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Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
INVESTIGATORS SHOULD BE
INPESTIGA TED, TOO

1t is an odd little comedy of errors
that is being played in Washington these
days, with the investigators for one gov
ernment department investigating the
Investigators for another government de-
partment, and the investigated investi-
gators investigating right back at them.
The Secret Service men of the Trea-
sury Department seem to have been look
ing into the activities of the Bureau of
Investigation men of the Department of
Justice. Most recently J. Edgar Hoover
boss of the latter group, got on the trail
to check reports that his own brokerage
accounts-of which, he says, he has
none-were being Investigated by some
body.
Meanwhile, Treasury Department of
ficials are reported to be Investigating
reports that their own Secret Service
men have been investigating the G-men;
and all we need now to complicate mat
ters for good is a congressional commit
tee to investigate all of them.
But while the whole business does
have some of the aspects of a rather
bewildering joke, it is worth remember
ing that there is nothing especially fun
ny about the idea of investigating the in
vestigators.
These government sleuths who have
compiled such brilliant records are,
after all, public servants; and, however
complex and peculiar the present tangle
of mutual investigation may seem, it
doesn't hurt to have everybody remind
ed that it is perfectly in order for their
records to be brought out into full day
light any time the public demands it.
That point is worth knowing. The one
thing that would end all the great use
fulness of such an organization as that
of the Omen would be for the organiza-
tion to drift into a semi-sanctified posi-
tion above the reach of inquiry.
If that ever happens, we shall have
perfected an ideal tool for the use of
any administration which has hanker-
ings toward a dictatorship
After all, the OGPU of Russia and
the Gestapo of Germany are moth
ing in the world but organizations of
G-men which have been made superior
to all criticism inquiry, or restraint.
The dictators of those countries can
use their outfits to strike down political
opponents, because no one in either
country has the right to ask what the
organizations are doing, or under what
legal enactment they are operating.
If the next session of Congress should
desire to make full public inquiry into
the entire record of the G-men, the Sc
cret Service, the postal inspectors, or
any other group of federal employees, it
would be entirely within its rights.
No such investigation seems especially
advisable, as it happens the thing to
remember is that the right to make it
exists.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
THE LOGICAL METHOD
OF MILITARY TRAINING

In every section of the United States
young men were sent home this week
after 80 days spent at the various Citi-
zens' Military Training Camps. Impe-
rial Valley representatives attended the
camp at the Preside of Monterey, where
regular army and reserve corps officers
acted as instructors in the principles of
military defense, use of various service
weapons, defense against chemical war
and military courtesy.
Food and clothing was provided for
youths at the camps by the federal gov
ernment. No one went who did not wish
to do So Enrolment is voluntary. There
is none Of the compulsory military tone
which has become so apparent in the
dictator-ridden countries of Europe.
The Military Training Camps provide
the American way of building up ma
tional defense. Without shanghaing
youth into military camps, they provide
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
News Behind the News
Social Security Acts Birthday .
Falling Into Line Old Age
Assistance Plans

WASHINGTON.-The Social Security act
will be year old within few days, though it
was about six months before Congress got around
to giving the Social Security Board money with
which to operate
The great systems CT contributory old age
pensions and unemployment insurance called
for by the act are still in the offng, but the
immediate phases of the program show some
progress when comparison is made with previous
conditions.
Fifteen states have passed unemployment
compensation laws in line with the federal pro
gram. These states cover 100000 or about 40
per cent of the workers who are eligible for
coverage by this part T the act
Thirty-six states have presented old age as
sistanoe plans which have been approved by
the board and are now matching federal appro-
priations for old age pensions.
These states include 70 per cent of the popu-
lation Twenty-one states are cooperating and
receiving funds for aid of the needy blind and
20 for aid of dependent children.
About 100000 persons are receiving old age
pensions of up to $50 a month-an average of
sIS.39 a month. More than 100000 dependent
children are being aided with combined federal
and state money, and about $4,000 blind persons
representing 25 per cent of the nations blind
About S3o0oo,00O has gone from the federal
treasury to the states for the aged; the states
match the federal grant in each case.
Five states, located in a geographical bloc
have no old age assistance laws and receive no
federal money: Virginia Tennessee, North Car
olna, South Carolina and Georgia.
Seven others have passed such laws but
haven't yet submitted them to Washington Of
ficlals.
Overworked Louis Resnick, chief OF the So
cial Security Boards information section, was
not impressed by recent broadcast political
attack which pictured his staff as one OF IS
New Deal propagandists wasting the taxpayers
money.
Resnick's section has 65 persons on the pay
roll There are five On the editorial staff, who
write press releases speeches, and other material
And a Stenographc staff of 25.
Fifteen work in the boards library the only
social security library in the world Ten or II
are kept busy answering written inquiries about
the act from the general public and six or eight
answer the queries Of business men about their
responsibilities in the program.
This staff has had to answer 5000 personal
or telephone inquiries from newspapermen in
the last six months. 1t also publishes all rulings
and formal actions of the board.
It used to work until 10 or II o'clock at night,
but usually gets away by 7. Its propaganda
consists chiefly of dull dry releases about in
dividual grants to states and mimeogra phng of
speeches by members of the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August G. 1916
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS


STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DE-
PARTMENT OF PU B Lie
WORKS, DIVISION OF HIGH
WAYS.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be
received by the Department of Pub
lie Works, Division of Highways, at
the office of the District Engineer,
1865 Harbor Street, San Diego, Cali
fornia, until Two CD o'clock PM.
on August 18th, 1896, at which time
they will be publicly opened and
read, for performing work as fol-
lows:
Imperial County, between Meyers
Creek and Dixieland (xI-Imp-12-
ABB, about seventeen and five
tenths Q7.5 miles in length, liquid
asphalt to be furnished and applied.
Plans may be seen. and forms Of
proposal, bonds, contract and speci-
fications may be obtained at the
above address.
No bid will be received unless it
is made on proposal form furnished
by the District Engineer. Each bid
must be accompanied by cash or a
certified or cashiers check made
payable to the Director of Public
Works for an amount equal to at
least ten per cent Q0%6) of the
amount bid, such guaranty to be
forfeited should the bidder to whom
the contract is awarded fail to enter
into the contract.
The Department OF Public Works
reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
In accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 397, Statutes of 1881, the
Department of Public Works has
ascertained the general prevailing
rate of wages applicable to the
work to be done to be as follows:
Classification Rate Per Hour
T,aborer ..............................$0.60
Truck driver 0ess than4 cubic
yards water level capacity) :. 0.68
Truck driver "a cubic yards ...
water level capacity or more) OTIS
Asphalt plant fireman ................ 0.90
Mechanic (trouble shooter) .... OBS
Oil distributor bootman ............ O.75
Handyman (roustabou6 O.6O
Any classification omitted
herein not less than ................ 060
Overtime - One and one-half
Qh) times the above rates.
Sundays and holidays Except
watchman, guards and flag
mem, double the above
rates.
Department of Public Works,
Division Of Highways
G. H. PURCELL,
State Highway Engineer
BY f. f. WALLACE,
District Engineer, Dist. XI.
Dated: July q, 1885.
JS0-A7 incl.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Arthur Nc
Keogh. the magazine editor, and
his talented wife Elsie, the literary
agent. decided several seasons ago
they wanted a small summer home
on the water near New York-al-
most an impoSSibility. But they be
gan to annoy the real estate people
just the same.
So much so, one in sudden pique
exclaimed: What you want is
house -boatl" And muffing the Sar-
casm the McKeoghs almost fell into
each others arms, their eyes lit
with the light of glory. That was
exactly what they wanted. To be
razored away from things, the tel
ephone, the roar, etc. 1t was an
swer to a prayer.
They became in this fashion the
first of the celebrity house-boaterS.
They are moored this season in
their double decker off Milton Point,
near Rye. But, of course, gypsy
fashion they may drift and anchor
where they please. Fresh water is
the biggest item, $40 a tank.
On the main deck is 20 by 20
foot living room with a galley, wash
room, etc. On the second deck,
three bedrooms, bath, lounge and
sun deck. They have named the
galleon Sea Horse and reach 1t
in a motor boat called The Side
Car. They bought it for $500 and
can sell it any time for $4,000.
The zippiest of the current Broad
way fun lovers seems to be George
Marshall, the Washington, D. c.,
laundryman who has given zest to
so many parties with his spontan-
ieties. He is a country boy, born
near PIT. Pleasant, w. Va. - four
miles from Gallipolis, o., by the way
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
BURNING
ACHING FEET
Tonight Get Sure Relief
In Just Is Minutes

