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Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Interesting Neavs Items Written for the
Press by El Centro School PUPILS

most interesting one in Wilson
schooI.-George PullenZa, 7th grade.
Monday afternoon We had a fire
drill. 1t occurred while We were in
Miss Dunlap's room. A boy had
been chosen out Of each room to
take out the flag. Donald Schiller
was chosen from our class, and
Donovan Maddox was chosen to
take out he large flag from the
auditorium. 1t was a successful
drill; everybody got out of the
building in about two minutes
Rosie Fiore, 8-3 class.
Next Saturday We will honor the
man who discovered this great
country of ours. This man, Colum-
bus, sailed seas which no man ever
sailed before, to discover what is
now known as America. The trag-
edy of it all is that he died poor
and not knowing what great con-
tinent he discovered, so let us pay
him honor on Columbus day-Ed-
win Tucker, 3-3 class.
AS the fall opening is not far
away, we picked this time to choose
our queen. -Four popular girls,
two from the seventh grade and
two from the eighth grade, were
chosen. In assembly We were in
troduced to those chosen. We then
returned to our home-rooms and
cast our ballots for the queen
There was high competition, for all
of the girls chosen were quite cap
able of the position. We are all in
terested to see the outcome Of the
election Lucille Bridgers, 7-3
class.
The pupils of Wilson school are
very fortunate in having such a
fine cafeteria as is offered to them.
You can get hamburgers, hot dogs,
and different kinds of sandwiches.
There are always two kinds Of
salads. For dessert you can get
pudding, cake, custard, ice cream,
or candy. Milk, tomato juice, orange
juice, orange juice, or pop is off
cred to drink. You can be sure
every pupil appreciates this cafe
terra, and makes good use of it.
Lenna Arnold, IA class.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
REVOLUTION DOWN BELOW

Nol Inward through the state of Son
ora, northernmost of the Mexican states,
rebel bands are sweeping, revolution in
their minds and bitterness in their
hearts. In the latest attempt at social
change below the border by force of
arms, Mexican poems again are painting
across the landscape the picture of their
discomfort with the existing order of
things and their desire-the very human
desire-for advancement.
Some day Mexico will learn that rev.
olution cannot bring about in full the
things it seeks
Only through advancement over
course of years advancement achieved
by education and continual progress
toward a better state for every individ-
ual. will the end sought in revolution be
reached. There is a never-ending revo-
luton going on in every country
in the world. but it is OF tn e
revolution of armed forces. 1t is revo-
luton in the human mind, revolution
so imperceptible that it is unnoticed even
in the mind which harbors it.
Through the education of her child
ren and through the development of her
resources by business and industry, Mex
leo eventually will achieve the goal
sought now by guerilla bands armed
with primitive rifles and less primitive
machine guns. When broad paved high
ways intersect the states and provinces
vi Mexico, when schools dot the Mex
ican map and churches take their place
beside the schools, armed revolution will
cease.
Mexico's government, patterned in
part after that of the United States, has
weathered many revolutions. 1t prob
ably will weather many more attempt
ed uprisings before the peon class has
reached the point of feeling that it has
a powerful voice in its own government.
Revolution will be unnecessary then.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Copyright 1885
by Mcclure
Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S NUT ROAST

After Hooter the owl had been
driven from the woods near the Hol-
low Stump Bungalow, Uncle Wiggily
thought it would be safe to take his
rabbit children and some Of their
friends on a little picnic.
What kind Of a picnic, Unkle
Wig?" asked Baby Bunty the orphan
rabbit when she heard about it.
oh. a nut roasting picnic, think,
said Mr.. Longears. This is the time
of year to gather nuts and some nuts,
especially chestnuts, are very good
roasted"
so are peanuts" said Bunty.
Yes, that's right" agreed Uncle
Wiggily. only peanuts don't grow
around here where We live. Peanuts
grow down IN the Southland and
sometime We may go there. But we
can gather chestnuts in our woods
and roast them in the ashes of a
bonfire"
But, Unkle Wig" said Bunty, we
rabbits don't eat nuts OF course, we
might eat a few after they were
roasted, but nuts are for squirrels
and chipmunks."
Must Invite Friends
That's so. I hadn't thought Of
that" said the bunny uncle. we
shall have to invite Johnnie and Bill
lie Bushytail and Jenny Chipmunk
to our nut picnic. But know what
we can roast for you rabbits and the
other animal children who don't like
nuts"
"What?" asked Bunty.
Ears Of corn" said Uncle Wiggily.
Il know a field near the chestnut
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
TALBOT BRAVELY
PICKS GIRL WITH
PRETTIEST LEGS

