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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

Read any theatrical magazine,
talk to any actor or scan the col
umns of any dramatic critic. and
you are pretty certain to learn that
the theater is dead, as far as the
road" is concerned.
Cities that once supported two,
three or four theaterS all winter
long now have but one, and 1t is
dark half of the time. A few group
theaters valiantly keep the drama
tic torch alight in the hinterlandS,
but for the most part the citizen
who likes the theater has to get
by on pretty slim fare.
Theatrical men have plenty OF
reasons to offer for the decline,
the radio, and So on: but somehow
they never seem able to put the
finger on the greatest culprits OF
all-themselves.
Here is a case in point. Not long
ago Helen Hayes brought her
Broadway success. Victoria Re-
gina, 10 Cleveland. Now Cleve-
land is a spot where the decline of
the theater has been extremely
pronounced. Aside from a capable
group theater outfit, it supports
just one Legitimate" house, which
starves its way through winter af-
ter winter.
But Miss Hayes did a land-office
business. She stayed week and
played to a packed house every
nioht The theater had to turn
back thousands of dollars worth OF
orders for tickets. Never, not even
in the pre-movie days did any
theatrical troupe do a better busi-
ness
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
Where a Few Pennies
Saves a Million Dollars

Too often a great many of US, about
this time of year, receive through the
mail a sheet of Christmas seals, glance
at them, throw them into a drawer of our
desk, and then forget them. Or else, with
sales resistance at a high ebb in the
midst of the days work, we do the heart
less thing and mail them back in the
envelope intended for our check.
Not many of us would do either of
these things if we could go behind the
scenes for a glimpse of the work that
is being done with money raised through
these Christmas seal sales. Even fewer
would forget to send in a check after
consideration of the fact that the few
cents we spend for Christmas seals may
save the community, and therefore our
selves, a million dollars or more.
Statistics are dry things, but just look
at them minute They give you an idea
of what is going on behind the scenes.
In Imperial county last year, money
from sale of these Christmas seals was
used to take 122 X-rays of III persons,
and of this number positive reaction
was disclosed in 49 cases. That is, 49 of
those Ill persons had active tubercu-
losis. Only 33 were definitely negative.
Twenty-nine are still under observation.
During the same year, out of 9S6 given
skin tests for tuberculosis, 2S7 showed
positive reaction. Some of these were
high school students, mingling almost
every day with your children, threaten
ing them with the dreaded disease. One
was a girl working in a home where
three little children came into daily con-
tact with her. Right there was possible
heartbreak and eventual pitiful death for
the members of an entire family. Be
cause tests made possible by the sale OF
Christmas seals discovered the disease,
the danger was removed.
If Imperial county is to be freed from
the menace which today threatens every
community in the nation. Imperial coun-
ty people must help in the fight against
tuberculosis, and there is ready vehicle
provided for such help.
Buy Christmas Seals
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
Letters to the Editor

EDITOR, Post-PreSs
DEAR SIR:
1 wish to call your attention to President
Roosevelt's proposal to divert Federal Gasoline
and Motor Vehicle taxes from highway con-
struction purposes to the general fund to offset
excessive expenditures for emergency purposes.
Regardless of your attitude toward improve
ment of our highways hope you will agree that
it is unfair to seize special taxes collected from
the motorists for budget balancing and that If
the federal government is going to discontinue
or drastically curtail highway construction it
should also Immediately repeal the l cent federal
gasoline tax and the numerous excise taxes i'm
posed on motor vehicles, lubricants and acces-
sories from which the federal government de-
rives an estimated income of 1925 100000 an
nually.
Sincerely yours,
F. j. CONNOLLY,
Manager Associated General
Contractors of America.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

ever so DeSlamOureQ as Jle BUS
tanoby Domino Room. A band
a theatre.
Personal nomination for the most
adroit cover-upper of fumbles on
the radio-Fred Allen.
When Gil Boag-and where is he
now?-occupiedt the shaky throne as
Broadway's night club king, he
had no rivals, no pretenders. But
today the throne is divided among
the roving-eyed Sherman Billings
ley, the dressy Jack Kriendler and
poker-faced John Peroma, propri-
etors of the Stork, mo. 81" and Ell
Morocco respectively. Each strug-
giles valiantly to capture and hold
the mercurial crowds that enjoy
greeting dawn with hiccup. Bill
Kingsley gives favorite patrons $3.50
gold piece lucky charms, Perona
bestows costly mufflers and van
tiles, and Kriendler if need be, will
give them his shirt One week The
Stork will be the magnet of noe
turnal attractions, the next mo.
21," and still the next Ell Morocco,
and so on, round and round. Until
one day, as it will happen. some
one with new location and a new
flock of ideas, wins the charmed
circle. Nothing dies off so quickly
as the popularity of a night club.
box, seating not more than rs, all
notable or notorious. 1t burgeoned
during the Castle era. Diamond
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
Realty Board Provides
Food for Thought

