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Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
TWo Weddings This
Weekend Interest
alley Citizens

If it were not for the recent
weddings which have taken place,
social news would be at a stand
still, the warm weather having ef-
fectively ended all activity on the
part of organizations and individu-
ais save for small, informal affairs.
These weddings, however, and
their attendant parties, have pro-
vided news in an otherwise dull
season, June having lived up to its
tradition as the month of brides.
Two Of these marriages are
scheduled for the weekend, one in
the valley and one On the coast,
but both of equal interest.
Saturday night Miss Marie Ed
wards, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. V. Edwards of Holtviile, was to
become the bride of William FIRE.
derrick Clavell of San Diego, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clavell, at
an impressive service in the Holt
vile Christian church. The Rev.
H. o. Langston was to officiate and
the ceremony was to be followed
by a reception for the bridal party,
relatives of the two families and
out-of-town guests to be held at
the Edwards home.
Miss Gladys Claypool daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Claypool of
San Diego and sister of G. d. Clay
pool of Ell Centro, is to be married
Sunday afternoon at pm. in the
National City Baptist church TO
George Fluter of Redlands. The
Rev. Harold E. Doty of the First
Baptist church of Ell Centro, will
otficiate and a number Of valley
residents plan to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Signal Chapter
Has Birthday

Initiation, balloting, and celebra-
ton of the 28th birthday anniver-
Sary of the chapter were the high
lights of Signal chapters meeting
Friday night in the Masonic
temple.
The impressive Eastern Star ritu-
al in regard to initiation and to bal
loting was eXemplified, many visit
ors being present TO witness the
ceremony.
Following the meeting the mem
bers and guests adjourned to the
banquet hall where ice-cold water
melons were served and where a
large beautifully decorated and
lighted birthday cake awaited them.
The chapter will meet again in
two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Flag Day Observed
BY yD.U.V. Tent

Flag day was observed at Fridays
meeting of Anna Maria Ross tent
No. 72, Daughters of Union Veterans
of the Civil war
In addition to the services, the
members enjoyed the report on the
rent state convention made bv Mrs
w. .. Huson, who represented the
tent at the sessions in Santa Bar
bara
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Presbyterian Club
Sponsors Party

Complimenting Miss Harriet
Raab, the young peoples club of the
Presbyterian church enjoyed a de-
lightful chicken dinner and an eve
ming of lawn games Friday night at
the Norbert Tester home. Miss
Raab is home for a brief visit with
her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Irv-
ing T. Raab.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Eostside-Sunset
Meets uesday

Members of Eastside Sunset
home department will prepare the
demonstration on foreign cookery
for the meeting Tuesday in the
Friends church, Holtville.
Only one more meeting on this
subject will be conducted this
month, that of Acacia the follow
ing Friday Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
7Of Interest To Women 5s.?s5s S.:s.
By
Schools
Churches
Social Calendar

SATURDAY
Dance, 8, Veterans hall.
SUNDAY
Sunday services, churches.
Junior chamber of commerce pic
mic, Pine Valley.
Communion service, 8, Lutheran
church.
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, 1915, Barbara
Worth.
FL Centre lodge No. 3S4, +. and
A. NJ, 1870, Masonic temple.
Junior chamber of commerce,
6:35, California hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Jack Bensons MoUe
To BraUley Home

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Benson have
moved into their new home IN
Brawley. Mrs. Benson CHenrletta
Blank is a former resident of this
city and a teacher in the Harding
school
The Arizona gleam., 1936-07-17
LUVALLE AND CORNY .

Continr ed from Page d
dunn record. You could have
heard a pin drop in the large ex-
panse of the stadium when the an
nouncer called-"Cornelius John
son no eraevallean1cad
son now attempting new worlds
record of feet 9A inches" Every
one held his breath as Johnson
faced the crossbar ,as he ap-
preached the bar everybody moved
to the edge of his seat, for it ap-
peared that track history was in
the making. But at this point,
old man temperament seized
Johnson and he committed balk,
later refusing to try for the new
record height. Eddie Burke, Of
Marquette, leaped 6 feet inches
to place second while AL Thread
gill was tide for third place with
a jump Of 6 feet 4 inches.
AS I left the Princeton Stadlurn,
I turned to look at the ta,i gray
concrete walls which seemed to
hang it's head in shame beca of
the ignominous stigma it. r."st
bear for two of it's produsest rec
ords are now in the hands of Ne
gro athletes, members of rarc
which for years have been denied
admission to Princeton Univer-
sity, one of the few remaining
strongholds of Nordic supremacy.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-07-17

