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Evening star., 1936-04-05

ing with this holiday. The receiving
line, headed by the president of the
society, Mr.. Frank e. Hickey, and
Mrs. Hickey. will form at 10 O'Clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to ali
visiting Bay Staters to attend. Guest
reservations may be made through the
secretary Of the society, Mr.. Robert
H. Kempton. 1905 East Capitol street.
Rehearsals for the modern minstrel
show, which the society is giving
around the first Of next month, are
being held each Tuesday evening in
the Roosevelt High School. All mem
bers interested in taking part are in
vited to attend the rehearsals.
Utah Society BAN
Saturday Evening.
The annual Spring ball Of the Utah
State Society of Washington will be
held Saturday evening In the ball
room of the Kennedy Warren. This
function Is the end Of the seasons
social gatherings Of the society and 1t
be In attendance.
Patrons and patronesses for the ball
are Secretary of War and Mrs. George
H. Dern, Mr.. Justice and Mrs. George
Sutherland, Senator and Mrs. VIII
liam H. King. Senator and Mrs. ElbeIt
D. Thomas, Representative and Mrs.
Abe Murdock, Representative and Mrs.
J. Will Robinson, Justice and Mrs.
Harold M. Stephens, Justice and Mrs.
James H. Wolfe, General and Mrs.
Frank T. Hines, Mr.. and Mrs. Dar-
rell T. Lane and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
r. Kirkham.
The committee in charge Of ar
rangements is headed by Mr.. Frank e.
Moss, with Mrs. Helen Burton as CO.
chairman. Music will be furnished
by the Shoreham Hotel Orchestra.
Vermonters to Hold
Annual Sugar Party.
The annual sugar party Of the Yer
mont State Society will take place at
Pierce Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard
streets, on Thursday evening, April
10, at 7 o'clock. DR.. Lewis H. Flint,
moderator of the society. will preside
at the dinner which will be followed
by a dance.
Evening star., 1936-04-05

ER. AND MRS. WILLIAM MEL
Nu SON MORELL will entertain
Ivl a few guests at dinner this
o,ao;o1 ot their bonne in
Evening star., 1936-04-05
Committee
Named for
Party Ball
Young Democrats of
Every State to
Serve.

n RS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSE-
M WELT Is honorary chairman
wv and Vice President and Mrs.
4 i John Nance Garner are hon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
.CALEX|C0 TO
Be HOST AT
CELEBRATI
Armistice Day Fete
Includes Parade,
Football

Imperial Valley was COM
pleting plans today for par
ticipation in a valley-wide
Armistice Day celebration at
Calexico Wednesday, begin
ming with a salute at am. and
climaxed by an Ell Centro-Brawley
junior college football game in the
Calexico city athletic park at 2
p. m. An Armistice Eve dance,
sponsored by the American Legion
post of Ell Centro, will be given
Tuesday night in Ell Centre.
Most business establishments III
the valley will close all day We'd
nesday, chambers of commerce an
nounced. In Ell Centro, the post
office will close at noon after ru-
raj deliveries and city routes have
had mail delivery. Banks, title
companies and city and county
offices will close.
The CaleXico program, after the
8 am. salute, will include first
call for the parade at 9;30, then a
salute to start the parade at 10
am. Forming on Imperial avenue
at Seventh street, the parade will
move to the city park, where the
formal program will begin
The Rev. Zimmerman will de-
liver the invocation, then the fol-
lowing program will be given: cor
net solo, Star Spangled Banner" +"
Bert Campbell; music by Novak's
Imperial Valley Boys Band; greet
ings by Mayor A j. Mercier; re-
sponse by F.. T. Cook, president of
the Associated Chambers of COM
merce; introduction of American
Legion post commanders by Mike
Zavala, county council command
er; introduction of county units;
mass singing, America" led by
Murl Elliott; introduction of John
R. Quinn by the 22nd district Am
erican Legion commander; Armis-
tice Day address by Quinn: flag
salute. taps, followed by 80 sec
onds of silence honoring the ma
tons war dead.
Free lunch will be served in the
Calexico city park after the pro-
gram under the auspices of the
Calexico American Legion post,
which is in charge of the days
celebration. A football game will
follow at 2 p. m.
The parade order, as announced
by Goree-Lake of the American
Legion, will be:
l, Parade Marshal Guy EcholS,
Continued on Page 4, Col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
SKULL FOUND IN
PILE OF BONES
AT BR|CKYARD

