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Evening star., 1937-12-01
FUNDSFOR HEALTH
WILL Be PR0BED
Controller General to Look
Into Expenditures by
Home Loan Board.

The controller general will investi-
gate expenditure Of funds by the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board for
Its Group Health Association, Inc, 1t
was learned today.
Already $4,000 has been expended
this year, according to- announcement
by the r. H. L. B. B.. which stands
ready to advance that much more
money next year. it is understood, as
an investment in the health Of its
employees. 80
These expenditures are coming up
for audit in the ONCE of the con-
troller general, where they will be
carefully examined. 1t was learned
today, to determine. whether, as
charged from several sources, they
may be in violation Of law governing
appropriations. r.,. ".n
McCarran Waiting.
The right Of F. H. L. B. B. to spend
taxpayers money for the clinic facili-
ties of G.. H. A. has been seriously
questioned by Senator McCarran,
Democrat, Of Nevada, who today was
awaiting an explanation in response
to his demand yesterday for the reason
the money was spent. Senator King,
Democrat, Of Utah, chairman of the
Senate District Committee, also is
opposed to the Governments spend
ing money on such a, health clinic as
that operated by G.. II. A., with its
implications, OF "socialized, medicine ~
The controller general has wide au-
thority overethe expenditure of Gov
ernment funds and in the past has
| disallowed expenditures on large, prof.
ects despite the attempts Of officials
In the executive branch of ,tha, Gov
ernment to xpend money on such
projects. q. h. A. officials claim they
have . right to SPEND the money.
Senator McCarrAn indicated iua be-
lief that the Controller General might
well inquire into the expenditure Of
funds. attSs J-5
OthsS Stadles Hlsde..
Meantime, at tina District Building,
. study o. g.. n, "A. from two other
angles MAs. In. the hands Of Elwood
II. Seal, corporation counsel. He had
brief. from both the District Medical
Society and, from Group Health Asso-
citation ofhciab, backed by the Fed
eral Home Loan Bank Board. Charges
that tho 9, II. A. Is practieings medi-
cine as q corporation, or doing an In
surance bnsiness without being licensed
as an insurance company, have, been
denied by q. H. A. oflcials.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
{ OthsS Stsiiles Msde.

!. One OF sthe4 few western oountries
.Hhere man liya. lnnser than. unmeu Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
|WESTMORLAND
COUN N GILMAN
RESIGNS POST

WESTMORLAND, Dec. 8-West-
morland's chaotic municipal gov
ernment withstood another upset
this week when Frank Clevenger
resigned from the city council,
the third councilman to resign
within a month.
The council now has SO per cent
new members and SO per cent old
members since the board did not
appoint a successor for Clevenger.
1t is expected, however, the vacan-
cy will be filled at the meeting
scheduled for Dec. 20.
Clevenger resigned after having
served as councilman for approx
imately a year. He gave no reason
for the move which followed the
designations Of John Hansen and
T. j. Schroeder.
B. H. Evans, present mayor who
has been member of the council
since the city incorporated in 1882
and served as mayor continuously
except for a period between May
1886 and Oct 1887, is the veteran
of the board. j. B. Miller was ap-
pointed to the board and later was
elected to the position. S. P. Rowe
and Cyrus are the new board men,
bers appointed to fill the vacan-
cies left by Schroeder and 1.ans-
SEN ~
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

The japanese forces charged on
Marking from three sides but found
stubborn wall of Chinese resist
ance.
There was furious fighting few
miles outside the city, directly in
line with the east gate. The Chi
nese were withdrawing inside the
east gate AMI the Japanese van
guard had not caught up with them.
Japanese sources said that heavy
artillery pieces were being set up
on the summit of Purple mountain
to dominate the city and the
Yangtze river for many miles.
The fall of the capital appeared
inevitable. The Japanese were con-
fident that it would be soon, per-
haps today.
1t was reported in foreign quarters
here that the Japanese. following
the capture of Marking, intended to
occupy the remaining important
ports of China including Canton.
Annoy. Pakhoi, Foochow and
Swatow. 1t was not believed that
the Japanese would make an at
tempt to take Tsingtao, in Shan
tung province The Japanese con-
troll valuable mills there and they
were said to have abandoned a
campaign against the city for fear
! the Chinese would destroy the mills.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
GET LETTERS READY
TO DELIVER TO SANTA

