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Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF new RATE
CHEERS VALLEY
Ranchers, Businessmen
Predict Increased
Confidence

Ranchers, o f f i C i a | 8 and
businessmen Saturday de-
clared the alteration in the
Imperial Irrigation District
tax rate will restore conf
dence in the present and future
of Imperial Valley and bring an
increase in land purchases.
One rancher purchased an addi-
tional ranch after he was assured
the district tax rate would not be
raised this year. He said he could
not have bought the property II he
mad not felt certain the taxes would
go no higher.
I. Schlatter, Calexico, chairman
of the Imperial County Board Of
Supervisors said the district tax
rate change will do more to ad-
vertise Imperial Valley in favor
able light than anything that has
happened in years. Investors living
outside of Imperial Valley will be
more interested In investing In
property here because they know
their profits will not be eaten up
by taxes, he declared.
"The whole tax picture Is a
healthy one" Schlatter said. "The
county raised the rate but II cents.
This raise was due to the social
security levy over which the coun-
ty has no control. Some cities re-
duced their rates, others kept them
the same as last year.
The tax situation should increase
the confidence in Imperial Valley
both at home and outside. People
will not keep buying property If
the taxes are too high"
Rudolph Miller, rancher of the Ell
Centro area, hailed word of the
new rate as pleasant surprise be-
cause he had been led to believe
tn rate would be much higher. II
hope" he said, "the district will
be able to operate efficiently and
fully with the rate the board se-
lected."
Warren Currier, secretary and
sales manager of the Imperial VAL
ley Hardware company, said the
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
COUPLE ADMITS
FORGERY, ASKS
FOR SENTENCE.

Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Wallace
pleaded guilty to forgery in superb
or court Friday afternoon and beg
9ei officials to confine them in an
institution SO they may be cured
of the drug habit.
The court ordered Mrs. Patricia
Ruth Wallace taken to the woman's
prison at Techachapi and Wallace
to be taken to San Quentin. In
the case of Wallace, Judge r. D.
McPherrin recommended that he be
transferred to the hospital for treat
ment.
Wallace said he wanted to be i'm
nrisoned so he could not get drugs
He said his wife worked as o
waitress to support them while he
was i'll and cared for him after
working nine hours a day. Her
health broke, he told the court, and
she used drugs to, help carry her
through the trying times.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace in
listed upon taking the punishment
for the forged signature on the
check. They were arrested in I'm
oerial early this week.
Mrs. Wallace left Ell Centre Sat-
urday morning for the prison in
custody of Sheriff Robert w. Ware
Wallace will be taken north later,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
RITES WILL BE
HELDSUNDAY
FOR EMMONS

Last rites for Howard DOUGLAS
Emmons, 60, FL Centran who died
Tuesday of automobile injuries
will be held at the B. f. Lemons
funeral chapel at 10 o'clock Sum
lay morning
The Rev. Harold E. Dotv pastor
# the First Baptist church of El
Centric, will preach the funeral
rermcn. Interment will he made il
the family plot at Indio Monday
morning.
Emmons, chief water plant ope-
rator and weather observer at e.
Centro, died in Jacumba of head
injuries suffered in an automobile
accident near Ell PaSco, Tex, July
30. He and Mrs. Emmons were en-
route east on vacation journey.
His survivors are his wife, Mrs
Dorothy Vester FmmonS: two sons
Harris and Harold; sister, Mrs.
Gladys FraWiey of BraWley; and g
brother, Clyde.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19


1878 year is $40,203,264 against
$32, ,570,397 last year, or an increase
in assessed valuation Of $685., 1857.
The me-" assessment rate is 1877
per cent under that of last year.
New assessed valuation is increased
23.43 per cent over last year.
Considering assessed valuation
under the new tax rate, district
taxpayers will pay an estimated
$4,385.90 more than last year.
Business Upsurge
In view of pessimistic predictions
during the last six months that the
tax rate would be $13, $11, So
and various other figureebusiness,
farm and civic leaders hailed the
actual 1878 rate as factor which
will do more than anything else
to encourage an upsurge of busi-
ness and real estate deals In Impe-
rial Valley during the next 12
months.
Announcing the new rate, district
directors issued a statement explain
ing the levy.
I'm fixing the new rate" said
the board, "a number of factors
vital to the board were taken into
consideration.
During the past year the board
has continued to make every effort
to reorganize the districts out
standing debt. After interviews and
correspondence, we have succeeded
in winning tentative approval from
approximately so per cent of dis
trict security holders for a program
to refinance the Indebtedness on
a basis involving the total annual
obligation not to exceed anticipated
revenue from the assessment the
board has fixed this year.
met equalized valuation for 1897
is 0,203, ,264. Gross assessment at
$3.78 totals $1,5l9,68 .38; net, after
statutory deduction of Is per cent
for delinquencies, aggregates ST.
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
MICE TRAPPED
BY EXPLORERS
ON SKY ISLE.
Traces of Animals on
Isolated Section
Reported

