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Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
Two Final DEGREES
Of DiUOrce Granted

Two final DEGREES and an inter-
locutory decree of divorce were fill
ed at the county clerks office Fri
day.
Elsie Bell was granted a divorce
from Raymond H. Bell on the
grounds of wilful desertion.
A final decree was awarded Hone
Navares from Gabriel NavareS on
the charge of extreme cruelty. Mrs.
Navares was given custody of the
couples minor child and Navares
ordered to be responsible for its
support.
In the divorce case filed by AL
berto Dominguez against Alejan-
dria Dominguez and in which she
filed an answer and cross COM
plant, the interlocutory decree was
awarded Mrs. Dominguez on the
grounds of wilful neglect and de-
sertion. She was given permission
to use her maiden name.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
REALTOR LISTS
RULES MAKING
FOR BIG SALES

Nineteen worthwhile suggestions
to start the new year, including the
use of more printers ink to the IL
censed brokers and statesmen of San
Diego and vicinity, were announced
by Chairman Harry P. Hammond
of the salesmen's division of the
California Real Estate association
Hammond, who has been engaged
in the real estate business in Pas
adena for many years, reports
an improvement in real estate
throughout the state. He enumer-
ates the following valuable sugges-
tionS to firms:
Get the right slant on the i'm
proved real estate market.
California has a steady influx of
new pople coming here to make
their homes.
Restock your shelves with salable
merchandise.
Build a good prospect file Qist of
SO sources).
Get standard forms and blanks
up to date.
Put your For Sale" signs in good
condition.
work out a listing plan which
enables you to list your merchan-
disc advantaegouSly.
Plan your local newspaper adver-
tising campaign.
cooperation with other brokers.
ran a schedule of special servic-
eS with regular fees.
use more and better property
Help your statesmen to sell more
effectively. ~ '-'0- :
Bring your sales kit up to date
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
WONDER CAR
WILL ARRIVE
ON TUESDAY

One thousand and one curious
exhibits will be shown to residents
of Ell Centro and the vicinity when
the Wonder Car arrives Tuesday.
The Wonder Car, largest travelling
museum in the world, will visit Ell
Centro under the sponsorship of
Imperial Valley Hardware company.
Exhibits from nearly every coun-
try in the world will be on free
display when the car is parked in
front of the I. v. Store. Among
displays are: authentic Lincoln
relics, World War relics, coins,
stamps, sea exhibit including a
giant octopus and curious from dis
tant countries.
A photostatic copy of the Decla-
ration of Independence, loaned by
the government, will be displayed
with letters from five early presi-
dents. All school children are es-
pecially urged to take advantage of
the educational advantages of the
exhibits.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

Factory specified fabrication has take
the place of the grease job Just greasn
car is no longer sufficient. We hav
the equipment and skill to do the jo
right.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

N. F.. Hadley, chief engineer of
the Plymouth division Of the Chry-
sler corporation said today that re-
ports from the coolest states con-
firm the engineers forecasts Of
vastly improved performance. I'm
many parts of the country it has
MT been above freezing for many
weeks and has been below zero for
long periods. Some cars are left
outdoors for days at a time, while
snoWdrifts block the driveWays.
Such weather conditions show the
value of recent engineering i'm
provements designed to make cars
easier to start and to operate de-
spite extremes Of climate"
Severe Tests
Commenting on the severe tests
undergone by hundreds of thou
sands of cars in the past several
weeks, Plymouth's chief engineer
said that the unusual and prolong-
ed cold of January and February
represented a field test for all cars.
Il has amply justified the quick
starting features built into the 1896
Plymouth.
"Metered choking is largely re-
sponsible for quick cold weather
starting" Hadley said. The old
fashioned choke did not regulate
the quantity of gas pumped into
the cylinders and resulted in flood
ed carburetors and loss of time.
with metered choking an auxiliary
alive provides additional air the
moment the engine starts. This
eliminate flooding.
THE positive engagement start
ing gear is another boon TO quick
starting. Former starting gears dis
engaged as soon as the engine
started. If the engine died it was
necessary to release the starting
pedal and begin again from scratch
The positive engagement starting
gear stays engaged until the pedal
is lift. The starter not only turns
the engine over, it continue to turn
it over while it starts and does not
disengage until the engine is run
ming smoothly and no longer needs
the help of the starter.
Water Jacket
Hadley also gave credit to the
full length water jacket and the
bypass thermostat. The thermostat
prevents the flow Of water through
the radiator when the cold engine
Is started. This heats the water
within the engine much more
quickly. A bypass valve permits
the warmed up water to circulate
through the full length jackets,
warming up all parts Of the engine
quickly and uniformly. When the
proper engine temperature has
been reached the thermostat opens
and the water circulates through
the radiator.
Full pressure fabrication mater
tally cuts down wear in winter
driving" the Plymouth engineer
said. Drivers who have failed to
take advantage of the newly de-
eloped light winter oils not only
risk inconvenience in starting, but
also undue wear Of the engine un-
der ordinary fabrication methods.
Full pressure fabrication forces the
oil to all moving parts of the en-
CINE Immediately, preventing them
from oVerheating and reducing
wear caused by friction"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
Canada's Folk Songs
Undergo MOderniZatiOn

