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Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
Mex. Shopkeepers
Welcome Decree
For Free Zone

M E XIC A Ii, June 26.
Especially - Merchants here
and in smaller Baja Call
fornia communities t o d a y
welcomed the decree signed
py President Lazaro Cardenas last
night creating free zone in the
Northern Territory of Baja Cali
fornia.
Across the international border,
however, Calexico merchants fore
saw the move as a threat to lucra-
tive business which has been theirs
from both sides of the interna-
tional boundary.
Creation of the free zone, for a
period of 10 years, means that
there will be no Mexican customs
duties on either imports or exports
of the territory. With cheaper la
Dor costs on the Mexican side OF
the border, this in turn means
that Mexican merchants can pur-
chase American-made goods at
wholesale prices and retail them
at prices based on a smaller over
head and without making allow
ances for the higher taxes that are
imposed on business men in the
United States.
/. In Tiajuana, where a free zone
ItbaS existed for several wears goods
purchased by Mexican businessmen
i'm the United States underSell the
same brands sold just north of the
border.
In the past, many Mexican fam
lilies have shopped in Calexico for
groceries and other necessities be-
cause they could not obtain the
same quality, and often not the
same goods, in Mexicali.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
FREE ZONE CREATED
ON MEXICAN BORDER
Decree to Increase
Trade Signed by
CardenaS

MEXICO, D. F., June 26.
(UP)- President Lazaro
Cardenas Friday signed a
decree creating a free zone
in the Northern Territory of
Baja California, extending from the
United States line south to the
30th parallel,
Under terms of the decree, no
import or export duties will be
charged on merchandise shipped
in or out of the territory for the
next ten years.
Free zones have been created at
several places along the interna-
tional line in an effort to stimulate
trade between Mexico and its
northern neighbor
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
in c 0 NJ { OF
FARMS WILL
s H 0W Gal N
Profits Slated to
Be- Highest in
Eight Years

WASHINGTON, June 26.
Farm income this year will
exceed $1O,OOO,OOO,OOO for
the first time since 1929, de-
partment of agriculture es-
Inmates forecast today.
Unless a European war cuts off
American markets, farm prices now
at 1O-year high probably will be
well maintained" delpite pros
poets of a bumper crop, department
officials said. The growing season
neared the halfway mark with no
serious drought threatening produc-
ton.
Farm income during the first
six months Of this year probably
will average approximately $780,
100000 a month more than for the
first half of last year, officials
said. They predicted the increase
will be somewhat larger" in the
last six months
Total income to July 1, when
farm marketing is at its lowest
point, will approximate $4,000, ,000,-
600. Income to June l was 81 per
cent ahead of the same period Of
last year IF this rate is maintained
total farm income may approxi-
mate 100000 900.
Last year farm income totaled
So, 500, 100000. The 1882 depression
low was $5,323 ,Oo0,0 ,000 The increase
has been at the rate of nearly
81 600, 100000 year since 1882.
The first of the 1887 wheat crop
estimated to yield 850,000,0OO bu-
shells is now moving to market at
the highest price IN several years.
Farm income from wheat probably
will approximate $1,000. 100000.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace described prospects for q
bumper corn crop as very lovely"
If favorable weather continues q
2,50O, ,O00, 600 -bushel crop appears
probable. Last years production
was 1,5OO,OO0,00O bushels.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
Cir|-Bride Druther Die
Than Leave Her Homer

that the marriage, solmenized by a
hill preacher when the child was
only IL, be annuued.
The girl, who has substituted
snuff dipping for playing with dolls
since her marriage, came into court
self-conscious and fearful in new
hat and a flowered print dress. AS
she sat in the witness stand her
feet did not touch the floor.
I'D druther die than leave Ho-
mer," she told the chancellor. If
[ went and left my husband and
went back to Annie in the pore
house she'd whup me like she ulster
for gettin married"
Homer himself. ill-at-ease in his
freshly laundered overalls. was de-
fiant.
II got more respect for the law
Of the mountains than 1 got for
this here court" he rumbled.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27

troyed by the Indians on March
l9,1781, at which time the venerable
franciscan friar, Padre Francisco
Garcas, who had been in personal
charge of the missions, was killed
2. When the first settlers came
to Imperial Valley there were seven
CT eight fresh water lakes scatter
ed over the floor of the valley, The
principal ones were Pelican Lake
Blue Lake, Mesquite Lake, Diamond
Lake ami Cameron Lake. Most OF
the fresh bodies were destroyed by
the floods following the river break
in 1906.
8. According to the best records
ebtainable, the highest point in I'm
perial county is the tip of the Cargo
Muchacho mountains, elevation for
which is given as 1929 feet.
a. According TO us. Land Office
records, the first homestead in I'm
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27

