any heavy
burdened executive Of middle years.
There's scarcely q night he does
not don white tie and tails, either
Ia New York or Los Angeles 70
make merry. He is accomplished at
the rhumba and no slouch at the
tango. No matter how hard he
plays the night before, he is at his
desk early Often he's the odd
number OF a threesome that in
rluaes bis eN-Allg Norma TAI
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
MAY 6 1920

The annual budget Tor The Sal
yation Army Is work In California
has been settled upon.
A warehouse 125 feet long by %
feet wide is now under construction
on Main street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

madge and George Jessel. Modern
ity at its pinnacle.
Personal nomination for the su-
premest indifference to offside
ieers-that Of George Jean Nathan
Nathan's mind seems only to ro-
tate venomously in his salty cri-
tiques. Out of mis- critical role, he
is a personable fellow, often quite
mellow, TO those who know him
well, although his contacts are
few. He travels mostly alone with
a silk-stockinged attitude toward
things in general. The sole warm
friendships he has cultivated
among theatrical folk are for
Eugene O'Neill and Lillian Gish.
For the rest he strikes observers
as having a slight contempt. Ma
than is a replica of the English
toff who tops an evening of bill
liards at a conservative club with
a solitary Scotch and soda. Some
times he generates faint suspicion
he Is himself quite an actor in his
own right. With the smallest cir
culation of any critic, he is most
feared.
NO soothsayer has ever captured
the Imagination of Harlem in the
manner Of Father Devine, little
black faith healer who is glitter
ingly accountered wit ha whopping
diamond ring and a robins egg
blue Rolls. He claims to material
ize" money out Of thin air when
needed-just reaches into his pock-
ct and it's there He feeds hund-
reds daily-chitlins corn pone and
pot-likker, yum, yuml-in spa
cious red brick sanctuary he has
built for his cult.
I like the taunt Of John Chap
man for the good old days sigher
that the current cock-eyed con-
niptions have not produced any
thing SO brass and comic as Dia-
mond jim Brady.
Bagatelles: Lowell Thomas has
put by a half million annuity out
Of public speaking Billy See
man has a miniature grocery store
IN his penthouse Oliver Her
ford Is regarded in England as
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
Scout Leaders To
Meet At HoItUiHe

Scout leaders of Ell Centro. Holt
Vile, Calexico and Imperial will
meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the
First Baptist church, Calexico, for
the last group meeting in the
leaders training course. Frank
Weed of Calexico will speak on
Putting the Outing in Scouting"
The final meeting of the course
will be a joint one with leaders
from all parts of the valley, an out
ing on May IL when Carl Carlson,
regional executive for California,
Arizona, Nevada and Utah will be
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

San Diego is going to get new chief
of police as we'll as new mayor and a
new worlds fair. That makes it nice all
round
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

To P. F. c. Our most sincere thanks
but we gotta keep on grabbing You
wouldn't want us to quit for one little
dime, would you?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06
TEN YEARS AGO
Nov & IooE

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar A. Nance en-
tertained with a prettily appoint
ed dinner bridge at their home
last night
Miss Louise Scott, high school
student, made splendid impress
sion at the weekly luncheon Of the
chamber of commerce with her
rendition oil the Grafton "The New
South.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

grateful to know we are all
in our rightful places for an
other weeks endeavors?
And speaking of ac-
cidents, the day is coming
within the next two to three
years when II will become
compulsory to equip cars
with speed governors, as
are now used on some
trucking lines. Car makers
will not cease to manufac-
ture high powered motors,
but state legislators coun-
try-wide will step in and
make 1t unlawful to oper-
ate a motor vehicle with
out a speed governor. Paste
this In your hat-band for
future reference.
Speaking of playing safe
why not investigate the new
est streaniline Westinghouse
electric refrigerators being
displayed by the Southern
Sierras Power company? I
am informed there are so
many new gadgets and what
nots for your convenience
and safety that you'll really
have to look into this mat
ter for yourself. There are
terms obtainable to meet
practically every condition.
Hey brother, can you spare
a dime? You could II you
but realized what one, two
or three of them will buy
at the Office Supply Co.
Right now this firm is
showing in their windows
just the things you want
for that next picnic excur-
sion.
Advertising dollars are in
vestments towards greater
business activity rather than
expenditures without profit.
Noticed some real attractive
cool-made dresses in the
California Frock Shop win
dow. Sure, they were even
marked at One-half price.
and some of them as low as
81 each. Better investigate.
For tempting foods. whether
n complete meal or just a
snack, one can't go wrong by
dropping into Sherwood's.
Good food, excellent service,
air = conditioned atmosphere.
Who could want more?
Don't overlook those little
Want-Ads if you have any
thing you want to dispose
of quickly-desire to obtain
anything, or perhaps just
swap around a bit. You'll
soon forget the cost with
the quick results.
These are kodakery days. And
who doesn't have a yen for
taking picturesP You are
assured of first-class finish
ing work at Clements Drug
Store. And fresh films at all
times.
$
was impressed with the
appearance of those import
ed Irish Linen Suits being
displayed in the J. G. PEN
ney window. What man
wouldn't want two or three
of these. Sh-, the price
mark said only $500.
-
If 1 were a woman I believe
l would be tempted to get all
the details of that Wedge
wood gas range being shown
In the l. v. Hardware WIN
dow. 1t must be the last
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

Americas foremost wit PM
Baker never took an accordion les
son If a mosquito bites Bide
dudley he looks like the circus fat
boy for 48 hours Lady Astor
cannot pass a shooting gallery ,
Manuel Oueson and Roy Howard
have been first nighting together
Charles M. Schwab always rises
at 7 a. m. Jack Norworth, a
1856 FOUNDER, has joined the heavy
weights.
Lisle Bell Just barged in, hunk
cred over like the fellow in the kid
ney pill ad. He had been enticed
into a bowling game and with the
fling of the first ball discovered ne
could not straighten up. An hour
later he was still that way. AS he
went out I thought Of Cobb's story
of the sod buster who wired for a
Job on McGraw's Giants. He was
asked what position he played. He
wired back ANY Of the stopping
positions"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

the bread knife will shave the
whiskers off the busting brush, III
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and Bunty's grass
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

Hey brother, can you spare
a dime? You could IL you
but realized what one, two
or three of them will buy
at the Office Supply Co.
Right now this firm is
showing in their windows
just the things you want
for that next picnic excu-
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

nadge and George Jessel. Modern
ity at its pinnacle.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

Advertising dollars are in
vestments towards greater
business activity rather than
expenditures without profit.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

l was impressed with the
appearance of those import
ed Irish Linen suits being
displayed in the J. G. PEN
ney window. What man
wouldn't want two or three
of these. Sh-, the price
mark said only $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

If l were a woman / believe
l would be tempted to get all
the details of that Wedge
wood gas range being shown
In the 1. v. Hardware WIN
dow. 1t must be the last
word in gas range construc-
ton, or this popular old SELL
ing firm would not have it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

For tempting foods, whether
n complete meal or just a
snack, one can't go wrong by
dropping into Sherwood's.
Good food, excellent service,
air = conditioned atmosphere.
Who could want more?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

These are kodakery days. And
who doesn't have a yen for
taking pictures? You are
assured of first-class finish
ing work at Clements Drug
Store. And fresh films at all
times.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-06

Noticed some real attractive
cool-made dresses in the
California Frock Shop win
dow. Sure, they were even
marked at One-half price,
and some of them as low as
81 each. Better investigate.