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Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
BRIEF NEWS FROM MELOLAND

welcome Evelyn McGrew back to
school again this year, after a year
spent in Ell Centro. Other new
pupils include Philip and Betty Sue
Almond, Shicuko Sakaniwa, Rena
Dornner, Edwin Brown, Jennie and
Manuel Singh, Lonnie Wallace,
Lewis and Lugardo Navarro, and
Donald Himbreeker.
Members of the Geography club
in Mrs. James room have elected
the following officers: Jimmy Peters,
president; Mary Edwards, vice.
president; Allene Roberts, secretary;
Geraldine Ordonez and Muriel
Meyer, eounselors.
Mrs. Harry James attended the
principals meeting held Thursday
in the rural supervisors office at
the court house.
M. and Mrs. Will Meyer returnr
ed home Monday, after spendin5'
two weeks at Mission Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezell Russell and
daughter, Bobby Jean, of Ell Centre,
spent the evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Fcrsberg Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Palmer and
son, Charles, and Mrs. Annie CraW-
ford were guests of Mrs. Henry
HaVekorst and Miss Vera HavekorSt
at Pine Valley Sunday.
Friends who stopped for an in
formal visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Scott Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward McGreW and Evelyn; and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Engebretson
and Carmen. Mrs. Scott served
light refreshments in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry HavekorSt
and Miss Vera returned home yes
terday after spending their vac9S
ton at Pine Valley. Havekorst also
spent some time on fishing trip
near Bishop.
The Clyde Lane family who have
lived in this district the past few
months, moved to Los Angeles We'd
nesday.
w. c.. Herdman, Arthur Farley,
and Alex Meyer attended the Farm
Bureau meeting in El Centro Mon
day night. Mrs. Herdman and Mrs.
Farley were guests Of Mrs. Meyer
the same evening.
Mrs. Fl. A. Wells visited Mother
Wells in San Diego last week and
reports she is much improved in
heNJJh and is looking forward to re-
turning to the valley as soon as it
is cooler
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
Don't Quote Me-
(By United Press

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81 UD -
There seems to be some mistake
about this all-poWerful John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America and leader Of
labor in its annual battle over wages.
For these many years we've been
reading about the hard-boiled Lewis,
the terrible, the mighty John L.,
the toughest man who ever swung
q pick axe in a coal mine. We've
been reading about his ferocious eye
brows, his name of coal-black hair,
his gigantic physique.
With all this in mind we went
over to the Shoreham hotel, scene
of the wage negotiations, and re-
ceived one Of the surprises Of our
life, when John l.. LeWis-in person
-strolled through the palm-lined
lobby.
He looked like nothing so much
as a kindly country preacher, the
sort of man who'd make fine
Santa Claus with the addition OF
some fake whiskers.
His hair was gray, nearly white.
His skin was ruddy, with nary a
speck of coal dust marring it. Even
his eyes seemed gentle as he talked
quietly about the negotiations.
He said the miners were becoming
tired of watching the negotiations
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
WHITES-NEGROES SENSIBLE

Definite progress has been made in the
past % years toward establishing a bet
ter understanding between the Negro
and white races, if the conditions follow
ing the recent Louis-Baer fight are to be
taken as an indication, and we believe
they are.
Twenty-Five years ago, when jim JEFF
fries was defeated for the heavyweight
championship at Reno by Jack Johnson,
the battle was followed by race riots in
various parts of the country, in which
numerous lives were lost. Conditions
became so dangerous that the federal
government banned exhibitions of the
fight pictures, when they also resulted in
riots.
Of course these riots were silly on the
part of both races, for the Reno affair
decided nothing so far as the two races
are concerned. Negroes had beaten
white men before, and had been beaten
by them, without anyone thinking it nee
essary to start a riot.
Before the LOuis-Baer fight started,
an announcer made an appeal to the
craftsmanship of spectators, asking
them to remember that whatever might
be the outcome of the battle, they should
be good sports and not use tire result as an
excuse to start rioting. 1t was a fine
plea and it produced results.
There was no trouble at the fight
arena and fans throughout the nation,
who heard the appeal over the radio, evil
IDENTIFY took it to heart as WELL for there
was no trouble reported from any sec
tion
This fine record can hardly be termed
spoiled by the incident at Cincinnati yes
terday, when ill-feeling between school
boys of both races broke out in violence.
The boys evidently were determined on
having a fight anyhow. 1t is regrettable
that older men of both races Joined
them, but fortunately none was killed or
seriously injured.
The result of the Louis-Baer battle, or
any other boxing bout involving a Negro
and white man is a poor excuse for
starting race differences. Whites who
may think a Negro has no place in the
upper brackets of the boxing game,
should remember that Negroes have ex-
celled and still excel in other types of
athletic effort and are gladly accepted by
their white comrades as competitors and
champions Eddie Tolan, Ralph Met
calfe. Eulace Peacock, Cornelius Johnson
all are champions in their particular
lines, and all are Negroes.
Negroes who may feel that a Joe Louis
victory or any other athletic victory by
a Negro gives them cause to boast and
exult over the whites, should remember
that Louis, Tolan, Metcalfe, Peacock and
Johnson do no boasting over their sue
cess. They are champions, but also
sportsmen, and sportsmen do not crow
over their defeated adversaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

