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The Washington times., 1937-09-25

Der IL will be Columbus Day,
President Roosevelt proclaims
via Executive order All Fed
eral buildings must raise flags
President Stengle, Score.
tary Heffner, Treasurer Custer
and Vice President Perry Myers.
of Seattle, will be A. F. g. E.
delegates to the A. F. of L. con-
vention in Denver. October 4
No tests for bookkeeping
machine operator or tabulation
machine operator are contem-
plated in the near future by
Civil Service, calls for such be-
ing few and the register amply
filled.
Do You Like 1t?
Space limitations and other
exigencies have prevented COM
ment on Speaking of Govern
ment Workers" newly created
title for this space which turns
it into a definite Federal en-
ploye department for the first
time From numerous sugges-
ticns received on the subject
from workers in the past, how.
ever, we judge it will please .
And further suggestions are vel
come.
Morv Lair. ct al.
The Washington times., 1937-09-25

Menjou Collects
One Of movieland's outStand-
ing screen stars, Adolph Menjou.
is a collector. He specializeS in
United States stamps.
The Washington times., 1937-09-25
$1,000 for Stamps

Latest price for the famous
United States 24-cent airmail in.
vert stamp is $4,000 and a New
York dealer has so listed it.
The Washington times., 1937-09-25
A Former Newsn1an

James L. Houghteling, new
commissioner of immigration
and naturalization at Labor, is
The Washington times., 1937-09-25
Mrs. Wright Leaves

Well known among local New
Workers because of her work
with the New York Democratic
The Washington times., 1937-09-25

("HdH of Mirrors, the story
of day of suspense, By Lenore
G. Marshall. Published by Mac.
niNdn.l
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
Net Teams S
In Tie For
1st P | ace

Ell Centre and Calexico net teams
went into a tie for first place in
the tennis standings Saturday when
the El Centrans defeated Braw!ey
four matches to three, and Calexico
walloped Holtville by the same
score.
The Central meters, handicapped
by the absence of their No. singles
player Danny Judd, had a close
shave and came near dropping
their opening league match.
Olivia, who knocks the ball over
the net in the first singles position
for Brawley, put the Wildcats in
the lead with a 81, 6-3 win over
Oats Horne. and r. Mross turned
In win over Jimmie Free in the
second singles match.
A strong boys doubles team from
Brawley defeated the Central net
ters and it looked like sure victory
for the northenders.
Helen Dowd came through, how
ever. to turn in a gruelins three
set triumph over Winnie Nash. anc
frankie Nell Birkhauser won IL
straight sets in second girls singles
The Central girls doubles team
knotted the count and Jack Kinnc
and Doris Chestnut clinched the
victory with a 6-3 8-6 win in the
mixed doubles.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01

to work the casaba under the bas-
ket for shots, whereas accurate
passing and outstanding floor work
on the part of the Bears, gave
them numerous set shots on which
they capitalized
The teams fought a bitter battle
during the first few minutes O,
play with the Ell Centre basketeers
managing to keep pace with the
faster moving Bears.
As the half progressed, however,
the Bears began to hit the basket
more consistently with shots from
every angle. t.-
After his first team had built
up a IT'S lead. Coach Hoy sent his
second stringers into the fray. The
Phoenix reserves soon got under
way and the score again scared
skyward.
The reserves stayed in the con-
test until near the end of the
game and when the varsity re-en-
tered the picture with but five
minutes to play. the scoreboard
read Phoenix SO, Ell Centro 20.
In the last five minutes of play
the Arabs kept pace with the phoe-
nicians and fans witnessed five
minutes of fast. well-played bas-
ketball.
Holbrook led the jaycee scorers
with 10 points and Mclaughlin,
Templeton and Gilliland played
brilliant floor games for the Arabs.
the Phoenix scoring was evenly
divided with Conner. Bolin and
Mitchell chalking up eight digits
each.
l. V. Hardware cagers defeated
the Jaycee reserves 24-22 in a pre-
liminary game.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
Aliens Arrested
After Crossing
National Border

