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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-11-05
THANKS VOTERS

Mrs. Ethel Prear. race candiia y
for member Of the Dayton boa4 =
education, wishes to thank sn G. !,
organizations, both political pa
and individual voters for the .as
support they gave her at the eiee
Tuesday. She especially wishes -
thank George w. Reed for the -
did work he did rs campaign ~.
ager and the West Side Cite 4
Committee,
She plans to form a psrmaa.a
militant organization to foster c. II
ored candidates assd to vs
every Negro nNscrfial voter
She feels atefnl 10 aii wass
contributed in any way r. &
splendid vote she received.
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young man; Henry Parks, Jr., son
OF Mr.. and Mr.. Henry Parks Of
Bank Street. lie IS president Of
Kappa Chapter Of Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, ylse president Of KOADA
CoNScit and chairman Of the politi-
eal outlook committee. YouAg
Par i, Who is d ing quite we'll as q
Jun .. in he College Of Commerce,
u tic third .sa3tenian within recent
yea1. n have attained the honor o9
Dait president Of Kappa Chapter
q !.ai A. The 'lalsof d, holains this
Office last year, went to Arseius
Topolo Ii West.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-11-05

DUKE OF WINDSOR AND DICHSS INVITED TO VISIT HARLEM WHILE HERE
VIOLA I. LEWIS
BECOMES BRIDE
OF ]. G, WATERS

DAYTON--The marriage OF Miss
Viola 7. Lewis, and ]. Gilbert Wait
ers took place last Thursday after
noon, October rs, In the st. Margaret
Epicopal Church. The ceremony was
performed by the rector, the Rev.
j. N. Samuels- Belboder.
The bride wore an ivory lace
princess wedding gown and long
veil Of ivory tulie attached to a
Julienne beaded cap trimmed with
orange blossoms She carried d
bouquet Of chrysanthemums and
roses.
Mrs. Leana Lewis Harvey Of
Charleston, Sc, sister Of the bride,
was maid Of honor and only attend
ant. She was attired in q gown
Of beige lace over pink satin. IIer
bouquet was Of yellow and orange
chrysanthemums
DIR. Arnold Shaw was the best
ma !. Harold Shaw was at the organ.
The ceremony was Heard by a few
Invited faiends of the bride and
groom.
The ceremony was followed in the
evening by reception at the home
OF the bride. Two hundred attend
cd the reception.
Hostesses were Mrs. Gladys Hick-
erson. Mrs. Bertie Ellis, Miss Eliza--
beth Ryans, Miss Iva Glover, MIS-,
@, w, Evans, and Miss Ethel Stew
art. Out of town gueets were Dir.
| and Mrs. ]. Il. Wallace of Cleveland.
The bride is the executive secrc-
fary Of the Fifth Street Branch
YWCA. She was educated at Fisk
and Columbia Universities and the
University of Chicpgo. She is d
menben Of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority,
The graom IL graduate Of
Howard University and Is an at
tatney-at-law, He Il Il member If
nmega pai Phi Fraternity and ii /
Scottish Rite Mason. During tha
World War he served in the us.
Navy.
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meeting at the Art Institute, follow
ed by 1900 o'clock tnoonl lun-
cheon in the beautiful dining room
of the Art Institute to which the
public is invited.
Estell Riddle, president Of the
Graduate Nurses organization, and
other outstanding women will take
part In panel discussion Satur-
day afternoon Beulah Whitby Of
Detroit will speak at the banquet
Saturday night at the Art Institute.
There will be q meeting at Zion
Baptist Church Sunday morning and
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West indies War Vets
Invite Duke and WalIy
To Dance i'm Harlem

NEW YORK fBy Reginald Pierre
pointe for AMP the Eiks' au---
ditorium Tuesday night, the British
West Indies War Veterans, wired
the Duke Of Windsor and his Dutch
ess, the former Wallis Warfield Sinap-
son, an Invitation to attend their
dance at the Rockland Palace.
The veterans were recently pre-
lContinned on PAGE TWOl
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-11-05