Nothing greasy or sticky about
RadoX-in one gallon of hot water
dissolve 3 tablespoonfuls of Radox-
soak your tender aching feet in this
soothing concentrated foot bath and
in 5 minutes you'll be absolutely
amazed at the relief you get. Do
this tonight and tomorrow have
feet free from distress and burning
misery. Radox is inexpensive. Get
it to-day at Clements Drug Store or
any first-class drug store-Guaran-
teed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
New York Day by Day

the Persian room at the Plaza, the
Viennese Roof at the st. Regis, etc.
Mrs. Lorraine McAdoo Shevlin, who
seems to have outdistanced Mrs.
Harrison williams in the Best
Dressed Lady Sweepstakes, recently
appeared in tailored black net
suit. Another summery picture was
Gloria Baker in white organdy,
minaret dress. Incidentally pink is
the reigning summer color, because
it blends so neatly with sun tan.
The newest pavement pests-now
that publicity has flushed the
pseudo truckman fur salesman out
of darkened Railways are the
roaming photographers. They work
in pairs, catching the unwary pc
destrian on the fly. One presents
numbered card to be reclaimed at a
studio. The other does the lens
swapping, asking for 50-cent de-
posit. In the beginning the stunt
was on the level, now it is SO per
cent gyp.
Thingumapops: Prince Andrew
of Greece goes surf bathing wearing
his monocle Achmed Abdullah
is a fancy weskit fiend Clay
Morgan was once the william with
theatrical troupe In the hobo
jungles Jim Tully is known as
"Ohio Red" Dorothy Thomp-
sons diction is regarded as the best
on the air.
-OO-N
Attracted by a purple and slate
gray striped tie in one of those flip
py Broadway haberdashers, l went
in for a peek. One of the sleek
high pressure boys tried to sell me
everything in the place, and when
I backed away without purchase he
called: Maybe you would be in
terested in a pair of white soxP" l
was a half block away before my
dander riz.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
POWER SETUP
ADDRESSGIVEN
ROTARY CLUB

In talk before the Ell Centro
Rotary club Thursday noon, C. w.
Lathrop, vice president in charge
of the Southern Sierras of Mexi-
co, explained how the Southern
Sierras is willing to cooperate in
building plant number three on the
All American Canal Immediately,
even though it now has IL hydro
plants and one steam plant to
supply the valley, and has con-
nections with the Seal Beach steam
plant, with the entire Southern
California Edison system, and with
the series of reclamation projects.
Lathrop claimed that there has
been continuous high line service
to the valley 99.99 per cent of the
time during the past year. He
belittled the charge that trans
mission Of power over long desert
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

stretches has increased the cost
to the valley, saying that 85 per
cent of the cost of electricity is in
distribution, and only a small per-
centage in transmission.
Joe E. King, district manager in
charge of Southern Sierras opera
tions in Imperial Valley, was chair
man of the day, introducing the
speaker. Next Thursday, Evan T.
Hewes, chairman of the district
board is scheduled to speak.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SITTING AS A BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION

NOTICE is hereby given as re-
quired, that the City Council of
the City of Ell Centro, will con-
vene on August 10, 1896, at 1880 P.
M, in the City Hall of El Centro,
to sit as a Board of Equalization
for the purpose Of equalizing the
Tax Roll, and will continue to sit
as a Board of Equalization from
day to day until the equalization of
tax is completed.
ROY II. WoMACK,
Mayor.
Attest:
C. c. MOUSSEAU,
City Clerk. (A2-l0 inc9
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
SEELEY
Mrs. S. T. Robinson

