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Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
DRIVERS GIVEN
LAST WARNING
TO FIX LIGHTS

Automobiles with faulty head
lights and tail-lights will get their
owners into trouble with the Cali
tornia Highway Patrol in the future
said Captain Frank Oswalt.
This constitutes the last warn
ing the captain said. we have
warned, begged and requested but
the results have not been salts.
factory We will conduct head
light raids once each week. Cita-
tiCns will be given in every case of
irregularity and every ticket means
a fine"
The captain advised car owners
to check their cars Immediately as
means OF determining whether
the tail.lghts are in order and
whether the headlamps are glaring
or too high.
He urged motorists to take the
trouble to check the lights them
selves as a means OF saving money
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
TURNER WILL
STAY IN VALLEY
FOR TWO DAYS

Col. Roscoe Turner, who has fol-
lowed sky paths to almost every
corner of the civilized globe. will
drop down out of the sky to the
Imperial county airport at 3 p. m.
Thursday in his new "a passenger
Boeing plane for a two-day visit
with friends in Imperial Valley.
Col. Turner's last visit to the
valley was with Gov. James Rolph.
Jr., whose personal pilot he was.
At the request of the Post Press,
the famous aviator has agreed to
carry passengers on short flights
above the valley at a small charge
to cover expenses. The sides of his
plane are autographed with the
names of almost a hundred famous
friendships he has made ON previous
trips here He is a close friend OF
many valley residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

luSClly Wnen the vote was an
nounced.
Administration leaders had made
their first issue of the day on
the amendment, in an effort to
get the bill up to the final pass
age vote with no chances written
into 1t which might gain support
for the initiation measure.
The amendment limits loans
under the bill for farm mortgage
refinancing purposes, preventing
mortgages based on livestock.
1t was the first amendment
brought to a vote as the house
fought over the measure, with
constant bitter debate, heightened
by attacks on President William
Green of the American federation
of labor for urging friends of
labor" to vote against the measure.
The house rejected an amend
ment by Rep Hamilton Fish, Jr.,
r., N. Y, to increase the interest
charges on loans from lla per cent
to q per cent annually.
His amendment would not affect
the 11a per cent amortization pay
ments under the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
S. D. MAN TO
HEAD COUNTY
LIONS COUNCIL

Ed o. Adams of San Diego was
elected president of the Imperial
San Diego county council of Lions
clubs Tuesday at the meeting in
Jacumba, Mark Washburn of Ell
Centre being chosen vice-president
and Amos Root of San Diego, Sec
retary-treaSurer.
Adams was host to the group,
100 members from the two coun
ties meeting at the Mt. Meadows
Dairy where he served a barbecue
dinner, the group first inspecting
the plant.
Phinny Packard of San Diego,
retiring president, presided and
spoke of council affairs. Club
presidents reported the activities
Of their groups, Leslie Harrington
reporting for El Centro, Ralph
Buffers for Calipatria and Jerry
Wilson for Imperial. Verne Suther-
land of San Diego gave an account
of the recent district conference
in Santa Ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
100 Cut off WPA
To Take Farm Jobs

More than 100 men listed with
the Works Progress administration
as field workers will be eliminat-
ed from WPA projects and imme-
diately made available for agricul-
tural work.
This announcement was made
Wednesday by J. Kenneth HickoX,
head of the WPA in Imperial coun-
ty who sought authorization for
the action. Hickox said he belev-
ed agricultural work is available at
this time and that qualified resi-
dent workers should take advantage
of it instead of leaving it for mi
gratory workers.
Only 100 OF the $50 male workers
on the WPA rolls are listed as agri-
cultural workers, he said, and the
100 men will be taken from the
WPA projects as rapidly as possible.
Care will be taken to avoid leaving
the projects in a hazardous con-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
SECOND YOUTH
ARRESTED IN
CAR THEFT CASE