when Baby Bunty ran and jumped
the little orphan rabbit went all the
way over the puddle and landed
safely on the tar side, not getting
her shoes, stockings or paws a bit
wet or muddy.
IT'S easy!" said Baby Bunty.
That's what I say!' all of a sud-
cen shouted Uncle Wiggily jumping
cut of the bushes My! How sur
prised the rabbit children were.
you little bunnies-at least some
Of you-have been jumping in this
puddle on purpose" went on Uncle
Wiggily. If Baby Bunty can jump
all the way over it so can all of you.
Now no more nonsense! Buster,
Custer, Jingle, Jangle-all of you
jump again and don't let me see
YOU splash in the middle of the
puddle. Jump all the way overl"
Looking somewhat ashamed of
themselves, the muddy bunnies
Jumped again. OF course they easily
leaped all the way over without any
trouble. They had been jumping
short on purpose.
Now no more Of this monkey
business" said Uncle Wiggily as he
hoped back home and the tricky
little rabbits hoped on to school.
And if the gas stove will put some
ice in the coal bin I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggilys puncture.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

A cOngenial group composed OF
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Forsberg and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Clayton
and family, and Walter Forsberg
enjoyed a trip to San Diego the
past weekend. After camping at
Pacific Beach Saturday night, the
party visited the w. F.. Meyers at
Mission Beacn Sunday morning
later going to San Diego for a picnic
lunch in the park. In the after
noon, George and Harold Forsberg
visited Kenneth Claypool in Ma
tional City while the rest of the
party attended the exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Mcbride and
daughters Mildred and jeanne
spent several days the latter part of
the week in Los Angeles visiting
Mrs. MCBride's sister Mrs, Mary
Helm
Roderick Scott and Harry Scott
of Los Angeles were guests at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Scott
several days last week while attend
ing to business matters in the
valley.
Mrs. Lawrence Richards and lit
tie daughter, Marianne, arrived
home from Long Beach the latter
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Ordonez and
children, Mickey and Bobby; MI.
and Mrs. Phil Breedlove and Miss
Louise Breedlove spent Sunday at
Jacumba where they met Phil
Breedlove, Jr., of Los Angeles and
all enjoyed the day together. Miss
Louise accompanied her brother
Phil to Los Angeles Sunday even
ing, the rest of the group returning
to Meloland.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. C. Richards who
are still located at Mistletoe Lodge,
enjoyed a visit Sunday from Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Allen and two daugh-
ters of Ell Centro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Farley spent
Sunday in the mountains, stopping
at Pine Valley and Jacumba.
Meloland friends of Mrs. I. w.
McGrew will be glad to know she
has returned to her home west of
Ell Centro after spending the sum-
mer with her daughter, Mrs. Earl
Crawford, in Orange.
Donald Peters attended the fair
at Pomona Friday and Saturday as
a member of ore of the FLA stock
judging teams of Central High.
Meloland students are glad to
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
UNCLE WIGGILY'S PUDDLE
HTAIPERS

