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Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
SEELEY
Mrs. S. L. Robinson

SkELEI
Mrs. S. T. Robinson
Herman Oftelie of Blythe and
Mr.. and Mrs. King Kendall of Erp
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Oftelie Kendall will re-
turn to Erp Tuesday and leave his
wife here for the following month
90
Clarence Napier and Oletta A.
Wilson were married June l in Yu-
ma.
90
Mrs. Albert Brewer gave a dainty
shower at her home for Mrs. Ger
trude Woodward Friday, May %. A
potluck dinner was served. Mrs.
woodward was presented with a
basket of gifts.
Those present during the day
were MeSdames Opal Olive, Eloise
Agnew and Miss Peggy Hicks of
Imperial; Mesdames A. r. Ferguson,
Ella Odle, Lille Bradshak, C. D.
Slayton, Walter Womack, Onie Fer
gason, Louise Robinson, Genelle
Hanks, Gertrude Woodward and
Mrs. Brewer
frankie Rogers of Coachella visit
ed at the w. L. Womack home last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Robinson and
Mr. and Mrs. William Schultz and
Harold Robinson spent the week
end at San Diego and Ramona.
An old school chum, Earnie Nor
ris, recently called on George
Campbell The men attended Russ
school in San Diego in 1883.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank A. Junkins
left Monday for SkamokaWa, Wash.
and expect to return some time in
September. There will be no church
services in Seeley during his alb
Sence.
The Westside Country club met
at the home of Mrs. Coria Allender
Thursday with 18 members present.
A delicious pot luck dinner was
served, followed by a business meet
ing.
1T Pays To Advertise" was the
title of the program so cleverly car
ried out by Mrs Victoria Rich.
The remainder of the afternon was
spent in games. Members present
were Mesdames Curtis, Cannon,
Dickson, Diehl, Ferguson, Gala
her, Green, Higgins, Herrick, Lowe,
Lytle Kramer Rich, Sheldon, Smith,
Havens, Robertson, and hostess
Mrs. Allender, visitors were Mrs. A.
Plecher, Mrs. L. D. Hanks and Mrs.
Louis Smith.
Next meeting June 18th will be
held at Mrs. Cannon's cottage in
OakWilde.
George Campbell spent the week
end with his brothers in San Diego
Mrs. T. A. Howard and daughters
Katherine and Elizabeth left Fri
day to spend the holidays at New
port Beach. Elizabeth remained for
q weeks visit with her cousin, Mrs.
Carolina Convert. The others re
turned Sunday evening.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Pearse enter
tanned George Campbell and niece
Gladys Swayze at dinner Thursday
evening.
Wesley JunkinS left Friday for
Massachusetts where he will attend
the Mt. Vernon training school at
Northfield While here Wesley at
tended Central high where he made
many friends
Graduating exercises at t h e
Seeley Union school were held
Thursday evening. All three rooms
took part. Graduates were: Elaine
Graham, Loran Walker and c. j.
Daley.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D. Hanks left
Tuesday morning for Banning where
they will visit while making their
plans for the summer. Hanks will
return in September.
Many Seeleyites attended the
commencement at Central Union as
there were eight graduates from
Seeley and WeStside Mary Cook,
Gladys Womack, Clara Mae Davis,
Claude Herrick, Merlin Wooliscroft,
Rudolph Adams, Harold Robinson
and Geoe Mat,ior xtora oraduatpJ
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
MELOLAND
Mrs. Alex Meyer

Meloland eighth grade graduates
were guests of their teacher, Mrs.
Harry James, at a theatre party
Saturday. Following luncheon at
the James home, the group attend
ed the matinee in FL Centro. TWO
seventh grade girls helped to serve
the dinner and joined the group for
the matinee. Mrs. James guests
included: Allene Roberts, Evelyn
McGrew. Geraldine Ordonez, Helen
Leja, Rosie Studer, and Jack Ed
wards, graduates; and Maggie Lara
and MurieI Meyer, seventh grade
girls
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Farley en-
tertained at dinner Saturday eve
ming, their guests being Mrs. Lucy
Palmerlee, principal of Acacia
school and Mrs Sadie Fishburn of
Heber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Meyer and
daughter Beverly spent the week
end visiting relatives in San Diego.
They were accompanied by w. E.
Hancock, Jr, of Holtville who visit
ed friends in the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
HEBER
Mrs. Laura Barnes

