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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

'iness and industrial sections.
November was the greatest build
ing month this year and the largest
month since April, 1892
improvements and changes in the
600 block on Main street include
the remodeling of the Western Auto
Supply building at $50 Main street.
remodeling of the Murphy building
which was gutted by fire this fall,
and the building of the new home
of the Pioneer Title Insurance and
Trust company.
Industrial buildings include the
new packing and shook sheds in
east Ell Centre which added sub
stantial sums to the permit totals
and when completed will transform
the appearance of that area.
The city councils plan for placing
tax delinquent lots at the disposal
of home builders resulted in un-
precedented interest in the building
of modern homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Maggie
started construction on the first
home to be built on one of the re-
deemed delinquent lots. Their home
is on Sandalwood drive, west of
Fourth street. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Maggie have their home started in
the same section. Mr.. and Mrs.
Q. l.. Jennings are building resi-
dence on Sandalwood drive between
Sixth and Seventh near the home
being built by DR.. and Mrs. Philip
Hodgkins.
Two five room houses on west
Commercial street are under con-
struction by Mr.. and Mrs. c. J..
Russell. West Main street is the
site of the home of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. w. Huston.
The Whitman Seed company will
occupy 25 feet of the Murphy build
ing on Main street and the S & T.
Commercial company will occunv
the remaining 25 feet of the so foot
frontage. The seed company now
has store in Brawley and Walter
Heine will move the commercial
company from his present store two
doors east.
All new fixtures will be installed
IN the western Auto store, thus per-
mltting accommodations for more
and better accessory stocks. Re-
modelling began Saturday and is
expected to be completed within
The next two weeks.
Even the areas surrounding the
city have entered the building
boom. Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Werning
are building a ranch home near
the Brawley Main canal or the San
Diego highway. A five-room resi-
dence is under construction at the
Adolph E. Becker ranch east of
Bonds Corner on the Calexico-
Yuma highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
OFFICER WILL
AID CHILDREN
NEAR SCHOOL

A special officer will be placed in
charge of automobile and pedes-
trian traffic in the vicinity of Hard
ing school Wednesday as protec-
ton to children when they reach
and leave school.
Chief of Police j. Sterling OSWalt
ordered survey of the Harding
school area Tuesday and instructed
the officer to be placed on duty
Wednesday. He ordered more signs
posted and the pavement remarked
as an additional safety measure.
High school students are not the
only drivers who ignore the signs
and endanger the lives of the chill
dren. the chief said Business and
professional persons have been
among the most flagrant offenders,
he declared and have to take the
blame along with the high school
group.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
TWO HURT IN
AUTO CRASH
RECOvERIN C
Inquest Slated in
Death of Child
In Car

An inquest into the causes
of the death of Frederick
Vonday, 4, in an automobile
accident at Truckhaven Sum-
day night, was scheduled for
Thursday at the Thornton under
taking establishment in BraWley.
Paul v. Vonday, "a, and his wife,
Elizabeth, %, are recovering in
the Riverside county hospital from
injuries which cost the life of
their son. Vonday suffered a frac-
tured arm and leg and Mrs. Von-
day is suffering from a slight skull
fracture.
The mother was driving the car
which plowed into the back of a
loaded grain truck parked at Truck
haven, 38 miles north of Brawley.
The fatal crash occurred while a
number of motorists and truck driv-
ers looked on. The car was a total
wreck
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
F.D.R0OSEVELT
ASKS UNITY
OF NATIONS
Pre- esident Speaks
At Peace Parley
Session
Copyright 1896 by United Press)

Copyright 1896 by United Press)
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. /.
(UP) President Roosevelt
called on t h e American
family of nations" today to
Join hands in consultative agree
ment for economic unity and politi-
cal peace in the Western Hemis-
phere against the daily growing
meance of war in older lands.
The president, opening the inter-
American conference for the main
tenance of peace with a speech in
the great Argentine congressional
hall, appealed for practical coopera-
ton among all the peoples OF all
the American republics.
1--WE in the Americas make 1t
clear that we stand shoulder to
shoulder In our final deliberations
that others who, driven by war
madness or land hunger, might
seek to commit acts of aggression
against us. will find hemisphere
wholly prepared to consult together
for our mutual safety and our mu-
tual good" President Roosevelt said.
He told the delegates from 81
American nations leach one of us
has learned the glories of indepen-
dence. Let each one of us learn
the glories of interdependence."
Mr.. Roosevelt, who inspired and
suggested the present conference,
emphasized that the welfare and
prosperity of each of our nations
depends in large part on the bene-
fits derived from commerce among
themselves and with other nations"
He denounced the economic
madness" leading to war and pow
erty in lands across the seas-in
every direction from the western
world-and declared this conference
provides an opportunity for the
peoples living in the Americas to
cooperate in establishing economic
unity.
Shortly before making his speech.
President Roosevelt gave an EN-
phatic mo" to a question of the
Argentine press as to whether the
United States would join the League
OF Nations. AT the same time he
made no comment on the possibility
OF the organization of an American
League of Nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