MONTREAL, tU.R - j. Murray
Gibbon. Canadian author, is mod
crnizing" Canadas folk songs.
He is writing new lyrics on Can
adian themes sung to old tunes,
gathered from folk songs Of the var
ious racial groups which have come
20 settle in Canada.
Gibbon is using famous Canadian
paintings hung in the National Gal
lery at Ottawa and in private col
lections as the backgrounds for the
new lyrics.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
HAY SUPPLY
NEARS END
IN VALLEY

BRAWLEY. Feb. 22-Within a
week hay supplies in Imperial Val
ley will be nearly cleaned out. Roy
Wood OF the Imperial Valley Hay
growers association announced to-
day. Excellent prices and good de-
mand have combined this season to
drain the valley of hay more rapid
ly and more thoroughly than in
many years. Wood said. He esti-
mated less than 1000 tons remain
in the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
- Auction Philosophy re
BY ID. L. ZINN

calf heifer brought $100, several
around $50. We are going to have
some good dairy cows in our com
munity sale, also of them Blen-
kiron heifers from the Gomez herd.
Kings furniture sale at Holtvllle
Monday. I will be seein' you.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

in the lowered position, is carried
in a newly designed tailored cover
and gives added protection from
wind to rear seat passengers. Win
dows in all four doors can be
raised together or separately to
provide wind screens when the top
is lowered.
The upholstery is in hand buffed
leather with colors to match the
color scheme of the car. An i'm
portant feature of the new car
is found in the use of the conceal
ed front door hinge which Packard
created for its 1886 One Twenty's.
This hinge permits latching the
front door at the rear without the
use of long projecting hinge at
the front or the breaking of the
graceful curve of the door front
into an abrupt vertical line.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
INTENT TO WE'D

Notice of intention to wed was
filed at the county clerks office
Friday by Francisco j. Valdez, %,
of Imperial and Matilde Hernandez,
"a, of Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

features of the standard One Twen-
ty chassis are used the frame has
been designed expressly for con-
vertible type body.
The One Twenty custom CONVEX
tible sedan has a large built-in
luggage compartment at the rear
with rain and dust-proof cover,
adding to it's other desirable fea-
lures as a car especially fitted for
touring. The spare wheel and tire
are concealed in another compart-
ment Immediately below that de-
signed for luggage. Additional room
here is made available when wheels
and tires are mounted in the for
ward tenders, a feature provided
as added equipment.
To give the maximum amount
Of space at the rear the top, when
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
Neqv Models Stand Up Well
Under Record Cold Spell

DETROIT (Speca)The automobile industry has been
reports lately performing
cold which
has he starting
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

Folks, these orators we read
about and hear over the radio tell
ing about Washington and Lincoln
and what they would do now II
living sure must be swelled up on
themselves. I haven't heard one
yet but what claimed Washington
and Lincoln would do just what he
had been wanting the government
to do. First history shows Wash
ington was a progressive, wasn't
satisfied sitting around letting
England run the country. Also
Lincoln was a progressive; freed
the slaves and just raised the
dickens with the supreme court;
one of the first fellows that claim
ed labor came before capital; also
he claimed the country belonged
to the people, and they had a right
to run it to suit themselves, but
really 1 expect if either one Of EN-
came back to life one of these hit
and run drivers of ours now would
scare him to death before he had
time to get his bearings.
We had a good sale for l.. a.
Dickey, top COW a splendid first
Help your local board in its cam
paign to increase real estate mind
edness.
Multiply your efforts with the
help of good letters and timely tel
ephone calls.
Aid your clients by cooperation
to keep real estate taxes down.
Plan to use the consultation serV-
ice of your local board and state as
sociation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