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom White and
children and Miss Freda HyerS are
on a vacation at the Pepper ranch
near Ramona. They will return
the last of August.
%
The Misses Katherine and Eliza
beth Howard were visitors in ia
cumba Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Mccain and
children spent several days at Al
pine with Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Liebert. Mrs. McCain's little girls,
Betty and jeanette, who have been
visiting with the LiebertS, returned
with their parents.
Among those who spent the day
at Jacumba Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. w. L. Womack and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Upshaw and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Pot
ter and children and Joe Potter.
%
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Womack
and children, Winona and Jerry,
are leaving this week for a vaca-
ton at Laguna mountains and will
| leave from there on a trip north.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Robinson and
son, Harold, motored to Monterey
where they met Temple Robinson
| and the family enjoyed a week on
! the beaches returning home Sat-
urday.
Those enjoying the week end at
Oakwilde with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Cannon were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schultz, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Gal
| laher and Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Fer
gason.
Mrs. J. F. Gallaher and Miss
Alora Gallaher accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo. Gallaher to San Diego
recently. The Leo Gallahers will
move to Fresno to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. Munroe Lowe visit
ed their little grandson, Robert
Lowe Dickson, in Ell Centro son of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Dickson He ar
rived July oath.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Lytle left
Thursday for few weeks outing
on the coast. Their small daughters
Janet and Phillis, who have been
visiting relatives in Los Angeles,
will join their parents.
90
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Murphy and
family are occupying the Jim
Howard cottage on Alamo street.
Elizabeth Howard, who has been
visiting at the home of Miss Mildred
and Eleanor Best in San Bernar-
dino the past two months, return
ed home last Sunday week.
90
Miss Clara Mae Davis spent sew
eral days last week at the Edward
Valusek home in San Diego
Mrs. J. J. Ball returned We'd
nesday from a weeks visit in Los
Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Ferguson
enjoyed day at Oulzura at the
Fred Clark home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Higgins and
daughters, Ivagene and Betty and
Miss Flossie Wallace, cousin of
Mrs. Higgins, left Saturday on an
extended trip east Mrs. Wise,
mother of Mrs. Higgins, accompan-
led the party as far as Texas and
from there the Higgins family will
90 to New York.
Geo. l.. Campbell, who is spend
ing the summer in San Diego,
drove to the valley Monday to at
tend the funeral services Of Capt.
Snodderly Of Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

the nucleus of a military strength that
would be of invaluable aid if this coun-
try were attacked. They are not means
toward national aggression. They are
a safeguard for national defense.
At the same time, the camps provide
a real vacation for many youths who,
otherwise, would have none. 1t is vaca-
ton on which they are taught the i'm
portance of good citizenship and good
craftsmanship. They come to know the
fallacy of pacifist arguments against de-
fense provisions They are equipped to
serve their country if ever the need
arises.
1t is the patriotic duty of every citizen
to support the idea by encouraging quail
flied young men to apply for training.
A new beer, according to the ads,
"picks you up" Just the thing to take
then, after the eighth or tenth whiskey.
O.
During the heat wave, forest ranger
was trapped in an Ontario forest fire.
His hut was small one, so it was use
less for anyone to try to rush in and
join him.
We never realized how scarce crime
was becoming in this country until we
read of the rumor that the federal Sc
cret service men were investigating the
G-men.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

Robert Hays is planting about
35 acres of date palms on his ranch
one and one half miles north of
the Alamo store.
Sam Knopp who hasn't been out
of the valley in 26 years is leasing
his 40 acre ranch to Tom Magarian
to put into vegetables. Knopp is
going into the chicken business in
San Diego county.
c.. E. Tuttle and daughters Eve
lyn and Amy returned Saturday af
ter spending several days in San
Diego.
The wind storm Sunday tore the
roof off of Walter Steiner's house.
1t blew it against a telephone pole,
breaking the pole. Steiner and the
children were out in the field at
the time. No one was injured.
The house on the E. M HaSSard
ranch has been purchased by H. B.
Ross and moved to his ranch one
and one half miles south of the
Alamo store.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Elder plan to
leave for the Texas Centennial in
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ARA Hall and lit
tie daughter, of Dayton, Ohio are
vacationing in California. Hall is a
brother of Miss Maud Hall of the
Alamo district. The Halls are visit
ing relatives in San Diego and Los
Angeles as we'll as the valley.
Mitchell Burger has changed his
residence to Los Angeles. He has
leased his ranch to John Higuera.
-OO--
Mr. and Mrs. G.. E. Tuttle have
as their guests Monday afternoon
ARA Hall and Edward Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Wallace left
Thursday for San Diego on fish
ing trip, returning Sunday.
90
Mrs. Laura Dobbs left for Ell
Cajon to spend the remainder of
the summer.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Vencill and
Mrs. Dave Vencill left Saturday
evening for New Mexico where they
will visit the Carlsbad Caves.
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Miss Barbara McAfee of Yuma,
Ariz. is visiting at the home of Mrs.
w. S. Wallace of Bonds Corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kluck and
son Ted left Tuesday morning for
San Francisco. After visiting in
San Francisco they will continue
on to Portland, Ore. They expect
to be gone for about two months.
90
Mr.. and Mrs Adolph Becker
motored to San Diego to spend the
week end.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
e OH S1<ERANK
~ 'A'' Il WATANABE
ZHI HOLDEN
BY Ed HOLDEN
SUCCESS