DAYTON-P Plans for the first re-
gional conference Of college women's
clubs Of the Northern region have
been completed by the Dayton
branch. The opening meeting will
be held In Linden Center, Fri. eve
ing, November IL, at 8 pm, to
which the public Is cordially invited,
Maude Brown, president Of the
Pan-IEellenic Council, will be the
main speaker. followed by Q recep-
tion. Saturday morning q closed
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MRS. PREAR SUPPORTED BY
RACE VOTERS

DAYToN-Mrs. Ethel Prear. can
didate for the board Of education,
received fully 30 per cent Of the
colored vote, and several thousand
votes from other groups. The re-
suits Of the election are very en-
couraging and will serve to strength
en- the campaign fop 1888.
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a sight seeing trip In the afternoon.
Delegates from Illinois, Leas ina,
West Virginia, Michigan, Kentucky,
and Ohio are expected tos present,
Mrs. Jessie G. Harris ol Cincinnati
Is the director OF this region.
Some aaembera OF the Dayton branch
Of tho National Association of Col
lege Women, Left to right, Drucet-.
ia Tanner, secretary; Marie Reed,
chairman Of hospitality committee;
Jessie Hathcoek, general chairman;
Maude Walker, president and ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23

from the cabin was found in the
home of relatives of the Negro in
Imperial. Burial told officers he
took the clothes SO he could go
to school," but they discovered he
does not attend school under any
circumstances, they said Tuesday.
John Dearo, 10, entered the in
stitution for a day and a half for
drunk driving in the Brawley area
this weekend. William Dewey It'd
well, 33, was sentenced in the same
city for 25 days for similar offense.
Drunk driving also landed Ernest
v. Ruggles behind the bars for 25
days. He also was sentenced in
BraWley. Two men, one from I'M
perial and one from Brawley, are
held for investigation. They are
Walter Martinez. %, Imperial, and
Gabino Covillo, so, Brawley butcher.
Calipatria officers sent Joe Mar
tin, 33, for Is days for vagrancy
and Eugene Wallace, II, Negro, for
investigation. Vagrancy in Brawley
earned Charles GUERRA 90, 25-day
sentence. Luther Rosson, 49, Negro,
will stay in Jail for 30 days for pos
sessing stolen property.
Sam r. Rabanal, 35, Filipino. was
arrested west of Seeley and ordered
held for investigation. Seven fed
eral prisoners and one juvenile
completed the total.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
WOMAN PROF. FLAYS I'D. R.
FOR DEMOCRATIC GRAMMA'

NEW YORK, Nov. %. up
Prof. Janet r. Aiken of COlum-
bia University wrote an open
letter to President Roosevelt to-
day, telling him that his Eng
lish was pretty bad and how
about a New Deal for grammar?
She demanded to know where
the president learned his rhe-
tOric and got SO worked up
about it that she forgot to put
a verb in one of her own sem
tences.
1t seems that Prof. Aiken had
been reading some of the speech
es MIR. Roosevelt made on his
tour across the country last sum-
mer and finally wrote him an
open letter.
I'm Cheyenne, Sept. a." she
wrote, You say, engineers are
human just like 1 am Not 'as'
Mr.. President, but like At
Boise, Sept. ~, you say some
thing is Just like the plain folks
like all of us are.
"-Speaking of simple future
time, you say sometimes 4 will
and sometimes 4 shall. In the
Boise speech you use first and
second secondly. Wasn't it
Shakespeare who called cOnsis-
tency a jewel?
"And then repetition. prof
Aiken will stay i'm after school
and write the words Every sem
tence must have a verb" on the
blackboard 20 times-ed.) De
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
China Troops to
Make Last Stand
CONTINUED from Page u

