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Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
OH LORD! HOW MUCH MORE?

Imperial County has bonded debt amounting to $3-
228850 Irrigation District bonded debt and unpaid
warrants of SIS, 1885, contract debt of $3S,5O0,
900 for Al-American Canal $13,50O00O for power
development and distribution, and $2OOOOOO for add
tional drainage. The entire makes total local
public debt of S72,357115 404000 acres,
age debt of $17900 This per capita debt of
$12O6OO.
The city of Ell Centro has bonded debt of S748,832,
with proposed bond issue of $65,000 which if car
red, would bring the total amount of debt $913835
Per capita, this would amount to S91 49, which added to
the valleys per capita debt of $1206 would make every
Ell Centran owe 2973s, total owed by the people
of El Centre, on per capita basis of $12973,380.
Will the "Hurrah Boys ever say eve have enough
debt, let's stop and begin paying OFF,"
The more luxury provided for the Taxeaters, the
less others have to spend in their homes and the lower
the standard of living
VOTE NO ON THE CITY HALL-LIBRARY BONDS
AND THE DRAINAGE BONDS. DO NOT CURSE
FIFTH GENERATION" WITH MOUNTAINOUS.
IMPOSSIBLE DEBTS. ADVERTISEMENT
A H. REHKOPF
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
Zioncheck Accused
Of Biting Chauffeur

ST. THOMAS. Virgin Islands,
May 20. U.P)-The st. Thomas
Daily News today criticized Rep.
Marion Zioncheck, D., Wash,
for:
/. Biting Gov. Lawrence w.
Cramer's chauffeur.
2. Lapping soup from a plate
at a public dinner.
3. Taking a strangers auto
mobile which had been left park
ed in a public street.
Ten other acts of the congress
man were noted by the news
paper. 1t said Zi0ncheck bit
the governors chauffeur in an
effort to take control of the car
the victim was driving.
"Zioncheck longed to be treat
ed like a h man being" The
News said editOrially. "He flew
over here to escape the threats
of bloodthirsty Puerto Ricans.
He started an eventual and
glamorous stay"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
Supervisors Authorize
First Sale Under Law

county, district and city.
The county tax collector issues a
deed to the purchaser and the law
provides that the deed shall be fl
nal and no suit to set it aside shall
be commenced to test proceedings
unless it is filed within six months
after the deed is issued.
District Approval
In this class of sales, the collec-
tor cannot make the agreement un-
less it first is approved by the dis
trict and the city.
In regard to the Love deal, the
district and the city are not in
volved as the district previously
had given Love deed to the prop
erty which lies in country territory.
The main difference in the two
provisions of the law, according to
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

room is going to sing also.-Irene
Gutierrez. Grade 6.
90
The boys of Troop % Boy Scouts
of America went on a hike to
Painted Gorge Saturday, May g.,
where we remained until Sunday
afternoon. On Saturday rye set
up our camp and then we went
hiking to try to find the highest
mountain around our camp. On
Sunday we played games and sang
songs. 1 know everyone had an
enjoyable time.-George Cleveland,
Grade 6.
The most popular sport at our
school is the game of jacks All of
the girls and most of the boys are
playing the game. We find jacks
to be very exciting and interesting.
Mary Williams, Grade 7.
We had a geography test today.
It was about continents. There
are seven of them. They are North
America, South America, Europe,
Asia, Africa and Australia and
Antartica.-Clarice Phelps, Grade 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, }
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL }

On this oath day of April, A. D.,
1886, before me, C. B. Smith, a
Notary Public in and for said Coun-
ty and State, personally appeared
Russell Haas and Richard Haas,
known to me, to be the persons
whose names are subscribed to the
within instrument, and acknowledge
ed to me that they executed the
same.
In Witness Whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
officials seal the day and year in
this certificate first above written.
(SeaD
CLARENCE B. SMITH,
Notary Public in and for said Coun-
ty and State,
(A29-M6-13-20)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

