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Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
SCHENCK SAYS MOVIES WILL BE
TAKEN EAST If TAXES IMPOSED

HOLLYWOOD, March %. U.P) -
Americas supremacy in motion
picture production is threatened by
proposed income tax legislation now
before the California state legisla-
ture and the industry is planning
an exodus from the state, Joseph M.
Schenck, president of United Artists
corporation and Twentieth Century,
Pictures, said today upon his arrival
here from New York.
Regardless of the outcome of the
present legislation, the film indus
try is going ahead with preparations
to move as a protective measure
against similar legislation in the
future" Schenck said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
Yankees Share In
Quebec DraUing

MONTREAL, Que, March %.
Forty-two Americans, ticket hold
ers in the 9th Quebec army and
navy veterans sweepStake. drew tic
kets on horses in the grand nation
al steeplechaSe TO be run at Ain
tree tomorrow.
More than s5O0OOO will be dis
tributed IN cash prizes. Major
prizes from $4,000 to $4,000. The
list included:
A. H. Parsons, Baldwin Park,
Calf. (Ale2na).
Wynn Blanchard, 1926 Galendo
street, Oakland, Calf, drew Real
ly True.
T. M. Houston, 4205 Whittier
boulevard, Los Angeles, drew Slater.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

asked Mrs. Longears, sort Of morti-
fled and apprehensive.
"They'll only laugh and it will
do them good said Mr. Long
ears. "Too many folks think of
what their neighbors will say" he
went on. cit stops them from hav-
ing fun. And fun is a good thing
as long as you don't play the radio
or the phonograph too late at night
and keep the neighbors awake or
toot your auto horn in front of 9TH
er folks houses 10 call somebody
out because you're TOO lazy to go
up and ring the bell. SO, as long
as it does no harm, I'm going TO
make my big kite and fly il"
"You are very funny, Wiggy, "
said his wife.
~ hope I always stay So" he
said, and he kept on working with
the paper, the sticks, the string
and paste. And if yoU see the dust
ing brush tickle the broom stick,
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily flying high.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

The producers are not the de-
termining factors in whether the
film industry remains in Califor-
mia. 1t is up to the stars, writer's
and directors, and they will not re-
main where their earning capacity
is penalized.
Americas supremacy in him
production is being challenged.
Europe is making every possible in
ducement to attract Amtrican stars.
Even now representative are here
Offering as mucn, if not more, than
Hollywood can offer to its star play
erS.
Southern California is the ideal
place in which to make motion pic
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
CULBERTSONS LEADING

NEW YORK, March % U.P)-The
Culbertson-Sims "grudge" duel at
bridge at two PAGES, today's stand
ing: End of 23rd rubber Culbert-
sons by $3.50 points. Condition Of
contestants: Ely Culbertson, pleas
ed; P. Hal Sims, not pleased; Mrs.
Culbertson, amused; Mrs. Sims, not
amused. Duel will be resumed this
afternoon with l27 rubbers to go
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street.
Fl Centro. California. w. c. Costello. business
manager. Telephone 26, business office; 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

period when the
Lindbergh ennis
Sary was almost
obscured b Y a
cloud of suSpi-
cion. There was
much head wag-
ging. A n d still
is in some cir
cleS.
But today he
has been restor-
ed to the bor-
ough's munich
pal heart With
renewed ferVor.
TheV CT mn o [
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

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in advance. Entered at El Centre California post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. M c. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
De Valera Snubs
English Monarch

DUBLIN. March % W.P)--Presi-
dent Eamonn De Valera directly
snubbed the king of England today
when he announced in the dali
that he had notified Prime Minis
ter J. Ramsay Macdonald he was
unable to accept an invitation to
the kings silver jubilee celebration
this summer.
De Valera said he had told Mac
Donald he could not attend "in the
circumstances now existing"
John w. Dulanty will attend in
his capacity as free state high
commissioner in London.
Gals who will have the final say Sc
- IA
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
KdY2IIzY'N


NEW YORK. March 2S.-The
Bronx seems to be doing everything
possible to make DR.. John F. Con-
don feel that it regrets its doubt
ing moment. There was brief
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

Just as full nigth Of sleep loom
ed, came upon a letter signed
Trixie Dinwixie, which will have
me ixie Viking until sun uppie.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
VALLEY FARMS GAIN

