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Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16

business property every Is min
utes were included In the drastic
measures.
Chief Oswalt heightened the
hours of duty for every officer in
the department. The men are work.
ing from IL to Ia hours each. with
Instructions to tighten the patrol
and arrest all suspicious characters.
Lock windows and doors in
homes and places of business" !"
Chief Oswalt advised. This will
make entrance harder for burglars
and may save possessions" He ad-
vocated a city-wide drive against
thieves and burglars.
The wave Of burglaries which
swept Imperial county Monday was
followed by wave OF smaller pro-
portions Monday night
Three business establishments In
Ell Centre reported recent trouble
with burglaries. The Fite Plumb
Ing company at sos Broadway had
S35 worth of brass fitting stolen
from the Jennings home, now un-
der construction, at Seventh and
Sandalwood. The Firestone store
at 400 Main street reported. attempts
were made to enter the place upon
two separate occasions. The iron
grillwork doors showed where at
tempts were made to pry them
open. The attempts were unsuc-
cessful.
The Nevada California pole YARD
east of the tracks in Ell Centro was
burglarized Monday night. The
lock was pried from the gate. MOTH
ing was taken.
Women residents on Olive street
asked police to search the neigh
borhood for providers but the men
had disappeared before the officers
arrived at the scene.
Chickens comprised the loot at
the A. wilkins ranch north of the
Meloland store. Two dozen chick
ems were taken from the pens. he
told deputy sheriffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
DRIv Err REED
in NEGLIGENT
HOMICIDE CASE
Jury Returns, Directed
Verdict of Acquital
In Superior Court

Harley Presnall, 80, was
found not guilty of negli-
gent homicide and of hit and
run driving in a directed
verdict returned by a jury
in udge r.. D. McPherrin's divi-
sion of superior court Tuesday.
He was arrested after an auto
mobile he was driving struck and
killed Fernando Carrillo, AZ, one
mile north of Calexico January /.
according to testimony. The ped
estrian and his companion, Teles-
foro Alvarez, As. both were struck
and dragged or knocked 85 feet.
according to California Highway
patrolmen. Alvarez suffered a
broken leg. Presnall pleaded not
guilty to potn charges, declaring
he did not realize his car hao
struck anyone.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
OFFICERS FIND
STOLEN GOODS.
Three JAILED
Clues Followed Up in
Valleywide Drive.
Against Theft

Law enforcement officers,
faced with dozens of lnvesti-
cations following recent
burglaries, Tuesday indicat-
ed encouraging headway in
locating stolen property and ar
resting suspects.
Three men, recently arrived in
the Mesquit Lake district. were
arrsted near Jacumba while load
ing a truck with furniture taken
from home. They were connected
with the burglary of the DR.. T. O
Lockett home at Jacumba when
deputy Sheriffs Frank McCasIin
ana Joe LizarraraS found some of
the stolen furniture at a Calexico
second hand store. The officers
said the three men delivered the
1urnltuge near Jacumba several
Gays after the Lockett burglary.
Fingerprints were taken and ef-
forts made to determine their
connection, if any, with other bur-
glarles In Imperial and San Diego
county. The men are: Paul Wilson.
william Luke, and Thomas Throw
er. They are held in Jail in San
Diego.
Inc officers were particularly in
terested in their connection with
the burglary of the Rovertson.
Casey and Hockett homes in the
vicinity of Coyote Wells. Identifi-
cation OF missing articles was un-
derway Tuesday.
Chief OF Police William Burton
of Imperial arrived in Ell Centre
Monday night in search of Raw
mond Pottoff, 80, wanted for oues-
tloning concerning a filling sta
tion burglary.
Chief Burton. escorted by an El
Centro police officer, found Potoff
In a hotel room. Pottoff sprang
from an open window into a tree
when the officers opened the door
OF his room. Burton picked him
out OF the tree and took him to
Imperial.
Brawley police caught a Mexi-
can with a car radio in a sack
and later the owner of missing
radio identified it as his property
The Mexican was tailed.
Silbiano Gandara, 26, pleaded
guilty to petty theft of candy In
El Centre police court Tuesday
and Judge Lee Nuffer sentenced
him to five days in jail. Efforts
to connect him with burglaries
were unavailing.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16

