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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
Douglas Citizens
Angered Over Act
Of Highway Group

DOUGLAS, Feb. 10. UP)-Indig-
nation over inclusion of the STEMS
Pass route from New Mexico into
the state highway system seethed
today as groups of citizens prepar-
ed to burn an effigy of Highway
Commission Chairman Shelton G.
Dowell Immediately upon his re-
turn from Phoenix.
1t was DoWell's vote that brought
the STEMS Pass route into the
state system. Previously, the four
other members Of the commission
had split, two and two, over the
controversial measure.
Douglasrand other southern Co
chise county residents had fought
designation of STEMS Pass as a
state route because improvement of
the road probably would divert
traffic from here.
Tucson led the fight to secure
state maintenance and improvement
of the road.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
PITCHERS DISTANCE
- With a Dollar
CAPITOL

WASHINGTON, Feb 10. UP)-
Capital sporting interest turned to-
day from how far Rep. John j.
O'Connor could kick Father Charles
E. Coughlin to how far Walter john
son can throw a silver dollar.
The scheduled encounter between
O'Connor and Father Coughlin was
called off when the congressman
recanted his threat to kick the priest
from "the Capitol to the White
House"
Interest was aroused to new
pitch, however, by Rep. Sol Blooms
offer to wager 20 to l that Johnson,
former big league pitching star,
could not duplicate George Wash
ington's reputed feat of hurting a
dollar across the Rappahannock riv
er at Fredericksburg, Va.
Many Takers
The New York congressman was
deluged by takers" on his offer
Benjamin Pitts, Fredericksburg city
councillor, telegraphed he had de-
posted $4,000 in a local bank and
asked Bloom to cover" it.
If Bloom accepts the bet he must
put up 100000 Telephone and tel
egraph messages from Texas TO New
York brought offers of Wagers.
Jerome Dizzy" Dean, st. Louis
Cardinal pitcher said to have the
best baseball arm since johnson was
in his prime, was quoted in Hot
Springs, Ark, as saying:
IF the river is the same size to-
day as it was when the other fellow
threw a dollar across it, I can do it. "
But, whether the river is the same
width as it was years ago when
Washington is said to have made the
long toss, is debated. Some say it
is less than the 1900 feet it was then
Bloom said he would want to
make sure that Johnson tossed the
coin 500 feet -Johnson's attempt
if he accepts the challenge, will be
made Feb %, Washington's BIRTH
day.
O'Connor, in withdrawing I'll
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
Corporation Officers
Exempt From, PayoU
Unemployment Taxes


Information from Sacramento re-
ceived by Manager Robert Hays
of the chamber of commerce re-
veals that an opinion lately rem
dered by the attorney general rules
that salaries of officers Of a cor
poration are subject to deduction
for Unemployment Reserves pay
roll tax, and the employing cor
poration for its contribution, even
though the officer is a stakeholder
and may even be the principal
owner.
This question has arisen in con-
nection with closed corporations
where the general manager and
president may perhaps own 90 per
cent, or more, of the capital stock
and there was a doubt as to wheth-
er his salary was subject to de-
duction for Unemployment Re-
serve and whether the corpora
tons treasury was similarly liable
for the employers contribution.
The attorney generals recent
JllllS III IllC uldblCI otGlllllSly btl-
ties the question in favor of the
Unemployment Reserve, the attor-
ney-general apparently taking the
view that the distribution of the
capital stock of such a corporation
has no bearing whatever upon
salaries of officers.
At chamber of commerce head
quarters it is believed that newt
ably there must be some important
changes made in the Unemploy-
ment Reserves act. For instance,
executives whose GALAXY is, say,
$1,000 per month, will within a few
years including their own pay
ments and the contribution of their
employer be paying S45 per month
over perhaps, a long period OF
years. Yet, in the unlikely event
that such persons would become
unemployed and apply for relief,
their maximum compensation would
be but SIS weekly. Business groups
throughout the state are already
planning to urge changes in the
law, which will undoubtedly be
considered at the next session of
! the legislature.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
STORMS ABATE
ALONG COAST;
MORE COMING

