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Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12

sure that the park will be ready.
Brawley, where municipal
baseball park is already in readi-
ness, had been considered by the
Padres as a possible training camp
site if Ell Centro is unavailable,
but Brawley officials also were
negotiating with the Seattle In
dians, another coast league team
which may train in Imperial val
ley.
Ell Centro officials were con-
centrating this week on attempt
ing to obtain immediate approval
of a Works Progress Administra-
tion grant and loan for compile
tion OF the park on South Fourth
street. Meanwhile, however. they
proceeded to prepare the base
ball park by using the city chain
gang to break down an existing
wall and move trash from the
site. Preparing the ground and
planting of grass will follow i'm
mediately.
Should WPA fail TO act, accord
ing to j. P. Eyer, park commits
sioner, the city probably will con-
struct board fence around the
park and erect temporary quar-
terS, with showers and other facl-
lities, moving existing bleachers
in.
Benefits to Ell Centro were cited
by the city council if the San
Diego team trains here. The Pitts
burgh Pirates of the National
League, training on the coast
could be induced to play an ex-
hibition game here, as might other
big league teams. Should the Sc
attic club train in Brawley a GOOD
percentage of Pacific coast base
ball interest will center in Impe-
rial Valley. Expenditure of a great
deal of outside money here would
follow, helping business generally
WPA approval Of the city's ap-
plication for the baseball park
project would assure early COM
pletion of the park, council mem
bers believed For that reason tn;
city council, the planning commIs.
sion and civic organizations plan
ned to write Or telegraph Franz
Y Mclaughlin, state administra.
Continued on Page 2; Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
O'NEILL WINS
NOBEL PRIZE

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov.
12. W.P)-Eugene O'NeiIl, Ameri-
can playwright, has been award
ed the 1896 Nobel prize for lit
erature, it was announced today.
The. 1885 prize for literature will
not be. awarded.
O'Neill has been recognized for
years as Americans outstanding
dramatist. His playwrighting
career began in 1919 when he
wrote the Moon of the Carib-
bees" and Beyond the Horizon"
There soon followed Emperor
JONES'" "Ann Christie" "Desire
Under the Elms' and others, all
successes.
O'Neill successfully defied con-
vention when he wrote Strange
Interlude," requiring So hours to
perform. Mourning Becomes
Electra" which was produced in
1881, was another extraordinary
production.
The outstanding recognition of
the Nobel prize went to ONein
in his 48th year. He was the
second American to be honored
with the Nobel prize for litera-
ture, Sinclair Lewis, novelist,
having been given it in 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12

Centre, Dollar Day VIII represent
the efforts Of all merchants to
give outstanding values to their
patrons. Previous so-called Dollar
Days have been the result of a
few merchants efforts, whereas
every substantial business sales
house in Ell Centro will take part
in Saturdays event.
So attractive are the bargains
offered by the stores that shoppers
are expected here from every part
of Imperial Valley. One of the
reasons for Dollar Day, according
to the Ell Centro chamber of COM
merce, is the desire to acquaint
buyers in the county with the va
lueS offered by Ell Centre stores.
The sales will convince many
that their shopping can be done
in Ell Centro rather than in coast
cities at a considerable saving,
merchants believed.
AS a part of their pre-Dollar
Day campaign, merchants today
joined with the Imperial Valley
Press and The Morning Post in
presenting l6-page edition carry
ing to the valley the message of
unsurpassed values to be had in
Ell Centro.
Although no general entertain
ment program is planned, several
individual stores were going ahead
with plans for entertainment in
their own buildings Saturday. 9th
ers were concentrating solely on
the bargains to be offered. Every
type of store will take part. drug
stores, hardware stores, apparel
shops, groceries and meat markets.
general department stores and
othes.
Another attraction of Dollar Day
will be the opportunity given to
farmers and widely scattered resi-
dents of the valley to renew old
friendships and again see old ac-
quaintanceS.
Dollar Day, Saturday, will repre-
sent a new high mark in Imperial
Valleys new prosperity and great
er unity.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
OFFICERS TO
CRACK DOWN
ON DEALER s
License Violations
Must Stop, Says
County Head