The Packard Motor Car company
has added custom convertible Sc
dan to its One Twenty line. An
nouncement of the new car is just
being made. according to Jack
Person, local dealer. This gives
Packard eight different body mod
els for its lower priced car and
makes a total of forty-three diff
ferent types offered by the COM
pany besides the custom cars of
the Senior lines, several CONNER
cial models and other special cars.
This new convertible sedan is
mounted on a chassis especially
designed for it. While the regular
120 horsepower engine, SafeTFleX
system of independently sprung
front wheels. angleset hypoid gear
rear axle and other outstanding
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
BLOC FIGHTS
PROMOTION

A strong bloc has developed in
the House to defeat the efforts
of the Senate to promote DR..
George w. Calver. Capital physi-
clan, from a captain to a rear
admiral in the Navy, it was
learned today.
A provision to carry this prop
osition out was inserted in the
Navy Department appropriations
bill when it was in the Senate.
The Navy bill is low in confer
ence.
If the Senate conferees refuse
to yield on the proposition, the
conference report will be fatty
rejected by the House.
The move to promote DR.. Cal
yer to the rear admiral post was
instigated so that he can retire
with the pay of a rear admiral
as well as the rank.
DR.. Calver was assigned to
Capitol Hill in 1928 so that he
could watch over the health of
the legislators. At that time he
was a lieutenant commander, but
in 1884, through congressional
action, he was promoted to the
rank of captain, with that pay,
and his place at the Capitol was
made permanent.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
OUTSIDE JOBS
-. DEFENDED

Local judges and attorneys en-
ployed by the District Staunchly
defended their right to teach in
law schools and engage in other
outside work despite efforts of
members of the House District
Appropriations subcommittee to
tear down their arguments, it was
revealed today when supplemental
hearings of the subcommittee were
released.
The hearings also showed that
members of the subcommittee
walked out of conference with
Senate conferees on the bill be-
cause of the refusal of the Senate
group to have the testimony of
L. H. Parker, Congressional tax
expert. taken down by a stenogra-
pher.
The hearings were held during
the conference on the bill and sub
jects of the conference were the
House provision that District en-
ployes whose salary ws5 over
So, 400 per year be prohibited from
engaging in outside work, and the
amount of the Federal contribu-
tion.
Both Vernon E. West. Acting
Corporation Counsel for the Dis
trict, and Judge Nathan Cayton,
of the District Municipal Court,
admitted that they served on the
faculties of local law schools, but
emphasized that outside work does
not interfere with their District
Jobs.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
WILSON DINNER
ATU.0F VA.

UNIVERSITY, Va, May 10.
With Mrs. Woodrow Wilson as a
guest of honor the memory of the
late President will be honored at
a dinner to be given by the Ill
year-old jefferson Society of the
University of Virginia tonight.
AS an undergraduate at the
university President Wilson was
elected to membership in the so
ciety in 1879 and later served as
secretary of the organization.
Senator Tom Connally of Texas
and Senator William H. Dieterich
of Illinois will be the speakers at
the dinner. and scores Of dis
tinguished Democrats will attend.
jefferson Hall, where the So
ciety has been holding its meetings
for the last SO years, has been
decorated for the occasion as have
the rooms where President Wilson
lived while a student,
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
VA. AIRFIELDS
TOO SMALL

RICHMOND, May 49, -Practi.
cally every airport in virginia is
below the size standard set by
the Department of Commerce, the
State Planning Commission an
nounced today following a survey,
The commission also found that
there are not sufficient emergency
landing fields in the State, and
that some of the emergency fields
are located far off the beacon
paths and routes Of the CONNER
cial air lines
Norfolk, the commission also
pointed out, is the only major port
on the Atlantic coast that has no
air mail and air passenger service,
and it recommended that an i'm
proven airport be constructed there
so that such a service may be in
augurated.
The commission also found that
one major air line operates a mail,
express and passenger service
across the state, but has developed
no facilities within the State,
Acting on orders Of the commits
sion, engineers have prepared
maps showing the air routes
across the State and all airports
in the State. The survey was made
as part of an analysis of tranSpor-
tation problems in the State.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
UP
TODAY IN MILK
PRICE RISE

