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The Washington times., 1935-02-12
St. Valentine Day Parties
Call for Distinctive
Decorations
By BETSY CAsWELL
Womnn'S Page Editor

Day after tomorrow will be Valentine Day. and many of
you will wish to celebrate fttngy in honor of that great
patron of lovers, st. Valentine.
Your party may be luncheon dinner tea or late
buffet suppern any it will be the decorations that
make the occasion distinctive of the day.
The Washington times., 1935-02-12

Fortunately, valentine parties
are the simplest to arrange, for
the shops are full of SpecialtieS
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For the the these call District 7000
8
enclosing seFddressed
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a desire to show themselves
worthy of it.
Even if this train of thought
does not pass through their
minds in so many words, it is
the subconscious motivation of
their conscientious care and
tenderness for the new life.
NOrn7nI Affif7ydo
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

000000.000 a year ana go to sever
s per cent of the unemployable "leav.
ing the others to carry the burden.
It's supporting taxing plan, he said
is incompetent.
Warning against danger of ira
gic consequences" Thomas predict
ed catastrophe collapse" and a
Fascist dictatorship as probable out
growths of an experiment with the
Townsend plan.
DR.. Townsend concurred in Tho
mas view on pending social legisla-
ton, but branded opponents of his
plan economic lunatics." He
claimed his original handful OF
hackers have multiplied first by
hundreds, then by thousands, and
now by millions"
L propose that we retire 100000
American citizens from competition
for job-tho5e who rightfully de-
serve TO be retired, the old people, y
the former South Dakota physician
said Eight million people spending
5000 month would ring I'D s16oo,-
G00000 in the cash registers of the
nation every 30 days"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
UNCLE WIGGnY AND THE
WHITE MICE

One day as Uncle Wiggily was
hopping over snow-covered field
where in summer a farmer had
raised corn, the rabbit gentleman
heard. coming from pile of dried
cornstalks, a sad, squeaking voice.
"Oh, dearl Oh, dear! Oh, dear! 4"
the voice said.
"This sounds like trouble, "
thought Uncle Wiggily. II wonder
if 1 can be of any help?" That
was Uncle Wiggily's way-always
wanting to help where he could.
He hoped closer to the pile OF
stalks, some of which had few
old ears of corn still on them. Then
Uncle Wiggily heard the voice say
ing:
"Well, children dear. ! I'm sure !
don't know what to do. You must
soon run out to play and after q
while go to other piles of stalks for
more corn. What corn is left here
will be gone in another day. -
"But if we go out, Mother, - said
very tiny squeaking voice, "Old
Hoot will catch us. He always
swoops down out of the tree where
he sits watching and tries to catch
us in his beak as soon as we go out
to play"
Mother Mouse Wanted Help
"It's terriblel It's too bad, my
dears,' said the mothers voice. 81
tt,icl L,aaut trhat m HO en- vOu
would be safe from Old Hoot. If
only some one would help usl"
fI will help you'll" cried jolly I'm
Gle Wiggily, for now he knew who it
was talking; family of mice, the
mother and several mice children
living in the pile of dried cornstalks
sticking up in the snowy field
"What is the trouble and who is
Old Hoot?o asked the bunny gen.
tleman.
"Old Hoot is a big owl bird who
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
GET READY FOR FAIR

In a little more than a month the In
perial County Mid-Winter fair will be
opened at the fair grounds in Imperial.
The fair committee is rapidly ap-
preaching a peak in activity as the date
for opening the fair approaches and
plans to make this years surpass all 9TH
ers. II will do that providing it has the
cooperation of the people of Imperial
Valley, to whom the fair belongs, and we
believe they will get it.
To most of us the fair is one week
affair. To the committee it is practlc-
ally an all year job, for which the men,
bers get no compensation and often have
to paw money out of their own pockets
to meet sudden necessities.
The fair means no personal profit to
them and does mean considerable sacri-
flee of their own time and often of their
own business affairs. Certainly with
such an example of real service being set,
the rest of us should swing in behind the
committee to help make the fair real
credit to the valley.
We are about to embark on the great
est period of expansion the valley has
known. For the next few years we will
be endeavoring to convince the rest of the
nation that some of the stories they
heard about us when we were fighting for
the Swing-J ohnson bill, described some
thing that MIGHT happen but never did
and that with Boulder dam and the All
American canal assured there is no
sounder place for investment than I'M
perial Valley. One of the best means for
putting this line of logic across is the
county fair.
1t will attract visitors from all parts of
the Southwest. If it is a good fair it
will give them a good impression of I'M
perial Valley and they in turn will carry
that impression to their homes to give to
others. If we fall down on the fair we
can be assured that we are falling down
on one of the best means for favorable
publicity available to US.
The moral of the story is that we cam
not afford to fall down and that now is
the time to lend our fullest support to
make the fair splendid success.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
NJ AUGHLIN
TAKES OVER
STATE RELIEF

