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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
TALENT GETS FULL SWAY

San Leandro, Cal. (UP)-The parents of i9-year-old vicky White consented to her carrying out asi ambition that had possessed both her mother and three sisters to be. come e roller skate tap dancer. Tn preparations for the necessary training the family moved from an apartment to a private residence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05

Morgan Mooney, member of the state labor department mediation board who brought about the settle- ment of the recent Waterbury Buckle co. labor difficulty to the satisfaction of both the union and the company, is arranging a session
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
SPOTLIGHTYNG-
 Brass City News

to c son, Rocco. The remainder of the estate is to be shared by two other sons, Leonardo and Donate.
 The will was drawn July 3, 1924.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
CHURCH BAZAAR
 OPENS TONIGHT
St. PauI's M. E. COngrega- ton Sponsoring Three-
 Night Event

Tonight, Friday and Saturday nights will be gala nights at the Division St. Fairgrounds where niamouth carnival sponsored by the St. Paul's M. E. church is in full sway. A great number of new games, new rides with plenty of exciting
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28

Les Rogers of Rogers and Tison
Dodge and Plymouth distributors,
the Ell Centro sales force and three
men from the company force at
Brawley were back in Imperial
Valley Tuesday after attending a
preview of the new 1893 Dodges in
Los Angeles.
They are enthusiastic concerning
the sturdy construction, beautiful
lines, and attractive appearance OF
the new models. No radical changes
in the mechanism were noted but
the cars were built larger for the
1888 season and more beautiful in
line and color.
Just finished samples Of the new
lines were shipped from the fac
tory in time for the showing
Rogers said many dealers reported
sight unseen" orders placed by
customers in order to get their Or
ders filled early. This practice, he
said was hailed as significant tri-
butte TO the manufacturers and an
excellent sign of good business.
Dealers met for a conference with
company representatives and fac
tory officials at tn Los Angeles
conference and the sales forces
were in conference regarding the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
MARTHA RAVE
WINS DIVORCE,
UNCONTESTED

LOS ANGELES, Sept. %. UP
Martha Raye, e-mouthed screen
comedienne, today won a divorce
from Hamilton Buddy" Westmore,
of the Hollywood makeup family,
and also was given an order by
Superior Judge Carl A Stutsman
restraining Westmore from molest-
ing her.
Miss Raye won her interlocutory
decree by default, Westmore not
contesting the action.
The actress testified that West
more turned a personal appearance
tour by her into nightmare.
In New York, he joined her and
in her dressing room started a
heated argument, and wanted to
fire her secretary and take over
her business management. When
she refused, he walked out and
slammed the door.
In Boston, he grabbed her in a
rough fashion and told her she
didn't pay enough attention to
him, she said. He objected to her
speaking to business friends and
newspaper reporters.
Also in Boston, he threatened
TO commit suicide and harm her,
she testified.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28

Vacuum Cleaner Stolen- Police
Tuesday were asked to attempt re-
covery of a vacuum cleaner, valued
at $25. stolen from a garage at 428
Len Rey avenue, where it had been
stored
Carmen Gibson Studio-142 No.
9Th st. Glasses now forming. Enroll
pupils at Martin Music Shop, 625
Main st. Oh
Couple Plans Marriage-A notice
of intention to wed was filed with
County Clerk w. j. McClelland
Monday by Edwin o. Jones, 46. and
Mae M Miller, a. They live at
Brawley.
Directors to Meet-Farm bureau
directors will meet Saturday at
1:30 o'clock in the court house Of
flee for the regular monthly session
There is a difference in moving
and Storage Service. Pioneers Re-
liable Service costs no more. Phone
l. Pioneer Truck and Transfer Co.
O3
Mattress Stolen - c. j. Burton,
Calexico, Tuesday reported to police
here the theft from his house at
32l Main street, Ell Centre, of a
mattress Thieves entered through
a rear screen door.
E. L. Owens Dairy Sale of SO
Guernsey and Jersey cows, %
Guernsey heifers, Guernsey bull,
horses and implements. Thursday
at eleven sharp, mile east and IL
miles south of Brawley Zinn and
Zinn, auctioneers. S28
Held To Answer Hobart Arm
strong. 36. was held to answer on q
charge of attempting to pass a
forged check in Calexico. He was
arrested while attempting to pass
the check to George Polos, cafe pro-
prietor He told Judge T. E. Ander-
son that he was crazy drunk" on
tequilla at the time he wrote and
signed the check.
Final Clearance of summer silk
dresses. At $295. Formerly up to
$795 Du Solids, $50 Main $50
Final Decree Grandchildren B.
Svrcek was granted a final decree
Of divorce Monday from Margaret
Svrcek on the grounds of cruelty.
A Well known Ell Centro firm
wishes to engage number of local
people for some special sparetime
work. See an ad on classified page
which reads up to $500 per week
and Bonus pay. Oh
Trial Date Set - Jimmie Moore
pleaded not guilty to forgery of a
check endorsement in Ell Centro
justice court Tuesday and the trial
date was set for October 18.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
DiSSenSiOn
Slows AFL
Labor Fight

