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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
OPPOSITION n
OF COMPANY
.UNAvAILI c
Commission Gives
Approval of Vote
On Contracts

An Imperial Irrigation
District election to approve
a total of $3,460,000 in reve-
nue. bonds for construction
of the first unit of the All
American canal hydro electric sys-
tenn was authorized Friday by the
California Districts Securities Com
mission at Los Angeles over the
opposition of the Nevada Cali
fornia Electric corporation, the
United Press reported.
Date for the election will be
fixed when the district board meets
Tuesday or in an earlier special.
session. Thirty days must elapse
after notice of the election is
posted before ballots are taken.
A last minute effort by the New
Cal company to obtain tentative
district approval of an offer to
purchase canal power for $35.000,-
900 over a 40-year period, on a
promise to withdraw all objections
to the bond election, failed when
the securities commission approved
the bond issue and authorized the
election in spite of power company
protests.
Outright Grant
Federal Public Works Admins
tration and the Federal Rural Elec-
trification Administration will fl
nance the entire project by means
of an outright grant of As per
cent of the cost, and by under
writing bond issue for the other
SIS per cent should the election
succeed.
Construction will begin about
July l if the bonds are voted,
and spokesman of the district ex-
pressed confidence that the issue
would carry with large majority
when submitted to the voters of
the district.
Included in the program will
be construction of a hydro-elec-
trio plant costing $4,000 enlarge
ment of the Brawley Diesel plant
at "a cost of $550,O0O, erection of
transmission lines costing $281 900,
and of sub-stations costing $780,
300, and construction and equip
ment of distribution lines to cost
1923, 400.
The new plant would be a $500
kilowatt unit and the existing
Brawley plant would be increased
5000 kilowatts above its present
2250 kiloWatt capacity.
Transmission lines of 33 kilovoltS
capacity, 121 miles in length, will
connect the new plant with the en-
larged Diesel plant, and with sew
eral load centers in the valley.
There will be about 100 miles of
distribution line for service to ap-
proximately 500 customers.
The hydro-electric plant will be
constructed as an integral part
of the canal itself. and bids for
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

uation is a difficult one from the
standpoint of the district, vet it
is also to be borne in mind that
if the election is held on the basis
of approving the ALLEGATION with
the distribution of money as now
provided, for practical purposes an
irrevocable decision may have been
made precluding the later accept
ance of the cooperative offer.
I'VE have therefore endeavored
to arrive at a plan which viii
avoid any delay that will jeopardize
the districts securing such funds
and at the same time will permit
the people of Imperial Valley to
express their wishes as to whether
they will accept the cooperative
offer of the company or proceed
with the competitive plan now con-
templated. Our suggestions in this
Continued on Page 2, Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

ana popular, PRESIDENT A. Is. west
of the Nev-Cal company said
Friday.
In a letter to President Evan T
HeWeS of the irrigation district,
delivered on behalf of the power
company by F. O. Dolson in the
presence of the California Districts
Securities Commission at Los An
geles, West agreed to withdraw all
objections to the districts proposed
revenue bond election if:
|. The district will Immediately
request a ruling from PWA officials
in Washington declaring whether
it is possible for all OF the funds
in the proposed grant and loan to
be used in construction of power
plants on the canal, rather than
partly in construction of a diStri-
button system.
2. The people are allowed to eX-
press their wishes on the power
company offer at the same time
they vote on the revenue bonds.
3. The cooperative plan is sub
mitted at once to an engineer or
engineers selected by the United
States Reclamation Bureau, for a
report to be made in 10 days before
the election ana given full publicity
at that time.
This proposal" West said. will
avoid any delay in the holding of
the proposed election that would
jeopardi2e the payment of the
grant to the district. and at the
same time will leave the decision
Of the issue to the people"
Vests letter follows:
In your letter tome under date
of May you stress the fact that
any delay in the matter of carry
ing through the necessary proceed
mgs whereby the District may
qualify to receive the grant and
loan of $2,7600C0 under ALLEGATION
made by the Public Works Admin
istration. will jeopardize and pos
sibly cause the district to lose such
money.
while we recognize that this sit
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
Youth Stays Three Men
To 'Amnse' Girl Friend
sun. SCHOOL
TEACHER TELLS
w EIRD GRIMES
Sweetheart Entertained
By His Killings;
Caught on Hunch