action to correct farm tenant prob
lens uncovered by his special COM
mittee on farm tenancy.
Declaring I'VE can no longer
postpone action" the president
outlined this four-point PLAN
81. Action to open the doors
of ownership to tenants who now
have the requisite ability and ex-
perience, but who can become
owners only with the assistance
of liberal credit, on long terms,
and technical advice.
20. Modest loans, with the neces-
sary guidance and education to
prevent small owners from slip
ping into tenancy, and to help
the masses of tenants, choppers
and farm laborers at the very bot
tom of the agricultural ladder in
crease their standards of living.
achieve greater security, and be-
gin the upward climb toward agri-
cultural ladder increase the stand
ards of living, achieve greater Sc
curity, and begin the upward climb
toward land ownership.
"3. The retirement by public
agencies of and proved to be im-
suited for farming, and assistance
to the families living thereon ir
finding homes on good lands.
"a. Cooperation with state and
local agencies of government to
improve the general leasing sys-
tenn.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
$250>000 Sought
For Valley Roads
Road Plans to Be
Held in Allegiance

Urtii the highway committee ap-
pointed by the board Of supervisors
and the farm bureau group agree
upon the roads they want imprOv-
ed with state funds, the matter will
be held in allegiance by the state
chamber of commerce. This deci-
sion was reached al a highway
meeting In Los Angeles Tuesday
morning. bg
c. F. Kamm, chairman Of the
committee appointed by the super
visors, suggested the allegiance. he
caid. to give the farm bureau group
an opportunity to include in the
submitted list the roads they want
improved. ,5as
The meeting In the coast city was
attended by Supervisors A. Y. Preble
and Hugh T. Osborne, George
Kruger, Leo Hetzel, c. o. HOOber,
Robert Hays and Kamm.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16

mission. The road will be included
in the Federal Aid System.
Leo Hetzel, chairman of the Ell
Centre chamber OF commerce high
way committee. hailed the an
nouncement as great victory for
Imperial Valley, making the south
ern route into the state more able
to compete with the hitherto short
er route through Phoenix and
Blythe.
Paving of the cutoff will mean .
difference of only nine miles be-
tween the northern and southern
routes, with time saving of several
hours via the Tucson, Wilcox, Casa
Grande road due to superior road
construction and freedom from
mountain grades and curves, ac-
cording to HetZel.
Chamber of commerce officials
predicted completion of the cutoff
will mean greatly increased travel
over Highway 80.
For the first time in three years
the Yuma gateway Monday attract
ed as many cars as did the Blythe
port of entry. Yuma checked in
l1,24l passenger cars as compared
to 1l,439 at Blythe
Two thirds OF the traffic is ex.
pected to come through Yuma a.
soon as the new Wilcox cutoff i.
completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Geo. Mccullough,
Ex-Resident, Dies

George r. Mccullough of Escon-
dido. resident of Fl Centre during
the years f9l9-l929, died from pneu-
monia Feb. 8 in Escondido. funeral
services being conducted there Feb
10.
Mccullough was well-known to
many Ell Centrans, several of whom
attended the services as did friends
from all parts of southern Califor-
mia. He was a member of FL Centre
lodge No. 109 RAM. He was affili-
ated with the Masonic fraternity for
SO years.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Harriet Mccullough. a son, Tom
Mccullough of Escondido, and a
daughter, Mrs. Phil Hamilton of El
Centre.
Mccullough was a native of On
tario, Canada, but had lived many
years in California. He was 80
years of age at the time of his
death. .
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Drunks, Migrants
Appear in Court