SACRAMENTO, Feb. g. U.P)-
Governor Frank F. Merriam turned
over state relief activities today to
Frank Y. Mclaughlin, Los Angeles,
whom he named state emergency
relief administrator.
Merriam said he was placing Nc
Laughlin, a civil engineer, in COM
plete charge of public aid to the
jobless "with no strings attached -
Mclaughlin not only will direct
the distribution of millions of dol
lars spent monthly in state and
federal assistance to the unemploy-
ed but also will guide the affairs
of the new state emergency relief
commission of which Dwight C..
Murphy of Santa Barbara. is chair
man.
The administrator S first task
will be to organize the sale of 524,-
100000 in state relief bonds. It
appeared likely q block of $4,000
600 will be placed on the market to
meet immediate needs.
Mclaughlin was appointed to the
vacancy created by the transfer OF
Vernon D. Northrup several weeks
ago. Roy Pilling, acting admins
traitor, will step out of his post
Thursday. The new head OF the
SERA already has taken the oath
and is ready to begin work.
He will be paid $4,000 annually
for a job which Merriam considers
the hardest public post in the state,
including his own.
Mclaughlin entered public work
in 1893 when he was appointed to
supervise PWA work in California,
Nevada and Utah. Later he was re-
lief director of Los Angeles county
and for the last seven months he
has been an assistant state admins
traitor in charge of southern coun-
ties
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
DIR. TOWNSEND
AND SOCIALIST
STAGE DEBATE

NEW YORK, Feb. 6. W.R)-Norman
Thomas, Socialist party chieftain,
and DR.. F. z. Townsend, advocate
of 5000 a month pensions for the
nations aged over so, swapped
hsndshakes and body blows before
q radio microphone Last night. while
the nation audited the bout as ref
cree.
Thomas bowed smoothly and op-
ened the exchange with the conces-
sion that he suspected Dr. Town
send and I are agreed" then slam
med home a quick jab by character
izing the Southern California doc
tors plan as patent medicine
syrup" designed for children of six
as well as men of CO."
Thomas attacked the Wagner bill
and social security legislation as in
adequate and dangerous TO sound
security legislation" He declared
the Townsend plan would cost S24,-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Feb. g. tSpe-
oiaD--"Keep the farm boy on the
farml'
This is a solemn warming which
is more than slogan. and comes
from the state bureau of agricultur-
al education here as a result OF
state and federal investigation of
the causes and results of the great
transient army of youth now in the
nation.
While emergency relief is caring
for their immediate problems, the
future of America demands that no
further additions be made to the
huge group, the bureau believes.
Figures are cited to show that the
farm boy who is encouraged to re-
main in agriculture through proper
training and establishment in a
permanent enterprise, is financial
and social asset to the nation rather
I than problem.
/ The number of California farm
boys between the ages of t6 and
% WIlD Ill Jill tlllE 10 Octldl GU W
be comparatively small. One reason
claimed is that in this state, agri--
! cultural education is now being
I made available to more than 1000
boys between the ages of Ia and 20
This is one fourth of the farm youth
in this age limit who are attending
/ high schools.
The state is declared to be in a
! fortunate position through its early
adoption of such training, because
of the nature of farming in Cali
| fornia Only A per cent of the rur-
al population of the state are farm
! owners or renters. The rest are la
borers, with no tie to the soil ex-
cept the monthly or seasonal wage
| The greatest barrier in the further
| spread of the so-called "peon farm
! ing" is claimed to be the high school
| training which encourages the
young agriculturalist to engage in
his own enterprise.
California has one-third of the
nations big holdings" which are
owned by corporations, trust COM
panies, estates and wealthy fami-
lies. Another considerable proper
ton of the best farm land consists
of blocks of smaller holdings leased
by major company, such as vege-
table and sugar beet land Such
tracts are normally operated by a
manager or foreman, using foreign
born labor.
Unless every Encouragement is
| given to individual ownership or
tenancy, where the farm is a home
and a mode of living as well as an
i industry, the state will be forced
further into this mass-production
system with its social problems. the
bureau believes.
This branch of the state depart
men of education has stitistics
which it's claims to be convincing.
showing that agricultural education
is meeting the problem. The an
nual follow-up surveys conducted
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

