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Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
Move to Prevent
Delinquency of
Minors Endorsed

Organization Of a big brother
movement in Ell Centro was en-
Enthusiastically endorsed by the CO.
ordinating council at the meeting
Wednesday night in Wilson school
upon proposal by J. Sterling Oswalt,
chief of police.
Oswalt explained this program
which has as its goal the preven-
tion of juvenile delinquency and
which has been sponsored by peace
officers associations and police de-
partments throughout the state.
In Ell Centre all civic organiza-
tions, churches, schools, all in
dividuals of the community will be
asked to join in backing this move
ment. Oswalt was named chair
man of a committee to interview
other organizations, Donald w
Ketchen, coordinating council pres
ident, appointing E. A. Nance, coun-
ty probation officer; J. P. Eyer, city
councilman, Paul Cook of Wilson
school and r. P. Moore to this COM
mittee.
Out of town visitors present we're:
Mrs. r. L. Glasby, Mrs. Katherine
Watts, Mrs. Hazel Erickson of Cal
exico; Mrs. Lefty Upholt, Miss Eli
zabeth Miller OF Mt Signal.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
POWER FIGHT
NEARS FINISH:
DOWD ON STAND

Problems peculiar to Imperial
county roads and highways lying
within the borders of the Imperial
Irrigation district were detailed in
federal hearing Thursday by M.
j. Dowd, chief engineer and gen.
eral superintendent of the district.
The hearing is being conducted in
Ell Centre before Isaac Pacht, mas
ter in chancery, in the case of the
Nevada California Electric Securi-
ties corporation against Imperial
county The corporation wants to
prevent the county from demanding
a permit before power lines and poles
may cross county roads and high
ways. E..
Imperial is the largest irrigation
district in the world and highways
must be kept open for the mainten-
ance and repair of the canal sys-
tenn. Dowd testified from the wit
ness stand, SO the farmers may re-
ceive the water needed for their
crops.
BY the testimony given Thursday,
District Attorney Elmer Heald seeks
to show the court that the highways
and roads must be kept open for
canal maintenance and repair be-
cause residents of the district have
no other source of water.
County testimony is expected to
be completed Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
Body of Missing Child Found in Canal Mud
TRAGIC SEARCH
FOR BABY IN
BRAWLEY ENDS
Irrigation Ditch Drained,
DisclOses Body of
YOungster

BRAWLEY, Fe b. 25.-
The lifeless body of Lyndall
Ray Coker, 3, was found en-
bedded in the mud of the
Malan canal here late We'd
nesday after it was drained because
hundreds of searchers failed to find
the missing baby.
Mrs. Floyd Coker, mother of the
baby, missed him from the family
home at the south end of Gilmore
street about 1890 o'clock Wednes-
day morning and began a frantic
search of the neighborhood. Hun
dreds of persons aided the family
in thorough check of the area and
the Brawley police were called into
the hunt at noon. Chief of Police
Lon Cromer requested the Imperial
Irrigation district to drain the canal
at 2 o'clock.
OIle ana one nall hours later the
water had receded sufficiently to
reveal the baby's body where it
had drifted quarter of a mile
southeast of the Coker home. Juan
Vasquez discovered the child
Tiny footprints along the canal
indicated the point where he fell
into the water. He had wandered
along the bank for short distance
from the house before falling into
the canal.
The body was taken to the Thorn
ton mortuary in Brawley. No in
quest will be held, according to
Deputy County Coroner Herbert
Hughes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
GROUPCHOOSES
HIGHWAYS FOR
IMPROvE EN- ENT
Heber to Brawley Road
Heads County List,
OF Committee

After a rip over every
a tie maintained primary
and secondary road in I'M
perial county Wednesday,
members of the county high
way committee Wednesday night
selected four roads for the expen-
diture OF highway funds.
The committee of five recently
appointed by the county board of
supervisors was supplemented by
five additional members recon-
mended by the county farm bu-
reau. It was recommended that
$400, 900 be spent ON the roads in
addition to the $370,000 already
appropriated
In order of preference, the COM
mittees recommendations are as
follows with the amounts to be
left to the discretion of state
engineers:
1. Central highway from Heber
to Brawley, traversing line
straight north at Curphy's turn.
2. The North Shore road from
INLAND to the Riverside county
line.
8. Bonds Corner to Holtville
road.
"A. The West road from Almorio
to Calipatria.
A resolution recommending the
expenditure of 100000 for the
Brawley cutoff was passed by the
committee. This cutoff extends
from the big bridge north of I'm
perial and crosses the river and
leads to Westmorland. While this
matter already is before the legis-
lature. the committee wished the
state highway commission to re-
ceive its endorsement of the prof.
ect, it was pointed out. The mo-
ton, however, did not carry with
out debate.
Expenditure of $4,000 for ex-
tension of the Caexico Highline
road west from the Ten Foot drop
to highway 90 also was included
in the recommendation
Letters were ordered sent SEN
ators and assemblymen urging
the legislatures acceptance of the
<,.I;,.o.,.;o xHoct,norIop6 ROAD ey-
tension to meet highway 80 near
Swanns date ranch. This road
is designated as the Westside road.
When the committee was reor-
ganized c. F. Kamm of Holtvllle.
was elected chairman; C. o. Hoo
Der of Calipatria, vice chairman;
and w. S. Dunn, of Imperial, Sec
retary.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