HAWTHORNE, N. Y,
May Ia. (UP) = A former
Sunday school teacher, ar
rested because a state troop
er had a "hunch,' squeezed
his 18-year old girl companion's
hand today, and calmly identified
himself as the slayer OF three men
Police announced that the youth
Lester BrockelhurSt, %, of Rock
ford, ILL.,, had dictated a confess
sion of homicides in Rockford
Fort Worth, Tex, and the country
side near Little Rock, Ark.
He was quoted as saying that
he had killed principally tor money
but that his crimes also had
amused and entertained" his
black-haired sweetheart, Bernice
FELTON,, an honor graduate of a
Rockford high school, who met
and fell in love with him at a
Mormon Sunday school convention
State Trooper Joseph Hunt halt
ed the couple because their auto
mobile had no license plate on
the front and Pennsylvania plate
askeW on the rear. AS the car
slowed down, Hunt said, the girl
attempted to throw out loaled
80 calibre revolver, a box of car
tridges and a bloody handker-
chief.
Hunt peered into the car. He
saw dark red stains on the rear
seat.
That's blood" he said. Whose
is it?"
Il killed a man down near Little
Rock. We bummed a ride with
him and shot him. put his body
in the back seat and then dumped
it out along the road
The man was Victor Gates-vic-
tim No. 3. First to die was j.
Albin Theander, a Rockford tailor,
on March 81. The second was Jack
Griffiths, a Fort Worth tavern
keeper, on April %. Gates was
killed on May S.
Police said BrockelhurSt was
wearing a blood-stained shirt that
had been ripped from the body
of the Arkansas victim.
Il know I'm going to die" they
quoted the youth as saying, but
for Gods sake send me some
where where they'll electrocstte
me. don't want to hang"
The couple was taken to Dover,
Plains, N. Y, for arraignment on
charge of possession OF re-
yolver. Assistant District Attorney
Eli Gellert of Dutchess county
said the first state to send rep
resentative to claim Brockelhurst
could have him.
The girl was quoted as saying
that she loved Brockelhurst, that
she was an eXpectant mother and
that she planned to marry him.
IF you were in love-" she told
reporters, you'd understand how
1 feel. I'd do this all over again"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

An unusually late breakup OF ice
on the rivers of the northern ter
ritory unloosed millions of tons
of ice, many pieces larger than
a small residence and, carried by
flood-high rivers, the floes thun-
dered an ominouS roar of destruc-
ton on Fairbanks and smaller
towns and trading posts along the
river.
The Alaska railroad, connecting
Fairbanks with the seaport of Sc
ward, was washed out at three
places Julius, Goldstream and
Mile 460. Watchmen were sent out
to give warning to a mail and
passenger train, which previously
left Anchorage in an effort to race
the flood to Fairbanks.
All available men in Fairbanks
were pressed into service. To dy-
Mantle ice jams, erect barricades
and attempt to save the buildings
along the river banks. Women and
children were transferred to places
of safety on high ground.
With the Alaska Railroad wash
ed out and the Richardson high
way, leading from Fairbanks to
Valdez, still blocked by snowdrifts,
all transportation to or from Fair
banks was halted with the excep-
ton of airplanes.
Arrangements were made by the
Alaska Airways to fly in needed
supplies and medicines if the flood
continues or proves more serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
EXTRA JURORS
GIVEN CALL

Sixty extra jurors are summon
ed to appear in superior court Mon
day in addition to the 35 men and
women on the regular panel in
structed to appear for the trial of
F.. II. McIver on IL counts of en-
bezzlment and two counts of for9-
cry.
From the 95 men and women will
be selected the IL jurors to hear
the evidence TO be presented in the
case involving Mclyer's alleged ap-
propriation of district funds.
Attorneys for McIver informed the
court they would move for a con-
tinuance Monday, the date the case
is set for trial. District Attorney
Elmer Heald refused to consent to
a continuance sought at an earlier
date.
McIver was indicted by the grand
jury after a sensational investi-
cation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
ELKS RULER
GETS HONOR