Countrywide war on hold
ers of off-sale liquor IL
censes w n o permit liquor
drinking upon or near the
premises, was d C ar e d
Thursday by Harry Koehler, head
of liquor control in Imperial coun-
ty for the state board of equaliza-
tion. Sweeping Investigations of al
legged violations of license require
ments began this week and re-
suited in one arrest.
The campaign to eliminate such
infringement will entail a tight
ening of inspection lines and an
increase in the customary vigil
ance maintained by the investi-
gators.
Two courses are open to the IL
quor control board in dealing with
those they accuse of violating Ii
cense requirements. They may take
the alleged offenders before a
judge appointed by the state board
of equalization and if found guilty
revoke the liquor license at the
order of the state board. The al
legged offender may be named in
a criminal complaint and taken
into the county courts for trial
on a misdemeanor charge. Con-
viction of such a charge carries
with it fine not to exceed $500
or six months in Jail or both,
Koehler said. a...s'@
Holders of off-sale licenses must
abide by the ruling establishing
premises as being the property
upon which the building named in
the license is situated" Koehler
warned. 1T is up to the licenses
to prevent the drinking of the Ii
quor within the building Or i'm
mediately near it. This applies to
parking lots and arcades adjacent"
Fred Quon, proprietor of mar
ket in the east section of Brawley,
Will be given a hearing Tuesday
before Judge Franklin D. Cole,
sent to Ell Centro by the state
board of equalization The hear
ing will be conducted in the court
house. Quon is accused of on-sale
liquor selling when he has license
permitting only off-sale.
Koehler pointed out that the
on-sale licenses are more expen-
sive than the off-sale and the
holder of the off-sale permit has
no right to enfringe on the rights
OF the dealer who paid more money
Tor the on-sale permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
Bridge Opened as
Gou. Merriam Melts
Gold Link in Chain

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IL. U.P)
President Franklin ID. Roose-
welt pressed a button on his desk
in the White House i'm Washing
ten, ID. c.. today. Two green
lights flashed midway between
Oakland and San Francisco and
the vast trans-bay bridge, linking
San Francisco and Oakland, for
mally was opened to traffic.
Gov. Frank Merriam used a
sputtering acetylene torch to
melt golden link opening the
bridge. Parades were held in
both Oakland and San Francis
co while all boats on the bay
footed whistles.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
SHELL F | R {
ROCKS MADRID
Loyalists, Rebels Start
Fierce Cannonade
About City
Copyright 1886 by United Press)

Copyright 1886 by United Press
MADRID, Nov. IL. (UP)
"A heavy artillery barrage
rocked Madrid and its en-
virons today as government
and nationalist batteries resumed
a fierce cannonade.
With rain and poor visibility
preventing operation of the power
full aviation forces Of either SIDE,
the leftist artillery began shelllng
the insurgent positions on al
most the entire Madrid front. The
nationalists quickly responding and
concentrating on the government
batteries. oo
Iovalist militiamen trapped LOU
nicked nationalist storm troops IN
the western part of the city TODAY
and expected to annihilate them.
Moors and foreign legionnaires,
the nationalist soldiers, tried a
desperate sortie into the heart Oh
the city.
In the night they filtered through
the upper slopes of the Casa Del
Campo park on Madrid's west side
and managed to cross the Man
zanares river near the Francese
bridge. -.
A secretly strengthened militia
line was electrified to find the
enemy approaching. Militiamen
began a quiet enveloping move
ment and. opening fire, stopped
the nationalists.
The Moors and legionnaires tried
to retreat and apparently got back
across the bridge into the park.
Butt here. it was asserted, they
were to all effect surrounded and
it was believed all were doomed.
This maneuver was made public
coincident with announcement that
200 civil guards, shock unit OF
the nationalists, lost their way in
the maze of woods in the. Casa Del
Campo park, were surrounded and
surrendered without firing a shot.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
SHIP STRIKERS
DEFY ORDERSOF
FEDERAL COURT

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IL. Wp)-
Pacific coast maritime strikers.
challenged by federal court inter-
vention in their far-flung walkout,
today withdrew their offer to re-
move perishable cargoes from IT'S
idle ships and announced they will
hold out as long as the shipown-
ers."
A resolution presented by Harry
Bridges, longshoremen's leader ask
ed hands off, policy regarding
perishables until federal court suit
instituted In Los Angeles, ordering
removal Of bananas from the S. s..
California, is withdrawn.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
California Leading
In Business Volume

I. S. McElvaney, Imperial Valley
district agency organizer for the
State Life Insurance Co. Of Indiana,
has been advised by the home office
that California led the whole Unit
ed States again in October for the
volume of new business.
McElvaney stated that October is
the 18th successive month that Cal
ifornia has won this leadership and
it is also the oath month out of the
past IS. Southern California's Oct
cher production, in which he took
an active part, showed a better
than so per cent gain over Septem-
ber.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
GROUP TOPUSH
FOR 100000
BUILDING HERE