One day when Uncle Wiggily's
little rabbit girls and boys came
home from the Hollow Tree School,
their mother saw that most of them
had wet and muddy feet.
why, children she asked, how
is this? 1t hasn't rained today and
yet your feet look as if you had
been wading il a mud puddle"
I'VE weren't exactly wading i'll a
puddle, mother said Buster.
Then how does it happen that
you have muddy feet?' asked the
rabbit lady.
IT'S because we jumped over a
big mud puddle on the way from
school, mother" said Micky, the
little rabbit who had marbles to-
play with in bed when he was i'll
with cold.
"a big mud puddle!" exclaimed
the rabbit lady. why how could
there be a puddle when there has
been no rain in three days?"
ITS a puddle left over from the
last rain said Jingle. And it's a
lot of fun to jump over it."
yes, but the trouble is" said Mrs.
Longears, you don't jump over it.
Most of you seem to have jumped
in it. Oh, such muddy feet! You
must clean them before you come in
the bungalow"
While the Dummies we're cleaning
their feet, Mrs. LOngearS went
quietly to Uncle Wiggily and told
him what had happened.
To Make a Splash
Il think, she said, mysterious like
and secret, that some of the chill
oren when jumping over the mud
puddle don't jump as far as they
might and they land in it on pur-
pose, to make a splash, you know" "
yes, I know" said Uncle Wiggily.
III hide in the bushes near the
puddle when the children go to
school tomorrow and see what hap
pens. 1t isn't right purposely to
jump in puddles.'
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

Probably no journalistic figure has
been the peg for SO many legends
as James Gordon Bennett, of the
Herald. Many Pigments of fancy,
but a number founded on fact. He
was in ways the greatest news beag-
ler-scenting the story from afar
long before the pack got into full
cry. He was restless, sometimes &C.
centric, always dynamic. When he
swung into action his staff often
fell at their desks exhausted, but
he knew how to play. His formid-
able rival Joseph Pulitzer, once
said: Il wish I had his capacity to
frolic." Bennett was cordially hated
and by the same token cordially
liked, and most executives who
labored at his side revere him. He
had no managing editor. The high
est title was city Bennett
was always managing editor. And
howl
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

Published every evening (except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street,
n Centre. California. W. G. Costello. business
manager. Telephone 26, business office: 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
AUSTRALIA "MOVIE MAD"

MELBOURNE, Australia U'RJ =
Australia, in proportion to its popu-
lation, has more cinemas than any
other country. There are 1926 for
6 100000 people, or one for 5 ,287 per-
sons. The United States has one for
every 10,400, and the United King
dom one for every 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

Mr. McAdoo has long been recognized
as a wise politician. That he is wise in
other ways is indicated by his marriage,
two weeks ago, to a nurse. Yesterday he
was in an auto crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
LO in g
3 ack W a + d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER u. 1920

The wind blew the wire connect
ing the grammar school in BraWley
down and slightly burned a stu
dent.
The new safe deposit vault in the
Imperial Valley bank is now open
to the public, the steel door being
swung in place this morning.
George Anderson has returned
from Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

I saw Bennett but once during
my formative days in the big town.
He had arrived on one of those sur
prise visits from his exile in Paris
visits that so often meant nothing
but struck terror among the staff.
He was entering the famous tri-
angular building with the coping Of
blinking green-eyed owls in Herald
Square. Only a fleeting glimpse,
but the impression was Of Arctic
dignity, such as Gladstone's. Also,
maybe imagination, there was the
suggestion Of ruthlessness. A Tory
with hereditary contempt for cloth
caps.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Delivered by carrier,
per month, 55 cents; by mail, so cents per month
In advance Entered at El Centre, California, post
office as second-class matter, Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. NJ. c. Mogen-
son. national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

The miserable youth, who killed his
uncle and aunt in Los Angeles, succeeded
in selling to one of that city's papers, the
true personal story" of the tragedy, in
which he accused his aunt of murder and
suicide. That's journalism.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

The fine record following Tuesdays
battle proves the great majority of both
races feels this way about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

