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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10

lasted was the Twice Told Tales
section. organized by Mrs. Robert
Kepley and Mrs. w. w Apple.
Soon after a music section was
organized under the leadership of
Mrs. F. B. Fuller and Mrs Clar-
ence Fox. At one time they had a
membership of so; they gave an
annual luncheon and had a fine
chorus numbering Is. That section
has since died out but this year a
Joint music and drama section was
formed with Mrs. j. w Donohue as
chairman to include those whose
interests lie in these two fields.
In 1918 Mrs. Harry Cuthbertson
founded the Literature and His
tory sections. the literature section
at first studying ancient and mod
ern literature and later taking up
the study of Shakespeare under the
leadership of Mrs. Ross T. Hick-
cox
The History sections studied var
but in 1927 turned its study to in
ternational relations by means of
travel talks and occasional pro-
grams on world friendship.
In 1925 the Arts and Crafts sec
ton was organized with Mrs. S.
Emmitt Allen as chairman and Mrs.
Norman c. Deaton as secretary
treasurer.
This year the Readers Round
Table was organized under the lead
ership of Mrs. r. w Ware, vice
president and curator of sections,
and Mrs Arno c. Yaeckel.
The Y. w. C. A. was also or
ganized. about 1923. by two out
standing club women, Mrs. George
Phelps and Mrs. Robert Kepley.
They bought the camp al Hipass and
the Woman's Ten Thousand club,
and other clubs Of the valley. aided
in the support of their worthy
cause. Miss Josephine II. Brown. a
member of the club in 1924, was the
second county Y w. c. A. secretary
For the past II years she has been
in China doing A wonderful work
among the women of the rural dis
trictS.
The municipal rest room, estab-
lished in 1922, was project mitiat-
ed by the Woman's Ten Thousand
club. The city found the room and
the club raised the money for the
furnishings by popular subscrlp-
ton
The first TWO years the club made
itself responsible for the matron.
Since then the city has included
all the expense of maintenance IN
the yearly budget The rest room IS
supervised by a board of three Wo-
men. chosen from among club mem
mers. the present board consisting
of Mrs. S. Emmett Allen. Mrs.
Charles Ritz Mrs 7. II. Gebbie. An
average of 100 persons daily Is
serveG by this institution.
our early club members not only
organized and maintained their own
institution. but they also support
cd many other civic projects Such
as these ] have mentioned Our
club has made for itself a place oil
responsibility and influence in our
community which will continue to
increase with the years.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
CAMPFIRE GIRL
MOVEMENT HAS
HUGE SUCCESS

-Four years ago Mrs H. K. Nc
CIimans started the first Camp
Fire group with eight girls and to-
day Fl Centre has an active m"m-
bership of i54 girls. with II guard
ianS and five assistant guardians.
Each group is sponsored by \
~tvir organization. the following
clubs helping TO carry on this fme
program. KiWanls club Rotary.
LiOnsP. 7. H.. American Legion
Auxiliary. Business and Professional
Women. Volunteer Fremen, Adult
Glass of the Methodist church. and
two groups by the American Legion.
The officers of the FL Centre
Board of Sponsors of Camp Fire are:
Mrs. Fred Kenyon. president, Mrs.
Angela McNeece. first vice-presi-
dent. Don Ketchen second vice
president. Mrs OLGA Costello. Scc-
rotary. A. II. Kellsr treasurer.
Mrs. Leah Bower. W A. Scheniman.
Paul A. Jenkins Guy WcaklcY, di-
rectors Mrs II K. McClimansJocal
secretary, Mrs. Walter Phillips,
chairman of the guardians associa-
ton.
The goal Of Camp Fire is The
Law Of the Camp Fire Girl:
ITO Seek beauty, give service,
pursue knowledge. be trustworthy,
hold on to health, glorify work,
and be happy
What more can we plan or hope
for our girls of today? This worth
while organization is open to any
| girl in the community.
A great deal of credit is due the
| guardians for their untiring efforts
and time given the girls. The guard
ians and assistants are: Mrs. Thel-
ma Ray Mrs. Fay Manley, Mrs Louis
Slee. Miss Ruby Lewis, Mrs Charles
3. Provence, Mrs. J. A. Morrow
Mrs. Walter Phillips, Miss Mildred
Fluke, Mrs. w. T. Anderson, Miss
Jane Tylor, Miss Isobel MurchiSon,
Mrs. j. O. Maddox, Miss Gertrude
AdcMahan, Miss Mae Thomas. Miss
Carol Hastings.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
WHY SHOULD KNOW THE
CONTENTS OF THE BIBLE"
NIrc EIoro,,co Do,,oro,- Dooh
Mrs. Florence Pomeroy Raab


