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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-05-06
SENIOR BIOGRAPHIES

Tom Richmond: He is more
commonly known as the younger OF
the two wild Richmond boys, and
we're not SO sure but, that he. is the
widest. Anyway, when Tom was
born October 81, 1919, at Yakima,
he almost jumped out of the car
when they were bringing him home.
(NTus'G have been the animal IN
him). But, to go on with his career
Tom went the first eight grades
of his school life in Vernita (you
know. the little school up on the
hill.) He was a pretty big boy by
the time he had finished there, so
they put him in long pants (and
shces) and sent him to try his Skill
at getting along with the rest OF the
kids and with the teachers in White
Bluffs. For the Frosh and Soph
years, he was more the shy, pickle
faced lad but he sort Of came out OF
his shell in his Junior year. Then
this year, He is certainly anything
but quiet! Toms ambition, now
that he is almost through high
school, is to finish his career at U.
S. G. He shares with Mr.. Manou-
SOS his pet peeve- Nina!! Among
his hobbies are numbered track,
swimming, and skating. The two
last may be combined at times. Also
among his hobbies are trips to Yak
ina. The wild rumors that we hear
about those trips! N.Y. My! Tom
is said to be that way about a
certain F'rosh gal. but then, from
all appearances, it isn't so. since
Tom S. turned nearly humanlike.
Oh yes, he is ticklish Best of luck
in the future. Tom. and don't let
that temper of yours get your gus
penders crossed!
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-05-06
THE BLACKBOARD
NUMBER 33.
SPORTS
Track Team Goes to Ritzville:


The track team journeyed to
last Saturday, and placed
eighth among fifteen schools con-
testing in track events there. Our
points were won as follows:
Fred Battig placed fourth in a
spectacular finish of the mile team
race, giving the team third place
in the event. The relay team OF
Battig, Root, Whitwer and Jones
placed fourth in the mile relay.
Cliff Wlaitwer placed tie for first
in the pole vault.
To Yakima the 9Th: The team
goes to the Yakima Glass B meet
on the 9th and all athletes placing
either first or second go to the
Glass A meet to be held the follow
ing Saturday. We expect to see
many of the boys entered IN next
Saturdays meet and wish them all
the greatest of luck.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-05-06
LIGHT METALS. IN EVER IN-
CREASING DEMAND

Dr. G.. O. Smith, former director
of the United States Geological
Survey. predicted in 1922 that the
next great development in metal
lurgy would be in the field of light
metals Today VIE see that pretlic-
ton coming true.
Aluminium. with its alloys, has a
thousand uses. From q. nominal
production, thirty Years ago, the
output of aluminium has advanced
steadily until world production in
1888 was estimated at 257.000 met
rio tons-566.5 $4,000 lbs In 1885,
aluminium metal consumption on
the Pacific Coast alone amounted
to solfle ten thouand tons per YEAR
and current consumption is corsld
erably more, due largely to increass
ed production of airplanes in Wash
ington and California. We find al
minimum used in such widely di-
verse things as airplanes. bus and
truck bodies, bridge floors, stuuct
ural members i'm buildings. kitchen
utensils, building decorations, and
others too numerous to mention
Magnesium is a similar metal,
with all the useul qualities of alu-
minum but about one third lighter.
1t. too, in alloy with other metals.
is being used for many purposes
where light weight is an essential
actor. In the magnesite beds of
eastern Washington, we have the
source for immense production Of
magnesium. In the num-
erous beds OF high alumina clays of
eastern Washington and northern
Idaho may be found the chief
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-05-06
GOSSIP

1t is apparent to anyone in the
assembly. second period, that GIN
is retaining his old title-Ruth S. an
example of the saying "all nuts
don't grow on trees" and she ad-
mits it-Most of us deciding to go
to Hollywood after seeing the school
pictures - Louie recognizing his
name in Civics, Wednesday-Tom
S. and Alice r. enjoying each 9TH
er's company once agaln-Nlna
ncl.. ling Ralph one morning The.
Juniors making. one terrible blum
der--LeRoy having a swell time IN
natchee-George q. certainly
misses Miss King in bookkeeping
class-Our sports column changing
hands this Week.-Mrs. getting him
self a new turtle for his aquarium
The Hanford bus sounds like a
menagerie Jack G.. thinking he is
a turtle, by falling in the pond.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-05-06