time and also at night. Only my
mice don't go out at night They
must go out by day, though, but
they hardly dare, Old Hoot watches
them SO closely"
"That's too bad,o said Uncle
Wiggily.
cit wasn't so bad in the sum-
mer,' squeaked a little girl mouse
"Then there was no snow on the
ground, which was nearly the same
color as we are, sort of grayish
brown. But now, with white snow
on the ground, if we run across it
Old Hoot can easily see us and then
he swoops down on his big wings
and tries to catch us in his sharp
claws and beak.''
"If only we were white mice in
stead of grayish brown" said Mrs.
Mouse, "Old Hoot couldn't see us
on the white snow and we would be
safe from him. Oh, dearl''
Changed Into White Mice
"Ha! That gives me an ideal'
said Uncle Wiggily. "It will change
you all into white mice and then
Old Hoot will think you are bits of
snow blowing along and he won It
| swoop down and get you. -
"But how can we be changed into
white mice?" asked the mother.
! Every easily" said Uncle Wig
| gily. "I'll sprinkle talcum powder
on you. Wait here and I'll go get
I some. -
Hopping quickly 10 his bungalow
Uncle Wiggily got tin of talcum
| powder from his wife IS bureau He
sprinkled the white powder on the
grayish brown mice. Soon they
looked like snow mice, and wher
they ran out to play or to get some
corn, Old Hoot, the owl, didn't not.
ice them. They didn't show at al
against the snow.
So Uncle Wiggily saved the mice
| from being caught by the owl anC
Old Hoot wondered and wondered
why he couldn t see any more mic'
coming from the pile of cornstalks
| He was fooled all right Soon h'
flew away.
| And If the gas stove will stol
trying to make cake all by itsel
and let the eggbeater help, I'll tel
you next about Uncle Wiggily ant
/ Bunty's store.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
Is This Too Good
for Your Cough?

Creomulsion may be a better
help than you need. 1t combines
seven helps in one. 1t is made for
quick relief, for safety.
Mild coughs often yield to lesser
helps. No one can tell. No one
knows which factor will do most
for certain coughs. So careful peo-
pie, more and more, are using
Creomulsion for any cough that
starts.
The cost is a little more than a
single help. But your druggist is
authorized to guarantee it. so it
costs you nothing If it fails to
bring you quick relief. Coughs are
danger signals. For safety's sake,
deal with them in the best way
known (adv)
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
STATE FOSTERS MOVEMENT TO
KEEP BOYS ON FARM AT HOME

in each high school agriculture de-
partment show stability of the grad
yates. Even through the period of
lowest agricultural income, an av-
erage of 10 per cent of the high
school boys who had taken a year
or more of systematic instruction in
agriculture, were found TO be gain
fully employed in farming or al
lied occupation An average of 8 per
cent we're attending college, many
continuing agricultural study. About
Is per cent were found employed in
other lines. Five per cent were not
accounted for, few unemployed,
and most having moved from the
district.
The various agricultural regula-
tions, emergency and permanent,
have intensified the need for syS-
tematic training. Vital record-keep-
ing as required in any business, un-
derstanding of the farmer-owned
and controlled credit agencies, pro.
per use of land, knowledge of world
markets and economies, are some of
the factors which are forming the
farmer to be more than rural Ia
borer
Whether there is too much pro-
duction because OF too many pro-
ducers, is a much discussed ques-
ton. The state goal of the bureau
of agricultural education is not
more farmers, but better ones. The
farm youth of today is the farmer
of tomorrow and the bureau be-
lieves that he will be a better rural
citizen and more intelligent pro-
ducer with the best possible train
ing the public high school can. give,
in the maximum of four short years.
AS to the production of
farmers, the bureau cites the fed
eral census figures showing re-
placement need of 6700 men each
year for the farmers who die or re-
tire. No estimate Is made of the
need to replace with trained citi-
zens the thousands untitled for
farming through lack of training.
initiative or capital. The state as
yet is only supplying about 1900 each
year to fill this demand.
This is the first of a series of
four articles on keeping the farm
boy on the farm. The second will
deal with the permanent agencies
which are claimed to help meet this
problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