The second 15-year-old youth al
legedly implicated in the theft of
two automobiles, was behind bars
of the Imperial county Jail Tues
day night. His companion was
arrested Monday night.
Officers said the first youth ar
rested confessed that they stole
d coupe in National City and
drove it to Imperial Valley. When
the car was stuck in the sand
near Holtville, they hitchhiked
back to town and later stole the
second coupe.
They were said to have confessed
to the theft of gasoline and plans
Tor "slugging someone" as a means
of financing a projected trip east.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

rDy Constable LaWUOn POrCer OF
Winterhaven and special deputies
employed by various dam and can
al contractors.
Makeshift habitations of brush,
paper, tin and canvas were torn
down or left standing, as dictated
by convenience, while the occu-
pants moved to another location
where water had been piped and
sanitary facilities furnished by the
Morrison Utah Winston conStruc-
ton combine, contractors on I'M
perial Dam.
The new location is in no sense
a company camp. The squatters
will not pay rent, and are not
living on company territory. Their
movement, however, was dictated
by DR.. Fox after an investigation
OF unSanitary conditions in their
scattered river bottom shacks and
tents. Water and sanitary facili-
ties are furnished free at the new
"squatter location" by the M-U-W
combine in cooperation with coun-
ty health authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
CITY COUNCIL TO
MEET THURSDAY

Members of the Ell Centro city
council will meet at city hall at
10 o'clock Thursday morning.
Matters in connection with the
special bond election scheduled for
May 25, will be discussed by the
board and the necessary resolu-
tionS and motions passed.
At the election, residents of the
city will decide whether they wish
to bond themselves to the extent
of $293, 1872 to provide the city's
share to build a new city hall-li-
brary building and a city-wide
storm drain system.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

PattiSon, Berkeley; Elsie Forrest, 81
wife of the owner Of the Redwood
inn. near Petaluna, and 10 Dicker-
son, hat check girl at the night
club.
Police reports said tho fire start
ed when a patron seized the arm
Of Miss Blossom as she started her
torch dance. She threw her arm
upward and a blazing torch she
carried ignited flimSy draperies on
the ceiling.
Burning fragments set fire to her
dress and she rushed, a mass of
flames to the street. PaSSerSby
slapped out the blazing costume.
Sne struggled desperately to re-
turn to the blazing night club,
screaming:
Let me back up there. There
are other girls trapped there"
Fire Chief Charles Brennan hap
rened TO be driving past the club
at the time the two-alarm call
sounded He rushed up the steps
and hearing screams from the
girls dressing room, smashed down
the door and carried out two en-
tertainers.
Miss Dickerson died in the line
OF duty, police reported. At the
first cry of fire, she hurried TO
her post at the check room and
was attempting to pass out hats
and coats to the patrons of the
club when she was overcome by
smoke and was trampled to death
by the crowd of fleeing guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
.ARCUME N 7 s
.OFFE RED IN
COURT FIGHT
HeweS, Rose Testify;
Sharp Attacks
Mark Session

In a courtroom occupied
only by principals in the
perennial power fight, Rail-
road Commissioner Leon O.
Whitsell presided here We'd
nesday over a rural electrifica-
ton hearing that is among the
most crucial stages of the power
development contest between the
Southern SierraS Power company
and the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict.
1t was an adjourned hearing
which began Jan. 30 this year, on
the request OF the power company
for permission from the railroad
commission to undertake a rural
electrilication experiment in sell
ected farm areas of Imperial Val
ley. The hearing may end We'd
nesday afternoon or Thursday
morning, attorneys indicated at
the close of the morning session.
The morning session was en-
Hvened by a series of attacks
and counter attacks by each con-
testant. Behind the routine OF
legal procedure was the expressed
fear of the irrigation district that
the power company, if granted
the right to conduct its rural ex-
pertinent, will tap the most remu-
frlerative rural field for sale OF
electric power, leaving only un-
developed territory to be served
by the irrigation district when
public power is made available
from the All American canal.
The district will have an even
footing if the Southern Sierras re-
quest is not granted, its agents
contend.
Witnesses Called
Witnesses called by the irriga-
ton district and the county OF
Imperial were Director Mark Rose
and Chairman Evan It. Hewes Of
the irrigation district, and ]. B.
Littlefield, draughtsman for the
county board of supervisors. r.
P Moore, vice-president of the
Southern Sierras company, was
the only witness for that COM
pany. His testimony ended at
noon.
The battery of legal talent as
sembled in the court room included
Harry W. Horton, chief counsel
for the irrigation district, Elmer
w. Heald, district attorney, for
the county, and c. G. Halliday, at
torney for the Imperial county
farm bureau On the other side
were Henry w. Coil and C. M.
Perkins, attorneys for the South
ern Sierras. Consulting Engineer
Lester Ready sat at the district
county-farm bureau table, while
Engineer Paul Bailey of the power
company conferred with the COM
panys attorneys. Fred O. Dolson,
vice. e-president and general man
ager of the Southern SierraS COM
panieS, also was on hand C. c.
Brown attended as engineer for
the railroad commission.
Memoranda Offered
The session opened with intro
duction by Horton and Heald of
memoranda of conclusions in two
federal court suits in which the
irrigation district obtained a tenn
porary injunction preventing the
Continued on Page 3; Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
MAD DOG BITES
TOWNSFOLK IN
WINTERHAVEN

