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Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
LET'S PRETEND
BY Laura Gray

by Laura 0idJ
Mother, I'm a policeman" de-
] clared five-year-old Bobby, wearing
| a paper hat from a party cracker and
welding what was once the leg of a
chair for a truncheon, as he strutted
about the room with swelling chest.
: What do policemen do?" he asked,
suddenly.
"They direct traffic-see that peo-
pie don't Gloss the street at the wrong
time"
but there aren't any people here"
There's Teddy Bear lying in the
middle of the fioor-I might run over
him-and all those trains off their
tracks,"
A broad grin spread over the lit
tie fellows face as he picked up the
toys. What now?" he smiled.
I'm the crowd. Help me to go
through the door with this laundry"
Bobby opened the door, closed it
and was back at attention when his
mother returned from the garden.
Pretend games help to liven up
daily routine. The cupboard where
the toys are kept may be a mother
hen clucking for her chicks that are
all about the floor. Let's help them
to get back to her.
OF course Bobby will see through
this, and still enjoy it. Almost any
thing can be turned to play. Giant
dirt makes children's hands and
knees dirty but Fairy soap awaits to
chase away the stains.
These liffln nlavc Cfin1IIlafp the
child's imagination and make magic
OF the commonplace.
A doll can be merely bag of saw
dust with china knob for head.
or it may be a personality, waiting
patiently to have her beautiful curls
brushed or feeling sorrowful because
she has torn her pretty dress. Just
a word. an idea, here and there, and
the little one will carry on by her.
self. Some children, of course, Will
do this more readily than others;
but all children enjoy make-belieye- /
plays if encouraged.
Two little girls had been rOmping /
all the morning when a suspicious
silence brought Mother to inyesti-
gate.
Whatever are you doing" she /
asked, seeing them sitting side by !
side on a bench in their nursery, I
their arms full of dolls and rocking /
from side to side.
They appeared not TO hear. So.
being a wise mother. she stepped out
Of the room. In a few minutes a
great gabbling Of voices brought her
back.
Mother. we didn't answer you be-
Iore because we'd have spoiled it all.
We were on a car. taking the chill
iren to the beach. Now we're here."
rhe girl raced about, spreading arms
o an imaginary breeze.
Il understand, and after the dolls
lave had their swim send them to me
or cookies"
"oh. they'll love that! They'll be
10 hungry"
But isn't this teaching the chill
lrcn to falsify?" someone asks. "A
Ioll really is a bag of sawdust-"
All life could be regarded in this
way, but think what
We should lose, Is home merely a
'ile of bricks with furniture? Is
hat all that draws men with such
magnetic force? The world is full
# magic whether we admit it or not.
nd make-believe for children is their
light. The student will tell us that
play has many other values
or the child. So it has. but if it
ad no other, this happiness that it
reates would be quite enough to
ommend it.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17

Business briefs of interest fol
low:
STEEL: With sales dropping. pro-
duction Is at extremely low levels
by comparison with last spring
Purchases by the automobile indus
try will largely determine the fu-
ture OF steel production. These pur-
cbases have been relatively small so
far.
PRICES: Commodity prices have
been weakening. The rise in the
general cost OF living has halted,
and the course is now downward.
Retail prices have not as yet en-
tirely reflected the changes in
wholesale prices.
RETAIL TRADE: Fair, but not SO
good as was hoped. Tendency seems
toward slight slackening. Pre-
Christmas trade figures will give a
clearer picture of conditions here.
FOREIGN TRADE: Recently hit a
new high for the year.
EMPLOYMENT: Is naturally
swinging downward The relief
problem will be grave this winter.
If. as is anticipated. Federal relief
is reduced. the burden will fall on
states and municipalities, few of
which are prepared to take up the
load.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
ECONOMIC HIcHLIGHTs

Happenings That Aueet the Dinner
Pals, Dividend chees<s and Tax Bills
Of Every Individual; National and
International Problems Insepsrabie
from Local Welfare
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17

Bingo every Tuesday evening at
the Community Building. Proceeds
for benefit of Carlisle Fire Company.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
HOME EDUCATION
"The ChiLds First School IS the
Famiiy'-FRoEBEL

Issued by the National Kinder
garten Association, 8 West 40th
Street, New York City. These ar
ticles are appearing weekly in our
columns
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17

Look to your fuel supply now.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17

