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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16

Mrs. Lonnie Murphy and child
rem of Coachella accompanied her
sister, Miss Edith Davis. of Whit
tier, on q visit to their mother and
family over the weekend, return
ing Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McHone re-
turned from Los Angeles Sunday
having spent the past month there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Rice of Braw-
ley were Sunday guests at the j.
P. Williams home.
Mrs. Maysie MorT of Los Ange-
les is visiting this week with her
mother Mrs. Aida Graham, who
has been quite Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Campbell
and George Campbell motored to
Yuma Sunday. After watching the
construction work, they enjoyed a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Long
and family who are now living at
Bard.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Hanks in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. R. r.
TAYLOR of FL Centre were visitors
at Laguna mountains Sunday, find
ing plenty of snow up there.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. Beleal, who
have been in Yuma the past two
weeks. were here at their cottage
Thursday but returned again to
Yuma.
William Schultz and Charles
Moore took traffic census in See
ley Sunday and Monday. c. Klump
and James EadS were taking same
at Dixieland.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Curtis were
business visitors in San Diego
Thursday and Friday.
Miss Pauline Zimmerman spent
the weekend in San Diego leaving
Friday night and returning Sun
day.
Ed Campbell is now located in
his house on Rio Vista street.
Mrs. Raymond Shaw, who spent
the past month with her son and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Fer
gason. left for Ell Centre Monday
to make her home for a few weeks
Fred Mastick has been busy the
past few days putting a new root
on the George Campbell home.
Miss Siple, school nurse, was a
caller at Elm school Monday morn
ing and examined the children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Armstrong
and daughter Patsy Lee, and Mrs
Harry Armstrong and daughter
Emma June, ard Victor Armstrong
were guests at the M. l.. Boone
home Sunday from Ell Centre.
Word was received from MIR. and
Mrs. Ebert Boone, now of Madison
Kansas, that they have purchased
fruit market there. Mrs. Boone
will be remembered as Miss Vivian
Haskell, secretary at Ell Centre
high school and Mr.. Boone worked
in several of the different grocery
stores during his three years in the
valley.
Rev. c. Scroggins of Holtville
was a visitor of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Bell of Elm the past week.
B. Sarasen. teacher of the Dix
leland school, visited the Elm
school Monday making plans for 3
ball game between the two teams.
Mrs. K. Taylor and small son
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16

save the state approximately $l0,-
100000 a year.
Gas Tax Fight Opens
The biennial battle to divert gas
oline tax funds opened in the as
sembly with the introduction OF a
bill by Assemblyman E. V. Latham,
Alhambra. The measure would
transfer S16,500,000 from the gas
tax fund to the general fund for
the payment and redemption OF
highway bonds over a four year
period.
Latham declared the bond money
was spent in 1926 and motorists
were still enjoying the benefits OF
highways constructed then so that
the transfer was "logical.'
Another bill affecting gas tax
funds would provide for the use OF
taxes paid on gasoline used on air
planes in developing municipal air
ports. 1t was introduced by Assem-
blyman Claude Micard, Fresno.
A bill authorizing political subdi-
visions to organize public utilities
boards empowered to issue revenue
bonds for the acquisition and ex-
tension of public utilities, was in
troduced in the senate by J. c. Gar
rison, Modesto. The measure would
eliminate the two-thirds majority
provision now necessary to get per-
mission for such enterprises and
give municipalities the same powers
as private corporations.
The senate authorized an investi-
CATION of stockyards throughout the
state with the unanimous passage
of a resolution by Senator Jack D.
Metzger, Red Bluff.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
0UNWlBRIEFS