WINTERHAVEN, May l3. (Spe-
ciaD-All the dogs in Winterhaven
were under surveillance today be-
cause a fox, or it might have been
a young coyote, came to town
Monday night.
The fox, or the coyote, as the
case might be, was rabid. The
animal engaged in running fights
with several dogs, snapped unsuc-
cesSfully at several persons, and
disappeared into the river bottom
lands. The dogs known TO have
bitten were immunized, and all
others are under observation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

eva, the newspaper said. The
unjust verdict of the League of Ma
tions has been accepted in Italy
not Nith discipline but with re-
served disdain. The departure of
the Italian delegation from Geneva
is significant of the resolute de-
tachment of Italy from the league &"
Baron Pompeo Aloisi and his CO.
delegates to the league arrived from
Geneva at 3:l5 pm. He refused to
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

This action" DolSon said, lis
the final one necessary to bring
about this change, permission for
which was granted recently by the
Securities and Exchange commits
sion in Washington. 1t has also
been approved by the California
Railroad commission, the Nevada
Public Service commission and the
Arizona Corporation commission.
Under the new plan of operation
The Nevada California Electric
Corporation will step into the place
of its own operating companies,
The Southern Sierras Power COM
pany, The Nevada California Pow
er company and the Yuma Utili-
Continued on Page 3; Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

dition.
This action will mean the neces-
sary suspension of some projects
and drastic cutting of the person.
mel OF others. Since every project
is undermanned at present, he said,
the release of the 100 men will
make progress slower on the prof.
ects which are kept active.
HickoX said the agricultural en-
ployment is available and the re-
leased workers are expected to avail
themselves of the opportunity to
engage in private employment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
GEO. ERICKSON
EX-RESIDENT OF
Ell CENTRIC DIES

Word was received in Ell Centro
Wednesday that George Erickson,
78, former resident of Ell Centro,
died in Los Angeles recently, as a
result OF a long illness.
He made his home in Ell Centro
for 20 years and conducted a black
smithing and spring factory at
Fourth and State streets for many
years.
His Survivors are: his wife. three
sons, Dick, George, Jr., and Jack.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
BALL SEASON
STARTS TONITE

Ell Centric A league sOftball
season will get off to, flying
start tonight when the defend
ing titlehOlder Maggie nine vIn
meet the Valley Steam laundry
in the opening game of the sea-
SON
Beth clubs boast strong line
ups and will undoubtedly start
eff a great season of indoor
with close hard fought battle.
The game is slated to start at
o'clock with Tackett and Pat
terson officiating.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
J. p. GREENE TO
LEAVE PAPER

j. P. Greene. former member
of the Imperial Valley Press staff,
announced Wednesday that he has
severed connections with an Ell
Centro weekly publication. Greene
failed to disclose definite plans
for the future but declared he eX-
pected to remain in Ell Centro.
Greene was editorial writer and
managing editor of the Press for
many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

company ana the Yuma UTILITIES
company, will be absorbed into
the Nevada California Electric
corporation under permission from
the Federal Power Commission.
Dolson explained. Personnel, op-
erations and management, how
ever, will remain the same. The
only change will De in name inSo-
far as the organization here is
concerned,
Word was received by Dolson
Wednesday from Washington that
the power commission had APP
proved the request of the New
Cal corporation to become an op-
Grating company in California,
Nevada and Arizona. Previously
it was a holding company
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

comment on his precipitate depar-
sure yesterday, beyond saying II
Duce had ordered Italy to cease ali
participation in league activities.
I'VE were told to return to Rome.
That is all we know Aloisi said.
DO you think you will ever re
turn to Geneva Aloisi was asked.
Aloisi was silent but another of
the returning delegates replied:
Il doubt it. The situation un-
doubtedly is serious"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Mickey Mouse
Left Out Only
Temporarily

Mickey Mouse is not gone for
good!
The many readers Of the Post
and Press who have missed the
lCyable little comic character this
week will see him back la these
pages I'm few days - just az
soOn as he arrives in town.
Through a mix-np In mail
schedules. the Mickey Mouse
strip failed to arrive on time.
but Is ON its way now.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
ITALY EXPECTED TO
RESIGN FROM LEAGUE

ROME, May 13. U.P)-Rome to-
day expected dramatic proclama-
ton by Premier Benito Mussolini
that Italy has resigned from the
league of nations.
II Duce's statement. scheduled to
be made before the chamber of
dputies tomorrow, was forecast by
Virgino Gayda, editor of the Gior-
male DItalia, regarded as Musso-
lini's mouthpiece.
ITALY has had enough of Gen.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Not Binders, Eth?