For the first time in the nine
weeks since the feature started
every question in last weeks Post
Press know Your County series
was answered correctly by one in
dividual, answers on file Saturday
disclosed.
JD McCary, pioneer resident OF
imperial Valley, scored a hundred
uar cent in his answers to last
weeks questions. His was the only
correct list received when the books
were closed Saturday morning on
the current questions.
The next series of questions,
answers to which will appear next
Sunday. follows
THIS WEEKS QUESTIONS
|. What well-known Indian
massacre took place III Imperial
county. and when?
2. Was the production of gold in
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27

MADISONVILLE, Tenn, June 26.
U.P' Gangling Homer Peels and
l2-year-old bride, 20 years his jun
ior, returned to their patch of land
in the Cumberlands today still
married and determined to stay
that way.
When yesterdays annulment
proceedings were finished and
Chancellor A. T. Stewart had given
the couple his blessing over the
protests of the girls mother, Gene
va Handy Peels brushed the tears
from her eyes, placed her tiny
hand in 32-year-old Homer's huge
fist and said.
Come on, Homer, let's go back
up the mountain. Maybe these low
country folks will leave off their
lawin and let us alone, now
The "lawin'" was brought about
by Annie Handy, mountaineer
mother of Geneva who demanded
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
WEIRD STORY
PROMISED IN
c UL 7 TRIAL
Wealthy 'Sub-God'
To Take Stand
In Defense

LOS ANGELES, June 26.
(UP) - The "most amazing
story ever told from the wit
ness stand" was promised to-
day when John Wuest Hunt,
rich cultist who 'discards $1,000 bills
like chewing gum wrappers testifies
at his Mann act trial Tuesday
Hunt port"f west coast "sub-God'
to Father Divine, the Harlem Negro
cultist, is charged with Seducing a
l7-year-old girl whom he picked
to become mother of New Re-
deemer of the World"
Hugh Macbeth, his short plump
Negro attorney, announced he would
call Hunt as a witness when the
trial resumes Tuesday.
His story" said Macbeth, "Wil!
be the most amazing ever heard
from a witness stand, anywhere. y
Presumably this meant even more
amazing tilan the story yesterday
Of a grizzled 66-year- -old former
engineer, who marched to the wit
ness chair and calmly announced:
MY name, Howard B. John the
Baptist Smith. Address? The Pro-
missed Land"
John the Baptist Smith accepted
4 glass of water from Judge Leon
Yankwich with murmureo
Thank you, Father" and told of
weird cultiSt scramble for $4,000
scattered on the floor of the Beverly
Hills Heaven" where Hunt al
legedly saduced Delight Jewett OF
Denver.
"It was beautiful" he testified
John John the Reevlator) Hunt
just stood there, smile of ecstasy
on his face and threw away more
Continued on Page 8, Col, A.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
Bartender Vanishes,
Confronted With
Suspects Picture

CLEVELAND. June 26 WP)-De-
tective Lieut.. Stephen Tozzer said
today that a downtown hotel en-
ploye who disappeared suddenly last
night undoubtedly" was Robert r.
win, sought by New York police in
connection with the Easter Sunday
murders of Veronica Gedeon. beau
tiful artists model her mother, ane
a lodger in their apartment.
The man, who had worked in the
hotel first as dishwasher and then
as a bartender for a month under
the name of James Murry. disap-
peared shortly after he was con-
fronted with a picture of the 29-
year-old Irwin in a detective story
MAGAZINE.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
Crash Mystery
Solved as Ring
Found on Weed

Copyright 1897 by United Press
CALDWELL, O., June 26. U.P)
"A mystery growing out of the
navy dirigible Shenandoah dis
lster near Ava, o., on Sept 3.
1925, was solved today when Mrs.
Faye LarrisOn plucked from the
stalk of mustard weed in her
garden the missing Annapolis
Naval Academy class ring of
Commander Zachary LansdOwne,
one of the IA who died in the
crash.
Agents Of the department of
Justice had attempted to find
the highly priced ring of Com
mander LansdOwEe. The govern
ment had spent much money in
the search fer it. Offering lucra-
tive rewards for its return.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
81 PERISH IN
HEAT WAVE

KANSAS CITY. Mo, June &c. W.Pl
"A shaft of cool air accompanied
by scattered showers swept out OF
the Canadian Rockies today to break
5-day heat wave which gripped
the western two-thirds of the Unit
ed States and claimed at least 81
lives.
Drownings led the first summer
heat toll with 81 reported. Thirty
one died of heat prostration,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
NEW AIRPLANE
DIVES AT 600
MILES HOUR