The Bible is a collection of &c
books, written by many authors,
some living centuries apart. yet
through all, like a golden thread.
runs one central theme. namely,
the story OF man in his search for
God; his efforts to understand the
nature of God and His Will for
Humanity. 1t is a progressive rev.
elation. finding its climax in the
life and teaching of Jesus Christ.
It is also the most perfect guide
we possess for noble living and for
preparation for the life after death.
This is the primary reason for
knowing the contents of this book.
1T is the most popular book of
the world. In the New York public
library it is the book most called
for. Though many years the Bible
has been the best seller" in the
WI oiOiC DOlil AIiltI-
lean and foreign, report constant
and increasing demand. The aver
age production is now at 10000, 900
copies year. TranSlations have
been made into 635 languages and
dialects
As great literature, the Bible is
unsurpassed, 1t is the cream of
literary activity of one of the most
gifted races of the world. 1t con-
tains grand and tender poetry,
pungent proverbs, enlightening his
tory, thrilling stories and inspir-
ing biography.
The influence of the Bible up
on English literature has been in
calculable. The writings of Shake
speare, Milton, Browning, Ten
nyson, Longfellow and Whittier are
saturated with it. They are filled
with so many Biblical illusions
that a reader who has no knowl-
edge of the Bible has difficulty
in comprehending fully the thought.
Ruskin says that whatever there
is of any worth in his style he
owes to the fact of his mother
causing him to commit to men,
ory many of the Psalms and other
Biblical passages, and he blessed
her for doing so. Lincoln was
great student of the Bible, and his
Gettysburg address shows it, both
in the majesty of the ideas and
the beauty and simplicity of the
language. And too the Bible has
inspired more great music than
has any other book.
I'm still another sphere, the
development of government, the
Bible has had extraordinary influ-
ence. Such men as Cromwell, Glad
stone, Webster, Washington, Grant
and Theodore Roosevelt bear elo-
quent testimony to the Bible as
a source of political liberty. just
laws and good government. Wash
ington said, 1T is impossible to
govern the world rightly without
God and the Bible
THE chief reason for knowing
the Bible is the record it con-
tains of the most influential life
ever lived. Jesus Christ is &C
knowledged even by many adher-
ents of non Christian religions,
such as Gandhi, a Hindu. to be
the greatest spiritual teacher of
all time None other has made so
deep an impression upon man
kind. BY following His way of life
countless thousands have been led
into careers of heroic unselfishneSs.
These are the reasons some Of
the reasons why l should know
the contents OF the Bible, the
book which has SO profoundly in
fluenced mankind"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10

of life. building our small village
homes and business houses, our
school. making roads, such as they
were). building bridges, We were
busy with the finer things of life,
One Of our cnarter members, Mrs.
j. Stanley Brown, was responsible
for the early start of the city Ii
brary. She opened a small library,
stocked with books from the state
library, in the post office at the
time she was postmistress. Later a
room was rented and this even
tually led up to our Carnegie build
ing which was opened in 1910 with
Mrs. Allen P Nuffer as librarian.
We also helped to sponsor a lee
ture course. This was a small be-
ginning out of which grew a Chat
uauqua week which proved of great
interest to our people and which
added much to our educational and
social life.
To Mrs Violette Campbell. anoth-
er outstanding club woman. We are
indebted for the lovely trees which
line our city streets. In season and
out of season she would take a
small band of club women with her
and appear before the city coun-
Gil, asking them to plant and care
for trees. which they finally agreed
TO do.
They planted trees and took care
of them for three years. after which
the residents. seeing what could
be done and taking pride in the
trees, took over the care of them
themselves
Mrs. c. N Perry and Mrs. w. w.
Apple, two other club women. were
responsible for the first Parent
Teachers association, organized in
1910 and which included all the
grade schools and the high school
as well. This lasted about five years.
In our carly DAYS we were so
small III number that We had TO
meet III the evening so that the
business women could meet with
us Mrs. Gcnevlevc Williams now
living in CaleXlCo and who later be-
came president of the county fed
Grafton. was our secretary.
Some of the outstanding women
of the early days who have moi
been given special mention were
Mrs. w. c. Whitescarver. Mrs. Wal
ter Packard. Mrs. Will S. Fawcett
Mrs. r. B. Vale, Mrs. J. r. Gar
ren. and Mr.. Dan Noland.
The town stood right back of us
in our efforts 10 raise money Wheth-
or il was for the YWC.A.. or our
building fund for our club house.
With our small membership 1t
seemed We all must work. At orr
time a charity ball was given with
Marjorie PariSs. Nell McGlynn. Inez
Collier and Jane Kelsey as host
esSes and they took IN at this one
affair. some s7OO. This was about
1915 At another time play was
given which raised approximately
the same amount Whatever We did
we did with all our might For in
stance. Mrs. C. T. pariss and Mrs
Charles Ritz were mtiring IN their
philanthropiC work.
A literature section was Organiz-
cd about 1912 but lasted only one
year There was also some work
done along the line Of music.
But the first section which really
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
PRIZE WIN N Err
B | B LE ESSAY
by MRS. RAAB

