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Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
$4,000 See County Fair During Week
new ALL TIME
MARK CREATED
in ATTENDANCE.
Horse Show Features
Last Day of Big
Exposition

Whirling $4,000 times in
a week, turnstiles at the I'm
perlal County Annual Mid
Winter Fair established a
new all time attendance rec
ord between March 6 and IA.
Gross attendance records pass
ed all previous bounds Sunda
night. according TO D. v. Stewart
secretary Of the fair board. With
the exception OF Saturday.
cloudy, threatening day-every day
of the fair surpassed previous iec-
ords in gross attendance.
f Last years total attendance was
slightly more than 47,000.
The gross attendance of 50OCG
was attracted, Stewart said, by a
fair that surpassed in number of
exhibits and other entries an,
in past years, The secretary com
mented also that the county's ex-
position went off far more smooth
ly this year than ever before.
A majority of exhibitors, Stewart
declared, nad their booths ir
readiness on the opening day
conducted them efficiently thru
out the fair, and began early Mon
day to evacuate the fair grounds
Little trouble was encountered b.
fair officials in any division -
their work.
The fair attracted many visit
ors from other parts of Califor.
mia, as well as from other state;
It was the object of widespread
publicity, furnished largely by the
fair s board. Several newspapers
sent special correspondents and
photographers to cover the fair.
Sundays program, last one Of
the fair. was featured by a horse
show of Imperial Valley horses
and finals In the fairs week-long
amateur contest. Miss Virginia
Vinfrido, eight-year-old Ell Cent?
acrobatic dancer, won fist plac
in the amateur contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
BODY OF SUICIDE
FOUND IN AUTO

The badly decomposed body %
Shirley McMasters, disabled Word
war veteran of la Habra, was
found in an automobile parked o.
an abandoned road to Fish Springs
At miles west of Brawley late Sat-
urday with three self inflicted
bullet wounds in his Ghost
Beside the figure slumped ovei
the steering wheel was a 80 cali
bre revolver containing three cal
tridges and three discharged shells
A can of lighter fluid and a cigar
lighter on the rear seat of the
machine led officers to advance
the theory that he had attempted
to destroy his body by setting fir,
to the car.
Before leaving his home in the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15

l1OioNLic oullody IlSllt. lilG CAR
collided head on, according to Cal
ifornia Highway patrolmen.
C, C. Lambert, 30, Calexico, wa;
charged with drunk driving whel
he piloted his car into a parked
machine three miles east of e,
Centro. Pete Rivera, 55, was ar
rested on the Calexico ighWay
on drunk driving charge because
he was endangering traffic, Off
GERS said.
Three men riding on one motor
ycle crashed into car driven By
Bilard Heron on Broadway Sun
day morning. Joe Borges, Bill
Wright and j. Queens, the motor
cycle riders, were treated for su-
perficial injuries, officers SAID
Robert Hayes, 40, Negro, I'll Cen.
tro, was arrested for reckless driv
ing when witnesses told El Cen
tro police he was driving a car
which struck and injured Tyree
Hoston, %. Negro, on Main street
Sunday night Witnesses said hr
was driving on the wrong side Of
the street and failed to stop afte,
his car struck the woman. She
suffered body bruises, decorations
and a wrenched knee and foot,
Reckless driving charges We =
brought against Charles Marby, Is
Calexico, and he was held on S15C
bail after his automobile ;ollided
with one driven by Joe Peres
causing it to collide with two other
machines. The accident occurred
at Fifth and Main streets Sunday
morning.
Marby paid a S. fine Monday
morning, the fine having been as
sessed November II, after officer
took him into court for d viola
tion August 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
Amelia Delays Her
Round World Trip

OAKLAND AIRPORT. Cal, Mar.
10. W.P)-Amelia Earhart Putnam
probably will delay her round-the-
world flight until Tuesday after
noon, her husband, George P. Put
nam, said today.
AT the moment it looks as if
the flight may have to be postponed
until Tuesday afternoon" Miss Ear
hart's husband-manager said after
studying weather charts.
"A persistent low about 500 miles
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
Extension of Rail
Rates Established
OnSafety Program

Extension Of the emergency
freight rates on hay and feeds to
northern California points because
of drought conditions in Oregon,
Washington, Nevada, Arizona, and
Imperial Valley and various other
local points has been made to May
81, 1887, according to information
received at the local farm bureau
office from j. j. Deuel., head Of
the law and utilities department Of
the California Farm Bureau fedora
ton.
This extension of temporary
emergency rates should benefit I'm.
perial Valley hay growers who shiT
during that period, said Scott B
J Foulds, secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
Coast Executive
Transferred Here