cular free area"
Each COW was tested. The tuber-
culin was administered and 70 hours
later the federal veterinarian had
to return to read the results.
Eight veterinarians carried on
the testing for 16 weeks in 1894;
IL for six weeks in 1895; 10 for
eight weeks, two for II weeks and
13 for four weeks in 1895; and IA
men for five weeks in 1887. This
made total of 426 weeks for each
veterinarian. The veterinarians ira
veled approximately $4,000 miles in
making the entire test
Dairymen received government
indemnity $40 for each reactor
destroyed in addition to the sal
wage when the tests first began.
Later the indemnity was raised TO
$25 plus the salvage.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
Money Case Taken
Under Submission

Judge Vaughn N. Thompson TOOK
under submission the case brought
by Lee Nuffer, Ell Centre attorney
against Sheriff Robert Ware, to
force release of $1,281, found in
possession of B. G.. Thorn at the
time he was arrested in connection
with an alleged bogus money deal
in Brawley.
The money was kept at the sher-
iff's office until the court deter
mined whether it should be releas-
ed to Nuffer so he might take his
attorneys fees from 1t, or released
to Charles w. Hooper, of Culver
City. Hooper testified that he turn
ed the money over to Thorn to use
in the money deal in the hope that
he might trap him.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
FARMERS WILL
HEAR DR.. HOWE
SPEAK AT FAIR
(POST-PREsS PHOTO)

Formal recognition of Imperial
county's status as a tuberculosis
free dairying area will make Farm
Bureau Day at the annual Imperial
county fair one of the most i'm
portant occasions Oh the fair pro-
gram, Secretary d. v. Stewart pre-
dicted Thursday.
Dairymen and farmers from ev-
cry corner Of Imperial county will
gather at the fair grounds in I'M
perial Thursday, March H. to hear
DR.. w. E. Howe, inspector of U. S.
animal husbandry, present to Chair
man Ike Schlatter of the county
board Of supervisors the. certificate
which attests the county's t.b. free
status.
Highest officials of Imperial coun-
ty, as we'll as dignitaries from Paci-
fic coast points, will attend the
presentation program. Among the
speakers will be President C. o.
Hoober of the Imperial county farm
bureau; DR.. C. u. Duckworth, as
sistant state director of agriculture;
Sarah Green, state dairy council;
G. E. Gordon, Davis university agri-
culturist; Chairman Ike Schlatter,
board of supervisors District At
torney Elmer w. Heald Chairman
Ben Hulse of the fair board; and
DR.. Howe.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

years OF testing and the deStruc-
ton of 10,940 reactors found in
tests made by federal veterinarians
The government spent an estimated
total of $225.0 for indemnity to
dairy ranchers and salaries to
testers.
The celebration TO commemorate
receipt of the title will take place
on farm bureau day at the county
fair March II. An elaborate pro-
gram beginning at Ills O'Clock will
continue throughout the afternoon.
Included with local dignitaries
will be: DR.. c. U. Duckworth, as
sistant director of agriculture in
California; Sam Green of the dairy
council of California; G. E. Gordon,
extension dairy specialist; DR.. w. E.
Howe, California inspector for the
United States bureau of animal
husbandry.
Tuberculin testing of Imperial
county dairy herds began in 1884
under the Jones' Connolly act after
dairymen and valley officials spent
years in getting the federal tests
started. The tests in the valley
were conducted under the direction
of DR.. w. E. Howe, inspector in
charge of California for the United
States department of animal indus
try.
In the government test of 1884 a
total of 39,462 cattle were tested
and 9,154 reactors destroyed. The
two tests of 1885 included 32,8l8
cattle and 1,19O reactors we're found.
In four partial tests in 1886 a total
of 66,863 cattle were tested and
only 656 reactors discovered. In
1897 tests were made on 30,l82 cat
tie with only 40 reactors destroyed.
The 1897 test included complete
check of all dairy and family cows
in the whole county. Counting 30
cattle to a car, the total number OF
reactors destroyed since 1884 would
reach a total of 364 carloads.
Dairy ranchers and family COW
owners showed type of coopera-
ton which undoubtedly established
a record in California" declared
DR.. j. c. Pace, county veterinarian
"They registered no protest individu-
ally or in groups. No one was ar
rested for objecting to the tests OF
destruction of reactors and there
was no trouble at any time. Tht
dairymen apparently realized tn,
Importance of becoming a tuber
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
P. V. HARRIGAN
TAKES POST IN
GLENN COUNTY