GRAND CANYON, Ariz.,
Sept. 18. (UP)-An eXplor-
alton party on an island in
the Skies" a plateau that has
been isolated for perhaps
10000 years, reported today that
it had trapped two mice for scien-
tific study, and found traces Of
many other small animals.
Only meager aetails had reached
the mainland, but word that traces
of chipmunks, rabbits, coyotes and
foxes had been found, implied that
the animal life which has been
pent up there since the end of the
glacial age was readily typed and
was similar to that of the sur
rounding countryside.
The. two mice were brought down
to the mainland by Edwin D. Nc
Kee, chief naturalist of the Grand
canyon national park and member
of the expedition. They reSembied
ordinary 'leaf-eared' mice.
The mice were dead. Arrowheads
also were found on the plateau, in
dicating, he said, that prehistoric
people used the saddles" or mar
row strips of land at the base for
hunting grounds and waited for
the animals to come down from
the plateau to the mainland.
Mckee descended because of a
shortage of water. The climb was
so difficult that water could be
carried only in canteens. Provisions
were dropped from an airplane last
night but the canvas sacks of water
burst. Porters were expected to
attempt another climb with water
and other provisions today.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
SUB ATTACKS
ANNOUNCED ON
BRITISH SHIPS
Airplane Drops Bombs
Near Destroyer in
Mediterranean

LONDON, Sept. 18. (UP)
Reports of a submarine
attack on the British air.
craft carrier Glorious and
the landing of Italian and
German forces in Spanish Morocco
reached London today, to empha-
size the acute danger of the Medi-
terranean situation.
The Glorious reached Malta yes
terday, to play its part in the new
piracy control which now includes
airplanes and surface Warships as
well as submarines.
Soon after the big ship docked
the rumor was circulated that few
miles off Malta "a submarine had
fired torpedo at it, and that the
destroyer Comet, accompanying II.
had dropped depth charges
The admiralty announced one at
tack on the British destroyer Fear
less off Gijon on the bay of Biscay
An unidentified airplane dropped
six bombs close to the destroyer,
without effect, the admiralty said.
An impasse between Great Britain
and France on one side and Italy
and Germany on the other seemed
complete as regards the anti-piracy
agreement reached at Nyon and
Geneva.
Premier Benito Mussolini stood
fast in his own determination not
70 make the first move toward eff
fecting Italy's inclusion in the
agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
Veteran Highway
Officer to Leave

California Highway Patrolman
James Holcomb will be transferred
from Imperial to Orange county
October l., headquarters in Sacra-
mento announced Saturday.
He has been a member of the
Imperial county squad for over II
years and was one of the members
of the original county-state unit
which became the state squad six
years ago.
His departure from the Imperial
county patrol will leave but three
members of the original group still
on duty. Mrs. Ruth Marable Johns
ton, clerk, Captain Frank Oswalt,
and Bill Tackett still remain. Their
names are given in the order OF
their seniority.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
School Children
Will Be Guarded
At Intersections

Ell Centre school children will be
given. additional protection at
school crossings by telegraphic Or
ders received Friday from Chief
of Police j. Sterling Oswalt on va
cation in New Mexico.
Traffic officers will be concen-
trated at intersections where chill
dren must cross the streets en- route
to their homes.
In addition to the traffic Officers
on the regular force, the Junior po-
lice officers will be used to assist
the children across the streets and
regulate traffic in school zones.
This service will be maintained
said Chief Oswalt for every school
in the city as long as there is any
need.
Members of the California High
way Patrol will join in this service
patrolling Main street and other
points with Wilson and Washington
and Douglass schools particularly in
mind.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19

