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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Don't Quote Me-
(By United Press

ment would be fine thing.
Meantime the committee is hav-
ing hearings to find out if anyone
has an idea of what the depart
ment might do.
Take the testimony of Claire
Randell, for instance. She was deS-
cribed as writer.
Here is what she said:
~ know of five persons, at least,
who have had something to say
and have not been allowed to say
it,
When asked how the new depart
ment would help out the situation,
she said it ought to provide means
so that good but neglected authors
could have their works published.
THAT said Sirovich, "is fine
idea. Look at the trouble they had
selling the play, RAIN
"And look said Rep. j. Burr
wood Daley (Dem) Pennsylvania, at
Able s Irish Rose"
That started the ball rolling. DR..
Sirovich has had some unhappy
literary experiences himself. Be-
fore the hearing was over the COM
mittee had all sorts OF things 1or
the new department to do includ-
ing the building and management
of a national theatre in Washing
tOn
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
ALAMO-V VERDE NOTES
Mrs. L. C. Hawk, Staff Correspondent

Nellie Trammel was a weekend
guest of Pauline Downs in Alamo
Mrs. Ida McClelland was dinner
guest at the Leroy Hawk home last
Wednesday evening.
Miss Harriet Laborde and Charles
Hobson we're guests at birthday
party and dance at the Pierce home
in the Alamo district Saturday eve
ming.
Manuel Mathis and George Downs
went to San Diego last Saturday
where they spent the day deep sea
fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ledbetter were
guests Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Ledbetters aunt, Mrs. Underwood.
Earl Williams and Sonny Latham
have returned to Alamo from Ari-
zona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Warren and
two children Of Brawley spent Sun
day visiting at the home of Mrs.
Warren's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Bernshouse.
The Verde school children had an
interesting assembly Monday morn
ing when Rev. and Mrs. Bond,
evangelists, who are conducting a
revival at the First Christian church
in Holtville, were present and gave
the program Mrs. Bond sang why
Should Be Blue" and was accom-
panied by Walter Mitchell at the
piano. Rev. Bond gave an inspira-
tional talk, Aim High" to the boys
and girls.
Miss Maydell Mayfield, who is a
sister of Curtis Mayfield, accom-
panied the Mayfields here, from her
home in Texas, and will remain for
an indefinite visit with her brother
and family.
The proceeds from the operetta,
Twilight Alley" amounted to $12.20
This money will be used to help de-
fray graduation expenses. The
Verde All club added So to their
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

WASHINGTON, April 18.-The
house committee on patents and
copyrights which finds time to
desve into a great variety of things
is dabbling these days with a new
and intriguing idea.
Like many new and intriguing
ideas which have blossomed on the
Washington scene, this one is the
brain child of Rep. William Siro-
vich, Broadway's gift to congress.
DR.. Sirovich-a physician, bach
elor. author and something OF
playwright in addition to being
congressman - proposes that an
eleventh secretary be added to the
Presidents IS cabinet.
This secretary would be secretary
of science, literature and the arts.
The proposition is now before the
house committee on patents and
copyrights. Just why the measure
should go before this particular
committee has not been made clear.
DR.. Sirovich is not interested in
patenting his idea nor in copy
righting it either. However, he does
happen to be chairman OF the pa
tents and copyrights committee.
What the new department would
do is still pretty vague. DR.. Siro-
vich. himself, said he was open
minded but was sure the depart
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