There is a great treat in store for
Ell Centre and its vicinity, accord
ing to Rev. E. Cecil Bickhart, while
Misses Pansy Bray and Irma Herr
mann, girl preachers known as the
"JoybringerS, are evangelizing in
the Foursquare church located at
Fourteenth and Olive. These girls
are talented musical evangelists of
national fame, having successfully
campaigned throughout the United
States. They have just come to CAL
ifornia from eastern engagements,
and will speak nightly at 7:30 p. m.
with the exception of Monday.
They have been very popular, es
pecially among the young people,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
BED TIME STORIES
BY HOWARD y. GARRIs
Copyright. 1854 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicstsj

always swoops down and tries to
catch some of my little MICE said
the Mother Mouse as Uncle Wiggily
stood at the door of the cornStalk
house. Every time my little mice
go out Old Hoot swoops down at
them
"Where does this owl bird live?"
asked Uncle Wiggily.
"In hole of that big tree ON the
edge of the field, said Mrs. Mouse.
He is there night and day. Old
Hoot can see quite we'll in the day
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

and have been welcome guest speak
ers before many school audiences.
Their illustrated lecture on Com
munism has been in great demand
in every city where they have cam
paigned. Besides their speaking
program the "Joybringers" present
novel and unusual musical features,
and are we'll known to radio audi
ences, Rev. Bickhart states.
Rev. and Mrs. E. Cecil Bickhart.
local pastors, extend to the public a
cordial invitation to attend these
special services and avail themselves
of this opportunity to hear the joy
bringers."
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

Published sHery evening 'exceps Sunday bJ The
Imperial Valley Press Inc- s2s State street.
n Centre. California W. c. Costello. business
manager. Telephone %. business office: 700 edi-
toriAl department Puil leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
CERyANTEs TO BE HONoRED

MADRID U.P)-The Spanish gov
ernment is planning to preserve the
scenes, mills and houses in La Man.
cha, immortalized by Cervantes in
Don Quixote," as monuments of
national artistic interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
Is Epilepsy Inherited?
Can 1t Be Cured 2

A booklet containing the opinions
of famous doctors on this interest
ing subjec6 will be sent FREE,
while they last, to any reader writ
ing to the Educational Division.
Dept! F-376, 545 Fifth Ave-, New
York, NJ Y. (adv)
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
PRETTY GOOD GUESSING

Not even a red-hot irrigation district
election can take the minds of Imperial
Valley residents off the rain which
drenched this community Monday and
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
n MIbathM@E

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Occasional showers today and
tonight; Thursday partly cloudy;
seasonable temperature; gentle to
moderate wind. becoming south
westerly.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

Tuesday and might even take another
crack at US today.
While the terrible condition of the
country roads is quite annoying to the
politicians and to others who have to use
them, and harvesting of field crops is
tied up temporarily, not all is loss. The
valley, after the protracted drought of
the summer, could use a good soaking,
and 1t has received just that.
In considering the benefits of the rain
IT Is hard to refrain from calling atten-
ton to the guessing ability of NJ. J.
Dowd, chief engineer of the Imperial Ir-
rigation District.
Faced with the necessity of making re-
pairs on the districts system in Mexico,
Mike as he is called but is not named
decided Monday to advance the date of
cutting out water from the district sys-
tenn by one day. He picked Tuesday in
stead of today and in making the an
nouncement Monday called attention to a
large head of water expected to arrive in
the vicinity of Yuma the latter part of
the week. He also promised to rush the
district repairs, finishing them in three
days instead of five as at first announc-
ed.
He probably felt that he was taking a
chance, but the rain has removed any
flSh. crops WHICH Hllgnl neeu water III
the next couple of days have already re-
ceived it and gratis at that. If Brother
Dowd's calculations have been bit awry
and it takes four days instead of three
for the repairs, he is still to the good
and might even be able to take five with
out any great damage.
Being able to guess them like that
ought to make him a wizard at seven
in spades or drawing two to fill straight
or does it?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for Thi,
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 6. 1915

fcDTudTy D, 1919
Frank Birkhauser of Brawley
was visitor here today.
There will be an entertainment
at the high school tonight at which
Professor House will give a stere-
opticon lecture.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