1t would have been a good thing if
every voting resident of Imperial county
could have attended the meeting here
late last week of the Ell Centro Real Es-
tate Board, when real estate dealers from
Brawley, Imperial, Ell Centro, Seeley
and other valley points heard three
speakers. They were ]. Mortimer Clark,
state real estate commissioner, Grover
T. Russell, president-elect of the Cali
fornia Real Estate association, and Glen
d. Willaman, secretary of the same asso-
citation.
the writer is indebted to w. E. Han
cock for an invitation to the meeting,
and to new outlook on the place real
estate agents hold in community. We
are convinced that Imperial countys
real estate dealers agree with the ambi-
tion of Mr.. Clark, who declared that,
before he steps out of office, he hopes
to know that the public can have i'm
plicit faith in the words and business
integrity of every licensed real estate
dealer
1t appears to us, however, that one of
the greatest functions of the real estate
association was not mentioned at the
meeting here. 1t was only demonstrated.
The function is that of provoking
thought by the associations members
on legislative and governmental ques-
tions, so they may act with a greater
knowledge of what their actions mean.
Any organization which makes its men,
bers think, and think constructively, is
worth while
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

Jim usually wound up there with
Dolly sister on each arm. Mae
Murray danced divinely with her
latest beaux. A sprinkle of zieg-
field charmers-Martha Mansfield,
Kay LaurelI and Olive Thomas.
Mostly professional preeners who
did not care so much for drink as
to dance--and be seen!
BagatelleS: Herbert Johnson, the
political cartoonist, and the late
Glare Briggs went through school
together in Lincoln, Neb.
Achmed Abdullah's Hollywood ad-
dress is The Garden of Allah Hotel
Maurice Chevalier now and
then serves an all-bean dinner to
friends-kidney bean cocktail, black
bean soup, baked pork and beans,
string bean salad and such
Anthony Eden, painfully emaciated
is putting on poundage with milk
and olive oil.
From a feature story: Despite
his years on Park avenue. Mcintyre
does not know one tea from an
other"
Is that so? There's store tea and
sassafraS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
Bruce Carton Says:
= Theater Isn't Dead; It's Merely Stifled

So the road, then, is not dead
at alias far as this particular ac-|
tress and this particular play are
concerned 1t is as lively and as
lucrative as if radios, movies, au-
tos and all the other distractions
had never been invented.
Which compels one to wonder II
the much talked-of decline of the
road is not the fault OF the thea
trical magnates themselves.
To be sure, actresses like Heller
HAYES do not grow on every bush
nor do plays like Victoria Regina"
But the point is that first-rate
show with a first-rate star and 6
first rate cast will still do a gooo
business in the provinees-when1
ever New York sees fit to offel
such fare.
The plain truth is that the thea
fer has played its cards very stu
pidlv. It has sent out original New
York casts" filled with incompetI
ents who never saw Broadway. 1
has sponsored dull, hackneyed, uni
imag aginative plays, unspeakabls
poor musical shows, and "revivals'
of numbers that never were any
good in the first place. 1t has in
| flicted try-outs on the pro- Ne
without even bothering to - x
the performers learn their lines be-
| fore accepting the public's goot
money,
It could get away with that il
the old days, because it had nj
competition. The citizen who want
ed amusement had to take wha
was offered. Now he doesn't. If III
slips into the movies or listens tt
the radio instead Of going to TIN
theater it's simply because he get
better amusement that way.
The road would revive quickl,
enough if the theatrical world go
back to first principles and CAV
the customer a decent run for hi
money.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
HEBER FOLK
TAKE TRIPS