DENVER, Sept. 2S. (UP)
internal dissention broke
out tonight in the largest de-
partment of the American
Federation of Labor and
threatened to hamper the drive for
expulsion of John L. Lewis CIO
unions
A rebel faction of labor leaders
met secretly TO plan a campaign to
mseat J. W. Williams as president
OF the Building Trades department,
numbering l,250,OO0 members-al-
most a third of the federation's
total enrolment.
The strength of the insurgents
was uncertain but they said private
ly they expected a stiff battle at
the department convention starting
Wednesday
The extent to which the building
trades dispute might divert atten-
ton from the Lewis issue was prob
lematical as the department is not
as vitally concerned with the CIO
raids as most other loyal federation
units.
At the same time, however, the
widely heralded frontal attack upon
Lewis slowed down when peaeemak-
ing groups went to work at the big
metal trades department meeting
which started today as a prelude
to next weeks AFOL convention.
Jack Williams, representing the
Seattle Metal Trades council, pre-
sented a resolution to the depart
ment suggesting that a national con-
ference of local unions affiliated
with the AFOL and the CIO be
convoked for the psrpose of bring
ing about a complete unity of the
organized labor movement in the
United States
1t was generally believed the sem
timent of the resolutions committee
speaking for the departments
650,000 members-demanded more
stringent action against the Lewis
group.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20. 1901.
Published every ancvnuon except
Saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded by
The Post-Press, Sunday estab-
lished 1886 by the Imperial VAL
ley Publishing Company, 625
State street, El Centre, Calf.
Entered az El Centre. California
post office as second class matter.
Paul jenkins. publisher; A. c.
Johnston, vice-president and gem
sral manager; T.. A. Fitzhugh,
,ecretary and managing editor.
West-Holliday Co., Inc, National
Advertising representatives
NJ e m Der California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subscription Rates: &c per copy.
In conjunction With the POST
Press (Suldays), per month. 60c:
Paid In advance; 3 months. S1.6b.
9 months. 1926; one year $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
TODAY'S
SPORTS PARADE
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, Sept %. UP)-This
observer will make a radical de-
parture from custom when the
time comes for him to pick the
winner of the 1897 world series
that jewel of sport set in diadem
of hot dogs, peanuts and Judge
KennesaW Mountain Lands.
In the past, driven by a love
for pure science, he has always
based forecasts strictly on statis-
tical data. Mountainous stacks of
records, listing hitting, pitching,
fielding, and running averages, were
studied and digested with the cold
conciseneSs OF medieval scholars.
Wind currents, pull hitters, switch
hitters, the stitches on the ball,
stadia Notwithstanding was too
trivial, too obscure, for him to con-
slider.
And what was the result? -Four
incorrect selections. Washington in
1888, Detroit in 1884, Chicago in
1885, and the New York Giants last
year
There could be but one answer:
figures lie. At least, baseball figures.
I was pondering this sad state
of affairs today when a man walked
unannounced into my office. He
was a tremendously tall man, with
eyes like the slit in the lapel OF
new coat, and he stood on tip-toe
t." he said, "am president of the
Federated Eaves Dropping and
Peeping Tom company"
"Uh-h huh" I answered.
yes" he continued, ignoring my
bon mot, land l am here to give
you a new way to pick the worlo
series winner. You have been rely
ing on figures. They're no good.
Figures ignore the human equa-
ton. And the human equation is
what you must figure in all sports
events. In a short, rich, series,
played amidst tremendous excite
ment, personalities count, not statis-
! tics"
Then the president of the Fed
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
Retailers Warned
They Must Add
3-pct. Sales Tax