Other night my friend Yaku going to radio station
to look If can see radio program being did He
standing in halside waiting Some fellow out and ask
ing "Hey can you laughing?" But before Yaku can
answering he are showed into room and they COM
manding him to follow: "Please laughing when YOU
getting the signal-it my right hand in air." are
what radio officer say So Yaku sitting and laughing
spring up. Also Yaku was the applause and murmur
and crowd yelping on program. "My goodness
| was on the air and done it without Major Bowes'
quote Yaku with merry wiggles of eyebrows SO Yaku
go home feeling very transcontnental.
Thank you, please
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
Famous Sayings

Badness look you, you may choose easily in
heap eve is the path, and right it dwells. But
before Virtue the immortal gods have put the sweat
of mans brow; and long and steep is the way to it,
and rugged at the firSt.-Hesiod.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
ceiye 1t from Volcano Lake.
TEN YEARS AGO
AupuSt e. 1925

Imperial Valley received brisk
south breeze with open arms Fri
day night. The breeze brought the
first break in the heat wave in over
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
THIRTY YEARS AGO
August 6. 1906

The Ell Centro chamber of COM
merce has been organized under the
following directors: j. S. Brown, D.
H. Chaplin, Ira Aten, F. G.. Havens,
Roy L. Rumsey, T. B. Blanchard,
E. E. Forester, w. E. Whsle, w. A.
Van Horn, F. S. Webster, E. D. Med
hurst. The board of directors or
ganized with the following directors:
w. F. Holt honorary president, j..
S. Brown, president, Ira Aten, vice.
president, and D. H. Chaplin, Sec
retary- treasurer.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 6, 1916
The $50 feet of water put into the
Cerror Prieto canal is wetting it up
in first class shape. The driving of
pitts and putting in of brush weir
across the Salt Slough to turn the
flow of water into the canal is be-
ing gagged so that when the canal
is ready for a full head it will re-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

and started off as a rep show
trouper with Monta Bell, the movie
director, long one of his cronies. At
his majority. he inherited a broken
down laudry. and, surprising every
body, including himself, turned it
into a larruping success. But his
meter is frolic. He adoreS the
dazzling tungsters, cheerio an d
back Slapping camaradie. Ell Nor
occo can scarcely close without him.
A booming type. he enters place
with the modern version of a Co
manche whoop, thus giving impress
sion that from now on JOY must be
unconfined, and it usually is. His
most recent diversion was eloping
with Corinne Griffith.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06
ALAMO-VERDE
By Amy Tuttle

Robert Hays is planting about
35 acres of date palms on his ranch
one and one half miles north of
the Alamo store.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

Another auspicious in-and-outer
among the dawn hailers is A. G..
Blumenthal. the peewee promotion
poobah from San Francisco, who
salvaged a bankroll out of movie
theatre building. "Blumie," a tenn
perate fellow, let's himself go for
several months at a stretch and will
be host for an entire front row at
the first nights and half dozen
tables afterWard at the reigning
night spot One month a study in
kinematics, he goes out like a light
and nobody will see or hear of him
for several months. Then "Blumie"
is in full bloom again!
Fashionable New Workers sum-
mering at villas in Westchester and
on Long Island have two nights in
town. The smart schedule includes
Tuesday and Wednesday. Thus do
stylists concoct designs for "trop-
ical Manhattan" to please the two
day-a-weekers. There are gowns
suitable for the lighting effects OF
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

Sam Knopp who hasn't been out
of the valley in &c years is leasing
his 40 acre ranch to Tom Magarian
to put into vegetables. Knopp is
going into the chicken business in
San Diego county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

The wind storm Sunday tore the
roof off of Walter Steiners house.
1t blew it against a telephone pole,
breaking the pole. Steiner and the
children were out in the field at
the time. No one was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

The house on the E. M. Hassard
ranch has been purchased by H. B.
Ross and moved to his ranch one
and one half miles south of the
Alamo store.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

Geo. l.. Campbell, who is spend
ing the summer in San Diego,
drove to the valley Monday to at
tend the funeral services Of Capt.
Snodderly Of Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-06

c.. E. Tuttle and daughters Eve
lyn and Amy returned Saturday af-
ter spending several days in San
Diego.