Editors Note-MrS. Irving t.
Raab of Ell Centre won first prize
for her essay submitted i'm the
county contest sponsored by the
Imperial Valley Federation of
Women's club on the subject "Why
1 Should Know the Contents of
the Bible. Mrs. Raab is an active
member of the Ten Thousand club.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
Mrs. Apple Recalls Last
Struggles i'm Club Life
By MRS. ". ". 4PPLE

Looking back the p years of my club life III the
Womans Ten Thousand club. small band of brave
and valiant workers united in their efforts attain high
degree of usefulness in their community
While husbands busy with the material side
Evening star., 1937-04-24
PRESIDENT PLANNING
'38 PHILIPPINE TRIP
Unable to Arrange Cruise This
Year to Islands, He Tells
Manuel Quezon.

President Roosevelt will be unable
to arrange a cruise to the Philippine
Islands this year, but probably will
make the journey some time next
year.
The President expressed himself to
this effect yesterday to Manuel Que
zon, President of the Philippine Com
monwealth, adding that he is anxious
to visit all the islands, especially Joio
and Mindanao.
President Quezon was guest at
luncheon in Mr.. Roosevelts office,
spending more than an hour discuss
ing variety of subjects Mr. Quezon
said he is scheduled to leave Washing
ton today to spend tomorrow with Gov.
Frank Murphy of Michigan. former
Governor General of the Philippines.
Quezon expects to sail Wednesday
from New York for Denmark and Ire
land, here he will make a study of CO.
operatives and land tenancy. He also
plans to attend the coronation of
King George VI. Late in June he will
return to the United States and
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How Many Unemployed?
Only Guesses Can Be Made in Absence of Accurate
Figures of Jobless Employables

ployed employables"? The answer is
wholly matter of judgment, the kind
OF Judgment that Is really a guess.
There are no official figures. There
has never been census OF the unem-
ployed. Whether there ought to be a
census and how it ought to be taken
Is a matter about which dispute
exists.
In the lack of exact figures, the
number Of unemployed employables"
is matter Of estimate, by persons in
q position to observe. In large cities,
they probably exist in considerable
numbers. In rural districts and other
small communities where observation
is easiest, observers say the number
on relief projects is greater than it
ought to be. They say there are per-
sons on relief jobs who could readily
find private jobs-if they really
wanted private jobs.
In some rural communities w. P. A.
provides much of the material for cur
rent jests, They say that if there
were no w. P. A. there wouldn't be
any unemployed employables. If
w. P. A. were administered and paid
for by local communities, w. P. A.
would cease to exist In local COM
munitieS, neighborS know who is able
to work, who could get private Job
if he really wanted one, and who pre-
fers w. P. A. job because the work
is easier.
Yet, just because w P. A. is admin
istered from Washington and paid for
from Washington, the almost univer-
sal tendency Is to encourage it. Local
communities hoot in private, but in
public quietly approve. They laugh
about w P. A-but they like to see
the money come in from Washington
to the tillS of local merchants. They
like to see the $500 local school build
ings that w. P. A. has built, and the
5000 local athletic fields, and the
5000 recreation buildings and town
halls, and the 1000 bridges.
States Uphold U. S. Responsibility.
What is true Of local communities
is true Of States. Governors of most
States feel there really are some "un-
employed employables," even if not
so many as w P. A. finds work for.
Or Governors feel that some time, in
some future depression, there will be
unemployed employables" They
feel that if the Federal Government
did not support them. the States
might have to. The States are eager
to uphold the principle, originated by
Mr.. Roosevelt, Of Federal response
bility. Also the States, like the local
communities, enjoy seeing the money
coming from Washington into the
State. The Associated Press recently
queered all of AZ Governors about
relief and whether it should be re-
duced. Only two Governors, Re-
publican Aiken of Vermont and
Democratic McMullen of Delaware,
favored reduction.
This brings us back to Congress
and President Roosevelt and the ma
tional problem. Individual Congress-
men are called on to choose between
what the Federal interest calls for.
namely, reducing relief expenditures,
and, on the other hand, what the
Evening star., 1937-04-24