Ell Centro Elks presented David
Scholtz, grand exalted ruler, with
a crate of fine Imperial Valley cam
taloupes at the banquet honoring
Scholtz Thursday night in the San
Diego Elks hall.
Neal H. Gavin, exalted ruler who
headed the El Centro delegation of
Is members and officers. made the
presentation. Representatives of the
southern California lodge were
present for the dinner and meeting.
Saturday night the Ell Centro
lodge is planning a buffet supper
dance for members and their ladies
and on next Thursday will have
the first initiation to be conducted
by the new officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
CANCSTERS REPORTED
INVOLVED IN WALKOUT

mobiles to use and all carried fire
arms for which they had been is
sued permits. Police denied, how
ever, that gun permits had been is
sued to any such group.
An anonymous group of men be-
longing to the International Al
lance of Theatrical Stage Employ
es who have branded themselves
"the 81 white rats" met last night
and had nearly a hundred men
armed with clubs as guards to pre-
vent a possible invasion of their
meeting, it was reported, .
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
TEMP ERATUR R E
CLIMBS TO 112

Old Man Weather means business
when it comes to dishing out sum-
mer weather, subjecting Imperial
Valley to temperatures of 112 de-
grees during the early afternoon
hours Friday.
Temperatures climbed rapidly
from SO degrees at o'clock Friday
morning to 1l2 degrees at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. Official meas
urements were as follows: 96 de-
greeS at am, 100 at 10 o'clock,
los at IL o'clock, 108 at II, 110 at
l, and 112 at 2.
Maximum temperature Friday was
ITO and the minimum degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
MRS. LUCKETT
AT HOSPITAL

Mrs. Thomas o. Luckett, held on
$1,000 bail after the grand jury
indicted her and her physician
husband on charges of performing
an abortion on a 17-year-old girl,
was taken to the county hospital
Thursday night.
She complained of her heart and
insisted she needed hospital treat
ment. She was taken from the
woman's section of the Jail by
officers and transferred to the hos
pital. She will be returned to Jail
when her condition permits.
The Lucketts thus far failed to
make bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

same information.
1T doesn't matter who brought
these gangsters here, or what the
purpose of the invasion may be"
Hynes declared. We're going to
drive them out"
Union officials who asked their
names to be withheld for fear their
safety might be jeopardized inform
ed the United Press they under
stood SO men had come here to "act
as sluggers" in case of violence.
The so-called gunmen were said
to have been given expensive auto
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

HOLLYWOOD, May ID. W.P
While striking craft unions and pro-
ducers sought to bring peace to the
motion picture strike scene today,
reports were current that eastern
gunner had been imported for use
in possible inter-union strife.
The report that gunmen had been
brought here was given official cog
nizance today by Capt. William F..
Hynes of the police strike squad
who admitted he had received the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
Whitelaw, SOnes
File to Succeed
Selves on Board

Dorsey Whitelaw and G. E. Sones.
candidates to succeed themselves
on the high school board of trus-
tees, filed as candidates Thursday
at the county superintendent of
schools office. No other candidate
for either high school or elementary
board had been filed by noon Fri
day.
Others who have filed are: E.
N. Cosand. incumbent. Imperial
Valley Union high school: Ber-
nard Jackson, incumbent, Ft. Yuma
school.
c. L. Shaw. incumbent. Holtville
high school and Sam Webb. are the
only Holtville candidates who have
filed for that high school board.
Candidates must file by May 20
and the election takes place June 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

Noiiiidil MarIlil, from the truck,
1t followed its riderless course over
the curbing, across a vacant lot
and crashed into small frame
mouse, barely missing group OF
small children. The driverless
truck travelled a distance of 100
feet before crashing into the
house.
The impact of the truck caved
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

The mighty Atlantic again has
been conquered. Dick Merrill,
landed his mOnOplane at the
Naval Reserve air base near
Quincy, Mass, at 2:40 pm. Fri
day. Merrill, accompanied by his
cO-pilOt, John S. Lambie of
Birmingham, Mich, brought
back pictures of the Coronation
from England for American
newspapers. He and Lambie flew
to England last week in Il hours
and 30 minutes.
Merrill said that he had fol-
lowed the Newark air beam
south of Boston, but was un-
able to pierce the thick fog, and
turned back. The air base here
was the first land sighted since
he left England, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

in one side of r. q. Molino's
house and the jar jumbled up all
the furniture in the house. The
children left the living room about
two minutes before the crash and
went to the kitchen for a drink.
Gordon Olton, the driver OF tho
coupe involved in the accident.
escaped serious injury as did Mar
tin.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
RULING on POWER
PROPOSAL ASKED
Nev-CaI Asks District Give Decision at
Once If Purchase Plan is Feasible
And Popular

The Nevada California Electric corporation will not
place obstacles in the way of Imperial Irrigation
District election to bonds if the dis
rct will at determine if the power company's pro-
posa for purchase of All American canal power feasible
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
ce-FiIIed Floods
Leave Hundreds in
Alaska Homeless
Fairbanks Isolated From Outside World as Raging
Waters Do Fearful Damage; Emergency
Barricades
90

