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Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
IMPERIAL NOTES

Miss Mildred Webb, small daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w J. Webb, re-
turned recently from Phoenix,
where she spent two weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dickey ano
family. Dickey is a brother of Mrs
Webb. The trip was particularly
fascinating to Mildred because she
never before had travelled alone or
on a train.
Helen Scott left Friday for Glen
dale where she was planning to visit
friends for a few days. When the
summer session OF Woodbury. bus
mess college opens she will go on 10
Los Angeles where she will take up
her studies. Helen was '38 grad
uate of Imperial high school.
C. H. Madden returned Tuesday
from a brief business trip to Los
Angeles and Long Beach.
Mrs. Scott P. Schaffer of Bisbee,
Ariz.. is spending week or two
here visiting her sister and family
Mrs. George o. Harris. Friends Will
be glad to hear that she is recover
ing from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Brewer and fam
ily recently left for Laguna where
they are planning to stay during the
summer months.
Miss Gladys Hanna left recently
for Sawyers business college in Los
Angeles. Miss Hanna is graduate
of the class of '38 of Imperial high
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Niles ano
daughter Frances left recently fol-
a vacation in Alhamhbra where
they will visit Niles mother and sis
ter. On the 29th Frances met Mar
tha Jane Preble in Los Angeles
From there the girls were going to
travel to Tahoe together where they
have an orchestra engagement fol
the summer months. Mr.. and Mrs
Niles are remaining in Los Angeles
for a few more days. During theii
absence Margaret Moore and Miss
Dora Gott are occupying the house
Mrs. Marvin Foster returned Wed
nesday from Sipes Springs, Texas
where she has spent about two
weeks. Returning with her were
Morris Foster, formerly of Imperial
and another brother, Kenneth.
Mary-Ann Riddle of FL Centre
spent Tuesday afternoon in Impe-
rial visiting.
George Wright spent the past
weekend in San Diego with his wife
who is yacationing there.
Mrs. E. p. Mellon spent Tuesday
in Spring Valley visiting Mrs. o
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

The words Of the PSalmist, I'VE
will rejoice in thy salvation, and in
the name of our God we will set up
our banners" are the Golden Text
in the Lesson Sermon on God" on
Sunday in all Churches Of Christ.
Scientist.
A Scriptural selection in the Les
son-Sermon includes these verses
from Matthew: Then was Jesus lee
up of the spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted of the devil =. Again,
the devil taketh him up into an ex-
ceeding high mountain, and sheW-
eth him all the kingdoms of the
world, and the glory of them; Ano
saith unto him, All these things will
give thee, if thou wilt fall down
and worship me- Then saith Jesus
unto him, Get thee hence, Satan
for it is written, Thou shalt worship
the Lord thy God, and him only
shalt thou serve. Then the devil
leaveth him, and, behold, angels
came and ministered unto him"
One of the passages from Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy,
states: we lose the high significa-
ton of omnipotence. when after ad-
mitting that God, or good, is omni-
present and has all-power, we still
believe there is another power, nam
ed evil. This belief that there is
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
Imperial Valley Press

Esta bIished April 20, 1901.
Published every afternoon except
saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded by
The Post-Press Sunday establish
ed 1880 by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 62J Stnte
sfr~et, Ei CentrO, Calf.
Entered at E1 Cen,rO, California
post office as second class matter.
Paul jenkins. publisher; A. G..
Johnston, vice president and gen
ereIa manager; r.. A. Fitzbugh.
secretary and managing editor.
West-Holliday Co., Inc, National
Advertising Representatives.
Members California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subscription Rates; be per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press fSuDdsysD, per month, GOcy
Paid In advances 3 months $1.85.
o months Sj.25I one year 500.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
FIRST. PRESBYTERIAN
9Th and Orange

George w. Thomas, DID,, pastor
Church school, 9 am; A. j. Shall
Ter, superintendent.
Morning worship, 9 to 10:15; Uni
fled service. Glasses 9 to $3.50, THE
Glorious Fourth; song service, lee
by Miss Rebecca Severance; 11:00
Union service at Baptist church;
sermon theme, Blessed is The Man
That Maketh a Well.
Christian Endeavor, 7:30 pm,
Union with Epworth League at La
guna mountains.
No other evening service.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
Goinss. Cominss
Of VaIIeyFolk