gram and getting a good attend
ance from Imperial Valley
The program will be featured
by the appearance of four popular
Hollywood motion picture stars,
parades and a mammoth barbecue
dinner.
As honorary Texas Rangers,
Ginger Rogers, John Boles, Shir-
ley Temple and Leo Carrillo will
participate in the days activities.
Governor Frank D.. Merriam,
also an honorary ranger, received
an invitation to attend.
The parade will be featured by
a colorful parade Of mounted Tex
ans, crack horsemen from the
Long Beach Mounted Police pa
troll, COW girls and three bands.
Miss Frances Nalle, official blue
bonnet girl, will represent the
state. A genuine longhorn steer
will be present to add a familiar
note to the scene. In the parade
Miss Nalle will ride with the six
flags of Texas at her side.
AT the exposition athletic field,
Miss Mary Harrel, rodeo star and
former Texan, will present daring
feats of horsemanship.
Western atmosphere will prevail
at the barbecue dinner at the
Days of '49.
Former Texans by the thousands
are expected to flock to the eX-
position, Aten said. A special
train is scheduled to arrive from
Bakersfield and an automobile
caravan is scheduled to leave Los
Angeles in the early morning and
arrive at San Diego at 10 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
SLOW DRIVER
PUTS BLAME
ON RELATIVES

PORTLAND, Ore, May 20.
UP)-Arrested on charges of
driving eight miles an hour,
Charles G. BroughtOn pleaded
that relatives i'm the back seat
made him drive that slowly.
Municipal Judge Cohn evil
denced no sympathy for any
one who puts up with back seat
drivers, even if they are rela-
tives. He fined Broughton $40.
Police testified cars were
lined behind BrOughton for a
mile.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
Banking Conditions
Show Improvement

SACRAMENTO, May 20. U.P) -
Banking conditions are better than
they have been since 1881, and
earnings are showing a decided in
crease, delegates were told as they
assembled today for the California
Bankers association convention.
A pre-convention executive ses-
sion developed an optimistic note
as Andrew Miller, executive secrc-
tary, and A. L. Lathrop, Los An
gelcs, president of the association,
sounded the keynotes of the 45th
annual conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

Halliday, is that the district and
the city purchase state tax titles
in the first case and control pro-
ceedings. In the last case, the
county tax collector controls pro-
ceedings and the deed.
A moratorium will prevent the
tax collector from making any
sales of this kind until 1887, un-
less the property had been decided
to the state for taxes of 1925 or
earlier. The Love property had
been decided for taxes for 1929
No moratorium prevents the dis
trict from continuing the sales by
purchase of the state tax title, Hal
liday concluded
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
High Priests Death
Mourned by Millions

MEXICO CITY, May 20. UP)-
Archbishop Pascua1 Diaz, Roman
Catholic primate of Mexico, was
mourned by millions today as a
leader who combined firm resist
ance to anti-church activities with
a sense of diplomacy which pre-
vented the church-state dispute
from becoming even more bitter
than it was.
Archbishop Diaz died last night
of colitis, after an illness of 70
days.
Several times during the cam
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
Cream Ranks
Highest in State
--OO-

creamery operators and members
of the state dairy service work.
this meeting being held in the court
house.
Officials present we're. DIR. M. r.
Mcdonald of Sacramento, assistant
supervisor of the state dairy serv-
ice work: Guy Mayo of Los An
geles, district supervisor. Merrill
Cole, state dairy inspector for the
county; L. Cairns in charge of the
new butter grading work, and H.
Green, butter grader
Imperial Valleys fine record IN
regard to the quality of the manu-
featuring cream is all the more re-
markable, said Cole, in view of the
fact that between 90-95 per cent Of
the manufacturing cream of the
state comes under this dairy con-
troll program which is a voluntary
project.
Progress of this project was dis
cussed and it was also pointed out
that milk from this county COM
pares favorably with that produced
elsewhere and that a perceptible
was 1LAO0AA ~ -HpS
over the 1884 product.
Grading Service
Cairns talked at some length on
the new butter grading service
which became a state law the first
of the year and which requires that
all butter be graded according to
quality. The highest quality is
labeled first quality and if manu-
featuring milk is Of high quality,
butter will obviously be excellent
and command the higher price at
tanned for first quality butter.
Although the state grading serv-
ice is small in numbers Cairns re-
ported that it is progressing sat
isfactorily.
Problems of local creameries and
the value of the return of register
ed containers to their owners were
discussed at length.
Cole as grader and inspector in
control of the project in Imperial
Valley expressed his appreciation of
the progress made and of the CO.
operation of county dairymen.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
Whisky Found in
Old Lincoln House