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May ID. (UP)-Food waters
and massive ice foes from the Tanana and Cinema rivers
swired through Fairbanks today leaving hundreds home
ess causing thousands of dollars damage and virtually
isOating the city from the outside world.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
Truck Runs Wild
Misses Children.
Runs Into House

. BRAWLEY, May 14-Putt Bradford truck driver
lies near death in the Brawley hospital suffering from
fractured skull sustained when he thrown from
ice truck in collision with automobile street.
After the collision threw Bradford and his helper,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

Off The Deep End
Well-evidently it went through.
A postcard from AL G. Smith (re-
member him?) says: Leaving here
today etc" It's Ifom Mexico City,
and the only fault RR can find
with it is that Al didn't put a
picture of his bride on the post
card Sort OF exclusive. what?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
A Big Undertaking

A Big Undertaking
Charles DreeS has right to be
all set up. The Rosicrucian Order,
of which he's a member, is going
to build an Egyptian pyramid-or
a replica of one-right here in
the United States. Ask him about
it some day It's fascinating, the
way they intend to store scientific
and cultural items and articles in
the great pile OF stone. Wonder
if, centuries from now, someone
will be wondering what race built
the thing?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14
And That's News

with maternal instincts moves in
and practically appropriates a set
OF kittens from the mother cat.
The dog is a Mexican hairless,
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Taylor,
and the kittens are naturally the
property of the Taylor cat. The
hairless, however, has appropri-
ated them, keeping them warm
when it gets cool at night, carry
ing them from one place to an
other tenderly, and otherwise see
ing to their well being. When all
else fails, she steals one of the kit
tens away from the mother, car
ries it to a corner. and sets up
housekeeping in her own right.
What's stranger still, the right
full mother doesn't seem to object
Noted in Passing
The Paul F.. Nichols, Mr.. and
Mrs, celebrated their eighth we'd
ding anniversary the other day.
Oleanders.
Thank You, T. D.
Delayed in going to press, but
nevertheless appreciated with a
wry grin, is r. D. McCall's note,
clipped to a nice little anger rous-
ing tear jerker. Says T. D.:
"The easiest way to relieve brain
pressure is to write it down and
pass it on to you-Where such
pressure does not register. How
nice it must be to sign 'H.B.' (Hard
Boiled with truth. and be immune
from these trivial matters that
trouble a sympathetic heart.
And Here's The Contribution
He was just an old Mexican,
crippled in an automobile wreck.
He used crutches at first, but he
went ahead as best ne could and
built himself a home. Mostly Of
material sahaged from the junk
yard just across the road from
the mesquite tree that stabilized
his home. 1t took a long time to
do the building . the work went
along faster after a cane took the
place of the crutches.
There remained some artistry in
the soul of this man bright
colored things were woven into the
picture of his primeval type home.
making a pleasing picture to those
passing lust cast of Imperial who
viewed the work and the finished
Job
was proud of it. Both the
house and the yard were scrupul-
ously clean. How he lived I do not
know If given a ride as he limped
along the road, he was appreciatiyH
and cheerful. He was living in
spiration. But he is gone now . ..
his home is burned only fire
Scared tin pieces remain. I do
not want to- know who burnt him
out and drove him away. 1t is no
satisfaction to hate a man.-T. d.
Mccall
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

Butter: Los Angeles 81; butter
fat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch,
Grade A 40; manufacturing milk
"a; route gathered cream 31ls.
l.. A. Hay: q. 5. No. | Ieafy $1,000
$1,000; u. S. No. | S17.50- $500; u. ;.
No. 2 Ieafy Sl7.OO-S17.5O: u. ). No. 2
Sl5.50-S16.50.
Minneapolis flax S21315 -S2I71s.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-14