Mrs. j. w. Tyler has taken a
cottage at Ocean Beach for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mr.. E.. F. Surface are
in their mountain cabin in the La
guna mountains where they will
spend the greater part of their va
cation.
Mrs. j. w. Donohue has taken an
apartment at Jacumba for the re
mainder of the summer season and
]. w. and Bill will drive up as
often as possible. The Donohues
plan a delightful trip for later in
the summer.
Laverne Niece plans to leave
Saturday for Los Angeles where
he will join Mrs. MCGEE for his
weeks vacation. Mrs. MCGEE has
been in Los Angeles for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
ARMY OFFICER
WOUNDED

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Tex,
July |. UP)-Lieut. Col. John H.
Wallace. As, of the United States
army general staff corps, was shot
through the chest and critically
wounded today when a .45-caliber
pistol he was handling accidentally
DISCHARGED
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
Small Girl Returns to Imperial Home
After First Train Journey Alone
A. Lindenlan.

a. LlllQtilldll.
Hortense Taylor is spending a few
days in Los t.ngeles visiting rela-
tives.
Billy Dunn left Monday for mgle-
wood. He is planning to spend a
week there getting the Dunn's sum-
mer home ready for the family.
Mrs. Grace Preble and her daugh-
ter. Martha and Mrs. Art Philbrick
motored to San Bernardino Tuesday
afternoon. They planned to spend
the evening with Mrs. Preble'S sis
ter, Mrs. Ray Meek.
Robert Cheney left Saturday
morning for Boys State at Sacra-
mento. Robert was chosen as an
outstanding boy of school and sent
there by the American Legion.
Lucille Templeton, Virginia Aver
i'll. Theda McElroy. Helen Savidge,
Bob Moore, Leroy league, H. C.
Worthington and Rev Elmer Wilder
are attending a Christian Endeav-
or convention in Oakland this week.
The American Legion is sponsor
ing a potluck picnic at Hipass camp
July 3 and 4 The public is invited
and is urged to inspect the sum-
mer camp.
Harry Vestal and son Willis left
Monday for Los Angeles on a brief
business trip.
Judge John Baker, A. Y. Preble
and Bob Davis were hosts at open
house at Manzanita in honor of
their respective birthdays last Sun
day. About 200 valley people at
tended.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
(Holtville)

John Wesley Grande. pastor
Church school, 8:45 am; Robt
Mercereau, assistant superintendent.
Morning worship, 9;45-10.30 lex
actly); sermon topic, Uncle Sans
Birthday Congratulations to The
Church; in observance of July 4th;
special music, vocal duet by Misses
Marcia and Frances Mercereau.
Senior and Junior High Epworth
League; Junior High subject, What
is Worship; leader, Frances Hogue,
$50 pm.
Evening worship, Ills; Union Serv-
ices in Recreation park.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
MONTEREY CUSTOMS
HOUSE PURCHASED

MONTEREY, Cal, July l. CUP)
-Monterey's historic customs house.
which was taken from the republic
of Mexico 90 years ago. was the
property of the state of California
today.
The building and its grounds,
which will be made part of the
state park system, were sold to the
state by the federal government for
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
STATE STREET CHRISTIAN
Fifth and State

Thomas L. MaSsie, pastor
Church school, $50 am; r. D.
Hoy. superintendent
Union service at First Baptist
church, 11:00 am; special music
by Baptist Choir.
Union service at Taggs Camp, Mt.
Laguna at 7:30 pm.
No evening service.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
SALVATION ARMY
635 Broadway

Adj. Lee Montgomery i'm charge.
Jail service, 9 am, county jail.
Sunday school. 10 am.
Holiness service, IL am.
Young people, $50 pm.
Open air service, 7 pm.
Indoor service, 7:45.
THURSDAY
Open air service, pm.
Indoor service, 7:45.
SATURDAY
Open air service, 6 pm.
Indoor service, pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
9Th and Olive

Church school, 8:45 am.
Morning worship, 1000; sermon
topic, The Greatness of God and
You. Church is air-cooled
Union service with other young
peoples societies, 7:30 pm, Mt. La
guna. Rev. Johnson will speak
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
8th and Orange
Harold w, Stanfield, pastor

Church school, 9:45 am; LoVejoy
Irwin, superintendent.
Morning worship, ll:O0.
Juniors and Young People, $50
Evening worship, 7:30; Evangelis-
tic Service.
nm
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01

August to hear testimony of patrio-
tic organizations which have done
independent work in connection
with un-American activities and
foreign propaganda.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
WEATHER

data complied by observers for
the official United States weather
bureau station at Ell CentrO.D
Maximum Thursday ............... 100
Minimum Friday .-.........-.............. Sc
Reading, at Noon Friday
Temperature .......................-. SO
Humidity ........................... 26
Reading at am. Friday
Temperature .--.......--...........- 73
Humidity ....-.... ............................... 55
Reading at pm. Thursday
Temperature .................................. 90
Humidity ........-..................-.- 18
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
Father ConfeSses
Plotting Death

WAYCR0SS, Ga, July l. (UP)-The Staying of 10
yearod boy by of two girls who directed by the chds
father had drawn straws to which would do it.
revealed today by Solicitor General John S. Gibson.
The girls, mattresses in the roadhouse of Harvey Mel
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01
Churches Invite Attendance

more than one mind is as pernicious
TO divine theology as are ancient
mythology and pagan idolatry."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01

Salinas Valley Fair and mild
Friday night and Saturday; fog in
north portion; northwest wind.
Southern California Fair Fri
day night and Saturday but fog in
extreme west portion; no change
in temperatures moderate north
west wind off the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-01

HortenSe Taylor is spending a few
DAYS in Los t4ngeleS visiting rela-
tiveS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
Troubled Trouble

Jealousy and with it an abiding
sadness has reached the heart OF
Trouble. Trouble is T. A. Jolly's
tig collie.
Slightly more than a month ago
Trouble had had no troubles. HIS
heart beneath the shaggy yellow
coat was as light as g leaf skipping
before a wind, for his master Law
ished upor him every attention and
! in return Trouble loved Jolly as
completely as only collie can.
Then came an addition to the Jolly
household III the form of a girl
child, Joyce.
At first, Trouble was as interest
ed in the baby as his master and
mistress, but quickly he noted that
attention previously his was now
transferred to the crib. Even the
gambols that in the past drew
laughter from his master failed to
break the indifference and an eager
muzzle thrrstt into Jolly's hand
drew only an absent minded pat.
Trouble tried hard to win back
his place but this week he gave up
the effort. Now when ever Jolly
returns home the collie rises and
stalks outside.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29

offer financing completion of the
districts public power system.
Less than 16 hours intervened be-
fore opening of the county's 33 poll
ing places at am. Friday as dis
trict officials completed organiza-
ton of volunteer workers to take
every available voter to the polls.
There was little doubt that the
people will accept the PWA loan
of 81 ,045, 900, secured by power reve-
nue. bonds and accompanied by an
outright gift of $855 900. The loan
would carry four per cent inter-
est, and be repaid over 30-year
period.
With the PWA funds, the dis
trict would construct a generating
plant at Drop Three on the All
American canal and build lines to
serve an additional 5000 customers
with public power.
Final appeals TO voters by almost
every civic leader in the county
stressed the need of a heavy turn
out Friday to demonstrate the val
ley's good faith to PWA.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
Resurfacing Of
Fl Centro Streets
Due Before Jan. |

ReSurfacing of east Main street
and Fifth and Sixth streets in
Ell Centre before the end of the
year was indicated Wednesday by
call for bids on the three pro-
jects.
Bids will be opened by the San
Diego office of division of state
highways Oct. IL, Phil Knights, Ell
Centro city engineer, announced
Work must be completed within 35
days after award of the contract.
Plans call for surfacing from the
Southern Pacific tracks on Main
street to the city limits and on
Fifth and Sixth from State street
to Orange.
Knights estimated work will start
around Nov. is, allowing time for
checking bids. The surfacing rep
resentS Ell Centro's share of state
gasoline tax funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
Building Totals
Dwarf Last Years

Ell Centros building permit total
jumped more than $4,000 Thurs
day after granting of permit for
two sheds to be built by the I'M
perial Ice and Development COM
pany. -
The action boosts the yearly
figure to $279,747. The total for
September alone thus far is $54,967.
The 1888 figures dwarf those for
last year. Up to Sept. 20 in 1897
the building permits totaled $685.
975, $83,872 behind this year. For
the month of September in 1887
the total was $l5,795.
The $4,000 sheds will be located
at Commercial and Second streets.
Other permits granted Thursday
included one for $1O0 to Mark
Magee to reroof a shade at home
at 1917 Olive street, another for
$25 to Bert Woolf for alterations
at 84lls Park street and $50 per-
NIT to Frank Smyer at 742 He'll
street for garage alterations.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
The Nuts

No one could have carried it of
better than Bob Williams, but even
SO RR's neck burns in sympathy.
Back home for a while in Albany.
n. Y, Bob attended q swanky din
ner party, tails, top hat ct al In
between the soup and the nuts
somewhere Bob must have leaned
back a bit too abruptly, for sud-
denly a stud from his shirt front
popped out. Most of the guests,
transfixed, watched the stud arc
gracefully and land with a "plop"
in the center OF a plate of UNITS.
Bob did what RR would have
been too tluStered to do. Merely
picked up the plate of nuts, offered
il to the next guest and said:
Have stud?"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29