Drunks and vagrants starred at Ell
Centre police court Tuesday morn
ing with only one battery case to
relieve the monotony.
Three vagrantS gathered in from
city streets and alleys drew varying
sentences Bert Bonneau, Is. was
sentenced to 10 days in the city Jail;
Bert Clark, 35, had a To-day Jail
sentence suspended upon good be-
havior; and Leatha Seals, 33, had a
To-day jail sentence suspended upon
condition that she leave town.
Gene Gardner paid a $40 fine
after pleading guilty to being drunk,
M. Diaz, AZ, pleaded guilty to
drunkenness and went to Jail for
five sdays.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
CampOree Plans
To Be Completed

Final plans for the annual Boy
Scout camporee to be held this year
in Brawley will be completed at o
meeting of the council committee
Thursday night. This meeting will
be held at the home of Carl N
Helmick, Scout executive, 523 Len
Rev avenue.
The dates for the camporee are
April 24-25, and George Cutshaw
of Brawley is chairman. The group
will also consider the summer camp
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Frost Prediction
Service Closed


Frost predictions for Imperial VAL
ley are over for the season which
ends Feb. Is and growers may OBJ
tain weather news both from the
dispatches carried daily in the Post
Press and from the Los Angeles
broadcast, said Fred A. Baughman,
local meteorologist for the U. S.
weather bureau and frost service.
Floyd Young, supervisor for the
service in southern California, is
sending Woodrow c. Jacobs to the
valley this weekend with the pos
sibility that Jacobs may succeed
Baughman who may be transferred
10 a more permanent station
Baughman viii remain in the valley
| until March l.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
SQUATTER CITY
NOW VACANT

Peaceful evacuation of squatters
camp between Ell Centre and Holt
vile ended Tuesday as the last
families departed from the scene
with all their belongings
They left by order of DR.. Warren
F. Fox. county health officer. who
declared the place menace to
health The squatters departed
without causing any trouble. Fox
said.
A small camp situated beside the
Calexico-El Cenlro highway was
ordered vacated by Wednesday noon
as a health measure. Only few
families recently established head
quarters there.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
MASONS WILL
HOLD ANNUAL
GET-TOGETHER

Holtville will be headquarters
this year for the annual Masonic
get-together, held on Washington's
birthday which falls on Monday
of next week.
Some 500 Masons. including many
out-of-town visitors, will attend the
ceremonies which begin at o'clock
Monday afternoon in the Holtville
high school.
William Rhodes Hervey of Los
Angeles, past grand master, will
deliver the address in the evening
at 7:30, o'clock. A banquet is sched-
uled for 6 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
THREE DRUNK
DRIVERS GIVEN
LONG TERMS

Three drunk drivers were found
guilty in Winterhaven justice court
Monday and sentenced to lone
terms in the Imperial county jail
Condey Cooper, an Indian, was
sentenced to go days in Jail and
Charles Albert Cochran to a SIM
liar term. Manuel Montoya drew q
30-day sentence. They were taken
to Jail after conviction by Deputy
Sheriff John CrouSen.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Laborer Denies Guilt

Not guilty was the plea entered
in superior court Tuesday by Jay
Merritt laborer. arrested on q
morals charge involving small chill
drep. He will 90 TO trial March l.
Thomas Bellamy, ST.. Negro, pleaded
guilty 10 hiding prisoner and
applied for probation Probation
hearing WIN be conducted Fob. 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16

committee.
The arm-to-market road plan
was made in response to a request
from the State Planning board in
San Francisco. The government
asked the state board to submit
descriptions of plans to be carried
out with federal funds over the next
six-year period. The Imperial coun-
ty plan will be included in an in
ventory of public works needs of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Kathleen Vedder
Dies at Her Home

Kathleen Vedder, 81, wife of
Claude Vedder, died Tuesday morn
ing at her home on Eldorado avenue
No date has been set for the funer-
al services. Mrs. Vedder had lived
in the valley seven years. She was
a native OF Indiana.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
PARK NAMED
DEPUTY COLLECTOR

G. j. Park OF Brawley was ap-
pointed deputy collector in the Of
flee of w. A. McFadden, assessor
collector of the Imperial Irrigation
district. This addition will bring
the staff up to IA, McFadden said,
which is capacity until extra work
makes more help necessary. Park
will prepare maps and engage In
field work when necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Elks Will Welcome
Head of Association