Mrs. Fred Maurer left Saturday
morning for Garden Grove to visit
her mother who is seriously i'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

is serving a six months sentence in
the county jail for violation of traf
fic laws
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02


(M12P-tf)
Visits in VaIIey-Charles L. Child
ers, former chief counsel of the I'm
perial Irrigation District, was call
ing on friends in Ell Centro Tues
day. He planned to return to his
home in Los Angeles Tuesday night.
90
Motor StOlen-A motor was said
to have been stolen from the Sun
Beam camp near Seeley Monday
night, according to a report on file
at the county sheriff's office The
automobile was said to have been
loaded on a car or truck and car
ried away from the place.
90
Wanted to Buy-For cash 1880
McCormick-Deering used tractor in
good condition also hay making
equipment, P. o. Box 736, Ell Centro,
Phone 8709-R-1. G.2-5A)
Building Permits Issued-A build
ing permit was issued Tuesday to
E. w. Waterman for refinishing a
dwelling at 619 Hamilton street at
a cost of $45 Mrs. Grace Dixon
obtained a permit at Ell Centro city
hall to build a garage at 1893 Com
mercial street at an estimated cost
CT $50. These additions brought
the annual total to S107210.
Sherwood's Cafe-Air Cooled for
Your Comfort. (M17-TF)
Here on Business-James H. Jor-
dan, bond broker of Riverside, was
in Imperial Valley Tuesday while
attending to business matters.
Lunch In Comfort in room cooled
by refrigeration. Valley Drug Co.
(M12P- tf)
Is Serving Sentence - r. E. Hall,
who was arrested in Westmorland,
Shop For Your Drug Needs in cool
comfort. Valley Drug Co. Cooled
by refrigeration (M12P- -tf)
90
Held In Jail-Francisco Garcia,
40, and Emiliano Navarro, 40, were
arrested in Calexico Monday by
immigration officials and lodged in
the county jail.
Sherwood's Cafe-Air Cooled for
Your Comfort. (M17-TFJ
BurgIaries Reported - Two ALL
American canal employees reported
burglaries of their living quarters.
c. H. Hill said his trailer nous was
burglarized over the weekend and
a gasoline lamp taken. S. Parker
reported the theft of tools from his
camp. Two magnetos were stolen
from tractors on the canal works
north of the c & M ranch. The
tractors were owned by A. E. Rau
and r. M. Pitcher Deputy sheriffs
are investigating.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

Dine in Cool Comfort in air con-
ditioned store. Valley Drug Co.
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

Wanted to Buy-For cash 1880
Mccormick -Deering used tractor in
good condition also hay making
equipment, P o. Box 1876, Ell Centro,
Phone 8709-R-1. J.2-5A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

Visits in VaIley-Charles L. Child
ers, former chief counsel of the In
perial Irrigation District, was call
ing on friends in Ell Centro Tues
day. He planned to return to his
home in Los Angeles Tuesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

Herman Oftelie of Blythe and
Mr.. and Mrs. King Kendall of Erp
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Oftelie Kendall will re-
turn to Erp Tuesday and leave his
wife here for the following month.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

Clarence Napier and Oletta A
Wilson were married June / in Yu-
ma.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

Elwood Bailey Of san Diego was
the speaker at the graduation exer-
cises at the high school when 81
graduates received their diplomas.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-05