Continued from Page IL
ed back at a point approximately
five miles east of Wusih, between
the Yangtze river and Lake Tai.
1t is about 10 miles from Shanghai.
Heavy rains in the area, the
official reported, had held up the
Japanese advance to a certain ex-
tent.
The advance guard received sup
plies from airplanes which flew
from Shanghai.
There were no official reports
that Wusih had been captured.
japanese authorities said that its
fall would mean the collapse of
the strong Chinese Wusih- Kiang-
yin defense lines, the last sizeable
obstacle confronting the Japanese
before Marking.
Reports from Marking said that
the Chinese were making prepar-
ations for last stand defense of
the evacuated capital. Thousands
of Chinese troops were pouring into
the city and taking over the homes
of residents who had fled.
japanese authorities Indie ted
that Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek had not replied to a personal
message" advising him to surren-
der. A japanese plane flew over
Marking yesterday and dropped the
letter addressed to the generals
Simo.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT LEGAL ADvERTISEA6I
NOTICE INVITING BIDS

Notice is hereby given that seal
ed bids will be received by the
Board of Supervisors of the Coun-
ty of Imperial. State of California
at the office of w. j. McClenand'
Clerk of said Board OF supervisors,
ia the Court House in the City OF
FL Centre, County and State afore-
said. I'D to and including the 6th
day of December, 1887, at two
o'clock PM. for the furnishing OF
all necessary labor. materials and
equipment for the erection and
construction of an annex to the
County Hospital situated on the
County Farm of said county and
belonging to said county, the same
to be done in accordance with the
plans and specifications therefor
as amended November 18, 1887. on
file in the office of said Clerk.
Each bidder is required to accom-
pany his bid with certified check
or a cashiers check payable to the
County of Imperial for an amount
equal to 10 per cent Of the amount
of his bid, all checks to be return
ed to the unsuccessful bidders at
the time of acceptance of bid by
said Board of supervisors and to
the successful bidder upon his sign
ing a contract and executing and
filing with said w. j. McClelland,
Clerk of said Board of Supervisors,
at his said office, bond with good
and sufficient sureties, the same to
be approved by said Board Of Super
visors: the same to be conditioned
for the faithful performance OF
the terms of the contract, and also
a bond or the payment for all
labor to be performed in the execu-
tion of this contract and for all
materials furnished in accordance
Herewith as provided by Chapter
300 Statutes of 1919 as amended.
All bids must be addressed to the
Board of Supervisors, Ell Centro,
California, in care of w. j. Nc
Clelland. Clerk of the Board OF
Supervisors; and such bid must be
enclosed in a sealed envelope and
endorsed IBID for furnishing labor,
material and equipment for erec-
ton of annex to county hospital.
Said board of Supervisors reserves
the right to reject any and all
bids.
Bidders attention is called to the
provisions of Sections 1910 to 1871
both inclusive of Labor Code OF
the State of California, which re-
quire Boards of Supervisors in ad-
vertising for bids for work and
material to ascertain and deter
mine the prevailing rate OF per
diem wages for each craft or type
OF workman or mechanic needed
10 execute the contract which is to
be awarded; notice is hereby given
10 bidders that under the provisions
Of said Sections said Board OF
Supervisors has ascertained and
determined such prevailing rate OF
per diem wages TO be as follows:
Per Hour
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
Concrete Spreaders ..............

