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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-23

| Mike Thompson returned from
Bellflower Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gauman Thomp-
son visited Mr.. and Mrs. Troy
Vaughn Sunday at Acacia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Auburg were
evening visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lane Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Gavin and
Mrs. Denham left Sunday, Mrs.
Gavin to attend the Baptist Wom-
ems convention at Los Angeles,
Mrs. Denham to visit her son and
family, the Coy Denhams, at Long
Beach, and Mr.. Gavin to La Jolla
to consult his physician.
Mrs. Earl Mahanay, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Mahanay MD Mrs.
Charles Mahanay Sr. were Wednes-
day evening callers at the A. NJ.
Wood home.
Mrs. John Lane has been on the
sick list for the past week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Maurer en-
tertained friends on Friday evening
with a bridge party. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Wakefield, Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud HumphrieS, all
of Ell Centre; Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Wallace, of Bonds Corner; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Winter and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Holcomb of Heber. High
score went 20 Mr.. and Mrs. Hum
phries and second, to Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Wakefield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Vogel had
as dinner guests Thursday Mr.. and
Mrs. H. P. Ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Winter were
hosts to Mr.. and Mrs. James Hol-
comb and Jimmie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Maurer and Carolyn, at din
ner Thursday evening.
Launce Swan was over night
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Andy Wood,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Hogan, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Fleming, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Mahanay and children OF
the three families enjoyed a picnic
supper Sunday at the sand hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Stooksberry
and Marcille visited Mr. and Mrs
]. M. McDougal at Ell Centro Sun
day.
Clyde Winder Of Ell Centre was q
Monday visitor in Heber.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mahanay
Mrs. Charles Mahanay and Mrs
Earl Mahanay visited Mr.. and Mrs
Clayton Rodgers in Imperial Fri
day.
Joe Leonard left Monday fol
Banning to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Sanchez are
the parents of an 81 pound boy
born Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Snyder
moved to El Centre Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Vogel hao
as luncheon guests Mr.. and Mrs
James Holcomb.
Mrs. Frank Modem, Mrs. Fred Gil
anola, and Mrs. Mary Hamilton o1
Ell Centro were Friday callers at the
George Whitcher home.
dllu 1lo. I1OiSSiii'
spent Monday evening with Mr
and Mrs. Jud Humphries in E
Centro.
Walter Barton, Ray Barnes, Dol
Nailon, Hank Waltron went FISHING
at Clear Lake near Bonds Corner
Saturday, catching a nice bunch o.
cat fish.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brinkman o.
Writings Crossing were Sunday
callers at the st. John home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Salazar anc
children spent Sunday with Mr. anc
Mrs. P. Salazar Sr. of Acacia.
The Heber P. T. A. held theil
last meeting Friday afternoon a
the school house with 20 member!
present. After the routine business
was finished Miss Viola Dirrin
was presented with a gift for he
approaching wedding.
Since the years work is drawing
to a close, all members of the Heb
er Sunday school are asked to at
tend next week. There will be
special speaker for the adult class
The Girl Reserves of the Hebel
school, with their advisor, Mrs
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry James. Miss
Edith Garrow of Meloland and Lyle
Crawford spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Hamerson Sun
Gay.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Hobbs and
children Of Imperial were Saturday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Robertson.
Mrs. Lenora King of Ell Centre IS
spending a few days with her
daughter Mrs. Sherman Gumm.
! Mrs. Jack Chandler spent Mon
day in Calexico with Mrs. Charles
Cunningham.
Laurence Moberg of Turlock Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Barnes
Monday.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Vogel and
children were Sunday dinner guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Terrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. irwin Stooksberry
visited Mr. and Mrs. j. McDougal
in Ell Centro Sunday.
Raymond Barnes was host to a
few friends at a wiener roast at his
home Monday evening. Those pres
ent were Bobbie Sue Robertson
Nellie Bias, Annie Mae and Ethel
Lee Vogel, Pauline Lowe, Argyne
Cheser, Lenore Hogan, Walter Will
lett, Herbert Hogan, and Raymond
Barnes.
Mrs. R. Robertson entertained the
board of the P. T. A. Wednesday
afternoon with a lawn party. This
was the last social gathering of the
P. t. A. for this term.
Mrs. Esther Grimsley and daugh-
ter Evelyn of Ell Centre spent Fri
clay with Mrs. Tommie Gumm.
Mrs. Burta Fac McInnis spent
Monday in Calexjco with Mrs. Lois
Nice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sinclair of
Ell Centre were Sunday evening
callers at the Vincent Hamerson
home.
Mrs. j. P. Wagner and son, Rus
sci, left Sunday morning for Riv-
erside where they were to meet
Cathleen at Covina. Mrs. Clayton
and Mrs. Wells mother and sister
of Mrs. Wagner will join them.
The entire party will then proceed
, to Sacramento where Miss Cath
leen is to take the state examina-
ton in beauty culture, using Mrs,
i Wells as her model
MI. and Mrs. George Whitcher
were among the guests at dinner
part Saturday evening at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Modem in
Ell Centro.
! Riley Mcbride and sister, Mrs.
] Gladys Frandsen of Andrade, were
Monday visitors in Heber.,
! Mrs. Ernest Glass and children of
Calexico spent Sunday with Mrs.
erna Lowe. In the afternoon
Mrs. Elsie Williams of El Centro
joined them.
Mrs. r. Robertson spent Monday
in Imperial with Mrs. A. B. Hobbs.
| Mr. and Mrs. JEmes Holcomb
| had as dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Maurer and daughter Carolyn,
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Smith and
children OF Salinas were callers OF
Mrs. George Whitcher Tuesday.
w. E. wilkins of Quincy is house
guest of Mr and Mrs. Vincent Ham,
erson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Gumm
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
S. Jacobs OF Calexico Saturday eve
ming.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mahanay
and Mrs. Charles Mahanay Sr. OF
Alvarado, Texas, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mahan-
ay, left Sunday for Los Angeles to
visit other relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-23
WHATS a LADY TO DO?