A bullet hole over the left eye
socket in what is believed to be
human skull found in collection
of animal bones at the old brick
yard Saturday, led to an investiga-
tion today by Deputy Sheriffs
Frank p McCaslin and Park Bur
ritt.
Search of the heap of partly char
red bones at the edge OF junk
heaped pit at the brick yard near
the south city limits of Ell Centre
revealed an upper jaw bone with
13 teeth. The jaw bone also is
believed TO be part of a human
skeleton
The collection of bones included
skulls and bones of horse, dog
or a cat, and some broken and
crushed bones which could not
be identified Bits of charred bur-
lap sack clinging to the bank and
the blackened condition of some
of the refuse, made officers decide
the mass had been burned some
where else and later thrown into
! the pit at the abandoned plant.
George Lewis, 16, of 318 Hamilton
street, and John Montoya, ID. found
the skull Saturday when they cross
| the brickyard en- route to pond
in the neighborhood Lewis, who
is a sophomore at Central Union
High school, decided the proper
! procedure was to turn the skull
over to the police. He arranged to
leave the skull at the police sta
| ton.
Ell Centro police turned the matter
over to the county sheriff's de-
partment because the skull was
found in county territory outside
the municipal limits of Ell Centre
The skull and jaw bone are to
be turned over to a physician for
examination
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
LEFTY BARNETT
DIES IN OAKLAND
PROBE STARTED


Friends of Grover Tidcn Barnett.
10. better known to Ell Centrans as
Lefty" Barnett. today learned OF
his death week ago In Oakland.
Death was at first supposed TO
have resulted from drowning. Bar
nett having jumped overheard from
an excursion boat chartered for
cruise by the Motion Picture Pro-
jectionists union.
Since that time Oakland police
have re-opened the case since evil
dence has resulted to lead them TO
believe that Barnett Jumped over
board TO escape brutal beating.
An inquest will be held this week.
Barnett attended Genital high
school in l933-34 and was we'll
known to many. His brother,
George Barnett. Is a resident OF
WeStmorland His sister, Marie Bar
nett attended Wilson school. but Is
now in Oakland with the mother.
Mrs. Bertha Barnett. and another
brother, Jimmie Barnett. Marie II
in an Oakland hospital recovering
from burns incurred IN an accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09

: The testimony was given before
Isaac Pacht, master in chancery
for the United States district court,
who continued in Ell Centro the
hearing started in Los Angeles last
week. The power company in its
suit asked that the county be re-
strained from refusing permission
for the power company to cross
county roads with light wires.
December was the date set for
the hearing of the district suit
against the power company in which
the court was asked to restrain the
company from crossing district
property with the light wires.
Joe King, district manager for
the power company, said during the
questioning Monday morning, that
the high voltage and service light
wires of the company were subject
ed to the high winds prevalent in
the valley in certain seasons.
He admitted that e,the wires OF
the company had been blown down
at Plaster City this summer during
WillQ otOlIll dIlO Llidt WICo III E1l
Centre met similar fate not long
ago. He said, however, the wires
at Plaster City had paralleled the
state highway and had not crossed
it.
District Attorney Elmer Heald,
who is conducting the case for the
county, stressed the danger caused
by the light wires being blown
down ON county roads.
j. r. Southworth, trench opera
tor and foreman for the district,
was summoned to give technical
testimony of the movement of dis
trict machines. He described the
necessity for stretching the wires
higher to permit passage of some
of the larger dredges.
He declared a serious interference
with the movement of certain ma
chinery would be created by wires
only rs feet above the road bed.
The 80 Ruth dredges. half of which
are in use all of the time, said
Southworth. require a greater clear
ance than Is feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
PROGRAM TO
Be BY
FARM BUREAU.
State Legislature Will
Be Asked to Back
Proposal