dlICIdll guns.
The Bunl, Shanghai's great
waterfront thoroughfare, was spray
ed with shrapnel.
The Chinese evidently had q
strong force of planes. They con-
Quoted nine raids in an hour. They
drew a terrific anti-aircraft fire as
the japanese warships in the
Whangpoo river turned their search
lights into the sky.
The planes bombed the vicinity
of the japanese airport at Yangtze-
BOO and dropped big incen1iary
bombs at the japanese warships
anchored off there.
One Chinese plane was seen shot
down in flames, crashing on the
Wharves.
Prior to the bombings, the Chi
nese observed the sixth anniversary
of Japan's capture of Mukden with
advances in several sectors, striking
hard in series of count attacks
all through the Shanghai delta,
Severe fighting occurred at the
ncrth station in Shanghai and north
of the city at Lotien, Taxang, Chin
chasun AMI elsewhere
SHANGHAI, Sept. 18. W.P-Chi-
nese soldiers, vigorously developing
series of attacks, struck
hard at all sectors on the Shanghai
front today.
Rain, which immobilized japanese
tanks and airplanes, conceded with
a national day of mourning-sixth
anniversary of the japanese occu-
patton of Mukden, Manchuria, in
1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19

At noon close to 200 representa-
tives of the city's various civic Or
ganizationS met at the Barbara
Worth hotel for the annual fall
roundup of teachers at which the
teachers were introduced to the
citizens of the community.
The various Representatives of or
ganizations welcomed the teachers
in a series of brief talks in which
the desire for close cooperation be-
tween school authorities and the
community was expressed.
Weakley presided and G. B. Col
Inns, county superintendent, also
spoke in greeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
ROOSEVELT TO
CONTINUE HIGH
COURT BATTLE
President Will Make
West Coast Trip
Next Week

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.
(UP) President Roosevelt
clearly indicated to a con-
stitution day audience and
to the nation today that he
intends to fight for changes in the
supreme court.
Shortly before his voice was car
ried tC the nation by radio in an
attack on the high tribunal, the
White House announced that he
would embark next week on trip
to the west coast that will carry
him through or near the states OF
three of the leading opponents in
the senate of his court enlargement
program.
He followed onto the air, two of
his cabinet enthusiastically OF
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and
Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes
who likewise attacked the su-
preme court.
Though the chief executive did not
express his intentions in concrete,
specific language, observers had no
doubt after his speech that the su-
preme court question had not been
killed when the senate defeated
his bill calling for it's enlargement
Contrary to the belief of many
Americans, Mr. Roosevelt said, "the
constitution says nothing about any
power of the court to declare legis-
lation unconstitutional; nor does it
mention the number of judges for
the court
You will find no justification in
any of the language of the constitu-
ton for delay in the reform which
the mass of the American people
now demand"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19

For the present a minimum sched-
rle will be in effect.
On the eve of the opening, facul-
ties of the various schools were busy
making the final preparations so
that everything may be in smooth
running order on Monday.
Junior college pre-registration
was conducted Thursday and Fri
day and elementary students enter
ing school for the first time this
fall were enrolled Friday,
Saturday morning the various IA
culties met with Weakley for last
minute instructions, elementary
teachers meeting at Wilson school,
and high school and junior college
at the high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
FUNERAL FOR
GARD YOUNG

Funeral services for Gard Leslie
Young, "A, who died at Laguna
Thursday, will be conducted at the
Lemons chapel in Ell Centro at 10
o'clock Monday morning.
The Rev. H. o. LangSton, pastor
of the Holtville Christian church,
will preach the funeral sermon.
Burial will be made in the soldiers
plot at Evergreen cemetery.
Young, a brother of Ben Young
of Holtville, was born in Pennsyl-
vania and came to Imperial Valley
seven years ago. He died while On a
vacation in Laguna.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
Jasper Reports
Attendance Gain

jasper was the first rural school
to report to the county superin-
tendent of schools the attendance
record at the end of the first week
of school.
Enrolment figures are. $50 stu
dents as compared to 13l at the
end of the first week last year.
A complete county report will be
available within the next few days
as the various schools turn in their
repOrtS
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
RURAL SCHOOL
PRINCIPALS IN
CONFERENCE

Rural school principals assembled
in the court house Saturday morn
ing to discuss reorganization plans
with C. B. Collins. county super
intendent and the instruction su-
perviSors, Miss Helen Thomas, Miss
Edith Redit, Miss Marjorie Nc
Farlane.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
Tools Requested
At Detention Home

An appeal for carpenters tools for
juveniles at the county detention
home was made Saturday by E. A.
Nance. county probation officer. The
tools will be turned over to chill
dren to provide worthwhile activi-
ties, Nance explained
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
Mussatti to Give
School Address