source for future aluminium produc-
ton In this country. Germany is
producing aluminium in lagre guam
titles from similar clays-
Grand Coulee cheap power is the
key to these important develop
ments. Experimental work In ell
ectric furnace production OF these
two light metals. from Washington
ores, is being carried ON in electro
metaNurgical laboratories OF the
State College of Washington at
Pullman, under the direction OF
Dean a. E. Druckfkr, Chairman OF
the Division OF Metals Of the State
Planning Council. with the cooper
alton of the United States Bureau
of Mines, through assignment OF
DIR. TT. A: DoeTTler q specialist IN
this particular field.
The production of these light
metals appears to offer a promising
field for future industrial develop
ment in Washington. Since $4,000
kilowatt hours Of electrical energy
are required to produce one ton of
aluminium and $4,000 kiloWatt
hours of electric energy for one ton
of magnesium, it is evident that
these industries may also furnish
an important outlet FOR the electri-
cal energy to be produced at Bon
neville and Grand Colllee.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-05-06

Every child should get about q
pint of milk a DAY and, if possible,
a quart, to arm him against a num-
Der of diseases traceaple to a. def
cheney of vitarnins A B and c..
X * *
Very hard water may tougher
tissues or make fruit sy-
rtlpS cloudy if used in canning
Such water may be partially soft
ened by boiling and straining thru
several thicknesses of muslin.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-05-06

Aluminium ciays will be lnyfsti-
gated, because most Of the material
from which this metal is now OBJ
tanned is imported from other plac-
eS for use here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Barnes have
moved into the house, near Liberty
Hall. recently vacated by Mrs.
Miles.
Report reaches us that Mr..
Brockway, of Hanford, has been so
seriously indisposed, the past week,
as to be compelled to remain inside
his home.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-05-06
Mothers Day

We are indebted to Mrs. M. r..
Slawesls for the data contained in
this article
One of the finer sentiments of a
nation is its observance of Mothers
Day. Every nation realizes what ii
owes to the mothers of the land
and this nation strives to voice that
feeling of respect. gratitude and af
lection by setting aside day, for
/ public demonstrations of our feel
i1ags On this day, millions of flow
ers will be presented to the mothers
of the land. kilograms, telephone
messages, and special letters will be
read by mothers who are separated
from their children. Pulpit and
press will give the theme of mother
love and mother influence the spot
light for that day. The cumulative
demonstration will be a wonderful
one.
Yet it's observance is not old, as
compared to other special days. 1t
dates from May 9th, 1914, when a
Joint resolution of Congress was ap-
proved. Tt designated the second
Sunday in May as Mothers Day.
IT authorized the President to issue
a proclamation calling upon govern
nent officials to display the Amer
lean flag on all government build
iogs and calling on the people TO
display the flag in their homes ana
All other suitable places. WOODROW
Wilson issued proclamation, IN &C
oordance with the resolution, deslg-
mating May 9th, 1914, as the hrsv
American official Mothers Day. IL
runs in our memory that, for some
wears previous to this, an uno1llclal
observance OF such day was taarly
general, though no special day was
uniformly observed. In tact, Mrs
Slavens tells US that:
The observance of Mothers Day
in churches and Sunday Schools
was started i'm Philadelphia in 1903.
The thought of this special day IN
Sunday Schools and churches orig
inated with Miss Anne Jarvis, OF
Philadelphia, to whom the idea
came when she was asked, by the
Superintendent of the Sunday
School in the Virginia town IN
Which her mother had been the
moving spirit, to arrange memorial
service. This idea spread to all
Sunday Schools and churches.
On May 9Th, 1910, Governor M. f.
HAY, of the state Of Washington,
issued proclamation recommend
inc the observance of Mothers Day
in the state of Washington. His
proclamation suggested that all
persons wear a white flower in mem
DRY of Mothers.
1t was an old English custom that
Girls who worked away from home
should have Sunday allotted to
them for the especial purpose OF
visiting their mothers and making
them a gift.
"A Mothers love:
How sweet the name!
What is a mothers love?
A noble power and tender flame
Enkindled from above
To bless a heart of earthly mold:
The Warmest love
That can grow cold.
This is Mothers Lowell
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Barnes have
moved into the house, near Liberty
Hall RECENTLY vacated by Mrs.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
TWO HURT IN
AUTO CRACKUP

