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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

ObkcCC, 1o CO1l1ulCO UO 4AAo 4COAAAVS hS0 cause of sickness. Much to the delight of all school children, tomorrow will be holiday, in observance of George Washing tons birthday. Public schools will not be open.
 Mrs. Ralph Richardson of Sheffield street, entertained at her home F'ri- day afternoon, for her card club. A lunch was served, and games of pinochle played, the prizes being awarded to Mrs. Lester Niven, first and Mrs. William Westwood, second. Those who attended were, Mrs. Will liam Hornbecker, Mrs. Edwin Wight man, Mrs. William Westwood, Mrs. Lester Niven, Mrs. Frederick Book, Mrs. Robert Taylor, Mrs. Benjamin Johnson, and Mrs. Ralph Richard son.
 Rev. Raymond M. D. Adams, rec- tor of St. Paul's Episcopal church, conducted the devotional service over radio station WATR last Thurs day, Friday and Saturday morning. Rev. Mir. Adams was assisted by Norman Farnlof, a lay reader of the church. Saturday morning eleven members of the church choir sang two anthems, accompanied by Mrs. Herbert Taylor, organiSt and choir director.
 Assembly Program
 The first grade pupils of Miss Bannons room of Sprague school, entertained with an assembly pro- gram Friday afternoon, in the school gymnasium, which was as follows:
 Announcer-Arthur Craw Poem-"White Fields
 Barry Emmons, Richard Wha-
 len, Patricia Dalton, Margaret
 Dickinson, Mary Kelly. Song Dramatization, Baking Ap-
 pies" ......... Girls of class Poem-"A Little Bird''-
 Laurine Kunkel, Perry White,
 Carolyn Frazier, Walter
 Golymbieski
 A Health Play-"The Best Wish
 in the World
 Nancy O'Connor, Laurine Kun
 kel, Carolyn Frazier, Harold
 Lodge, Nancy Haggerty, Ar
 thur Craw, Walter Golymbie-
 ski, Mary Kelly. Poems by the class
 a. "On Lincoln's Birthday" b. How Washington Dressed" c. Our Flag"
 d. Flag Salute
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

Helpful Hattie says tomorrow we honor the first president of the United States, first in war, first in peace who spoke those brave words while crossing the Delaware,-"Td rather be right'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

There will be a meeting of the Children of Mary of St. Michaels church, in the parish hall, Tuesday evening, at 7:30 o'clock to make final plans for the card party Wednesday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

Much to the delight of all school children, tomorrow will be a holiday, in observance of George Washing tons birthday, Public schools will not be open.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
New Books
FICTION

FICTION
Blow For a Landing, Ben Lucien
Burman.
Free Land, Rose Wilder Lane.
Joseph in Gypt, Thomas Mann.
And Points Beyond, Percy Marks.
Lisa Vale, Olive H. Prouty.
Burmese Silver, Edward Thomp-
son.
What People Said, w. L. White.
NON-FICTION
Glass Houses, Carleton BealS.
Contemporary Mexican Artists,
AguStin V. Chavez.
My Wales, Rhys Davies.
Uncle Sam Ward And His Circle,
Maud II. Elliott.
Letters to A Friend, Winifred
Holtby.
Gates And Other Poems. Sister
M Madeleva.
TO My Dad Wallace Rice, comp
Hello America, Cesar Saerchinger
The Art of Silhouette Cutting
Leon r. Simms.
Our Town. Thornton Wilder.
So You're Going to Get Married
Bell Wiley.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
British Protest
BayOnet Attack
On Naturalist

Continued from Page One
bayonetted HIN, struck him IN the
face and kicked him when he told
the sentry and other japanese SOL
diers that he was a British subject,
The bayonet narrowly missed his
lung and he lost much blood.
Wilkinson was taken to japanese
headquarters. The British consul
general at once communicated to
the Japanese embassy. in vain. Gen.
A. P. D. Teller -Smolett, British
army commander in chief in Shang-
hal, visited the Japanese headquar~
ters. According to the British story
he was refused permission even to
see Wilkinson.
Then Teller -Smollett offered his
own word that Wilkinson was a
naturalist and that he was only
observing trees and birds. The jap
anese, refusing to accept the word
of the British general, demanded
that he produce proof of his
statement. This he did by submit
ting a copy Of one Of Wilkinson's
books
Sir A. Clarke Kerr. British am
bassador. communicated with Japa-
nese authorities and was rebuffed.
it was asserted.
Wilkinson was detained until last
night He agreed to sign a state
ment testifying that he was not
attacked after the first assault on
him dispatches indicated that
this statement was true and that
Wilkinson was treated cOurteously
during his detention9
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
NO
SNAKE EXPERT
IN MOTOR CAR