Also that general prevailing rate
for legal holidays and overtime is
one and one-half times the above
rate; also that the provisions of the
above mentioned code require that
the bidder who is awarded the
contract shall pay not less than the
prevailing rate of per diem wages
as ascertained and determined by
said Board of Supervisors as above
set forth to all laborers, workmen
and mechanics in the execution of
the proposed contract. Attention
of bidders is also called to the pro-
visions Of Sections 1850 to 1854, both
inclusive, of the Labor Code of the
State of California, which prohibit
any contractor or sub-contractor
upon any public works from en-
ploying thereon any alien, except
ing in cases of extraordinary emer-
gency, etc, and provides a penalty
for violation Of the terms of the
sections of the Labor Code of Cali
ornia above mentioned.
Attention of bidders is also called
to the provisions of Sections 1910
TO 1916, both inclusive, of said Labor
Code which provide that the time
of service of any workman en-
ployed on public work in the State
of California whether the work is
done by contract or otherwise, is
limited and restricted to eight hours
during any one calendar day and
make it unlawful to permit any
workman TO labor more than eight
hours during any one calendar day
except in cases of extraordinary
emergencies, and said sections pro-
vide for a penalty for violation
thereof. Any prospective bidder who
desires to take a set of the plans
and specifications from the office
of the said w. j. McClelland, Clerk
of said Board Of Supervisors, shall
return the same to said Clerk with
IN five days thereafter and shall
deposit with said Clerk at the time
of taking said plans and specifica-
tions the sum of $500 to guarantee
their prompt return.
BY Order of the Board of Super
visors.
DATED this 18th day Of Noyem-
Der, 1887.
w. j. McCLELLAND.
Clerk of the Board Of Supervisors
of the County of Imperial.
N. 1890 incl.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23

Previously the railroads operat-
ing in the east and the northeast
had been granted Is per cent in
crease in the interstate freight sur
charges. The raise went into ef-
feet November Is, and repeatedly
will bring an added revenue of
S57,000,000 to the carriers.
The requested increase in Cali
fornia intra-state shipments would
bring the seven to ten per cent raise
without effecting an additional Is
per cent increase, which California
railroads also intend to apply for
ir the near future.
In 1888, because OF increased op-
Grating costs. the interstate COM
merce commission granted seven
TO ten per cent surcharge increases.
and California followed suit a few
months later. These were in effect
until Dec. 81, 1886.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
Steel Industry at
Third of CAPACITY

NEW YORK, Nov. %. fUP)-The
nations five billion dollar steel in
dustry, which at its peak this year
gave employment to 603, 900 persons.
today Is operating at less than one
third Its capacity at levels where
the leading producers lose money.
= The industry, according to the
American Iron and Steel Institute.
Is scheduled TO operate this week
al 81 per cent OF rated capacity.
That figure is a decline OF 5.4
points, or 14.8 percent, from the
rate last week and represents the
10th consecutive weekly decline.
The decline, in progress since
the week beginning September 90.
has been the most precipitate in the
steel history. The rate of opera
tions has been driven down 49.4
points, or 61.44 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23

were X-rayed and parents were
advised what to do.
Attending the meeting were DR..
Phil Hidgkin, DR.. Warren F. Fox,
Margaret Siple, Edith Eicke, Mrs.
w. J. Meagher, Mrs. W. Ware and
Roger Walton, all of Ell Centre;
Mrs. Allen Mains, Mrs. c. w.
Brockman, Mrs. N. Downing, Mrs.
r. L. Glasby and Mabel Reid, of
CaleXico; Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Hite-
man, Calipatria; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hickok and Mrs. H. Routt,
Westmorland; Mrs. o. D. Van
Dyke and Mrs. Marcia Farrell, I'M
perial; Mrs. Mary Woodbridge. Holt
vile; Catharine Khury, Brawley;
and Harriet Cochran, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
Brother 10
Sees Power
LineTragedy
Hurting Wire Over
Electric Gable
Brings Death