Two men suffered slight injuries
in an automobile accident during
the weekend but were released from
the county hospital shortly after
their injuries were treated. One
car involved in the accident flippe3
over and headed in the opposite
direction from which it had been
travelling.
Frank Valenzuela and Refugio
Ramos Parez,. Brawley residents,
were injured when car driven
by Perez collided with one driven
by Minori Masukane Masukane
told Highway Patrolman F. A.
Chandler that he was driving or
the left side of the road because
of the rough condition of the road
Before he could turn into a drive
way to let the Perez car pass, the
approaching car crashed into him,
he said. Chandler said the drivers
would not admit they had been
racing.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
GRAND JURY
TO CONTINUE
PROBE TUES.

The Imperial county grand jury
will re-convene at 10 am. Tuesday
to continue an Investigation of F. H,
McIver's conduct of the treasurer's
office of the Imperial Irrigation
District before he left office last
Feb. 8.
The grand jury's inquiry began
last Friday, when McIver, Auditor
T. T. Bloodgood and Anna Nc
Manus, present treasurer, were call
ed as witnesses. A copy of Blood
goods audit, and selected records
from the treasurer's office, were left
in possession of the grand jury.
The inquiry relates to missing
cancelled bond coupons and public
and private details of McTvers
finances.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
MAN LEAPS TO
DEATH FROM
1900 FEET

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, March %
W.P)-Authorities feared today that
rugged hills on the San Francis
co-Los Angeles air route may hide
forever the body of Americas first
commercial airliner suicide, Ana
toll Maren, 80, who leaped 1000
feet from a speeding United Air
Lines plane.
Maren, a San Francisco WPA
official, pushed open an emergency
door and stepped off into the dark
ness from the transport while it
was flying near BlackwellS Cor
ners, "a miles northwest of here,
Saturday night.
Posses beat through the brush
yesterday, guided by an airplane
overhead which retraced the Air
liners course along the Los An
geles-San Francisco radio beam
The search was abandoned last
night when no trace of the body
was found.
Undersheriff Ray Pyle of Kern
county said the body may never
be located.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22

advocate, who contended this
country is engaging in a navy
race" with Great Britain.
The senate voted down an am
endment proposed by Sen. Homer
T. Bone, D., Wash, providing for
government construction of all ma
Wy vessels.
Under the term Oh the bill,
$3.50, 100000 would be set aside to
begin construction on eight de-
stroyers and four submarines and
to continue construction on 81
other vessels, including the two
battleships to be started during the
current fiscal year. The bill APP
propriates SIS, 179, 900 for the dread
naughts.
Aircraft building contemplates
397 airplanes and two non-rigid
airships. The ALLEGATION is $10,911,-
100 more than that for the cur
rent year. The bill is $4l,077OOO
less than budget estimates and ST.
TOT 500 lower than the total APP
proved by the House.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
EXECU 7 w
ADMITS Pipe
TAPPED
Educator Collapses
After Testifying
At Hearing

N EW LONDON, Tex,
March %. (UP) = William
c. Shaw, 81, superintendent
of the New London school,
admitted before a military
board of inquiry today that the
gas which apparently exploded.
killing 426 persons last Thursday.
was taken without permission
from the pipe lines of private
company.
Just before he had completed
his testimony, Shaw virtually col
lapsed
This testimony given by the old
est educator i'm Texas in a firm
voice came after a 16 year old
survivor of the explosion stood
before the court and showed that
his hair had been singed in the
blast. From him came the first
direct clue to the source OF the
spark that apparently detonated
pockets of gas that had formed
from faulty connections or equip
ment.
The youth, John Dow, testified
the explosions, accompanied by a
flash of flame, came from the
sub basement when manual train
ing instructor threw an electric
switch to sanding machine.
Shaw, his hand bandaged and
wearing new spectacles to replace
those broken by the explosion.
went before the board this third
day of the inquiry and admitted
that the Parade gas company's
natural gas pipeline that passed
under the campus of the school
was tapped without the company's
permission.
He also admitted that officials
of the United Gas company, from
which the school board previously
bought its gas, had warned him
that 1.-The board might be using a
dangerous gas" He said that a
United Gas company official told
him that you might get into
trouble"
Dow, who gave the first clue
to the spark that set off the ex-
plosion, said that he was working
in the manual training classroom
on the first floor of the building.
A trapdoor in the class room open
ed directly to the subbasement.
Beside this trapdoor were several
electric switches to apparatus in
the workroom.
Prof. Leo Butler, our instructor
who was killed, reached for the
switch to turn on the sanding
machine" Dow testified. las he
threw the switch the explosion
occurred
The explosion seemed to come
right out of the trapdoor. saw
big flash Of flame for an in
slant and it came right out OF
that door.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
AIR OFFICIALS
WILL ATTEND
VALLEY N EET
Airmail Conference to Be
Held Thursday in
Imperial