When a genial old gentleman
with white whiskers and a large
stomach arrives in FL Centre next
Saturday morning, he will bring
with him more than a mail sack,
Ell Centre stores let it be Known
Wednesday.
He will bring Christmas closer
to the boys and girls of Ell Centre
and he will bring the Yuletide spir-
il to all the stores of the city. He
will bring a lot of gadgets and
good things to eat, and some OF
the stores will give them away to
the boys and girls who go down.
town to see st. Nick and to give
him the letters he hasn't yet re-
ceived
The letters. by the way, are San
ta's real reason for coming to Ell
Centre Saturday He wants to be
sure to get the notes from boys and
girls, telling him what they want
for Christmas. And, just to be sure
there is no mistake, he asked the
Post-Press to say that the name
and address of every boy and girl
should be written on the back of
the letter before it is handed 10
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

Superior Judge M. T. Phelps, who
presided as a. magistrate during a
week-long preliminary hearing for
the IA men, bound them over to
superior court and bonds remained
the same as when charges original
ly were filed in Maricopa county
Attorney John Corbin's graft
purge"
Those held besides the officials
were William Cluff, Clinton H. Nc
Junckin, j. N. Rhodes, Ernest G..
(HapO NOVEL;, Lafe Hull, James
L. Lester, J. P. Smith, F. B. Witt,
Carroll Ward, William Bennett and
Everett w, Coxwell, all alleged
slot machine operators
The charges were filed three
weeks ago as result of sweeping
series of dawn raids by special
investigators for the county attor-
ney, who had conducted secret
two-month investigation of Mari
copa county's gambling racket.
Corbin said his investigation show
ed approximately $35,000 a month
was being paid by gamblers to
several county officials for pro
lection"
Most damaging evidence at the
hearing for the sheriff, Westfall,
Northroup and the II asserted op-
orators was given by John G.. Han
dy, private Los Angeles investiga-
tor, who posed as Corbin's CON
tact man" among gamblers.
He testified he collected approx
imately $4,000 in "pay-offs" from
gamblers for protection" from the
county attorney. He also disclosed
an alleged $3.50 campaign fund
contribution" to Merrill from
Rhodes in return for exclusive
gambling rights" in the county.
Handy, who worked here as "the
mysterious John Wilson," testified
Merrill told him he was collecting
5000 a month from each of II slot
machine operators.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
GARDEN CROPS.
IN FLORIDA HIT.
BY COLD WAVE
Chilly Weather Whips
Across Continent;
Snow In North
(By United Press)

A new cold wave whipped
south and east across the
United States today as dam
age mounted to truck garden
crops in Florida and other south
ern states.
Temperatures ranged from IA
below zero at Williston, N. D., to
Sc above at Brownsville and Cor
pus Christi, Tex, at am.
Snow fell over most of the north
ern states east of the Rocky Noun
tains during the last "a hours, with
10 inches at Buffalo recorded as
the heaviest fall.
Snow was falling as far south
as Nashville, Tenn, the Muscle
Shoals district of Alabama, and
FIT. Smith, Ark.
Drifting snow blocked highways
in many northern and central
states and made highway traffic
hazardous.
Crops worth millions of dollars
were imperiled by the souths un-
usually low temperatures. Florida
citrus growers said their crops hac
been damaged only slightly, but
truck gardeners estimated theil
damage at 40 per cent.
Valley Shrouded in Damp Fog
Fog shrouded Imperial Valley ir
a damp blanket Tuesday nigh
and during the early hours of the
day Wednesday made visibility
difficult
The fog rolled in from the coas
during the early hours Tuesday
night and had not lifted by lat,
afternoon Wednesday. The SUI
failed to penetrate the haze.
Humidity in Ell Centre at moor
Wednesday measured "a per cent
a definite rise from the measure
ment at am. which was 72 pc
cent, weather observers at Ell Cen
tro reported. At 5 pm. Tuesda.
the humidity measurement wa
only Al per cent.
Frost has delayed its arrival il
Imperial Valley this year late
than any winter for the last eigh
years, Woodrow Jacobs, fruit-fros
expert for the U. S. weather bureau
said Wednesday. Prior to 1887, ia.
cobs said, the latest date for fros
in the valley was Dec. l. There i!
no prospect for frost for severa
days, according to Jacobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
FIRST BLOW
ST RUCK IN
UNION ROW.
Strong Arm Unit
Declares Test
OF Strength