Mrs. Ida McClelland spent sew
eral days last week with Mrs. Dobbs
at the home of Mrs. Kumberg. On
Wednesday Mrs. Kumberg was hos
tess at a luncheon in honor of Mrs,
Dobbs. Invited guests included
Mrs. M. E. Hawk of Hawthorne,
and Mrs. H. F. Collins.
Mrs. L. w. Armstrong and daugh-
ter, Mrs. James Hughes, and Mrs.
M. E. Hawk visited friends in Cal.
exico Friday afternoon.
Miss Esther Statler of Verde and
Mrs. Opal Eshe,man of Highline
spent a pleasant weekend in San
Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Amick and
daughter, Ruth, left Thursday for
their new home in Inglewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Gardner and
two children, Virginia and Jack, OF
National City, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Gardner's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ducan Mckenzie of Alamo.
A number of Alamo and Verde P.
T. A. members attended the school
of instruction at Calexico Monday.
The meeting was sponsored by Mrs.
Glasby, county president of the P.
T. A. council, and four state Of
ficers were present from San Diego,
who gave splendid and instructive
talks on P. T. A. work. A delicious
contributory luncheon was enjoyed
at noon by all the women present.
Those who attended from Alamo
were MeSdames Lisles, Preece, Tut
tle, and Ogier. A minimum school
day was held which enabled the
teachers, Mrs. England, Miss Nc
Bride and Miss Wells, to attend the
afternoon meeting The Verde unit
was represented by Mrs. Hawk and
Mrs. Mayfield.
Six new children enrolled at the
Verde school last Monday. Three
were from Texas and the other
three are the Lewis children who
have moved from Ell Centre to the
Scheniman ranch at the Corona
dairy farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Hawk at
tended the public school week pro-
gram given at the high school in
Ell Centre Friday evening. After the
fine program, the exhibits in the
various class rooms were viewed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald England
+! Mrs. Griggs and daughter, Grace
and Mrs. Winnie Holmes were visi-
tors at the L. w. Armstrong home
last week.
Those who attended the recrea-
, ton council at Imperial last Mon
day included Mrs. Dearborn, Esther
Statler, Harriet Laborde, Billie and
Barbara McAfee, Robert Hawk
gChester Hawk, and Charles Hobsor
of Verde, and Ida Kinney and
Ernie Kinney and Ernie Swihart oi
La Verne College who were over
night guests of Miss Statler ano
Mrs. Dearborn at the Verde teach
erage.
Helen Hawk accompanied other
members of the junior college geo.
logy class to Alverson Canyon Sat-
urday, where they studied rock
formations, under the direction OF
Dean Shepherd, geology instructor
Miss Lois Peck, who is home from
San Diego State college for Easter
vacation, was dinner guest at the
Leroy Hawk home Sunday.
Mrs. Beulah Meade of RedlandS
spent last week with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Atkinson OF
Alamo.
Roy Pierce and aunt left Saturday
for Julian where they will reside.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
HOME DEPARTMENT MEETS

ALAMO, April 18. (SDeciaD D--Ihe
Alamo-Verde home department met
last Wednesday for an all-day, fol-
Iow-up meeting with Mrs. Charles
O'Conner. Bread making a nd
adolescent foods were demonstrat-
ed and discussed. Mrs. Duncan
Mckenzie and Mrs. Frank Cary
had charge of the bread making
and Mesdames Tuttle, Mckenzie
and Bernshouse led in the adoles-
cent food discussion.
A delicious luncheon was served
at noon to the Is women present,
which included Mesdames Cary,
Preece. Tuttle, Williams. Mckenzie,
Ethridge, Elder, Ogier, Ross, Miles,
Rernshouse, Zehenter, O'Connor,
and Miss Lorraine Bernshouse OF
Alamo, and MesdlameS Enz, Won
Allmen, Mayfield and Miss May
field of Verde. After the home de-
partment meeting the Alamo P. T.
A. held a short business meeting.
Mrs. Pearl England, county music
chairman of the P. T. A., attended
the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Noted Book To
Be Presented
AS Film Play

A vast world following has been
rolled up in the admirers of the
writings of Gene Stratton-P Porter,
and particularly of her 'Laddie, .
upon whose 10000, 900 readers it has
been declared that the "sun never
sets.'
Based partly upon the true story
of her own girlhood, the book has
now been translated into terms OF
the motion picture screen by RKO-
Radio. which produced the immor-
tai Little Women,' Anne of
Green Gables" and "The Little
Minister" All the appeal. all the
vigorous drama, all the imaginative
touches of the novel. have been re-
tanned, and the production has been
made authentic to the last detail of
costume and locale and character
and story.
At Hollywood it 4has been pre-
dicted that "Laddie" will prove it
self one Of the sound screen IS out
standing audience pictures. In the
weaving of sympathetic love
story Mrs. Stratton-P Porter was a
wizard with a wondrous wand in
her words. Her story of the ro-
nance of the farm boy Laddie for
the I" Princess, - has a secondary,
and very charming romance in the
love of Laddie's sister, Sally. for a
country youth. Thus the two ro-
mances parallel and contrast in a
manner dramatic and most effect
i've.
For tender charm, there Is also
the story of Little Sister, and how
she insinuates herself into the very
heart of the gripping story of g
clash of farm folk with Caste
story that establishes the truth Nai
the nobility Of the soil is as truly
grand as nobility of blue blood
which will be the feature attraction
at the United Artists theatre today
and tomorrow
"Laddie,' as a picture, is not
/ only lustrous with the glamour o.
the sweetest of fiction IS romances
but has the acid bite Of dramati,
elements that move to a remark.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
NT|-RAD|CAL
BILLS TERMED
TOO DRASTIC"