seven Mexican aliens, who had
walked across the international
ooraer, were arrested bv immigra-
tlon border patrolmen Sunday be.
tween Westmroland and Indio.
The group included seven-year-
oid glrl. Border patrolmen placed
her in the custody of county jul
venile home attaches and booked
the adults at the county Jail
Those arrested for investigation
OF their Illegal entry into the Unit
ed States included: Berta Martinez,
7; Remejio Ramirez, "a; Refugio
Caseres, 30; Adrian Aryala, "a: Pia-
dad Solorio; Ramon Asuilar: and
Pedro Casares. Patrolmen SAID
they were Ell route to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01

valley championship the best tour
nament yet held. Instead of al
the clubhouse, the Calcutta draw
ing and dinner will be held this
year at the Barbara Worth hote.
in the new Gold Gulch room. This
will be held the night of February
"a, Immediately preceding the first
day of match play.
Benny Kellerman, a rising threat
to top-notch valley golfers, last
week sounded a new warning with
a Snappy rs over the Barbara
Worth course. Kellerman was one
under regulation figures on the
out nine but slipped coming in.
Jersey Birchfield, another great
ly improved player. has turned
in several low seventy scores.
Among other golfers who are
working their games down to
tournament key are: Won Abide
rian, Dave Taylor, Jerry Fox and
Eldred Ferguson.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
BY LESLIE AVERY

y
NEW YORK, Feb. /. UH-Puttine
the sport shots here and there
Table tennis statisticians say there
are now more than 100000 players
OF the game in the United States
they claim that the sport now ranks
tenth in the nation in this respect
=. Jimmy Wilde who used to boss
the flyweights, is reported as hav-
ing now passed the l9O-poupo
mark
Dave Levin. Jamaica butcher
boy" of the wrestling ring and E
former title claimant, is recovering
slowly from blood stream infec-
ton he has had several blooc
transfusions -. :. Harness horse rae
ing is enjoying boom in Ohio .
The old time harness horse fixtures
the merchants and manufacturer
stake and the chamber OF COM
merce stake. have been revived fof
this season in Toledo.
Ohio's Buckeye conference basket
ball championship race has been
knocked haywire by the floods
Many games postponed because OF
aek of transportation facilities
New York baseball writers are hol-
lering because John McGraw hasn't
been voted niche in the Coopers-
town hall of fame .. Speaking OF
sports boyccts-baseball fans Of jos
Vosmick's neighborhood in Cleve-
land are urging everybody 10 ignore
the Indians home games because
Of the deal which sent Joe TO the
St. Louis Browns
A record entry Of 3,ll4 dogs has
been made for the Westminster
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
Spartans 10
Battle For
League Lead

I'll CenCrO nlgh SchoOl
basketball team, minus the
services of Carroll Smith,
will make a determined bic
for undisputed possession
of second place in the league
standings Friday night in the Gen.
trail gymnasium in the final game
of the first round of play.
The SpartanS, who last week
eked out 1922 win over Cali
patria in an overtime period, are
favored slightly to whip the Bull
dogs but Coach Covington's quar-
tet will be the toughest team to
face the Spartans since the OPEN
ing game of the season against
Brawley.
The Central quintet must de-
feat the Calexicans in order to
stay in the running for the valley
crown and will therefore, shoot
the works in an effort to knock
over the big Calexico team.
In Brawley, the league leading
Wildcats. who have yet to lose a
league game. will take on Calipa.
tria'S fast improving basketball
team.
The Wildcats, who are anxiously
looking forward to their meeting
with the Spartans from Ell Centro
in the second round of play, are
rated 80 points better than the
Callpatrians and should win in
walk.
Holtville and Imperial will tan
gle in the Ell Centre gymnasium
during the week in the only other
league game. Holtville Is expected
to turn In their second league win.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
Bottl | ers
Win 15-4