as he prepared to leave a hunters
camp established in the tules on
the shores of the sea for a week
end hunting trip. was ordered taken
before the grand jury at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Testimony of witnesses and Oh
ficers was also scheduled to be
spread before the body for consi-
deration.
Poe shot the Placentia resident
under the heart as the hunter urged
him to put his gun away and cease
threatening the campers. Witness
es disarmed Poe and tied him tc
await the arrival of officers sum-
moned after a trip to Westmorland
to a telephone.
A coroner's jury placed the re-
sponsibility for Johnson's Staying
upon Poe after an inquest held
Sunday.
The desert engineer, who has
made his home in Imperial Valley
for 26 years. was said to have claim
ed the land upon which the hunters
were camped. Poe told officers he
did not like the looks of Johnson
and his party.
He demanded, at the point of a
gun, that Johnson and his uncle
and nephew stop packing their be-
longings preparatory to leaving and
to "stay where they were.'
Witnesses declared that Poe had
been making threats and flourish
ing his gun at intervals throughout
the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
WAREHOUSE
DISCUSSED AT
FLAX MEETING

Possibility of a warehouse for
the Southwest Flaxseed associa-
tion and discussion of plans for a
sinking fund to be established for
that purpose occupied the MEM
bers of the association in the an
nual meeting Thursday morning
in the court house.
j. L. Dubois, president, and Ar
gyle MacLachlan, secretary, made
their official reports for the year.
Five new directors were to be
elected at the afternoon meeting
and l.. G. Goar of the Meloland
experiment station was to talk on
flaxseed in Imperial Valley.
No action had been taken at
noon on the warehouse and sink
ing fund proposals.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
GARNER WILL
BACK RAYBURN
FOR LEADER

WASHINGTON. Dec. l. W.p)-
Vice-President John NJ Garner to-
day threw his influence behind Rep.
Samuel Rayburn, D., Texas, in the
bitter fight for the house Demo-
cratic leadership of the next con-
-gresS.
Garner said he was definitely fol
for what is considered the
third most important party post in
congress, predicted he would win
and indicated he would participate
personally in the fight.
Rayburn, chairman of the house
interstate commerce committee has
as his major opponent Chairman
John j. O'Connor, D.. N. Y, of the
house rules committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
FROST COLDER
WEATHER WILL
STRIKE VALLEY

Colder weather is headed toward
Imperial Valley with frost expect
ed to reach the area Wednesday or
Thursday morning.
Fred Baughman, weather bureau
representative, warned pea growers
that damaging frost was indicat-
ed within the next two days. Wind,
he said, probably will hold off the
frost from most of the valley Tues
day night
Temperatures are expected to
drop sufficiently low to damage the
pea crop even though it may not be
of the killing variety.
A mass of moderately cold con-
tinental air is developing over the
Rocky mountain plateau and will
influence temperatures in the val
ley, Baughman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
DRIVERS GET
WARNING ON
ALLEY TRAFFIC

Drivers of pleasure cars are the
only vehicles causing trouble in the
one way traffic alleys in Ell Cen
tro's downtown district, said Chief
of Police j. Sterling Oswalt.
Truck drivers, who use the alleys
for loading and unloading mer-
chandise, have cooperated splendid
ly and observe the orders carried
on the signs posted by the city.
Chief Oswalt asked that the
pleasure car drivers either stay out
of the alleys or observe the rules
governing alley traffic in the down
town district,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
Mystery Robbery

CalexicO Union high school audi
torium was burglarized Monday
night of property declared to be of
no great value.
Mystery surrounding the incident
was heightened by Principal J. w.
Lawson, who declined to give infor-
nation as to the method and place
OF entrance or the type of articles
taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

