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Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-01
VALLEY DRUG STORE OLDEST IN COUNTY,
ELM NOTES
Mrs. NJ. L. Boone, Correspondent

Among Jhe social events of the
week was a luncheon at which Mrs.
Ada Gallaher entertained Wednes-
day for Mrs Minnie Hull of Ell Cen
tro Guests were Mrs. Edd Cline,
Nellie Lowe, George Ashcraft of
Plaster CITY Mrs. Maude Stone of
FL Centre.
George Van Derbcre of National
City was a visitor at the G.. II. Can
non home Monday
Co.
Mrs. Hattie Smith and children.
Ruth and Claud. are visiting in Los
Angeles this week.
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Nellie Lowe, Ada Gallaher. Nancy
Sheldon Olive Cannon and Effie
Boone attended the Daughters of
the Civil War Vets meeting at Ell
Centre Friday afternoon.
Ruth Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs.
f. Shumard and children we're Wis
iting at the K. Taylor home Sun
day.
Some of today's BEST news is
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-01
RAPID STRIDES IN
IMPROVEMENT MADE

SO rapid has been the progress of Imperial Valley in
recent years and great will it be in the next few years.
that any business serving the public the valleys capital
city make rapid strides in development and improve
order keep abreast of the times Massey j. Hor
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-01
REP. ZEONCHECK
FINED IN COURT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May l. UP)
Rep Marion zioncheck, honey
incoming bad boy" of congress, was
fined $50 and costs today for reck-
less driving along the Mt. Vernon
highway and $40 and costs for
abusive language" to the arrcsting
officer
See the important announce
mentS in today's advertisements.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-01

Some of today's BEST news is
in the advertisements
Evening star., 1936-07-15
DEN|ESB|
TO M'CARL POST
Bellies Report He Had Been
Offered Job and Had
Declined 1t.

Secretary Ickes of the Interior De-
partment today denied flatly he had
been offered the post Of controller
general of the United States and had
declined it.
A report was circulated that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had approached Ickes
with the suggestion that he sue
coed J. r. McCarl in this i'm
portant post Mr.. Ickes. according
to this report, replied that he was
now 81 years old and that at the end
Of q l5-year term as controller general
he would be II. He suggested to the
President. it was said, that q younger
man be picked for the post.
Mr.. Ickes insisted that the story
was made out of whole cloth, and
that no such proposition had been
made to him.
There have been suggestions in some
quarters that Ickes would fit well into
the governmental service in the job
of controller general, regarded as one
Evening star., 1936-07-15

Of the most important. The record he
has made not only as Secretary Of the
Interior, but also as public works ad-
ministrator, has created firm belief
on the part of the public that he
would be q real watchdog of the
Treasury" If he became controller gen.
eral, and that the office would be kept
entirely outside of politics.
According to his intimates, Ickes
does not wish to become controller
general, and he would much prefer to
continue as Secretary Of the Interior
and as public works administrator. He
has keen interest in the public works
program of the administration.
Evening star., 1936-07-15

trip. They include Locals No. 2, In
terdepar.mental Union: los, women's
Union of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing; $50. Navy Yard; 26l, War
Department: 262, Treasury, and 372
Adjutant Generals Once. War De-
partment.
Tickets can be obtained from men,
bers of these locals or from these
members of the Ticket Committee
Miss Maude Miller, Bureau Of Engrav-
ing; Charles Bonneville, War Depart
ment; Il. X. Gheen, Soldiers Home;
c. c. Clem, Coast Guard; Charles
Kothe, Adjutant Generals ONCE; Miss
Blanche Sinclair, Navy Yard, and Mr..
Nolda, Veterans Administration.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
ADVISORY COUNCIL
|;URGES D|R|G|BLES
Immediate Adoption Of U. S.
Airship Policy Is Rec.
commended.