ton, she followed Garth into the
chilly blue shadow of the cave.
Several yards form the entrance
Garth stopped before narrow side
hole that opened above a waist-high
uprise in the bedrock He reached in
and picked up a bundled white skin.
Out in the sun he opened the skin
and showed a piece of frozen meat.
'How's that for cold storage?" he
said. "Killed a young mountain
sheep on my way out, last month.
Though I'd test the glacier. Looks
as if it's safe meat house. No
chance of spelling, and not even a
wolf has ventured inside"
Miss Ramil said nothing. She saw
no reason to consider the cave of the
slightest interest. ThereKwas, how
ever, the meat. She suggested that if
it was not spoiled, it would make a
change from the moose meat. This
proved true. Down at camp the
young mutton was first thawed in
cold water, then stewed in the gold
pan.
The descent had been made by
Ramiu without aid. There was no
need to support, much less back
pack him. He had really begun to
get start in training. To Garth this
was all the more reason for pushing
the millionaire so much the harder.
In the week that followed, he al
ternated more climbs with trips
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ITO be sure. That above all else,
he agreed. so how could deprive
you of that pleasure, or fail to give
chance to blk me out Of my placer
your father and your fiance another
claim? / agreed to get you back to
the Mackenzie. When we reach the
old post, we part company. You and
Hubby will then be free to 60 as
far as you can"
"But in that case No, you can't
make me swallow it. / know you're
not such fool as to risk losing that
placer"
Garth laughed outright.
'What d'you take me for? Your
brand of gold-digger? Cad, that's
the nubbin of it all. It's the reason
why men like you and Hubby lose
out. You worship the golden calf.
Yet what value is there to riches
other that what you get from them?
Can you think of more enjoyable
game than playing draw poker, with
our lives in the jackpot, and Fortune
dealing us the cards of chance?"
Whats the catch?" inquired Miss
Ramill, with a sudden upwelling of
her sophisticated cynicism. "Lives
in the jackpot that means nothing.
It's your placer that's in the pot.
What stakes do you consider we
have in to balance it,"
"That would be telling" he teased.
you'll know if I win If 1 lose, it
will not matter to any of you what
you've risked The showdown may
come sooner that I expected. Your
father is already in fairly good
shape. Well start the trip out as
soon as these caribou skins have
been tanned"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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mote past Of mankind. Down through
countless ages her prehistoric an
cestresses had learned the bitter les
son that, in the Wild, days of plenty
are certain to be followed by days
of famine. The cave man hunted the
meat; the cave woman boarded what
she could of it gain the time of want.
Otherwise her children starved.
So, upon reflection, GartT's amaze
ment passed. He had managed to
cover it,even at the first, when Lilith
Ramill took the belt-ax in her slen-
der hand and severed the neck bone
of the caribou with single blow.
Her father was the one who star
ed. He sat watching the girls quick,
eager welding of the hand-ax, his
mouth slack, almost agape. Garth
could only surmise how she had al
ways been coddled and pampered.
Her father knew it. He knew how,
Stree her childhood, she had been
wrapped about with silken luxury,
waited upon by attentive servants,
petted and spoiled.
The millionaire had been born on
a farm. He could recall seeing his
mother help butcher sheep and hogs.
But she was a farmers wife. Lilith
would not have known how to pre-
pare a spring chicken for the pan.
And now she was cutting up caribou
Aside from an occasional word of
direction, Garth said nothing. When
he finished dressing out the fifth
carcass, he handed his knife to his
eager helper, packed load of meat,
and carried it to the ice cave.
Down in the gulch bottom ne
chose a potho1e stone that would
hold perhaps three quarts. In the
bowl he coiled wick of twisted dry
caribou moss, piled in caribou fat,
and lighted the wick. When the fat
melted, the wick burned with a
strong steady flame. Caribou ribs
furnished grating on which to
bro1 steaks. The fat meat was de-
liciously tender, its flavor between
venison and beef.
When even Mr.. Ramill could eat
no more, Garth carried the stone
lamp into the ice cave. Upon his re-
turn, he had Mr.. Ramill and Lilith
look close at the caribou skins.
"You see they are hair, not fur.
But every hair is hollow Nothing is
warmer than a caribou parka. In
fact, the winter coat is too warm to
be worn. That is why I killed six
now, instead of one. You have never
1vintnrad in the North "
Mr.. Ramill tensed as if prodded.
"Wintered? You can't mean to infer
you expect to stay on here. We have
your promise to take us out"
Garth turned to meet the intent
gaze of the girls blue eyes. They
looked as cold as the blue ice of the
glacier tunnel. None the less, they
had greatly changed since he had
first seen them, over on the Macken-
zie. They no longer showed trace
of their former cynical tiredness.
The girl might be as hard as ever,
but she was no longer bored or en-
nued. For another thing, she had be-
gun to lose her excessive thinness.
He answered her father: "You
have my promise-more's the pity.
A winter a la Eskimo would be a
wonderful experience for Miss Ram
i'll. However, she will of course pre-
fer to 60 back to, jazz and cocktails,
to paint, powder and lipstick."
She f1ared. "And rid of VOu!'
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around into the muSkeg sWamps. He
led his sweating, swearing charge
over niggerhead grass, where the
heavy bodied city man had to jump
nimbly from one big tussock to
another or take tumble.
Miss Ramill tagged along on these
grueling hikes. She also made an
other climb up the gulch. Garth
cached in the cave the hundred
pounds of smoked NOSE meat he had
brought up on his blackboard. He
then led on up the glacier, halfway
from its foot to the top of the pass.
That gave the three climbers some
real ice work. Coming back, Garth
knocked three brack of fool hens
from spruce limbs with a stick.
The half dozen grouse made a
pleasant change. But even with a
pail of salmon berries for desert
they proved scant meal for the
four meat-eaters. The last leg of
moose had already been baked and
eaten, the tongues broiled, and the
second muffle stewed. The remain
der of the smoked meat would not
last long. So far, Garth had not in
terfered with Huxby's all-day PAN
ming out of the platinum alloy He had
not even asked to look at the take
Of precious metal. Food was diff
ferent matter. Instead of shooting
another moose, he called upon Hulk
by to join in caribou hunt.
A band of the big animals had
drifted along the tundra terrace
over towards the glacier. Garth
counted fifteen. He waited until the
band came within seventy-five
yards. He then let drive, shooting
rapidly yet with careful aim. One
after another dropped, each with q
bullet through the head. The stupid
beasts stared in the direction of the
sharp reports. But they could see
nothing. The sixth went down before
the nine survivors wheeled and chat
tered off in panic-stricken flight.
The flaying was well under way
when Hubby and Miss Ramill came
Fastening aslant the tundra ahead OF
Mr.. Ramill. The girl eyed the clean
delicious-looking white fat on the
first flayed body. ''That looks good
Alan! Vivian, you can go back to
your mining. Dad and will help
here"
Her father called out a painting
suggestion for Hubby to wait and
carry down load of meat.
mo need,"' Garth said Don't stop
Huxby Most of this venison is going
on ice. None will be allowed to
spoil"
The engineer did not linger. He
had looked none too well pleased
over the girls familiar use OF
Garth's first name. Along with his
displeasure about this, there could
be no doubt of his eagerness to get
back. to the platinum panning. Each
successive day he had shown him
self still keener to continue the
sampling of the placer.
When Garth finished the flaying
of the caribou, he started to dress
out the bodies. Greatly to his aston
ishment, at the cutting up of the
second caribou, she took the belt-aX
and began to help. Mother Nature
had cracked the polished shell of ar
tificiality in which the pampered
heiress had been encased. The girls
few days in the Wild had awakened
primitive instincts ground deep into
the nature of woman during the re-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-05