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va,
May ia legal ENHANCEMENT
over milk prices prevailin g
throughout northern Virginia,
with a 20 per cent increase in
the retail milk prices to more than
1,400 families at stake, will be
argued here in circuit court today.
The fight is between the Mary
land-Virginia Milk Producers Asso-
citation, which is attempting to
establish a 13-cent-per-quart mini
mum price for milk in the Arling-
ton-Alexandria area, and Hazels'
Of Falls Church, Va, which is at
tempting to keep its 11-cent rate
now enjoyed by more than 1,400
consumers.
Increase Okayed
A price-control system as set up
by the Virginia milk commission
last March, at the request of
the Maryland Virginia Association,
would have established the 13-cent
rate to have been effective April /.
This order was blocked, how
ever, when Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy, in the Fairfax county
circuit court, granted Hazels'
dairy a temporary injunction to
restrain the State commission
from enforcing its order.
The Injunction expires today
and advocates of the price-control
system will seek to have the re-
Straining order dissolved, while
the independent dealers attorneys
will ask for a continuance of the
injunction until the merits of the
case can be argued. ..e
Injunction Argued
1t is likely that a date for the
hearing of the case will be set for
this term of the Fairfax court,
which opened today.
Opposition to the state commits
Sioner'S order is based on the
ground that the commission is
without authority to control re.
tail prices Of the nearby Wash.
ington dairieS, which serve a large
portion of consumers in this area,
and would therefore work a hard
ship on the independent dealers
in Virginia.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
COUNTY NAMES
HANRAHANAS
MANAGER

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, May 1S.-Frank G. Hanra-
han, Public Works Administra-
tion official, was named county
manager for Arlingon county to-
day at a special meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners.
Succeeding Roy S. Braden, who
resigned May /, Mr.. Hanrahan
will assume the post June / at a
salary of $1,000 a year. The ap-
pointment is for an indefinite
period.
Unanimous Choice
From among so applicants, Mr..
Hanrahan was chosen unani-
mously. At present chief of rec
ords and resolutions section Of
the Public Works Administration,
Mr.. Hanrahan has been connected
with the Interior Department
since September, 1888. While the
project was under Department Of
Interior supervision, Mr.. Hanra-
han was in charge of the de-
velopment of Shenandoah Ma
tional Park.
A native Of Portsmouth, Va,
the new county manager was head
Of the finance department of his
home city for IA years and was
city manager Of Portsmouth for
six years.
Gets More Money
The $1,000 salary set for the new
manager Of the county represents
the $4,000 wage of Former Man
ager Braden plus the restoration
OF emergency reductions put into
effect some time ago.
According to George M. Yeat-
man, chairman of the board,
greater powers and authority will
be conceded the new manager in
line with the boards intended
policy Of setting up the manager
as o boss" who will "give more
orders and take less orders" in
his relations with the board.
''NO AutOcrat," He Says
It Is not his intention to be an
"autocrat," however, Mr.. Hanra-
han stated when notified of his
appointment. He explained:
"The post calls for q reason
able administration and / shall
do my best to follow through on
that plane. I shall be guided
by past experience and by con-
ditiOnS as they arise"
Mr.. Hanrahan now resides at
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
CITIZENS FIGHT
DOG RACESIN
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 1S.
Final plans of more than half
dozen organizations of Alexandria
are being made today to wage a
fight here tomorrow night against
the proposed greyhound dog-rac-
ing track.
With a public meeting to discuss
the proposal being sponsored by
city council in city hall here to-
morrow evening at 1880, more
than 200 persons, representing vir-
tually every civic and fraternal
organization in the city, are plan
ming to appear in opposition to the
move.
Organizations already out
against the issue include the Alex
andria Retail Merchants Associa-
ton, the Kiwanis Club, the Retail
druggists and numerous city Of
ficials.
Others In Fight
Those whipping their organiza-
tionS into line today and tomorrow
include the Ministerial Union, the
Business and Professional Women
ems Club, the Wornen's Christian
Temperance Union and several
school organizations.
Meeting today to form its op-
position will be the Ministerial
Union, considered one Of the most
influential organizations in the
city. The Rev. william B. Nc
Ilwaine, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church and pres
ident of the union, described the
proposed dog-racing track as a
kindergarten for children who
may be taught to engage in more
extensive betting in the future"
Besides the organizations that
are working against the proposed
track, which would be located on
the Washington Richmond High
way near Four-Mile Run, several
ministers have requested their
congregations to work against the
move.
Council Non COmmittal
Although members of the city
council-who will pass upon the
application for a permit to eStab.
lish the track-would not def
nitely commit themselves as to
how they would vote on the issue,
several of the nine members said
the opposition already out against
the plan would be more than Suf-
ficient to block it.
Request for the application was
made last Tuesday night by
Henry Thomas, local attorney for
the promoters, and decision of
the council was withheld until
this Tuesday, in order that "the
people may be given an oppor'
tunity to express themselves"
Although some of the ministers
denounced the plan to their con.
gregations in church yesterday
several Of them said they would
ask their congregations in a less
formal manner to oppose the
track.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
Cat Long Famous
AS Baltimore Rain
FOrecdSter Dies