day but failed to put in an appear
ance.
Wednesday Chicken pie day
at Sherwood'S. tw-to
Plaintiff Asks Injunction - VIM.
Gunterman filed suit against T. B.
Owen, ct al, in superior court ask
ing the court to declare the money
obtained from the sale of certain
mules to telong to the plaintiff and
to enjoin the defendants from dis
posing of this money until further
order of the court.
DR.. A. h, Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone SO 9to
Hotel California Coffee Shop -
Charcoal broiled steak dinners from
5 to 8. 26to
Prowler Takes Keys-Police were
notified that a prowler cut the
screen on the rear of the Okamura
SAoN1AN va DAOoNNdN, gCSN6INdy
and entered the building. A bunch
of keys was missing after the in
truder was frightened and left.
Dancing ClaSses-Venola Imrie
announces new classes forming in
ballet, tap and pre-kindergarten.
Call for appointment at 10000 club
Saturday, 8 until noon. M,W,-2
Council To Meet - The regular
meeting of the city council will be
held at the city hall tonight start
ing at 7:30 O'Clock.
For Hay or Wood - See Royce
Transfer. and Storage. mwf-to
Receives Divorce Decree In
Judge Thompson court this
morning, Evelyn Johnson was
granted an interlocutory decree of
divorce from A. @. Johnson on
grounds of extreme cruelty.
DIR. r. c. Clemons, dentist, Pro-
fessional Bldg. Phone 245. mwf-to
Sues For Rent - In complaint
filed against John l.. Parker by the
Pomona Mutual Building and Loan
association in superior court today,
damages of 1925 are asked, said to
be rent due on house in BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16

Probation Plea Granted In su-
perior court yesterday Judg e
Thompson sentenced Alexandra Es-
trada to six months in the county
Jail on a charge of non-support of
minor children. Commitment was
withheld and probation granted for
one year with 81 a week to be given
for the children IS support.
Real Good Steaks-Sherwood's.
Fifth and Main. 29to
Pies, Fresh DaiIy-and you can't
tell them from homemade. Only
2oc a. Martins National Bakery,
635 Main. 1876
Held For Investigation Jose
Ortiz, arrested in Calexico last
night was booked at the county
Jail for immigration officers. The
docket stated he had been in the
United States but four days.
Faye Lugo now located at New
kirk Beauty Shop. Phone 227. 1876
DIR. Arnold Ariaudo, dentist, 246
Professional Bldg. Phone s. mwfto
Files Divorce Complaint-Charg
ing extreme cruelty, Dorothy Stagg
filed her complaint for divorce in
superior court against Isaac Stagg.
They married April 10, 1925 and
separated January 20. 1894, the
complaint states.
DIR. Goble Hurst-Modern chiro-
practic treatments, light therapy.
I. V. Press Bldg. Phone for ap-
pointment.
Ruth T. Reid Piano Studio-523
Holt Ave. Phone 236. m,w.f-to
Two Court Cases-In police court
this morning Frank Smith. Negro,
pleaded not guilty TO a charge of
drunkenness and his trial will be
held at 4 o'clock this afternoon. A
charge of vagrancy against Benny
Garcia was dismissed on condition
of future good behavior. Smith
was taken to Jail to serve a three
day sentence imposed on him yes
terday for the same offense. He
had promised the court to return
to police headquarters later yester-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16

In order to illustrate a story in
the readers of the first and second
grades of Mrs. Ethel Paine's room,
Mrs Paine gave the children a feast
as described in the book, which
consisted of cornbread, made by
the children with their instructors
help, eaten with honey. The meal
proved very popular with the child
rem.
Miss Katherine Steele entertained
few friends Sunday evening at a
charming supper party. Those who
enjoyed Miss Steeles hospitality
were Miss Vivian Fairchild, Eugene
Steele and David Bayley, the lat
ter from Calexico.
Mrs. c. G. Smith entertained
Sunday in honor of her sons birth
Day. Friends of Glenn Smith en-
joyed the delicious dinner prepared
by his mother.
Ray Kramar, All instructor for
the boys club at Silsbee, took his
group on a hike Saturday. The
group went to Mt. Signal and then
climbed the mountain. Afterwards
they had a picnic lunch.
The schools in McCabe district
have had no mud holidays during
the recent rainy weather. as the
buses have been able to travel all
the graveled roads.
The weekend was greatly enjoy
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. John Frohly and
their guests, Mrs. Evan Hewes, and
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Alexander, at the Frohly cabin in
Eckner Pass.
On Sunday evening a number OF
friends gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hershel Grandey and
they spent the evening pleasantly
playing cards. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ. Coyner of Holt
vile, Mr. and Mrs. j. D. Summer,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Itler, and Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Faulkner Of FL
Centro.
Miss Berta Mae Grandey is con-
fined TO her bed this week with a
bad case of flu.
Miss Masako Yukawa. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Yukawa,
motored TO the valley Wednesday,
January 8, from Los Angeles. Miss
Yukawa spent several days in the
valley visiting her parents and
friends, returning to Los Angeles on
Saturday, January II. accompanied
by Miss Bessie Damron of FL Centre,
who also lives in Los Angeles.
John Lydick motored TO River
side on Monday. January IA, to at
tend to business matters there. He
stayed at his home there.
Miss Mildred Paine attended the
institute held for executives OF the
SERA offices of the valley in FL
Centre on Friday and Saturday at
the Imperial county court house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Wagner
moved into the Hoppin house on
Monday. Although the Wagoners
have lived in this community for
several years, they have been resid-
ing in FL Centro for the last few
months.
A guest OF William Sunstrom last
week was Robert Parker Of Glen
dale. Parker motored TO the valley
on wednesday, January 9, accom-
panied by his aunt, Mrs. j. L. Par
ker. also OF Glendale, sister Of Mrs.
Sam Parker Of FL Centro. After sey-
eral DAYS spent with his friends
here. Robert returned to the coast
ON Friday.
ON Monday. the grades of Mrs.
Vera Fem and Mrs. Gladys Layne
listened 10 the speech of President
Roosevelt which was broadcast over
the radio. These classes especially
enjoyed the speech as it was close
N related TO the history work which
they are studying now.
Friends Of Miss Mildred Paine en-
josed her hospitality on Saturday,
january u, when she entertained
with charming luncheon. Her
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
ENJOY MOTOR TRIP