Jack Stark's Coca Cola ball
team Sunday swamped the Yuma
cubs Is to 4 after an 9th inning
rally that added 9 runs to their
tally. The game was played at
Yuma.
Tuffie Hashum, bother short
stop, starred for the day with two
triples and two singles In five
times at bat. Bob Elliott had
three hits out Of six times up and
A Chuie had a homer in the 9th
with cwo on. Kennedy of Yuma
shared three hits out of four times
up. Alviso and Pilip pitched
for the bottlerS ana MCGOWAN
caught. Woods, Vines and Heath
pitched for Yuma with Johnson
behind the plate.
Inning score:
Bottlers: 0 3 4 0 0 0 Q 0-15
runs, 20 hits, error.
Yuma: 600 100 3, d runs
9 hits s,2errors.
Three hundred and seven "outly-
ing islands are included In the ter
ritorial limits of New Zealand
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
Expert Will Aid
With Tax Returns

Taxpayers of Imperial Valley will
be assisted in filing by Hirsch Segal
income tax examiner, and field rep
resentative of Charles j. McColgan
franchise tax commissioner. He
will be available at the various
chamber of commerce offices at
stated intervals this month.
He will be stationed al the El
Centre chamber of commerce build
ing Feb. 4. S, and 6, at the Calexico
chamber of commerce Feb. 8, and
at the Brawley chamber Feb. 8.
The hours will be from 9 TO II and
from to o'clock.
Blanks, information. and aid in
the preparation of returns will be
available to taxpayers and he will
accept returns for filing and tax
paymentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
MORTGAGE

Notice is hereby given that LEAH
E. BENTHIN of Ell Centro, Califor-
mia, does intend on the 9th day OF
February, 1887, to mortgage to MEL
LIE E. SMITH of 1437 w. Terrence
St, San Diego, California, the fol-
lowing described property:
Shelving, counter a large
round-end display tables, 4
small stand display tables, 8
display racks, and large work.
room tables.
Said property is located at the Ell
Morado Drappery Studio of Ell Cen
tro, at 127 South 9Th Street, FL Gen.
tro, California.
The consideration will be paid at
the time the mortgage is given, and
said transaction will be consumated
at 127 South 9Th Street, Ell Centro,
California.
NELLIE e. SMITH.
Mortgage.
State of California
} IS.
County of Imperial }
On this 29th day of January, 1897
before me. Notary Public in and
for said County and State, person
ally appeared NELLIE f. SMITH
known to me to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the within
instrument and acknowledged that
she executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal the day and year in
this certificte first above written.
I. MAYFIELD, Notary Pub
lie In and for said County
and State.
(sEAL) J31-F7 inc
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01

f1nalS lalIlnS on saturday feDrQ-
ary l9 and the finals on Sunday
February IA The l8 hole quail
flying round may be played from
February Z on.
Both Defending Champion FL
mer Sears and last years runner
up, Laddie Willoughby, will be
back in the field this year Al
though Sears has played only a
small amount of golf this season
he plans intensive practice be-
tween now and the tournament
opening. Willoughby, handicapped
by an injured hand. will have to
forego pre-tournament practice.
Virtually all the valleys out
standing golfers will be on hanc
when the field swings off the first
tee. Don Rex, last years Impe-
rial Valley champion and Barbara
Worth Country club champion,
will probably play as well as
Wayne Elvander and all the "old
guard"
The Del Rio course, carefully
watched lOT udyS Dy It's Slccu-
keepers. is in splendid shape for
the match. The course is short.
with l6 sand and two grass greens,
but tricky enough to make fine
test of golf.
Sears, tournament chairman.
predicted a field of close TO 200
as the entry list mounted last
week. Ten flights or more are
assured. The tournament will be
run under the same handicap sys-
TEN as used in other years with
the handicap committee saddling
the top flight players with minus
holes, rather than strokes.
Play over the Barbara Worth
course has been steady for seyera.
weeks, Curley Vesey, club profess
sional reports, with many on the
practice fairways tuning their
games for the Brawley tournament
as well as the Imperial Valley
Championship, slate over thai
oourse for the week of February
q to %. Committee members OF
the BW club are already hard al
work on plans to make the annual
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
Officer Breaks up
Dangerous Party