Noted i'm Passing
The Paul F. Nichols, Mr.. and
Mrs, celebrated their eighth we'd
ding anniversary the other day.
Oleanders.
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al Surgeon was sent for, and when he
arrived you were temporarily hand
aged?"
In the meantime you had fainted?"
When got to the station, sir"
Your arrival caused a sensation2"
think"
Orders were shouted. men we're
once2"
There was no confusion"
No statement was taken from your"
Not at once"
other things came first-naturally?
Your mate had to be brought in, you
had to be revived. the surgeon had to
be fetched?"
"Quite right, sir"
And then-and not till then, did
had occurred?"
That's so. sir"
And first repeat the number which
you believed you had seen2"
Il repeated the number saw as the
car went off.
Counsel sat down. and the Judge
leaned down from the bench.
Listen to me, constable. You say
that you were able to read the number,
before the car disappeared"
Eyes, my lord"
Every well Now the number con-
sisted Of three letters and four figures
For q variety Of reasons you were un-
able to write 1t down and nobody
thought of asking you II you had got
1t for almost three-quarters of an hour
Now, you know, that's q long time to
be able accurately TO remember an odd
combination OF which you had only
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ing their pencils, the public pushing
and showing and the police keeping or
der with "wands." The dock in the
midst Of 1t all-empty. Suddenly an
usher knocks three times upon wood
and cries: BE uncovered in court" We
all get up, and the judge comes on to
the bench. Scarlet and eTmine robes.
and q wig on his head. The High Sher-
If IN uniform and his Marshal walk
ing behind. His lordship bows to the
court, and we all bow back. Dead ST
lence, Of course. Then he takes his
seat, and we all sit down. When look
around, see there's q man in the
dock-three men. Two are warders in
blue, and the third a great big fellow
with q neck like q bull af Bashan and
lazy, smcldering eyes. The prisoner
was Corker Jackson-the man they ar
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Field SEED

ATFALFA SEED, MONTANA GROWN,
ia cents pound and up. Samples on re-
otest. IAKIN SEED COMPANY, Miles Guy
Montana. - M
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suppose I'd better do as he says: but
don't like the looks Of things at all.
"a solicitors pupil" has a suspicious
ring. don't like the phrase. Fancy
me, George Scarlet, drawing a brief.
No, don't like it bit.
/ withdraw everything. For three
hours today I sat in the stalls in a
theater and watched he'll of play.
My seat cost nothing at all, and the
play waS-Life and Death. When
wrote as did this morning, wrote as
q child. I'd no idea. made the Court
Of Assizes at half past two. The place
was crammed, but there's a box re-
served for students Of the Law" So
hcitors were whispering together, bar
riSters adjusting their wigs, the jury
settling themselves, reporters sharpen
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TRApPERs LAST STAND

Mn A MAY H. iasT %
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A LAW STUDENT WIT
NESSES A DRAMA OF
LIFE AND DEATH.
February zsth

February z5th
"NHIS LAW business. ia been try
ing TO wave IL away, but q let
ter from the parent this morn
ing has Obtruded IL almost i'm
decently. In six months time
yOu viii have left Oxford, and, since
You are to go 20 the bar, win have be-
come a solicitors pupil. Why don't
you have q look at the Assizes? They
are ON at Oxford now; and half an
hour In court win teach you more than
six months in Iecture-r0om.
The parent is invariably right, so
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GOOD INCOME in your own home
use and sen (by maiD my Wonder Cleaners
Csc brings trial package ana iun oeta 1Hs
Mrs CHAs NICKEL. Rte. 1, Box 49,
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EARN CASH AT HOME, spare or full
time No canvassins. no investment. Par
tyculars FOR Sc stamp. SPECIALITY SALES
80 taa 1eth Ave, Newark, N. ].
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FARM LANDS FOR SALE
go ACRES, 100 TmLABLE; $50 acrs

$50 ACRES, 100 TILLABLEi $50 acres,
"a cuItivated AZ in fall wheat. Both $500
per acre and fine for wheat, potatoes, beans
stock etc SIS acres asst cultivated, lo5 In
ran wheat, 2e crested wheat grsss fine for
diyersffied farming, potatoes and stock. The
latter two are on state highway; phone, mail
balance OF all not tiIlable. fine heavy pas
ture. An have buildings. Small payment down,
long time on balance. OTTO HERRLING,
owner, Maupin, oregon.
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Ar THF FOOT OF THE RAINBOW

ductive beets peas, alfalfa-anything. Com
Portable home, five rooms, modern-fireplace
of course-runninE water, enchanting view.
Fruit, flowers, shrubs. Town five miles. Only
$4,000 complete with stock and machinery.
8II 900 down, balance Uncle Sam No trades.
Many other attractive properties. Write O. r.
BRATTON Poison, Mont.
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20 PERCENT ON YOUR INVEST
ment. 5000 brick office and apartment
buEldinK- Well located and IN good repair
All space now occupied. Por details write
O. ". BRATTOH, Poison, Mont