McCABE, Jan. 16. (SpeciaD -
The weekend was enjoyed by Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Paine and two
daughters, Caroline and Dorothy
Paine, as they motored to San Die
go to visit relatives. Saturday, jan
uary II, they were the guests of
Mrs. Sarah Lydick, mother. of Mrs.
Paine. On Sunday they visited Mrs.
Margaret Jefferies and her child
rem, Lee and Sally, of Poway. On the
return trip they motored through
Julian and the Borego valley, re-
porting a very pleasant trip that
Way.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
SEELEY PTA
CLUB MEETS

About 30 were present at the
meeting of the P. T. A. Thursday
evening and all enjoyed the trav-
elogue, given by L. D. Hanks, of
his trip through Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. Hanks had some very
interesting pictures that were
shown during his talk. Mrs. A.
Plecher and Mrs. L. d. Hanks gave
several musical numbers, piano
duets played in groups. A short
business meeting followed. Next
meeting will be February 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
GUESTS RETURN HOME

McCABE. Jan. 16. CSpeciaD - The
house-guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
Steele, Mrs. Steeles mother and
sister. Mrs. Martin and Miss Mar
tin, who have spent since Christmas
in the valley. returned TO their home
in Ventura on Thursday, January
10. Friends of theirs from Ventura,
Mrs. Florence Stacey, motored down
for them on Tuesday, January 8.
and after spending a couple Of days
with the Steeles, they all motored
back together.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
MEETING DATE SET

Spruce -WeStmorland farm center
is holding its postponed meeting
Friday evening in the Westmorland
school, January 10.
H. Lee Landerman will be one Of
the speakers and Miss Helen john
son will present piano numbers.
Elmer Heald, district attorney, who
was scheduled to speak originally,
may not be able to attend accord
ing to information at the farm ad-
visor's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
INLAND All Club
Meeting Tonight

Niland's newly organized All
club is holding its first social eve
ming tonight and H. Lee Lander
ann, assistant farm advisor, is
planning to attend, taking film
showing the activities of honey
bees.
Wilbur Elliott, one of the organ
izers of the club, is actively inter
ested in beekeeping, netting 5000 on
his project last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
L A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16. U.P)-
Hogs so. Locals unsold. Grain
feds quoted to $8.75.
Cattle 1000. Steady. Medium
steers $6.40-815. Medium to good
heifers $6.25-7. Common to med
ium COWS $4.50-5.75. Cutter grades
$2.50-425.
Calves 500. Steady. Common to
medium calves $5-6.50.
Sheep none. Good fed Wooled
lambs quoted S8.50-8.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
CASE UNDER SUBMISSION

After hearing evidence in the
case of the Valley Beauty Fruit
company against j. Casadoumecq
presented in superior court yester-
day, Judge Vaughn Thompson took
the matter under submission with
briefs to be presented by counsel for
both parties within 10 days.
The action asked damages OF
$544.41 in payment of a cantaloupe
deal agreement entered into in
June, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
COUNTY PHYSICIANS MEET