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 UP
Week long storms abated moderate
~ along the Pacific coast today as
weather bureau forecast new dis
turbances to come and residents
surveyed a toll of fire, death, flood
ed highways and farmlands and rec
ord snoWpacks.
Entering its 18th day of freezing
weather, the Pacific northwest re-
ceived only slight respite.
Snow flurries continued in Port
land where the temperature adj
vanced to 81 degrees and sleet and
snow made highway travel danger
Gus.
Army engineers, planning to in
crease the intensity of their efforts
to dynamite ice jams of from y to
30 feet depths in the Columbia
river said a chinook thaW would en-
danger cofferdams of the huge
Bonneville Dam project.
CALIFORNIA; death toll continued
to mount with more than a dozen
deaths attributed to storms within
the past two or three days.
Concern was expressed for the
five masted schooner Vigilant. long
overdue on a cruise which would
have put her off the Columbia river
mouth at about the time the freight
er Iowa sank with loss of 81 men
The Vigilant was commanded by
Capt. Charles Mellberg.
While flood threats diminished at
most California points, particularly
along the Sacramento river and at
MERGED, where Bear Greek burst its
banks and flooded a portion of the
city, storm waters of Corrlitos Greek
still isolated 1000 CCC youths and
so families at Grizzly Flat federal
transient camp eight miles north of
jacksonville.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
MID>AIR AMPUTATION
performed i'm Crane --
DOC USES ONE HAND

LOWELL, Mass, Feb. 10. (U.P)-
A F-year-old crane operator, trap
ped in his cab 60 feet in the air,
laughed and chatted today as a
surgeon, working left-handed, am
putated his right arm at the Shout
der.
The crane man, John Mccoy,
was taken to st. Joseph's hospital
after the impromptu aerial opera
ton where he was given a $3.50
chance to survive the ordeal which
occurred in sub-zero temperature.
Mccoy had reported for work
at midnight. His job at the Lowell
gas and light company's plant was
to carry coke with the crane.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

challenge to Father Coughlin tC
come to Washington to be kicked
said he was asking forgiveness OF
his church and not of the priest
Father Coughlin had accepted the
challenge and set the date as a week
from today.
However, instead of suing for
peace, O'Connor accused Father
Coughlin of making money in sill
yer dealings in Wall street and
joined with Rep. Patrick j. Roland,
D., Pa, in challenging the priest to
lash them out of politics" because
of their opposition to the Frazier
Lemke $3,000,OOG,OOO currency eX-
pansion bill to refinancc farm mort
cages.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
Celebrities Pay
Tribute to Dead
Theater Magnate

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. WR =
Celebrities of the stage and sports
world gathered today at a Glen
dale cemetery to hear last rites for
Alexander Pantages, theatrical mag
nate who died Monday of a heart
attack.
The slim, tall impressario was
on the verge of launching a new
chain of theatres when he died.
Pantages started his career in the
show business nearly 40 years ago
in Alaska during the gold rush
days when he presented vaudeville
shows for miners.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
Al Smith to Gain Post
AS Convention Delegate

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. UP)-Tam-
many Hall assured Alfred E. Smith
chance to take a walk" at the
Democratic National convention to-
day. Tammany Chief James j..
Dooling nominated him as dis
trict convention delegate, a pro
ceeding equivalent to election.
AS Smith was made eligible to
war on President Roosevelt at
Philadelphia, two camps OF New
York Republicans split over nom
ination of their delegates to the
COP. convention in Cleveland.
Supporters of the presidential
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

candidacy of Sen. William E. Borah,
backed by the state young Repub-
leans organization, charged nom
nation of a silk stocking, old
guard" delegates and alternates at
large had minimized chances of
electing either a Republican pres
ident or governor.
Smiths name headed the Tam
many list, a fact significant in
view of his finely yelled threat in
recent address to the American
Liberty league that he would quit
the Democratic party if President
Roosevelt were renOminated.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
|. Y. Farm Bureau
Gets Initiation

