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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-05-22
PROPOSED FERRY BOAT
TO BE 200 FEET LONG

The proposed new ferry boat, If
built, will be 200 feet long and have
capacity of sixty cars. 1t will have
six runways for cars, will be built all
of steel and will be propelled by one
large Diesel engine with clutches.
The plans show less house on the
boat and more decks. 1t is designed
by one of the foremost marine en-
gineers in the country and with a
particular reference to the kind and
place of the traffic to handle. If put
on the run from Kent Island to Clai-
borne she will be able to make the
trip in sixteen minutes.
If this plan is adopted the trip
around into the Chesapeake Bay to
Annapolis, requiring an hour and a
half, will be abandoned and the Gin
side" route merely across the Eastern
Bay will be used instead.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-05-22
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN

E. E. Bailey, of Laurel, was elect
cd president of the Del-Mar-Va Vol
unteer Firensn's Association held at
Princess Anne, Nd, on Wednesday,
of last week, at the annual convention
which was marked by speech by
Attorney General Herbert R. O'Conor,
of Maryland.
Other officers chosen were: G. 5.
Jones, Chincoteague, Va, first vice
president; Raymond Carey, Princess
Anne, second vice president; w. P.
Karpa, Cape Charles, Va, treasurer;
and E. B. Schultz, Delmar, Nd, Sec
retary.
Before about 5000 firemen, repre-
senting SO companies on the Eastern
Shore Peninsula, O'Conor said there
had been an improvement in volun-
teer fire-fighting methods due to Gin
telligent planning and long hours OF
study" on the port of firemen.
"We all know that the volunteer
fire company of the past was more
of social organization than an eff
ficient fire fighting machine" O'Con-
or said.
"The main purpose in fighting a
fire was to flood everything with
water as quickly as possible. Today
that is not the case, and 1 want to
assure you that the public is fully
aware and duly appreciative of the
fact that modern fire companies have
as their principal aim the preserva-
ton and salvaging of properties"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-05-22
NEGRO SLASHER HELD
IN $4,000 BAIL

Justice R. Mark White affixed the
bond at $4,000 for "Slasher" George
Washington White, held for the past
three weeks in the county Jail on
charges of attacking an officer with
lethal weapon, jail-breaking, and,
least of all, the original charge, dis
turbing the peace of small nearby
Somerset locality, in the preliminary
on Main Street, Wednesday afternoon
at 1:30.
Prisoner White is again lodged in
the county Jail to await the next ses-
sion of the Grand Jury.
The prisoner claimed that he is af-
fected with mad, crazy spells, coming
upon him suddenly in fairly regular
intervals of about a month, more or
less, apart, and that, at the time when
he severely cut Deputy Sheriff Will
liam Holland, in the procedure of
breaking out of the County Jail, he
did not know what he was doing. Ac-
cording to his story he did not come
tC his senses until approximately the
middle Of the afternoon he broke Jail
(Tuesday, April 21st), at which time
he discovered himself lying prone on
one side in a ditch full Of water, al
most drowned.
81 didn't know what l was doing
he claimed. "When l come to myself,
l was laying in a shallow ditch, on
my right side, my right nostril and
that side of my mouth under water.
l didn't know how l got there, OF
why"
When questioned very closely by
States Attorney Kirk Maddrix, the
prisoner gave out that 81 amt wanted
nowhere, 'cept here, for any crime. I
was put in Jail in Bridgeville, for
fightin'-but 1 knowed what I was
doin', then. 1 meant flight, that
time. DR.. Manning and DR.. Messick,
of Bridgeville, DEL, told me it was
my blood that was wrong. Mr.. Barnes
Ct Bridgeville, told me that, that was
my nature-that l was JUS that way"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-05-22
Oak Hall, Va. News
(Too late for last issue)

Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Taylor of Mel
ia visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. M. Taylor recently.
Mrs. Ralph Taylor of Cokesbury,
Nd, spent last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bloxom.
The community expresses sympathy
to Mrs. Page Fisher whose mother
died suddenly last week.
Mrs. Waldon Taylor and children
are spening some time with her moth
er, Mrs. Chandler at Onancock.
The Preachers meeting which was
held at the church Tuesday was well
represented.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Groton of Sails
bury, visited Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Kel-
ley Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ward and chill
dren, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Tyndall of Wattsville.
Quite a few of our people attended
the graduating exercises at Temper
anceville High School Monday mite
Miss Doris Byrd was member of the
graduating class.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-05-22
MARYLAND OFFICIAL is
SERVED WITH WARRANT