FARMINGDALE, N. Y. June &c.
Wp-Plans made today for addi-
tional tests of a bombing plane for
the U. S. Navy after it had surviv-
ed a $4,000 foot power dive at a
speed estimated between 500 and
500 miles per hour.
James B. (Jimmy) Taylor, social
registrite pilot, who flies for the
fun of it and regards the power dive
as aviation's supreme thrill, put the
plane through the gravity defying
test-the same stunt that killed
Jimmy Collins. another famous test
pilot, a few years ago
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
NO TRACES OF
PEACE MOSAIC
FOUND HERE

No traces of peach mosaic were
found in deciduous trees in Imperial
Valley by l.. c.. Cochrane, junior
plant pathologist from the Riverside
experiment station who was in the
valley Friday to investigate possi-
bilities Of the presence OF this plant
disease.
In other parts of the state, parti-
cularly in the Yuciapa district
this disease has been causing grow
ers considerable trouble. The dis
ease causes the fruit to be dwarf
ed and of strange shapes making
it unmarketable.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
PEACE HELD
IMMINENT IN
CITRUS STRIKE

LOS ANGELES, June 26. UP
Opening of negotiations for set
tlement of the citrus strike, which
caused the closing of the big Ala
media street distributing shed OF
the California Fruit Growers Ex-
change, was believed imminent to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
CREW FLEES
SHIP ON FIRE

ABOARD PRESIDENT PIERCE.
AT Sea. June &c. UP)-The crew OF
the steamship Sandgate Castle, on
fire in the Atlantic, took to life
boats today as the President Pierce,
III miles from the stricken vessel
rushed to its aid.
The Sandgate Castle reported it
was about $50 miles due east OF
Cape Hatteras when the President
Pierce answered its SOS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
Scouts Arrive i'm
Capital for Meet

WASHINGTON, June 26 up
More than 5000 boys, vanguard OF
25,000 due here for the National
Jamboree of the Boy Scout OF
America, arrived today at the camp
along the Potomac river.
Today'S contingent arrived in &c
different trains. Thirty-two JAM
cree specials will arrive tomorrow,
IA on Monday and 40 on Tuesday
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
New Scenic Road
To Be Dedicated

MONTEREY, Cal, June 26. UP
Dynamite instead of ribbons will
dedicate one Of the worlds most
scenic highways - the Carmel-San
Simeon route at an impressive
ceremony tomorrow under tower
ing grove of redwood trees, officials
announced today.
Built at a cost of $20,000000, the
new highway extends 140 miles
south of here along the rugged
Monterey coast which hitherto has
been accessible only by pack train.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
Horde of HOppers
Invades Colorado

DENVER. June 26. W.P) - Gov.
Telles Ammons said today he prob
ably would declare state OF emer-
gency' and throw all of the states
resources into a battle against
what ne described as the worst
grasshopper invasion In Colorado
history
Ammons said that unless the hop
pers are exterminated nov. while
they are still In the crawling stage.
they will denude the productive
plains area in the eastern half OF
the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
County Schools
Receive $7S,224

Imperial county school received
S78.224 go Friday afternoon from the
state, the last allotment until Sept
ember.
OF this sum. $55,738.72 goes to
the elementary schools and $22, ,486.-
20 to the high schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27

Not that RR wants to start any
thing-may the Powers Forbid
but he's willing to bet a bouquet
of oleanders that, if Don Camp
bells desert cooler is not the best
in town, at least his story of thl
cooler is. Don't hooked up some kline
of a tandem rig with two power
fans-and he turned it on the 9TH
er day, for the first time. The
Campbell kitten was sleeping il
front of the cooler, Don AYERS, ano
when the fans started up, the kit
ten was blown clear out the front
door-and they haven't seen il
since.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
BRIBERY SCANDAL
PROBED BY Fits
Names of High Officials to Be Drawn
Into San Gabriel Investigation;
City COuncilmen Arrested
-OO--

LOS ANGELES, June 26 (UP)-The names of two
high officials be added to that of City Councilman
Leonard Kujaneck of San Gabriel in that ctys bribery
scandal was disclosed at the district attorneys office
TODAY Kuaneck was arrested last night charged with
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
FRENCH INSIST
L. s. AIDED IN
BLOCKING WAR