Hubby might well give up trying to kill in
sects one at a time he won't live that long.
The trick is to kill 'em wholesale. It's easy
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-23
PHEASANT EGGS ARRIVE

More pheasant eggs have arrived
at the agricultural commissioner S
office and any one wishing an al
lotment may cDoaln them py call
ing for them at the office.
AS the supply goes rapidly, those
wishing them are asked to call for
them at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-23

The golden anniversary conven-
ton of the Holstein association
which is to be held in Seattle in
June, will be one of the largest ever
held
, 1935-02-14
LOVE, FOR LOVE o

Roberta Nicholson, member of the In
diana legislature and daughter-in-law of
Novelist Meredith Nicholson, has intro
duced a bill which would snake it a penal
offense for anyone in Indiana to file or
abet a damage suit for breach Of promise
or alienation Of affections; and the idea is
such an obvious bit Of common sense that
one wishes that every state in the Union
might speedily copy it.
For lawsuits Of this kind, in 80 cases
out Of 100, are utterly indefensible ethic-
ally. There is no property right in love.
For one who loves and suffers the loss,
there is no sum in human finance suffi-
cient to ease the hurt.
The heart balm" business is a disgrace
to the legal profession; in most cases it Is
just a polite form Of blackmail.
II il very hard to think Of one good rea-
son why Mrs. Nicholson's law should not
be passed in Indiana and in every other
state.
, 1935-02-14
The World
At a Glance
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer

NEW YORK, Feb. Il. - Once
again We speak Of the theatre for a
concert manager We know, Charles
L Wagner, has brought It up. Mr..
Wagner has produced plays as well
as directed the tours OF great ar
lists OF the world OF music.
Mr.. Wagner has In mind the or
ganization OF a permanent roper
tory company for the United States,
He would, IN his own words, pre-
sent stars OF the theatre" as he pre-
sents stars OF the musical world, by
putting them on a pedestal, and
build and build"
IN brief, MI. Wagner would put
an aura OF publicity behind the stars
OF the stage, 10 make them as well
known TO the people OF the interior
as radio and sreen stars.
Many persons have tried, in the
past, 10 form a permanent repertory
company. Sothern and Marlowe
came closest 10 II.
But the question now ~aFiSe6-ii
such a company ever Is formed, will
II be composed Of stage stars7 !
believe not. The stars are more
likely 10 be snatched from the radio
and movie heavens.
The aura that makes a bright
world for artists OF the music world
tand their managers) these days is
the radio. The stage plays rs a
sounding platform reverberateS no
farther than New York and London.
II Is not pleasant to make such a
statement, for the stage has reached
a higher sphere than any other
American art-except. perhaps, the
symphonic.
, 1935-02-14
Your Body in Danger
From SLow Gas Leak
BY DIR. FIsHBEIN
Editor, Journal Of the American Medical Association
and OF Hygcia, the Health Magazine

