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The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Mass Army Outside
Peiping for a
Big Drive
Fighting at Pass
Tense Situation ut Shang-
hai But No Further
armed Clashes

shanghai, Wednesday. Aug.
II Ue-Japan's famed kwan-
,rrp North China) army to-
d,v began its long-awaited ma
;or drive up the Peiplng Sui
man railway toward Chahar
and Suiyuan provinces.
The Japanese troops, accom-
,,risd by 81 tanks, moved up
IA Changping. short distance
scuthcast of the Nanktou pass.
>; miles northwest of Peipins
g,.eway to a mountainous area.
SHANGHAI. Wednesday, Aug. II,
mp-Japan voday massed a
.,rm,dable army outside Peiping
- llrr her long-eXpected major
Sr,ys INTO Chahar and Suiyuan
1-0yinces along the Peiping-Sui-
EAN' -NHN-
yuan railroad.
The Chinese central news agen-
ry said tha. the beginning OF large
ra,e hostilitieS was imminent.
Fighting Going On
Chinese air scouts reported &c
the central governments field
military headquarters at Paoting-
= that fighting was taking place
n from. Of the Nankou Pass, 25
miles northwest Of Peiplng
hrough which the railway pass
Is from the North China plain m
70 the mountainous region along
the great wall.
Japanese infantry, cavalry, ar
ti-.eyv. aymored cars and airplaneS
were masSed below Nankou for the
drive.
Plan Is Downed
The news agency asserted the
Chinese had shot down a Japan
ese plane near Paoting, where
japanese planes again strafed the
Chinese concentrations along the
.Pe.p.ag- -HankOw railway. The
?..O. was killed but an observer
With him escaped.
The fifth division of the Kwan-
c2g army-aS the japanese
Continued on page flve)
The daily independent., 1937-08-11

Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Children to Have
Day i'm Beautifying

The younger generation will have
its day in the garden during the
City Beautification contest-and it
will not be an Improbable day,
either.
Whether they choose a three
foot square plot or an entire yard.
the boys and girls of El Centre
will have an opportunity to share
in prizes offered by the contest
sponsors, the El Centro chamber
of commerce, the city and the Post
Press.
Their efforts will be judged on
the same basis used to decide the
winners in the adult group-the
greatest improvement between now
and spring in the plot selected by
them for gardening or other land
scaping improvement.
The children, too, will follow the
same procedure as the adults. They
must fill out an entry blank, which
can be obtained from the chamber
OF commerce. A Photograph will be
taken of the spot designated by
them for improvement, and an
other photograph will be taken
next Spring, when the contest
closes.
A total of $50 in prizes is offered
TO children. First prize will be
$3.50, second prize $40; third $3.50;
fourth S5; fifth SO; sixth 50. There
VIII be 10 awards of 81 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
ONE STANDARD
FOR JUDGING IN
BEAUTY DRIVE

Throwing the City Beautlt1ca-
ton contest wide open to anyone
who desires to enter, the city beau-
LITIGATION committee of the El Cen
tro chamber of commerce this week
cleaned out red tape and left only
one basis upon which the winners
will be judged, "the degree of i'm
provement made in the yard, park
ing, premises or eXteriors of build
ings of contestants"
In other words said P. E. Ry-
erson, chairman of the beautifica-
tion committee, there will be just
one standard of judging: How much
has the property been improved?"
Original rules of the contest were
found to be too cumbersome, the
committee said, after numerous
telephone calls protested against
the itemized method of judging
originally proposed. For the con-
venience of contestants, and to
hasten the contest on its way, the
objections were overcome and the
rules simplified to the ultimate.
1t is only necessary now, the
committee said, for prospective
contestants to fill out the simplified
entry blank, which may be obtain
ed at chamber of commerce head
quarters, and begin the planned
improvements. Photographs will be
taken of the premises as they are
now, and again as they are at the
end of the contest next spring
Prizes will be awarded then.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Bricks From Old
Stage Station in
Valley Exhibited