and began to rub her fathers knees
and hips. The millionaire groaned
that he had been stricken with ter
rible attack of lumbago and rheuma-
tism. 1t was impossible for him to
move.
Needless Of the plants, Garth roll
the complainer out beside the cold
baked leg of moose. The sick" man
ate more than either his daughter or
Garth. Afterwards, insistent urging
and the promise of an easy workout
persuaded him to get on his feet.
They wandered around through the
woods, with frequent pauses in the
glades.
When, several hours later, they re-
turned to camp Miss Ramill had
completed one moccasin and was
doggedly stitching at its mate. Hux-
by came down from the trough with
the gold pan. Garth melted the last
of the moose fat in it and fried a
heaping mess of mushrooms. For
salad, he shook quantity of pleas
antly acid sorrel from the bottom of
his pail. With berries for dessert, the
meal became banquet. While it
lasted there was general glow OF
good feeling. Even Hubby spoke
pleasantly to Garth.
AS before, Garth turned in at the
same time as Mr.. Ramill He waken-
ed to find the first pair Of moccasins
finished. The girl had met his terms.
He gave Huxby the moss bed, and
started to collect flattish stones as
heavy as he could toss. When he had
pitched dozen or so upon the cache
platform, he strung the smoked
slices of meat on rawhide thongs.
Raking aside the smudge-fire, he
stood on the rack and tied all the
meat close up under the cache plat
form.
The then climbed upon the plat
form and piled the stones on the tie
thongs where they came around the
poles. That would keep wolverines
or other pilferers from gnawing the
rawhide to let the meat fall. No
| fourfooted creature could now get
at the meat on the under side of the
platform, and even ravens would
have difficulty stealing much of it.
To complete the job, Garth pulled
off the cross poles of the smoke rack.
For breakfast, the party finished
the baked leg of moose. AS Garth
had foreseen, his three city camp
mates had developed camp appe-
tites. Better still, they were less ir-
ritable. Their craving for drink and
tobacco had begun to lessen.
At timberline Huxby went up the
trough with the gold pan. Garth
headed again for the glacier. This
time Mr.. Ramill did not pant and
gasp so hard, nor did he have to stop
so often to rest The first climb had
/ done more than strengthen his wind
and flabby muscles. It had burned
up the autotoxins in his system as
well as sweat off many pounds of
| fat.
He managed to climb all the way
to the lower end of the glacier. 1t
took him less time than his PARKWAY
climb and he was far less exhausted.
While he rested in a sunny nook on
the rocky side of the lateral mo-
raine, his daughter went down in
front of the glacier with Garth. They
came to the channel where the mil
ky stream gushed out of a tunnel
cave in the blue-white ice.
Garth pointed to a shelf of rock on
the near side of the stream. He
walked into the cave along the
smoothly polished ledge. Lilith Ram
ill shuddered and glanced up fear
fully at the steep over-hanging ice
face that seemed about to crash
down. Yet after a moments hesita-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-05