A score of HollyWood's prettiest
chorus girls, picked for their beau
tiful limbs, appear in the leg con-
test scene in the First National pic
ture The Case of the Lucky Legs"
which comes to the United Artists
theatre today
Between the scenes the girls de
cided to hold a real contest among
themselves, and Lyle Talbot was
selected the judge. After much per-
suasion, the girls talked him into
the difficult spot of picking the
most shapely pair of limbs from
the most beautiful collection in
Hollywood.
He was brave and called his
shots as he saw them. For as
sistance, he called upon Patricia
Ellis, who plays the lucky legs"
contest winner in the picture. First
he eliminated all but four girls.
These included Louise Seidel, Helen
Erickson, Avis Johnson and Elaine
Bailey. After much deliberation the
intrepid actor chose the winner,
Helen Erickson, a young acrtess
under contract to First National.
The picture is based on the best
selling novel by Erie Stanley Gard
ner. Warren William has the lead
ing role, while others in the cast
include Genevieve Tobin, Allen
jenkins, Peggy Shannon and Henry
O'Neill.
Archie l.. Mayo directed the pic
ture from the screen play by Brown
Holmes and Ben Markson, with
adaptation by Jerry Chodorov
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Ships Collide in
San Pedro Channel

SAN PEDRO, Calf, oct. Is. U.P)
The main channel was the scene
Of ship collision today when the
freighter Steel Mariner of the 18th
mian line, bound from the east,
struck the freighter Golden Kauri,
under contract to the Gulf Pacific
line.
The Steel Mariner was coming
up the channel and the Golden
Kauri was maneuvering to dock
when the collision occurred. The
Mariner had a dent in her bow
and the Kauri had a small hole in
her starboard side.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Bed Tine Stories

grove where some late roasting ears
are growing. We can roast them at
our bonfire while the squirrels are
roasting chestnuts. In this way We'll
all have a good time"
"Hurray!" cried Baby Bunty and
away she hoped to tell the others
Uncle Wiggily's nut roast was held
in the afternoon. The Lady Mouse
Teacher in the Hollow Tree School,
learning about it, dismissed all class
es early and she gave out no home
work to worry about. Wasn't she the
lovely teacher?
Followed by his own rabbit chill
dren, by the other small animals,
puppy dogs, pussy cats, squirrels,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
By
HOWARD E.
GARRIS

which there are not so many as there
used to be, worse luck, Uncle Wig
gily pointed to a patch of corn
stalks Whereon grew large ears for
roasting.
Show Them How
You squirrel boys and Jennie
Chipmunk gather chestnutS," sad
Uncle Wiggily to Johnnie and Billie
Bushytail. And you raccoons, show
the others how to gather the corn. y
Raccoons are very fond of corn, you
know. Bobbie and Betty Ringtail
(raccoonS are named that because
they have rings of fur on their tails)
soon showed the others how to get
the ears of corn.
Uncle Wiggily made the fire on a
hearth of stones and soon the chest
nuts and corn were roasting and
sending out the most delicious Smells
like Thanksgivin and Christmas
The children were sitting around,
waiting for the nuts and corn to be
roasted when, all of a sudden, into
their midst came the Wolf Most
hungrily he glared at Uncle Wiggily
But before the Bad Chap could get
either one, all Of a sudden a loud
popping sound was heard "Bangl"
"Oh, don't shoot mel Don't shoot
mel" howled the Wolf IT didn't
know you had a gun, Uncle Wiggily"
And away he ran while they all
laughed. For the popping sound was
only made by a bursting chestnut
that got too hot in the fire. Ha Ha!
Ha! Then the picnic went on in the
most jolly way and everybody was
happy. And if the radio will play a
song for the gold fish to dance with
the sardine, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggilys concert.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
POLICY
SH|F 7 LIKELY
IN 4. F. Of |.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Oct. Is.
(U.P)-A new and progressive force
in the American labor movement
came to the front today in the
wake of the settlement of the Am
erican Federation of Labors build
ing trades controversy.
One OF the fal reaching results
of the peace may be an .overturn-
ing of the traditional conservative
leadership and substitution of a
more vigorous control of A. F. of
l.. policies,
The outstanding figure in the
adjustment was George M. Harri-
son, president of the railway clerks
and chairman of the Railway
Labor Executives association. He
represents the progressive element
within the federation.
In settling the row he was con-
cerned more with setting up basis
for amicable adjustment of juris-
dictional disputes which in the past
have torn labor into internal strug-
giles than in catering to the aSpir-
ations for power of any individual
or group within the labor move
ment.
He also foresaw the help which
smoothly functioning labor ma
chinery could give to any building
boom which might develop with
the return of better times. He
realized that unless the building
trades controversy was settled
bloody strikes over jurisdiction
might result with a consequent
slowing down of construction and
a public reaction against unions.
Russian knapWeed has become es-
tablished in several sections of
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
HARDING SCHOOL