410O cubic yards of excavation;
1850 cubic yards of backfill. 1876
cubic yards of concrete: 100 square
yards of rock paving; IL, 100 pounds
of reinforcing steel: installation OF
1900 pounds of miscellaneous met
al work; construction of 30988 linz
cal feet of 18 to 80 inch diameter
clay sewer pipe; and excavation
backfill and pipe laying; construc-
tion OF 2l52 lineal feet OF Is 10 30
inch diameter re-construetson
concrete pipe drains, and excava
ton, backfilling and pipe laying.
Work Is to begin In 80 days after
notice to begin and must be com
nlefad in 0Sn calandn. d...n
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

lue Work Includes. 81, 400 cubic
yards of excavation for structures;
24,200 cubic yards of backfill; 5,423
cubic yards of concrete, 1000
square yards Of dry rock paving;
the placing of 908,400 pounds of
reinforcing steel; installation of
555 lineal feet of rubber seals and
installation of 1880 feet of elastic
joint material.
Construction must begin in 80
days after the notice to proceed
and be completed in $50 calendar
days.
On December 28, at 10 a. m. re-
clamation officials will receive and
open bids for construction of pipe
side drains from station 1862 to
station BITS. The work includes:
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

to the United States on a revised
basis.
Basis for discussion of possible
revision OF the French debt, it was
said, was a total of l2,000,000,0 900
Francs ($560,000,000) divided into
twenty annual payments of 600,-
100000 francs ($28000,000) as
against the annual payments of
$90,000000 under the old agree
ment.
Such an agreement would be
consequence of the American
French British monetary agree
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
Pirates, With Woman
Leader, Loot Vessel

HONG KONG, Dec. l. W.P-Pi-
rates, led by a woman, looted motor
ship Wopingyee while en- route OF
Wuchow from Hong Kong, it was
reported today. More than $4,000
was taken from passengers but no
one was harnad
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

ment which accompanied the de-
valuation of the French currency
recently.
The American French agreement
was reached last night. it was
said on high authority, after a
long day of most secret negotia-
tions by William C. Bullitt, presi-
dent Roosevelt's new, young am
bassador to France, and represen-
tatives of Premier Leon Blum and
Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
War Debts Will Be Paid:
Garner i'm Conference
PREMIER BLUM CALLS ON u. S.
TOHELP KEEP PEACEOF EUROPE

help is vital, the premier said.
I'm our efforts to stabilize peace
we need Americas help" he ex-
planned. I'VE hope when President
Roosevelt gets around to it he will
fully support all our efforts toward
consolidation of peace"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
District Director
Returns After Trip

Ira Aten, director of the Imperial
Irrigation district, is back at his
ranch home near Ell Centre after
a months vacation spent in Texas.
The former Texas ranger and vet
eran peace officer of that state
visited friends in all parts of Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
NOVEMBER BIGGEST
BUILDING MONTH
IN LAST n YEARS

Ell Centros building boom scared toward highs
in November with 46 building permits adding $35270 to
bring the annual total to date to $294524 Construction
under way planned for the immediate future bids
fair to greatly change the appearance of residential bus
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
49, 80
REPoR4ER AMsaFMe
Says