BRAWLEY, Nov. 23.-Fa-
tally burned when he threw
strand of copper wire over
a power line, a 7-yearold
japanese bov died in the
Brawley hospital here last night.
The child, Masashi Panura, son
of tomato grower, was rushed to
the hopital by motor car. Death
came at 8 pm. tonight.
When struck down, the boy was
playing in the yard of his home
six miles northwest of inland with
his brother, Akira, TO- A loud re-
port brought his father, Chomapsu
Panura, to the door. He saw his
son writhing on the ground 300
yards from the house and dashed
to the boy. With the help of an
elder brother he was rushed to the
Brawley hospital where he hovered
between life and death for SO hours
before succumbing.
From Akira Deputy Coroner Her.
bert Hughes learned that the two
boys had been playing with spool
of copper wire. For fun, MaSaShi
held on to one end of the wire and
threw the spool over a high VOL
tage power line. A sudden crack
ling spark followed and the next
moment the child lay on the ground
moaning, fatally burned.
Deputy Coroner Hughes schedul-
ed an inquest at 9:45 am. at Hopes
mortuary here.
DEATH RECALLS
SIMILAR TRAGEDY
BRAWLEY, Nov. 22.-The death
of 7-year-old Masashi Panura, ia
tally burned when he threw a cop
per wire over a power line, tonight
recalled a similar tragedy which
took the life of Brawley child
Sept. %.
The victim, Antonio Rodriguez,
was killed instantly when he pick
ed up a radio antennae, blown down
during storm. A charge of ele-
ctricity ran through the radio in
his home, raced through the wire
and entered the childs body.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20. 1901.
published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded by
The Post-Press, Sunday estab-
lished 1850 by the Imperial VAL
ley Publishing Company, 625
State street, E1 Centre. Calf.
Entered a: E. Centre. California
post office as second class matter.
Paul Jenkins. publisher; A. c.
Johnston, vice-president and gen.
eral manager; E. A. FitZhugh,
,ecretary and managing editor.
West olliday Co., Inc. National
Advertising representatives.
NJ m ber California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subs: ription Rhtes: Sc per copy.
Press (Sundays), per month. 60c:
Paid in advance; 3 months, 81 1.o5.
months. S2-25: one wear $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
Ell CENTRO MANS
MOTHER DIES AT 81

Word reached Ell Centro Monday
of the death in indianapolis, Ind,
early Monday morning of Mrs. Ala
media Ruth Brewer, 81, mother of
Ralph Brewer of the Post-Press
advertising staff A fall in which
she suffered broken hip led to
her death. She had lived in In
dianapolis so years.
Survivors include sons Robert
Brewer of Cincinnati, Horace Brew
ca of Indianapolis and Loren Brew
er of Chattanooga, Tenn, and
daughter, Ada Brewer of Indiana
polls.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
Teachers Voted
Life Diplomas

Two Imperial Valley school teach
ers were voted life diplomas Mon
day at a meeting of the County
Board of Education in the offices
of c. B. Collins, county superin-
tendent.
The teachers were Henrietta Ruth
Griffin of BraWley and Mrs. Cathryn
N. Grosvenor of Calipatria.
The board also issued a list of
teaching certificates.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
Jails Population Climbs
Over 40 in Busy Period

Imperial countys Jail population
passed the ITO mark Tuesday morn
ing at the close of a 24-hour period
which saw % persons booked by
various law enforcement depart
ments.
The types of cases involved rang
ed from burglary and possession of
deadly weapons to runaway children
and missing husbands.
Joe Burial, 10. Negro, was booked
for burglarizing Tom Bratsulos'
cabin on the Zenos ranch near
Holtville Nov IS. Clothing taken
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23

the money collected stays in I'M
perial county, willie 25 per cent
goes to state and national organi-
cations for research work in the
search for serum to combat tu-
berculosis.
The association Monday night
heard a review of the recent chest
clinic here, where the association
paid for all X-rays and tuberculin
used. The money was derived from
Christmas Seal sales of last year.
At the clinic, association members
were told, 40 per cent of 395 high
school graduates volunteered for
skin testing. Thirty-nine cases
showed positive reaction. The cases
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23

Intend To Wed-A notice of in
tention to wed was. filed Tuesday
by Jesus Fiol, "a, and Sara Guti-
errez, 25, Brawley residents, ac-
cording to records on file in the
office of County Clerk w. j. Nc
ClelIand.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23