A farm program for I'M
perial county will be adopt
ed by the farm bureau and
laid before tounty's repre-
sentatives in the state legis-
lature who will be asked to support
this program, according to plans
made at Saturdays meeting of the
directors In. the court house.
Various committees, roads. agri-
cultural conservation, tax, legisla-
ton. will meet next Saturday to
draft programs. Their recommend
ations will be made at the. farm
bureau directors meeting and un-
ifield county program for agriculture
will be adopted. This will be pre-
sented to Senator Edward H. Law
and Assemblyman Clarence Walker
who will be asked to further the
program.
Earl v. C. Northrop will again be
official representative of the county
farm bureau being unanimously re-
elected state delegate.
c. o. Hoober president, was un-
animously chosen as nOn-voting
delegate to the national convention,
this office being an honorary one.
Plans for the state and annual
conventions were discussed at
length. A valley headquarters will
be maintained at the Barbara Worth
hotel before and after the conven-
ton so that delegates en- route to
and from Pasadena who wish to
stop over in the valley will find
farm bureau members there who
will give them information relative
to the county, arrange for trips and
have details relative to hotel ac-
commodations in the various cities
r H. wellington is chairman of the
committee and following were ap-
pointed to obtain information rela-
tive to their respective communities
to be filed at the headquarters: C.
F.. Kamm, Holtville, Ralph Gray
Calexico, j. E. Brock, Ell Centre H
A. Hastain Brawley.
Hoober outlined plans for the
COlltellllOIl dIlu ARRANGEMENTS WtlS
made 10 distribute the barbecue
tickets, sale of which finances the
convention. among the centers, the
directors purchasing a number al
the meeting
DR.. Warren F. Fox, county health
officer, outlined health problems in
the valley relative to the control
of communicable diseases, the i'm
provement of sanitation and the
protection of domestic water sup
plies
Plans We're discussed for the an
nual farm bureau meeting Dec.
which will feature election of Off
GERS and program.
Directors will hold their business
meeting one week earlier, Nov. 28.
Ralph Gray, for the weed contro,
committee, read list of recon-
mendations for the control and era
dication of noxious weeds, to bS
sent to the agricultural commission
er and also of communications or
this subject to be sent the state
committee for the 1887 agricultural
conservation program.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
RECORD VALUES
| SCHEDULED FOR
.BIG DOLLAR DAY


III Centre merchandise values
will establish new records in
III Centre with the city's first
widespread observance of Dol
lar Day next Saturday, Chair
man w. II. Rhodes of the cham
Der of commerce Dollar Day
committee predicted Monday.
Display cards announcing
Dollar Day will make their
appearance in downtown shop
windows Tuesday, he said, bear
ing the announcement that
every store in FL Centre Is par
ticipating.'
Merchants, who have been
preparing for the event for
weeks, were completing plans
today to make the event which
will win undisputed possession
IIcr El Centre OF the title, shop
kping Center of Imperial VAL
loy."
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09

after heavily bombing the vicin-
ity of the Toledo bridge. Three
rebel planes flew over high little
earlier, trying to spot loyalist bat
terieS.
The incesSant booming of loyal
lists cannon from within the city
limits was answered now and then
by an insurgent she'll which fell
in the streets. One shell broke
the windows of the Press Associa-
ton building.
The loyalists heavily shelled the
rebel positions on the other side
of the Manzanares river on the
west of the city. Various loyalist
tanks were seen moving out north
ward, presumably to attack the
rebels trying to circle around the
city in an attempt to cut off the
scorial highway.
The planes which bombed Ma
drid yesterday dropped handbills
warning women and children to go
to the outlying northeastern section
of Buiinbbalera, bounded on the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
SUPERVISORS
BEGIN OFFICIAL
VOTE CANVASS

Imperial county supervisors Mon
day morning began the official
canvass of the votes cast at the
November 3 election and continued
the count over into the afternoon
session.
Chairman 1. Schlatter and Su-
pervisors Hugh Osborne and B.
M. Graham did the counting Mon
day morning. They were scheduled
TO be joined by Supervisor Dave
Vencill at 2 o'clock in the after
noon.
The official votg minus the
more than 600 absentee ballots,
we're expected to be available late
Monday afternoon The absentee
votes will be canvassed by the
supervisors Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09

the DOdru QlVldeQ Jne natlOn into
regions, each containing a group
of field offices to direct enlist
ment of 100000 workers under
the program.
More than $4,000 post office en-
ployeS have been named as re
cruiting officers" to supply regis
tration cards and information.
The bureau, through coopera-
ton of the postoffice, will begin
an eight-day census Nov. l6 of
virtually all-farm workers, gov
ernment employees and domestic
help being main exceptions-of the
country'S business and industrial
employers and their employees for
cataloguinf in federal files.
The task, overshadowing even
the world war draft and the re-
cent soldiers bonus payment, is
necessary before the government
puts its old age pension system in
actual operation next January l.
On that date, the social Securi-
ty board will collect two per cent
of the nations payroll billions,
paid half by the employers and
half by the employees. The joint
levy will increase to six per cent
by l949.
The government will pay PEN
sions from the fund ranging from
$40 to $85 a month, depending on
workers income, after January
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
MOUNTAINOUS
WAVES BRING
SEA DISASTER
Lone Man Rescued
In Ship Tragedy
During Storm