SACRAMENTO, Calf. April 49,
(U.P)-Unable to muster sufficient
votes to obtain a favorable recon-
mendation without drastic amend
ments, a series of so-called "anti-
red' bills designed to control sub
versive activities in California re-
mained before the assembly judici-
airy committee today.
A long committee hearing last
night developed number of assert
ed flaws in the bills and a test
vote on one of the measures lacked
two votLs of the necessary IL to
send the measure out with a fav-
cradle recommendation. AS a re-
suit, consideration of the other two
proposals was continued for one
week.
Objections to the measures were
based mainly on the claim they
were so drastic as to permit nu-
merous abuses if not properly en-
forced. Speakers pointed out that
under provisions in the bills, it
would be impossible for a person
to have "radical' literature of
any sort in his possession without
being subject to arrest.
Committee members also stressed
the danger of broad provision for
conviction of an individual because
Of an asserted intention to ov-
erthrow the government.
AssembSman Ralph Louis Yelsh,
Los Angeles, expressed the attitude
of many committee members when
he said he was Gin sympathy with
the curtailment of subversive activ-
tiles, but these bills are not in
proper form and am forced to
vote against their approval"
Numerous amendments to the
measures were planned before the
next committee meeting, it was in
dicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
KNfGHTH0OD NOT IN FLOWER
Are the days of chivalry dead?

Are the days of chivalry dead?
Granted that women have made many
inroads into spheres once held sacred to
man and some of them have gone so far
as to claim equality and even superior
lty TO man, shouldn't we still be gentle
men and not dispute the word of lady?
Laura ingalls,, little slip of a thing,
started out this week in an airplane hop
ing TO break the women's flight record
between Los Angeles and New York She
failed
She reported that the dust storms
which have played such havoc with the
middle west, spoiled her flight and
forced her to return westward after
reaching a mid-western point. She had
pushed her plane up to $4,000 feet with
out being able to get above the dust, and
fearing her engine would be ruined, decid-
ed to abandon her attempt
And then what happened? A bunch
of fuss budgets in the weather bureau at
Washington sent out statement casting
doubt on Laura's veracity. One said
there was no record of dust storm reach
ing a greater height than $4,000 feet.
He also added that few planes could go
above $4,000 feet unless specially equip
ped but does not concede that Laura's
plane might have been so equipped.
The nerve of these fellows! New rec
ords are being made in every line every
day. Can't a dust storm make new
record and go above $4,000 feet, especial
ly such a grandaddy of all dust storms
as the west is raising? Is the weather
bureau so antiquated that it can't accept
a new record?
Why these fellows probably never
went any higher off the earth than trip
-. -. l. L .ff
haps to the top of Washington monu-
ment by the same means of conveyance.
Laura was up there all by herself. She
was battling the dust and other elements
of nature as we'll as the normal hazards
of aviation, yet these old fossils (well
figuratively if not literally doubt her
statement before the entire country
Even if Laura was an out-and-out
fibber the weather bureau personnel
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
THE PASADENA BRIDGE

Pasadena's infamous Colorado street
bridge claimed another life Tuesday,
bringing the toll of suicides at that point
to &c.
Some few months ago, following an
epidemic of such suicides, guard was
placed on the bridge to prevent future
tragedies but apparently was removed.
A lone guard on such a long bridge
could not prevent a suicide-bent person
intent on carrying out his plans.
Proper screening above the bridge rail
would prevent these tragedies and would
cost little money. Perhaps that is the
reason why it has not been put into
place.
Pasadena is a beautiful city, reputed
to have very high per capita proper
tion of wealth but apparently is niggard-
ly in spending some of its money to pre-
vent sordid tragedies.
It's bridge suicide record is a disgrace,
not only to Pasadena but to the entire
state Public morale in that neck of the
woods must be at an unusually low ebb
to stand for such condition continuing
to exist. Can it be that Pasadena enjoys
the notoriety its bridge brings it?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