Robert H. Golfer, operators IL
cense examiner, was transferred
from the Los Angeles office of the
California Highway patrol to take
the place of Kenneth Yost, resign
ed, in the Ell Centre office.
Glen E. Henstrand was transferred
from the San Diego office to e.
Centro for duty as a registration
clerk. Both took over their new
duties Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15

expected thrill for their worl'
cruise, awaited their luggage to-
day and chatted gaily of the''
experience over tea cups and bee:
mugs.
They were landed Sunday b
the U.S.S. Louisville which race
350 miles at full speed in respon .,'
to an SOS from the burning Brit,
ish motorship Silverlarch ano
hauled them aboard from storm
tossed lifebpat early Saturda'
morning.
The Silverlarch, with It's crew
of As still aboard, was still beinp
conveyed here by the Coast Guare
cutter Roger B. Taney and was
due today with the passenger 5
luggage.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15

Spartanburg. sc. After the war he
was sent to the University of Wash
ington as instructor.
He retired from the army in 1924
at the age of IS years.
He was a past commander of the
Boyce Aten post of the American
Legion, a member of the El Centre
lodge of Elks, and a Mason.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Cali p. Harrison of Ell Centro,
and Mrs. Mary P. Hay of Portland,
Me.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15

LaHabra area March 10 relative
said he threatened to kill himself
if pain caused by shrapnel in his
knee did not cease. They ais
said he had been Respondent.
The body was found by Howaid
Starnes of San Bernardino VIII,
was searching for a camping place.
He passed the car early in the
afternoon and upon his retur..
later noticed it had not moved.
He investigated and telephoned
Indio officers, who contacted the
Imperial county sheriff's office
McMasterS had been dead three
or four days when found, accord
ing to Deputy Coroner Herbert
Hughes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15

west of San Francisco is moving
slowly. Under present conditions
a start today might mean head
winds 600 miles or more, and then
beam winds for similar distance
west. We are analyzing the charts
with the weather people and Pam
American officials and ascertaining
whether the Pan-American Clipper
will take off this afternoon on its
delayed flight"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
British Propose
Fund to Build up
Aerial Defense


LONDON, March Is. Wpl-Great
Britain, determined to establish Sc
curity from air attack in war. for
mally presented to Comm ms today
the 82,500,00O pounds ($412, 500 ,O00)
air force estimates.
The huge fund for aerial defense,
greatest in the history of the British
Isles, for the first time exceeded the
budget estimates provided for tho
army-82,l74,OOO pounds t$410,87o.-
000).
The navy estimates remained the
largest defense item on the new
budget. totaling 105,C65, OOOO pounds
($525, 1926, ,999).
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
Road Fund Plans
Will Be Discussed

Plans for obtaining federal funds
for farm to market roads in I'M
perial county were scheduled for
discussion at joint session of the
Imperial county board of supervi-
sors and the new county road COM
mittee Monday afternoon.
News that funds may be available
for such projects led to the calling
of the conference to arrange for
presentation Of local road projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
Man Found Guilty
On Liquir Charge

Jesus Sua of Brawley was found
guilty of furnishing liquor to
minor and was scheduled for SEN
tence late Monday afternoon.
He was arrested in a Brawley
cafe by Viggo Hansen and Hugh
Hayden, liquor control officers. for
providing II year old youth with
wine. The cafe owner and the bar
maid, arrested at the same time,
were exonerated.
The liquor control division an
nonced officers will arrest anyone
found giving liquor to minors al
well as cafe or saloon operators OF
! this charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15

UI J11e 5tI VICES HAS T1UJ DVNn SCI
as yet.
General Phillips, VINO had made
his home in Ell Centre since April,
1924, was born in Illinois in 1856.
He was graduated from West Point
Military academy in the calss Of
1881. During the Spanish-Ameri-
can war he was adjutant at Fort
Monroe. From 1914 to 1917 he was
in the Philippines commanding the
coast defense of Corregidor. He
was brigadier general with the
twenty-sixth division, commanding
officer of the artillery division at
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15