Mrs. Vera Rogers and Mrs. Bes
sic Forshey of FL Centric Wer'
guests of Mrs. A. Vogel Tuesday
Juanita Lee and Mrs. Wayn1
Turnage celebrated their birthday.
Friday at the latter's home.
Mrs Woodrow Clevenger is (
guest at the v. R. Majors hom
this week
Jack Cradle visited friends u
Heber but expects to return Y
Salinas soon where he is employed
Mrs. Mildred Mitchell is visitini
Mrs. Fern Aikens.
Several new pupils enrolled a
Heber school this week.
Laurence Comstock who ha
been employed at the nser
Knapp home returned to hiss N
in Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Knapp and Mrs
Lester Knapp motored to Sal
Diego this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 1905
Estate of
NAH CHOK YIN,

Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by thu
undersigned, D. L. zINN, Publ
Administrator. as administrator O.
the. estate of NAH CHOK YIN
deceased, to the creditors of an'
all persons having claims agains
the said deceased, that within si3
months after the first publication,
of this notice they either file then
with the necessary vouchers in tn
office of the Clerk of the Superio
Court of the State of California
in and for the County OF Imperial
or exhibit them with the necessart
vouchers to the said D. L. Zinn, al
administrator of said estate. at 81
Main Street, Ell Centro, California
the same being the place for thl
transaction of the business of thl
said estate in the County of ImY
perial, State of California.
Dated at Ell Centre, California;
this 18th day of November, 1887 A
D. l.. ZINN,
Administrator of the Estate oil
NAH CHOK YIN,
Deceased
Childers and Roberts, Attorney
'0f A''''''''''' "''i' N 90 30, 1(A.s
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
HELP
KIDNEYS PASS
3 LBS. A DAY

Doctors say your kidneys contain o miles
Of tiny tubes or flters which help to purify the
blood and keep you healthy. Most people pass
about pints day or about 3 pounds OF waste.
Frequent or Bcanty. passages with smarting
and burning shows there may be something
wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
An excess OF acids or poisons in your blood
when due to functional kidney disorders, may
be the cause Of nagging backache, rheumatic
pains, leg pains, loss Of pep and energy, get
ting up nights, swelling. puifiness under
the eyes, headaches and dizziness.
Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help the
is miles Of kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

Henry Fonda call
ed with the auto
graph book of a
brave invalid girl
in California. And
came a comical
note from Maury
Paul, the news
papers c h oil y
Knickerbocker.
Too. a letter
from John T. Nc
Cutcheon which ]
cherish. This day
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

The fighting Spaniards now are COM
posed largely OF Italians, Germans,
French, and Russians. 1t is reminiscent
of footballs Fighting Irish
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

l decided to sub-O. o. Mcintyre
scribe for the Manchester Guardian
after reading one of its exquisite
editorials describing a country lane
after shower. Then over to the
Waldorf bar and sat with Henry
Sell awhile.
Out to dinner and came upon
Dick Berlin and DR.. A. j. Cronin,
the London phamphleteer who au-
thored the de5ervedly best selling
THE Citadel" And there was prit-
tle-prattle Of Hollywood, medicos
and the charm of an English Spring.
And I was struck with DR.. Cronins
resemblance to Sinclair Lewis. san
dy hair and all.
Al Woods haven for the stage
struck-The Woods Academy of
Modern Acting-opens at a time
Of waning interest in the stage and
pronounced eagerness to trek to
the Hollywood studios. Al is a noble
old Roman who believes flesh and
blood performances will never die
and launched his school in the 40's
to prove it. He began with the
Bowery hair-raisers and came UP
gradually to the elite audiences of
Broadway. Unquestionably, he is
dean of the melodrama.
While Woods snaffled sizable for
tunes out of several hand-picked
stars, his biggest gold mine was in
the Jovial commonness of the So
called bedroom farce. Their ribaldry
seemed pretty hot a few years ago
but today would not lift the most
sensitive eyebrow. They dish out
rawer stuff these days camouflaged
as high art. "Amphitryon 38," for
instance. AS I recall AL Woods
biggest money making star was
Julian Eltinge, for whom he named
For example: Montmartre, Tom
Healy's at Goth, Bustanoby's Domi-
no Room. Palais Royal. The Little
Club and those Mayfair Saturday
nights. And the once packed French
Casino, which closed the other week
over night.
To my notion no night club was
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
New York Day by Day -Byo o. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, Dec. 13-Diary: Up'
and talking to Ethel Roche who is
leaving shortly for a cruise around
the world lucky lady. And Mrs
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

CLOTHES of the future will be made of
glass" But women will find it difficult
to quit the habit of saying, docs my slip
show"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

Some of the $4,000 children who sign
ed for astronomical courses in Los An
geles will probably insist on bringing
their autograph books for notes on stars.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
N o T 1 c E
No. 24l9


IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OIL
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OIL
IMPERIAL
In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP
Of the Persons and Estates of
MARY GAREWAL and
RAMINDER S. GAREWAL,
Minors.
Notice is hereby given that s. 81
Garewal, Guardian of the person
and estates of Mary Garewal any
Raminder S. Garewal, Minors, ha'
filed in this court a petition fo
order TO borrow money and 70 SCI
cure the same by a mortgage O,
personal property and reference i
hereby made to said petition TO
further particulars, the hearing o.
which has been fixed by said cour
for Thursday, the 23rd day of De
cember 1897, at 10 o'clock AM
at the court room thereof at thi
court house in said County of I'm
perial, and all persons interested ii
said petition are notified then ant
there to appear and show cause, Il
any there be, why the said petition
should not be granted.
DATED: December II, 1887.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL) County Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON
Deputy.
Hickcox and Provence, Attorney
for Guardian d.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
You re Telling Ne -
BY WILLIAM RIFT


zADOK DUMBKOPF says he
knows a man who wants only one
thing for Christmas solemn
promise from his wife not to wear
her new church steeple hat any
more.
A Mickey Mouse film was BAN
ned from Jugoslavia by the royal
censor This helps to explain why
some observers think there is no
hope for progress in Europe.
Mussolini's son has written a
book glorifying war. Judging by
what some of the critics have had
to say about it, the tome has al
ready won this years Phew!- liter
prize.
The fighting in Spain seems to
quieted down for a spell. Maybe
the boys are getting set for a big
bombing attack, say about Christ
mas eve.
Russia is about to have an elec-
ton. The office optimist has been
busy for over month trying to
find someone who will bet that
Stain won't get every one of the
100,000,000 votes cast.
Among cancelled Christmas gifts
this year: Halle Selassie's to Ben
ito Mussolini, Josef Stains to
Adolf Hitler, Chang Kai-Sheks to
Emperor Hirohito and William
Green's to John l.. Lewis.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
TOday's HOroscnne

Many persons whose birthday
occurs today have grandiose bust
ness ideas. When founded on COM
mon sense, some of these plans
materialize.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
The Grab Bau
One-Minuie Tas1

l. Define the term pork bar
rel' as used in US. poticial slang.
2. What nation owns the island
of Greenland?
B. Name the capital of Hun
gary.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
Hints on Etinneffe
Wcrds of Wisdom

A business address is never en-
grayed on a social calling card.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
Barbs

Dora thinks the garment work
ers' union ought to be reminded
of some of the slaves who are
spending their lives in Hollywood
making shorts.
India, not to be outdOne IN
fakirs. sends one who with his eyes
con bore right through robot.
Every Man a King has flickered,
but the nation is still cluttered
with clamoring pretenders.
When the 200-inch mirror Is M
stalled in California, it Will pe
lust like some snOOty star to III
sist on a bigger one for her dress
ing room.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
One-Minute Ted Answer

The ultimate tendency of civili-
zation is toward barbarism Hare.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

/. Pork barrel refers to fed
eral funds appropriated more for
local patronage than for needed
Improvements.
2. Denmark.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

Read The Post Press
Classified Ads
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

ever so beglamoured as the Bus
tanoby Domino Room. A band
a theatre.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

3. Budaest.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13

Several new pupils enrolled a
Heber school this week.
The Washington times., 1937-06-14

greatly pleased over the Goth
antics victory.
Fred Ward had run 30 miles
a week before the marathon in
little over three hours but
nausea and q realization he was
off form made him retire from
the national classic at the IA
mile stripe, though he was just
back of the first five and could
have finished. John Semple
munched On q sandwich as he
dOnned his running toys.
Harry FiddeSOp is sporting a
grazing mOuStacheS and has
picked up a bit more circum.
ference but otherwise is still
the same chap with the helping
hand and the ready rubbing
oil. John LOOney and Jerry
LoOney's wife kept alongside
their kin. who, for the first
10 miles, paced himself to the
split second Jose Rios runs
with his hands Hopping as If he
is near exhaustion.
-GINO SINH.
The Washington times., 1937-06-14

terest in baseball during the mid.
die of the season when interest
ordinarily says because so many
of the teams have yet to hit their
stride, it was this midsummer dis
cussion and vote with reference
to the all;star personnel.
I sincerely hope that this vote
will ultimately be returned to the
fans. It gave them their one
chance the year around, to have
q little say about the game, and
grandstand managing, you know,
is q right that many, many fans
sort Of accord themselves, any
way.
For instance, were the fans this
year permitted to make player
choices for Manager Joe Nc
Carthy, who will handle the Amer
lean League all-stars, they would
no doubt be combining the ma
jority of their balloting to a list of
not more than two dozen names.
Incidentally but % players may
be eligible for each team. This is
two more than in the four pre-
viouS all-star games.
rs At Outside
I would say that at the outside,
the real stars of the junior circuit
The Washington times., 1937-06-14