Immediate adoptions of q national
airship policy, including construction
and operation of commercial and
naval rigid airships and OF an East
Coast terminal for commercial trans
Atlantic airship service was recon-
mended today in q preliminary report
by q committee of the Business Advis-
ory Council of the Commerce Depart
ment.
The council recommended Govern
nent support for q military airship
program and subsidies for commercial
airship operation, especially between
the United States and Europe.
An immediate program to be pub
licized, recognized and vigorously
prosecuted was urged. The Navy
Department should continue in charge
Of the development of military air
ships. and the Commerce Department
charged with supervision OF the COM
mercial airship policy, the report
said.
Immediate construction of a mod
ern training airship for the Navy was
advocated and pending this, the Los
Angeles should be put in flying con-
dition and used, it was proposed.
The council urged legislation for a
merchant airship code similar to the
merchant marine act. and construc-
ton of a transatlantic airship ter
minal and of the first of series of
commercial airShipS.
The committee said American in
difference to the airship appears to
be due to lack of information in the
public mind and, what Is more impor-
tant to overemphaSis Of the miSfor-
tunes which have accompanied the op-
erations of military and naval air
ships"
1T will probably surprise most peo-
pie" the committee said, Ito learn that
mot one single commercial passenger
has ever been killed or injured in the
history of lighter-than-air navigation.
All the catastrophes have occurred TO
naval or military ships. with the ex-
,ception Of smash-ups on commercial
craft when only the crew was aboard.
In making this statement We include
the whole world, not merely the United
States"
The committee recommended that
the Federal Government begin at once
the negotiation of reciprocal agree
ment with foreign governments for
the international operation Of air
ships. This agreement should cover
the operation OF at least two large
rigid airships across the Atlantic. al
ternating with two foreign airships in
regular commercial schedules.
Evening star., 1936-07-15

serving as military attache at Lon
don from 1924 to 1927. he returned
here and then went to Texas for two
years. coming back again in 1929. He
attended the Army War College until
1880 and then went to Governors
Island, N. Y, for two years. In 1888
he was made commander at Fort
Myer, where he remained until re-
Gently when he was transferred to
Baltimore. He was succeeded at Fort
Myer by Col. Jonathan NJ. VAIN
wright.
Col. Joyce served in the Spanish
American War as an enlisted man Of
the 1st Illinois Infantry. After the
war he remained in the Army, secur-
Evening star., 1936-07-15
JOYCE TRANSFERRED
TO 9TH CORPS AREA
Former Commander of Fort Myer
to Have Headquarters at
San Francisco.

Transfer OF Col Kenyon Joyce of
the United States, Cavalry former
commander OF Fort Myer, Va. from
the General Staff Corps at Baltimore
to the staff Of the commanding gen.
eral of the 4th Army end the 9th Corps
Area. Gen. George r. simonds, at San
San Francisco. effective August IA. was
announced today by the War Depart
ment.
Col. Joyce has been in Washington
on three different occasions. After
Evening star., 1936-07-15

ing q commission in 1901 in the 9Th
Cavalry.
The impending transfer will take
him for the second time to San Fran
cisco, where he served on the general
staff from 1920 to 1924.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
FEDERATION OF FEDERAL
WORKERS PLANS TRIP

The District Federation of Federal
Employees Union will hold its annual
excursion tomorrow, embarking at $50
pm. on the Steamer City Of Washing
ton from the Seventh Street Wharf,
Henry G. Nolda. acting chairman of
the Federaticn's Entertainment Com
mittee, announced today.
Six local unions are sponsoring the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
UNIDENTIFIED
PERSON SLUGS
VALLEY DOCTOR

DIR. Thomas O. Luckett, Ell Centro
physician, was the victim of a
brutal slugging at the hands of an
unidentified assailant, who attack
ed him in the hallway in front OF
his office door at IL o'clock Sunday
night. His injuries were painful
but not serious.
Two blows, apparently made by a
blackjack in the hands OF a person
who lurked in the hallway to way
lay him, failed to make DR.. Luckett
unconscious, he told Ell Centro po-
lice officers. He screamed for help,
he declared, and last blow from
the assailant catapulted him down
the length of the stairway into the
street. Passersby went to his assist
ance and police were summoned.
Poor illumination in the hallway,
police officers said, prevented the
physician from obtaining a descrip-
ton of the attacker.
Since no attempt at robbery was
apparent, police favored the theory
that the attack might have been
occasioned by revengeful motives.
Police continued their investiga-
tions Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
DEATH TAKES
BOY GENIUS or
FILM WORLD
Iruing Thalberg, Wed
To Norma Shearer,
Succumbs

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Sept.
Ia. (UP)-Irving Thalberg,
husband of Norma Shearer,
film star, and known as the
"boy genius" of the films
through his executive ability, died
suddenly today.
Thalberg was stricken with cold
last week. His illness took turn
for the worse and developed into
lobar pneumonia.
At his bedside were his wife: his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Thalberg; his two sisters, Mrs. Law
renee Weingarten and Mrs Bernie
Hyman; and his mother-in-law,
Mrs Edith Shearer.
Death came in the 37-year-old
producers home at Santa Monica.
He became ill last week when he
contracted a head cold while on a
Labor Day trip to northern Califor-
MIA.
His condition became grave yes
terday and early today he sank into
a coma from which he did not rally.
Thalberg has two children, Irving
Jr., 6, and Catherine, born year
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
Ell CENTRIC ELKS
GIVEN SECOND IN
RITUAL CONTEST