You probably are well aware OF the dangers OF
monoxide gas poisoning, in the case OF automobile
exhaust But this gas is Just as serious a hazard, II
not more 50. tight inside your hone.
II il In the kitchen where tho slightest leak OF IL
Eliminating or cooking gas. 70 which you may be ex-
posed unconsciouly day after day, Will cause serious
disturbances in your system.
Exposure to large doses will result in severe poison
ing and not infrequently IN death.
Importance Of checking regularly on gas leaks in
your home Is brought out BY an investigation some
scientists In the physiology laboratory OF Iowa state
College made recently with rats.
They wanted to determine the effect Of small
doses OF Illuminating gas taken day after day, on
these animals.
The rats were exposed 10 varying percentage mix
lures Of air and Illuminating gas for various periods
OF time. The daily exposure varied from 10 minutes
on the first day To one hour. al the most, in about
three weeks.
Tests were made particularly on the blood. since it
Is known that carbon monoxide affects the blcod
seriously and may bring about death through chang
ing the red blood cells.
1t has been found that when human beings are
exposed to carbon monoxide gas under various cir
cumstances. severe anemias may be produced. and in
some cases destruction Of the red blood cells may be
followed by increases in the number Of such cells,
called polycythemia-
One OF the first factors observed IN the new inyes-
legations was the manner In which reproduction was
hindered among the rats. The female gave birth TO
inferior offspring, which usually died.
After prolonged casing, the young were born dead.
After stlll more prolonged exposure the animals we're
found TO be incapable Of reproduction.
Daily exposure 10 Illuminating gas proved 70 be
exceedingly deleterious to the w~ell-being Of the ami
mails. Their body weights were lowered, their APP
petites disappeared. the hair roughened and fell out.
The males seemed to suffer much worse than did the
females.
Most significant was The manner In which The red
coloring matter Of the blood increased In proportion
70 total number OF red blood cells. The red blood
cells we're exceedingly fragile and broke up easily.
1t has been found. from observation on human be-
ingS who have been exposed to carbon monoxide
poisoning, that the effects are sometimes fairly per-
manent In loss Of power TO reproduce and. in some
instances. in destruction Of sex desire.
The experiments on the rats confirmed these
isolated observations in human beings.
, 1935-02-14
Thursday. February IA, 1885
TRAINING MAY PRODUCE BETTER
CIVIL SERVICE

One Of the quaint American beliefs is
that it takes specific and supervised train
ing to be a barber or a plumber, but that
anyone at all who can get a certain num-
Der OF votes or wangle an appointment il
competent TO administer the affairs of a
great city or run a federal or state gov
eminent bureau.
While there have been occasional cries
for better-trained public servants, it has
been like the weather-nobody really did
anything about il.
Now a beginning is being made toward
doing something about it.
Harvard for some years has had a valu-
able school Of business administration.
Originally ii had been intended az a
school Of political science and administra-
ton. Now, under Harvard's new Presi-
dent Conant, this school is being turned
into a school Of public and private bust
ness"
IL Ii planned to offer in the new school
a thorough training not only for young
men who enter private business, but also
for those who aim to devote their energies
TO the sort Of great public enterprises that
are beginning TO grow in Importance,
projects such a. the Tennessee Valley
Authority, and public bodies such as the
Federal Trade Commission, Securities and
Exchange Commission, and a dozen 9TH
ers.
Dean Wallace Brett Donham, who has
ably presided over the school while it was
training promising young men for private
business, is thoroughly in sympathy with
the idea that important public business re-
quires just ms thorough training.
1T is impossible 10 improvise a first
class civil service" the points out, and
cites the two examples of the World War
and the present crisis, when it was neces-
sary to build great public organizations
quickly. and many a man put in an i'm
portant position proved inadeguately
trained and incompetent.
AS more and more functions become
public (and quite regardless Of your
opinion of that tendency, it's there) the
need for competent. well-trained men to
fill those posts will increase. Several
schools for training diplomatic and con-
sular service men already exist.
There are several city managers in the
country who have made that a life work,
moving up from small cities in which they
have been successful to larger ones.
Why not? If there is any more COM
pick job, requiring better training and
, 1935-02-14