W.T.. MdtTOil, Ell
During the illness of the matron
at the county Jail, Deputy Sheriff
Frank Raney has been appointed
to chaperon the feminine prisoners
Ito and from court hearings. His
sx feet and a half-or is it seven
Nhas Subdued the occupants of
the female to minimum. They
haven't giggled for "a hours.
On Walking Alone
Popularity is a marvellous, mar
velous thing. Sometimes it will
even get you a private room, such
as Bob Erskine's at Central high
school, Though feminine hearts
may flutter, Bob sticks to his of
flee" in fine disdain.
Decorations
Every time Irene Swanson, Gen.
trals high teacher takes week.
end jaunt to the coast, specula-
tion mounts among her pupils
over new jewelry. After every trip,
it seems, new Greek letter badge
appears.
Fame, At Last
Court house workers were with
out their copy of the PoSt-Press
Monday. George Talley. gardener,
who broke into print in this column
that day, carried the paper off to
show his wife before the ink was
dry.
Friend in Need
Now, if ever is the time for RR
to seize an opportunity to play the
hero. Our sympathy goes out to
Sergeant w. B. Winters, Imperial
punty recruiting officer for the
Omitted States Army. Someone stole
his uniform, shaving kit and other
necessities. Sergeant, 10 you an
oleander!
Tough Life
A picture of patience, with a hui
morous side, was displayed Monday
night at the Wilson school after the
concert of Gregor Piatigorsky, not
ed cellist. A swarm of youngsters
overwhelmed the musician after his
strenuous performance and insisted
upon autographs Piatigorsky. weary
but willing. telescoped his more
than six feet of height into a
schoolchild size desk and complied.
No Bait, No Fish
"You have to have bait" S. E.
Robertson. prominent rancher Tues
day advised flax growers in Ell Gen.
tro who had to use the telephone
before obtaining quorum for
meeting. IF you want farmers TO
turn out for meeting, just do as
the hay growers do-offer them
meal!' was Robertson's parting shot
Questionable
y Overheard in an Ell Centre tailor
shop. tRR still doesn't know wheth-
er to be pleased or offendedD Gus
TONER, with very evident effects of
the night before: What a head.
Even RR couldn't describe it,
Anti Climax
All dressed up and no place to
go were the sisters of AV chapter.
PEG. A group of them were in a
fine pet Tuesday when no story
appeared in the Post Press on their
meeting. Then they found out they
were just a week ahead of the slat-
eel time.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
BIDS TO BE OPENED
ON TWO CANAL JOBS

Bids Tor two big construction jobs the All
oil Cexco will be received and
coog TO information received from reclamation
day On December &c. bids will m consuc-
ton OF four large syphons for railway highway crossings
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

PARIS Dec WPFTance and the United States have
the adviabiy debt payment
the highest authority hoped
pay their World War debts
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
ROCKS
MADRID GREATEST
BATTLE OF SIEGE
(Copyright 1886 by United Press)

MADRID, Dec. l. (UP)-Defenders of Madrid and IN
vading insurgents locked in the greatest battle Of
the three week siege today while the capital rocked
shatterng artillery bombardment terrific battle
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
REVISION OF FRENCH
OBLIGATION STUDIED
AT PARIS MEETING

WASHINGTON, 1. U.P-Vce nd
Morgenhau
indicated
progressing actively.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

Imperial county grand jury members scheduled
hear the story of Jack Poes shooting of George john
51year-od duck hunter at Saon Saturday night
from the lips of the slayer he stood before them Tues
day afternoon The desert engineer, who shot Johnson
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
INDICTMENT
FOR MURDER
CONSIDERED
Jack Poe, Desert Engineer Who Shot
Hunter After Argument at SaltOn
Sea, Goes Before Tribunal

Jack Poe desert engineer accused in the shotgun sIay
George johnson at SaOn Sea- entered the Grand
Jury at Imperial county court house at $40 p.
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01
MARKETS An RIEF

hutteri Los Angeles 3312c, Butter-
lat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
Grade A, 42c; manufacturing milk,
js1ac; route gathered cream, BE.
l.. a. Hay-U. y. No. I extra ieafy.
$4,000; u. :. No. I $3.50; u = No
: leafy, SIT; 4 No. =, SIG; Minne-
ap0lis flax 2O6-2-1S,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

Anti Climax
All dressed up and no place to
90 were the sisters of AV chapter.
PEG. A group of them were in
fine pet Tuesday when no story
appeared in the Post-Press on their
meeting. Then they found out they
were just a week ahead of the slat-
ed time.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-01

Fame, At Last
Court house workers were with
out their copy of the Post-Press
Monday. George Talley. gardener,
who broke into print in this column
that day, carried the paper off to
show his wife before the ink was
dry.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-09
BUSINESS BOOM
HITS GAINESVILLE

GAINESVILLE, Ga. April 8
UP)-The tornado that wrecked
Gainesville Monday caused a bus
mess boom today.
Stores without roofs, without
show windows, without adequate
help nailed big "Open For Busi-
ness" signs across their doors and
were crowded to capacity by per-
sons whose possessions had blown
away in the storm. Barber shops
heated water on wood OF kerosene
stoves. Building supply merchants
did the greatest business in their
memories.
The bodies of many of the
city's 1873 dead remained unlden-
titled. and hospitals still were
filled with the injured, but the
hysteria of the early week was
gone. Funeral professions moved
quietly through the streets all
day yesterday and many more
were scheduled today.
Representatives of the National
Emergency council and the Works
Progress administration collaborr-
ated with state and city author1-
ties to rebuild the city. Most OF
81, 100000 of federal funds al
ready allotted to Georgia for tor
nado relief will go to Gainesville
Although property damage was
estimated at S7,000,0O0, authori-
ties thought that private fund.-
would care for replacement OF
at least half the loss.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-09
MODEL CITY WILL
RISE AT TUPEL0