Thomas L. Dawson, Maryland's
Secretary of State, was served a war
rant last week, charging him with
driving an automobile while he was
under the influence of intoxicating
liquor.
Sergt. Roy Bodmer, of the Mont
gomery County Police, served the
warrant which was received by one
of Mr.. Dawson's friends, who refused
to disclose his name, in Dawson's
bedroom.
'The officer came here and went
up to Mr.. Dawson's BEDROOM" said
the friend, who is staying at Mr..
Dawson's house. "They shook hands
and the officer served the warrant
just the usual thing"
The friend remarked that Dawson
had "pretty bad leg" as result of
a triple automobile accident, out of
which the driving while intoxicated"
charge arose, and said "the Secretary
of State will have to stay in bed for
several days."
Previously, Dawson had denied that
he was intoxicated, and said those
involved in the accident were "stun-
ned"
Justice E. A. Condor swore out
the warrant for drunken driving on
the complaint of C. J. Getzler, of Clar
endon, Va, driver of one of the other
two cars involved in the accident,
Sunday. Another charge of reckless
driving faces Mr.. Dawson when he
can appear before Magistrate Harold
Smith.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-05-22

"Where did you get the knife you
cut Mr.. Holland WITH" questioned
Mr.. Maddrix.
"I-I found it, in tn road wher' l
was dancin'?" was the answer.
Didn't they search your pockets,
George, when you were locked up?"
"No suh."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-05-22

SF4 and F. O. B. Detroit Standard group,
nm Guiding bumpers and spare tire, extra.
= VS. have Safety Glass throughout at no
tionaI $25 month"; after buys
of the 1886 Ford VS. car-om the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
SCHOOLS OPEN
FOR new YEAR
|INfEL centric
Slight Gain Over
1895 Revealed in
Registration

Elementary, high school
and junior college pupils of
Ell Centro started the new
school year Monday with
grammar school registration
figures showing Sight increase
over last years total.
Elementary schools show an in
crease of 10 pupils over the first
day of 1895, according to prelimi-
nary figures.
High school enrolment at the
end of the first day was not COM
pleted but 180 freshmen were regis
tered, 1913 freshmen and new stu
dents having enrolled last year
on the opening day. Junior college
figures were not available.
Total enrolment for the city
elementary schools is 1916 as COM
pared tos,1197 on the opening day
last year.
The gain is largest in East Side
elementary school, and since both
Harding and Mckinley schools
have had to absorb the fifth and
sixth grades formerly housed at
Lincoln, Wilson school having one
sixth grade class also, these schools
have resulting larger enrolment.
Harding has registered $50 STU
dents, MvKinley, 306; East Side,
1876; and Wilson, 265.
Monday morning all sixth grade
students assembled in Wilson au-
ditorium where addresses were TAX
en- so that they might be assigned
to classes in the schools nearest
their homes.
Registration at Wilson and Har-
ding was so heavy that these
schools will be able to handle only
one sixth grade class each, leaving
two for Mckinley.
Accordingly the boundary line
for division was made Orange
street, those living south of Or
ange going to Harding; those hav-
ing bicycles and living between
Orange and Main will go to Nc
Kinley and all north of Main will
attend Mckinley. Wilson will ac-
commodate those living in that
vicinity.
Four ciassrooms will be con-
structed on Wilson school grounds
to take care of the sixth grade
classes. Plans and specifications
for these arrived Monday morning
and will be studied by the board
of trustees at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21

Here's all you have to do, kids,
to- qualify. Call the Post-Press
at 300, ask for the circulation de-
partment and enter your name and
register your pet. Any kind of pet
yill qualify, large or small, from
a toad to horse. Then, after
you have registered, all you have
to do is be on hand Saturday morn
ing with your pet and join in the
fun.
Jack Christensen of Christensen's
Pharmacy will give every boy and
girl with a pet who takes part IN
the parade a big, luscious ice cream
cone. Ed Schiller, manager of the
Western Diaries, has provided
something new, delicious and cool
that will be given away free to the
children. Just what the some
thing" is will be a secret until
later.
Entries received so far include:
Kenneth Owen of Imperial, 6, and
his dog; Doris Cleveland, 228 Olive
street, Ell Centre and her cat;
Patsy Lou Brown, 5, 657 Park
avenue, Ell Centro and her dog;
and jeanne Mapes of FL Centre
and her dog.
Any child in Imperial Valley,
up to l8 years of age, may enter,
Come on kids, JOIN THE PAR
ADE-
Merchants who have contributed
prizes include: John5on's, three
awards; I. v. Hardware, six; M. o.
King Co., five; Newberry's two;
Valley Drug, two; Office Supply,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
BATTLING BILLS THE CHAMP!
He WHIPPED A CAT = THE RAT!