First blow in threatened
conflict between Imperial
Valley farmers and coast
teamsters was struck We'd
nesday w h e n the strong
arm" section of the Los Angeles
Teamsters union refused to unload
hay from the 1. v. Haygrowers
| association.
Officials of the Associated Farm
ers of Imperial county in Ell Gen.
tro said the refusal to unload was
a test" OF strength. If the truck
| is moved in defiance of the order,
! they believed, the union may try
to tie up all truck shipments in
and out of the valley.
Los Angeles officials declared the
strong arm" group had threaten
ed to cut Imperial Valley off from.
her coast markets by establishing
control of transportation of products
to and from the valley Refusal
to unload the hay occurred at the
Imperial Hay Growers association
lot at Hynes, near Los Angeles.
The truck incident is a fore
runner of a movement to unionize
all truckers in Imperial Valley, ar 1
later all farm labor, Associated
Farmers officials feared.
The driver of the truck, owned
by G. H. Vos, who contracted with
the hay association to haul and
deliver the Is tons of hay, refused
to unload unless more men were
hired in compliance with rules and.
conditions of hauling laid down
by the union. The association con-
tract with Vos calls for him to
pick. up the hay in Imperial Valley
and deliver it to the yard at Hynes
Hay association members did not
enter into the picture, officials
said, because the contract placed
the responsibility in Vos' hands.
In the meantime, the truck with
its pile of hay still stands in the
yards at Hynes.
OSBORNE URGES
TRANSPORT CONTROL
Control of transportation of agri-
: cultural products and supplies in
and out of southern California
counties as means of preventing
Continued on Page 2. Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

Plans to get the farm measure
through both houses before the
weekend were almost abandoned.
So little progress has been made in
the senate, where only 20 pages of
the 100 page bill have been dis
cussed in two days, that some mem
bers feared final approval might
be delayed until the regular session
in January.
Senate Maiorsy Leader Alben
w. Barkley, D.. KY and House
Speaker William B. Bankhead. D.,
Ala, believed however that they
had succeeded in getting tne bill
over the most dangerous hurdles.
Yesterday the senate forces showed
formidable strength by defeating a
proposal TO end the farm program
in l940 and house crushed an
amendment to remove cotton mar
keting quotas.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. CUP)-
Chairman Mariner Eccles of the
federal reserve board, today told
the senate banking and currency
committee that business recession
already has made it difficult" to
balance the federal budget and said
that if the slump continued bal
anced budget would become "im-
possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
District Experts
Thumb Thru Maze
Of Complex Bids

Experts of the Imperial Irrigation
Districts engineering department
Wednesday began thumbing through
bids submitted by 35 companies Of
fering to furnish the district with
equipment to construct 600 miles of
rural electrification lines.
So complex were the bids. some
of them containing nine items each,
that even the district board was
unable to determine which bids
were low. Before this can be de-
termined, it must be found which
bids include sales tax, where taxes
must be added to the cost, and
which companies are most reliable.
District officials estimated, how
ever. that the equipment will be
purchased for approximately $4O0,-
600. Their estimate was based on
a composite of bids which seemed
to be among the lowest.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
Fathers Battle for Milk
To Feed Hungry Babies

NEW YORK, Dec. 8. CUP)-
They met in the cheerless hallway
of a tenement-the man who had
been stealing the milk for his baby
and the man on relief who needed
it for his own child.
Philip Trillo, 30, went to Belle
vue hospital with a fractured jaw
and a petty theft charge against
him. Anthony Morano, 33, took
the milk to his flat in lusterless
triumph.
"Ill never press charge against
him. he said.
Trillo, who also is on relief. used
to sit up nights because his baby
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
W an in Car
As Youths Try
To Steal Gas

Three Ell Centro youths of high
school age failed in an attempt
Tuesday night to steal gasoline
from a parked automobile because
the owner of the machine was seat
Ied in it.
The name of one member of the
trio was obtained and turned over
to police by Mrs. Cora Pennecord,
who was seated in the car when
the boys drove up jerked the cap
from her gasoline tank and started
to siphon gasoline into can. The
boys fled when Mrs. Pennecord
went into the high school to get
a pencil so she could take down
the names, she told officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
Duck Hunter Drops Dead
By Boat at Salton Sea

Duck hunting season in Imperial
Valley this winter claimed its first
human victim Wednesday morning
when o. o. Newcomb, SO, of River
side died of heart attack on the
shores of Salton sea.
The 59-year-old painting con-
tractor dropped beside boat he
was helping push in shallow water
early in the morning. His three
companions placed him in the boat
and summoned help. Death oc-
Cured at 8 am, Deputy Coroner
Herbert Hughes said.
Newcomb and two OF his COM
panions. Leroy and LaMort Simms,
saw Jack Poe shoot and kill C.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

was hungry and cried.
One night he followed the milk
man to an adjoining tenement. He
took a bottle of milk from in
front of Morano's door He did
it several nights in a row.
In the Morano fiat baby crieG
hungrily. After the second bottle
disappeared, Morano stayed up all
night flattened on the floor with
his eyes to the crack in the door.
Early today he saw fingers lift
the bottle. He dashed into the
hall and caught Trillo. In the
scuffle he broke Trillos jaw.
But l didn't know he was on
relief, too," he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