INDIANAPOLIS, May 20, WP)-
Laborers remodeling an ancient
house where Abraham Lincoln cnce
stopped, discovered a half pint Of
whisky cached in the wall. il. c.
Williams, owner of the property,
said the bottle apparently was left
there when the house was built 100
years aga.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CERTIFICATE OF CO-PARTNER
SHIP DOING BUSINESS UNDER
FICTITIOUS NAME.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL }

COUNTY OF IMPERIAL }
We, the undersigned do hereby
certify that we are partners trans
acting business in this State in the
County of Imperial under the firm
name and style of Russell Haas;
that the names in full of all the
members of such co-partnership
are: Russell Haas and Richard
Haas; and that the places of our re-
spective residences are set opposite
our respective names hereto sub
Scribed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we
have hereunto set our hands this
14th day of April, 1896.
Name Residence
Russell Haas, $50 Len Rey Avenue,
Ell Centre, Calf.
Richard Haas, 551 Len Rey Ave-
nue., FL Centro, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
MinnesOta's Lakes
Confuse Map Men

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 20. UP)-
Confusing to Minnesota's map
makers and fishermen are 80
"long" lakes, 81 mud" lakes, and
76 rice" lakes. The conservation
commission today asked the legis-
lature to find new names to replace
the duplicates.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
EAST SIDE SCHOOL

Last week we had to write five
poems that we have learned this
term. We have learned IA in all
but we Just had to write five of
them. Miss Bright said that we
had to know the preamble to the
the gold star in my study. I am
going to study very hard this week
so l can get another hundred
Frank Mccoy.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
VALLEY SCHOOL NOTES

now. I like them very much
Plantation Orosco. Grade 5.
Last week we had spelling test.
I got 100. This is the first one I
got. I was surely glad when I saw
brought her to school. - Frances
Smith, Grade T.
I am a little girl. My name is
Hester Mae Lewis. I am visiting
the East Side school. I enjoy it
very much.
Last week I was in the hospital
and I stayed there about six days.
When I got back my father gave
me some money-JeSSie YslaS.
90
Monday night at the city park
they were to announce the winners
of the essay contest that was spon
sored by the Women's auxiliary of
the American Legion. The titles
of our papers were Our Flag" and
What Constitutes Good American
Citizenship 1 hope someone in my
room will receive prize Our
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
Gov. Merriam Won't
Postpone Execution

SACRAMENTO, May 20. W.P) -
Execution of Earl BUD Kimball,
Werewolf OF Fulda Flat" on the
galloWs of Folsom prison Friday
appeared assured today after Gov.
Frank F. Merriam indicated he
would not interfere in the carry
ing out of the death sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

Friday, May 8, the East Side high
school senior class gave carnival
at the East Side park. They sold
many kinds of foods and some Of
the boys and girls danced. l am
certain everyone had nice time.
-Eutropio Singh, Grade 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

Imperial Valleys manufacturing
cream ranked highest in the state
in 1885 making the third consecu-
tive year, according to the report
made Tuesday at the annual meet
ing of representatives of valley
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
THE SUN

Skies all warm. blue, and bright,
It's when the sun shines with
all its might.
To greet the Spring every year, to
make us bring forth happy
cheers.
Albert Lee Sapp, Grade 5,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

Monday a new girl came to our
room. Her name is Hester Mae
Lewis. She came from Arizona
She is Johnny Jingles cousin. 1
constitution before the end of the
term.-George Jimenez.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

Today, Wednesday, we are going
to have a test in geography We
are to have it on the Northeastern
states. There are nine of them
When we finish this test we are
going to have a review of all the
states and why the leading cities
are important. Jimmy CaSillas,
Grade 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20
IRA ATEN TO HELP
ARRANGE PROGRAM
90

Imperial Valley residents who formerly called Texas
their homes are planning to take part in the Texas day
celebration at the San Diego exposition Saturday.
Ira Aten, well known former Texas ranger, is a
member of the committee in charge of arranging the pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