LONDON, Nov. 9. (UP)-
From mountainous seas 200
miles off Lands End, Eng
land, early today the S. S.
Westmorland picked up a
life boat containing one man. He
apparently was the lone survivor
of the 40 persons aboard the Ger
man motorsEip Isis.
Three times through the raving
winds and gigantic seas of the
seasons worst storm, cracked an
sos from the little German
freiehter. The German Red Star
liner Westernland, arrived at dusk
yesterday and all night, while she
plunged, all but helpless, her
search lights fingered through the
wind driven rain and spray. She
picked up the one man in the boat,
and, at 9:30 am. G:30 am. PST
her commander abandoned hope of
finding the others and ordered
her put about for Southampton,
her destination.
The British freighter Seminole
had assisted in the search. and
even the great Queen Mary. the
largest ship afloat turned off her
course, though she was rollong
SO heavily that passengers were
having difficulty staying in their
bunks.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
FIRMS REPORT
SUBSCRIPTIONS
in FUNDS DRIVE

Seven industrial firms have re-
ported 100 per cent subscriptions
on the part of their employees To
the character building agencies
campaign for funds.
These seven are: Arrowhead
Creameries, Golden State, Arden
Farms, Maggie Bros, Texas Co.,
Pure Ice Co., and Shell Oil Co.
Teams are still soliciting residents
of Ell Centre for their donations to
this campaign, the money raised
to be used in carrying on the work
Of the. Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl
Reserves, Camp Fire Girls. Society
for the Hard of Hearing, P.-T.A.
Hipass Health camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
BARRY MO R {
WEDS AFTER
YUMA. DASH
Elaine Finally Snags
Hollywood STAR;
Pair Elope
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 8

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 8.
fUP) DO h n Barrymore,
middle-aged screen ver,
brought 21-year-old Elaine
Barrie Mel Jacobs back to
Hollywood as his fourth wife today
and exhibited bored annoyance
that anyone should be surprised.
Sudden? Not at all. I've been
planning this thing quite some
time-over a year IN fact" he said.
He insisted there had been no
break in his engagement to the
young black-haired New York girl,
and said their elopement to Yuma,
Ariz., last night was the earliest
possible minute" they could get
Continued on Page 4, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
HOEPPELS TO APPEAR
BEFORE u. S. COURT

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. .. WR-
Rep, John II. Hoeppel, d., CAL.
and his son, Charles, were sched-
uIod to appear in federal court
here late today for a decision on
whether they will be returned to
the Washington, ID. c., Jail to
serve a sentence on charges of
selling an appointment to West
Point.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09

80
# ~ @
REpoR4ER AMR5EMe
Says
The CrGss They Bear

The CrGss They Bear
Surcease has come to the KiWanis
club these last few weeks, with the
University of California not furnish
ing DR.. R. C. Clemons very much to
talk about. The other day Doc de-
cided to see Just what was wrong
Nth his team-so he went up TO the
sc. game. Well, California won!
Now the Kiwanians live in dread Of
next Friday, when they will be Off
cially notified that California DID
win-and how.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
Last Minute
FLASHES /!
BROTHERS DENY
GUILT IN SLAYING

'YREKA, Cal, Nov. Q. UP)-JOhn
ii. and Coke Turner Britc, broth
ers, today pleaded not guilty to
three counts of murder at their
arraignment before Superior
Judge c. J. Lutterell in a crowd
ed courtroom.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
MATE, 81, UNTRUE. SO
WIFE STAYS HIM, SELF

Los ANGELES, Nov. 8. WR)-
A wife's embittered conviction
that her 91-year-old invalid hus-
band had been chasing women"
for 40 years of their married life
drove Mrs. Anna johnson, 80, to
kill him with a razor today and
then hang herself from a garage
rafter.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09

south by Diego De Leon street and
on the west by Castellana Drive
and the Hippodrome drive, but few
complied.
All grocery stores, bakeries and
meat stores, beginning today will
be open only from 7 am. 10 l pm.
All other stores and business houses
will function from pm. to pm.
to permit the employees TO spend
part of the day in military training.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
SCOUTS PUT OFF
COURT OF HONOR

El Centro Scouts will have their
Court of Honor Tuesday of next
week instead of this week, in Or
der to avoid conflict with the
Armistice eve observance.
The Court will be held Nov. II
at 7:30 o'clock in Wilson school.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
TWO OF GIRL
TRIPLETS DIE