The momentouS four-poWer con-
ference worked furiously in order
to deliver the agreement to Czech
oslovakia-which has not YET been
given opportunity to accept or re-
ject it-and receive the Prague
governments reply before Hltier's
October l war or peace" deadline.
There seemed little doubt that
the powers would urge the Czechs
to accept.
The conference is ready inform
ed French circles believed, to make
German occupation of the Eyer
district on Saturday the price of
peace. The French favor having
the troops in peace time instead of
war time kit.
German circles also suggested that
much of the sting would be taken
from the occupation for the Czechs
if the troops march in forage caps
and light equipment instead of
steel helmets and war equipment.
Informed German sources con-
firmed earlier suggestions that a
''token' withdrawal of Czechoslo-
yak troops from the Ege. district
might satisfy Germans of the Su-
deten region, as a symbolic triumph
for Germany.
Hitler, it was believed, would be
content with Czech evacuation oil
the Eyer district at the northwest
ern tip of Czechoslovs.kia, border
ing the Reich.
German troops would immediate
ly filter in and gradually expand
the sphere of their occupation in
ensuing days as the CZechs with
draw farther.
Hitler, Neville Chamberlain, Brit
aims prime minister; Benito Mus
solini, II Duce of Italy, and Pre-
mier Edouard Daladier of France
attended the session.
Informed German sources sale
that after Hitler had occupied the
sections of Sudetenland which he
intends to take over outright and
Immediately he probably would be
satisfied if the remainder of the
territory where plebiscities are to
be held were policed by an interna-
tional military force.
Undoubtedly the force would be
made up of British, French and
Italian troops SO that the three
powers would be formally guar
anteeing an orderly process.
1t was believed Germany would
be ready to relinquish the right
she believes hers under the British
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29

Although refusing to go SO far
as to claim that CZechoSlovakia
could prove a match for Hitler's
legionS in single combat Aten
said:
The Czechs are sharp soldiers
good fighting men and they stick
together like sawdust and glue.
Their army is well trained and
equipped and Germany will find
plenty of opposition if she decides
to give her soldiers marching or
derS."
Aten said he could not imagine
victory for Germany, in the face
OF combined resistance of Czecho-
slovakia, France, Great Britain and
Russia.
Regardless of what we may per-
sonally feel toward the Soviet re-
gime, it nevertheless is a fact that
Russia, with the threat of a power
full army behind her, has been a
definite factor for world peace in
the last decade. Russia keeps Ger
many looking in two directions,
instead of one" Aten declared.
The former war ace, who saw
service with the White army in
Siberia during the turbulent DAYS
Continued on Page 2; Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
Leaders May Turn
From Czech Crisis
To Other Problems
Chamberlain's Proposals
At Munich Revealed
In London Dispatch

LONDON, Sept. 20. (UP)
Solution of the Czech crls-
is at Munich may be follow
ed by a general attack OF the
four powers on other Euro
pean problems, including Germanys
colonial demands, reliable sources
said tonight.
These sources said Prime Minis
ter Neville Chamberlain had made
the following proposals at Munich;
l. Token occupation of a mar
row strip of Sudeten territory out
side the Czech, fortified area, as
SYMBOLIC German triumph. The
area would include Eyer and Asch.
the Sudeten German strongholds.
2. Occupation by an international
police force of the remainder OF
the territory which later would be
transferred to the Reich.
3. Immediate dispatch of an in
ternational commission to delimit
the frontiers and arrange for trans
fer of populations, both Czechs and
Germans, into desired areas.
a. A suggestion that if Germany
is prepared to accept the foregoing
as basis for negotiations, the plan
can be carried out within seven
days, although it might be neces-
sary for the international commits
sion and an international force to
remain and supervise final compile
ton of the plan.
5. An indication that after the
Munich talks, the powers would be
prepared to enter directly into dis
cussions regarding colonies which
Germany lost during the World
war, while further discussions in
volving all interested powers would
occur after the settlement in re-
gard to outstanding problems
threatening the peace of Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
Racket Buster Dewey Chosen COP
Standard Bearer at NY. Convention

F. Bleakley, the 1886 candidate for
governor. Earlier the convention
adopted platform assailing the
New Deal and pledging the party
to an intensive drive to restore bus
mess recovery.
The platform, the party's most
liberal in years, was indicated by
the Dewey forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
Prague Agrees to
General Terms of
British Proposal