The potato harvest started in the
Edison district, Kern county, early
in April.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

San Joaquin county is now the
largest Royal Ann cherry produc-
ing county in the west.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

paign against the church, Arch
bishop Diaz was eXiled. He had
lived in New York City, Detroit
and San Antonio Tex.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

Prospects for a big grain crop are
very promising on the east side of
Tulare county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

The children in Group l in arith-
metic are doing fractions now, We
are doing additions of fractions
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

In explaining the manner in
which the county of Imperial made
the first sale under the provisions
of the state law, section 1897, re-
garding the sale and purchase of
tax decided land, Charles Halliday,
chief civil deputy district attorney,
took occasion to point out the steps
in the various processes used in
handling the land.
The first sale under the provi-
SionS of section 1897 was authoriZ-
ed by the supervisors Monday for
approximately two and one half
acres of land north of El Centro
city limits. The deal was made
with E. c. Love for $50
In tax land sales by the Impe-
rial Irrigation district prior to Sept.
Is, 1888, Halliday explained, per-
son wishing to buy tax decided land
had to get separate deeds from the
county and district and even from
the city if the property was in city
territory.
Trio Buy Title
This sometimes resulted in three
different persons purchasing titles
to the same property. This led to
confusion in tax title purchases.
according to Halliday.
Section 3897d of the state political
code was passed by the legislature
to become effective Sept. Is, 1888,
and set up the procedure whereby
the district and the city could pur-
chase state tax titles from the
couny. The tax collector was to
give a deed to the district.
Approximately 25 tracts of land,
mostly country property, have been
purchased by the district from the
county since the law went into ef-
feet. The district offered to pur-
chase from the county approXim-
ately 60 other tracts, "a of which
await approval by the state con-
troller.
Under section 3897d, the district
and the supervisors are not requir-
ed to advertise the property for
sale to the highest bidder, accord
ing to Halliday. Until the deal
with Love, Monday, the sales all
had been made under section 3897d
Section Amended
However, section 1897 was amend
ed by the legislature to become eff
fective July 6, 1885, providing that
where the state has taken a tax
deed and the property is owned by
either the district, city or both, the
county tax collector may make an
agreement to sell the property to
either the city or the district at
private sale without advertising
Or the collector may sell the prop
erty at public sale, by advertising,
to the highest bidder the deal to
be subject to the approval of the
state conroller and the supervisors.
If sold at private sale, Halliday
continued, the land may be sold for
cash or one tenth down and the
remainder in nine annual install
mentS with five per cent interest
on the deferred payments. The
cost of the advertising and sale is
deducted by the tax collector from
the purchase price. If the district
and the city have deeds to the
land, they are notified that the
sale has been made and must file
a statement with the board of su-
pervisors. showing the unpaid dis
trict and city assessments and taxes
The county then must remit to
the county tax collector, the dis
trict and the city. its prorata part
of the net purchase price, accord
ing to the different amounts owed
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-20

now. I like them very much
Plantation Orosco. Grade 5.
Evening star., 1936-08-11

steady: eiectrolytic. spot and future 9.75;
export 9.65 Tin firm: spot and nearby.
ABB? laa43 so: future. AZ 15s42:30; Lead
Louis. 445. Zinc dull; East st. Louis. spot
and future. 4.s0. Wolframite. 14.0Qa
1870. Iron, aluminium. antimony, quick
silver and platinum unchanged.
Evening star., 1936-08-11
DAILY OIL OUTPUT
UP 1864 BARRELS
Oklahoma and East Texas Both
Report Declines During
Week.