for reelection and now campaign
ing vigorously for the administra-
ton proposal to add six Justices 10
the nine-memher supreme court
Green has placed strong federation
support behind the measure.
James M. Landies, who Is re-
tiring as chairman OF the securities
and exchange commission TO be-
come dean Of the Harvard law
school, was believed TO be the edu.
Gator Ashurst had In mind.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15

lieSS when hearings are resumed
tomorrow perhaps will be the dean
OF some law school or perhaps some
labor leader"
Ashursts statement caused imme-
diate speculation whether the ad-
ministration would call on John l..
Lewis, chairman of the committee
for industrial organization, or Will
liam Green, president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, to testify.
Lewis also is board chairman OF
labor's non-partisan league. organ
lied to support President Roosevelt
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
GENERAL PHILLIPS. 80.
ARMY LEADER. DIES
Question: Ever in
Trouble? Answer:
Once | Married =

TUCSON, Ariz., March Is. W,D
Frank SequerOs, on trial for
allegedly leaving the scene of
an automobile accident, was ask
ed by his attorney: "Have you
ever been in trouble befOre?"
Replied the defendant: "Oncc
l got married"
He was acquitted of the charge
on which he was tried.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
Son of Yuma Man
Killed in Automobile

o. c.. johnson of Yuma was
called to Los Angeles Sunday by
the. death of his son, Ben Satur-
day night in an automobile acci
dent. The inquest will be he,C
Tuesday, according to friends in
FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
Americans Rescued
from Burning Vessel

PEARL HARBOR, Hon ,lulu, T
H., March Is. SUP)-Eight Anne :
leans, whose rescue from burn
ing ship at sea provided an un-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
Weeks Illness Fatal to Noted Valley
Man; Colorful Military Career
Comes to Close

Brgadier General Charles Leonard Phillips 80 re-
tired United States army officer died in Ell Centre at
o'clock Monday morning after weeks illness.
He will be accorded military funeral at the Ben
nngon National cemetery at Point Iona, but the hour
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
FIVE MOTORISTS
ARRESTED ; ON
DRUNK CHARGE
Pest Press photo

Three men arrested drunk driving charges and
two for reckless driving in Imperial county during the
weekend. Clyde Bailey S. charged with drunk drv-
ing after he driving colided with one driven
by Howard Walters, 49, Holtvle four miles north of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
LABOR LEADER TO
SUPPORT COURT.
REFORM SOUGHT

WASHINGTON March Is WSupporters President Rooseve
supreme court enlargement prominent labor leader
OF educator today to carry forward their Judi
ciary committee Committee Chairman Ashu leader Of
campaign for enactment the that the next
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
Signs of KnighthOOd---

Fitting decorations for services
past rendered we're bestowed upon
the Kitchen Mechanics squad O
the Ell Centre Elks lodge the othe
night at dinner in their honor
Each guest was presented with
can opener. RR's willing to bet
not one of them took the gadpet
home to his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15
You Lose, Doc

You Lose, Doc
The King Is dead! Long live
the king! For many moons, nov
D. l.. DOC" zinn has been build,
ing up reputation as rmperia,
Valleys foremost catfish fisher
nan. Sunday, in the flash of rec
as 1t were, his eminence was blast
ed. The gentleman who did it wa
none other than Frank Richmon,
who used shrimp bait in Mexico t.
defraud Doc of his title. The evi
dence was a six-and-three quar-
ters pound catfish shared on tf
headwaterS of New River III Mex
leo by the Ell Centro postmaSte:
during trip with P. l.. Moore, W
H. Lorenz and Wilbert Carpenter
So elated was Frank tnat he
spent all Sunday night locking fo
Doc, to show him the prize-bu'
Doc evidently had heard OF his
coming and was well hidd IN.
o
Where Did He Practice
His friends are a bit shy of Je-
ry Handey these days, following q
weekend party in the mountains
between here and San Diego. A
neighboring cabin to that occu'
pied by the party had as part o:
its equipment pen Of turkeys
So fascinated was Jerry by the
turkeys, and they by he. that h.
spent most of his time talking =
them in their own language which
believe it Or not, they seemed 70
like. Wonder where he Learned
how-and why?
Honest II Is
Know Cy Shipway's first name
really? Well, it's Cyril, contrary to
all beliefs.
Out BY Christmas
RR hasn't yet been able to d
termine If D. v. Stewart expected
a heavy rain Monday, or if h
wore those boots merely so he
could wade more easily through
the accumulation of work Ind de-
bris left in the wake of the highly
successful Imperial county fair.
Nothing At ALL
Toe to toe, nose to nose anu
fist against flesh, they were sc
ing at it in the early morning
hours. Someone called the police,
The fight had just ended wh.ih
oflicialdom ttTived. An officer
explained to the Negroes that
they were under arrest for fighting
They lined up side by side.
You CANT arrest u.s. one pro.
claimed I'VE was jest havin'
friendly fight"
The other nodded cheerful agree
ment, they climbed into the SAM
automobile, and SWiShed away,
leaving Denlnu DcWllucTcu pa
trolman.
O.
Signs of KnighthO0d--
Fitting decorations for services
past rendered were bestowed upon
the Kitchen Mechanics squad o
the Ell Centre Elks lodge the othe
night at a dinner in their nonor
Each guest was presented with
a can opener. RR'S willing to pct
49,. opo of them took tho nadpst
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-15