TUPELO, Miss, April 9. (UP)
Tupelo city officials and officers
of the Tennessee Valley Author
ity planned together today to
building a model new city over
the ruins left by the tornado that
killed 213 persons Sunday.
The IVA sent r. F. Leonard
housing export, to prepare esti-
mates for reconstruction pro
cram patterned upon the model
citv at Norris, Tenn. Earl Draper
who built Norris, will come here
later to supervise construction
work.
WPA workers, under special
authority to work on private
property, made vast inroads to,
day on the job of removing debris
that blocked streets, prevented
new building from getting under
way, and menaced health. Region
al Director M. J. Miller said g
portable sawrnill had been order
ed to convert wreckage into lum,
her disable in new buildings.
Although city utilities func,
toned only partially, health au'
thorities said the menace of dis
ease from polluted water and In
adequate sanitary measures was
past.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-09
VICTORY over
DISEASE WON
INSTORM ZONE
PWA Red Tape Cut to
Start Reconstruction at
Gainesville
By UNITED PRESS

Federal, state and local author
tiles of tornado-torn Gainesville,
Ga, and Tupelo, Miss, announc-
ed victory in a fight against dis
ease today and began plans to
build model communities where
workmen still searched in debris
for bodies of missing persons.
Revised Red Cross tabulations
established 1873 dead in Gaines
vile and 213 in Tupelo. With 81
deaths in other tornadoeS i'm Ar
kansas, South Carolina, Alabama
and Tennessee, the tornado death
toll stood at 43S.
The PWA cut through red
tape to initiate reconstruction of
houses and store buildings while
state authorities made swift use
of $2,500,000 allotted by Pre- l.
dent Roosevelt from emergency
refer funds. Nississippi and Gfeor.
gia had $1,000,000 each, with the
remainder divided among other
affected states.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-09
Lutherans Plan
Special Services

Special hours of worship for
Good Friday were announced for
the Lutheran church today by the
pastor, Rev. A. w. Lippard. A
one-hour service will be held be-
ginning at II a. m. tomorrow and
a second service will be held at
1880 p. m.
Holy Week services have been IN
progress at the Lutheran church,
the pastor using the "Seven Last
Words" for his topics. Tomorrow
he will discuss "Our Completed
Redemption"
Easter day services will consist
of an early service at 6:15 a. m,
a pageant to be given at $50 a.
m. by the Sunday school, while
holy communion will be celebrat-
ed at II a. m.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-09
Change NanieN
Drug Store Here

The Economy Drug Store rs Ahe
new name Of the well-knowni ;es-
tablishnent' which has been ep-
Grated here for several years Gas
Scruggs Drug Store.
Announcement of the change
of name was, made, chs morning
by C. p. Cline and Frank Wal
drop, who recently sspurchS seds the
business Mr.. ,.Waldrop had been
manager Of the store and Mr..
Cline, former bwner ofsa-store in
Asheyills tcAre5 TO -Henders0nYille
after long experience as 3 sphar-
macist and merehant. ,'.'s,ss.
A large Neon sign at the front
| of the store ct Main street and
Fifth avepHe has been changed 70
bear the nay storA name eng ~
Eadyertising and other p!l1sea mAt-
tar also Aes been madesM SRR-
form tpsth sebaegss p 90 'sstnoa
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-09
EMPEROR SLAVES
TO DISGUISE SELF.

ASMARA, Eritres. April So.
-tTP3 Emperor Halle Se1a2sie
was reported fleeing south early
today, his whiskers shaved off to
disguise him from hostile tribes
men. Italian troops closed in on
Dessye, the imperial war head
quarters, and continued stheir
march towards Adds Ababa.
An inhabitant of the village Of
Gobbo, north of Dessye, reported
ly told Italian commanders that
the Conquering Lion of Judah,
clearly shaved, fled through
there several days ago, en- route
south after his imperial guards
were vanquished in terrific five
day battle near Lake Ashangi last
week.