republicans will stand pat at the
other corner. If Huey makes gains
al his present rate Wheeler will not
be surprised TO see a republican in
augurated on Jan. 20, 1887.
The danger Of a deadlock appears
whenever three strong candidates
contest for the presidency. The win
cner must have a majority, not
merely a plurality Of electoral votes.
II the election should be thrown in
10 the house that body would be
required to choose a president with
In a very few days - and yet It's
, 1935-02-14

members probably would split three
ways, having been elected ut the
polling that failed to produce a pres
ident. Could Roosevelt. Long. or a
republican capture % states out OF
the 20 In a house vote2 To do so
would ~necessitate many members
deserving the STANDARDIZED they
supported during the campaign TO
vote for one OF his adverSaries. How
could they do this and escape pun
ishment from their constituents
All, there's the rubl
, 1935-02-14

higher ability than running the compli-
Gated affairs of a great city, it's hard to
imagine what it is.
II is encouraging to note that the great
universities are not neglecting to do their
share toward building this better civil serv-
ice, and are attacking the problem at the
source; that is, in the training Of better
potential material for this increasingly
vital work.
, 1935-02-14
News
Behind the
News

Capital and world gossip svents
ID persc aalitieA. IN and 5ut %
the news. written By q group OF
'eaTless and informed newspaper.
nen Of Washington ana New
York. This column 10 puniisnhc
o. The Herald al 0 news feature.
Opinions expressed are those o.
the writers es individuals ana
should not be interpreted 40 70
necting tbs editorial policy % this
aswspaper.
, 1935-02-14
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said you wanted TO see me-"
"Oh-Gale Henderson. Yes The
personnel managers manner IN
bent slightly. "Yes, l did want "a
see you. SIT down. won't you? In
that chair-there."
Miss Groves returned 10 her let
ter and Gale sat In the chair beside
the desk. She felt relieved. II
couldn't be an accident or anything
that had happened at home. she
was sure. Miss Groves wouldn't
have kept her waiting II II had
been anything like that
Miss Groves put down the letter
then and sorted through some cards
on her desk. She picked up one,
Your name" she said. ~glaneing ~
the card. sis Gale Henderson,"
Eyes"
"And you've been employed IN
the mill for two yearsg"
Its a little more than that
now"
Miss Groves pursed her lips and
studied the card. She went on rs
though Gale had not spoken. "You
live in the mill village. do you
not?"
Eyes"
with your father and brother?"
Gale nodded.
"Are there any other members
OF the Householder"
mo"
-Your brother works in the mill,
too, l believer"
Gale said that he did
MISS GROVES laid the card on
w her desk. What l have 70
say to you" she went On. lis. Of
course. just between ourselves We
have our little talks here-my girls
and land afterward our lips are
sealed" Miss Groves smiled, Q
smile which to Gale was somehow
Fepellent. Il like to call this room
our 'Conh-corner' because II 10 here
learn how 10 know my girls and
they learn 10 know me. don't
believe you've been here before,
Gale. have your"
"No."
SWELL, We must get acquainted.
II want to be friends with all the
girls in this great mill. All oil
them! There are so many ways In
which we can help each other.
want them to come 10 me with their
little secrets and their problems
and know that I will help them.
You see. I love girls sol | feel that
1t 10 a great privilege ! have here,
coming In touch with 80 many
young lives. Wonderful young lives!
Youth Is such a wonderful thing,
my dear. Don't you think so2"
Il suppose II Is" Gale agreed
Miss Groves put q hand on the
girls arm. -Of course II Ia. There's
nothing In the world 20 wonderful
as youth. And you have H. You're
young. ! want you TO tell me your
problems, my dear"
But. Miss Groves"
Nov. nowI OF course you have
problems Everyone has his or her
problems and II does us good 70
talk them over. That's why we
have our 'cenA-eorneF. Such q
lovely young girl was here. sitting
In the same chair you're sitting In,
half an hour ago. She came 20 me
because she wanted advice and |
gave II TO her. II seems some Of
the girls she works with have taken
M some very dangerous ideas. Dan.
garous for themselves and Cor eth.
, 1935-02-14
The PLAY