BALTIMORE, May 1s.-Na-
poleon is dead.
Napoleon was a cat, pure white
Persian, who has been famed for
many years as a weather fore
caster.
Before a rain storm Napoleon
would sleep on his stomach with
his face buried in his paws, and
during periods Of drought hun
dreds of persons would telephone
Napoleon's owner, Mrs. Fannie de
Shields, to see if he had gone to
sleep in a manner to indicate rain.
Napoleon was 10 years old, and
will be buried in the Aspin Hill
Cemetery for pets.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
BOARD TO MAP
PLAY POLICY

Policy of, the Board of Educa-
ton regarding the long-discusSed
plan for bringing the city's play
and recreational facilities under
Jurisdiction of one agency, is ex-
pected to be shaped at the meet
ing Wednesday.
Action is scheduled on a plan
submitted by Henry I. Quinn,
who is a member of the board
and also of the District recreation
committee.
One point in the plan deals with
Jurisdiction of school Fairgrounds.
Members of the board have ex-
pressed themselves in favor Of
keeping the Fairgrounds open
after school hours and, in discus
sions on this point, it is likely
the board will settle the question
of whether it favorS the play
grounds to be under jurisdiction
of the schools or the committee
and which organization will be re-
sponsible for the grounds, school
building and children during the
after r-School hours.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
NEGGERS
.HAVEH0BBIES

The Meggers family IS unde-
niably very hobby-minded
family.
There are five members Of the
family and three times as many
hobbies, and the Meggers' house,
at 1904 Brandywine st. N. W., is
just brimming over with dogs
elephants, Indian relics, stamps,
coins, minerals, dolls, etc.
The head of the MeggerS'
household is DR.. w. F. Meggers,
chief of the spectroscopy division
of the Bureau of Standards. It
was he who started Mrs. Meg
gers and the little Meggers col
lecting things and making things.
Attic Hobby Hall
Hobby Hail." the MeggerS' at
tic, was finished off with cup
boards and drawers and shelves
by DR.. Meggers himself. to house
all the collections.
To begin with, there's Billy,
aged IL, who has a collection of
model trains, all the way from the
first Tom Thumb type to the most
modern stream-lined train of the
present day. Airplane models also
fascinate the young Billy.
Betty Jane, aged IA, takes up
a whole shelf in Hobby Hall with
her collection of little dogs, and
a case in her room is filled to
overflowing with representative
dolls from almost every country
in Europe.
She's Real Philatelist
Both Betty Jane and Billy are
also something of the philatelist.
They collect first-day covers and
cachet. Mrs. Meggers, however.
is the real philateliSt of the FAM
lily. She has interested herself in
United States stamps to the point
where she has large and envied
collection.
Seven-year-old John goes in for
minerals. That is. his interest in
them was aroused by his "big bro
ther," who has been collecting un-
usual types of minerals for years.
The minerals, safety stored away
in drawers in Hobby Hall, are also
meticulously catalogued.
DR.. MeggerS and his daughter
have amassed a collection Of
coins, and DR.. Meggers has started
a collection of carved ebony ele-
plants.
But the prize collection of all