Alvin p. Adams president of
Western Air Express, with his traf-
fic and operation vice-presidents
will attend a meeting of the Asso-
ciated Chambers of Commerce of
Imperial Valley at Imperial Thurs
day night, President George Parr
of the Imperial chamber of COM
merce learned Monday.
Other airline and aviation Off
Gals and filters from every part of
southern California, as well as avia-
ton enthusiasts from the valley,
will attend the meeting to consider
airmail proposals for the valley. and
to sturdy proposal for establish
ment here of supplemental navy
air base.
A resolution favoring the. navy
air base here will be presented to
the associated chambers by the I'm
perial chamber of commerce, men,
bers and directors of which will
meet at the Imperial city hall Tues
day night to draft the resolution
On the Associated chambers OF
commerce program, Parr announced,
Superintendent M. j. Dowd of the
Imperial Irrigation District will be
first speaker, delivering a short re-
port on water and power develop
ment in Imperial Valley His SUBJ
ject will dovetail with 80 minutes
of colored motion pictures to be
shown by the Western Air Express
officials, depicting an airplane
journey over Boulder Dam ano
the Grand Canyon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
POPE'S DENUNCIAT0N
BRINGS NAZl WRATH
HOUSE THEFT
CASE PROBED

If a man steals a house is he
guilty Of petty theft or of rob-
berry? Was a questiOn asked
authorities by Deputy Sheriff Ike
Holmes of Calipatria after he
arrested Tommy Laird, %.
A few moments later Holmes
telephoned the county sheriff's
soffice and told them to hold
Laird on a burglary charge as he
had uncovered evidence in con-
necti0n with a recent raid on
the Arthur Williams garage.
The house i'm question was
spirited away from ranch
northwest of Calipatria and
HOlmec was informed Laird knew
something about it.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
GROSSMONT Hi
TAKES SPEECH
MEET HONORS

GroSsmont high school carried off
the trophy offered by the Kiwanis
club for the first Ell Centre in
vitational speech meet, which was
also attended by Holtyille. Gross
mont had a total of ten points
while Ell Centre had eight, and
Holtville, none.
Two points were awarded each
team that won a debate decision
two points for the defamation and
extemporeaneous winners, and one
point for second place in the latter
two groups.
Central won three debates, two
by the negative team of Mary West
Moreland and Marge Hovey, and
one by the affirmative team of Kay
Surface and Heath Hovey. Mary
Ann Riddle and Bill Dunn met a
negative team from Grossmont The
coast school also won three debates
but Holtville did not win any Holt
vile was handicapped because one
member of the affirmative team
was not able to take part.
Grossmont took the two first
places in defamation, Bill King,
first, and Harriet Weir second.
Helen Dowd of Central placed third
Dorothea Filler of Ell Centre won
first place in extemporaneous
speaking. Victor Howard of Gross
mont being second.
Centrals speech coach, Mrs. An
nette Gillett, made plans for the
meet, and was assisted by Mr., Smith
of Grossmont and Harriet Raab o.
Holtville.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
Relief Activities
To Be Continued

Distribution of federal surplus
commodities, slated to be hiscon-
tinued in Imperial county March 25
will be continued indefinitely, it
was announced this week.
Surplus foods provided by the
government and clothing and house
hold furnishings provided Icy tbs
Works Progress administration viii,
be available as Usual al tie surplus
commodity distribution office or
State street, Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
HUGHES HITS
RO0SEvELT'S'
COURT PLAN
Efficiency Would
Be Impaired
Says Judge