P. v. Harrigan, deputy county ag-
ricultural commissioner. has accept
cd the appointment as commissioner
for Glenn county and will leave in
the immediate future for his new
post. He received notice of his Sc
lection Wednesday.
Harrigan has been in the county
for 16 years and has served as depu-
ty commissioner for TO-
No successor will be appointed
for the present, said B. A. Harrigan,
commissioner, but when the ap-
pointment is made it will be given
to man already trained and a
member of the force.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
RECORD FIELD
TO TEE OFF IN
GOLF TOURNEY
Championship Flight Has
Pick of Linksmen in
Imperial Valley

Barbara w ort h Country
Club, Feb. 25-While a brisk
W in d whipped over the
course h ere, III golfers,
largest field in history, teed
off in the Annual Imperial Valley
golf championship. The Champion
ship flight includes the finest
linkSmen in the valley.
Don Rex, defending champion,
faced a tough bracket with a
match against A. w. Bonnycastle
and if he survives this match
against the winner of the Forrest
Ferguson-Mel Ferguson match.
Jack Strobel, well-known valley
campaigner, meets Bob Albright
and Vic Blalack, 1885 champion, will
tackle Lyle Kurisaki, recent winner
Continued on Page 5; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
Q FARM BUREAU
GROUPS TO MEET

Two farm bureau groups are TO
meet Saturday, the joint home de-
partment and disqualification COM
mittee and the directors Of the
farm bureau.
Mrs. S. E. Robinson, new chalr-
man of the disqualification COM
mittee, has set that meeting Tor
1890 am. The directors will meet
at 1870 pm, both groups holding
their sessions in the court house
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
PLAN PROPOSED TO SETTLE
MARITIME LABOR DISPUTES

If that board deadlocked it
would appoint referee to settle
the matter finally. In event the
board is unable to agree ON ref
cree, the national mediations board
established by the railway board
act would appoint the referee.
The national labor relations
board has jurisdiction over mar
inc labor disputes but can step in
only upon request of the disput-
ants.
1t has no such arbitration ma
chinery as that suggested in the
Guffey bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
Funeral Set For
William Naples

Funeral services for William M
Naples, 81, who died in Ell Centro
Wednesday night, were conducted
from the Lemons funeral chapel at
3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Burial
was made in Evergreen cemetery.
Naples was born in Mississippi
and had made his home in Ell Gen.
tro for the last five years.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

she was able to be questioned.
Bullets that killed Pearson as
sertedly came from the same gun,
police declared.
The former New York and Ohio
advertising man was shot twice in
the chest and had been dead about
an hour before his Negro butler
heard Mrs. Pearson crying and
trying to telephone police.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Feb. 25.
UP)-A Shutdown strike in the
Douglas Aircraft corporation plant
here, which has thrown $500 men
out of work. was brought to
crisis today when the Los Angeles
county grand jury voted blanket
indictment against more than 400
of the sit-downers. The charges
listed in the indictment We're
"forcible entry and detainer'
Immediately the true bill was
voted the indictment was sent to
the court of Judge William Tell
Aggeler.
On the return of the indictment
, before him, Judge Aggeler fixed
the bonds of the accused men at
1000 each, and work of issuing
the warrants was begun without
delay.
! A call for police was sent out
earlier In the day when the sit
downers tried to force their way
into the upper story of the plant,
where the engineering staff, which
did not 60 on strike, was at work.
The invaders were ordered off and
told that section of the building
was government property devoted
to the production of plane plans
for the army and navy.
On the grounds outside, picket
lines were reinforced today, with
about $50 strikers doing patrol
duty. Through these lines men,
bers of the engineering staff had
to pass on their way to work and
we're jeered and booed as they
entered the gates Attempts also
were made, it was said, to get
The engineers to sign applica-
tions for union membership, but
no violence was done them.
Within the gates, additional po-
lice officers mounted guard in
the plant offices, others patrolled
the shops and still third contin-
gent was on duty outside the walls.
Company guards also were in
creased.
The sit-down strikers voiced
lively indignation at the ultima
tum served on them yesterday by
Donald W. Douglas, president OF
the company,to "get out, or we
won't negotiate"
They also jeered the warning
of Chief of Police Charles Dice
that they were trespassins on pri-
vate property and that he was
determined to uphold the law and
maintain order.
The strikers drive for posses
sion of the upper floor of the
plant was launched, according to
their leaders, because possession
of it would give them a clear look
out over the entire premises.
The sit-downers were using
crude signaling system today to
communicate with each other in
the -mile-long factory. They
bounded upon lengths of iron
pipe and we're believed perfecting
their signaling code to be used
to sound the alarm of approach
ing trouble.
At mid-morning DR.. Towne j.
Nylander, regional director of the
national labor relations board, still
was waiting for the company's
decision on his proposal to arbi-
trate the dispute
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