Two adobe bricks taken from
the old Carriso stage station de
clared to be the only two in exis-
tence, now are the property of D.
S. Rehkopf and the El Centre
Chamber of Commerce.
Rehkopf formerly owned both
bricks but recently gave one to the
chamber of commerce for the -eX-
hibit case at headquarters.
The old stage office. scene OF
many. historical events, now is but
a pile of mud. The bricks have
lost all semblance of form because
of the many years the old building
was exposed to wind and rain. No
protection was given the station
and as a result the famous old
landmark disappeared. ..
Vallecito stage station, 20 miles
west of Carriso station. was rebuilt
and still stands as monument
to early day transportation and
one of the historic spots on the
Butterfield stage lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
COUNCIL ASKED TO
AID IN CAMPAIGN

suggestions for cooperative between househde
the city picking shbbery cuttings from
~ Centre streets Identification
contained council the City
Identification
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Dairy Industry
Construction to
Reveal Increase

Imperial Valleys dairy industry
will receive two boosts toward 100
per cent standard dairy plants
with the completion of new con-
stFuction at the Owens dairy south
west of Brawley and at the Quality
dairy near El Centro.
E. T. Owens is building a new
milk house and barn at his ranch
half mile southeast of Brawley.
The structure complies with state
specifications throughout and pro-
vides space for handling II cows.
Construction began Monday and
is expected to be completed late
this month. Steam sterilizing
equipment, refrigeration and bottle
washing and filling will be includ-
ed in the plant when finished and
ready for use. Milk bottles will be
filled at the plant instead of hav-
ing to be transported in cans to a
creamery.
Total cost of the construction
and the equipment is estimated
at S2,500.
New buildings to replace those
destroyed in a disastrous fire few
years ago are nearing completion
at 1900 Commercial street. FL Gen.
tro, by the Quality dairy
A creamery, pasteurizing, and
bottling plant are included in the
building plans. The automatic bot
tie washer is declared to be one of
the most interesting pieces of ma
chinery as far as the lay observer
is concerned.
The whole plant was planned
and is being built TO facilitatae the
general market milk business.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Building, Beautifying Page
Room RemodeIed
For Might Club

dance floor double rows of booths
have been installed on raised plat
forms. Hacienda style has been
carried out in the fixtures and
general decorating. -Four large bas-
ket type, metal grating chande-
liers hang from the ceiling, sup
plemented by two smaller fixtures,
and lamps in each booth.
The ceiling has been painted
white with a blue cast. The upper
part of the walls will be covered
by paintings. The lower section
has been worked over in Philippine
mahogany paneling. The booths
are of the same finish.
Air condition ducts will be in
stalled for summer cooling from
the hotel system.
Sones Lumber CO. supplied the
lumber and 7. V. Hardware co. part
of the fixtures and equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28

At the same time, the city coun-
ell was highly praised for its part
in the Identification campaign.
The chamber of commerce is
deeply appreciative of your splen-
dad cooperation with our outlined
program proposing to make FL Gen.
tro the most beautiful city in south
ern California" the letter said.
If you we're indifferent to our
efforts" the city council was told.
I'VE should find ourselves hopeless
~ handicapped. On the contrary,
you not only support us by your
hearty spirit of endorsement. but
better still you carry into action
your declared good will.
More specifically, the many
truck loads of rubbish, garbage and
general debris that we see beng
hauled from our streets, alleys and
lots each day are visible witness
10 what you are doing with the
city employees and city equipment
to keep everything in 'shipshape'
and apple pie order within our
cororate limits. Carrying away lit
ter may not be as attractive a task
rs transplanting flowers; never
theless 1t is basically essential if
the beauty Of the flowers is not to
be obliterated.p
The letter goes on to comment
that residents. doing their gar
dening at different times of the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
JR. 10000 CLUB
LEADER URGES
GARDEN BOOST.
BY DOROTHY ANDERSON
Pres, Junior Ten Thousand Club

Let's plant flowers!
The petunia, chosen to be the
city flower, is one of the most graf
flying to the amateur gardener.
Growing rapidly, blooming profuse-
" in riot of color, it forms a fra
grant, attractive border
Let's plant shrubs!
The oleander deserves its popu-
larity, lending much beauty in ex-
change for little attention. Don't
overlook its value as a hedge.
Let's plant trees!
Our city can have the distinction
of tree lined thoroughfares if you
will assume the planting along your
own borders. If you are one of
those fortunate persons who already
has shade trees, keep them well
trimmed. Low hanging branches
are annoying to the pedestrian.
In cooperation with the Beauti-
ication Campaign. the chamber Of
commerce will provide oleanders
and elm trees at cost. This is your
city, an oasis fostered in the re-
luctant desert.
Make il beautiful.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Hardware Men !
Attend Meeting