The trend OF business has not
changed in the last week or so. II is
still downward, and seems to be
leveling off at substantially lower
stage than prevailed this summer.
Stocks have been irregular. holding
to levels little above the October
lows.
Principal unfavorable sign is
smaller automobile production.
Principal favorable sign. says the
Apnalist. lis an Unexpectedly high
level of engineering contracts"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30

terly attacked Boris Shumiatsky,
head of the movie industry whom
they accused of 'exaggerating the
partial successes" of Russian films
in order to pacify public opinion.
Shumiatsky, however, was the
foremost assailant of his own ad-
ministration and, in a five hour
speech, admitted wide range of
inefficiencies. 1t was an address of
self-criticism and a small measure
of self-defense.
The breast beating" followed an
nouncement of vast program of
Communist reorganization laid
down by Stain in an attempt to
cure Russia of "her political weak
ness" and rid the country of spies.
Stalin's sharply-worded plan ex-
planned why the Communist party
recently has plunged into an un-
precedented period of self-criti-
cism and wailing over it's own
short -comings.
The cinema workers-and .Shu-
miatsky-charged that Comrade
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
Temperance Chief
Hits Ell Centre

Continued from Page One)
sioner, and Viggo Hansen local
liquor control officer for the State
board of equalization.
81 certainly don't believe the re-
port is founded in fact" Hansen
said. 1--WE surely would know if
such conditions existed. Even if
the report had reference to the
whole of Imperial Valley, rather
than to Ell Centro alone, there still
is no. basis for such assertions.
There's no such place here. Con-
ditions in Westmorland were bad
at one time, but we have cleaned
the situation up there. Several
licenses have been withdrawn.
The only places now operating. we
know, are highly respectable
SCRIvEN PROTESTS
Scriven, the police commissioner,
expressed inability to understand
how the report was formulated.
1T must have been written at
a distance, by someone who was
not acquainted with conditions
here" he said. Regulation of FL
Centres liqVor establishment is
more severe than it has ever
been. The report seems to repre-
sent the ultimate in propaganda
intended to discredit everything
dealing with liquor and its admin
istration. 1t is, evidently, nothing
more than propaganda issued, per-
haps, in worthy cause-but over
stepping the bounds of truth and
good TASTE"
The report about which the
storm revolved was said to dis
close findings in 100 communities
throughout the state and other
southwestern areas.
It blamed roadhouses and tav-
erns for contributing largely tt
the dissipation of youth, reporting
that boys and girls of high school
age are drinking now in larger
numbers than ever before.
Il
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30


"Fe Is unquestionably the man, "
Alex Street, federal bureau of in
vestigation agent who questioned
the suspect, was overheard to say
in a telephone conversation with
his Washington, d. C. headquarters.
Turning from the telephone af-
ter the conversation, Street was
heard to say there will be a plane
load of federal agents here by to-
morrow afternoon"
Charlton was arrested Saturday.
He said he came here week ago.
The arrest was made by Sheriff
Fred White who had placed watch
after the suspect had taken a
room at lodging house and re-
manned there with shades drawn
!. for "a hours.
n The sheriff questioned the man
Saturday, and when he was dis
satisfied with the answers to his
questions took him to the court
house to compare him with want
ed pictures.
Sheriff White began comparing
the man with the artists recon-
struction of the Mattson kidnap-
er and found that the man had
cleft chin, broken nose and thin,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30

black hair on his arms, all of
which were listed to the kidnaper.
He also was the same height and
weight, the sheriff said.
The was was quoted by Sheriff
White as saying that he had work.
ed on a California sheep ranch for
some Russians" for several weeks.
He told the sheriff that he could
not write, but an unfinished letter
found in his automobile indicated
Sheriff White said, that the man
had been the writer.
The handwriting on the letter
was to be compared with the Matt
son ransom notes, Sheriff White
said.
1t was learned that the suspect
told Street that he left Tacoma on
Jan. 7, four days before the nude
body of the kidnapped child was
found near Everett, Wash.
Washington state license plates
on his car, however, indicated they
were issued Jan. IL. The car is a
black Buick, said to have been pur-
chased in Dallas, Texas, last year.
Charltons fingerprints were air.
mailed to Washington Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30