with the New Deal. The two phrases
are "the unemployables" and the
unemployed employables"
The "unemployableS" are those who
can't work, the old, the crippled, the
physically or mentally defective, all
the completely and permanently un-
able to work. These we can dismiss
from the present exposition. These
are supported wholly by States and
other local units of government.
These are not the Federal Govern
ment's burden; they do not figure in
Mr.. Roosevelt's problem of balancing
the budget
U. S. Cares for EmpIoyables.
The class that the Federal Gov
ernment takes care Of, and that Gre
ates the administrations fiscal prob
lem, are the unemployed employ
ables." These are or are supposed to
be, persons able to work but not able
to find jobs in private industry. These
are employed on w P A. relief prof.
ectS. These projects are paid for by
the Federal Government, with a COM
i'SAA ''StNNiS clIlail Iddll4IOllluII. 1 lLC
Federal Government requires the
State or city or other local COM
munlty to make some contribution.
Just how much is decided by w. P. A.
1t depends on the States or citys
ability TO contribute The average
contribution is 13 per cent. The rest,
81 per cent, almost the whole, is paid
for by the Federal Government. With
this relatively immaterial qualifca-
ton, the Federal Government, by
means of made" projects, supports
the unemployed employables. Mr..
Roosevelt asks for 100000 to
go on supporting them during the
next fiscal year w. P. A. says, with
a manner of complaint, that Sl,500,-
100000 will support only 1786 900
persons. That is some 100000 less
than the number now supported.
The question is, will there be in the
United States, throughout next year.
1,786, 900 persons who are able and
willing to work but can't find private
Jobs? The more direct and present
question is, are there in the United
states today 2,ll4,7 100 persons who are
able-bodied and willing to work but
are unable to find private Jobs?
Some persons say there are more.
The persons who say there are more
include some w. P A officials and
some members of Congress, most of
them radical bent. These persons say
the number of unemployed employ
ableS" is much greater than the
100000 that w P. A. now cares
for. These persons think that Mr..
Roosevelt's requested $500, 100000 for
relief ought to be increased. The
Workers Alliance" kind of queer
labor union and political pressure
organization Of w. P. A. employees, says
the amount ought to be $1,000, 900 600.
They want more persons on w. P. A.
jobs, and want higher wage rates for
them.
What is the true number of 'unem-
Evening star., 1937-04-24

tor or air commerce since March l
is Fred D. Fagg, jr Almost as tall
as Lindbergh, and with eyes as blue,
he brings to the department an en-
thuSiasm and experience that has
grown up with the industry.
He was born in New York City in
1896 Most of his young life was
spent in California. Flying went on at
North Island in 1912. Fagg haunted
the airport while at the Army and
Navy Academy near Santiago. While
he was at the University OF Redlands.
war broke out. Fagg enlisted He was
attached to the 92d British Aero
Squadron on night duty On his re-
turn he was graduated from Redlands,
and took graduate work at Harvard.
Meantime aviation had emerged
from the exhibition stage by stunt
flyers into actual use In 1918 the
Post Office inaugurated mail service
from Washington to New York, using
surplus war planes. When Fagg be-
came head Of the Transportation De-
partment at Northwestern University
in 1923 coast to coast service was
under way.
In 1925 the air commerce act was
passed The Commerce Department
took over from the Post Office De-
partment 2041 miles Of lighted air
ways. Fagg was then at the Univer-
sity Of Southern California as assistant
dean Of the School of Commerce.
The final impetus to the growing
aviation industry came May 20, 1927,
when Lindbergh crossed the ocean.
The Air Law Institute at North
western University vas Fagg's brain
child. The institute was the first Of
It's kind in the United States. Issues
of the Journal of Air Law four times
a year sponsor the development Of
uniform State aeronautics laws.
When the Federal Aviation Commits
sion was formed in 1884. Fagg came
to Washington as adviser He worked
with the Copeland Safety Committee
in revamping the 10-year-old regula-
tlOnS
Evening star., 1937-04-24