Announcement of chamber
of commerce committee to devel-
cp plans for a new 100000 state
building for Ell Centre was made
today by Walter Havekorst.
chamber president. s. l.. Nc
Crcry will head the group. 9th
er members will be named later.
Captain Frank Oswalt Of the
California Highway patrol has
been working fer months to OBJ
tain site for the proposed build
ing to be built by funds from
traffic violation fines collected
by the state vehicle department.
1t Is planned to house all state
offices i'm the structure.
The newly appointed commit
tee will serve as a contact be-
tween El Centre and the state
officials in the preparation OF
plans. As originally suggested.
the building would be built ON
the park site Immediately north
of the Imperial county court
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
BAN PLACED ON
OADFLOODING
BY RANCHME EN-

Ranchers who flood county roads
with water intended to be used to
irTigate their fields, are in for
trouble in county road district No.
2. Complaints will be filed against
careless irrigators and also against
those who tear up the roads by
dropping disks over them.
Kirk Oswalt, foreman of road
district No. 2, swore out the first
complaint Thursday and declared
others are to follow in his cam
paign to eliminate the nuisance to
traffic and expense to the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
FIRE BLAMED
ON CIGARETTE

A cigarette left burning on a dav-
export in an apartment at 733
Broadway Wednesday afternoon,
was held responsible for fire
which destroyed the davenport.
\ Occupants of the apartment were
laid to have departed before the
were discovered. Ell Centro
firemen were summoned to extin-
euish the fire. The damage was
limited to the davenport it was
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
Weak Support
ROTARY HEARS
ARMISTICE DAY
TALK AT MEET

Senator ELECT Edward H. Law de-
livered an Armistice day address for
the El Centre Rotary club at the
meeting Thursday noon in the Bar
bara Worth hotel.
w. A. Tondro gave five-minute
talk on the work of DR.. w. S. Syl-
yester and Marshall Hamilton gave
his life history.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12

may be perfectly healthy, in or
der to determine through labor
atory tests if there is any danger
to the person bitten. Since the
owner of dog is held respOn-
sible for the animals actions, lac
is liable to considerable expense,
Ballantyne said.
The state agent planned to
confer Thursday. with DIR. War
rem F. Fox, county health Off
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12

cer. They will discuss policy
of destroying all dogs reported
To have bitten any person and
and making tests to see If there
is the remOtest danger of rabies
which might be fatal to the
person bitten.
Ballantyne could not explain
the piepOnderance of dog bite
eases in FL Centre over those
reported in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
HUNGARY UNKS
WAR TREATIES

VIENNA. Nov. IL. U.R)-The three
power conference of Italy, Austria
and Hungary issued a communique
today recognizing Hungary's right
to equality of ornaments. The an
nouncement was interpreted as
meaning Hungary joins Germany,
Austria and Turkey in repudiating
the world peace treaties.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12

The ferOcity of FL Centre dogs
may be visited upon the dogs
themselves and on their owners
if something is not done about
1t, in the opinion of G. A. Bal
lantyne, claims representative of
the state compensation inSur-
ance fund for the San Diego
Imperial county district.
The dogs of FL Centre are
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12

more ferociOus by three-to-One
than the dogs of San Diego.
Ballantyne said, basing his COM
putatiOn on the number of dog
bites reported to his office.
Possibility of rabies makes the
matter one for serious cOnside -
tiCn, he explained. Such pos
sibility makes il necessary in
many cases to destroy the Of
Tending animal, even though il
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
Peace Officers Will
Meet Friday Night

Imperial County Peace Officers
will meet at Imperial Friday night
for teir monthly dinner and meet
ing. The regular meeting will be
followed by an invitational program
in Imperial Veterans Memorial hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
A BARGAIN HOLIDAY!
ALL EYES TURNING
TOWARD FL CENTRIC
City to Become Shopping Center of Imperial Valley
Saturday When Merchants Launch Great
Dollar Day Sales Campaign

Ell Centre will assume its logical position the shop
ping center of Imperial Valley Saturday when merchants
climax months-long preparations in a combined Dollar
Day festival surprising any similar event held here
For the first time in the merchandising history OF ri
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
CITY LEADERS DRIVE
FOR FUNDS FOR BIG
LEAGUE BALL PARK
San Diego Padres to Visit Ell Centre For Training
Grind if Plans Goes Through to Construct
Field; WPA Money Sought

With definite knowledge that completion of the Ell
Centro baseball park will bring the San Diego Padres
coast league baseball team, Ell Centro March for its
spring training sessions city council members and civic
leaders drove ahead Thursday with campaign to make
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
LIQUOR CONTROL TICHTENED