holiday, people insisted on acting
foolish, to the tune of 20 dead. If
whiskey and high-powered auto
mobiles aren't killing them, can
anybody make suggestion as to
just what the cause is? No one
can argue that the death rate
isn't increasing. So why not ban
those two elements and stop nur-
ering people.
Whoever said, "Be sure you're
right, then go ahead" really spoke
words of wisdom Most local scan
dal-mongers don't seem to give
a darn whether they speak the
truth or not. The only thing they
seem to want is something to start
tongue-wagingfi about, then they
"go ahead" and proceed to tear
the truth apart, fix things the
way they want them and start
the devil skipping u. Always be
sure what your own children are
doing before you ego ahead" and
proceed to give Mrs. SO and Sos
children a bad name You know,
Mrs. So and Sos children may
be better kids than your own.
Never can tell "TWo-faced"
people is another bunch that be-
longs to the category Of non
desirables. I think I prefer the
gossiper to the person who smiles
and doesn't mean it.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-07-17
Around and About
By FLOYD L. EASTER
Bv FLOYD L. EASTER

ing gals from out of item parts ::
Tried to find James Mobiles as
well as Floyd Thompson, but no
could do Theodore Stewart
asked a girl if her rouge came
off easy. mo-" she replied, Il
always put up a struggle" Was
he cooked! Nice hoy though.
That was the longest drive back
I ever tried. And the fifty miles
from Tucson to Picacho was a
whomdincus j. Personal mention
for the best sleeper in Phoenix: !:
Leon Thompson and Johnny Craig.
What Phoenix needs nowadays is
bigger and better shade. Coul-
ter Motor Company has awnings
over the mechanics and parts men,
whether he gives a darn al.o'!t
the race help he hires or not i.
Made the acquaintance of Mr..
Taylor in Tucson, and a darn nice
chap he was. Too bad Phoenix
people can't be sociable and half
way decent at times. But darned
if we won't find some excuse to
start an argument or discord {. :.
Right now it's raining and rain
is one thing that Phoenix can
stand a whclc lot of Those huc,
dred and twenty degree-in-the-
shade days with no shade won't
get it.
Minute Meanderings: It is ru-
mored that Lowell Sperland al.
ways took time out for coffee
midway through his three hour
examinations when he was in
school. Maybe he was too wise
to be caught mapping -. And
Winstona Hackett taught a mouse
tO Sinor while II, FISH TTnivorSity
The song probably was "squeek
to Me of Love-" - And who's
heard about the wrestler who tied
the microphone in knots while
broadcasting9 some of his strangle-
holds? Frank Oneal and
Mary Lamb" still wooing, cooling
and woozing s. During the
The Arizona gleam., 1936-07-17

Faith, Hope, No Charity"
written by Margaret Lane: We
are in the White Chapel, the Lon
don slum quarter among very
poor British working class. fami-
lies. Every detail Of the back
ground of poverty-grim but nei-
ther dirty nor lacking in self
respects laid before us by the
author, who takes herself and her
readers seriously. She leads us,
Continued on page 6
The Arizona gleam., 1936-07-17

Well last week took a sojourn
to Tucson, the big little city of
the Southwest, and darned if I
didn't meet half of Phoenix up
there. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
were the first people to pop into
view, with the remainder Of the
local citizens following close be-
hind. Didn't get chance to see
the ball game, even if had been
able to see it. With so much
strange territory that was to be
seen, couldn't bring myself to be
penned up into four walls Of base
ball diamond. Did meet fellow
who must have been the maker of
Old Burgameister. 1.-THE Beer
that made Tucson famous" for
that day, anyway.
And now for a few of the high
lights: Lowell Sperland didn't
seem to understand why an auto
mobile would boil, driving it sew
enty-five miles per hour across
that desert in the heat. Amy Of
them will boil at that speed and
at that time &. What was Fred
Butler doing over there? Ira
Oneal seemed to know everybody
there, and what are all the bridges
in the middle of the street? Some
body called them over-passes, but
they look too much like bridges to
be caller anything else. Anyway,
I got a kick out of herding the
old flivver under them, but I was
scared to death when I got to the
other side Who said it was
cooler in Tucson than in Phoenix
Paid a dollar and ten cents
cents for some sloppy chop suey.
for two breakfasts, and eighty
food in that dump :. Saw a Grey
And Frank said they served good
hound bus, and darncd if Ididn't
get homesick Some day a
group of Negroes is gonna get to-
gether without quarreling, and
that will be the eighth wonder of
the world.
Guess musta been too sleepy
to think. Up all Saturday night,
driving to Tucson early Sunday,
a game of bridge on arrival and
a drive back Sunday night just
about put me on the blink
I didn't seem to be able to tell
the alleys from the streets. or
were there any streets +. Drove
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
VALLEYS SOIL
SAVING PLANS
STUDIED HERE