DR.. Elmer Belt of Los Angeles
was speaker of the evening at last
night IS meeting of the county med
ical association held at the Barbara
Worth hotel and preceded by
banquet.
Dr. Belt discussed diseases of the
kidney, illustrating his remarks
with lantern slides and moving pic
lures.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
Junior Legionnaires
Install Officers

Sons of Legionnaires installed
officers at an impressive ceremony
held last night in the Veterans
Memorial hall, Jack Oswalt, past
captain, acting as installing officer.
The boys opened their meeting,
performed the installation and drill
work with precision that those
present declared to be highly cred
liable.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
L. A. Butter and Eggs

The local price on eggs, furnished
through the courtesy of FL Centro
Drive-In market.
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Medium .......................................25c
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16
BUDGET DELAY
ANNOYING TO
LEGISLATORS

Continued from page u
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16

Sues For Rent In a complaint
filed against John l.. Parker by the
Pomona Mutual Building and Loan
association in superior court today,
damages of 1925 are asked, said to
be rent due on a house in Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16

day but failed to put in an appear
ance.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-16

DIR. Goble Hurst-Modern chiro-
practic treatments. light therapy.
1. V. Press Bldg. Phone for ap-
pointment.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
DECLINE REPORTED
BY WHOLESALERS
Sales and Collections Show
Slightly Lower Trend
During April.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May IA slight de-
cline in wholesale sales and collec-
tions in April Is evidenced in the cur
rent survey Of national sales and COL
lection conditions in 81 of the coun-
try's major markets reported yester-
Gay by the National Association Of
Credit Men and released in its oficial
publication, Credit and Financial
Management.
The current decline was not unex-
pected because the record In the pre-
vious months survey showed better
tEan-usual conditions. The present
downturn is caused mainly by a num-
Der of cities returning from the good"
classification to that Of fair"
Both Regarded rs Good"
The following cities report both
good" sales and good" collections:
Phoenix, Ariz.; Oakland, San Diego,
Chicago, Waterloo, Iowa; Louisville,
Dayton, Knoxville, Bristol, Va, and
Richmond.
The following cities report only
good" sales: Roanoke, Va, and Hell
ena. Mont.
Good" collections are reported by:
Los Angeles, Calf; Des Moines. De-
troit, Milwaukee, Columbus, Memphis.
Reports from correspondents reveal
that in Birmingham collections still
run good" in the majority, being fair
in the metropolitan area of Birming-
ham. The agricultural district is
good. Their sales are reported to be
holding up fairly well, in the majority
of cases, better than at the same time
last year. In Jacksonville. Fla. both
the sales and collections for the first
quarter of 1885 are substantially of,
as compared with the first quarter of
1894.
Better Sales Reported.
Louisville. KY, declares that the
retail stores report better Spring and
pre-Easter sales. Springfield, Mass,
says business improvement Is being
held up by restriction Of credit. Big
wholesalers are granting accounts &C
commodation of about SIS, compared
with $50 little while ago, and being
so nervous that they insist on payment
Of every little account before another
SIS or SO Is granted.
Where sales were, perhaps, averag-
ing $40, they now average in COM
parison SIT or so. Wholesalers look
with askance II retailer orders $50
or $50 more than he usually has
during the past two or three years.
The retailer requires goods to increase
his volume.
He Is paying his monthly accounts.
but II those from whom he usually
buys and who know he pays his ac-
counts get scared, II he sees fit to
stock up owing to demand. what IS he
to do? As q result retailers are going
into cooperative chains and buying
cheaper elsewhere In q cooperative
way.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Wheat Cargoes at Ne,o York
Are First Since Ciuil War