I johnson at a hunting camp on
Salton sea early this year. Pee Is
serving penitentiary sentence for
the murder
The death occurred on Brawley
Duck club property five miles
northeast of Hendel's service station.
Newcomb, his friends said. had been
in the care of physicians and was
unable to sleep Tuesday night.
Members OF the hunting party
included LaMort Simms and New
comb of Riverside and Leroy and
Grant Simms Of Corona.
The body was taken to this Hoopes
undertaking establishment In BraW-
ley. No inquest Is scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
FARM LEADER,
SHOT IN MEX,
N @ w IN u. S,

CALEXICO, Cal, Dec. 8 (UP)-
Fernando Espana, shot down by
gunmen last week, assertedly be-
cause of his anti-Agrarian activi-
ties. today was spirited across the
border in an effort to prevent
further attempts on his life.
Espana, a legal resident of the
United States, was one of the
leaders of last summers Sit-down
strike protest against Agrarian
land seizures in the Mexicali area.
The wounded ranch leaders was
spirited out of the Mexicali hospi-
tai
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
CHINESE STUBBORNLY
HOLD OFF ATTACKERS

resistance and the final assault on
the walls was uncertain.
nese defenders.
Land and river batteries shelled
the capital and airplanes made
bombing raids throughout the day,
the Domei news agency reported.
1t said the Japanese had met with
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

gathered to welcome him. and
from there he will go to the stores
and shops where Others VIII be
waiting for him.
Every boy and girl in town should
be there to welcome Santa Claus.
and to take part in the fun he will
bring with him
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

SHANGHAI, Dec. 8. (UP)-The
Japanese armies took recourse to
long range bombardment today in
their siege of Marking, pounding
the walls of the capital from the
air, land and water when infantry
assaults failed to dislodge the Chi
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

NO Irlck Al ALL
Hood Littlefield, who lays no
claim to being anything like an
aviator-he hasn't even got one
wing-is about convinced today
that it's just as easy at thatl GA
snap of the fingers adds sound ef-
fects.) Hood stepped into the new
two-tailed job they brought down
from the coast Tuesday. grabbed
what looked to him like the con-
trols-and flew the freak all the
way to Brawley. Not content, he
landed there. then took off an6
flew it back to Imperial.
Keep Your Distance
1t was unfortunate for P. E. Ry-
erSon, chairman of the chamber
OF commerce city Identification
committee, that they chose the
Petunia as the city's official flower
1t was all too easy for alliterative
persons to dub him "Petunia Pete
Take our advice, however, and
smile when you say it, especially
If Pete's around.
To Mrs. F.B.B.-
Dear Mrs. FB.B. The editor
has requested RR to tell you that
he's practically wild with desire
to print your letter since his wife
feels the same way about Tie mat
ter, but that he cannot ethically
print it because you signed only
i,,;t to1c
says, write a note including your
name. 1t isn't necessary to print
it, but the editor must know, even
il it's in confidence. Thank you.
Second Installment-
Charles G.. Halliday, it now de-
velops, wasn't the only farm bu-
reau member who got stuck with a
traffic ticket in Brawley the other
day. RR cannot help wondering
If Scotty Foulds, D. E. Green and
possibly others are going to be as
cheerful about it as Charlie was.
Perhaps it was these chaps Charlie
was thinking about when he was
going to set an example, eh?
o
Divided HOnOrs-
1t was Genevieve Kenyon's birth
day Tuesday,, with the usual result
that the county clerks office, where
she's chief deputy, was filled to
overflowing with flowers and etc.
Then the boss stepped in. Wallace
j. McClelland, county clerk, was
the jarring note. Mac threatened
to start a riot in his own office
if Mrs. Kenyon didn't admit that
at least half the flowers were for
him. 1t was, Mac pointed out in
dignantly, also the anniversary OF
his appointment to the job Of coun-
ty clerk.
The Way To Do
Mrs. Colin Barrett has discover
ed what seems to be the best way
to get the members out to a meet
ing of a Junior Ten Thousand
club section. The Welfare Section
met at her home Tuesday night,
and there was the largest atten-
dance of many weeks. Most of the
members hadn't known her tele-
phone number, so they couldn't
call up to excuse themselves.
Slightly Misty
Weatherman Woodrow G. Jacobs
didn't expect it, ana didn't under
stand it, and couldn't find any
reason for the all-day fog of We'd
nesday. He admitted, RR heard,
that the whole things bit foggy
for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

him.
Arriving in brand new auto
mobile, behind police escort, San
ia Claus will make his first stop
in Ell Centro at Fifth and Main
streets. probably between $50 and
10 o'clock Saturday morning. There
he will greet the children who have
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
UNIONIZATIONOF
FARMER LAB BOR
HELD PER|LOUS