eign water routes, and four ap-
pointed by the secretary of labor.
All disputes would first be SUBJ
mitted to conference between en-
ployers and employees. In the event
of failure the issue would be sub
mitted to the proper division of
the adjustment board.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

hospital, WHERE she was REMOVER
last night after police found her
weeping Historically beside the
body of her dead husband.
Although Chief of Police Lloyd
Boiler said that theories of murder
and suicide both were being check
ed, he intimated the discovery of a
.38 caliber revolver in another room
of the house would have to be ex-
planned by Mrs. Pearson as soon as
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
FIRST CRATE OF
ASPARAGUS SOLD

First crate of spring asparagus
was harvested Wednesday and sold
by the Imperial Valley Asparagus as
sociation to an Ell Centre firm
Shipments in volume will start
within a week or 10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

llSh majority rue III determining
representatives for labor media
ton conferences.
The bill would establish ma
tional ship labor adjustment board
of 40 members. The board would
have is representatives from labor,
16 from employers, four named by
shippers using interstate and for
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
Mystery Shrouds
Writer'S Death
At Palm Springs

PALM SPRINGS CAL Feb 25 WPA real-lfe killing mys
pictures today claimed the
life Humphrey w. Pearson 43 writer and scenar in his
fashionable desert home at Palm Springs
widow under observation the Riverside county
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
Stealing The Show
Profit On The HOof-

Profit On The HOOf-
Won Azhderian, who purchaSeo
one Mel Ferguson in the Calcutta
went into the matter in regular
livestock buying fashion. ObSerV-
ers reported he did everything but
look at Mel's teeth-and ended by
advising Mel to go home and get
some sleep.
An Annual Note
Four Imperial Valley couples
we're observed in one Jacumba ca
fe at different times last Sunday
RR's operative reports. Summer
coming so soon?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
COUNTY WINS TITLE
OF I. B. FREE AREA
March l Officially Set as Date When
Dairy Products, Cattle May be
Shipped to All Marts of U.S..

Imperial county on March 1 will be declared tuber
cular free from which dairy products cattle
be shipped to all markets in the United States far
tubercular restrictions concerned
News of the coveted title from officials after
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UP)-Sen. Joseph F, Guf-
fey d. Pa introduced bill in the senate today setting
up mechanism for settling maritime labor disputes
The bill would compel employers to recognize labor
organizations and collective bargaining rights and estab-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
Fear Violence
As Strikers
Arm for Fight
Sheriff's Deputies Converge on Plant
To Serve Warrants; Workers to
Use Acetylene Torches
BULLETIN

SANTA MONICA Cal, Feb 25 (UP)-Armed with
acetyene torches and fire exnguhers, 400 Douglas Air
craft "stdown" strikers today shouted defiance to
army of sheriffs deputies and Santa Monica police
which converged the plant to warrants
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25
-,
RzP6R4ES AMsd4ns
Says