Local farm bureau members have
received an invitation to attend the
annual meeting of the Los Angeles
county farm bureau board of oil
rectors to be held at $50 o'clock
Friday, Feb. %, in the Whittier
Women's club house.
Mrs. Mabel d. Ahart, head of the
state farm home department, and
DR.. Clifford Loos of the famous
Ross-Loos clinic of Los Angeles, will
be guest speakers.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
Relief Load Drops
Only Two Per Cent

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. WD -
Despite. a 30 per cent gain in in
dustrial and business activity. pri-
vate employment has absorbed only
2 per cent Of Los Angeles county
unemployment in the past II
months. a county relief admins
tration survey disclosed today.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
Brawley Culprits Get
Terms in County Jail

Three prisoners from Brawley
were lodged at the county jail
Tuesday after conviction in the
Brawley court for fighting and
disturbing the peace.
w. Lynch drew a 5O-day SEN
tence. d. E. Edwards 25 days and
Lloyd Edwards IL days.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
immigration Prisoners
Brought to County Jail

immigration officers brought
three prisoners to the county Jail
Tuesday night after their arrest
in INLAND. The men were Felix
and Alexandra Contreras and Mi
guel Armenia.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
GROUPS SEEK STATE DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
Ebics, Regulars, Pension
Factions at LOggerheadS

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 10. UP)-A
third group seeking control of Cali
fornia's delegation to the Demo-
cratic national convention today
entered the primary race with an
uouncement that Congressman John
Steven McGroarty, D., would be a
figure head" candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
McGroarty's name was entered in
to the presidential race in an effort
to write the Townsend Old Age Pen
sion Plan into the Democratic ma
tional platform.
The California Democracy League,
composed of Democrats favoring the
pension movement, explained that
McGrOarty was listed as a "candi-
date for president because the Cal
ifOrnia primary law requires any
group seeking control of its party's
delegation to a national political
convention must be pledged to some
candidate"
Aids Townsend Cause
The White-haired congressman
explained in Washington that he
considered himself a Roosevelt
Democrat but allowed his name to
be entered as a presidential candi-
date to further the Townsend cause.
The End Poverty League" found
ed by Upton Sinclair, recently
threatened to put a slate on the bal
lot May 5 with an as yet unsolicited
candidate for president who would
withdraw after the first ballot at
the national convention.
The Epic-Democrats" seek in
cluslon of a "Production-Fo Use"
plank in the party's platform.
A compromise group of regular"
Democrats has entered the lists un-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks for all the kindness extended
to us during our bereavement, the
death of our husband, father, and
nephew.
Mrs. Lawrence Kempland
and children
Alice Logan.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
0UNT [1lRIs