SAN JOSE, Cal, Dec. 8. Experimentation of Cali
labor under present conditions would be ruin
Gus to agriculture we'll to aborers themselves Philip
Bancroft Walnut Creek vice president of the Associated
Farmers of California today told delegates to the Cali
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
PHOENIX GROUP
TO FACE TRIAL
IN GRAFT CASES

PHOENIX Ariz, Dec. 8. (UP)-Sheriff Roy Merrill,
Justice of the Peace Harry Westfa Deputy Sheriff Porter
Northroup and II alleged gambling operators held
today for superior court trial charges of consprng
to conduct gambling with ''protecton"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

|fOrnla Fruit Growers ana Farmers
convention.
Bancroft pointed out that farm
ers have united to boycott cities
where unions refuse to handle cer-
tain farm goods because of labor
disputes.
THE farmers,if necessary, can
get along without the cities" Ban
croft said, "but the cities cannot
get along without farmers"
THE problems of farm labor" J"
Bancroft said, re so different
from those of industry that while
we farmers have no quarrels with
the aims of legitimate labor unions,
we would regard the unionization
of farm labor, under existing con-
ditions. as absolutely ruinous to us
as we'll as to the laborers them
selves"
B. A. Harrigan, Imperial county
agricultural commissioner, and OF
to Bradshaw, Imperial Valley
rancher, are attending the con-
vention and will present Imperial
Valleys standpoint upon agricul-
tural problems facing the conven-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08
TRUCKERS TIE UP VALLEY HAY
BICKERINC IN
CAPITAL HOLDS
UP FARM BILL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (UP)-A barrage of pro-
posas for encouraging business and persistent opposition
to control hndered the attempts of congressional
leaders today to complete the most complex and
versal farm bill in legislative history
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

Butter: Los Angeles 81; Bat
terfat, Imperial Valley. fob. ranch
grade A AZ; manufacturing milk
40; route gathered cream 36lsc
L. A. Hay; U. S. No $1,000
S21.OO. No. 2 leafy s190O-$19.50, No
2 S17.50-S $500.
Minneapolis Flax; Dec, S1.96
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-08

Slightly Misty
Weatherman Woodrow G. Jacobs
didn't expect it, ana didn't under
stand it, and couldn't find any
reason for the all-day fog of We'd
nesday. He admitted, RR heard,
that the whole things a bit foggy
for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-22
TRANSPORTATION

1897 FORD to Los Angeles Friday.
Return Sunday Take three.
Perry Phone 300. D24
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-22
LegaLs
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE


WHEREAS, MACKIE LEE NOR
RILL a widow; and LEE NOR
RILL and GEORGE MORRILL,, his
wife, heretofore executed and de-
livered a certain deed of trust, dat
ed July IL, 1929, and recorded
August 7, 1929, in Book 242, Page
328 of official records in the office
of the Recorder of Imperial Coun-
ty California, to Walter M. Avis
and Bert T. Harvey as Trustees, to
secure the payment of promissory
note to Mutual Building and Loan
Association of Pomona, corpora
ton, and also all other indebted
ness agreed by said Deed of Trust
to be secured, and
WHEREAS, said Association has
changed its name to Pomona Mu-
tual Building and Loan Associa-
ton, a corporation, and
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the payment of said prom
issory note according to its terms,
Pomona Mutual Building and Loan
Association, the owner and holder
of said note and Beneficiary under
said Deed of Trust, on September
8. 1887, recorded in the office OF
the County Recorder of Imperial
County, California, a notice OF
breach and default and of its cleo
ton to cause all the property un-
der said Deed of Trust to be sold to
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-22
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
At CO1IOT TC DLfxyUrD CEG
December 7, 1913

TO WHOM II MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that fiji
teen days after the above date,
the undersigned proposes to sell
alcoholic beverages at these prem
ises, described as follows:
546 Broadway, Ell Centro.
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the
State Board of Equalization for
issuance of an alcoholic beverage
license for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON SALE BEER.
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license may file
a verified protest with the State
Board of Equalization at Sacra-
mento, California, stating grounds
for denial as provided by law.
EVA WOLFINBERGAR ano
JACK WOLFINBERGAR.
dec 90