Permit a great play 70 spring from
The loins OF America, and no roper
tory company will be needed-nor
Will radio OF screen overshadow il.
Such a play will have 10 come
soon, before the American loses the
amalgam that the flow OF many
peoples made Of his being.
Yet, II could not come until the
ma had grown up. till the childish
ness and the extravagances OF the
youth coming OF age had passed.
or America. New York knows lit
lie. The play will come from the in
terror.
II may find birth on a Little
theater stage. II never even may be
produced during the lifetime OF its
author. CWill that matter?) But It's
an emotional epoch in American life
such as a great economic or social
change, which will stir the creative
mind TO achieve new heights.
Such an epoch seems to be Oh its
way now.
, 1935-02-14

ersl They've talked 10 this girl.
tried to make her dissatisfied with
conditions In the mill. telling her
the workers are underpaid and the
hours too long and I don't know
what all.
"She didn't know what 10 do. She
heard there was going TO be a meet
Ing 10 organize the mill workers in
opposition 10 the company. These
other girls insisted she must come
10 the meeting. She IA afraid OF
what might happen II she didn't go
and OF what might happen II she
did. Night after night she worried
about u and finally she did the
right thing-she came 10 me. DO
you know what ! told herr"
Gale shook her head.
ST TOLD her TO go TO the meeting
and hear what was said there.
| told her the best way she could
help these other employees was 10
let me know what is going on. Be-
cause it's my work to help u girls.
even when they're in the wrong.
But how can l help them unless I
know Just such thingsf I told her
she and I would work together TO
stamp out this dangerous. un-Amer-
lean propaganda She left me. com
pletely treasured. She's taking the
right course and knows IT,"
Miss Groves looked at Gale and
went on in her purring voice. you
see how a few words at the right
time can mean everythingf We
aren't going to let employees OF this
mill stray into dangerous radical
ism. We're going to keep u great
big family happy and intact. Tell
me-" her eyes narrowed. do you
know OF any such meetings that
have been held?"
Gale thought OF Leota Boiler.
Leota had said there was going 20
be a meeting-but not that there
had been one.
mo. Miss Groves"
-Has anyone asked you to Join a
group with the idea OF opposing the
company"
mo"
Miss Groves sighed. I'm glad to
hear IT," she said. "of course it's
important 10 know how Tar this
d~isloyalty has gone. Frankly. I was
worried I called you in because
! knew you were one Of u steady.
reliable employees. I'm sure you
understand that rebellion OF this
sort viii demand discipline. The
company viii be obliged 10 punish
those who defy them. And II dis
tresses me because I love young
people and I know that. underneath,
none Of them are really wrong
headed. They only make mistakes
Gale shifted uncomfortahiy. She
remembered Clyde Fisher had said.
Don't waste any time getting
back" He would be angry because
she had stayed 90 long. And why
did she have 70 sit there. listening
to Miss 0rovesf How could she
set awayf
The persoanel director went On
slowly. "A bright girl-a girl who
keeps her eyes opea-learns . great
many things. And I'm sur you're
. bright giri. II you have anything
to report, from time 70 time. | hope
yeuu come % o me. / assure you
] can make it--well. shall we say.
to your advantage? Can ] count on
you. Galef"
tTe Be csatinnod)
, 1935-02-14
WASHINGTON
BY George Durno

Interest - Administrationites MAJ
have bum sleuths making the rounds
but they hear hopefully that thu
American Legion might possibly b
persuaded to compromise on th'
bonus.
National Commander BelgranS
probably viii deny this vehemently
but medicine is being mixed OF
Capitol Hill which requires Legior
support as an essential ingredien
Of the prescription.
Cancellation Of interest or bonw
loans TO date is said to be the lure
held out as against immediate casf
payment. This would help all Worlc
War veterans who have borrowed
up to the so per cent allowed, be-
cause otherwise the interest woulc
eat up most OF their remaining mon
ey by ls45.
, 1935-02-14

days. Too many social reformers
are giving advice. Committee mem
beers are very hazy as 10 the details
OF the legislation. Like the work
relief bill this measure stands a
chance Of easy passage in the house
and v%ivisection in the senate.
Triangle Senator Wheeler Is
among the prophets who see a three
cornered fight for the presidency in
1885. He figures that Huey Long
will split off a big radical vote from
FDR's following while a phalanx Of