Held to Answer-Estell Hender-
son was held TO answer on nom
support charges when he appear
ed for preliminary hearing in
Brawley justice court Tuesday.
Bail was set at $1,000 and he was
brought to the county Jail after
the hearing.
Children Under IL - Tap Dancing
soc. Wooda Blesy, 723 Orange.
(F18P-M3A)
MeloIand-Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Tangeman of San DimaS were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. Gregg. The party spent Sat-
urday looking over the citrus groves
in the Yuma Valley.
90
Meet me at SherwooFs.
tO2fP-A25A)
Held in JaiI-Charles Ross was
arrested in Calipatria Tuesday on
a failure TO provide charge. Bond
was set at $500 and he was lodged
in the county Jail pending DISPOSE
ton Of his case.
Hot Popcorn, PeandIs-Riedy's
CD10PTF
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Meloland-Dr. and Mrs. N. E.
Dupont and sons, and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Brooks of Ell Centre were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
HaVekorst and Miss Vera Have
horst Wednesday night.
90
Get Set! Firemen's Ball Feb. 81.
(F11P-F22A)
MelOland-Mrs. Tom Wells of
oregon was visitor at the Jesse
Mcbride home several days last
week. The Wells family operated
a dairy on the Gleason ranch north
of Meloland several years ago.
Hotel California Coffee SHOP, char
coal broiled steaks. mixed drinks.
(N2P-MA2A)
Meloland-Dan Scott spent sew
eral days last week in Los Angeles
and upon his return was accom-
panied by Mrs. SCOTS brother.
Charles O'Neil, who is visiting the
SCOTS this week
MelOland-Mrs. Ward McGreW
and Mrs. Dan Scott were guests at
an Valentine Tea at the home of
Mrs. Herbert Harris of Imperial
Friday afternoon.
LOT ~
(F19P-F29)
Brawley-At a meeting of the
city council Monday night requests
for special building permits were
denied @. G. Webster and j. R.
Salassi.
CaleXico-A dance will be held
Saturday night by the Elks lodge
at their clubrooms.
Brawley-Painting of fire hy-
drants, begun over a month ago
has been completed, Fire Chief
Harry Stewart reports.
90
Brawley-D. E. Edward was Civ
en- 25 days in Jail and his brother
IL days when arraigned in police
court Monday afternoon in con-
nection with a street brawl in
which AL Williams was stabbed.
Williams injuries were slight.
Women Of EI CentrO-Attend
free lecture and demonstration on
home economies by Mrs. Crays on
Friday, 2 o'clock, Ten Thousand
club house. Very instructive; many
nice door prizes by local mer-
chants. Sunfreze ice cream served
to all.
FILA Agent Due-H. B. David
son, representative of the Federal
Housing Administration, will be at
the Ell Centre chamber of COM
merce building Thursday to con-
suit with home owners and pros
pective home owners about buying
or modernization under the FILA
loan plan.
CalexicO-At a meeting of the
stockholders of the First Central
National bank, two promotions
were authorized and one new mem
Der was added to the board of di-
rectors, President j. J. Lopez an
nounced. Ed Gilmore now is CASH
Ter and j. A. Hernandez, assistant.
J. H. Risheberger is the new board
member.
CalexicO-A brief review of i'm
migration problems was given at
a Rotary club meeting Tuesday by
AL Dick, tor-in-charge of the
U. S. immigration service in CAL
exico. Victor Gonzales, new
member, also spoke.
90
AIamO-Verde Mr.. and Mrs
Mitchell Berger and daughter mot
ored to Los Angeles on Monday to
visit Mrs. Berger's sister.
90
Alamo Verde - Those attending
the meeting of the PIT. A. council
at Ell Centre on Monday were Mes
danes Evans, Lilies, Evelyn Mar
ing, Albert Wogatzke, Shriver Davis
90
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Alamo Verde Those attending
the meeting of the PIT. A. council
at Ell Centre on Monday were Mes.
danes Evans, Lilies, Evelyn Mar
ing Albert Wogatzke, Shriver Davis.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Alamo Verde Mr.. and Mrs
Mitchell Berger and daughter mot
ored to Los Angeles on Monday to
visit Mrs. Berger's sister.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Sentence William Zu-
niga was brought to the county
jail from Winterhaven Tuesday to
serve a 25-day Jail sentence i'm
posed for drunk driving.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
Meet me at Sherwond's.
tO2fP-A25A)

Hot Popcorn, PeanIts-Riedys.
(D10PTF
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Meet me at 'Sherwoods.
(O26P-A36A)
%
mel0land-Dr. and Mrs. N. E.
Dupont and sons, and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Brooks of Ell Centric were din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
HaVekorst and Miss Vera Have
horst Wednesday night.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Calexic0-A brief review of i'm
migration problems was given at
a Rotary club meeting Tuesday by
AL Dick, inspector-in-charge of the
U. S. immigration service in CAL
exico Victor Gonzales, a new
member, also spoke.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

CaIexicO-At a meeting of the
stockholders of the First Central
National bank, two promotions
were authorized and one new mem
Der was added to the board of di-
rectors, President j. J. Lopez an
nounced. Ed Gilmore now is CASH
Ter and j. A. Hernandez, assistant.
J. H. Risheberger is the new board
member.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