James Mussatti, secretary of the
California Taxpayers association,
will deliver his address, "The Con-
stitution of the United States" at
Wilson school auditorium Septem-
ber 28.
The session will be sponsored by
the Associated Farmers of I'M
perial county and will be open to
the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
~ AMBLING
KEPORTER

Just Like "A Cat-
Gene Mousseau, who can De
counted upon to enliven many a
dull day, occupied the last day OF
his Washington-Oregon vacation,
spent with Dad Cal NJ, by getting
mixed I'D with a skunk. When Gene
returned to camp, everyone lied
from his path. Cal summoned cour-
age to shout at him from ols-
tance that he'd have to sleep out
side that night.
st suppose it's all my fault, ="
grumbled Gene, irate at the haro-
ness of his elders. you're going to
blame me just cause a skunk spit
at me
Lost And Found
The other day somebody left s.
L. Hartzell a litter of kittens Tor
which he had absolutely no use,
so he called on Dog Catcher James
Sroggins to remove the furry
Youngsters. Scroggins went out,
found the cats-and lost his glasses.
Next day Hartzell left a message
for Jim. Tell him." he said that
I've found his glasses, and now ne
can come find that other cat ne
missed"
Scroggins did.
Falls In The Air ,-- ..-----.-
Pat Higgs sends over note ex-
planning why some Holtville folks
have been insisting that winter
has arrived. Last Friday" says
Pat, 'in' order to repair wiring on
my motor I had to remove the ian
from my desert cooler. In putting
the fan: back on, got it back
wards. Not noticing the difference
started the motor and went to
work. When l returned several hours
later, the neighborS in that direc-
ton were taking down their cool
ers and putting up their heaters
and chopping wood"
Courting Disaster
ut isn't as hot as it has been,
replied Joe Thompson to the grum
bling of two girls touring from
Los Angeles to Milwaukee, when
they stopped at the Pioneer gar
age for gas. The gals weren't con-
vinced. One pointed out that lo'
of people have died recently from
the heat.
yeah" replied Joe, "but most
of them had been drinking hard
liquor"
The girls paled noticeably-ano
1t developed that they had a gallon
filled with Tom Collinses wher
they left Los Angeles-and hao
been imbibing all the way across
the desert.
They drove away somewhat un-
steadily.
A New Project
Someone suggested that a new
re-employment project had beer
started the other day. Chan Living
ston, unemployment service boss
hereabouts, was directing q roofing
section composed of Pat Thaanum
Don Robertson and Harry Carlson
while AL Holgerson fixed-of al
things-a flat tire. The true story
however, is that Chan was merely
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
VACATION ENDS
FOR CITY PUPILS

vacation fer Ell Centre school pupils and teachers ends
secondary
begin said Guy A. Weakley
college principal
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
DISTRICT SETS $3.78 RAT
Chinese p lanes
Rain Bombs in
Daring Raids
Copyright 1887 by United Press

SHANGHAI, Sept. 18. (UP)-Chinese planes rain
ed bombs the Shanghai region tonight in series of
daring raids and the foreign including the Ameri
can were showered with shrapnel from japanese anti
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
AS ES s Ed
VALUATION
INCREASED
Taxes for Average to Remain Virtually
Same; Valuations Raised by
q Percent; Old Rate $4.65

The Imperial Irrigation Districts 1898 assessment
rate will be $378 $1OO valuation district directors de-
cided Saturday Last years rate $465
Actually the taxes paid by the average man to the
irrigation district will be approximately the same this
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
BREAKDOWN
OF TAX RATE

Here is a breakdown of de-
tails which make up the $3.7S
per 500 tax rate announced Sat-
urday by the Imperial Irrigation
District
1898 ASSESSMENT RATE
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: Los Angeles 37c; butterfat. Imperial
Valley, fob. ranch grade A, 47c; manufacturing
milk 4Oc; route gathered cream 361Sc.
L. A. Hay. u. S. No l $17.5O-18 U. s. No
leafy $16.50-17; u. s. No $500 Minneapolis flax
Sept. S2.Os
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-19
WEATHER

Maximum temperature 1O6, minimum IL; Am.
emperature IS; humidity 55; noon temperature
O6, hum. "a; pm. temp 1O2 hum. "a.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
COAST PLAY LURES
TWODc. GOLF PROS
Mackenzie and Wa|per Sole
Representatives in Six
MAJOR Journeys.