Ell Centro Elks lodge won second
place in the Southern California
ritualistic contest, according to un-
official reports. The official score
cards are expected 10 reach the
city Tuesday. San Diego is be-
lieved to have won first place.
The contest was held Saturday
in the Ontario Masonic Temple,
seven Southern California teams
competing; FL Centre, San Diego,
Santa Ana, Anaheim, Riverside,
San Bernardino and Pomona.
According to the consensus of
opinion among the spectators Ell
Centre won second place. Les
Rogers, exalted ruler Of the lodge,
members of the team and the lodge
are more than satisfied with the
results, they said Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14

uloF' "A uOS, Ildppeu III Ille CdI
during the plunge, was uninjured.
The men were enroute to San
Diego for deep sea fishing. They
ran into fog and Lemons, who was
driving, parked beside the high
way to clear the windshield. Gle
ments had been asleep but reused
TO help. The car moved slightly
as they were working on the wind
shield and Lemons asked Clements
ito tighten the mandrake. AS
Clements entered the car, it began
to move more rapidly. He tugged
at the break but could not halt
the plunge.
Clements Sprang backward from
the open door just as the machine
struck a small embankment. The
car went over the embankment,
slid down a $50 foot slope and
dropped down a rs foot cliff. When
it came to rest it was smashed
beyond recognition. Clements man
aged to keep his footing on the
steep embankment and Lemons
helped him to reach the highway
Lemons declared he did not know
his companion was not in the ma
chine at the foot OF the cliff until
me called to him after the crash.
Starboarder, a friendly mongrel
adopted by the Clements family
some time ago, was in the car
when it took the plunge. He en-
erged uninjured and apparently
unconcerned because of his adj
venture. The slope was SO steep
the dog could not reach the road
way from the wreckage but had
to work his way up the canyon.
Four fish poles which had pro-
truded through the back window
of the sedan came through without
scratch. Even the eyes were
undamaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
POPE DEPLORES
HORRORS OF WAR

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Sept.
Ia. CUP0 Pope Plus. in an
earnest speech today, deplored the
horrors of the Spanish civil war
and denounced the dissemination of
Communist propaganda.
He attacked also legislation under
taken by laymen to "relegate the
influence of the church, which de-
prives society of its principal
strength of resistance"
The setting for the speech of the
70 year old pontiff was in keeping
with the solemnity of the occasion
1t was an audience of about $50
Spanish refugees who resplen-
dent today in new robes, escaped
from Spain in tatters, many dis
guised as beggars an dmerchants.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
JUDGE CONKLING
GAINS STRENGTH


Definite hope for the eventual re-
covery of Judge M. w. Conkling.
former Ell Centran and father OF
Mrs. Harry w. Horton, has been
given members of the family, ac-
cording to word received at Hor-
tons Ell Centro office Monday.
Judge Conkling was seriously in
jured in an automobile accident In
San Diego and while still quite Ill,
is making progress and is believed
to be out of danger.
Horton left Friday for San Diego
TO be with Mrs. Horton and her
family, and is expected to return TO
Ell Centre either Monday night OF
Tuesday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14


Maine goes, so goes the nation, ;
both major parties mobilized ar
mics of poll workers exceeding
any such forces seen in Maine
since the three-party election of
1912.
The sensation of the eleventh
hour was the way Gov. Landon
bet all his chips in his address
in Portland Stadium.
You will start victory parade
that will span the nation" he told
the Republicans massed in a fog
that almost hid him from the
crowds outer reaches. His trip
from Topeka directly to Maine to
take responsibility for the Repub-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
IOYALISTS HALT
REBEL OFFENSIVE
Copyright 1886 by United Press

Copyright 1886 by United Press
MADRID, Sept. IA. CUP)-Thou-
sands of militiamen from all parts
of the loyalist territory crowded
the capitals streets and the roads
to the south today, ON their way
to the Talayera front.
Loyalists leaders believe they have
stopped tn erebel offensive on Ma
drid and Toledo from TalaVera, but
they are taking no chances.
Late reports from government
headquarters said rebel artillery
opened a big bombardment and the
loyalist guns were responding.
For the first time there was
night airplane activity and search
lights and anti-aircraft guns were
active on both sides,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
Eleyen-Year-Old
Girl Bears Child