If white rats laugh, there is at the Charles
Nice home in Ell Centre which must be indulging in
frequent fits of raucous merriment The beady eyed
little rodent whipped cat
Even though the cat only month old kitten
of undeniable neXperience, it still is moral and
physical victory for the rat
Elisa Nice 4, had white rat for pet and every
menagere They didn't get along very we'll but Elisa
was untring in her efforts to make them friends.
After she put the rat in cage, the kitten would
snooze companiaby with his back against the bars.
Elisa decided they had made up she opened the
bars
The kitten frisked inside He the rats dish of
milk and began to lap it up. That entirely too
friendly gesture for the rat The cat howled and the
fur flew. 1t all cat fur, too.
No marks of battle appeared on the rat but the cat
suffered badly torn ear
At latest reports no truce had been signed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
PASSENGER FLIGHTS
TO ORIENT APPROVED
WARE, RANEY
GIVE REPORT ON
SALINAS STRIKE

Sheriff Robert w. Ware and De-
puay Frank Raney are back in
Imperial Valley after investigating
the methods used by officers in
handling the strike situation in Sa-
lnas. They SOW no fighting while
they were IN the battle zone.
They talked to Henry Strobel,
Imperial Valley resident who is
leader of the Associated Farmers.
Strobel was badly beaten in a hand
to hand battle with three strikers,
Ware said,as well as having suffer-
ed badly cut face when struck
by bottle as he drove truck
through the mob of strikers.
Peaceful picketing." Ware con-
cluded' was the same as demon
strated in Imperial Valley two
years ago. Knives, clubs and sticks
were in plain evidence among the
strikers
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
G0AR TO HEAD
FARM TESTS
AT MEL0LAND
Named For Post as
Superintendent of
Meloland Station

L. G. Goar has been as
signed the position of super
intendent of the Meloland
Experiment station, succeed
ing Allen Scott, according
to word received in this city by
committee of valley residents
interested in obtaining Goar's ap-
pointment
Harold Hunt is chairman of the
committee and Harry James of
Meloland, it's secretary. Goar was
formerly connected with the sta
tion and local farmers were an
xious to have him return, making
a request to the University of Cali
fornia that the appointment be
made. Goar will assume his duties
Nov. but will arrive in the valley
Oct. for a preliminary inspection
tour.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
Communists Charges
Revealed by Hearst

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. WR)-Wil-
liam Randolph Hearst, publisher of
a group of newspapers, charged to-
day that President Roosevelt re-
ceives the political support of ZEN
emies of the American system OF
government, and that he has done
his best to deserve the support Of
all such disturbing and destructive
elements"
His statement, published today m
his newspapers, was in reply to a
statement issued by the White
House Saturday in which it was as
serted "a certain notorious newspa-
per owner" was attempting ito give
the impression that President Roose-
velt accepts the support of alien or
carnations hostile to the American
form of government"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
REALIGNMENT
OF GRADE TO
BE DISCUSSED

Realignment of Mountain Springs
grade was scheduled to be discussed
today by group of San Diego Of
fieials and Imperial county super
visors at meeting at the court
house in Ell Centro.
Farm bureau officials and MEM
bers of the road committee were
to appear to protest the spending
of county funds on roads OF more
Importance to this county.
San Diego supervisors recently
expressed the hope of obtaining
state highway funds for the two
county's share and obtain the re-
mainder from the government
through the Works Progress Ad-
ministration.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21

government must alter the SITUATION
radically to restore a balance.
Madrid has issued an urgent call
for all militiamen, even those who
are unarmed, to report to barracks
at once.
The rebels are driving toward
Madrid in the Santa Olalla area at
the rate of five miles a day.
The government has abandoned
its field headquarters at Santa Olal-
la and the town is now no mans
land
The rebels at the Toledo Alcazar
are defying every attack
In the Guadarrama mountains
the rebels are strengthening their
position for attack.
At Oviedo and Huesca, where the
loyalists are nominally the attack;
ers, they are doing most of their
fighting defensively.
Bilbao, their great port on the
north coast, seems doomed.
A rebel broadcast from Seville
claimed the capture of Santa Olalla
That report was shown by United
Press direct dispatches to have
been premature, at the time it was
sent. But there. was no reason to
believe the rebels could not take it
when they wanted-perhaps today.
The loyalists admitted they had
abandoned it.
The loyalist attack on the Alcazar
continuer - artillery fire. sniping,
dynamiting with small bombs. oc-
casional infantry attacks. But the
rebels were fighting like fiends and
no loyalist head appeared for which
there was not rebel bullet. The
great dynamiting failed entirely;
whether it killed anybody at all ex-
cept loyalists hit by flying rocks is
questionable.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21