Another government victory was
reported on the Guadalajara front,
northeast of Madrid, where Loyal
lists advanced along the left flank
and seized a strategically import
ant hill dominating the road to
Cogulludo.
The hill is along the river Hen
ares. It's capture resulted from a
le-and-a-half advance by Gen.
eral Miajas militia, who reported
ly drove the Rebels ahead of them
in disorganized retreat.
The Cordoban troops entered Al
caracejos after two-and-a-half
mile drive along the Alcaracejos-
Pozoblanco highway where they
fought savagely for every foot of
ground.
Italian reinforcements were in
cluded in the army rushed in to
the Pozoblanco sector, 80 miles
north of Cordoba, in General Fran
cisco Frances attempts to halt the
Loyalist push.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
Scriven, Eyer Talk
At Lions Meeting

Gordon Scriven and j. P. Eyer,
members of the city council, were
guest speakers at the Lions club
meeting Tuesday noon at the Bar
bara Worth hotel. Bert Fawcett
was chairman of the day.
Scriven discussed the coming IL
brary bond election, pointing out
the necessity for the new building
since the one has been condemned.
Eyer discussed Ell Centro's recrea-
ton system, the three parks which
now exist, including the new ball
park, and plans for community
building
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30

Entertained at
Banquet Monday

Imperial members of the valley
Schoolmasters club entertained
the others at dinner and pro-
gram Monday night in Imperial
A program of music was featured
in which Margaret Rau presented
a group of her high school stu
dents. Martha Jane Preble enter
tanned the group with a Scotch
dance done in costume.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
FRANCE PROTESTS
TO INSURGENTS

BAYONNE, France, Mar. 80 W.P)
French authorities drafted an
angry protest to the Spanish Reb-
els last night after two insurgent
warships carried the Civil War into
Frances territorial waters and
shelled coal-cafrying freighter.
The Spanish Loyalist merchant
man, Man Caspio, bound from
Newcastle, England with 1000 tons
of coal for French factory at
Boucau, was shelled by the Rebel
warships off Cape Breton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
GUN TRAP ALMOST
BAGS TWO COPS

KANSAS CITY. March 30.-UH
D. C. Stubbs who set shotgun trap
for burglars almost bagged two
policemen last night. The cops
answered an alarm at Stubbs' Of
flee and narrowly missed setting off
the trap. They found that burg
lars, entering a rear door, had rob-
bed the place without coming near
the trap.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30

COUNTY OFFICE
OVERLOADED
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many of the cases involve per-
sons from other states. "Since
there is not proper provision for
all cases the most important ones
must have precedence. If the pro-
baton officer handles the misde-
meanors as well, he can not fol-
low up probation cases and the
whole success of the probation
system depends upon continued
supervision. If they are turned
loose, the probation system be-
comes a mockery."
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
C.. |. o. Endorsed
At Socialist Meet

CHICAGO, March 30. Up)-The
Socialist party's special convention
tonight endorsed the committee
for industrial organization, advo-
Gated a genuine" farmer-labor
party and adopted a new consitu-
tion designed to provide greater
centralization of party machinery"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30

Gelich, head OF the Soviet's film
factories, was counter-revolu-
tionary follower of the exiled Leon
Trotsky and caused SO per cent of
all films to be spoiled.
The head of the industry's plan
ming department, Sidorov, also was
charged with sabotage in blocking
construction of new studios.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
Guilty Plea Made
On Check Charge

r. T. Pepper pleaded guilty to
a bad check charge in superior
court Tuesday and applied for pro-
baton. The probation hearing was
set for April 9. The checks were
given for hay purchased from
ranchers.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
JOSEF ST ALIN'S
FIGHT AGAINST
TROTSKY SPREADS

MOSCOW, March 80. (UP)-Josef Stan's crusade of
elfcondemnaon and demands for purge of Trotskyist
spies and wreckers reached out last night to the Soviet
Unions motion picture industry.
Cinema workers gathered at meeting and bit
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
Loyalist Shock Troops
In Advance; Engage In
Hand-to>Hand Fighting

MADRID, March 80. (UP) ! Loyast shock troops
fought their way into Alcaraceos Monday according to
dispatches and engaged Rebels in the streets
mining area.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
NEW POSTMISTRESS
RECOMMENDED

Democrats of Imperial county
county recently recommended
Blanche Ross for postmistress at
Winterhaven to take the place Of
Loretta Haven, resigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
Man Arrested In
Neev Mexico; FBI
Agents On Trail
Arrested Man Resembles Kidnap-Slayer of
Tacoma Youth; Suspicious
Acts Bring Arrest