PARIS, June 26. up - French
sources continued to insist today,
despite all denials, that the Unit
ed States had played an important
role in dissuading Germany from
taking forceful action after an al
legged Spanish Loyalist submarine
attack on the cruiser Leipzig.
Nine. Genevieve Tabouis, politi-
cal expert of the newspaper Oeuvr
which is the organ OF Premier Ca
mile Chautemps' radical socialist
party, asserted that William E.
Dodd, American ambassador at
Berlin, visited Baron ConStantin
Won Neurath, German foreign min
ister, and put in a word for peace
According to news from Berlin,
reported Nine. Tabous, "the role
played by America, or more exactly
Ambassador Dodd. was considera
BILE. Dodd on his own initiatice
without orders from Washington
visited Neurath the same day the
British and French warned against
hasty action.
Dcdd, Nine Tabous asserted, in
timated to Neurath that the Unit
ed States government might apply
the restrictions authorized under
the new neutrality act if Germany
took any bellicoSe action.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
ATTEMPT CHARGED
TO H|JACk AT Of |
Communists Actively Working to Pack
California State Convention,
Union Secretary Ayers

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26. (UP)-Edward Vandeleur.
secretary of the California State Federation of Labor
affiliate of the A. F. of L. charged today in statement
the press that the Communist party 'has combined with
the CLIO in attempt to hack the September
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27

ROME, June 26 tU.P4-Italy and
Germany, cooperating closely, made
it known today that they would re-
ject any effort by Great Britain
and France to operate between
them the Spanish neutrality patrol
from which the Fascist and Nazi
governments had withdrawn.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
Take Your Pick

OF course, there's the story told
by another FL Centran about the
pup who snoozed off in front of that
particular gentleman's cooler, for
got to wake up soon enough, and
was too trussed up to do anything
but whine for help when he did
come to. The pup was frozen into
a sheet ef ice, declares the cooler
fan.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
Attention, state Street.

The FL Centre fire department
would have voted Saturday morn
ing 100 per cent in favor of a STATE
street railroad crossing, and SO
would the owner of truck which
was standing at New street and Or
ange avenue. The canvas atop the
truck was on fire-and the depart
ment had to wait three minutes at
the Main street crossing while q
train ceased to occupy the tracks in
that immediate vicinity
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
A Deed A Day

w. l.. Scott deserves the accolad1
Of honor today for courtesy He
picked up a dropped glove followed
its owner across the street, and re-
turned the glove. No, you're wrong
The glove was one of the canvas
and leather variety, and it belong
ed 10 a burly day laborer. Boy! Az
oleander for Mr.. Scott.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27

It's Your Turn
Now. dear readers, what about your
coolers?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
Our Own Angle

Personally. RR has had to keep
the family furnace going all sum-
mer to keep the oil in the fan warm
enough SO the fan can run to COO
off the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
WEATHER

temperature no. minimum 10: am.
temperature 73, humidity 46 temperature
1903. humidity 18; pm. temp. 1O8. humidity b.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-27
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: Los Angeles 33; butterfat, Imperial Val
Iey fob. ranch grade A 44c; manufacturing milk,
SIC; route gathered cream 322c.
L. A. Hay: u. s. No. leafy S2050-21; u. ,.
No. S18-19; U. S. No leafy Sl7-17.5O; Us No. :
SIS 1850; Minneapolis flax. S1.88-192.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
cans Entire Members Guests
10 Attend Dinner Dance

Dancing won't be all that will
Entertain Dams Entire members and
heir friends at that sections din
1er dance Thursday night.
A good old-fashioned chicken
iinner with all the trimmings will
interest more than a few of the
persons attending the affair be-
cause rumor has it tnat a great
many of the valleys choicest chick
Ems are now residing in chicken
heaven.
The party will start at pm.
PIT the clubhouse.
Following dinner, dancing will be
held in the auditorium and for
those who would rather play bridge,
several tables will be set up in one
End of the auditorium.
Miss Mildred Hubbard, general
chairman, has planned an especial
ty nice affair.
very elaborate decorations carry
png out the Christmas theme have
been arranged by Mrs. c. S. Reed
pr the decorations committee. The
|theme will be carried out in red,
|whlte and silver, using a great
fnany long red candles and English
holly.
In addition to Miss Hubbard and
(MrS. Reed, other committee men,
|oers are Mrs. Earle G.. Davis, Mrs.
FDavid j. Blank, section chairman,
|and Miss Anna McManus.
During the dinner a special music
|al program has been arranged with
|Mrs. Davis in charge.
members are asked to make their
reservations with Miss Hubbard.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

erlces and institutes. their times
and places of meeting is printed
on page two of the bulletin.
The bulletin follows the news
paper style and this being the Dec
fember issue, it is printed in red
ink with the pages surrounded by
Christmas holly design.
Activities of the library, Junior
red cross, health department. and
rural school news are taken up. A
review of the State Convention
held in San Francisco is given and
also a surrey on the lighting con-
ditions made by G. B. Collins, su-
perintendent of schools.
Complimentary copies of the bull
letin have been sent to the high
school principals. district superin-
tendents of the Valley and to the
County board of education.
Two more copies of the bulle-
tin will be published this year, one
in March and one in May.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
Welfare Section of Junior Ten
Thousand Club Hold MEETING