thousand, the federal government
has employed 100000 workers.
america is never going back
to the DOLE" he said. But we are
going to have unemployment in
some degree for a long time. We
must develop a permanent pro-
gram for the unemployed, and an
essential part of this program must
provide work for the unemployed.
I'VE are never going to treat
people who are broke and unem-
ployed as we did in 1929. Even
then, at the peak Of prosperity, we
still had hundreds of thousands
d people living in poverty, and
Ill with no rhyme or reason"
Now, he said, there are fewer
persons on relief than at any time
since the depression.
Times are better and are get
Ting better he declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21

difficulties in the northend city.
They declared they were not
Communists but refused to salute
the flag because they said it was
against their religion. ..
North end residents had been
informed Communists were plan
llIilg 70 hold meeting in Braw-
ley Sunday under the gui5e of a
religious organization. They stop
ped the motorcade when it entered
town but could find nothing but
religious tracts.
N. P. Sargent, who is said to be
connected with the Teamsters u
Mon, later was declared to have
stopped to confer with cars in the
religious motorcade which dis
played white handkerchiefs.
This act made the Brawley res
idents more suspicious and they
asked several of the group if they
were Communists. They denied
the charge but refused to salute
the American flag, declaring it was
against their religion. The BraW-
ley residents then escorted the
motorcade to the city limits and
told them to leave. il.
Part Of the visitors passed the
Trifolium checking station but
others went to Ell Centre to con-
duct a meeting there. Due to their
difficulties in the north end, they
were asked to leave Ell Centro and
avoid trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
ARm| s I |C {
I'm SALINAS
WAR ENDS
Systematic Picketing
Resumed by Field
Workers

SALINAS, CAL, Sept. 21.
(UP) = Labor asserted it
self again today in Salinas
$11, 100000 lettuce strike as
peaceful" picketing was re-
sumed after a four-day armistice
following last weeks violence.
Striking lettuce workers began
a systematic picketing of packing
plants, Filipino labor camps, high
ways and other points throughout
the city. A definite number of
men was assigned to each location
and they worked in relays. Each
man bore sandwich sign or BAN
ner proclaiming unfair to organ
lied labor"
Trucks laden with lettuce moved
from the fields OF the nations
salad bowl" unguarded by state
highway patrol cars and passed
the picket lines without incident.
There was evidence of a diminish
ing of the armeS forces of the
state police and city and county
forces.
The 1000 Citizen police" draft
ed as deputies by Sheriff Carl
Abbott after last Wednesdays riot
ing in downtown Salinas, appeared
to have returned to their every
day activities and strikers and
employers awaited a peace con-
ference tomorrow at Sacramento,
called by Gov. Frank F.. Merriam
in an effort to halt the strike
which started Sept. A when en-
ployers refused to grant the unions
demand for preferential hiring,
and struck.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
ARTHUR EDGAR,
NOTED PIONEER,
VISITS VALLEY

Arthur Edgar, one of the best
known of the valley pioneers, ia
nous for his stories of the early
days, was back in Ell Centro Satur-
day with new supply of tales to
delight his many friends.
Edgar now makes his home in
Santa Monica. He has, with Mrs.
Edgar and their daughter, Mrs.
Hazel Edgar Kegley and Mr.. E.
Shaw of Los Angeles, been visiting
another daughter, Mrs. Paul Blenk-
iron at Oakwilde.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
BIG POPULARITY
RACE. STARTED
FOR CARRIERS

r The race is on! Forty three car
riers for the Post-Press Monday
started the first lap in the new
contest to determine the most pop
ular carrier on the staff. The con-
test ends Nov. Ia when the cash
prizes-$25 for first, $40 for second,
$3.50 for third, SIS for fourth and
$3.50 for fifth will be awarded. The
winner will be the boy who receives
the most votes sent in by subscrib-
ers. Ballots" will appear in the
Post-PreSs from time to time to be
filled out by subscribers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21

Nldkt IIS IISI dSStHStT-CdTTyIIlg
flight October 81.
Department of Commerce ap-
proval was given after inspectors
had been flown in the big clipper
ships ii the American across
the longest heavier -than-air line
in the world-Alameda to Honolulu
to Midway to Wake to Guam to
Manila.
Establishment of the tranS-Paci-
fic service will mean another long
step in providing round-the-w world
commercial air passenger service.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21