You've heard Of ID UNI a s.
"Three Musketeers" Here in
Washington they have a cOun-
terpart. For six National A. A.
U. marathOns Earle Weeks,
Yank Robbins and Art Stickney
have ridden together in the
same car, Earle as scorer, Yank
as clerk and Art as assistant
clerk. They know their duties
so well that they never bother
with a pre-race meeting. T..
Around II o'clock on the day
Of the race the three are on
hand with all necessary pads,
pencils and records. Stickney
once returned from a vacation
to keep his annual rendezvous
on Mt. Vernon Boulevard.
Mike Lynch, the Capitals
grand old man of the pavement
pounding sport, ran the mara
thOn from an auto. until the
last 10 miles when he paced
Jerry LOOney home. Mike, in
a cautious sort of way, had
picked Mel Porter. and was
The Washington times., 1937-06-14
Alabama Tackle
Joins Redskins

Bill Young. regular tackle for
the past thre years of the Uni
verSity Of Alabama football team,
has signed a contract to play with
theNWashington Redskins the COM
ing season, according to an an
nouncement by Jack ESpey, gen.
eral manager Of the professional
grid team here.
The new candidate scales in the
neighborhood of 215 pounds and
tips the beam at 6 foot 3 inches.
Young is best remembered as
the lad who was stricken with
appendicitis on the evening of the
Rose Bowl game in 1885, which
forced him to be carried from the
California Limited for an emet-
gency operation.
He played regular tackle for
the Crimson Tide last year and
graduated from his alma mater
last week.
The Washington times., 1937-06-14
Kdnsdn Runner
Wins Game

YONKERS, N. Y, June IA.
Glenn Cunningham, the master
miller from Kansas, today held the
senior Metropolitan A. A. U. mile
championship.
Running under the colors of the
New York Curb Exchange, he nego-
tiated the distance yesterday in
4:14.1, a new district champion
ship record. Sixty yards behind
came Leslie MacMitchell, 16-year-
old high school runner who Friday
night hung up a public school ath.
letic league record of 4:29.6. He
was timed in 1922, best Of his
career.
The Washington times., 1937-06-14
Sport Worlds
Passing Show

With Snead and Guldahl,
America assemblies one of its best
Ryder Cup Golf teams for English
invasion.
CzechOsIOvakia and Germany to
meet in European zone Davis Cup
final round, winner of which will
play America. The CZechS yester-
day eliminated YugOslavia while
Germany defeated Belgium.
Tennis Association invites nine
leading women tennis players to
practice for Wightman Cup
matches against England.
Cornell abandOns traditional
bOathOuSe of Al years for new
quarters at POughkeepSie regatta.
Glenn Cunningham wins New
YOrk's senior Metropolitan A. A. U.
district record.
mile championship in 4:14.1, new
County Mayo team wins worlds
G "a ellie football championship
from New York, Is to 2.
The Washington times., 1937-06-14

SGames behind leader.
.s. Yesterdays Results
Cincinnati, 50; New York, Is.
al. Louis, 81, Boston, 20.
ChicaEo, 16-3; Philadelphia, S..
Brooklyn, "a; Pittsburghs FL.
TOdsy'S Games
No games scheduled.
The Washington times., 1937-06-14

could be embraced in a list Of 26
names. Maybe, ~.
Furthermore every team in the
loop would have at least one player
on such a list, which would indeed
make it a representative delega-
ton to come to Washington next
month and uphold the honor of
the Bill Harridge orbit. I should
include three washington players
on my list - Rick Terrell, Buddy
Myer and Buddy Lewis. think
that trio would function well with
any team of which they became
Shortstop Luke Appling, Pitcher
CONTINUED ON Page %, Col. A.
The Washington times., 1937-06-14
BaIIston Loses

Rock Creek Ginger Ale nine out
scored the Ballston Juniors yester-
day, 9 to Z