TUCUMCARI, N. NJ. March 80. (UP)-A man giving
the name of Vern Charlton and who his address
NJ near Tacoma under arrest here today suspect
~ln the kdnapsayng of 10year-od Charles Mattson of
Tacoma WASHINGTON
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30

Acreage of summer celery in CAL
ifornia is 100 acres which is II per
cent less than in 1896.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30
&'k{atLM:

Los Angeles and Vicinity-F'alr
tonight and Wednesday with morn
ing cloudineSS; Seasonable tenn
perature with little change; gentle
to moderate southeast to southwest
wind.
Southern CalifOrnia-Fair tonight
and Wednesday but morning cloudi-
iiess near coast; normal tempera-
ture moderate northwest wind off
the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-30

''FOr eleven years nOaU l haze been
enjoying Luckies in this country. As
l avrite this, l am in my dressing
room at the Metropolitan Opera. l
haze just completed a performances
OF lie Cog dor. The Lucky am
smoking is one of the reavards of
victory! And l don't feel the slight
est avony about smoking affecting
my throat. For, like other opera
singers, l find that a light smoke
suits both my taste and my throat"
The Washington times., 1937-11-22

International Settlement, and the
administration of the French Con-
cesSion promised to comply las
far as possible"
Japan demanded that the Gus
toms be handed over to them, but
it was believed the customs reve-
nues would not be seized.
The Nipponese lost no time in
acting. Three tugboatS filled with
bluejackets swooped down on 80
Chinese customs and harbor po-
lice boats on the shore Of the set
Element and seized them.
In a day Of Japanese triumph
the sole development favorable to
China was the arrival at Lanchau.
in KanSu province, of so powerful
bombing airplanes from Soviet
Russia, together with several
speedy Soviet pursuit planes. They
were turned over to Chinese mill
tary authorities. according to
travellers from the interior.
The Washington times., 1937-11-22
J. ". TOMLINSON
Term is UPHELD

J. William Tomlinson, Washing
ton attorney. at one time counsel
for CASTOR B. Means, must serve
from three to ten years in prison
for robbery, the United States
Court of Appeals ruled today in
affirming Tomlinson's conviction
last spring.
The attorney, well known as a
breeder of fine show horses, was
identified by three colored robbers
as the master mind" who had
directed them in a number of
Strong-arm robberies.
He was tried, along with two
Of the robbers, in connection with
the beating and robbing of Sam
Siratonis, tailor-shop proprietor, of
3003 Fourteenth st. N. W., on
August 10, 1886. Siratonis lowered
near death for several days. The
two robbers, who obtained $785,
later confessed to police.
The prison sentence was i'm
posed June 9 by Justice F. Dickin-
son Let's.
Tomlinson is also under indict-
ment in connection with the $4,000
holdup Of two Fairfax Farms
Dairy employees on March II, 1896.
The Washington times., 1937-11-22

With WuSih, the key to TIT
north wing of China's secondary
defenses west Of Shanghai, in
Japanese hands, the Chinese were
falling back to a third and final
line between Tanyang and Chin.
kiang for a lest desperate stand
before Marking.
Twelve Chinese divisions, num-
bering nearly 100000 men, were
reported maSsing at Marking, but
so sure were foreign authorities
that the capital must fall shortly
that United States Ambassador
Nelson T. johnson today completed
all arrangements for proceeding
up the Yangtze tomorrow on the
U. S. gunboat Luzon.
Japan'S demand-accompanied
by a threat of armed action-for
control of China'S sovereign rights
within the International Zone
came as a shock to American and
other alien authorities. Yet the
American-headed Shanghai NUM-
cipal council, which directs the
The Washington times., 1937-11-22
HIROHITO SEES
LONG CONFLICT

TOKYO, Nov. % d.N.SO.-Ex'
pecting to maintain an army OF
wartime dimensions in China at
least until the end Of next year
the government today drafted a
budget calling for about $50 mil
lion dollars for military and naval
purposes, and nearly as much for
civil uses.
That Japan officialdom sees no
early conclusion of the struggle
was confirmed by Emperor Hiro,
hito in a message to Japan's expe'
dictionary forces.
"a long way remains before
peace may be brought to the Far
East through attainment of our
national goal" said the En-
peror. I'VE trust our officers
and men shall, with even greater
vigor and courage, overcome the
difficulties before them, thus
fulfilling our expectations and
hope"
The Washington times., 1937-11-22
Shanghai Dominated,
Japan FORCES Ahead
ByH.R. KNTCKERBoCKER