Butter: Los Angeles, Sic;
Butterfat, Imperial Valley fob.
ranch. Grade A 44isc; manufac-
turing milk 39iac; route gather
ed cream 33Isc.
l.. A. Hay: u. 3. No. ] extra
Ieafy $3.50; u. ). No. s2S-
$3.50; u. s. No. 2 leafy S27-27.50
u. S. No. 2 S24-25. Minneapolis
flax S2.15Is S2.20i2.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-01

James H. Hughes, Representative
William H. Allen, members of the
Delaware Mosquito Control Com
mission, Army and Technical Offic-
ials, and members of the State
Legislature have been invited to
visit the camp on this day This
camp will be open to the general
public for inspection from IL am.
to 4 p. m. during which time all
visitors will be conducted on a tour
of the camp, under the guidance of
qualified CCC enrollees, who will
point out and explain the various
technical and administrative de-
tails of the camp set up. There
will be exhibits showing the tech
nical, educational and welfare pro-
grams of the camp. Beginning at
2:30 p. m. there will be a formal
program of events, at which time
a medal will be presented by the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton to the most outstanding en-
rollee of the camp. Music and
speaking will also be features of
the formal ceremonies. In view of
the fact that it is impossible to
contact all former members of the
company they are nevertheless in
vited to return for a visit to their
old camp. Captain Earle E. Ew-
ing, Inf-Res., is Commanding Offic-
er of the camp, 1st 1t Justus B.
Naylor, Junior Officer, Mr.. John
Travis, Camp Superintendent, and
Mr.. E. T. Richards, Educational
Adviser.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-01
Why Not Be Superstitious? !?

Some persons think that it is
silly to be superstitious. All
through my life / have heard: if
you make three wishes on the new
moon they will come true; if you
make a wish on the first star you
see in the evening and not look at
it again, it will come true; when
you make wishes on eye lashes the
one whose finger the lash stays
with will get the wish; when you
stump your right foot, good luck,
and your left foot, bad luck; when
your right ear itches, good news
and your left ear, bad news; and
when you break a mirrow, seven
years bad luck. Since / have
heard these statements so much, /
have naturally tried some of them.
I guess since lot of them have
worked for me / am under the
power of ''Mr. Superstition.
Evelyn Robinson
Smyrna times., 1937-04-01
18th JUBILEE OF
CCC AT LEWES
Open House Will Be Held on
Sunday Next, April
the 4th
GOV. McMULLEN INVITED

On Sunday, April 4, Company
1924, CCC, of Lewes, will hold open
house at the camp, in obervance of
the fourth anniversary of the Civ
ilian Conservation Corps as a ma
tional institution. 1t was on April
4, 1888. four years ago, that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, prompted by the
nationwide unemployment situa-
ton which existed at that time, in
augurated his most successful ex-
pertinent to give the unemployed
young men of the country an op-
portunity to do useful work in the
great out-of-doors. Governor Rich
ard G. McMullen, u. S. Senator
Smyrna times., 1937-04-01
MISBRANDING
MARKET CROPS
Effort Being Made by State
Board of Agriculture to
Check 1t
POTATOES ESPECIALLY