BEAT DRIVER

Arthur Sam appealed to Braw-
ley police this weekend after he
was beaten by three MeXicans he
offered a ride in his car three
miles south of Westmorland.
Brawley police told Sheriff Rob-
ert w. Ware that Sans nose was
broken and his ribs injured. He
was said to have been in difficulties
with MexicanS before.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21

With the dirigible Hindenberg fly
ing the North Atlantic and Amer
lean and British interests investi-
eating the feasibility of establish
ing regular heavier -than-air serv-
ice from New York to London it
soon will be possible to travel in
commercial aircraft entirely around
the world with the exception of the
short hop from Manila to Shang-
hal.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
VALLEY FARM
EXHIBIT WINS
PRIZE AT FAIR

Imperial Valleys exhibit at the
Los Angeles county fair, Pomona,
won first premium, receiving a
ribbon, trophy and a cash award,
according to Art Sinclair, deputy
agricultural commissioner, who is in
charge of the exhibit.
The exhibit consists of table
display showing model of the val
ley with it's irrigation system. its
cities, the crops grown in the coun-
tY.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21

One of the favorites to show in
the Post-Press carrier popularity
contest is William (Call Me BilD
Payne. Bill has worked for the
Imperial Valley Press two years and
has spent most of that time in the
service of his subscribers and con-
vincing the new carrier boys in the
Continued On Page 3, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
Last Minute
FLASHES !!
FUNDS FOR BRAWLEY
SCHOOL RELEASED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. (U.P
Funds for S3S,75o additions to
the Miguel Hidalgo elementary
school in Brawley, were released
late today by Harold L. Ickes.
Public Works administrator. The
improvements include addition
al classr0Oms, offices, nursery,
clinic and toilet rooms.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
,|m|l
@S2HH
} DREPoRTER AMs5EMs
Says

Flight of Time
John Kepley had (accent on the
past tense) a shiny new set of golf
clubs. They were new up to and
including part of Sunday. Then
they aged suddenly under the blud-
geonings of Johns companions In
a foursome at La Mesa. On the
first tee John dragged out his new
driver and pridefully urged each
partner to try it out. Each part
ner did. They tried it out and
wore it out on every succeeding tee.
They used his brassie and his spoon
and finally tried his putter until
John ended up by playing with
his partners clubs, leaving the new
set for the others TO fight over.
On the way home John remarked:
II ever get new set of clubs
lin I'm going to find partner
that's deaf and blind, instead of
just dumb
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
OCEAN FLYERS
RETURN TO N. Y.
ONE WEEK LATE

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. lU.Pj-Har-
ry Richman and Dick Merrill land
ed the monoplane, Lady Peace,
at Floyd Bennett field at 2:16 pm.
Q0:16 am. psf today, a week late
on their return flight of round
trip to England.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
Dusting Fall Peas
To Begin Next Week

busting of fall peas with arsenic
will begin next week, said B. A.
Harrigan, agricultural commission
er, and valley beekeepers within the
vicinity of pea paintings are warned
to take the proper precautions to
protect their bees.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
Post Office Lawn
Planted in Ell Centre

Ell Centre post office soon will be
surrounded by a fine lawn, said
Postmaster Frank Richmond today
Planting and seeding began Mon
day under the direction of Peterson
Bros. of Inglewood, who were
awarded the contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
JAPANESE TO LAND

TOKYO. Sept. FL. W.p - The
navy department announced te-
day that II had ordered Japanese
marines TO land at IIank0w in
China 10 protect the life and
property Of Japanese Nationals.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
u. S. Passes on Clipper Ships; First Hop
With Pay Load to Manila Via Honolulu
Slated For October II

WASHINGTON, Sept 81. (UP)-Department of Com
merce sanction has been given to PanAmerican Airways
for flying passengers the Pacific Ocean, it
announced today.
1t was understood here that Pan-American plans to
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE NEAR

THE LAST DEADLINE!
If you haven't registered as a
voter, or
If you have changed your
,.name or address, and
IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN
ETHE NOVEMBER ELECTION
REGISTER NOW! LAST
REGISTRATION rs WEDNES-
DAY, SEPT. %.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-21
SCORES OF PRIZES
AWAIT CHILDREN IN
NOVEL PET PARADE

prizes things eat and lot of fun await children
who enter Saturday
and
under at 10 o'clock in the
morning in front of the Main street.