We're all going to be in the fall
opening parade. The boys are 60
ing to be leaves. The girls are
going to be flowers. The third and
fourth grades are making our cos
tunes. We're going to march be-
hind the queen. The queen is 60
ing TO have a pretty dress on. We
are glad We are going to have a
parade. - Miss Cartwrights l-B
room.
In Miss Hedrick's room We are
learning about Christopher Co.
lumbus and when he discovered
America. He is the best hero in
history and we want TO learn all
we can about him Saturday is
Columbus day and there will be
flags everywhere-Betty 10 Patter-
son.
Our school observed fire preven-
tion and cleanup week. The
topics were discussed in the rooms
and fire drills were given.
Our fourth grade classes were
happy to see a model Of the Santa
Maria. We have been studying
about Columbus and his journeys.
In art time the pupils Of Miss He'd
rick's room made sail boats. Nine
pretty drawings are up on our new
mounting board.
We have begun work in our geo.
graphy books. We like the stories,
the pictures, and the maps. We
are to be imaginary travellers. Next
to the pleasure Of taking a trip
around the world is the pleasure
derived from reading books about
travel.-4th grade.
We have studied the multiplica-
ton tables Of 2's, 3's, and As
Thursday we had our first contest
in arithmetic Our class was di-
vided into six groups. The win
ners were Richard Estrada, Betty
Joe Patterson, Junior McChristy,
Carl Maggie, Jack Strobel, and
Donovan Wright. They raced and
Betty 10 Patterson was declared
the room-winner-Donoyan Wright,
Betty 10 Patterson.
LINCOLN SCHOOL
We had music appreciation yes
terday and We invited Mrs Walk
ers class in to hear it. First we
heard "Marche Heroique," then we
heard Yankee Doodle" played in
three different ways Il was play
ed first in one count like we know
il, second in two counts Ike a
march, and the third time in three
counts which sounded like a Span
ish dance. - Mary Claire Kieffer
81
Chicken, chicken, you are cute
Picking at a little root.
Mother chicken comes along
and helps her pick it from the
ground
Frances Farrar, 81
II is nearly time for the fall op
iening. All schools will have
float and a queen. The queen fo-
our school is Barbara Buck in tn
6-2. There will be several othe
pupils on the float also Last yea
our queen was Marilyn Perkins
She was a pretty queen.-Doroth,
Coulter. Ga.
This is fire prevention week. w
want 10 learn how to keep from
having forest fires We must b
careful with lighted matches AM
be sure they are out Don't pu
any gasoline near fire.-Betty Tay
Tor 6-l.
II Centre was a desert
But now il is a town
With pretty trees and flowers
And green grass all around
-Amparo Rodriques. S.
We have many interesting game
Ia class They are played by work
ING arithmetic problems. The nam
OF some are football. baseball, tn
r game. and the clock game
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
LO O ki n 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
October Is, 1915

Peter Barnes of Calexico and c.
w. Smith of Alamorio were Ell
Centre visitors yesterday and both
gave the proposed farmers and
businessmen's convention to be
held in Brawley, a strong boost.
The excitement about oil in the
western desert is subsiding as us
ual.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

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Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press 625 State street. El Centre,
California. Telephone 26 business office; ZOO edi
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Sex Slayer Meets
Death With Prayer