The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics, Of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, is making a determin-
ed effart to prevent misbranding
Of fruits and vegetables. w. t.
Derickson, Director Of the Bureau
of Markets, State Board of Agri-
culture, has been advised that sew
eral shipments of potatoes from
Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, and
Florida have recently been seized
under the Food and Drug Act be-
cause they were misbranded. Ap-
pies, sweet potatoes, and all other
products are being carefully check
ed. When the quality is not in ac-
cordance with the grade marked
on the bag or package, the receiver
is required to paint out the incor-
rect grade or remove any tags
which are misleading. Flagrant or
repeated offenses may result in the
confiscation of entire carloads and
the citation of the shipper or hand
Ter for criminal prosecution. In
many cases, fruits or vegetables
from practically all States have
been marked u. S. No. /, or some
other Government grade, without
the products being inspected or
certified, and in many cases the
contents of the packages have
been found to be from 80 percent
to so percent below the grade in
dicated. The Delaware apple law
which requires that all closed
packages of apples be marked in
accordance with the grade will
probably be of exceptional benefit
to the apple growers and shippers
of Delaware during the coming
season. The Bureau Of Markets
provides official shipping point in
spection and certification on all
Delaware products, and Delaware
shippers are cautioned against
marking any package of fruits or
vegetables U. S. No. i, or any 9TH
er official grade, unless the qaulity
is strictly in accordance with the
grade specified.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-01
BILL TO CREATE
PLANNING BODY
Would Place State i'm Position
for U. S. Aid to Carry
Out its Developments
EXPLAINED BY HOLCOMB

BY a party vote of p to 9 the
House last week passed Represent
ative c. P. Holcomb's bill to create
a State Planning Commission It
is intended to coordinate plans for
the physical development of the
state. Mr.. Holcomb stated that
should the bill become a law it will
place Delaware in position to
benefit by federal financial aid in
carrying out developments. Della
ware, he said, is the only state that
does not have such planning
board. The commission would con-
sist of five members, one a men,
Der of the State Highway Commis-
sion or the chief engineer, to be
designated by the governor; one a
member of the State Board of
Health or the sanitary engineer to
be designated by the governor; one
a member of the State Forestry
Board, and the remaining two to
be named by the governor. They
would serve four years without
pay. It would be the duty of the
commission to prepare plans for
systems of state or regional high
ways, parks. water supply and for
est reservations, airways. and air
terminals; advise with state de-
partments and local authorities
with a view to coordinating devel-
opment plans; make surveys for
rural land utilization to determine
areas suitable for crops, reforesta-
Smyrna times., 1937-04-01
Applications For PWA Grants

A report submitted last week to
Gov. Richard c. McMullen and
several members Of the Legislature
by Col. Charles H. Fleming, engin-
eer for the Marlland-Delaware dis
trict of the PWA. showed As appli-
cations for PWA grants have been
received representing a total con-
struction cost of $37, 100000. The
PWA has allotted to date 1,70O,-
900 on 26 projects representing a
total construction cost of S5,O44,-
600. These projects are about 95
per cent completed. The two that
have not been completed are at
Middletown and Laurel.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-01

ton, watershed protection, for rec
reation, for summer residences and
urban expansion. 1t would have to
prepare plans and estimates of
cost of these developments and re-
port its findings to the Legislature.
No state agency could do any de-
velopment work without first con-
sulting with the commission. An
appropriation of $1,000 would be
authorized to the commission to
defray its expenses.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-01
Attractions at Strand Theatre

Friday and Saturday Bulldog
Drummond Escapes" with Ray Mil
land, Heather Angel and Sir Guy
Standing occupying stellar roles.
The picture continues the exciting
events of England's greatest ad-
venturer, played by Milland. This
time he confines efforts to the solu-
tion of a mystery in a moldy old
castle. Heather Angel is prison
er in the place. Following an ex-
citing chain of events during which
time the chief of good old Scot
land Yard becomes a suspect.
Drummond finally clears up the
mystery of the fogbound castle on
the outskirts of merry old London.
Friday and Saturday - Border
land" the ninth of the series of
"Hopalong Cassidy" pictures,
brings William Boyd back to the
screen as an undercover man for
the Texas Rangers. Little Char
lene Wyatt plays an important
role.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-01
Monday and Tuesday = Amer

Monday and Tuesday = Amer
ica's puritanical period, with its ig-
norances and prejudices, is pre-
sented in Maid of Salem" Witch
es ride to their death through
paths streaming with hate-inspired
people who scream their blasphem-
Gus curses. New England is swept
by a hysteria induced by a childs
capricious actions, when she accus-
es those whom she hates of being
witches, and gleefully watches the
death tree bend and creak under
the weight of its victims. Through
all this display of viciousness glor-
iously glides Claudette Colbert, an
innocent, beautiful puritan whose
love almost proves disastrous. Fred
MacMurray appears as the lover.