Farming in Imperial Valley cannot
be IN as bad shape as some of the pes
slnllsts would have us believe, Judging
from the report of the farm census TAX
en few months ago by the department
of commerce.
The preliminary report shows that the
number of farms in the county increased
from 3,l76 on April l, 1880, to 3,3OS on
January l, 1885, an increase of 132.
A notice accompanying the report
states it Is subject to correction, but in
iers that any correction might increase
the total instead of decreasing it.
When the condition of farming in gen.
eral throughout the country is consider
ed, the showing made by Imperial coun-
tv Is certainly encouraging. 1t also
proves that despite the hardships of last
summer when the water shortage made
farming extremely difficult, there was
no abandonment of farms on a large
scale, If there was any at all.
The outlook for the intelligent farmer
in Imperial Valley was never more en-
couraging than it is now. The use of
the adjective is essential for there are
some who do not farm intelligently and
blame their lack of success on anything
but their own shortcomings.
Compared with farming in other sec
u0IS OF the country, the Imperial val
ley farmer has many advantages He does
not have to build and maintain costly
barns for housing stock; his planting
and growing season is good for II months
in the year: there can be damaging
frosts but no more so than in other sec
tons of the country; storms and natur-
al disasters are in the minimum; he
turns his rain on when he needs it, and
excepting under such extreme conditions
as prevailed last summer, it is always
there when he needs it. Boulder dam
and the All-American canal have re-
moved the menace of shortage and
floods.
There is an opportunity here for the
farmer who farms on the farm Those
who try to farm on the city curbstones
or by remote control, would not be any
more successful in any other section.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

The Washington state liquor
stores recently bought a large
quantity Of sweet wines from a
winery in Fresno.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

during which, the Sims maintain,
the tide will turn and the upstart
Culbertsons will be put in their
places.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
Look e
3 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
March 2R. 1915

The Ell Centre Business Mems
association gave n get-together
banquet last evening at the Tulane
cafe.
The Ancient Beach Oil and Gas
company has Just been Incorporated
with a view to drilling for oil along
the ancient beach line.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
TEN YEARS AGO
March 28. 1925

Secretary John S. Carmichael OF
the local chamber of commerce is
in attendance today at the annual
meeting of the Commercial Secre-
taries Association of Southern CAL
ifornia at Los Angeles.
The Senior class play. THE
Charm School, - presented last
night. proved a decided success.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

We are convinced now that DR.. Town
send is wise man. His decision not to
run for President clinches it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

We'd like to know how Rex Tugwell is
going to battle the dust menace. Maybe
nell bite it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

In planning to supervise the work-re-
lief program Mr.. Roosevelt is likely to
find out he will have plenty of work and
will need some relief himself
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD Y. GARRIS
Copyright. 1895, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndcste

"That's right" said Mrs. Long
ears.
Month for Kites
$50, my DEAR said Mr.. Long
ears, while the winds of March
still blow, and March is fine
month for flying kites, thought
would make big one and send it
up"
"Oh, Wiggy!" said Mrs. Long
ears, laughing. "Will you ever
grow up?"
"Like Peter Pan, hope never
do,' said Mr.. Longears. "But I
hope my kite will go up. 1t ought
to. The March wind is blowing
hard.
"What will the neighbors Say?"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

Thingumabobs: Noah Webster was
once a postal inspector e. Moliere
read his writing output to his cook
Jack Dempsey s father calls him
Willie Peggy Joyce will not an
swer the phone until after p. m.
Maxwell Bodenheim, discover
ing the poetry outlook discouraging.
may take a tramp for the South
Seas Frazier Hunt is off for
some distant land again The
largest rug in town is in the Wal
dorf lobby.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March 28. 1920

Playing pirates by a bunch OF
BOYS resulted in six of them being
hailed Yesterday before Assistant
District Attorney Don Bitter.
Plans for a bandstand are b =
made by the American Legion &
CalexiCo.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