NEW YORK, Sept. 27-Thoughts
while strolling: Nothing gives a let
Ter an air OF Importance like a
sealing wax monogram. Fannie
Kiibourne, who authors the Dot
and VIII stories. Memory: The
tasseled buggy whip that was al
ways carried into the church Vesti-
bule. How many can identify Mrs.
Paul Wilson?
The huITying editor-EdWin Bal
meT. II Ward Morehouse isn't
escorting Tallulah Bankhead he's
squirting Miriam Hopkins some
place. the lucky stiff. The Dan
vile, KY, lady who made New York
tearoon conscious. There's Worth
ington Grant. Add literary joys:
The Old Farmers Almanac.
Look alikes: William Fayersham
and Major Raymond Dickson. TulLo
Carminati looks dressed up like
most men would like to but don@o.
Graeme Lorimer, the editors son
and going places writing.
Shines red haired widow. Hattie
Beloved Of Broadway. Grand name
Tor the menus dessert list: Carmel
Snow. Nothing seems 50 out of
place on the avenue as a bird dog.
Arthur Brisbane has the complex
ion Of a l6-year-old, y anyone
brings vaudeville back, it will be
Major BoWes.
II Jack Wheeler isn't smiling he
looks as though he might be tuning
up to cry. Free fun for a dull day:
Watching the penguins at the
Aquarium. If Esquire could catch
that fellows guffaw at one of their
pictures they'd have a swell ad.
love TO write the first name OF
Vyvyan Donner. A chirographic
oopsie daisy!
The first hotel in the metropolis
70 install an elevator was The
Grand. now a moderately priced Inn
along the Broadway 3O's. II was
long a haunt Of wide-hatted western
politicians. Bryan stopped there, as
did sockless Jerry Simpson and
Gen. CoXey.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

In that era Charles Chapin was
the tabled ogre of the Evening
World--a reputed monster with a
tittupy manner and thin high voice,
but who swallowed seasoned report
ers raw and heckled cubs until they
rushed in panic TO other vocations.
Yet his illustrious alumni Cobb,
Albert Payson Terhune, Roy Nc
Cardell, Bob Edgren, Boseman Bull
ger, etc.-swore by him.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

This Cardinals-Cubs series is good
practice for the fans. They will be able
to take the world series next week in
stride.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

What we, and plenty of others would
like to know is-will the President dedi-
cate Hoover dam or Boulder dam?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
THE EDITORS JOB

After hearing a speaker who recently
visited Germany tell that all the editors
in that country have to do is to print the
news furnished by the government, YER
batim, we became convinced that our
comrades over in that country have
cinch.
We are more convinced than ever, up
on reading the following article which
Tom Hancock of the Westmorland Mail
clipped from the Chicago Journal OF
Commerce, that an editors desk in Ger
many is highly desirable job, and we
are looking up quotations on the cost of
passage to Germany:
One of the easiest jobs in the world is
being an editor All an editor has to do
is to sit at his desk y hours day, six
days a week, four or five weeks in the
month and II months in the year and
straighten out such stuff and CORES
pondence as the following, which reaches
his desk by the cord at times:
Mrs. Jones of Cactus Greek let a can
opener slip last week and cut herself IN
the pantry.
"A mischievous lad of Punkville threw
a stone and cut Mr.. Pike in the alley last
Tuesday.
tom Brown climbed on the roof Of
his house last week, looking for a leak,
and fell, striking himself on the back
porch.
"While Harold Green was escorting
Miss Violet Wise from the church social
last Saturday, savage dog attacked
them and bit Harold on the public
square.
"While Farmer Frank was harnessing
a young colt last Saturday the colt
whirled around and kicked him near his
corncrib."
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

Wild animal life on the avenue:
Buddy De Sylva's wife Marie fled
from Catalina, whittier she had
gone for a rest, on account Of the
raspish barks of sea lions. To get
far away she crossed the continent
to New York and took quarters on
the avenue. That is for night or
so until the sea lions in the park
zoo put on their Wagnerian special.
She is now studying maps Of the
Sahara.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
George Anderson has returned
TEN YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER p, 1925

A drove Of 1000 sheep which have
been pastured in Mexico during the
summer arrived in the valley this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