That Makes II Better
\ Somebody gave RR Royal Raz-
sberry "Wednesday after reading tne
note about the city councils BIRTH
day week, in which Gordon Scrlv-
en- and. j. p Eyer were mentioned
as having birthdays this week. IL
seems that Mayor Roy Womack
also celebrated his natal day-on
Monday. Well, that makes IL d
majority. Who could ask more?
The Sound and Fury
The county superintendent OF
schools staff, parading in the Ar
mistice Day march at Calexlco,
was all puffed up about the bursts
of applause from those lining the
sidewalks. The applause IN every
instance broke out just as the
c.ss. staff passed. The puopie
of ego was burSted, however, When
someone looked back and noticed
that the Calexico Fire Department
entry was Just behind the school
section. The firemen took the
cheers.
o
For Better UNDERSTANDING
The japanese war jingoists Will
be silenced forever in Imperial
Valley after a few more exnlpl-
tions of wholehearted cooperation
such as that displayed by the
Japanese Association of the valley
with its float in the Calexico par
ade. More power to them!
A Niblick Armistice- -
N d. B. Roberts is all in favor OF
He took his, on the goiI
course Wednesday. He's not say
ing much about the first nine
holes-but that second nine! On
the last five holes of the second
nine he got par on every hole,
and, according TO Roberts, that
is an accomplishment. RR would
like to hear more about the FIRST
nine.
But Not Quite
RR's heart was so deeply touched
that he would almost have agreed
to contribute toward donation
TO cement the entire Cox Brothers
parking lot. A pretty little miss
who works at the telephone COM
pany was trying desperately to
negotiate the slipping gravel in
the parking lot, and her very, very
high heels didn't help. What
would Sir Walter Raleigh have
done?
Sticking His Neck Out
j. B. Norton, semi-amateur
weather prophet and professional
: plant pathologist, is so puffed up
hbout the success OF his weather
predictions, CLOUDY on Armistlce
Day. that he's daring the fates
by predicting several warm, clear
DAYS Maybe it's like the rare
milkWeed butterfly he found-lt
got away.
Another Celebration
Les Rogers, on the Barbara
Worth Country Club course, broke
80 "Wednesday for the first. time
this year. Tie up your pocketbookS,
gentlemen.
o
Weak Support
They were looking for. thumb
tackS in the power case nearing
UP in superior court the other
day, and the court room offered
nothing but Landon button.
They tried it. 1t wouldn't hold
up the map-which proves that
precedent is right. So they went
to the district attorneys office for
thumb tackS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12

Another Celebration
Les Rogers, on the Barbara
Worth Country Club course, broke
80 "Wednesday for the first time
this year. Tie up your pocketbooks,
gentlemen.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-12
MARKETS an RIEF

Butter: Los Angeles 351sc; butter
Grade y, 15c; manufacturing milk,
Grade \, 44Isc; manufacturing milk,
mt.c; route gathered cream, 35lac.
l.. A. Hay-U. =. M. I extra leafy.
x?1-22; u. =. No I x1S-19: u. y. NO
: leafy. $17-IS.JO; U. :. No. 2, Sl6;
Minneapolis flax 207 1s-22I ".
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-30
fSP0RTSA
BY JOVE III
FOLLOWING
THROUGH

Twice during 1886 attempts
were made to start night dia-
mondball games in Key West but
success was never attained.
The first game under the lights
during 1886 was played on March
| 80. The Firemen club went down
| in defeat at the hands of Lopez
Funeral Home, IL to 6.
The second contest was held on
the night of April 8. The Fun
eral Homers were again victorious
down the Busy Bees, IL to 5. On
April 10, the Fire Ladies' whipped
the Bees, to 5. Lopez Funeral
Home almost whitewashed the
Firemen on April Is, the score be-
ing IL to 1, and on April 80, Lo-
peg again downed the Fire Fight
ers, 8 to 4.
The next night games In which
local players competed were play
ed in Miami during the elimina-
ton tournament for the state
championship. Key West defeat
ed Coca-Cola in the first contest,
IL 20 8. Hale and Sterling his
home runs. In the second game,
with Frank Tuppen in the box for
Fort Lauderdale, the locals were
shutout and held to one lone hit,
secured by Monk Kerr. The final
score was to o.
Back in Key West, Sanitary De-
partment and Lopez Funeral Home
played a game under the lights on
Monday, August 81. The EN-
balmers won by the one-sided
count of % to ID.
An All-Star club from Miami
came to this city October 1 for
series of three games. On the
visiting team were Hindu Bowen
Gerbus, Dommenck. and other dia-
mondball stars of the Magic City.
Lopez Funeral Home took the
opening fracas, IA to 2. Clarence
Gates pitched against Gerbus and
Day. In the second tilt, October
2, the All-Stars downed Sanitary
Department, Ia to 6. In the third
contest, which was the second of
doubleheader on the night OF
October 2, the locals took the yisi-
tors, 2 to 1. Woodson hit .511,
Sterling .444 and A. Acevedo .42S
in this series.
Clarence Gates won both games
for the locals and ]. Walker lost
the one contest taken by the ALI
Stars. Gerbus was credited with
one victory and two defeats.
No other night games have been
played since that time.
Tomorrow-Review of activities
in the Social Diamondball
League During 1850
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-30
BY 10 We
COCA-COLA Wins :.
GAME YESTERDAY.
ia "
TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT CON-
TEST FROM SANITARY
DEPARTMENT