The gnu has the head of an OK,
the tail of horse, and the legs of
an antelope.
The Washington times., 1936-03-06
SCHOOLS OPEN
TOMORROW

FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE, Va,
March 6.-Students of Fairfax
county schools will attend classes
tomorrow to make up for lost time
when schools we're closed during
the recent bad weather.
The county school board met
yesterday and requested all teach
ers in the county to hold Saturday
clases in order that the time may
be made up between now and the
closing of school so that the term
will not have to be heightened.
1t was announced that the num-
Der of Saturdays on which school
will be open will vary in the differ
ent magisterial districts. The ac-
ton was taken when it was learned
that the schools we're closed longer
during the past winter than ever
before because of bad weather.
The Washington times., 1936-03-06
D0GCATARRH
PREVALENT

The Washington Times Free
Pet Clinic is held every Tuesday
and Friday at DR.. BoSley'S Hos
pitul, 311 Sirth St. N. w. Pet
lovers desiring ndUice are urged
to bring their pets to the hos.
pitGI betWeen 1 and 3 p. m.
BY DIR. M. A. BOSLEY, D. NJ.
A common ailment of the dog
is catarrh Of the stomach. Al
though it is usually more preva-
lent in dogs than in other domeS-
tic pets, cats are often affected.
Sometimes it will appear as a
secondary condition, due to a
complication of various diseases.
Sometimes the disease may be a
liver condition, tumors of the
stomach, lung or heart ailments,
and very often parasites.
Symptoms Are Varied
Symptoms Of acute catarrh are
varied. Sometimes the appetite
may be very irregular, if not en-
tirely absent. On Monday your
dog or cat may be eating like an
epicure, and on Tuesday all food
will seem distasteful to him. A
short time after eating vomiting
may be noticed, and there will be
pain in the region of the stomach.
This may not be constant symp-
tom, but your animal will gradu-
ally become thin, due to NAL
nutrition.
Befo-e a diagnosis is made by
your veterinarian, it should al
ways be taken into consideration
that number of pathological
conditions may be present and,
therefore, every symptom should
be carefully examined before a
definite conclusion is made.
High colonic irrigationS of the
stomach and the intestines are
often helpful, although this treat
ment should certainly not be en-
ployed in all cases of this dis
order. In some cases it will start
an irritation and therefore do
more harm than good.
Use Warm Water
If an irrigation is considered
advisable after an examination
and you are fortunate enough
to have the proper m die a |
equipment at home, would sug-
gest that when the stomach is
completely empty that you irri.
gate it with warm water to
which has been added some bi.
carbonate of soda, which will be
helpful in eliminating an acid
condition likely to be present.
The Washington times., 1936-03-06
DOGS SEEKING HOMES

seven-month-old Prince" col
lie and police dog, is looking of a
home today. 1t isn't that Prince
is unwanted, but living quarters
are too small for such a strapping
dog.
Prince" may be adopted from
Mrs. Celie Ashensky, l408 Girard
st. N. w.
Four half police puppies-two
males and two females-siX weeks
of age, are also being given away
today. Notify Althea S. Chris
caden, Box 425, Riverdalc, Md, If
you are interested in having one.
Other puppies, three females,
which are part collie and part
police, and also six weeks old, may
be obtained from 112 Xenia st.
S. E.
If you have cats, dogs, or other
pets to give away. the Pet Editor
of The Washington Times will
mention them in this column.