| ---------- pal nedIJ NlIil
n n NcI,tvre renewed ferVor.
They cannot /
forget that his opening remark on
! the witness stand became a vigor-
Gus trade-last for "the most beau
tiful section of the city" Intimates
say he felt keenly several Sights.
Following his testimony he went
for long cruise. When he returned
he Stunned the restaurants where
he often stopped for a cup of coffee.
He left his house only late at night
for long walks. He was annoyed that
trained shoppers continued to watch
his movements.
Now he is again the BronX's
Grand Old Man. He is being fol-
lowed along the streets and his pro-
menades have become daily tri-
umph. An enterprising builder has
registered plans for an apartment
house to be called THE Jafsie". A
movement has been started for
Condor avenue and a Condor Park.
Cholly Knickerbocker's discovery
that the spectacular sportsman,
FoXhall Keene, had fallen on lean
days was still another symbol offhe
worlds changing fortunes. Even his
name was almost yoick suggesting
pink coats and hunt breakfasts. He
was, with Larry Waterbury, one OF
the most daring polo players and
exploited many winners at the
tracks. He was one of the few rich
men who liked New York in the
summer and almost nightly in for
NAL attire dined alone on the Ritz
roof. Theodor once told me Keene
knew how to order a meal better
than any gourmet of his day. He
made rite of the evening meal and
diSliked company.
George Jean Nathan is no slouch
among the modern epicures. He also
has an evening or so a week when
he edges table, usually at the Col
cny, in white-tied elegIlce. His ex-
cursions to Europe are largely to
satisfy a practiced palate. In his
Paris After BIS he does some
fancy rhapSodizing over cold salmon
with sauce Crileche and artichokes
made sentimental with that Beet
hovenlike fluid orchestrated out of
caviar and ham boiled in Claret.
touched up with spinach au gratin
and of duckling tinged with the peel
of bitter oranges, 90 la la
I called on a friend today who
has undergone a desperate eye Op-
Grafton and will be in total dark
ress for several months, perhaps
forever. His nurse specializeS in at
tending those newly blind. Her ev-
cry movement is recorded in a
swiftly soft murmer. In entering
the room she voices her progress
such as, Il am walking around the
bed to lower the window curtain,
etc. ETC." The patient said the ef-
feet of having a mental picture was
extraordinarily soothing. He found
he wasn't crying so much.
Few writing men salvage so much
fun out of turning out a book as
Hendrick w. Van Loon. His house
hold and his publishing house, dur
ing his writing periods, are in con-
slant and feverish uproar. When not
writing he has the amiability of a
numbering st. Bernard. but when he
settles down to his chore he is a
desk FOUNDER, shouter of unseemly
epithets and human tornado. He
carries on the business Of literature
in the manner of a three ring cir
Gus, with himself cracking the whip
as ring-master. adding touches here
and there authenticaly Caessrish,
Finished, he's a heavyweight cherub
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

1 know of no such depressing
street in Manhattan as Henry. More
than any other American scene it
has the ditch-water squalor of
Jimehouse. Unlighted flats with
faint blobs of gas in the halls. List
less children who idle on the curb.
Women who lean out windows star
ing dumbly Hungry. prowling cats.
Misery in an outline of charcoal
Smudgy, indistinct.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

Douglas Fairbanks was included
among the 10 biggest bores, in vote by
English newspaper readers. That makes
it unanimous and ought to be STRAW
in the wind" for Douglas.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-28

cials who will have the final say Sc
on the move" Scnenck said.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16
FRANCLA WHITE ON
HARBACH PROGRAM
Jenny Lind Of Motion Picture,
The Mighty 6arnum'
Heard Regularly

New York, March 16.-Eastesn %.
diences are hearing the voice Of
Francia White-the same voice they
heard as that Of Jenny Lind In the
motion picture The Mighty Barnum"
regularly for the first time In the
Otto Harbach musical show, broad.
cast over an NBC.KFYR network
each Monday at $50 p. m. (CST9.
But Miss Whites voice. hailed %
one OF the outstanding finds Of the
season In the East, IS an old story 70
the Pacific Coast. Raised In Cali.
fornia, the slim. dark girl with the
clear soprano already has sung with
the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the
Hollywood Bowl. with the Los Angeles
and San Francisco opera companies
and OF, many West Coast radio pro-
grams.
Trained by her mother, q concert
singer, Miss White began her own
career while still in high school and
continued It at Occidental COLLEGE,,
At 16 she sang as soloist with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, and q year
and = half ago she attracted Wide
attention as the prima donna Of .
series Of operate broadcasts over
West Coast networks.
At the end Of the radio series che
opened for three-week engagement
as featured soloist at the Chinese
Theatre In Hollywood where the new
pictures are FIRST shown TO audiences
containing all the stars Of filmdom.
ond sI1o raw 3v,nra Roc, .>.,>.> ->-Al.
Returning to opera she sang opposite
Richard Bonelli, Metropolitan star.
In the 1884 Hollywood Bowl season.
Later she appeared with other fam.
Gus opera singers in the Los Angeles
and San Francisco seasons and then
was engaged for the singing role Of
Jenny Lind In "Ihe Mighty Barnum." !"
It was this engagement that brought
her to the attention of Eastern radio
officials. and, subsequently to New
York to star In the new Harbach
series.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16
DUEY NOW TAKING
Singing LESSONS
Veteran Radio Entertainer Uses
First Leisure in Years
Profitably