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. %.
U.P)-The State Board of Equaliza-
ton today warned California re-
tailers that they specifically must
add the three per cent sales tax
to all purchases, or face prosecu-
ton.
Fred E. Stewart, board member.
said the enforcement drive will
begin October l.
1t is expected TO force both con-
sumner and retailer to brush up
on their fractions. For example,
officials explained, a bartender
selling a 25-cent cocktail either
will have to charge the customer
the extra pennies or readjust listed
prices to the point where, with
taxes added, the amount will come
out even.
If the buying public still is TO
purchase a two-bit cocktail at the
old price of a quarter, the diSpen-
Sary will have to list the price at
243-10 cents also showing the
seven mill tax. A 100 cent schooner
of beer similarly would be priced
at ITO with the mill tax listed
separately.
The board ruled recently that
notices of sales tax charges, added
to advertised prices, must be posted
in CONSPICUOUS places by all retailers.
Sales slips. invoices and periodic
credit billings likewise must show
this levy.
Stewart said w. D. Hadeler, Sec
retary of the California Retail Gro
GERS and Merchants association,
wired him urging strict enforce
ment of the ruling, and advising
that one Los Angeles corporation,
at least, has announced it intends
to continue absorbing the tax.
He said he replied by informing
Hadeler the board would ask the
attorney general TO proceed against
any violators.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28

Grated Eaves-Dropping and Peeping
Tom company outlined his plan.
He was ready to supply me-imme-
diately - eight eavesdroppers, four
Peeping Toms, and a linguist whose
tongues included Pig Latin, to gath
er vital facts on the world series
players.
You shall know" he said, what
the players eat, their favorite movie
stars, their remedies for bee sting.
their glove sizes. Before the series
starts you will know which players
pronounced it 'Tooney, not 'Tunney.'
You may not know it, but it is
vital in a short series to know
which team has players who tuck
their napkins under their chins,
prefer jam to syrup on Waffles, and
play cards with strangers on trains.
THAT syrup and jelly item has
swung two series that I know OF
And surely you've heard of the
world series that was lost because
a certain centerfielder had the
habit of putting on an imitation
Dalamatian coach dog skin and
running beneath fire engines"
I said yes, I remembered that
one, and he continued.
ut is much more important to
know which arm a first baseman
uses to turn an ice cream crank
than that he can't hit a low one
outside. I've seen two series games
lost because certain infielders were
told, just before going on the field
that their favorite cowboy movie
star had a double, and always rode
side saddle"
So I engaged the man.
On the day before the series !
will reveal his finding and make
my choice. I will double up the
two stories so as to prevent spelling
the nations sport pages two days
hand-running.
Incidentally, that hand-running
is quite a trick. Mighty tough on
the thumbs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28

reports that a japanese submar-
inc had attacked and sunk Chinese
fishing junks.
LONDON, Sept. %. U.P)-Allega-
tions that japanese submarine
shelled and sank IL of a fleet of IL
Chinese fishing junks off Hong
Kong, killing all but a handful OF
more than 300 men, women and
children aboard, brought a vehe-
ment newspaper attack on Japan
today.
Newspapers of all political tinge
joined in the denunciation, and
the liberal and labor party organs
demanded a boycott of Japanese
goods by Great Britain on the
ground that by this means Japan
would be forced to end her war
on China.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
Farm Bureau to
Map Refund Plan
Continued from Page y