Mr.. Ickes probably appreciates the lit
tie respite that the row over Mr.. Rich
berg affords him.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

Having slung as much mud as they
could the politicians today get chance
to travel in it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Eehrnarv G 1920

Quite large delegation will rep
resent the Ten Thousand club at
the county federation at Calexico
tomorrow.
Prof. Frederick Bioletti Of the
state university is in the valley this
week to investigate the grape in
dustry.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

The parliament member who called the
royal family parasites" will probably
have conniption fits when he sees all the
ceremony in connection with the kings
25th anniversary next Nav
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Occasional rains today and to-
night; Thursday partly cloudy;
mild; gentle to moderate westerly
wind off the coast,
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard EN-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather buresu)
Maximum yesterday .---.-.-.--...---.----61
Minimum today ....-....--......---...-..--.....5
Reading AT Noon Today
Temperature ..-......--...-...--...-.---.----.
Humidity -79
Reading at 5 a. m. Today
Temperature --.-...---.....-----.-------.--- %
Humidity ........-....-....-.....-.-...
Reading at 5 p. m. Yesterday
Temperature
Humidity .........-.-...--..-...-......
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

San Diego has lost two mayors in six
months but there seem to be plenty more
willing to tackle the Job.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06
TEN YEARS AGO
February G. 1925

Alfalfa seed growers Of the valley
held an interesting meeting in
Brawley last night, at which grow
ers were urged TO increase the
amount of seed raised here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

Earl Cayanaugh Of Calexico left
Ior Kansas City yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-06

This is the first of series of
four articles on keeping the farm
boy on the farm. The second will
deal with the permanent agencies
which are claimed to help meet this
problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-27
CANCELLATION
DECLINED BY
LUNBERNE N
Northwest Operators Refuse To
Accept The Arbitration Board
Named By Miss Perkins

PORTLAND, Ore, June 81. U.P)
Northwest lumber operators today
refused to have anything to do with
an arbitration board appointed by
Frances Perkins, secretary of lab
or, to conciliate the eight weeks
old northwest lumber strike.
Portland operators joined with
other northwest lumber interests in
endorsing a telegram sent the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers asso-
citation by Walter Nettleton, Seat
tie, president of the West Coast
Lumbermen's association.
Contents of the telegram were
not revealed but it was understood
to be protest against appointment
of the board.
1--WE are not willing to place our
selves in the hands of a mediation
board selected by the department
of labor which has proved to be
biased in its handling of labor mat
ters,' Frank H. Ransom, president
of the Eastern & Western Lumber
company. spokesman for the Port
land group, said.
Minor violence occurred in Ia
coma during the night when rocks
were thrown through windows of
homes of five strike breakers.
There was, however, no concen-
tration of pickets in the mill area
there this morning when approx
imately 700 men, out of a normal
1000, returned to work in a dozen
mills and plants.
Six of nine Portland mills which
opened yesterday resumed work
today with skeleton crews. There
probably were not more than 100
men working in all of them and
they were doing only incidental
labor.
Officials of the Sawmill and Tim
ber Workers Union said their men
would "sit tight" and continue the
strike until the operators give us
a square deal, including recognition
of the union"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-27
SEEK TO OUTLAW SUITS OVER GOLD CLAUSE
Key Brothers Set New World Mark For Airplane
Charges Coffin Of
Child Was Damaged

A complaint was prepared at the
district attorneys office this morn
ing and signed by j. L. Bleyins,
charging o. S. Stensrude with mali
cious injury in that he is alleged to
have sawed off the enc ~ coffin
in which was the body of Blevins'
minor child before burial at Ever
Green cemetery.
The district attorneys office has
also prepared Il bench warrent on
orders from Judge Vaughn Thomp-
son for Willard F. BuZbee, who is
at present a prisoner in the
Leavenworth federal penitentiary
charging him with violating the
terms of his probation. He had been
given probation for three years in
this county on October 7, 1882 fol-
lowing his confession of having
robbed the store of r. L. Molina,
Brawley.
The warrant is expected to be
signed by Judge Thompson later to-
day and was ordered in order to
hold Buzbee after his release from
the federal prison.