Elks of the valley lodge will well
come L. A. Lewis, president of the
California Elks association at a
banquet at pm. in Brawley We'd
nesday night. Lee Nuffer of El
Centro is vice-president of the or
eanization,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
80
REPoR4ER AMsdEMs
Says
Can You Blame Them?-

Can You Blame Them?-
Upon being informed that the
women of 81 Centre are arming
themselves with pistols, revolvers,
and shotgunS as protection
against burglars, police officer
remarked: We'll, I'm not half Sc
worried about the burglars as
am about those armed women
They may aim at the burglars but
l know DANCED well who they'll
hit!"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Police Patrols
RedoubIed As
Thefts Spread
Emergency Orders Issued by Oswalt to
Halt Crime Wave; Officers Told
To Nab Suspects

mild form of martial law" was declared in FL Gen.
tro today to stamp out burglaries
Police protection doubled in emergency orders
issued by Police Chief J. Sterling Oswat Patrol of
residential district As minutes and checking of all
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
FDR OUTLINES HIS
PLANS FOR SAVING
TENANT FARMERS

WASHINGTON, Feb 16. (UP)-President Roosevelt
told Congress today that "the American dream of the
famysize farm" is becoming remote that "acon to
provide security is imperative"
Mr.: Roosevelt outlined a broad program Of federal
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Supervisors Ask Government to Spend
Sum on Farm-to-Market Highways;
Bureau Members on Committee

Imperial county roads in for attention at the
board of supervisors meeting Monday afternoon when
the board asked the federal to spend $780,
900 year farm o-market roads in the county during
the next six years and decided include five farm bu
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Funds Granted for Vital Highway Link
VALLEY TO GET
INCREASED TRAFFIC

contest between rival auto routes leading into California
with that 100000 had been alo-
Wilcox cutoff between Tucson
Lordsburg NJ The project which shoens Highway 30
and provides travel into California via Yuma
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
It's The Truth

us Ine 1rutn-
An alien during questioning by
immigration border patrolmen in
sisted that he formerly had worked
for a well kown Judge for 10 days.
What did you do for him?" Of
ficers asked.
Il did some road work." the
Mexican replied. "They caught
me drunk"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
It's A Shame

It is just too bad five gallon
can of popped corn was not found
by some small boy. That is, toe
bad for the boy. Now the corn
is getting stale in the Ell Centre
police station.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Webster's Aid Speaks

Webster'S Aid Speaks
Words don't just happen. They
are made. Here is a new one whip
ped up in q moment OF stress by
Desk Sergeant George Bucklin at
Ell Centre police station-"She
Bum!"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
In The Spring

In The Spring
One more golf item and the links
will be forgotten. How come Me-
Ferguson in choosing his prize IN
the Brawley tournament selected a
SET of silverware? Nest-feathering?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
What, Not Suspicious?--

The staff at the Ell Centre city
hall works away daily under q
regular barricade of ladders. They
don't even complain. Nothing but
good can result from the ladders.
they contend, because new lights
are being installed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16

Representatives of the farm bu-
reau appeared in board meeting to
protest the committee having more
representatives from municipalities
than from the rural areas.
The board agreed to appoint the
additional members from list of
Continued on Page 6; Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16

Butter: Los Angeles 34isc;
Butterfat, Imperial Valley fob.
ranch, Grade A 421se; manufac-
turing milk 37lsc; route gather
ed cream 331ac.
L. A. Hay: u. S. No. ] extra
leafy S30-34; U. s. No. 1 S27.50-
S28.50; u. s. No. 2 Ieafy $3.50
S27.50; u. s. No. 2 S2450-25.5O;
Minneapolis flax $2.22-2.30.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Noisy Chat