~ NLYtwo Of washington's pro-
fesional golfers will make
\ thi long trek across country
~ toCalNornia and the six big
Journeys abng the California winter
circuit. Bland Mackenzie now Is
In California and Leo Walper will
follow. vihy Cox. District open
champ. wlo hasn't been showing his
true game has decided to pass up the
California circuit and will remain at
Miami.
Six map affairs, with prize money
aegregatilg $4,000. will be played in
California between January 7 and
February Is. The lead-of affair is
the Los Angeles open. for years the
bell-wet1r Of the West Coast affairs,
billed to tart on January 7 for q purse
Of St, 600 Oakland, Calf, comes along
With 5000 medal play affair late
in JanuaV, while San Francisco, not
to be oudone by Loe Angeles, an
nounces I $4,000 tourney to wind UP
the Calibrnia season on February
II, IL ant 13. Tournaments carrying
o-erand piece are the Bing Crosby
open, January Is and Is; the Pasa-
dena ope1 January 2l. - and 23, and
the Sacramento open, February 4,
5 and 8.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
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Shoot At Arcadia Tonight.

Shoot At Arcadia Tonight.
ITS BIG field dotted with we'll
known bowlers, the Arcadia will
hold its roll-off tonight in two squads,
one starting at Z o'clock and the
other at 9.
Monk Walker. who won the mems
championship in 1885 with a gross
score Of o92, qualified at the Arcadia
this time with 1855.
Mabelle Herring. president of the
Washington Womens Duckpin Asso-
citation, and Virginia Calvagno, q
fellow officer, are among the survivors
there. So are Margaret Lynn, former
w. w. D. A. secretary. and Evelyn
Rean, one-time holder OF the District
woman's record for a league set
4l2-rolled in 1888 and beaten last
year by Lorraine GULL by two sticks.
A staunch Arcadian. Mrs. Ream
induced dozen bowlers of the A. B..
and w. Bus League to enter at the
Arcadia, She is the only fair men,
Der of the league.
Among the male qualif1ers at the
Arcadia is one of the best money"
shooters Of the early 1920s-Nick
Chaconas. who got under the wire
with 33-645. Another familiar name
In the Arcadia list is Leo Rinaldi.
A few years back Leo was a set-up
for nobody and Is a potential winner
in the current struggle.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
ALEX FORMIDABLE
FOE FOR STRAIGES
Capable Hngmen Will Clash in
Co-Featre Of Show Monday
atrurners Arena,

THE Granny complexioned joey
straige. who was offered some-
what Of set-up for his style here
last week ! trimming Irish Johnny
Dean, MonAy will face probably his
toughest Id hl test when he clashes
with Eddie Alzek, talented New York
lightweight in an eight-round CO.
feature boutat Turner's Arena.
Both Alz& and Straiges are clever
boxers witt impressive professional
records. AK has whipped Billy Bull
lock and Ute Galiano here, while
Joey's most notable achievement in
Washington perhaps was his victory
over Dean.
Nick CanFata, who appeared here
several timb last season, will swap
swats with Vernon Cormier, Boston
lightweight, In another eight-rounder.
Evening star., 1937-12-30

!. FEATURE MATHS
Three Are Slated Tonight,
With Casey and Kashey
in Main TussIe,

= TEvE (cHusHER) CASEY, who
~ holds the dubious distinction of
being recognized as world cham.
pion In some spots. will tanele
with Abe Kashey, hairy Syrian
squirmer. in the feature of three finish
matches tonight in the weekly grapple
show At Turner's Arena.
The angular Casey, An importation
from ireland, claims the world Is bor-
dered on the north by Maine and the
south by Connecticut, and since he
seems to rule things in New England,
the title, in his own mind at least,
u his.
Jesse James, who launched life With
the more impressive monicker Of
Demitros stephanos Tzigikos, will bend
bones with Paddy Mack, another Irish
man, In another finish match. James,
. young Greek who has proved one
Of the most popular pachyderms o. the
season, lays claim to the world light
heavyweight championship. which no
body else seems to want.
Sullivan Is Big Boy.
John SULLIVAN. who tests stra-
tospheric conditions at the dizzy
height OFT feet inches, will look
down on Billy Hanson In the third
feature match.
Sullivan recently deposited his 275-
pound frame successfully on two foes
IN one evening at Turner'S Arena
Hanson may carry ladder into the
ring to apply deadlock.
The unveiline Of Ram Singh. q
Hindu, will mark preliminary grunting
Singh will meet Henry Kulkovich
while Pierre De Glane will stack up
against Al PerierA In matches re-
stricted to 30 minutes.
The first match is slated for sac
O'Clock.