the service OF the state must be indeed ntoabe spirit
Yet do not see hoW German culture Cermanv
can De truly tostered outside OF Germany
its roots in the Hte language the ptces Of
people, Foreigners pluck
fade quickly foreign
Even IN America which
Ezabethan literature developed
25o years simply does possible
political circumstances from their
this
true hat they their
to them
thng than
forever The of
hc OF e eXd lSarlSt Russians
the Red Jericho tumbng
the German eXileS
Whdt Ue ought to the Mann is TO
haue htn contribute
10 our heritage and to ndtudi2e Idndu
1 aHeady nd German roots dnSplaned
NeW World crop OF culture II Joseph
one OF the great masters OF English
urge hee e1ned artists to forget German
perhaps dyng and Uhtch
us as an instrument to
One thing escape the belief that this honof
lor Mann
art as 1t vehicle for the vndic hatred entertained
oy the American lnelecua
ooeS Ate lon
political Eurndes
that from his
Evening star., 1937-04-24


others which
could is without material damage something
worked which will give the President switch appropriations
dctaolal
R E. A-er NJ L. his book pyramids of Power
the Presidents tells
chefJan somehow another
White House during the old N R. A. days.
had Uithout to public
All from a polite
represent
tremendous industry What going to tell then?'
Mr. Roosevelt chuked replied Tell them down to
Washington and the big bad wolf"
Evening star., 1937-04-24

cases would be to keep relief expendi-
lures up. Many Congressman, num-
Der remarkably large in the circum-
stances, are resisting this pressure.
AS for President Roosevelt, he
presses Congress to reduce expendi-
lures. But the Presidents pressure is
not very strenuous. He does not press
for reduced expenditures as hard as
he presses for his proposal to change
the Supreme Court.
Copyright 1881
Evening star., 1937-04-24

again visit Washington in connection
with studies being made by experts Of
a congressional joint committee re-
garding the Philippines. This study
has particular reference to future re-
lations between the United States and
the islands.
Of the study, President Quezon
said:
Il think the creation of this joint
congressional committee has been a
great thing, and its agenda is really
comprehensive. When the committee
finishes its work, the Government Of
the United States will, in my opinion,
have before it very complete picture
of the situation in the Philippines as
it affects relations of the United
States
Evening star., 1937-04-24

States like, namely, keeping relief
expenditures up.
Which side will the Congressman
favor? Constitutionally he is
Federal official. and therefore. ought
to do what the Federal interest calls
for. But politically a Congressman
comes from State or district
within State. Politically his kinship
is with the State. The State is where
he comes up for reelection. The
pressure Of the State on him in most
Evening star., 1937-04-24
POLICE PISTOL TARGET
PRACTICE BEGINS SOON
Schedules to Continue Daily Until
All Force Members
Participate.

Metropolitan police pistol target
practice will begin May 4 at Camp
Simms and continue daily until every
member of the force has participated,
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, police superin-
tendent, announced yesterday.
The range will be the National Rifle
Associations standard 25-yard pistol
target. Lieut.. John E. Fondahl will
be in charge.
Firing scores will be rated on the
basis of 80, expert; 30, sharp shooter,
and IS marksman. Any member of the
fore who fails to qualify during the
regular practice will be compelled to
do so later at his own expense, Mai.
Brown said.
Evening star., 1937-04-24

who were on W.
P. A. relief rolls
on March 27, the
date of the latest
report.
1t is necessary
to know Just
what category Of
persons those two
million are. To
know that it is
necessary to un-
derstand the dis
tinctlon between
two classes Of
persons, described
in two phrases
that came in
Evening star., 1937-04-24

Mr. R
pulling
De for the immediate future
sppaned the primary matter
Judiciary hearings
has been completely lost
President
attain
the The various answers
to N R being
adherence
all that had
advisers utterly
doubted the of it, ana
still do.
having difficulty who his real friends
these
submitted his appeal for hoddoWn budget
who generally sdeo
and have always kept foot IN
of billion dollars IN the
which would all MS care
fully plans. And they get it.
RoOSereHS Treasury uatchdogS could De
Pennsylvania Avenue to the
the l. L. P 1endS OF the WhHe
the budget the treasury
infatoni first and Roosevelt
their leader When he going IN eH
will succeed may serve
indirectly tending counera the really torld-
profound efect
reShufe of friends not impossible
proposed the Agriculture and other