Noisy Chat
Ben Ryan, recovering from flr
has found a new companion tc
hold conversations with--one thai
talks back. Ben spends an occa-
sional hour chatting with the par
rot in the California hotel lobby.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
WAR DECLARED on THUGS

w ~ -
% AMBLING
IMPORTER
Says
Can You Blame Them
Upon being informed that the
women of 81 Centre are arming
themselves with pistols, revolvers,
and shotgunS as protection
against burglars, police officer
remarked: We'll, I'm not half Sc
worried about the burglars as
am about those armed women.
They may aim at the burglars but
l know DANCED well who they'll
hit!"
Webster's Aid Speaks
Words don't just happen. They
are made. Here is new one whip
ped up in a moment OF stress by
Desk Sergeant George Bucklin at
Ell Centre police station-"She
Bum!"
It's The Truth
An alien during questioning by
immigration border patrolmen in
sisted that he formerly had worked
for well koWn judge for 10 days
What did you do for him?" Of
ficers asked. i
Il did some road work." the
Mexican replied. "They caught
me drunk"
It's A Shame
It is just too bad five gallon
can of popped corn was not found
by some small boy. That is, toe
bad for the boy. Now the corn
is getting stale in the Ell Centre
police station.
What, Not SuspiciOus?--
The staff at the Ell Centre city
hall works away daily under
regular barricade of ladders. They
don't even complain. Nothing but
good can result from the ladders
they contend, because new lights
are being installed.
Noisy Chat
Ben Ryan, recovering from fit.
has found new companion tc
hold conversations With--one tina,
talks back. Ben spends an occa-
sional hour chatting with the par
rot in the California hotel lobby.
Insult to Injury
AT first Mrs. w. E. Smith could
MT understand why so many folk
kept congratulating her on her
birthday, when her birthday Is
still months away. And when they
congratulated her on being 70 II
was more than she could bear, be-
cause that's adding a good many
wears to her age. Then she dis
covered the reason. A Post-PresS
story. by error, reported her as
celebrating her 10th birthday. II
should have read MI. w. E. smith,
Food for Scrambling-
Automobile drivers along the FL
Centro- Imperial highway q few
days ago must have thought they
were in the Garden of Eden when
a truck loaded with oranges sprung
a leak. Before the truck had gone
100 yards oranges were scattered
hither and yon in wild abandon
and in two minutes fifty cars mao
stopped and their occupants were
scrambling after the fruit. The
, truck drivers stood by dejectedly
with sagging heads. After all, what
could they do about it?
Bco, Three Times
Tony DeVita and Walter Ehrlich
have their own style of golf handi-
capping. Tony gives Walter three
strokes on each 10 and In addition
three boos. That is, Walter can boo
in raucous tones at any time no
matter how crucial, three times
within 18 holes And Tony has to
grin and bear it. Tony has offered
to double the strokes and cut out
the boos, but it's no sale with
Walter.
In The Spring
One more golf item and the links
will be forgotten. How come Me-
Ferguson in choosing his prize in
the RraWlev Tournament selected n
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16
Bureau Represented

the state, the supervisors were in
formed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-16

and Imperial Valley, was announc-
ed by the Arizona Highway COM
La gaceta., 1937-07-09
Ell MITIN DE ESTA NOCHE
EN- WEST TAMPA

Bajo los auspicios del Comite
Popular Democratico de Soco-
rro a Espana, Sc efectuara esta
noche un mitin en- ell parque Pc
regrino Rey. lbarriada de West
Tampa.
lei alcalde Chancey concedi6
aver ell permiso para ell mitin.
Presidira Jose Martinez " Sc
hara una explicaci6n de los ira
baios realizados por ell Comite.
Tambien Sc nombrara una CO.
mission para glosar las cuentas
de la tesoreria.
Varios conocidos oradores ha
ran uso de la palabra.
La gaceta., 1937-07-09
PR0PUESTA LA SOLUCION
IEL PR0BLENA DIE LOS
= B0N0S A GUSTO DE BA-
TISTA