water as you may have seen a por-
poise do at the SeaShore. And
sometimes the fish would spout a
stream of water up in the air sout
of its mouth like a fountain in the
park.
"Is anything the matter, Mr..
Fish, that you are making such a
commotion in the Duck Pond?' -
asked Uncle Wiggily as the partly
red gold and partly black fish stuck
its head up out of the water.
Glad Spring Is Here
"Yes,p the fish answered, "I am
sporting around because I am SO
glad winter is gone and that spring
is here. I feel very happy
"You are a funny color,' said
Uncle Wiggily, "partly sort of
red gold color and partly black. -
1.-The black color is mud,'' an
swered the fish. "You see I am a
golf dish. In summer when I swim
in the water I gleam in the sun
like red gold But when winter
comes 1 must bury myself deep
in the black mud on the bottom of
the pond so I will not freeze. -
SIS that how the black mud got
on you?'' asked the rabbit.
Eyes" answered the fish, "it
is. All winter long slept in the
black mud at the bottom of the
spond. When winter passed and
the weather and the water became
warm the ice melted from the pond,
I awakened and began swimming
about. But some of the black mud
stuck to ne so that is why I am
swimming around now very fast,
and turning somersaults to wash
off the mud so I will be all red
gold again.
"Oh, now l understand, said
Uncle Wiggily. "Well, the black
mud is fast being washed off your
beautiful red gold scales.''
"I am glad of that" spoke the
gold fish. Then he swan harder
than before and turned winter
saults as we'll as somersaults and
soon he waG clean and looked more
like regular gold fish.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1885, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

"But I am very hungry said
the fish to Uncle Wiggily. 81
haven't mad anything to eat since
last fall.
"What would you like to eat %
asked the rabbit of the fish who
was Spouting more water into the
air like a mountain.
"a piece of meat is what I
need,v said the fish. 81 eat meat
and weeds that grow on the bot
tom of the pond. But I am tired
of weeds. I'd like a bit of meat. !"
Just then Jackie BOW Wow ran
past carrying pone the butcher
had given him. And when Uncle
Wiggily told Jackie about the hun
cry spouting fish, the puppy dog
bit some meat off his bone and
Uncle Wiggily tossed it to the fish
to eat.
"Thank you just heaps and
heaps, Uncle Wiggily,'' said the
fish as he finished his first meal
since fall. "And hope can some
day do you a fayor.' The chance
came sooner than he thought it
would All of a sudden the sly
Weasel came along to catch Uncle
Wiggily, sneaking up behind the
rabbit. But the fish in the pond
saw the Bad Chap and then, fill
ing his mouth with water, the fish
spouted it up like a fountain so the
wetness sprayed all over the Weas-
ell.
"Oh, wow!" he squealed and
away he ran, leaving the bunny
safe. And if the butter will give
the slice of bread a ride down the
back of the chair, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily's green ad-
venture.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

able climax, to bring the happy
ending.
Pandro S. Berman produced this
picture for RKO-Radio, with George
Stevens as the director. John Beal
plays Laddie, Gloria Stuart plays
the Princess" and Charlotte
Henry, sister of the hero. Other
outstanding characters are in the
hands OF Gloria Shea, Virginia
Weidler, Dorothy Peterson, Donald
Crisp, Willard Robertson. Jimmy
Butler, Greta Meyer and Grady
Sutton.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
UNCLE wIGGILY'S SCOUTING
FISH

once upon a time when Uncle
Wiggily was hopping past the Duck
Pond where he often went sailing
in his boat, the rabbit gentleman
saw a commotion in the water not
far from the shore. He saw some
spliShes and some splashes and
some little bubbling waves and
spray.
u wonder if any of the animal
children have fallen into the Duck
Pond and are trying to get out?'
said Mr. Longears.
But when he reached the shore
near where the water was boiling.
Mr.. Longears saw that the COM
motions was caused by a fish, COL
ored partly red and gold and partly
black. The fish was swimming
around, turning Somersaults in the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

ought to be gentlemen about it and keep
quiet. Such downright discourtesy to
a lady is appalling. Just for that we
hope the dust blows into Washington
picks out the weather bureau department
and decides to lodge there permanently.
We'd like to see these fellows up to their
necks in dust for life, the rascals.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
SAYS BUSINESS BETTER

AUGUSTA, Ca, April 18. UP)-
Business conditions are better this
spring than they have been for five
years, Roger w. Babson, noted sta
tistician, told the American Bank
ers association executive commit
tee last night.
Governmental expenditures have
given business a new impetus, he
said. chow long we can remain
optimistic about the situation de-
pends on how we act during the
next year or two.''
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Fine Suspended In
Milk Bottle Case

". v. White, of White S Eighth
street dairy, pleaded guilty yester-
day to violation of section 673 OF
the agricultural code which prohih-
its the use of milk bottles register
ed to some one else without written
permission of the owner, and was
given suspended fine of $40 by
Judge j. e. Simpson on condition
that he use his own bottles in the
future.
The complaint was filed by Mer-
rill Cole, containers investigator
for the state department of agri-
culture. This is the second con-
viction obtained.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
HOST AT FESTIVAL