PRAGUE, Sept. 90. UP) - The
government of Premier Gen. Jan
Syrovy announced today acceptance
OF the general principles of a new
British plan for making effective
the cession Of Sudeteniand to Ger
many, but reservations were made
as to some details.
The government said its agree
,nent, with the reservations as &c
detail, had been forwarded to Mum
ich prior to opening of the four
power conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
les
Damage
Mounts
Twist.er Strikes at
Charlie ston; Wind
Tears Down Homes

CHARLESTON, S. c.,
Sept. 20. (UP)-A tornado
ripped across the Charleston
today, taking a heavy toll of
dead and injured and caus-
ing incalculable property damage.
Digging into debris in torrential
rains which followed the tornado,
authorities predicted the death toll
would be heavy.
At least Is were known dead and
Continued on Page 6; Col. Al
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
It's Su-Day-Ten
If It's German
And " L"

Hitler not only started a war
scare in Europe but but launched a
word war in Imperial Valley with
his use of S-u-d-e-t-e-n.
Dictionaries thus far have been
Of little help with their 500 de'tez
With a long in the middle and
their Soo-det' TX with a short in
the middle. Rudolph Miller who
speaks German, says the word is
"Su-da-ten Gong az if it is Ger
man woru but SUI de-ten (short q
IN the middle) if it IS Czech.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29

changed, the Berlin newspapers
carried big banner lines charging
that the German minority in Czech
oslovakia was in increasing danger.
"Prague's blow at Munich" Der
Angriff said devoting half a page
to dispatches from Sudetenland
charging terrorism against Ger
mans.
"Czechs increase bloody terror
ism by violent action in last hours, y
said the Nacht Ausgabe.
The German nation cannot yet
take a breath of relief =
The Nacht Ausgabe said that
Germany was looking to the Su-
1eten country and not only fails
to observe any sign of relief but
on the contrary finds terror in
creased and far reaching prepar-
ations being made to blow up i'm
portant factories.
THE German people see dams
menaced, towns threatened and
houses plundered. They see new
murders and new imprisonments.
The press dispatches were in
tended to support Hitler's argument
that the territory must be taken
over Immediately to prevent de-
Struction of important facilities by
the CzechS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29

tempted to leave Aug. IA they es-
tablished a "a hour picket line and
told him he would never get away.
They lost him for a time yester~
day but got him back after rioting
in which at least five men were
beaten, two severely.
The fighting was between the
group of Catholics who wish Father
Borkowski to remain and another
faction of his parjshioners who wish
the trouble settled, The invading
group organized quietly and yester
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29

VAiS Dhi odl q WOiJI llOlel ana ldJer
before the county medical associa-
tion, DR.. Franklin flayed catch
phrase panaceas" offered by "radi-
cal visionaries' as a state program.
I'm 1884 the Cry was End Poverty
in California. In 1888 the cry is
Ham and Eggs For All There is
only one answer for that type of
political hypocrisy, for that at
tempt to play politics with human
misery-reudiation at the polls" +"
DR.. Franklin declared. He referred
to the "30-Every- Thursday" pen
sion plan to be passed on at the
November ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y.
Sept. 30. CUP)-Thomas E. Dewey
SO year old "racket busting" dis
trict attorney of New York county.
was nominated today as the Re
publican candidate for governor OF
New York.
The Republican state convention
nominated the youthful prosecutor
with utmost confidence that he
would be elected IN November and
return politically important New
York to The Republican fold.
Dewey was nominated by William
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29

DR.. Franklin WarAed against
standing by and allowing California
to continue to harbor the hordes
of migrants pouring westward be-
cause of reports that California Is
misery-repudiation at the pollk, :"
In a scathing attack aimed aE
Ellis Patterson, Democratic nomi-
nee for lieutenant governor, Dr.
Franklin charged Patterson with
Communistic leanings and quoted
Communist party paper as laud-
ing him as tone OF the leaders In
the legislative campaign TO repeal
the criminal syndicalism law"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-29
Lityinov losses
In Spanish Issue

GENEVA, Sept. 20. (UP)-Maxim
Litvinov, Soviet foreign commissar,
charged today that Germany and
Italy, while demanding self-deter-
mination for the Sudetens, are de-
nying the Spanish people the right
to determine their own destiny.
Litvinov, addressing the league
assembly's political commission on
the Spanish problem, ironically re-
ferred to the Munich meeting.