Harold E. Schwartz, representa-
tive of the western division OF
the AAA and F. H. Ernst, assistant
county agent OF Los Angeles coun-
ty who is active in the soil con-
servation program, met with the
Imperial county soil conservation
committee Friday morning to con-
slider methods of adapting the ma
tional program to conditions in
this county.
The Imperial county committee
made the following recommended
tions which were discussed during
the session: that the crop year
be Sept. 1, 1885 to August 81, 1885;
new leasee, to qualify his soil
conserving crop for payment,
should be entitled to use only
such portion of the soil conserving
acreage as may be calculated ac-
cording to- the length of time
which he occupies the land during
crop year.
Those entitled to payments in
1896, would be those who harvest
soil depicting crops, including spe-
cial crops, during the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
Law Broken Down Is
Claim of Citrus
Strike Chief

SANTA ANA, Cal, July %. WD
Federal investigation of the citrus
strike in Orange county may be
asked by officials of several labor
unions, 1t was revealed today fol-
lowing a ruling by Attorney Cen
eral U. S. Webb that a state in
vestigation was not justified.
j. w. Buzzell, secretary of the
Los Angeles labor council and Will
liam Velarde, president of the Mex
lean agricultural workers union,
joined in denouncing Webb's at.
titude.
IF the state won't act to end
terrorism in Orange county, per-
haps the federal government will"
Buzzell said.
Webb's reply read in part:
II have caused an investigation
to be made in Orange county rela-
tive to conditions existing there,
and particularly in reference to
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
U.S.CONSULAR
CLERK KILLED.
ATBARCELONA.
Flag on Auto Fails
To Halt Group
In Murder

WASHINGTON, July "a.
(UP)-The American con-
sui in Barcelona today con-
firmed officia i y that a
clerk attached to the Amer
ican consulate was killed while on
a mission to rescue an American
citizen from the outskirts of Bar
celona. .t..-
The clerk, Santiago Itsurralde,
a Spaniard, who had been en-
ployed in the consulate II years,
and his companion, British
chauffeur, were killed while driv-
ing a consulate car bearing the
American flag through the city
to bring to the consulate George
jenkins, head of the Ford Motor
Co., at Barcelona.
The killing occurred en- the night
of July %. The car was riddled
with bullets and later was burned.
Consul Lynn w. Franklin, re-
porting to the state department.
said Itsurralde's body had been
brought into the city by the Span
ish authorities who expressed "con-
Germ, sympathy and regret"
The situation at Barcelona, how
ever. appeared generally better
than in Madrid where 100 Ameri-
cans were reported in danger or
in San Sebastian where Ambas-
Sdor Claude G.. Bowers is isolated.
Continued on Page 2, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
LOCAL DAIRY
GROUP TAKES
new COURSE
More Grade A Milk
Production Is
Advised

Increase of Grade A cream
production in Imperial Val
ley instead of the develop
ment of coast markets for
valley market milk and mar
ket cream at this time, at
meeting of the farm bureau dairy
committee Thursday. night in El
Centre.
The meeting was attended by
committee members, dairymen and
others interested in the dairy in
duStry.
Conclusions relative to the in
crease of Grade A cream produc
ton were reached by the commit
tee after prolonged discussion of
the possibilities of obtaining coast
markets, the cost of transporta-
ton and current prices paid for
dairy products here and in San
Joaquin Valley. Committeeman
declared the returns for Grade A
cream were such that development
of the market milk and market
cream production would not pay
at this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24