By TIN Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, August 1.-THE Ma
tion's production Of crude oil increased
1854 barrels daily during the week
ended August 8. the Oh and Gas
Journal reported today. Total daily
production for the week was 2.e59, ,624
barrels.
Oklahoma's production decreased
8,775 barrels daily to O total OF 532,-
800, while East Texas dropped 4,269
barrels daily for a total Of 43s.147
barrels.
Production In the total State of
Texas was 1,16l,ll1 barrels daily, an
increase Of 3.972 barrels. The output
OF Louisiana, 236,979 barrels, repre-
sented an increase Of 5000.
California's increase Of 24,850 BAR
rels daily was the greatest Of any of
the major producing areas. It brought
the States output to 585,500 barrels
daily.
Kansas production was $3.50 bar
rels daily, decrease of 16,375 barrels,
while Eastern fields, including Michi-
gan, increased 1876 barrels daily to q
total Of 143, 3,224 barrels.
The Rocky Mountain section pro-
duced $1,000 barrels daily, an increase
Of 1920 barrels.
Evening star., 1936-08-11
WHOLESALE index,
CLIMBS FURTHER
Fertilizer Association Finds
Average at New Peak of
Recovery Period.

Advancing for the third consecutive
week. the wholesale commodity price
index compiled by the National Fer
tilizer Association rose IN the week
ended August 8 to the highest point yet
reached in the recovery period. At
1913 per cent Of the l926-1928 average,
1t was higher than at any time since
November, 1880. A week ago the index
stood at 79.5, month ago at 1877 and
a year ago at TIT.
Although the general trend Of prices
was upward with five of the principal
group indexes advancing and only two
declining, the rise in the all-commodity
index was due largely TO a further
sharp advance in the price Of grains
and a continued rise in food prices.
The rise in the index Of grain prices,
taking 1t above the 1926-l928 average,
much more than offset declines in cot
ton and live stock, with the result that
the index of farm product prices rose
to the highest point reached since last
October.
All of the grains included In the in
dex registered increases during the
week, with the upturns in corn and
barley particularly sharp. Food prices
were generally higher last week, al
though there was a slight downward
movement in meats; the group index
advanced to the level reached in the
first week of the year.
The drop in the price of cotton to-
gether with slight decline In burlap
were sufficient to counterbalance ris-
ing quotations for hemp and silk, with
the result that the textile group index
remained unchanged for the week.
A slight advance In the metal price
average was brought about by a con-
tinued rise in price Of steel scrap and
advancing quotations for brass sheets
and brass rods. A decline in the av-
erage price Of gasoline at refineries re-
suited In slight drop in the fuel prizes
index. The building material index
fell of as result of lower lumber
prices. Higher prices for organic am
moniates caused a slight rise in the
index of fertilizer materials.
Evening star., 1936-08-11
METAL MARKET.

a-AIS0 extra OF eXtTaS.
DECLARED or paid so far this year.
Evening star., 1936-08-11
Loadings of Coal
At Erie Ports Set
All-Time Record
ey the Associated Press,


CLEVELAND, Ohio, August IL
Loadings of bituminous coal into YES
sells at Lake Erie ports set an all
time high during the last month, H. M.
Griggs, manager of the Ore & Coal
Exchange, said today.
Dumpings for the month of $685.
851 tons were an increase of 56 per
cent over the corresponding period a
year ago, when 4,239,386 tons were
loaded.
This brought loadings for the sea-
son to the end of July to the record
total of 20,663,190 tons, gain of IL
per cent over the 17,698,989 tons in
the like period last year.
July dumpings were divided into
6,412,476 tons of cargo coal and
217,375 tons for fuel.
The movement of iron ore from
docks to furnaces during the first nine
months of August totaled 1929 cars,
compared with IL ,423 cars in the same
period last year.
Evening star., 1936-08-11
FASTER PACE SET
AT TEXTILE MILLS
Operations in Six Months
Up II Per Cent From
Last Years Mark.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, August ll.-Textile
Worlds index of textile mill activity
indicates a rate during the first six
months Of 1896 approximately II per
cent above that for the corresponding
period Of 1895.
Cotton and rayon accounted for the
increase. while use Of wool and silk
declined as against last year.
More important than this average
inceased rate Of production have been
the large volume Of sales and the
firmness in prices in certain important
parts Of the market
Textile Worlds price index num-
bers featured for July a sharp rise in
all the cotton indices averaging 4
points.
Despite slack demand, raw wool
prices flattened out and the indices
were steady. Raw silk gained 2 points
representing 10 per cent rise.
Evening star., 1936-08-11
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. August IL P,.-New Yorl
Security Dealers Association: