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Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
Political ADVERTISEMENT
W. ]. (Cap) Gregg
To the Voters of
Division No. 2:
AN N o U N c E NJ Mt

Because so many of my friends
and neighbors have urged me to en-
ter the race for director of division
two Imperial Irrigation District elec-
tion next Wednesday. February 3rd..
have consented, but only with a
clear understanding that I do so as
sn independent candidate, free from
all clinues or political acknowledgements
OF any kind. am making no prom
ises or pledges. other than nv pledge
that I viii cndeavor to bring to the
district board an economical and
STRAIGHTFORWARD business admins
tration, freed from personal and DO
iitical chickering's.
To me. and I'm sure you'll agree
the most pressing problem before
the Imperial IRRIGATION District is
is bonded indebtedness. Uppinp of
your tax rate to $4.65 last wear
serves to focus attention on the SER
iousness Of this problem. It prom
iscs to grow more aggravating, and
that is why I believe an immediate
settlement on basis bv which the
tc--srcr can md viii pay is of para !.
irc''nt Importance.
Not only is refinancing our ut
most need. but speed In developing
and distributing of electric energy
from dfstrict-owned All American
Canal system also Is necessary. in
order that revenue from this source
viii carry Indebtedness incurred by
The All American Canal. We don't
want an ir,passe such as has devel-
oped With our present refinancing.
From nv knowledge and exper-
Jercc with -1l'ev drainage problems.
recognize ollr reed for intelligent
Development Of S-eirc 70, elimina-
t'rr-c -cf SILT from the soil, and many
other technical questions. I believe
every acre in the valley, properly
handled, can be profitably farmed,
and 1t would be my intention as a
director of the District to promote
practical methods of soil conserva-
ton. IRRIGATION and agricultural de-
velopment. to the end that the
whole valley would become more
prosperous
The past policy of the District
Board relative to the leasing and
selling Of tax title lands demands
immediate change, an impartial
business policy should be substitute
ed for the present policy of favorit-
ism.
favor the institution of a sound,
impartial business program for the
handling and disposition of the Dis
trict tax title lands.
These are big problems. They
challenge every one of us. For one,
believe these problems can be solv-
ed without unnecessary delay, and I
propose, II elected, to devote my
whole energies toward that end.
Sincerely,
w. J. cap GREGG.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
Thrills Promised
By Death Dodgers
At Legion Show

Thrills galore are promised spec
tators when the Death Dodgers"
professional showmen and movie
stunt men. present their spectacular
performance at the Imperial county
airport Sunday afternoon under the
auspices of the American Legion
post No. 107.
The troupe of daredevils, compos-
ed of IA men, will demonstrate
motorcycle crackups. collisions and
crash thrills. An old time balloon
ascension is also on the bill OF
amusement for the audience be-
tween 1:30 and 4:30 o'clock.
A small admission fee will be
charged by the post. c. A. Parr
of the Imperial chamber of COM
merce is in charge of COMMITTEES
appointed to get the airport in read
mess for the show, and has the
field in first class condition for the
events.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
CalexicO Focal
Point in Voting
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page -
so his attitude was no surprise.
Rose Support
Most potent factor in the cr1tl-
cal Calexico area may prove to be
the support thrown to Tyler by
Mark Rose, perennial enemy of
Hewes' policies. Rose is not popu-
lar in the border section, which
may make increasing evidences OF
his friendly feeling for Tyler an
anchor around the latter'S neck
in his campaign.
Another factor to be considered,
because it has become a word-of-
mouth campaign argument, is Ty-
ler's connection with the Calexico
Land company, tarred with the
brush of Chandler interests. From
the sidelines come reports that
Chandler holdings south of the
international boundary, rightly or
wrongly, are held against Tyler
by those who oppose him. The i'm
mInence of dealings with Mexico
to settle the question of water for
these Mexican lands, now that the
1AA 4Idll OoA2d1 ID l1lO4C tA4dl1
half completed, is used as an ar
gument against the election of
man who has represented the COM
pany interested in these holdings.
Silent On Issues
Other details expected by OBJ
servers to swing Calexico definite
ly into the Hewes column include
The personality Of Hewes, himself;
the fact that Brockman when or
the district board opposed the
idea of municipal power develop
ment as now proposed; and the
fact that Tyler has followed his
original intention to remain silent
on issues which must be decided
Feb. 3.
So truly has Tyler held to his
pronouncement that his only cri-
t1cism of Hewes, and the only one
definitely voiced by his friends,
is reflected in his pledge to at
tempt to do those things (which
the present board has failed to
do" The implied charge has not
been elaborated upon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
DOPE PICTURE
HELD OVER AT
FILM HOUSE

Held over for a limited engage
ment, "Marihuana", the startling
film revealing the ghastly effects OF
narcotics upon the nations youth,
is being shown al the New Broad
way theater in El Centro in con-
tinuous performances from / pm.
to midnight.
Combining educational value with
the drama of a lovely girls fight
against the weed with roots In
hell" the picture has q widespread
appeal to all classes.
Never before in long career IN
show business, Frank Ullman
heater proprietor declared, "have
handled more powerful picture,
The film outlines the many pit
falls confronting young people
throughout the country and tells
the story of how puff of smoke
from the inferno of dope warped 6
girls life.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
Gregg Managers
Issue Statement

Campaign managers for w. j.
Gregg Wednesday issued the fol-
lowing statement of his candidacy
for Imperial Irrigation District
director:
"W. j. cap" Gregg, who is a
candidate for Imperial Irrigation
District director in Division Num-
Der 2 is a real practical farmer and
business administrator. For 40 years
he has been at the business OF
growing crops and marketing them.
He has grown everything from rice
to oranges. There is hardly field
of farming that he has not been in.
In Imperial Valley where he has
owned lands for 25 years he has de-
veloped from raw desert to produc-
ing orchards 500 acres of grapefruit
and oranges. It has been during
this development that he has learn
I'd the real significance of drainage
and has supervised the installation
Of 10 miles of tile drainage in his
orchards. He is believer in drain
age and knows its benefits to I'm
nerial Valley lands.
His ability as an executive and
administrator have been recognized
by two of the most important grow
er and farmer organizations in I'm
perial Valley. He has been for a
number OF wears director of the
rrperial Valley Grapefruit Grow
ers association and is a vice-presi-
dent of the Desert Citrus EXCHANGE.
AS a moving force behind the El
Centre Production Credit associa-
ton of which he is president, he
has made 1t of widespread service
to Imperial Valley farmers and
growers.
Gregg has always been loyal
supporter of the Boulder Dam and
All American Canal and his plat
form includes support of the full
development of electric power on
The canal by the district. including
generating and distribution to the
people.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
Training Courses
To Be Conducted
For Scout Heads

Scout leaders training courses will
be conducted throughout the I'M
perial- Yuma council beginning next
week, according to Guy A. Weak
ley, council training chairman. Plans
for the course were outlined at the
training committee meeting Tues
day.
Three separate courses will be
conducted: one for the northend
group in Brawley; one for the south
end group in El Centre and one in
Yuma.
First meeting of the Brawley
group will be Feb. at the Brawley
Barbara Worth school, E. H. Nc
Math being in charge. Meetings
will continue for nine weeks with
Lloyd Sewers and William Raine
alternating as instructors.
Feb. 2 is the date for the south
end meeting to be held at 7:30 pm.
in Wilson school with R. P. Moore
as speaker and Glenn Kieffer as
presiding officer. Kieffer, Allen
Mains and Philip Griffin will act
as leaders.
Yuma meetings will begin Feb. 3
at the Yuma high school with F. o.
Bishop in charge.
Certificates of training will be
awarded by the national council
to those who complete the course
and credentials will also be given.
Courses are open to all Scout lead
ers, teachers, parents and others
interested in boys, said Carl N. Hell
mick, Scout executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
COMMANDS POLICE
IN WAR ON LOOTING

LOUISVILLE KY, Jan. 27. (UP)-Mayor Neville
Miller today became virtual dictator of floodstrcken
Louisville commanding police national guardsmen and
regular army troops in the fight against lootng pest
ence fire. and destitution Provost Marshal by decree
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27

of Gov. A. B. Chandler, Miller was
supreme head of the city. Two
hundred federal troops were march,
ing into the city to receive his
orders. National guardSmen pa
trolled the flooded streets at his
command. He directed police and
firemen through the flood zone.
Dozens of firemen and policemen
whom he personally recruited from
other cities by radio rushed here
by airplane and automobile to swell
the ranks of the peace-time army
which the mayor directed against
fires. which have caused 100000
damage. flood waters and disease
which may have taken as many as
200 lives, and stark terror caused
by darkness, cold, and food and
drinking water shortage.
Under Miller,s orders troops will
be distributed strategically to halt
looting, chiefly of foodstuffs. Local
police and firemen, exhausted from
Flood rescue duty, have been al
most powerlesS to prevent hungry
from breaking into stores.
They will order every cigaret and
match on the street extinguished.
to prevent igniting of the oil seep-
ing from submerged tanks and
floating on backwater from over
loaded sewers.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
Slightly Warmer
Weather Slated

Slightly warmer weather with
scattering clouds is predicted for
Thursday morning. by Fred A.
Baughman, local meteorologist for
the U. S. weather bureau and frost
service. who said that present in
dications point to continued mod
Grafton of the weather Friday.
Minimum temperatures reported
Wednesday morning were: El Gen.
tro, 25; Brawley. %; Calipatria, 241A; !;
Imperial, "a; inland, 27.
In the next two days it will be
warmer during the day time with
only light frosts indicated for Fri
day morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27

The small seed production in Das-
cnutes County, Oregon, in 1886 was
the largest on record.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
Details on Farm
Program Will Be
Told at Meeting

Details of the 1897 soil conserva-
tion program will be announced at
meeting Feb. in Los Angeles
called by w. r. Ralston, in charge
Of the Southern division.
Three members from each coun-
ty committee, the members of the
agricultural extension service in
charge of the program and the
secretary of each county commit
tee are to attend. Frank Beyschlag,
farm advisor, is in charge of the
program for the extension service
and will attend and as will c. l..
Mclaughlin, secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
Cold Wave ThruOut
California Broken

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. UP)-
A cold wave, which wrought wide
spread damage to citrus groves
and truck gardens, appeared defi-
nitely broken today with higher
temperatures reported throughout
southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
Citrus Treatment
To Be Outlined

Problems of the treatment and
care of citrus and avocados injured
by frost will be outlined at q meet
ing in Pomona on Feb. 9, according
to information sent Frank Ct. Bey-
schlag, farm advisor, who will at
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27
FLOOD PERIL MAKES LOUISVILLE MAYOR VIRTUAL DICTATOR

The Bartlett pear crop of the va
kima Valley, Washington, for 1886
was 66,405 tons, which sold for
81, ,765,953.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-27

tend.
BY that time the extent of dam
age, if any, 10 local citrus trees,
will be more evident than at
present.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-02
TOLD At THE
EXPLORERS CLUB"
BY Charles A. Lindbergh

4 TOOK OFF from Lambert (St. Louis) Field
September 16 1926, at 4:25 pm. and, after
uneventful trip, arrived at Springfield, Ill.
at $40 pm. and Peoria at 55 pm took off
from the Peoria Field at 30 pm. There was a
light ground haze, but the sky was practically
clear, containing only scattered cumulus clouds.
Darkness set in about twenty-five miles north
east of Peoria and took up a compass course,
checking on the lights of the town below, until
a low fog rolled in under few miles north
east of Marseilles and the Illinois River The fog
extended from the ground up to about six hun
dred feet and. as was unable to fly under it, l
turned back and attempted to drop fare and
land but the fare did not function and again
headed for haywood, hoping to find break in
the fog over the field Upon examination dis
covered that the cause of the flare failure was
the short length of the release lever and that
the fare might still be used by pulling out the
release cable.
l continued on compass course of fifty de-
grees until 7:15 pm. when I saw dull glow
on the top of the fog, indicating town below.
There were several of these light patches on the
fog visible only when looking away from the
moon and knew them to be the towns border
ing the haywood Field. At no time, however,
was l able TO locate the exact position of the
field although understand that the searchlights
were directed upward and two barrels of gasoline
were burned in an endeavor to attract my atten-
ton
Several times descended to the top of the
fog which eight to nine hundred feet high
according to my altimeter. The sky above was
clear, with the exception of scattered clouds and
the moon and stars were shining brightly.
After circling around for thirty-fve minutes,
headed west, to be sure of clearing Lake Mich-
gan and in an attempt to pick up one of the lights
on the transcontinental line. After flying west
for fifteen minutes and seeing break in the
fog turned southwest, hoping to strike the
edge of the fog south of the Illinois River.
My motor cut out at s:2O pm. and l cut in
the reserve. was at that time only 1000 feet
high and as the motor did not pick up soon
as / expected, showed the fashlight in my belt
and was about to release the parachute flare
and lump when the engine finally took hold again.
A second trial showed the main tank to be dry
and accordingly a maximum of twenty minutes
fying-time left
There were no openings in the fog and de
cided to leave the ship soon as the reserve
tank was exhausted. 1 tried to get the mail pit
open, with the idea of throwing out the mail
sacks and then jumping. but was unable to open
the front buckle.
knew that the risk of fire, with no gasoline
in the tanks, was very slight and began to climb
Ptc- TWO,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-02
George w. Lynn.
Here's Lindbershs Story OF Wild Night Leap Into Space!

the parachute out of the way, if necessary. The
plane making left spiral of about mile
diameter and passed approximately three hun
dred yards away from my chute, leaving me
on the outside of the circle
was undecided as to whether the plane or
was descending more rapidly and gded my
chute away from the spiral path of the ship as
rapidly as could.
The ship passed completely out of sight, but
reappeared again in few seconds, its rate of
descent being about the same as that of the para
chute. counted five spirals, each one a little
further away than the last, before reaching the
top of the bank.
When settled into the fog bank knew that
the ground was within 1000 feet and reached
for the fiashlight, but found 1t to be missing.
could see neither earth nor stars and had no idea
what kind of territory was below. crossed my
legs to keep from straddling branch or wire
guarded my face with my hands and waited
Presently saw the outline of the ground and
a moment later down in cornfield The
corn was over my head and the chute was lying
on top of the cornstalks, hurriedly packed it
and started down corn row. The ground visibil-
ity was about one hundred yards.
In a few minutes came to stubble field and
some wagon tracks, which followed to a farm
yard quarter-mne away. After reaching the
farmyard, noticed auto headlights and spot
light playing over the roadside Thinking that
someone might have located the wreck of the
plane, ! walked over to the car. The occupants
asked whether l had heard an airplane crash
and it required some time to explain to them that
/ had been plotting the plane and was searching
for it myself had to display the parachute as
evidence before they were thoroughly convinced
The farmer was sure, most others in a
three-mile radius, that the ship had just missed
his house and crashed near by. In fact, he could
locate within few rods the spot where he heard
1t hit the ground and we spent unsuccessful
quarter-hour hunting for the wreck in that Wcin-
ity before going to the farmhouse to arrange
for searching party and telephone st. Louis
and Chicago.
had just put in the long distance calls when
the phone rang and we were notified that the
plane had been found in cornfield over two
miles away.
1t took several minutes to reach the site of
the crash, due to the necessity of slow driving
through the fog A small crowd had already as
sembed when arrived.
The plane was wound up in a ball-shaped
mass. 1t had narrowly missed one farmhouse
and had hooked its left wing in grain shock a
quarter-mile beyond. The ship had landed on the
left wing and wheel and had slsidded along the
ground for eighty yards, going through one
fence before coming to rest in the edge of a corn
field about hundred yards short of a barn The
mail pit was laid open and one sack of mail was
on the ground The mail however, was uniniured
The sheriff from Ottawa arrived and we took
the mail to the Ottawa post office to be en-
trained at 3 80 am. for Chicago
True Stories From
"ToA Al fbe Explorers GLIB"
Courtesy Albert & Charles Boni, Inc.
(PHbiibers - NeW York)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-02

from the cradle to the grave mans life is an
evolution from one plane of understanding to
another. First he is the child, learning to walk
safe in the knowledge that others will do every
thing for his comfort and security. Later, some
times all too early in his years he comprehends
that he is the victim of poverty, that he must
wage battle with the economic forces of exist
ence to survive. But somehow, as he passes
through the feeting years of adolescence, into
young manhood and into his twenties and thir-
ties, he becomes arrogant and confident. The
world is his to command. He has only to move
ahead use his intelligence-and there will be
security for the morrow.
However, he is not SO confident in his forties
or in his ffties. He sees that life is short; that
there is yet much to be done that he is far from
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-02

4 sOPES, ambitions and dreams, so important
in the teens and early twenties, of
little moment in the thirties. And when man has
passed fifty, when he is sixty, seventy and
eighty he realizes that he did not begin to fall
into the full stride of his intellect until his
forties-that span of ten years which science
has identified as the normal halfway mark in
human life. Sometimes that span of years
when man begins to reach his highest intel
lectual level-comes earlier, and sometimes it is
not reached until the ffties but assuredly it is
the most important period of life.
Il
1t is here that man learns that all existence
reyolves about wisdom-or the lack of it. He
discerns that wisdom is the high equation of all
that is healthy, normal, happy, prudent and char
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-02

pulled the fiashlight from my belt and was
playing it down towards the top of the fog
when I heard the planes motor pick up When
jumped, the motor had practically stopped dead
and had neglected to cut the switches Appar-
emily, when the ship nosed down, an additional
supply of gasoline drained down to the carbur-
etor. Soon the ship came into sight, about quar-
ter-mile away and headed in the general direc-
tion of my parachute. put the fashlight in a
pocket of my flying suit preparatory to slipping
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-02

liable and that wisdom must coordinate every
phase of life into logical, intelligent unity.
IA SISDOM is the mellowng quality of all life
wv Reduced to it's basic equations and
stripped of all non-essentials Wisdom is the one
quality to which all humankind aspires. The
magic wand of Lady Luck may play inn
portant role in every life, but it is Wisdom
which guides man to safe and sound behavior
The wisdom that comes from long years of edu-
cation, training and association with those who
have already achieved it, is that quality which
discerns beauty in the sunset which sees
the laughter in the eyes of childhood which
pays tribute to the patience of motherhood
which worships at the shrine of the home and
all of the idealism of which it is symbolic.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-02

IA EISDOM thinks straight and II thinks In
w honest ven 1t separates truth from un-
truth, and it permits man-when at last he is
capable of such thought-to gaze back into time
and discern how much happier and more worth
while might have been the course of his destiny
had he but known, had he but understood and
had he but been possessed of the full realization
that much which he did was foolish extrava-
giant, selfish thoughtless-and so utterly useless
to himself and the good of those about him.
Wisdom, it has been said, comes only from
experience. But if man would acquire wisdom
earlier in his years, many of his most costly,
exasperating and heart breaking experiences
would never have been experienced!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-02

Seven minutes gasoline remained in the grav-
ity tank Seeing the glow of a town through the
fog, turned towards open country and nosed
the plane up. At 5000 feet the motor sputtered
and died. stepped up on the cowne, and out
over the right side of the cockpit, pulling the
rip-cord after about hundred-foot fall. The
parachute, an Irwin seat-service type, functioned
perfectly; was falling head downward when
the risers jerked me into an upright position and
the chute opened. This time l saved the rip-cord.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-02

for altitude when I saw light on the ground
for several seconds. This was the first light had
seen for nearly two hours and, as almost enough
gasoline for fifteen minutes flying remained in
the reserve, glided down to twelve hundred
feet and pulled out the fare-release cable, as
nearly as 1 could judge over the spot where the
light had appeared. This time the flare func-
toned, but only to illuminate the top of solid
bank of fog, into which it soon disappeared with
out showing any trace of the ground.