front seat, were thrown out of the
car and into the truck which was
knocked into a ditch and burst
into flames. The young man and
girl were burned to death before
they could be rescued.
Mike Mayzun. 27, Brawley, who
was riding in the rumble seat of
the auto, was fatally injured when
he was thrown from the car. He
died enroute to the BraWley hos
pital. Allene Bell, the fourth oc-
cupant of the machine, was pain
fully injured. She received first
aid at the Brawley hospital and was
sent to her home on the Timken
ranch.
The three deaths boosted the coun-
ty highway toll to 80 since January
Veral A. Gore, 38-year-old resi-
dent of Upland, was the driver of
the truck involved in the accident
The roadster, travelling toward
Westmorland, failed to negotiate
a turn two miles out of Brawley
and crashed into the truck which
was moving in the opposite direc-
ton. The impact overturned the
truck and completely demolished
the auto.
The bodies of Boatman and Miss
Durham were sent to Hopes funer-
al parlor in BraWley and the body
of Mayzun was taken to Bert Lem
ons mortuary in Ell Centro. An
inquest will be held at the Hopes
establishment at pm. Friday.
Walter Walsh, California high
way patrolman investigated the ac
cident. Raney, Sharp, Cox and
Clark investigated for the sheriff's
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
JACK GALLIVAN
CLAIMS DEATH
AFTER ARREST

Similarity in names created a
peculiar situation when Jack Gal
livan, SO, was arrested by Ell Centro
police Thursday night on a drunk
charge. A man by that name pre-
viously had been listed by heat
victim from the Brawley area.
I'm dead" insisted Gallivan
during the booking process at po-
lice headquarters. Officers said If
that was the case, he apparently
was trying to embalm himself with
a pint of muscatel found in his
possession. The prisoner escaped
from the city Jail April 20. He
repeated the escape motif Friday
morning.
A check with county coroner fail
ed to shake the record that heat
victim in Brawley bore the name
Jack GalliVan.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24

nations were reported caught IN
the fighting. Spanish rebels,
broadcasting from their Seville
wireless station, asserted that the
surrender of Madrid was imminent.
The government remained silent.
Foreign newspapermen found it
almost impossible to relay true ac-
counts to their agencies, because
of censorship.
Gen. Emilio Mola, rebel leader
in the north, proclaimed a new
Republican government in Spain,
contending the left wing govern
ment has disintegrated. AS Mola
issued his proclamation from Bur-
goS, his temporary headquarters,
wireless advices told of chaotic
conditions in San Sebastian, with
Americans and other foreigners
in grave danger.
The American embassy at Ma
drid advised the American embas-
sy at Paris that heaviest fighting
was in progress of Madrid between
government and rebel forces. The
result was uncertain, the message
said.
Blames Reds
General Francisco Franco, COM
mander in chief of rebel armies,
announced at Tetuan, Morocco,
that the revolt Is proceeding ac-
cording to plan and will drive
ahead to success.
MY intense desire and my sole
wish is to suppress the influence
of Moscow in the life of my coun-
try" he added.
He expressed surprise that the
Spanish fleet has remained loyal
to the government, but added a
Continued Or Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
|LANDON PUTS.
energy into
Big CAMPAIGN
Republican Nominee
Accepts Party
Banner

TOPEKA, Kans., July "a.
(UP)-Gov. Alf M. Landon
and National Chairman d.
M. Hamilton labored today
over the details of a cam
paign which will carry to the ma
ton the Republican nominees plea
for a return to "a free and COM
petitive system" OF American gov
ernment.
Landon arrived early at his desk
without delay and, by the time
reporters went in to see him, he
was ready to take up with Hamil-
ton the question If he should travel
extensively or spend much time on
front porch" campaign in To-
peka.
The governor appeared satisfied
with the reception of his speech
by the crowd that jammed Topeka
last night, but declined to elaborate
on any of the issues he touched
in his address.
-- He accepted nomination before a
thrilling throng of plainsmen and
their wives, men, women, and chill
dren from the grass roots, cross
roads, prairie cities, towns and vii
lagos.
There has now appeared in high
places"-his words billowed over
acres of listeners and by radio
reached the most remote corners
Continued on Page 2; Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
RELIEF PLANS
CONSIDERED BY
COUNTY CHIEFS

SACRAMENTO, July "a. U.R)-
Agreement upon plan for ad-
ministering state relief was to be
sought at a conference of county
supervisors with Governor Frank
F. Merriam here today.
A new system, providing for
placing full administrative author
ity in the hands of the supervisors,
under supervision of state Off
cials, will be offered for consider
alton of the conferees, G. E. Greer,
San Bernardino, chairman of the
supervisors committee, said. Under
the proposal counties would as
sumo part of the financial burden
and accounts would be audited by
state authorities. If approved. the
plan would be submitted to the
legislature next January for adop-
ton,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
KIWANIS HEARS
ACCIDENT TOLL