For eight years Phil Duey has been
one of the most successful singers
in radio. Now he has a little leisure
time-and he's going to take sing
ing lessons!
No, there isn't much Duey can learn
about singing into a microphone. His
increasing popularity proves he's mas
ter of this phase Of music. But the
NBC baritone from Indiana has big
ambitions. He wants to be as we'll
known on the concert stage as over
the air waves. He wants to brush
up on the opera roles he's had little
use for in recent years.
IAN artist should never stop study
ing" says the six-foot-plus Duey. Il
had to stop for a while because had
as many as II radio programs a week.
That just left me time for either
eating or studying, not both. If
gave up eating the study wouldn't do
me much good"
Now Duey has cut down the num-
ber Of his programs so he'll have time
for both meals and voice lessons.
When he isn't rehearsing he can be
heard going through the vocal prac-
tice of student days.
One thing that has made radio
progress easy for this athletic young
man is his versatility. Although he
studied only classical numbers he
taught himself to sing popular songs.
too. He has sung in quartets and
trioS as we'll as solo.
"verssOility will be more and more
demanded Of radio artists in the fu-
ture.' he says. THAT makes thorough
classical training increasingly i'm
portant."
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16
JOE COOK HAS GREAT
RETINUE FOR CIRCUS
Comedian Is But One Of Eight
Feature Performers on
Radio Program

New York. March l6.-Joe Cook,
who returned to the air as the barker.
manager Of chief water carrier to the
elephants in Circus Night in Silver
town, Is only one Of eight feature
performers in the three ring enter
tainment which made its debut over
an NBC-KFYR network March 8.
B. A. Wolfe, the jovial maestro.
who leads the Silvertown Circus band,
is one OF the most famous Of all the
radio baton wavers. He was the
father OF the ultra-fast dance tempo
In radio, jumping from that into con-
cert dance tempos and then into his
celebrated ready rhythm" He has
q full orchestra In Circus Night In
Silvertown, plus the force Of typical
"B. A. Wolfe" arrangements.
Tim and Irene, who are Tim Ryan
and Irene Noblette In real life, are
veteran vaudevillians who went into
radio on the West Coast and became
famous there. About a year ago they
came to New York where they pres
ented a program Of their own before
they were engaged for Circus Night
in Silvertown.
Petite Peg La Centra. the mite Of
the microphone, has one OF the big
gest voices In radio. A discovery Of
NBC. she has steadily sung her way
into popularity within the past year.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16
Milton J. Cross, Veteran Announcer,
Graduate Of Damrosch Music School

time when he can have more time
with his family. Lives near
Prospect Park In Brooklyn. !.
Met his wife while singing In .
church choir. She played the
organ Milton J. Cross Is ''Milt"
to his friends. and ''Milt" to radio
audience, to people who have
never met him, but who get that
friendly quality In hts voice. He
exudes good nature and good fel.
lowship. Has ruddy face and
mop Of dark brown hair. Brow
IS scholarly. Tells . good yarn
or joke easily. Prizes q gift
given him by q Bible class In
Pennsylvania-a clock carved In
the shape Of q microphone from =
block OF anthracite coal. 4. Also
tickled that q mule In q Penn.
sylvania coal mine Is named for
him. Has no special hobbies,
Loves work and takes It Ger.
iOuSly.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16
Sans City Fellers
Enjoying Vacation

Listeners Of KFYR are being
deprived Of the pleasure Of hear
ing Sam and His City Fellers.
The reason Is that the boys arc
taking a well-earned vacation.
Since their organization last year
Sam and his City Fellers have
played steadily on an average of
five nights a week and they felt
that during the Lenten Season
would be a good time to take a
rest.
Sam Kontos, director Of the
band, took his wife and small
son for a trip to Chicago to visit
relatives.
Sam and the boys will be back
on the job again the week before
Easter and will be broadcasting
daily during that time.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16