Peace was restored to group Of
convivial Mexicans southwest Of
Meleland early Sunday morning
when the men promised Deputy
Sheriff Herbert Hughes they would
behave themselves.
Guadalupe Motovo begged for Of
ficial' protection on the plea that
he had been chased from his home
by two compatriots armed with
a knife. J. Rivera and Emilio
Aguilar, members OF the party, were
hazy concerning the use OF the
knife, Hughes said.
Rogue River Valley, Oregon, grow
ers produced 10000 sacks Of onions
ON IS acres of land.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
LITTLE WINS
FRISCO TITLE

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. |. Wp)---
LAVISH Little, who retired undefeat-
ed as the amateur golfing king only
to run into series of disheartenine
defeats as a professional found Il
way finally to beat his fellow proS
and as result he was $1,000 richer
today.
Little won the San Francisco
national match play open cham
pionship ON the Ingleside links yes
terday by defeating a former teach
er Neil Christian of Yakima, on
the Goth hole of a scheduled 18-
hole match
After qualifying in seventh posi-
ton in the tourney, Little smackeo
a S and defeat on Orville White
of Chicago took 3 and verdict
over Jimmy Hines OF Long Island.
and in his best performance TRIM
med Horton Smith of Chicago and
T. In every one of those matches
the former Stanford student was
well under par.
He continued his par-crackins
performance on the first nine
against Christian, who entered the
final through victories over Paul
Runyan. Leonard Dodson, and Hen
ry Picard.
After the 14th hole Little wasS
dormie four and the gallery OF
5000 was ready to acclaim him
winner. But the favorite cracked
for one of the few times in his
match play career and on four
straight holes he took three puts
to get down. Christian played PAL
golf on these four to make the
match all square on the 18th. They
halved the 18th and then Little
uncorked a mighty wallop on his
second shot to take birdie four
on the 2Oth and end the match.
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A gallon of gasoline is said TO
have as much explosive power as
..z....I. oc l,,,,npoitp
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
TODAY'S
Sports Parade
aY HENRY McLEMORE

Kennel clubs 6lst annual all-breec
bench show starting in Madison
Square Garden on Feb. 10 The
indoor track and field season which
finally got off to real start al
Boston on Saturday. will swing
along this week with the Millrose
fixture at the Garden here
Glenn Cunningham. who set a new
record of 4:119 in the Curley mile
at Boston. heads the list of star
entries which includes three Olym-
pic champions, John Woodruff Ne
gro Pitt sophomore, winner of the
Olympic 800-meters; Earle Meadows.
handsome Californian. who won the
pole vault at Berlin, and Cornelius
Johnson, limber- limbed Negro from
Los Angeles, who took the high
Jump title
Firs. event of the ocean yacht
racing season is the Miami-to-
Nassau event starting Feb. Q
l.. w. MacFarland's schooner, Wate,
Witch. winner of the event las;
year. leads the list of entries
Rabbit Maranville. who brought the
New York-Penn league champion
ship 10 Elmira last year will be
honor guest at a dinner there to-
night.
fConvright. 1897. bv United Press
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
Scout Leaders to
Meet Tues. Night

Scout leaders in the south end OF
the valley will meet Tuesday night
IN Wilson school a. 7:30 o'clcc,s fc''
the first lecture in the training
course planned for this year.
r. P. Moore, first president of the
Imperial council. will be the
speaker and Glenn Kieffer will pre-
side. Others interested in the
courses may attend as well as Scout
leaders. For those leaders COM
pleting the course credentials and
certificates of training will be
awarded.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
Arabs Lose 57-28
To Phoenix Caqers