J. ". Guilfoyle. executive secre-
tary of the Retail Hardware asso-
citation of southern California, pre-
sented a program at an annual
dinner-meeting of hardware deal
ers and employees from Imperial
and Yuma valleys at the Califor-
MIA hotel Friday night
Purpose of the program, pre-
sented by Guilfoyle, was to make
better merchants of dealers. A
number of selling ideas were pre-
sented, hardware week scheduled
for next spring was discussed, and
novel Christmas decorations sug-
gested. About 100 people, includ-
ing representatives of l. v. Hard
ware Co., Edgar Bros. Co., Diller
Hardware, and Tom Aliens Hard
ware, attended. j. H. Edgar pre-
sided
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Petunia Official
Flower of CITY

El Centros official city flower
Is the Petunia.
King Petunia was selected by the
e Centre Chamber of Commerce
Identification committee after a
thorough consideration of beauty,
hardihood and adaptability to pc
culiar soil conditions found here.
The petunia, according to the
committee, grows as well as any
other flower in this climate and
soil, and adds touch Of beauty to
any yard or garden.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Cliff Henderson
Hurt in Accident

Cliff Henderson, brother of Ran
dali Henderson, was injured Fri
day near Poplar Bluff, Mo, when
his automobile was wrecked, ac-
cording to news reaching here Sat-
urday.
Cliff Henderson, an official Of
the National Air Races at Cleve-
land, was towing trailer in which
dismantled sport plane was load
ed. He was en- route to Los An
eeles. Injuries were not serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28

A remodeling project of major
proportions will be completed soon
with the opening of new dinner
dance club at the Hotel California
in El Centre.
A 90 by rs foot room has been
created adjoining the main lobby
on the east side. Removal of a
PARTITION. completes redeoorations.
and equipping the room with new
fixtures. tables. booths and rugs
will cost to $4,000. John Drummer,
owner. declared Saturday.
Started two months ago. Brun-
ner predicted the room will be
ready for opening within two
weeks
On two sides of a 80 by 80 foot
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Neckties Stolen
I'm BraWley Store

Anyone selling neckties will be
looked upon with suspicion be-
cause of a warning issued by Braw-
ley police.
An unidentified man and woman
took a number of neckties from a
Brawley store and disappeared with
them. The man, Brawley police told
Sheriff Robert w. Ware, was be-
lieved to be known as TEX" was
about 26 years of age, and when
last seen wore a dark suit and was
without hat. The woman accom-
panying him was about l8 and
wore a light gray dress.
YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you READ the ADS
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Lantana School
Installs Modern
Plumbing Setup

Lantana school officials have
embarked on a program to improve
the school plant and began With
installation of a modern plumbing
and toilet facilities. 8..
Members OF the school board,
Roy Westmoreland, Robert York,
clerk, and E. Nechochea, conferred
with county health officers as a
means of making the equipment
and the installation follow the die
tates of state and county regula-
tions. tz ~.
Mesquite Lake school also is con-
templating installation of modern
plumbing and toilet facilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
As Prizes Put Up
For Improvement
In Home Yards

Fcr'y-five cash prizes will be
distributed among Ell Centre res
idents next Spring - for the
greatest improvement in resi-
Dental yards between now and
then. The list of prizes:
ADULT GROUP
First prize, $50; second prize,
S25; third, SIS: and six prizes of
$40 each anl 20 prizes Of S. each.
CHILDREN'S GROUP
First prize, S12 so; second prize,
$40; third, $3.50; fourth, IS; fifth,
So; sixth, So; and ten prizes Of
81 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
COOPERATIVE STREET CLEANING PLAN URC &c
Recruiting Station
Formed in El Centre

A permanent recruiting station
for U. S. army was established in
Fl Centre Saturday by Staff Sgt
w. j. Wynn. The office, located in
the basement of the Postoffice build
ing, will be in charge of SGT. Frank
Zapata.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28

week, often leave cuttings in the
streets or alleys to be picked up
by the city's regular service, and
that because of the trash schedule
the debris sometimes lies for two
or three days. Might not some
thing" the chamber of commerce
committee asks. "be done through
your council chamber to tend to
correct this situation?"
The letter is signed by p. E. Ry-
erson, chairman of the beautifica-
ton committee
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
OF
HIGHWAY URGED
CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF
COUNTY FL GROUP
REQUESTS ACTION