Milton J. Cross, veteran NBC
announcer, oldest with the com.
pany, In point Of service. !.
Winner Of 1929 medal awarded
by American Academy Of Arts
and Letters for good radio die
ton. Entered broadcasting
In 1922 through Station WIZ. 3. .
Has excellent tenor voice
Used to alternate announcing
with singing. Still sings oc-
casionally. Received musical
education at Damrosch School Of
Musical Art in New York. :.
Native Of New York. Graduated
From Dewitt Clinton High
School. Would never be taken
for New Yorker. Big and slow
talking. .Easy-going. Thinks
It's silly for people to rush about
He's always the calm spot
In the center Of . storm. !. Loves
home life and looks forward to
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16
THRILLS OF CLASSIC
Will Be BROUGHT TO
ENTHUSIASTIC FANS
Announcer Fay Brown, Former
Athlete, Will Describe An.
nuaI Contests
set FOR NEXT WEEKEND
Listeners Will Tune In Friday
and Saturday for Excite
ment Promised

For the sixth successive year, KFYR
radio station Of Bismarck will bring
intimate details Of the North Dakota
Glass A state basketball tournament
to its listeners.
The tournament will be played in
the World War Memorial building
at Bismarck, Friday and Saturday,
March % and %.
At the microphone will be the
familiar voice of Fay Brown, KFYR
sports announcer, who himself par
ticipated in state tournaments q few
years ago as member Of the Bis
marck high school entrant and who
later played basketball under the col
Ors of the state teachers college at
Mayville.
In his characteristic way, Brown
will bring to listeners all the thrills
and excitement of the typical tourna-
ment, insofar as it Is possible to do
so through the air.
Sponsors of commercial programs
scheduled In conflict with the tourna-
ment have agreed to give up their
time so that listeners may enjoy the
thrills and spills Of the tournament.
AS usual, first-round games will be
played Friday afternoon and evening,
with the semi finals Saturday FORE
noon and consolation first-round
Saturday afternoon Final games
consolation final. third-place game
between losers of semi-finals and
championship contest) are set for
Saturday evening.
The firSt-round schedule:
3 p. m.-Fargo VS.. Grafton.
1 p. m.-Mandan vs.. Valley City.
7:30 p. m.-Wahpeton VS.. Minot.
$50 p. m.-Devils Lake vs.. winner
Of Bismarck-St. Mary's challenge
contest.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16
Station KFYR Will Broadcast Details of State Basketball Tourney

Before radio: Anthony rfome, the
Poet Prince, studied law ct college but
turned 70 the ministry and 1illed
many pulpits before deciding singing
WAS hts vocation Ray knight waS
10 soda jerker, q hotel clerk, . camp
oounselloe. "a advertising solicitor. .
lawyer ana . school teacher bo1oee
becoming q bfoadcaster AT Van
Harvey. the VIC Of Vic and 9ade> Was
. brokerage clerk and then went Into
vaudeville.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16

Little Jackie Heller Is the latest NBC
Chicago artist to be approached by
the movie people. Countess Olga Al
bani already IS making screen shorts
on Long Island, Dorothy Page has just
returned from test in Hollywood and
Marjorie Hannah has been offered q
test and will take 1t as soon as she
can find time.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16

George Fields and johnnie Welsh,
MICS Honeyboy and Sassafras, have
been partners since 1928 when the
team organized to broadcast from q
Wichita Falls, Texas. station. Fields
was program director there at the
time and previously had toured the
country with medicine shows, circuses
and minstrel companies. Welsh was
. minstrel and vaudeville performer
before Joining up with Fields.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16
Meet Old Timer

Pictured here is The Old Timer.
now being featured IN series Of Pro.
grams over Station KFYR Of Bis
marck every Thursday at l2:45 p. m.
The Old Timer. with orchestra and
organ background, sings the old songs
that are known to everyone.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16

Radio artists collect other things
besides fan mail and salaries. Herr
Is what a few NBC artists collect:
Beatrice Lille, ear rings; Frank
Black, first editions and bronzes;
Conrad Thibault, cowboy ballads:
Frank Luther, harmonicas; Captain
Tim Healy. books on travel: Sigmund
Romberg, antiques: Frank Parker
polo pony trappings; and Edgar A.
Guest. pets, including snails. fish
chameleons, dogs, canaries and other
livestock.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-16

NDC studio pick-ups: Gladys Glad
hostess Of the Penthouse Party, 4
the widest syudicated Of the 1eminine
writer's On beauty. Her daily column
appears IN over five hundred news
papers :. Vincent Lopes has Z foot
long miniature piano done In ivory
and perfectly scaled. Il was Z gift
from his musicians And Con-
ductoe Josef pasternack wears con-
SANITY . scarab ring, pgesented "a
him by the great CaTuso.