The cap, so long associated with
gangstering, dock walloping and
pool room loafing, is becoming re-
fined and is shown in the Fall and
Winter ensembles Of those dark
timbered, indirectly lighted shrines
of the chapeauX. A specialist who
fashions them out of imported cloth
at s12 per individual fit has salon
niched in one Of the sWank towers.
Fat men or those of short stature
should not wear caps, the stylists
say. Billy Gaxton, as might be eX-
pected, is an accomplished cappist.
Dwight Fiske sports one with rakish
aplomb, as do Harold Vanderbilt,
George M. Cohan and William
Goadby Loew. Two other we'll known
cap Wearers are John D. Rockefeller,
Sr., and Joe Laurie, Jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

tWiddling their thumbs. He said they
intended to be no party to any COM
promise. And with that he walked
toward his room, his arm around
the shoulders of one of his con-
fereeS.
The local negotiators for the most
part seem like 50 many slightly en-
barrassed workmen in the palace of
the king. as they conduct their un-
Vulnerable conferences in one of the
most luxurious hotels in the country.
Men with blue serge suits-Sun-
day best, somewhat wrinkled, fitting
none too well around the shoulders,
make way nightly for beautifully
gowned debutantes and their tail
coated escorts, arriving for the
dinner dances.
Men with coal dust under their
finger nails, with faces pale from
the rigors of the mines, sit gingerly
in the white leather chairs OF the
cocktail lounge-and order beer.
Most everything else in the way
of drinkables costs so cents a glass.
And that's too much for a coal
miner to pay. That's what the said,
the labor men who chose for their
conference one of the smartest, most
expensive hotels in the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

George Cross, at the irrigation
district has a souvenir Of the ill
fated Shenandoah.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27

Mrs. S. NJ. Smyser of Holtville re
turned Friday morning from Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
sOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fair tonight and Saturday but
night and early morning
in extreme west portion; no change
in temperature; moderate northwest
wind off the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday ......-..............lOO
Minimum tOdaV - 67
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-27
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Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Saturday with
overcast night and early morning;
seasonable temperature with little
change; gentle wind, mostly south
1.rf - cr,rt1ovyoct
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01
ZION NOTES

Oct. q, Sunday School $3.50 A.
NJ, attendance 80. HOO A. NJ,
worship; Rev. Bolts preached. A
scripture reading, chapter "a of
Exodus. Prayer by Rev. H. C..
White, text: can Early Appoint
ment With God" Subject: "Moun-
tain Top Experience" $50 P. NJ,
B Y. P. U. Devotionals led by
Mrs. M. Crump and Miss Bertha
Johnson. Remarks by president
Anna B. Lewis. Mr.. Roy Smith
was introduced to the B. Y. P. U.
He was a visitor, and the nephew
Of Mrs. Mary Crump, 511 Colfax
Ave. No. Mr.. Smith is an artist
in printing. Mrs. r. 2. Taylor read
an article from the paper, "a
Drunken Nation" which was in
keeping with our lesson. Wednes-
day, Oct. 80, marks the beginning
Of the pastors sixth anniversary.
The program was sponsored by the
deacons' and laymen's club and
their wives. Thursday night, Oct.
81, the program was sponsored by
Usher Board and Young Matrons'
Mission Circle, and Friday night,
Nov. /, the program was spon-
sored by the B. Y. P. U. and the
Sunday School.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01
Alien Registration

The first legislation by congress
regarding immigration was passed
In 1854 and had for Its purpose the
encouragement Of immigration. In
1882 the first act was passed that
provided for a head tax on immi-
grants, the amount being 80 cents
a head. This tax was increased to
a dollar by the act Of 1894, then to
two dollars by the act Of 1903, to
four dollars by the act Of 1907 and
to eight dollars by the act Of 1917.
Until the law Of 1882 there was no
general registration Of immigrants
and 1t was not until 1891 that the
federal government took entire
charge Of the immigration laws.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01
CHURCH NEWS
ST. PETER CLAvER NOTES
By Blanche DeLoise Stone

The Lady of Our Rosary viii
meet in the church rectory, Sodal-
ity viii meet afterwards. Mem
bers are asked to please be present,
Bazaar is to be held on Novem-
Der s, 6 and z in the sub-auditor-
ium. Prizes, chances, raffles Of
different kinds will be given away
and Refreshments will also be
served. Pensioners and friends
are cordially invited.
Children of Mary will have their
meeting Saturday morning after
eatechism classes.
A card social viii be given for
the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
In the home of Miss Blanche De-
Loise Stone of 254 W. Central, Sun
day, November 18th, in the after
noon. The principal speaker will
be Atty. J. Louis Erwin.