Pleads Not Guilty - Robert
Housewright pleaded not guilty to
non-support of his family when
taken into superior court Tuesday.
He was released from custody
pending appearance for trial in
December.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23

pay $4,000 900 to sis, 100000 more
annually for intra-state shipments
of agriculture products, it was es-
timated.
The application asks for increas-
es in all basic commodities, carload
freight and carload traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
SAN DIEGO MAN
KILLED IN AUTO

MEXICO CITY, Nov. %. U.P)-
Charles F. Walmsley of San Diego,
was killed in an automobile crash
On the Laredo highway near Octo-
pan yesterday, it was revealed to-
day when the body was brought
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
ASK
10 PCT. BOOST IN
FREIGHT RATES

SAN FRANCISCO Nov. D. (UP)-A joint applica-
of 81 railroads operating in California asking to 10
increase in intra-stae freight rates, filed
with the California Railroad commission Monday
If the raise granted farmers of California would
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
PLANS LAID FOR
VALLEY XMAS
SEAL CAMPAIGN

Plans for Christmas Seal sales in Imperial Valley
laid Monday night at meeting of the Imperial County
tuberculosis and Health Association at the Barbara Worth
hotel The sale will start Friday No salaries paid to
local workers the sales campaign bat IS per cent of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-23
WEATHER

mild tonight and Wednesday; oc-
casional cloudiness on coast; gen.
tie to moderate northwest wind
off coast.
Los Angeles and vicinity Oc-
casional cloudinesS tonight and
Wednesday; little change in tenn
perature; gentle to moderate
southeast to southwest wind,
northwest on coast.
The Washington times., 1937-12-10
Jersey to Hold
Primary in May

TRENTON, Dec. 10.-New Jer.
sey's primary election date viii
be changed to May instead Of
September under plans approved
by a legislative committee Of the
Republican State committee and
a cooperating committee composed
Of three senators and three as
semblymen. The change would
Iengthen the period Of the cam
paign considerably.
The Washington times., 1937-12-10
Md1ville Fanfare Missing
AS Marcelle, Carlisle Wed

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 UN.s).
With none Of the fanfare which
marked her wedding to Tommy.
Manville, the asbestos heir, Mar.
celle Edwards was the bride Of
Jay F. Carlisle, jr., today, and on
a flying honeymoon trip to the
coast.
Only two friends were present
The Washington times., 1937-12-10
Special Holder
For Autos Fought

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 10.
The Indiana State administration
today ordered enforcement after
January l of a requirement that
all motorists buy from the State
q special holder for Their automo-
nlie title cards. The holders, which
seH Tor Is cents, are said to cost
tne State IL cents. Many pro
CeStS were registered against the
The Washington times., 1937-12-10

at the wedding held at st. Peters
Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Carlisle divorced Manville,
whose fourth wife she was, on
October 30 in Reno. Carlisle was
divorced on November IL by Peggy
Moffett, daughter Of James A.
Moffett, former Federal Housing
Administrator
The Washington times., 1937-12-10

Brown and grey speckled
corduroy; full Upper front;
fancy back; full lined knick-
ers: knit cuffs; perfect
quality; Actual 1896 values;
sizes 6 to 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30

the second best welterweight in
the state, will provide eight rounds
Of the best fighting seen in the
FL Centro arena.
Both are two fisted battlers, cap
able of throwing plenty of punches
per second. They hit hard and
accurately, and as result the
Hogue twins are expected to have
their toughest battle of the season.
The records of Fonseca and Zor-
rita will make them favorites TO
take decisions or possibly k.o. vic
tories over the famous twins.
Jolting Joe Villegas, another val
ley fayorite, also faces defeat when
he meets Jack Curley of Long
Beach. Curley holds one decision
over Jolting Joe and should be
able to make it two in a row.
Ray Rogers and Art Nazabal will
furnish the fireworks in the feature
bout and Joe Gotta and Jimmie Will
son and Joe Gonzales and Jack Ar
mold will battle in the openers.