Statistics on the number OF
deaths caused annually due to traf-
fic accidents were the subject of
an Informative talk before the Ell
Centro Kiwanis club Friday by Guy
c. Beynon.
A survey by large operator of
trucks, said Beynon, revealed that
intersection accidents were reSpon-
sible for the greatest percentage.
Careful driving by the individual
would do most TO prevent the in
creasing toll of hfe," he said.
A film showing the causes of
various accidents was shown. Bey-
non was assisted in program by
Quincy Hunt of Brswley.
Gordon Scriven presided.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
SARA PILIBOS
BECOMES BRIDE
OF e. w. SNOW

Belated announcement was made
Friday of the marriage in Yuma
July II of Miss Sara PiliboS to
Glenn w. Snow.
Both are among most prominent
members of Ell Centro's younger set.
They were united in marriage by
the Rev. Atchison of the Yuma
Presbyterian church, later keeping
their marriage a secret from all but
closest friends. They were accom-
panied to Yuma by Alec Pilibos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snow will be at
home in Ell Centro after a vacation
honeymoon starting Aug. l. Snow
is employed by the John r. Robert
son company and Mrs. Snow by the
Bank of America
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
REBUFFED LABOR ORGANIZER
SEEKS u. s. STRIKE INQUIRY
New Law May Loosen Up U. S.
Land Bank Loans for Valley

Federal land bank loans expected to be made in
Imperial Valley with more frequency result of
congressional passage of act directing federal loan
ing agencies to make the loans farm lands notwth
ing from assessments for special purposes
j. d. Adams, who has been active recently in efforts
to obtain federal land bank loans in the valley,
plans to leave for San Francisco Immediately to confer
with officials regarding the loans.
The federal oaning agencies thus instructed to
make loans in irrigation districts in spite of the exist
of a bonded debt.
The act directed at the Farm Credit adminstra-
ton, the Federal Farm Mortgage corporation the fed
eral Land banks, Land Bank commissioners, and all
loaning and financing agencies established under the
farm credit act The act refers to cases where such
land is otherwise eligible for loan where assessments
payable period of years, and where reason
able security exists for repayment of the loan.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
ICKES ONLY
DOING DUTY
SAYS OFFICE

WASHINGTON, July "a. -
(SpeciaD D-Secretary of Interior
Harold L. Ickes, in supporting
the Imperial Irrigation Districts
power development program on
the All American canal is only
recognizing the right vested i'm
the people under the Boulder
Canyon Project Act by taking
the first steps necessary to har-
ness the peoples water for the
people," his office said today.
"The action taken by the sec
retary in June, approving con-
structiOn by the federal govern
ment of power house substruc-
lures on the All American canal,
is simply carrying out the spirit
and the letter of the Boulder
Canyon Project Act which says
that water districts may, when
they find il feasible, develop
power" spokesman said.
Congress has given it (the
irrigation district) the right to
avail itself Of opportunities for
power development on the ca
nal" he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24

ly adjourn to the California hotel.
During the annual business
meeting seven directors will be
selected by the members. The
new directors then will name the
president, vice-president, treasurer.
secretary and assistant secretary.
Miss R. M. McCurdy, assistant
secretary of the California Fruit
Growers exchange in Los Angeles,
will be the principal speaker. She
will outline the history of the
exchange which has functioned
as a cooperative sales group for
the last A years.
Members plan to discuss the prob
lens of the industry and to outline
plans for marketing the grapefruit
scheduled to be grown In this sec
tion during the coming year.
Luncheon will be served at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
UNION MILK
DRIVERS STRIKE

OAKLAND, July "a. U,P)-Several
hundred union milk drivers went
on strike here today, sharply cur
failing home deliveries here and in
other east bay cities.
Limited deliveries were made
when police, heavily armed, pro-
vided a convoy for 10 trucks.
The strike, as it was termed by
the employers, or lockout" as the
union leaders called it, started when
the union was said to have made
a test strike against one dairy.
Other large dairies then locked out
union drivers, according to G.. A.
Silverthor, president of the union,
who said all but eight dairies were
affected and that these agreed to
union demands.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-24
PLANS FOR STATE BUILDING HERE
MEET WITH OFFICIALS APPROVAL

Ingels, that all state departments
get together and formulate a plan
for the building and cooperate to
bring their plans to a successful
conclusion.
Originally, it was proposed to
build the structure with funds now
available in the motor vehicle de-
partment and have other state de-
partmentS pay their share of con-
struction costs in the form of rent.
This plan resembles that used for
the buildings at the California
Arizona state line near Yuma.