Habana, julio 9.-la c,.ni-
sion del gobierno tncargada de
estudiar la deuda publica rim.
dio aver un informe que busca
solucionar ell problema de los
bonos de obras publicas, bonos
que datan de la epoca del Ma
chadato Y que una comisi6n Gu
bana de hace algunos amos, esti-
mo que no debia ser pagada.
Complaciendo al coronel Ba-
tista y bajo promesas hechas al
embajador Caffery, la comisi6n
r~ecomienda:
1g--Cambiar una nueva emil
sion por la emission de $40, 000,-
900 vendida al plblico.
2o-Nulificar todos los redi-
tos vencidos hasta JUNO 80 de
1887.
3NSenalar a los nuevos bonos
Ell interes de 3R por ciento.
4o-Pagar $4,000 de amorti-
zaci6n annual, en- los primeros
diez amos, y $1,396,6 66. Sc en- los
amos sucesivos, sujeto este a po-
sibles modificaciones.
5@--Expedir los nuevos bo-
nos para amortization en- 40 a.
nos.
60-Separa rfondos del i'm.
puesto de obras publicas para
abonar interes Y amortization,
ron nuevas contribuciones so.
brelos extranjeros residente en-
Culba( ~petr6leo, casninos, etc.,
cubriendo ell deficit que serfa
creado en- ell presupueste.
7@-Hacer pages en- los nue.
Vos bonos lpor medic de la Sec
ci6n de deudas pdblicas.
8'-Llamar a los nuevos bo-
nos en- esta forma: "bonos de Il
quidaci6n de la deuda de obras
p1blicas.'
9-Pagar interes en- los nue.
vos bones a partir de Julio
II de 1887.
La gaceta., 1937-07-09
MUNRO Ell CAPTAIN DEL
ENDEA@oUR II

Newport, ~R. l., julio 9.-Las
esperanzas d. t. O. NJ. Sopwith
de llevarse rara Ingl terra la
copa America, sufrie IN aver
un rudo golpe con la mderte del
captain Donald MacPhee, Ell pi-
Lotto del &evo yacht Endeavoup
II. I
Ell veterano marino dejA de
existir cuando Ell Roger, bajo
e mando del con- gro Harold
S. Vanderbilt, establecia una
nueva marca alrededor de
Block Island y Sc anotaba su
decima victoria sobre los IA
mosos yachts Rainbow, de Chan
dles Hovey, y Yankee, de GerS
aid B. Lambert.
La gaceta., 1937-07-09

hoy Sc reunira ALI, en- session pie
maria, ell Comite de no-interven
ci6n.
Dicese que en- Londres Sc ira
tara de eyitar un rompimiento,
pasando ell asunto a un subco-
mite.
Temese por algunos que Fran
cha Sc oponga a tai plan, o que
Italia o Alemania insistan en-
sus prntos de vista.
Los partidarios de un nuevo
comite d1inan que 81 tai Sc hace
la presidencia Sc confiara al de-
legado de Polonia.
La gaceta., 1937-07-09
Llegaron las miicias leales hasta
las afueras de Quijona


Madrid, julio 9.-Las mill
cias leales han llegado en- tres
dias de firme ofensiva hasta las
afueras de Quijorna, a IS. mi
las de la capital, segGn una no
ia del general Jose Miaja, CO.
mandante del ejercito del Cen
tro. Ell avance de las tropas re-
publieanas apoyadas por los tan
ques, Sc verifica con 6xito al sur
de la Casa de Campo.
Muchos soldados facciosos Sc
han pasado a las filas leales Y
varias aldeas han sido captura-
das. Los desertores han infor.
mado al gobierno de los planes
del mando fascista.
La artilleria facciosa que
bombardeaba a Madrid ma te-
nido que ser retirada bajo la
formidable preston de las mi
licias.
Con verdadera calma ell man.
do leal prepare la nueva ofen-
silva, que rebela la admirable or
ganizaci6n del ejercito republi-
cano.
Los mineros asturianos man
tienen ell ataque contra las po-
siciones del enemigo en- Monte
Castro.
Ell embajador espafol en- Lon
drss comunica al gobierno que