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. "A UP)
An l1-year- -old Negro girl, Warn
ester Strickland, and her seven
pound son were doing Well' at
Charity hospital here today. The
baby was born Sunday after a
Caesarean operation on the un-
wed child. Physicians thought the
girl was one of the youngest moth
ers on record in this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
| MAJOR LEAGUE.
SEQ ES-
NATIONAL. LEAGUE

n NATIONAL LEAGUE
lCincinnati 900 003 012-6 12 0
>BoSton ... 900 900 O00-0 5 3
Derringcr & Lombardi; Chaplin
& Lopez.
Chicago ......10 100 600 000-t 5 o
Brooklyn ..... 900 600 011-2 10 /
Henshaw Warneke, French s.
Hartnett, Mungo a Berres, Phelps.
st Louis, .... 900 2o1 ooo-5 1s o
Walker, Winford McGee, Heusser,
!. Dean e Davis, Ogrodowski;
Gabler, Coffman. Hubbell & Man
cuso.
Pittsburgh -. 900 510 104-11 IA 1
Philadelphia 900 0O4 000-- 4 z 5
Swift & Todd; Benge &c Grace.
Second game
Pittsburgh ..020 600 90
Philadelphia 030 020 90
Lucas & Padden; Burkhardt &
Wilson.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 100 012 600 % u
Chicago 020 900 020 1--5 10 2
= Appleton & Hogan, Miles; Lyons,
TBrown & Sewell.
" New York at st. Louis played
doubleheader yesterday.
Philadelnhia at Cleveland played
former date.
Boston .....,,. 900 900
Detorit ....... 900 010
Wilson and Berg; Bridges and
Hayworth.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
CANAL AT BARD
CLAIMS LIFE OF
l YEAR OLD BOY

An irrigation canal at Bard
claimed the life of Jose Garcia,
one year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Euselero Garcia. Saturday night.
Mrs. Garcia was home alone when
she missed the child. She made a
desperate effort to take him from
the water but was too late to save
his life. She told Deputy Coroner
Frank Raney that he had been out
of her sight but few minutes
when she realized he must have
fallen into the water.
No inquest was held but Raney
conducted an investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14

lican fight made him subject in
evitably either to heavy loss or
a great gain of prestige.
Eight times in the last 10 quad
rennial elections, the party that
won the Maine state election in
September won the national cleo
ton in November. The two eX-
ceptions were in 1912, when the
bull moose movement complicated
the balloting, and in 1916, when
the Republicans won in N.aine, but
Woodrow Wilson defeated Charles
Evans Hughes by narrow margin
nationally.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14


Deputies paroled the streets and
the Salinas Vally Ice Company
plant, where employers have thrown
up a barber wire fence protection
and assembled city and state police,
armed with tear gas bombs and
other riot equipment, in expectation
of resistance from pickets to put the
lettuce on trains.
Quiet also was reported in Wat
sonville and Gonzales, other Vege-
table growing centers where trouble
had been anticipate.
Tear gas bombs and other riot
equipment were held in readiness
behind barricaded lettuce shipping
plants.
Area PatrOlled
City, county and state police have
been provided to patrol the protect
ed area. Cowboy vigilantes, dressed
in the full regalia OF the wild
West" and equipped with pistols
and lariats were interspersed with
the uniformed guards.
Within the plant itself, every de-
fense and offense weapon normally
used in small-scale organized war
fare was held ready for anticipated
direct action" on the part of the
strikers to prevent lettuce from
leaving the railroad yards.
The Growers-Shippers association
has been termed unfair" by the
central labor council here for its
refusal to agree to preferential en-
ployment demands of the Fruit and
Vegetable Pickers association.
This action automatically made
lettuce, peas, tomatoes and carrots
shipped from this fertile area "hot"
throughout the state, and plans
were going ahead. to establish ma
tionWide boycott of the products in
key distribution centers such as
New York, Chicago, Kansas City
and st. Louis.
Trucks Bring Supplies
Yesterday trucks, guarded by
state highway patrolmen, wheeled
into the ice company plant bring
ing boxes and other supplies for the
packing of lettuce, indicating the
growers and shippers had not re-
ceeded from their announced inten-
ton to move out the green gold
which already is commanding high
er prices throughout the west as a
result of the strike.
1t was understood that employers
conferred with Filipino lettuce con-
tractors during the day, seeking
men to cut the lettuce and to pack
it into boxes for shipmen to eastern
markets.
A the same time, the association
announced employment of f C e S
would be opened in Salinas and
Watsonville today, offering new po-
tential sources of trouble.
About 1000 carloads of lettuce
will be ripe this week and must be
cut if it is to be marketed. Other
wise it will spoil. The daily ship
ment under normal conditions is
approximately 300 cars. Growers
we're shipping 1870 carloads a day
when the strike broke. The last
shipment was made last Tuesday
four days after the Walkout
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
Hurricane Warning
Sent Out to Ships