The Coea-Cola players won their
third straight game yesterday aft
ernoon and the last championship
for 1886 in the Social Diamond
bal League. The final score was
3 to 6. be,
Sanitary Department won the
first two games and it seemed as
though the Healthers had the Sc
ries sewed up. However, the Soda
Water boys did the unexpected.
The hero of the series was Chink
Johnson, a weak hitter usually,
who connected safely seven times
in fourteen trips to the plate.
Russell knocked out seven safeties
in sixteen times up. IN
Sterling hit a homer with one
on in the. fifth inning of the game
yesterday.
&c. Gates was the losing pitcher
of, the series. F. Villareal won
the, three games for his club.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Sanitary Department
800 900 0-6 5 l
Coca-Cola :. 200 321 Ks z 0
Batteries: C. Gates and Hop
kins; F. Villareal and H. Soldano.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-30

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia.-Twenty-
four years ago, while riding in the
cab of an engine, Brakeman z. j.
Byers saw a 2-year-o,d child run
nine down the tracks ahead
Climbing out to the eowcatcher,
Byers snatched the child from
death. The other day Gladys
Aakre, of Ossian, Iowa, visited
Byers' home and thanked him ID
person for rescuing her.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-30

is: "What player calls after the
ball (Which ne has. just hooked
badly and is on its way to the deep
roughy asst down, baby! Sit down,
babyp If'you cam answer the
above question: Mr.. John Kirsch-
enbaum offers to teach you how
to slice a kall Without letting it
get off the fairway wien it lands
although it may have been half
way to Key West when he play
ed it off number 5 tee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-30

SYNOPSIS: Philip Page, tDho Is
darkly handsome and serious. re-
turns to his boyhood home and
buys the WdrTenton Courier He
backs the Dorkmen of the Morris
mill in their fight for better
homes. Occasionally he squires
Sally Warren, the dttTdctiUe,
thoughtful society editor 1ho has
just lost her Sweetheart to her
younger sister. Mary Morris,
daughter of the irenlthy property
gunner tohom Philip Is battling,
risks her fathers anger to pursue
Philip. She tells him her father
has hired q defectiue to inUesti-
gate the fire tohich Destroyed his
Palace tIleater. killing 10.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-30
SANITARY DEPT.
TO MEET STARS

Sanitary Department and Ace
vedo Stars viii cross bats at the
Navy Field tomorrow afternoon
for the last baseball game Of the
year.
Batteries viii be NJ. Griffin and
C. Griffin for the Healthers, and
E. Rodriguez and A. Rodriguez
the famous brothers, for the Stars.
The contest viii start at 2:So
o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-30
Today's Birthdays

Ex-Gov. Alfred E. Smith of
New York City, born there, SO
years ago.
William H. Johnston, president
of the Int. Association of Machin-
lists, Washington, D. &C., born in
Nova Scotia, 62 years ago
DR.. Stanley High, Protestant
clergyman, editor, founder of the
Good Neighbor League, born in
Chicago, Al years ago.
DIR. Francis Carter Wood Of
New York, director of the Croker
Institute of Cancer Research,
born at Columbus, Ohio, 81 years
ago.
Simon !. Guggenheim of New
York, president of American Re-
filming and Smelling Co., born in
Philadelphia, SO years ago.
DIR. William H. Park of New
York City, logtime head of the
city's health laboratories, born in
New York, 70 years ago.
Stephen, Leacock, famed hum
orist, McGill University, Montreal
professor of economics, born in
England, 67 years ago.