the districts need for relief.
Bondolders representing more
than SO per cent of the districts
creditors agreed to negotiate a set
tlement on condition Jan. /, 1887
coupons are paid. Funds to pay
these coupons have been tied up
by litigation started by bondhold-
ers who refused to join in the 1888
refunding program and demand 100
cents on the dollar. An early deci-
sion has been promised. With an
indication that the district will be
permitted to make the payments.
A minority group of bondholders
controlling al large block of bonds,
objects to the Aug. proposal on
the grounds they do not wish to
scale down the debt principal, pre-
ferring to give relief in interest
reduction. They also contend that
the four per cent bonds, which
would not be scaled down, would
be a secondary obligation to the
RFC refunding and drainage loans.
Offer Gets Blame
Inc ldrm Dufedu cOHlmlJUee Will
attempt to meet or overcome these
objections.
Along another sector of the bond
front, President Evan T. Hewes
of the irrigation district blamed
the latest cooperative" offer of
the Nevada California Electric cor
poration for the announced inten-
tion of a bondholders committee,
recently organized at Los Angeles,
to force full payment under the
1888 refunding program, or resort
to legal proceedings.
The farm bureau committee,
meanwhile, was completing its re-
organization with an invitation to
Howard Meyer to become a mem
ber.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
Champion Wins
In Tournament

BERKELEY, Cal, Sept % (UP)
Anita Lizana of Chile, newly
crowned American women's singles
titlist, defeated Margaret Stein,
San Francisco. 60, 6-1, today in a
Second-round match of the Pacific
coast tennis championships.
Baron Gottfried Won Cramm, of
Germany. defeated H. w. Bando, of
San Francisco, 6-1,6-l, in the sec
ond round of the Pacific coast ten
mis- championship.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
Picard Defeated by
5 and 4 by Nelson

BELMONT, Mass, Sept. %. UP)
Sandy haired Byron Nelson OF
Reading, Pa, came from behind
today to capture the international
open golf championship and $1,000
top prize by walloping his Ryder
cup colleague, Henry Picard OF
Hershey, Pa. on the rain-swept
Belmont country club course. The
score was 5 and 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT

NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
APPOINTED FOR PROVING
WILL AND HEARIG APPLICA-
TIoN FOR LETTERS TESLA
MENTARY.
No. 2795
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
In the Matter of the Estate Of
JEFFERSON d. LOTT,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that a petit
ton for the probate of the will OF
JEFFERSON d. LOTT, deceased,
and for the issuance TO William
r. Lott of letters testamentary, has
been filed in this court, and that
the first day of October, 1897, at 2
o'clock PM. of said day, at the
courtroom of said court, at the
court house in the City Of FL Cen
tro. County Of Imperial State OF
California. has been set for the
hearing OF said petition, when and
where any person interested may
appear and contest The same, and
show cause. If any they have, why
said petition should not be granted.
DATED. September II. 1887.
w. J. McCLELLAND,
Clerk.
by Dorothy S. Reynolds,
Deputy Clerk.
S 20. 30 incl
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
DODGE DEALERS RETURN FROM
PEVIEW OF NEW '38 MODELS

salient points of the new models.
The preview Of new models took
place at a banquet for all present.
Those who went from the valley
were Rogers, Con L. Aycock, Carl
Rogers, Horace Peacock, and Bob
Yeargin of FL Centre; Ira B. Rogers,
M. j. Harlan, and E. w. Green Of
BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
JUDGE DENIES
DAMAGES IN
FLOOD CRISIS

LOS ANGELES, Sept. %. UP)-
Judge J. T. 3. Warne today denied
damages TO eight persons who
sought S374,301 from Los Angeles
county and the County Flood Con-
troll district as a result Of the Jan.
l, 1884, flood in the Montrose-La
Cresenta district.
Judge Warne notified County
Counsel Everett w. Nation that
he had denied all the claims for
property damage and personal in
iuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28

dllu tlLdI COllSlueTdUly larger 1OTCeS
were in danger of being cut off and
annihilated.
1t appeared today that the Japa-
nese war machine was about ready
for the latest-and the japanese
nope the last-of their big pushes"
for control of the Shanghai area.
The Japanese opened up early
today with 14-inch German Krupp
siege guns. They landed these guns
three weeks ago, it was learned, and
have spent the days since then in
mounting them on concrete bases
necessary because of their great
power.
japanese planes bombed Nanking
again today, but heavy clouds mini
mized destruction.
TOKYO, Sept. %. U.P)-The ad-
miralty today denied Hong Kong
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
kidnapping Victim
Is Feared Dead
Continued from Page y

abductors were amateurs.
Three men in a car halted Ross
and his secretary, Miss Florence
Freihage, as they were returning
from a dinner-conference in Syca-
more, H., Saturday night. One Of
them was so nervous he almost
dropped his gun.
II am convinctd this was a
real kidnapping, but that it was
accomplished by amateurs" said
Capt. Daniel Gilbert, chief of the
states attorneys police.
The department of justice, de-
clining to say whether it had as
signed investigators to the case,
made its files available to police.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
Mussatti Address