SHANGHAI Nov demonstrating their speedy military
gains with successful demand for political domination Of
mighty Shanghai Jpans troops today swiftly powed forward
through rain and mud the heels of retreatng Chinese
The Washington times., 1937-11-22
BUYS PHOSPHATE

Japan is increasing her pur-
chases of phosphate from Makatea
Island in French Oceania.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Flower Luncheon Given
Mrs. L. H. Dennis Entertains for Penn
sylvania Visitors in Takoma Park.

Townsend, Mr.. John Bovard, DR.. S. J.
Stevenson, Mr.. Harold Seaman and
Mr.. w. H. McClenon.
Mr.. w. H. McClenon, with his
daughters, the Misses Dorothy and
Lucy McClenon, are leaving today for
Gr1nnel College, Iowa, to attend Mr.
McClenon's class reunion. They will
bring back another daughter, Miss
Barbara McClenon, who attends the
same college.
Other college students expected to
return to their homes within a week
for the Summer are Mr.. Ned Griffin
and Mr.. Stanley Smith of Cornell Uni
versity, Mr.. William McNary, Mr.. Fred
Fisher Miss Nancy Avery and Miss
Norma Lewton of Penn State, and
Mr.. Eldige Allanson of Iowa State.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Fischer, with
their infant daughter, Dorothy Mann,
moved from their residence on Maple
avenue into new home they pur-
chased on Radford road, Branwill
Park, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick L. Lewton
are spending the week end at State
College, Pa, attending the gradua-
ton of their daughter, Miss Norma
Lewton, from Penn State. Miss Lew
ton will return with her parents
Tuesday. Accompanying the Lewtons
Is Miss Agnes Winn of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewton returned
Thursday from Richmond, where they
attended the convention Of the Ma
tional Women's Farm and Garden
Association, accompanied by Mrs.
Charlotte Ware Of Boston and Mrs.
Raymond Pearson OF Hyattsville, Md.
Mr.. Jay Axtell, who makes his home
with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Axtell, is in Conrad, Iowa,
his former home, for a two weeks
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernst w. Sphinx enter
tanned at dinner Thursday night in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs Edward Mayes
Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Grace Van Allen entertained
at luncheon Thursday in her home.
Mrs. Robert D. Rands has re-
turned from a Today visit in New
York City with her daughter, Miss
Evening star., 1937-06-06
FRS. L. H. DENNIS entertained
~ II at a novel flower luncheon
wv Tuesday In honor Of Mrs.
i William Gemnnill OF

"A FRS. L. H. DENNIS entertained
M at a novel flower luncheon
v Tuesday In honor Of Mrs,
4 ' L William p Gemmill OF
Monessen, Pa, and Mrs. H. P. Lynch
of Monongahela, Pa. whose husbands
are taking a special course at George
Washington University.
The guests were Mrs. Harry P.
Houston, Mrs. j. L. Stinson, Mrs. Ray
Turner, Mrs. Royle G.. Sherburne, Mrs.
Charles r. Mills, Mrs. Samuel j. Den
mis-, Mrs. Charles Reed, Mrs. Victor
Gif1n, Mrs. Edgar v. Crittendon,
Miss Marion Crittendon. Miss Edna
McNaughton. Mrs. Mary Gregory, Mrs.
Fred S. Wilson, Mrs. Frank Norman,
Mrs. j. Vance McNary Of Takoma
Park and Mrs Harry Stroh OF Shep-
herd Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis D. Bliss gave a
reception Tuesday night at their home.
The guests were families and friends
of the graduating class Of the Bliss
Electrical School in Takoma Park.
Mrs. Bliss entertained the wives Of
members of the faculty and their chill
dren at picnic supper Monday night,
having Is guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert w. Volkmer
entertained at dinner last night at
their Summer cottage at Herald
Harbor, Md, following swimming
party.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L..
Stinson, Mrs. John O'Neill, Mrs. F. +.
Wells, Mrs. Fred S. Wilson, Mr.. F. H.