Charles Nice, county INDECENT
commissioner. has his spectacles
equipped with as beautiful a pair
of tortoise awnings as RR ever OBJ
served. Charlie insists they are
not binders and threatens to get
windshield wiperS to handle the
perspiration nuisance when hot
weather really gets down to busi-
ness. Charlie is great man for
gadgets.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
POWER HEARING OPENS III CITY
~
~f <2
- AMBLING
IMPORTER
Says

Add Quick Retorts--
When district board members get
busy on wit they sometimes turn
out some honeys. Director Ira
Aten remarked at Tuesdays meet
ing that he had a request to trans
fer property belonging to H. E.
Cash to C. D. Cash. rs it cash
deal?" asked George Kirk, assistant
district counsel. Aten looked over
the top of his spectacles and re-
marked crisply, NO, credit as al
ways"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Four Die as Dancers
Torch Turns Night Club
Into Fiery Death Trap
Eleven Injured in San Francisco When Draperies
Burst Into Flames; Girl Trampled to
Death in Rush for Exit

SAN FRANCISCO May 13. (UP)-Four persons were
killed and II injured early today when flaming torch
Knocked from the hands of Betty Blossom torch dancer
set fire to the Shamrock night club
The dead: John Manson % San Francisco. Robert
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
This is Too Much

The new cooling system at Glenn
ents Drug store must be function
ing 100 per cent Cashier Hazel
Higgs donned a sweater the first
day it was put in operation and
Bill Clements had to resort to shoes
instead of sandals to keep his feet
warm.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Laborers at Dam Site
Ordered TO Move Our
O. Unsanifary Section
Makeshift Huts Torn Down at Workers Make New
Homes in Location Where Water, Sanitary
Facilities Furnished Free

IMPERIAL DAM SITE, May 13.-(Specal)-Out of
the brush and sand of the Colorado river bottoms
here, laborers the Imperial Dam and All American
canal sectors moving today under orders from DR.
Warren F. Fox Imperial county health officer backed up
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Southern Sierras Co.
Name TO Be CHANGED

Inc Southern Sierras Power will in name
with completion of legal and transition
the Nevada California Electric corporation Doson
and general manager of the Southern Wednesday
The Southern Sas Nevada California Power
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Zip. Zip. Zipl-

Tilly Daley, California Highway
patrolman, broke out this week
with Il pair of high shoes equipped
with Upper fastener-uppers. AT
press time he was nearing the eX-
haustion stage because he had dem
onstrated the advantages Of the
fo0tgear 10 so many interested
patr0lmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Frazier>Lemke Farm Bill
Defeated in Washington
House Votes Against
Imitation Program in
Dram attic Roll Call
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, May I3. (UP) The S3,OOO,OOO, 900
Frazier Lenke farm mortgage initiation bill defeated
in the House of Representatives. late today The Uote fol-
oUed stormy session in hich seUeraI administration
met defeat.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

WASHINGTON, May 13 (UP)-Tnfationists the
days first test the So Frazier Lemke farm
morgagenfation bill in the house today when nfa-
ton bloc amendment opposed by administration forces
was approved 2O to l18 Supporters of the bill cheered
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
The Height cf Something

Mention must be made of the wo-
man motorist name undetermined
who calmly drove away as soon as
her overturned automobile was
righted and a tire changed A blow
out was said TO have caused her
new car to overturn one mile south
of Bra Nley. When she drove away,
spectators noted the car had a
smashed TOP, four badly damaged
tenders. and not a whole piece Of
glass in Windshield or windows.
They were so astonished they neg
lected to get her name or automo-
bile license number.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
MAJOR LEAGUE
SCORES

NATIONAL
Cincinnati 900 2l3 OO1-7 l. l
Philadelphia ...002 1l2 3OX-9 IA l
Hollingsworth, slime, Hilcher and
lombard; Davis, Syl Johnson,
Zachary and Atwood, Grace.
Pittsburgh E, 900 210 600 0--3 l
Boston $500. 900 800 600 II
90 innings).
Swift. Hoyt and Padden; Ian
ming, MacFayden and Lopez.
AMERICAN
-NtN pTk ........... .UUU ku
st. Louis ..........0 900 90
Boston ........ 000 500 00O-3 0
Detroit ........ 900 100 0O0=1 0
Walberg, Ostermueller and Il. Fer
rell; Rowe, Lawson and Cochrane,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Idle WOnderings-