Early completion of highway
II between Sanborn and Redwood
Falls is urged in resolution
adopted by the central committee
of the Redwood county Farmer
Labor association recently and
forwarded to Governor Elmer A.
Benson and the state highway
department by Rolf Omtvedt,
secretary
The resolution points out that
the unimproved portion of the
route is unfit for traffic because of
roughness, narrow bridges and
dangerous curves "deplorable to
the safety of our citizens and
sets forth that completion !.
as originally planned would save
time and money for our citizens"
It urgently petitions" the
highway department. ito use their
best efforts to bring about speedy
completion of such construction"
after mentioning that work has
been started but not finished.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
City Acquires
lceHouse Site
STORTS TO BUILD UP
RIVER FROM OLD
LOCATION

The city of Redwood Falls has
acquired the ice house site on the
west side of Lake Redwood for
park purposes, it was announced
this week.
j. A. Storts, owner of the place,
will build new ice house along
the old railroad right-of-way on
the Redwood river, below the
country store at the southwest
edge of town.
Excavations for the new struc-
ture were begun Wednesday but
Mr.. Storts said he had not decid-
ed just what sort of a place he
would put up. He has been con-
sidering tile building so by 100
feet in size.
The present ice house was part
tally destroyed by fire July 5. The
council refused Mr.. Storts a per-
mission to rebuild on the old site
as it appeared to be the logical
place for park development
which has been planned for sew
eral years.
They said this week that the
park along the west bank of the
lake will undoubtedly be COM
pleted next year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Singing Sheriff to
Appear at Theatre

Cal Shrum, radios singing
sheriff who will appear at the
Falls theatre Sunday ond Mon
day, was made honorary deputy
sheriff of Redwood county by
Sheriff L. j. Kise Wednesday.
Shrum has similar commissions
in 81 counties.
Walt Shrum, Cal and the Colo
RADIO Hillbillies will dedicate the
stage of the New Falls theatre,
They will give five performances
Sunday and two Monday evening
in connection with the feature
picture, cts All Yours" with
Madeline Carroll.
The troupe includes nine per-
sons, all of them National Broad
casting company artists. They
are Toby Stewart and Lii Abner,
famous black and white comedy
team, Pappy Hoag who plays
hillbilly music on his fiddle, Vic
Spatafore, guitar and bass fiddle
player, Rusty Cline, golden voiced
tenor, Sleepy and his accordion,
the Lone Ace, famous high yod-
Ter and guitar player and the two
ShrumS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Potato Poll Polls
No Votes; Farmers
Not Spud-Minded

The vote on the potato mar
keting referendum in Redwood
county was to o.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day attendants at the ballot box
in the county agents office wait
ed vainly for voter to appear
The. referendum was on the
question of whether the present
federal potato marketing plan
was to be continued or not. In
order to qualify, voters must have
planted three acres of potatoes of
the white Irish variety this year.
81 couldn't think of soul in
the county with that many pota-
toes" said j. L Swedberg, county
agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
School Dedication
Late in October

Dedication of the new high
school probably will be held late
in October, Reede Gray, superin-
tendent of schools, stated this
week. The board of education
plans to have every detail of the
building completed and accepted
before the event.
Stage equipment, including
maroon and gold curtains, was
installed Wednesday, leaving the
public address system as about
the only part of the project not
yet completed. Auditorium seats,
which we're not in when school
opened, have since been installed.
The architects, engineers and sew
eral contractors inspected the
building this week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
MilrOy Opens With
Win Over Tracy "B"

Milroy High school successfully
opened the football season Satur-
day when they conquered the
Tracy "B" team 20 to O. Tracy
had possession of the ball most of
the first half and with an aerial
attack made their way to the one
yard line where Milroy held. In
the last half, shortly after the
kickoff, a pass, Dolan to Zwach,
produced Milroy's first touch
down. The try for the extra point
failed. Later the same play was
good for another touchdown. This
time Christopherson made the ex-
ira point with Quarterback
sneak" Zupfer blocked a Tracy
punt, recovered it and crossed the
goal line for another touchdown.
The try for point was good.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Is Win Trips
ToStock Show
COUNTY CHAMPIONS AT
FAIR TO ATTEND
JUNIOR SHOW