JOLIET, Ill. Oct. IS. W.P)-Bol-
stored by new faith in religion, Ger
aid Thompson &c, sex slayer OF
Mildred Hallmark, 10, met death in
the electric chair today with a pray
er on his lips
Behind a glass partition were
nearly 500 witnesses, including John
Hallmark, father of the girl. He
nearly collapsed. Guards helped
him from the chamber. When he
had regained composure, he said:
THE family is satisfied. We would
have been satisfied with nothing
less"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

7 Melvin Roberts, 81
A boy in our room brought
snake skin TO school. The rattles
are still on the skin. It had eight
rattles. Il is most interesting to
me as much as I dislike snakes
Helen Schumm, 5-4
Tomorrow. Saturday, I am going
TO move and leave this school l
like il too much. I like my teach
er too, she is very nice to us. Mr.
De Celle IS a fine principal. May
be we will move back some day
Shirley Schrader, 5-4
We have been working on fire
prevention this week. We are all
trying 10 do something at home TO
help prevent fires Some ar e
cleaning up oily rags.-Idella Rink.
5-4.
We have some new library books
in our room. I am reading a book
called Adventures in African Jun
gles." L IS very exciting There
are many other books also. We
got our books from the city library.
We are thankful for them.-Rich-
ard Lucas, Ga
WILSON SCHOOL
Today, October II, t935. we mad
an assembly in order TO elect Off
GERS for our student body presi-
dent and vice-president There were
eight candidates, with TWO speak
ers for each Of them. One speaker
gave the code of ethics and the
other gave the campaign speech.
The candidates for president We're
Charles Johnson, Howard Rhodes,
Dell Curry, and Delton Jones; for
vice president Mary Ohta, Virginia
Hunt, Jack Smith, and Dale Arm
strong. The winners were Charles
Johnson. president, and Mary
Ohta, vice e-president.-Alice Harri-
son. 8-3 class.
Code of Ethics
Each class in Wilson school wrote
a code Of ethics. In il they put the
ideals which they viii try to live
up 10 throughout the year The
codes were al read in assembly
today, and a prize viii be gwen
for the best one. Each class is
hoping Il viii win.-Jane Allin-
der, 8-3 class.
The assignment given 10 the
eight-three class Monday was TO
prepare a pantomime. The panto-
mines were TO be taken from
Mother Goose RhymesE They
! we're all very good. but the class
remembered one especially. II was
given by Alice Mae Harrison.
/ Alice Macs pantomime was Mary
had a little lamb" and while Alice
was giving it Mr.. Tivel came into
the room. As you know, the lamb
/ followed Mary to school, and Mary
chased the lamb home. As Alice
was hasin g her supposed-to-
be-lamb, Mr.. Tivel walked out
through the door in which Alice
was chasing her lamb. Alice, not
seeing Mr.. Tiyel, almost hit him
with the ruler-Virginia Hutson
8-3 class.
The election of Wilson schools
queen for the fall opening tool
place the day before the election o.
student body officers. The election
was very close, and all Of the can
didates really deserved the honor
The popular choice proved TO bt
Virginia Hutson. Bob Weakley, g.
3 class.
II you go into Mr.. Hutchens
room, you will see a lot of inter.
esting things about the desert. II
his room he has big bulletin
board with a lot of desert pictures
and a map At one corner he ha!
table full Of all kinds of rocks
and on the table he has a few diff
ferent kinds of desert plants tha'
the children brought te school.
think Mr.. Hutchens room is thu
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
.---OO.NcInfyre