Ora Frost and Miss Hazel Frost.
Those present at Tuesdays meet
ing were Mrs. Margaret Adams,
Mrs. Elaine Bradshaw, Miss Helen
Bezdecheck, Miss Ora Frost, Miss
Hazel Frost, Miss Janet Underwood,
Mrs. Jack Frasier, Mrs Eugene
Heiss, Miss Mae Thomas, Miss Lii
liam Shawley, Miss Mary Brown
Mrs. Dee Percival;
Mrs. Arthur Mills, Mrs. Verna
Shofder, Mrs. E. A. Fitzhugh, Miss
Evelyn Jardin. Miss Elsie Mitchell
Miss Evelyn Hicks, Miss Josephine
Eady, Mrs. T. K. Fluke, Miss Verna
Ruggles, Miss Agnes Pennington
Miss Claire Guthrie, Miss .Jacqueline
Warner, Mrs. Joseph Port, Miss
Vivian Harper, Miss Rose Labru-
cherie, Mrs. Lee Wolfe, Miss Clitus
Townsend, Miss Maria Birkhausel
and Mrs. Colin Barrett.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
Ceremonial Plans
Made At
Shrine Meeting

Plans for the Christmas cere-
monial to be held at pm. Tuesday,
Dec. 81. were made at the Oasis
Shrine No. 20, w. S. of j. meeting
Tuesday night.
Ten candidates will be conduct
ed through the ceremonial at, that
time
Walter j. Combellack. supreme
watchman of the order, is expected
to be present.
The sojourners will bring all
kinds of staple food to the next
meeting for the Christmas dona-
! tions.
Following the meeting a white
Elephant" card party was held with
Mrs. A. N. Bucklin making the high
score for contract and Mrs. Flor
ence Pledger, taking high for
auction. The winners we're given
the first choice of the white
Elephants" and everyone present
won prize.
Mrs. Alice DuSold and Mrs. Mary
LaVine were in charge of the deli
cious refreshments served by Mrs
A. N. Bucklin and Mrs. Helen Cook
at the end of the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
University Women
Hear Talk By
C. w. Martin

Democracy on Trial in a World
of Totalitarian States" was the sub
ject discussed by c. w. Martin, of
Central high school, at the district
meeting of the University Women
Tuesday night.
! Martin pointed out that the World
war was supposed to make the
world safe place for democracy
but instead it made for dictator
ship. The United States, England
and France are the only states
holding out against dictatorship, he
said, and France is decidedly leftist
at the present time. .a.
Following the talk, a round-table
discussion was held on democracy,
foreign policy, "isms", propaganda,
free speech and the Fascist Entente.
The next meeting of the Univer-
sity Women will be a dessert meet
ing On Tuesday, Dec. 81 at the
Barbara Worth hotel with Miss
Shirley Hannah. president in charge
of arrangements.
There will be a program and the
members will fill Christmas stock
ings.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
OF Interest to Women
Society
Clubs
ReU. Floyd Johnson
Addresses
SchooLn1asters

Rev. Floyd Johnson of the Meth
odist church spoke on Benito Mus
solini, his life and the Fascist pro-
gram at the Schoolmasters meet
ing held recently in Ell Centre.
Rev. johnson depicted Mussolini
as a strong individual with strong
determination. He pointed out that
his influence has been definitely
felt in Italy and that the masses
seem to be very appreciative of
what II Duce has done for them.
A musical program of two Selec-
tions was presented by Lem A.
McCarty, music teacher at Central
| high school. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Joe King.
DR.. George Thomas of the Pres
byterian church gave the invoca-
! ton
Following the program which was
arranged by the Ell Centre men,
bers, George Madden, president,
presided over a short business
meeting.
Speaker at that meeting was E. L.
Hiteman, district superintendent at
Calipatria, who spoke on the Christ
mas seal campaign now being con-
Quoted throughout the valley. He
stated that all high school gradu-
ating seniors will be given the
tuberculosis skin tests which will
be followed up by X-rays where
necessary.
The next meeting will be held ir
Brawley on January 81 with the
Brawley members In charge of the
DrOpram