Inability to penetrate the Phoenix defense and halt
the Phoenix offense cost Ell Centre junior college Arabs
1928 beating Saturday night in of the fastest tits
of the year The Arabs had possession of the ball
much did the Phoenix basketeers but the Nomads failed
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01

Results last week-El Centro %.
Calipatria % (overtime); Brawley
62, Imperial "a; Calexico A, Holt
vile 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
SPORTSMEN TUNE
UP THEIR GAMES
FOR TOURNAMENT

Entries began to flow in today for the annual mid
winter Letucemens tournament Brawlev the Del
Rio with golfers from all corners of Imperial
Valley well many visiting produce men entered.
Match play will begin February TO- with the semi
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01

Results last week---El Centro l2.
sallpatria 2; Brawley 40, Imperia!
IA; Holtville 80, Calexico IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01

In 1886 California's sugar beet ac-
resge was 143,000; an increase Of
nearly one-fourth over 1885.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01

There is a 20 per cent increase in
the number of feeder cattle in Cali
fornia. over last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01
By Jack Sords

He money spent in abusing the other
used in rendering better service TO the tax
payers Imperial Irrigation District
He believes power developed by the All American
untold belonging TO those VINO nave
burdens of taxation for these many years
and disposition should be su as
the community 10 which IL pe-
Better and comfort in or rural districts
will build Valley than any other puphclty
done unless sound and sane business metnods
supersede petty politics
If elected he will under obligation TO any person
group organization but win at all times WORK ior
the best interests of the tax whose servant he Is VII"
10 be
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01

A gallon of gasoline is said TO
have as much explosive power as
43 pounds of dynamite.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-01

Copyright, 1887, by United Press
The Washington times., 1937-05-04
30 PRINCESSES
SELECTED FOR
APPLE FETE

WINCHESTER, Va, May 3.
The official names of the 80 mem
bers Of the court of her majesty,
Queen Shenandoah w, each a
queenly beauty in her own right,
have been announced by the COM
mittee in charge of the fourteenth
annual Shenandoah apple bios
som festival, to be held here May
Z and 8.
Among the 80 young princesses
six are named Mary and the Doro-
thys run a close second.
The princeSses will be the guests
Of the committee during their
visit here and will be housed at
the Southern Inn, one Of the old
Colonial mansions and landmarks
of Winchester. A complete list
follows:
Mary Bell, Mary-Baldwin Col
lege, Staunton, Va; Mary Bald
win Keator, Arlington Hall, Wash
ington. D. c.; Mary Brant Cox,
State Teachers College, Harrison
burg, Va; Mary Snowden Rust,
Stuart Hall, Staunton, Va; Mary
Elizabeth Hill, Emory and Henry
College, Emory, Va; Mary Sands,
st. Mary's Seminary, st. MaryS
City, Md; Dorothy Birge, Shenan-
doah College and Conservatory Of
Music, Richmond, Va; Dorothy
Aleta Ramey, State Teachers Col
lege, Fredericksburg, Va; Dorothy
Copenhaver, Marion Junior Col
lege, Marion, Va; Cleo Willis,
Averett College, Danville, Va;
Genevieve Linnens, Southern Semi
nary, Buena Vista. Va; Marie
Louise Mcdonald, Blackstone Col
lege for Girls, Blackstone, Va;
Margaret Vass, College Of William
and Mary, Williamsburg, Va; Lois
Jane Rinehart, Warrenton County
School, Warrenton, Va, and Lii
liam R. Williams, King-Smith Stu
dio School, Washington, D. c.
Evelyn Knight, Stratford College,
Danville, va; Margaret Anita
Mitchell, Westhampton College,
Richmond, Va; Ann Faith KerSh-
ner, Shepherd State Teachers Col
lege, Shepherdstown, w. Va;
Beverley Mason Easley, Gunston
Hall, Washington, D. c.; Leila H.
Huyett, West Virginia Horticul-
tural Society; Julia Gillian, Penn
sylvania Horticultural Society,
Harrisburg, Pa; Ruth B. Thomas,
Frostburg State Teachers College,
Frostburg, Md; Emma Louise Col
Inns, Randolph-Macon Woman'S
College, Lynchburg, Va; Jean
Beattle, Sullins College, Bristol,
Va; Helen hardwood, Potomac
State School, Keyser, w. Va;
Elizabeth Pryse Shipplett, State
Teachers College, Farmville. Va:
Arbella Pomeroy Diehl, st. Hilda s
Hall, Charles Town, w. Va; Eliza
beth GiddingS, st. Agnes Episco-
pal School, Alexandria, Va, and
Miriam White, Wilson College,
Chambersburg, Pa.
The Washington times., 1937-05-04
CHEFS FEATURE BEST DISHES