ing goingson through his telescope.
Even the hand forge that made
ammunition during the Revolution
ary war remains. Retiring guests
carry oil lamps. Cooking is done
by wood.
Eddie Rickenbacker in early days
of the war was General Pershings
secretary although his heart was
set on flying. General Pershing
told him the best thing Ricken-
backer could do was TO get his gem
eral to and from places as quick
ly as possible. So one sunny morn
ing, Eddie zoomed the general up
to the front lines at g 75-miles-an-
hour clip. And the general I'M
mediately transferred him to fly-
ing.
Erie. the artist who draws those
bizarre covers for Harper's Bizarre
shoot, I mean Bazaar, is consld-
cred the youngest looking man Tor
his years on either side the Allan
tic. Although he has been draw
ing for the Bazaar 18 years, he
looks today a youth of not more
than 25. His color contrasts are
expressed even in his workshop.
He has one studio of solid and
vivid red where he works in a
house robe of black lace.
Among New York's pronounced
movie fans is the octOgenarian
editor of Scribner'S, Mr. Bridges,
who attends three movies a week.
Topping him is the youthful edi-
tor, Herbert Mayes, who sees a
picture every evening. James
Montgomery Flagg is among the
late audiences, dropping in around
II, and Ewing Galloway, the pho
tographer, is a midnight visitor,
being one of the enthusiasts who
often works until that hour at his
office.
A diversion that is the authors
meat may prove the book publish
erS poison. That is the running
of a full length novel in a maga-
zine. Cosmopolitan is doing 1t,
starting off with a Kathleen Nor
riS mystery, as is also the Red
Book. Several others are report
ed planning to follow
Newspaperdoms shyest editorial
executive is becoming in retirement
one of the most publicized men,
berS of his craft. He is Carr Van
~, ftoi nf
the New York Times. Born in
Georgetown, o. and moving in the
usual migratory graduations of the
roamer, he eventually landed on
the Times, where he remained 80
years as managing editor. He was
not known to the public and to
few neWspapermen outside his own
staff. Yet probably no editor is
held up to students of schools OF
journalism as the news genius of
his time SO pridefully as he. He
built up his staff in the role of
an easy boss. Once hired by him,
a man was rarely dismissed. And
never for boozing.
Another White-maned war horse
of the magazine shops is the editor
emeritus, John S. Phillips. AT rs
he is considered one of the agile
editorial minds and his advice Is
sought by leading editors when
they strike manuscript snags. He
reads practically every short story
and serial published and knows
the strength and weaknesses of al
most every man in the writing
game. He is as vigorous for his
years as the average man at so.
Postcard from Yuma, Arizona: II
just stepped out of a plane here
with the only girl and got off
little mot which 1 thought, If I do
say, rather good. But she topped
it by remarking; The old sense
of Yuma, eh baby?"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October Is, 1920

Imperial Irrigation Districts pro-
tective levee system in Mexico is
the subject of much study at pres
ent by engineers Of the district
offices.
Walter B. Kibbey left last night
for his Los Angeles office.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

ID. D. Phillips, Yakima, Wash,
harvested l06 tons Of pears from
three acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

Mrs. George Tally was a business
visitor in Imperial recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
TEN YEARS AGO
October Is, 1925

Formation of a retail credit as
sociation for the valley will prob
ably be the outcome of a meeting
of the chamber of commerce last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

The cash income to farmers in
CS<gon this year will be more tnaIi
$85,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

ducks, chickens, beavers, raccoons
and many more, Uncle Wiggily led
the way TO the woods.
Near a grove of chestnut trees, of
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

ing goingson through his telescope.
Even the hand forge that made
ammunition during the Revolution
ary war remains. Retiring guests
carry oil lamps. Cooking is done
by wood.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

A diversion that is the authors
meat may prove the book publish
er's poison. That is the running
of a full length novel in maga-
zine. Cosmopolitan is doing 1t,
starting off with Kathleen Nor
ris mystery, as is also the Red
Book Several others are report
ed planning to follow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20
Self Styled Author OF NRA Came Close To Poor House

use of the estate, rent free, and Vanderhoof, without worry in the world, said he would devote his time to perfecting his third plan to restore prosperity" His elegant surroundings are not un- familiar to the optimistic statisti- clan.
 I'm living within a stones throw of a shore estate once owned by my uncle, William E. Birdsall, a wealthy New York attorney and in later life justice of the state of Washington supreme court. On his estate I spent many happy, care- free hours, never dreaming that a turning point in my life would come to pass on that little island of the shore.
 Another kinsman of mine was David Dudley Field. the law au- thority, whose brother was Cyrus Field who laid the Atlantic cable. My father was broker, you know, founder of Vanderhoof. Morrison & Co.,, New York stock exchange firm.
 'I guess I'm not the only de- precision victim In my family for his firm went down on that "Blacly Friday" when Jay Gold made his famous raid.
 "But I'm coming back. I've still gos faith. The country's Lot going to the dogs and I've got a plan tc prevent It." y