Just Relaxing
Herb Norris was having the
time of his life the other day
out in back of the airdome the
ater in the alley, playing tops
with a group of youngsters. Tht
story is that it was for keeps, too
It's all in the way you wind the
top, Herb contends.
It's About Time
Roland Paulson, new photo-en-
graver for the POSt-PreSs, fell into
conversatiin with an elderly lady
seated next to him in an Ell Gen.
tro cafe. During the conversation
she learned his IDENTITY. She was
very interested in pictures fol
the paper.
II saw the announcement thai
you were going to start printing
pictures" she said, you know
eiiS OiiC WiiCAS eilC bhi 10 dlS oAAo"A
looking over the paper
Paulson nodded. He recalled the
picture she spoke of-one in which
theater ushers were inspecting the
engraving Plant 1t appeared or
page one. .
Now the elderly remarked
what l want to know is this
When are you going to start
printing pictures?"
What could Roland say?
Best of Luck
A full measure of best wishes
goes out to Randall Henderson
who's all set to embark on publ
cation of the Desert Magazine.
From what RR has seen of the
plans, and knows of Randall, II
will be a magazine Imperial Va
ey can we'll be proud OF.
NlySeIy VI
1t will take a psychologist, not a
policeman, to solve the latest mys-
terry presented to the FL Centre
police department. Paul Thorn
ton called up the coppers from Une
high school to report that two
Youngsters had broken into the
Future Farmers of America candy
case there.
They didn't take anything.
Stealing The Show
II dads not careful, the younger
generation is going to shelVe him
Milton Zinn just about stole the
spotlight from Doc, the Auction
Philosopher, at the Calcutts
Sweepstakes Wednesday night, am
bling around the room supple
menting Docs rapid fire chatter
as one golfer after another Wen'
under the hammer. At that, RR
willing to bet Milton can't talk
as fast as his father-not yet, any
way. ..
Profit On The HOof-
Won Azhderian, who purCnaScC
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

Butter: Los Angeles 351ae;
Butterfat. Imperial Valley fob.
ranch, Grade A 42ikc; manufaee
turing milk 37isc; route gather
ed cream 331Sc.
L. A. Hay: u. s. No. extra
Ieafy S31-32; u. S. No. S2S.50-
S29.5O; u. 5. No. 2 leafy S27-50-
$3.50: u. s. No. 2 S25.5O-26.5o;
Minneapolis Flax s2.12-2.17.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-25

BUILDING PERMITS
To Date This Year
$34,205
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HuSkieS Climb
In Conference
To Third Rung
Merle Miller's 81 Yard Run
Is Highlight of Sat
urday Game

SEATTLE, Nov 22.-The Wash
intgon Huskies last Saturday
stepped into third place in Pacific
Coast Conference football stand
ings with a 10 to 0 victory over
Oregon. The game was fought on
a mushy field, but brilliant sun
shine swelled the crowd to 10000.
Halfback Merle Miller, who ran
81 yards in the first scrimmage play,
scored both Husky touchdOwns He
crossed the oregon goal line in the
first minute of play after the fourth
pass from center
In the last period, Miller added
his second touchdown with a two
yard plunge. Center Bud Erickson
added the other two points in block
ing an Oregon punt behind their
goal line in the second quarter.
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FOOT BALL ga
IA{3SW{5 is re

The following are final scores of
principal football games played last
afternoon:
Oregon 0; Washington A.
Washington State 7; oregon
State 0.
California 10; Stanford 0.
Montana 0; Idaho 6.
Loyola 10; Baylor 81.
Kansas z; Arizona 9.
Texas Tech. Z; Centenary 2.
Southern Methodist 26; UCLA 10.
Harvard 10; Yale g.
Dartmouth 81; Columbia o.
Pittsburgh %; Penn State 7.
Holy Cross o; Carnegie Tech 0, tie.
Colgate 7; Syracuse 0.
Fordham 6; st. Mary's O.
Princeton 26; Navy 6.
Minnesota 10; Wisconsin 6.
Notre Dame 7; Northwestern 0.
Texas Christian Z; Rice 0.
Illinois 81; Chicago 0,
Duke TO- North Carolina State T..
Purdue 10; Indiana T.
SUNDAY GAMES
Gonzaga 3; Portland University 3.
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ASTAIRE is
NOW PLAYING
AT CAPITOL
Shall We Dance Features
Ginger Rogers in
Comedy Hit

Shall We Dance" starring Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers, plays
for its second night showing at the
Capitol Theatre. tonight, featuring
a supporting cast with Edward Ev-
erett Horton, Eric Blore, Jean Cow
an, KEITH Gallian and William
Brisbane
Involved in an intricate plot
wherein all of their friends believe
they are married, the dancing cou-
pie take part in a hilarious comedy
of wit and music.
A roller skating dance and a Choir
us of 20 Ginger Rogers" add to the
feature, which includes several song
hits, They Can't Take That Away
From Me- I've Got Beginners
Luck" and Lets Call the Whole
Thing Off,