FILA Agent DUEL. B. David
son. representative of the Federal
Housing Administration, will be at
the Ell Centre chamber of COM
merce building Thursday to con-
suit with home owners and pros
pective home owners about buying
or modernization under the FILA
loan plan.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Hotel California Coffee SHOP, char
coal broiled steaks, mixed drinks.
(N2P-MA2A)
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Brawley-D. E. Edward was Civ
en- 25 days in Jail and his brother
IL days when arraigned in police
court Monday afternoon in con-
nection with a street brawl in
which Al Williams was stabbed.
Williams injuries were slight.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Brawley-Painting of fire hy-
drants, begun over a month ago
has been completed, Fire Chief
Harry Stewart reports.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Women Of EI Centr0-Attend
free lecture and demonstration on
home economies by Mrs. Crays on
Friday, 2 o'clock, Ten Thousand
club house. Very Instructive; many
nice door prizes by local mer-
chants. Sunfreze ice cream served
to all.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

"Old Town" Hot TamaIes-Reidy's
(F19P-F29)
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19
Get Set. Firemen's Ball Feb. 81.
(F11P-F22A)

Meloland-Mrs. Tom Wells of
oregon was a visitor at the Jesse
Mcbride home several days last
week. The Wells family operated
a dairy on the Gleason ranch north
of Meloland several years ago.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

CaleXico-A dance will be held
Saturday night by the Elks lodge
at their clubroomS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

MelOland-Mrs. Ward McGrew
and Mrs. Dan Scott were guests at
an Valentine Tea at the home of
Mrs. Herbert Harris of Imperial
Friday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Brawley-At a meeting of the
city council Monday night requests
for special building permits were
denied @. G. Webster and j. R.
SalaSSi,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-19

Meloland-Dan Scott spent sew
eral days last week in Los Angeles
and upon his return was accom-
panied by Mrs. SCOTS brother,
Charles O'Neil, who is visiting the
SCOTS this week.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-19
He leaned Forward across /

He leaned forward across the
desk.
Il couldn't see any link between
the two. And then / remembered
that Pats mother was your wife's
sister. Pat told me her mother was
brought up in a little town called
Warrenton.' That meant your wife
came from Warrenton,@ too. And
Morano had told me he came from
FauQuier county. i went to my
atlas. Warrenton's In Fauquier coun-
ty. There used to be a military
school there. Mrs. Winslow ran
away with her first husband while
he was a cadet in a military school," ."
Peter leaned forward, too.
"And Morano-" he began tensely.
II don't know whether Merano
went to a military school or not.
"But George Selby did.
"Morano and George Selby were
the same man, weren't they?"
ayes, the same" !" Peter said.
II was sure. Of IT" Barry re-
sumed. "The papers reported that
Selby was drowned in Philadel-
phia. But the body they identified
had been in the water two weeks.
Fresh water. So that Identification
didn't amount to much. Violet Fame
Carbon County news., 1936-06-19
Foreign Words
and Phrases

Alb ovo. U.) From the egg; from
the origin.
Ad interim. (L.) In the meantime :;
during the interval.
A la bonne heure. (F.) In the nick
Of time.
Bis dat Qui cito dat. L.) He gives
twice who gives promptly.
Chateau en- Espagne. (F.) A castle
In Spain; castle in the air.
Coup de maitre. (F.) Master
stroke.
Poeta nascitur, non fit. CL.) The
poet is born, not made.
!. Exceptio probat regulam. (L.) The
exception proves the rule.
In loco PARENTS. (L.) In the place
Of a parent.
Dulce ct decorum est pro patria
mort. U.) Sweet and seemly is it to
die for ones fatherland.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-19
Dark and Light Lilac Motif for
Embroider1ng ON Your Bedspread

broider on a bedspread with four
smaller sprays on the bolster, or
scarf ends. The flowers are entirely
formed Of lazy-daisy stitch and
French knots, the leaves of blanket
stitch-the rest is in outline. With
cotton or rayon floss the designs are
seemingly done in no time, in shades
Of lilac, orchid, or palest yellow.
Pattern 1852 comes to you with a
transfer pattern of a motif 18 by 21
inches and two reverse motifs by
81 inches. Color suggestions; illus
trations of all stitches needed; mate
rial requirements.
Send Is cents in coins 'r stamps
(cOins preferred) to The Sewing
Circle, Needlecraft Dept, 80 Eighth
Ave-, New York, N. Y. Write plainly
pattern number, your name and ad-
dress.