Two of the three baby girls born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Wolf of Ell
Centro have died. one baby pass
ing away Friday night and the
other, Monday morning at o'clock.
The mother is still seriously ill
in the Ell Centro hospital and the
third baby is not out of danger,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
Estimates of Cotton
Harvest Skyr0cket

WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. UD-
Sharply increasing previous esti-
mates, the U. S. crop reporting
board today estimated the 1886 do
mestic cotton crop at 12,400000
bales, compared with 10,638,000
bales last year and an average of
1867. 900 bales from 1923 to 1892.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
Artillery Unit Quits
City After War Game

The sixty-third coast artillery left
Ell Centro Sunday night after four
day encampment and antiaircraft
maneuverS in this vicinity
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09

/, l942, to all eligible employees
reaching 65' years. If a person dies
before that age, his estate will
receive his benefits in a lump sum.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
Power Battle Enters
New Phase at Hearing
DATA GIVEN ON
ST RiECiNC LlNES
Southern Sierras Requests County Be
Restrained From Refusing Permission
To Cross Roads With Wires

Technical testimony concerning the of heavy
equipment by the Imperial Irrigation district Imperial
county highways under Southern Serras Power
light wires was given in Ell Centre Monday in the case
brought bY the power against the district
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
Pensions Program Under Way
Establishment of Sc Field Offices Announced in
National Drive to Start Vast System of
Funds For Millions of Workers

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. (UP)-The social security
board laying battle plans to replace thousands of poor
houses with its od-age pension program today announc-
ed establishment Of Sc field offices
Proceeding with the thoroughness of an army general
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
The Life OF Riley

There are ways and ways of en-
joying life, but what could be sweet
er than the method of the pilot who
landed his plane on barley field
Sunday, sauntered over to watch the
midget races, then strolled back,
climbed into the cockpit, and went
his way?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
Insurgent Artillery
Hammers on Madrid
As Defense Weakens
Planes Continue Attack ON Loyast Forces; Handbill
Dropped Warning Citizens; Government
Forces Entrenched in City
Copyright 1896 by United Press

MADRID, Nov g. (UP)-Rebe planes and artillery
hammered Madrid today but the oyaist resisted des
perately and held the enemy the outskirts of the capital
Five rebel bombers flew the city at rs p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
Reason For Anger

Martin Wahl is, in modern Eng
lish, all burned up. All week he
listened to Jim Carson's sermons
about supporting the club by COM
- out to the dance Saturday night.
Wahl, taking the sermons SER
iously, repaired to the Barbara
Worth country clubhouse for the
event-and waited around all eve
ming to show Jim he was there. Jim
didn't come
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
They Might Get Together

RR would. like 10 see the result
of a combination of the obese gen.
tleman who was snoring soundly in
the U. A. theater Sunday night, and
the 12-yearold boy who strolled out
of the theatcr Saturday night man
fully supporting an unprotesting al
ley cat which was almost as big as
the boy. Wonder if the cat enjoyed
the show?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
MARKETS An RiEF

Butteri Los Angeles 3J1zc; butter
Grade A, f5c; manufacturing milk,
Grade A, 51kc: manufaQSJIring milk.
jO1.c, route gathered cfeam, 351zc.
l.. A. Hay-U. =. No. I extra leafy.
S21-22; L. =. No 1 $1S-10; u. s. No
leafy. S17-1s.JO; u. 5. No. ., $I6i
Minneapolis flax 2O6-22O.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
Yes, Yes, Go On

Curley Veasey, golf club pro, left
a lot of people wondering Saturday
night. In the midst of dance he
took up his stand in the middle OF
the floor, lifted a hand, halted the
orchestra after several vain at
tempts, and announced in a loud
voice:
Thursday, November 25th-"
He stopped, clapped vigorously
and walked off the floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
N The GOlfing Side

Laddie Willoughby has RR wor-
ried. What is ever going to hap
pen TO the back Of his neck? Every
time Laddie swings his driver in a
golf shot, the club conks him in the
back of the neck. There should be
a callous there by now. Maybe he's
building up resistance for strong
man act.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
These Hardy Souls

II is reported-RR was not there
that a couple of young fellows
were playing tennis at the high
school court at a. m. Sunday, urg-
ing tennis balls of the vintage OF
several years ago. Finally one, dis
gusted hurled away his racket and
stalked Off
How can a fellow improve his
game" he demanded, with a ball
that's taken SO many beatings it's
punch drunk?"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-09
Call Ct the Sea-

And Paul jenkins, about mid
night, was looking for someone to
go with him to Newport Beach,
where he knows a certain little sail
boat
I'm a seafarin' man, at heart"
Rpul contended.