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. IA UP
A tropical disturbance Of hurricane
force was reported about $50 miles
northeast of San Juan this morning.
An advisory issued by the federal
hurricane warning system at 8:45
am, est, today said the storm was
moving north northwest at the rate
of miles per hour. Vessels in its
path were warned.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
Last Minute
FLASHES !!
FORMER CLERK
GOES ON TRIAL

Los ANGELES, Sept. H. WR)--
Reindicted after his acquittal In .
previous trial, John ). Lester,
former deputy license clerk IN
Santa Monica, today went ON trial
before a jury in the court OF IN
perior Judge Samuel II. Blake ON
grand theft charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14


building at the southeast corner of :
Fifth and Main streets was de-
stroyed at a loss of $4,000.
The flames first were observed
shooting from pit under the
cooling pipes in the manufacturing
department. The pipes, which
were heavily wrapped in cork and
tape, led the fire 20 the roof and
within a brief time the big engine
room, the freezing tank rooms and
the office were ablaze. Valuable
machines and manufacturing
equipment were in the path OF the
flames.
Ell Centro's fire fighting depart
ment, augmented by members OF
the Calexico fire department and
volunteers, brought the fire under
control about midnight but had to
continue their battle until after
daybreak to confine the damage to
the three damaged sections of the
big plant.
Firemen Masked
Ammonia from the cooling pipes
escaped into the building and
forced firemen TO don masks. The
fact that the pipes already had
been drained of ammonia, saved
the firemen from grave danger
from the suffocating fumes.
Every available piece OF fire
fighting equipment in town was
pressed into service and Calexico
fire department provided an en-
CINE to stand by at the FL Centro
station in case another fire should
break out in the city.
Plans for rebuilding were launch
ed Immediately by j. E. Collins,
vice-president and general man.
ager. The company expects to
rebuild within 60 days. The de-
stroyed section was so feet by 200
feet in extent and was rebuilt
from the original plant in 1921,
being almost entirely new at that
time.
Collins, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Imperial Ice
and Development company, arrived
from his Riverside office Monday
morning, to go over the loss, make
arrangements for clearing away
the Wreckage and plan for rebuild
ing.
Records Destroyed
Fred Williams, general superin-
tendent, declared that many valu-
able records were destroyed along
with the office equipment. What
could be taken from the office
before the roof fell was loaded on
the police wagon and taken to
safety. Duplicates, however, are
available at the Riverside office.
Two valuable engines were in
stalled in 1921 at a cost of $4,000
and 10 freezing tanks were estl-
mated to have cost the company
in excess of $50,000 The machin-
cry was too hot to permit exam
nation Monday but crews began
clearing away Wreckage so the
examinations might be made inn
medistely.
Fire Chief Tom Reams declared
the loss would be between $4,000
and $35, 900 if they are not serious
ly damaged anG approximately
100000 if they are damaged irrep-
arably. Power wiring and piping
will be included in the loss. The
loss was reported covered, at leas'
in part, by insurance.
The interior of the plant pre-
sented depressing picture Mon
day morning. Water dripped ano
trickled from the walls and rar
in rivulets down stairways anc
out the doors into the courtyard
Roofs were full of gaping holes
from which dangled twisted mass
es of iron coverings. Charred tim
bers and soaked bits of wooder
furnishings were scattered through
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
MAINE. GOES TO
POLLS IN TEST OF
VOTE SENTIMENT

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. ID. (UP)-Maine chooses a
senator, governor three and other state
and local officers today in the election that according
tradition forecasts the result of the November national
election For the advantage of making in the ma
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-14
PATIENTS RESCUED
AS HOSPITAL BURNS

HOLLISTER, Cal, Sept. Ia. lUH
Twenty eight patients some OF
them i'm serious condition, we're
removed to safety today when fire
destroyed the San Benito county
hospital, three miles south Of here.