Sixteen Redwood county youths
won trips to the Junior Livestock
show to be held in South st. Paul
the second week in November.
The awards were given on their
All exhibits at the Redwood
county fair.
Those who will show baby
beeves at the junior event are
James Thorston, Otto Trapp, Nels
Hanson, Leonard Thorston, Jun
ior Armitage, Eugene Searle, Rus
sell Tetrick, Edith Jeckel and
Calvin Zieske.
Florian Schnobrich and Alsace
Madsen will exhibit fat barrows
and fat lambs will be shown by
Reuben Holstein, Allan Goodyear
and Harold Ryan.
JaLe VIM will take her pen OF
three fat lambs and Gladys Wells
will show pen of fat chickens.
Continued on page seven)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Sheriff Nabs
Celebration
Burglar
ADMITS THEFTS NEAR
WALNUT GROVE AND
SPRINGFIELD

A series of robberieS in farm
homes west of Walnut Grove
Labor day and around Springfield
Sauerkraut day were cleared up
this week by Sheriff L. J. Kise
who secured a confession from
lone of the toughest prisoners to
get anything out of he has ever
arrested.
The confessed thief is Adolph
Schweim, SO, of Goodwin, South
Dakota, who was arrested Sunday
at the home of his mother in
Springfield.
SchWeim recently completed an
eight months term in South Da-
kota penitentiary for stealing
chickens in that state and it is be-
lieVed that he was in prison at
the time of raids around Redwood
Falls during last years county
fair.
Victims Report
Victims reported in the Walnut
Grove section are F. M. Moses,
Dan Foley, w. C. Slime, Fred
Nelson, Morris Larson and Frank
PiXler, whose houses were enter
ed Labor day.
The Otto Albrecht, Ole Olson,
Mrs. Carrie Jensen, Andrew Haak
and Joe Leibl homes near
Springfield were entered two
weeks ago during the celebration
there.
His arrest was brought about
through Andrew LovaId, farmer
living southeast of Milroy.
Friday Lovald approached his
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Kise Ties for Medal
HOnOrS i'm Arkansas

Palmer Kise of Redwood Falls
shared medal honors with two
other golfers in the annual Hard
scrabble golf tournament at the
country club in Fort Smith, Ar
kansas, last week.
Kise shot 70, one over par, in
what is said to be one of the
hardest and fastest invitation
amateur golf affairs in the United
States this year.
Two others, both Fort Smith
men, cracked out II over the
hazardous layout. Johnny Daw-
son Of Chicago, whom Kise de-
feated at Alexandria this year,
Tailed rs in the event.
Golfers of IL states met in the
tourney which attracted out
standing fairway talent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30

home and found SchWeim walk
ing around the house. Schweim
appeared to be nervous but said
he was looking for farm to rent.
His suspicious aroused, LoVald
took the car license number, and
later turned it over to Kise.
When he checked through his
home he found his sons shoes, a
billfold containing about 81 and
other articles taken. His sons
guitar had been placed near the
cellar door.
Identifies Thief
Kise took Lovald to Springfield
with him Sunday. They found
Schweim's car in the yard and in
it a robe belonging to Otto AL
brecht of Shutdown township.
When they arrested Schweim,
Sheriff Kise pointed to Lovald
and said, Have you ever seen
this man before?"
Schweim denied it but when
Lovald said, You could never
play a guitar with your hands
shaking the way they are now"
Schweim admitted having talked
to him about a farm.
Tuesday Schweim was taken
before Judge T. F. Reed Jr. in
Redwood Falls on a charge of
having stolen a shotgun, horse
hide robe, suitcase, pair of pants,
overalls and pair of spectacleS
from Albrecht.
He waived preliminary exa-
mination and told the court that
he intends to plead guilty when
his case comes up in district court.
His bonds were set at $4,000 and
he was returned to the Redwood
county Jail.
Some of the loot has been re-
covered. He threw many articles
which he could not use into ditch
es along roadways, he told the
sheriff who found some of them.
He sold one shotgun to j. H. Wells
at Morton, but two which he is
known to have taken have not
been found.