out the week in $4,000 restaurants
in this country and Canada, in an
attempt to popularize the habit of
dining out. Mothers Day menus,
in anticipation of next Sunday,
are IN added feature here.
The commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia have issued
proclamation designating the OBJ
servance.
r. D. Clark, president of the
National Restaurant Association,
declared:
The Washington times., 1937-05-04
Ex-Governor Tener
Reported Gaining

NEW YORK, May 4. - John
Kinley Hener, who was gov
ernor of Pennsylvania from 1911
to 1918, was reported ir a NOR.
favorable condition today at the
Hotel Vanderbilt, where he has
been seriously i'll for several days.
Nature of his illness was not dis
closed. He is 73.
The Washington times., 1937-05-04

Protesting against motor taxa
ton that might bring a return of
the horse-and-buggy days." the
American Automobile Association
will send to Congress today in a
horse-drawn victoria, 800, 900
ballots from Washington motorists
opposing proposed increases in
District motor taxes.
The carriage will be met at the
northeast entrance of the new
House Office Building by men,
bers of the House District Com
mittee. Washington I. Cleveland,
The Washington times., 1937-05-04
TAYLOR FREED
|NTHEFTQUIz

Police today announced that
Sylvan P. Taylor, 40, clerk of the
1400 block Lawrence st. N. E., had
been exonerated of any connection
with a racent series of liquor-Store
robberieS in the District.
Taylor was arrested on April 26
at Parkton, Md, and was returned
here and placed in a police lineup.
Victims of the robberies were
brought to headquarters and, after
seeing Taylor, said he was not the
holdup man. Police Immediately
released him.
The Washington times., 1937-05-04

Whether your taste runs to
corned beef and cabbage or pate
de foiS gras make no difference.
If you dine this week at one Of the
300 Washington restaurants join.
ing in the observance Of National
Restaurant Week you will find
chefs, walters and mattresses on
their toes and ready to please.
Special menus, decorations and
the utmost in service have been
decreed as a part of the program
being observed today and through
The Washington times., 1937-05-04

Scientific preparation Of
food, balanced diets and relief
from kitchen cares are num-
bered among the advantages of
dining in restaurants. A grow
ing appreciation of these factors
by the public is the principal OBJ
jective o. restaurant industry.
"a definite trend is shown in
statistics to the effect that res
taurant patronage this year will
be about &c per cent over 1886,
which was a banner year"
The Washington times., 1937-05-04
c.I 10. Group on Strike

ENTON, N. j., May 4
O.N.SD. - Demanding a con-
tractual agreement on wages and
hours, 300 employees of the Star
Porcelain Company started a sit
down strike in the company'S plant
today. Officials of the company
said the strikers, men and women,
are members of the United Radio
and Electrical Workers Of Amer.
lea, a C. I. o. affiliate.
The Washington times., 1937-05-04
Returns to Walk Event

Ernie BroSbie, who retired after
the last Olympics, is again among
the competitors in the $4,000
meters walk. and likely will con-
tinue in his speciality until the
1910 Olympic games.
The Washington times., 1937-05-04
HORSE AND BUGGY USED

manager of the A. A. A., District
Motor Club, will make formal pres
entation Of the votes. The cere-
monies are scheduled to take place
at 1890 p. m.