If anyone's seen him lately in
an off-duty moment, RR would like
10 know if Lee Echols has abandon
ed that natty white linen suit
black shirt ensemble in favor of
just shirt. as so many of us NOR
tails have this weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter; Los Angeles 2S1ac; butter
fat. Imperial Valley fob. rnnch,
Grade \. 361aci manufacturing milk,
l.. A. hay-U. =. No. I, extra leafy.
SI7-IS: Us. No. I. SI4-I5; Us. No.
: leafy, S19-I4.JO; Us. No. =, S14.5O-
Minneapolis flax IG7A- 171A.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-10

The Browns Greek district dele
gates were instructed for Ira j. Part
low candidate for the nomination for
circuit judge and Thomas +. IIcnritzc
of Wclch, candidate for the nomina-
ton for criminal judge of Mcdowell
county.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-10
DIFFERENCE NO WFROM FORMERLY

Formerly and we mean by that term, back days when
there not much Socey, neighbors living
one another had much real friendship for the family unit
that if child to be violating the lying stealing
cursng being older folks than himself nearby neigh
bors could and had tentative right
the father mother themselves suspicion
complaint But the other hand
his neghbor for correcting that boy girl only would they
thank their neighbors for correcting child they
whip their child the second time for the wrong
muny should they learn of it, today let even teacher
rect by whipping repremandng by other of
ecton the first thing uneed may expected
look for old andsh
father coming the mountain crawling
er the Tense with club one knife gun damage
teacher whano for tendery correcting your their bad
That's the for much ugly conduct and evil going
society life these days The fathers
he themselves Their loose conduct
their carless disposition their children
old folks in their all filth
their with the expectation of protection by their
is the l-bred chaps in iais
schools and Draining all dover the streets.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-10
JUDGE HOWARD
CANDIDATE FOR THE
CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP

His announcement, made was us
follows:
To the Republican Voters of Mellow
ell County
am candidate for the Rcpubli-
can nomination for Circuit Judge Of
the Eighth Judicial Circuit of West
Virginia, composed Of Mcdowell coun
ty only, subject to the will and plea
sure of the delegates of the County
Convention, to be held in WEIGH be-
tween the 1st and 18th of August,
1885, for the purpose of Nominating
Il Republican candidate for Judge Of
the Circuit Court Of Mcdowell coum.
ty. .'e ~
Respectfully Submitted
Il. +. Howard
Welch, West Virginia.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-10

Following delegate were elected !:
Alvin Webb, ID. III. Jackson, Abe
Wade, Bill bowman, jess Hill. Chick
Sliow. Hubert Hewitt, q. A. Bryant
Mrs. Francis Bernard, DIR. +. f.. La
Pradr. +. NJ French and DR. f. w
traighcad.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-10
TOLL OF AUTO DEATHS
S35,000,000 In YEAR

More than $35, 10000 was paid
out during 1886 by life insurance
companies Of the United States and
Canada in death claims directly at
tributcd to automobile accidents. the
automobile accident prevention com
mittcc Of the Life Advertisers ASso.
citation announced.
The 5000, 600 docs not include
paycmcmtS fordisabiliticS caused by
traffic accidents. the committee re
ported. Neither does it include the
many millions paid 10y accident in~ur
ancc companies for deaths and per.
Sonal injuries sustained in automo-
bile accidents. Many additional mil.
lions were paid by liability insurance
companies AZ n result Of automobile
Casualties causing property damage.
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LEGAL NOTICE

To AL Creditors Of Matte. Jackson,
deceased, including those holding
liens by judgement Or otherwise OH
her real estate, or any part thereof.
In pursuance of degree of the
Circuit Court of the County OF bic
Dowell, made in cause therein pend
ing, to subject the real estate Of the
said Matte Jackson to the payment
of her debts, including tsose which
arc liens on such real estate, "a. any
part of it, you are hereby required to
present your claim to the undersigned
for adjudication, at the office Of l.
Mann Litz-, Litz-Hassen building,
Wclch, West Visinia, on or before
the 2Sth day of July, 1886; other
Wise may by law be excluded from
Ill benefits of such reat estate.
Given undo rmy hand this the 30th
day of June, 1886.