MILWAUKEE. Up Fig t y
seven Wisconsin organizations will
participate in a three-day festival
of song, dance. sport music and
feasting in July, in a revival Of
the ancient volksfest to connnem-
crate the centennial of the arrival
of the first Milwaukee German set
tiers.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

Published every evening texcept Sunday By The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street,
El Centro California. W. c. Costello. business
manager. Telephone &c. business office: 700 edi-
torial department Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Called Doctor First Time Al 72

ESTACADA, Ore. WP)--After ~
years of normal living, Mrs. G. B.
Linn of Currinsville, became ILL.,
and had to call in a doctor for the
first time in her life.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
L O O king
B a C k W a r d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
April I8. 1915

For the first time the knights
of Pythias band appeared for an
open air concert last night.
An average of 1000 cubic yards
of rock are being placed daily on
the levee near Andrade, according
to a report made by A. A. Ander-
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

European diplomats must have learned
the 'steamrolling" tactics from Ameri-
can politicians-or did we learn it from
them?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

Good old John McGroarty certainly
tell 'em when he gets up in the house.
Too bad he didn't get in congress a long
time ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

Babe Ruth may be has-been in New
York but he was pretty much the whole
show in Tuesdays opening perform
ances of the big leagues.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

Members of the Ell Centro golf
club and their ladies will be guests
of the Yuma Valley Country club
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
TEN YEARS AGO
AnriI I2 Iq2S

Riding drunks to Jail in a wheel
barrow is the latest wrinkle in the
police department.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

NEW YORK, April 18.-Chilli-
pthe, Ohio, is for some reason
he of the favorite out-yonder
bwns for playwrights and auth
rs. Pelham G. Wodehouse stressed
as a locale in a recent Jeeves
)pry. Fanny Kilbourne, Zona Gale
hd Fannie Hurst have mentioned
in short stories.
For many years at least one
how a season used the town for,
las, laugh. In Ina Claire's story
her life in "The Gold Diggers"
be was born in Chillicothe and
loved to Columbus. And there
|as the young man from Chilli
bthe in THE Butter and Egg
an" who took over smart Broad
by boys.
Clyde Beatty, animal trainer. who
me from near there, glorified
e town in a movie. George c.
Bler. native, paid tribute to it
several of his productions. Ken
bn Nicholson's drama Of Pomeroy
|nd had character say: This
|rg is about as gay as Chillico-
e."
Victor Moore and Emma Little
Pld in their long ago vaudeville
I spoke Of being stranded in
lillicothe. And there was a ref
ence in the old Melville and Hig-
MS skit. It's not such a hick town.
pst a funny sounding name. o,
S. Gallipolis, Ohio, was men
pned in Gene Walters 1.-The Eas-
Bt Way"
Greenwich Village has gone all
a sudden Spanish. At least a
zen Spanish and Mexican res
Eurants have been recently added
s. the old reliable El Chico and
8 Gaucho. there for years. One
e the newest, FL Cantino, is spon-
Bred by the South American jour
Elist, Arrnandc zegri. He main
FMS his newspaper connections,
st likes to have plenty Of room for
Is friends to sit around and talk
< Wandering Spanish minstrels
Sop by with guitars and songs.
scudero, Gypsy dancer, is a fire.
S3ent guest. Also Covarrubias, the
Snity Fair cartoonist. And now
Sid then a retired matador.
'~Page a master of ceremony. Bal
3 nore's most distinguished liter
~ gentlemen, the elder H. l.
-encken. and the younger Ogden
! ash have never met.
|. The manager Of a very smart
Eth avenue Photographic studio
!. Gently opened an equally smart
,Sadio of her own in Radio City
ssac invited number OF top
lxawer people she had often pho
zsNraphed TO come for sittings. Sht
ouehf Il would be especially nice
have some poses Of Beatrice
lly ia a smothery ermine coat
~ she borrowed a $1,000 wraT
III pm leading furrier. Miss Lilly
&C the pictures very. very much
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

and the coat very much. Indeed
she bought the coat but no pic
lures
Peter Amos doughty and bra
zenly overdressed clubman with the
walrus mustache, thick juts of eye
brows, gates-ajar collar and hearty
garumph seems a bit far fetched
as a type. Yet he did exist in real
life. Those who remember the late
Laurence D'Orsay. actor, have seen
him. Arno, as young orchestra
leader spang out of Yale, glimpsed
him one day walking the avenue
and never forgot. Incidentally, the
Arno drawings one sees in print
are rarely the originals. The first
drafts are almost invariably hill
ariously ribald and are tempered
with few refining strokes before
being offered to even the sophisti-
Gated Arno fans.