WASHINGTON, Mar. %.
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D.,
Mont, presented to the Sem
ate judiciary committee to-
day a letter from Chief JUS
tice Charles Evans Hughes char
acterizing President Roosevelt's
judicial reorganization, plan as La
BILE to impair" the efficiency OF
the supreme court
Wheeler was the first witness
opposing the presidents plan to
appear before the senate group.
Hughes letter expressed conf
dence that his view on the court
plan were in agreement with those
of the other members of the Su-
preme bench.
IAN increase in the number OF
the supreme court, apart from
any question of policy, which l
do not discuss, would not promote
the efficiency of the court" Hughes
letter said.
1T is believed that it would i'm
pair that efficiency SO long as the
court acts as a unit" Hughes said.
Hughes added that lit is believ-
ed a suggested. plan for dividing
the court up into groups to speed
its work would be "impracricable'
because "a large portion of the
cases we hear are important and
decision by part of the court
would be unsatisfactory"
4 He called attention to the con-
stitutional- provision that the judi
cial power shall be vested in ."one'
supreme court.
The statement by the chief JUS
tice was the first formal comment
from the court on the widely dis
puted reorganization plan pro-
posed by President Roosevelt. AS
sociate Justice James c. Mercy
nolds, in an informal address de-
liyered before a college fraternity
last week, made indirect refer
ence to the presidents proposal
and indicated his Jack of Sympa-
thy for the program.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
NEW SCOUT
HEAD TO BE
NAMED TONITE

Selection of a new Scout cxecu-
tive was expected to take place
Monday night at a special meeting
of the executive board for the Irc-
perial Yuma council called by
George Raine of Westmorland, pres
iient, for 1880 pm. in Scout head
quarters at the court house.
At meeting last Thursday a
selection committee was appointed
to confer with applicants and this
committee will report Monday, Carl
N. Helmick, Scout executive, is to
be sent TO Riverside as executive
there.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
McCabe a. HClub
Will Present Show

McCabe All club members. will
present fashion show and other
entertainment numbers for the Nc
Cabe- Eucalyptus farm center meet
ing Friday night at 7:45 o'clock in
the McCabe school.
George L. Wainwright, assistant
farm advisor. will talk on obtaining
higher yields of alfalfa ana recre-
alton program will &c featured.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22

in the east and in Los Angeles.
To date the majority OF the crop
has been shipped by wilkinson Bros
who have sent out 38 cars. four or
five other cars having been shipped
by other growers.
This week. however, the majority
Of the northend growers expected
TO ship In volume
No scarcity in labor Is reported
by growers who stated that there
are plenty OF pickera available az
the present time
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
PEA SHIPMENTS
SLATED TO RISE

Pea shipments from the Cali
patria district are expected TO in
crease in volume this week with
1912 cars going out daily unless
bad weather should prevail.
The present cool weather slows
up the harvest and should heavy
rains occur. pickers would be UNI
able to get into the fields to harvest
the crop.
This seasons peas are OF parti-
cularly good quality and have met
! with fair market conditions both
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
HEAVY RAINS
IN SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, March %.
alp)-Streets and highways in the
San Francisco bay region were
. Hooded today and farm lands in
the Sacramento area were threat
ened with inundation following
one of the heaviest downpours OF
rain in months.
Snow flurries were reported on
Mt. Tamalpias. and Mt. Hamilton
was covered with blanketTof
white.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
Labor Board Will
Discuss Harvesting

Members of the Imperial County
Labor board will discuss the har-
vesting of the cantaloupe crop and
the problems of migratory labor
with Harold Pomeroy, state SRA
head at a meeting Tuesday morning
at 10 am. in the courI house.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
HIGH WINDS
WHIP VALLEY

High winds from the west caused
temperatures in Imperial Valley to
drop from a maximum OF 80 de-
grees Sunday to rs degrees at noon
Monday.
Overcast skies held the threat OF
rain ard a 80 mile an hour wind
carried dust from the rapidly dry
inc roads soaked by the rain of last
Week.
The bright sunshine of the early
hours Monday was dimmed before
o'clock and the winl reached 9
maximum Of 80 miles an hour be
fore noon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-22
Meeting of Scout
Committee Called

DR.. Norman E. Dupont, Ell Centre
Scout district chairman, has called
a meeting of the district committee
for Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock
to be held in connection with the
Scout leaders training course at
that hour in Wilson school.