against 4l5.ooo,ooo bushels April I,
1894.
II the winds should carry acreage
from the Eastern and Northern por-
tions Of our wheat country, milling
wheat imports might well become Q
necessity before the 1896 harvest, but
the most optimistic wheat spectators
here do not look for such happening.
Up to year and half ago the United
States always was an exporter Of
wheat.
The Argentine wheat was unloaded
at Albany and put into bond, 80 1t
probably will be recorded in the Gus
toms report Of that port. It may
never be milled In this country, for,
as the trade points out, the import
ing company. Cargill Commission Co.,
owns the elevators In which 1t Is
stored and may eventually ship 1t else
where.
The trade understands the wheat
ships arriving here represent hedge
transactions carried out In Liverpool
late last Fall.
<0nnnn6GsH. annGH
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Review Forecasts
Continued Drop
In Trade Activity
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 4.-In its weekly
summary of the general business
situation. the Standard Statistics Co.
Of New York, currently comments Is
follows:
Although only slightly below the
levels established at this time q year
ago, industrial activity adjusted for
seasonal variation) is at the low point
thus far In 1885 and Is continuing its
gradually declining curve.
'Works-relief spending will be as
hurried as possible. according to
Washington advices, but is likely to
have little effect until well into the
Summer. It will not reach its peak
as q business stimulant before late
Fall or early Winter.
steel mill operations turned slightly
downward last week after q month of
exceptional stability. Automobile pro-
duction Is still active, but Is no longer
gaining rapidly.
Recent silver developments are
likely to do more harm than good
from the standpoint of industrial
activity, although the tangible effects
will probably be small Currency
tinkering through the medium of silver
Is undeniably adding to the confusion
surrounding international trade"
Evening star., 1935-05-05
GROWS
AS SILVER POLICY
PUSHES Up PRICE
Currency melting" Danger
May Spread to Dollar if
Rise Continues.
BY the Associated Press.

by lil6 hSSOCldleu rItSS.
NEW YORK, May 4.-The white
heat of Americas silver policy, which
melted" Mexican pesos and revealed
the same danger to three other none
tary units, has set Wall Street finan-
cial circles to pondering the possibil-
ity of higher prices melting" our
own silver dollar
AS the world price for silver rose,
Mexico discovered her peso was worth
more for its silver content than as
currency, and she called in pesos to
be exchanged for paper money.
In China, the National City Bank
of New York, in its current bank let
ter, says of rising silver prices: THE
danger, Of course, lies in the possi-
bility that China may decide
to suspend conversion Of bank notes
and 60 frankly and completely over
to paper money, with all Of the perils
which that implies"
The letter adds: LAS silver continues
to advance, the number of currencies
involved will increase. On the basis
of present exchange rates, Spanish
pesetas will become more valuable as
bullion than as money when silver
reaches $1.02; the same will be true
of Indian rupees when silver reaches
around $1.06"
In the United States, If silver goes
above $l.2929 an ounce, the top price
the Treasury now is permitted to pay,
it would be possible to melt out the
412.5 grains of silver $40 fine in the
silver dollar and sell it as bullion at
a profit.
Minor coins, however, are minted at
the rate of 1858 grains $40 fine to
the dollar. and the price of silver
would have to go considerably above
S1.2929 before it would be profitable
to melt dimes, quarters and half
dollars.
Such conjecture on melting points
of currency has opened discussion in
some Wall Street quarters on the pos
sibilities of devaluation of the silver
dollar to change its present ratio of
value with gold from 27 to / to the
traditional ratio of 16 to 1.
When gold sold for $20.67 an ounce
16 ounces of silver were worth /
ounce of gold, but with gold dollar
devaluation it took 27 ounces of silver
to buy an ounce of gold. Devaluation
of the silver dollar to 5906 per cent
of its former value, the same as the
gold dollar, would re-establish the ira
ditional 1871 ratio and make silver
worth $2.189 an ounce.
Some believe the change in the
weight Of the silver dollar would have
no more effect on its purchasing power
than the effect on the paper dollar
when the size was reduced several
years ago.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
WOOL TRADE ACTIVE
At BOSTON IN WEEK
~ ths Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BOSTON. May %. 8. Department
Of Agriculture) quite an active trade
was reported by q number Of the larger
wool houses in the Boston market dur
ing the last week. The principal
grades Of strictly combing Ohio fleeces
were quoted grease basis at 1927 cents
for Gas and finer, at a. for SOS, COS,
one-haK blood; at rs for 56s, three
eighths blood, and at 23a2312 for As,
Sos, one-fourth blood.
Fair sized sales were closed on fine
Delaine and one-fourth blood Ohio
heeces. Ungraded lines Of 64s and
finer territory woods brought mostly
65a57 cents secured basis for short
= French combing, 57a6l cents for bulk
average French combing and 62a63
cents Tor ehoios staple lines