James Musattl, considered one OF
the foremost experts on the United
States constitution will deliver an
address on the constitution tonight
at 7:45 o'clock in the Wilson school.
Musatti's talk is sponsored by Boyce
Aten post of the American Legion.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
Report
Heavy Defeat
For Japanese

SHANGHAI, Sept. %. (UP)-Chinese sources reported
persstent today that the japanese have suffered heavy
defeat in northwest China by the 9Th route army
1T asserted that two crack japanese columns in the
Tatung area, ITO miles of Pepng had been routed
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28

Son of a former Philadelphia mil
lionaire, Jack Mercer, 20, must die
on the gallows for the murder,
seven years ago, of an Iowa vigi-
lante. The state supreme court
refused to intervene. Mercer was
convicted of shooting to death
Robert Sproat, Upton, Ia, vigi-
lante, during a holdup in Daven-
port in 1920. Mercer was arrest
ed in San Francisco last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28
COUNTY BRIEFS

Vacuum Cleaner Stolen- Police
Tuesday were asked to attempt re-
covery of a vacuum cleaner. valued
at $25. stolen from a garage at 428
Len Rey avenue, where it had been
stored
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-28

TOKYO, Sept. %. U.P)-The ad-
today denied Hong Kong
Evening star., 1937-06-19
RO0SEVE[TPLANS
CRUISE TOMORROW
Storm Warnings Cause
Postponement of Sched-
uIed Departure.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt will leave the
White House tomorrow for a week end
cruise on Chesapeake Bay IL weather
conditions are favorable. Storm
warnings forced postponement Of his
scheduled departure last night and the
Chief Executive decided not to leave
for the cruise until tomorrow. II at all
Mr.. Roosevelt did not go to the
Executive Once today, but remained
in his study on the second floor OF
the White House after altering his
week end plans. His only scheduled
engagement was a conference with
Undersecretary OF State Sumner
Wells.
The President was the honor guest
last night at the Little Cabinet"
dinner party at the Oxon Hill Manor
home Of Wells, and was to have mo-
tored from there to Fort Washington
to 60 aboard the presidential yacht
Potomac and spend the week end on
Chesapeake Bay.
A downpour Of rain and unfavorable
weather reports for the week end
prompted the President to change his
plans.
He returned to the White House at
III pm. The party was an informal
AFFAIR. and the President and the more
than 20 members Of the Little Cabinet
sat about and chatted in groups during
the serving Of buffet supper and
afterward. There were no speeches,
but plenty Of talk"
The President originally had PLAN
ned not to return to the White House
until tomorrow night. He had invited
as week end guests, Representative
Rayburn Of Texas, Democratic leader
Of the House: Judge Samuel Rosen-
man OF New York, an old friend ard
adviser, and Mrs Rosenman: Miss
Marguerite LELAND, the Presidents
private secretary. and Mias Grace
Tuny Of the White House secretarial
staff.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Word Archives Often Is Used
Incorrectly, Session Here Told

"An archives department is the gov
ernmental agency charged with the
duty OF planning and supervising the
preservation Of all those records Of the
business transactions Of its Govern
ment, required by law, or all other
legal implication to be preserved In
definitely.
"The popular belief that the ar
chivist's work is largely historical is
unnecessarily limiting his financial
support" said Miss Norton. "A xec-
ond falacy with respect to archives
is the belief that an archives DEPART
ment Is merely a central filing de-
pArtment and that the head flle
clerks assumption Of the imposing
title of archivist is All afiectation."
Other speakers on today's program
were Philip M. Hamer, national direc-
tor, Survey Of Federal Archives, on
federal Archives Outside the Dis
trict." and Luther H Evans. national
director. Historical Records Survey,
on "Archival Progress In the His
orical Record Survey" George H.
Ryden, archivist Of Delaware, pre-
sided over the morning session, which
concluded tn first two-day annual
convention oi she group.