SALTWATER, Okla May l.
CUP)-Prof. A. E. Sanbon Of Okla
homa A. 6: NJ. colleoc is no snake
charmer so he didn't know just
what to do yesterday afternoon
when he discovered he was sharing
his car with a dozen assorted full
grown snakes, most OF them poison
Gus.
Professor Sanb0rn had started
from Tulsa with the snakes III q
box He realized thex were On the
loose when he discovered a non
poisonous one wriggling in his lap
The professor sneaked a pesk al
the back seat. Just as he feared
the rattlers. copperheads and moe
casins were on the loose, too.
4 did the only thing I knew.
he explained later. I stopped the
car. eaSed cut and then slammed
the door. Not even the one in the
front seat escaped. Then I tele-
phoned the Tulsa zoo keeper and
he sent a man who put the snakes
back in the box"
The snakes were on exhibit at
the college today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Union Protests
Bridges Rule

SAN FRANCISCO, May Ia.
UP)-Harry Bridges, west coast
CIO director, was charged today
with "unwarranted interference"
in the democratic and autono-
nous rights" of local 81, United
Office and Professional Work
ers.
\ press release signed by Mil
lie Goldberg said the local had
condemned an attempt to Oust
several active members by
"Bridges-led" faction within the
union and had protested to John
l.. Lewis and other national
executives of the CIO against
asserted interference by Bridges
in union affairs and choice of
officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Outsiders Blamed
Fer Strike Riots
OC0ntinued from Page !


tioning. One Of the deputies found
set Of brass EnuckIes in front o:
my office where the men had been
standing for a few minutes.
I'VE later searched the hall and
found several rifles and a pistol.
After routine questioning and
fingerprinting we placed them in
the county jail and that day eight
Of them We're released ana the
ether eight were escorted out Of the
county against the chance that the
citizens might be after them.
"In the afternoon a group Of
citizens collected in front of the
Jail in an orderly fashion. They
seemed more curious than bent on
any violence. Garesio CAl Garesio.
secretary Of the local Of the mine,
mill and smelter workers uniOn)
and some Of the others pleaded with
me to keep them IN the cells lest
some violence be done to them.
Il addressed the crowd ana asked
them to disperse, and they did 50.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

of the fact that land-based bombing
planes. which have a range o.
sbout 1900 miles, hold an edge o.
100 to 200 miles. in the radius o.
their operations. over the bigges'
of the attacking bombers which
cannot raid more than 400 miles
from the carriers.
In spite Of this headquarters star
regretfuuy announced that the CT
ties of Hartford, Bridgeport anc
New Haven, along the Connection
coastal area, had been bombed with
varying havoc. The airports al
Newark. N. j.. and the Floyd Ben
nett Field near New York also
we're raided.
The defending forces lost III
planes. most of them pursuit anc
attack ships. shot down by attack
ing planes or by anti-aircraft gun.
on the aircraft carriers and other
guns established near Norfolk,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
BULLETS FLY
IN CAR BLAZE
ON I. Y. ROAD

A spectacular fire, made even
more spectacular by the explosion
Of several revolver bullets. destroy
ed a sedan late Friday on the high
way between Ell Centre and CaleXi-
co.
Guy Harrison, owner of the car
failed to notice the blaze until il
was well under way. He stopped in
time to escape without injury Stv-
eral bullets in the side pocket Of
the car door. were exploded by
heat bd, failed 10 mt anyone Har-
rison, an employe Of the Post-Press,
was cnroute to FL Centre after
Hfgiir1ly ~Ul papers at the border
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Publishing Com
pany. 625 State street, Ell Centre.
California. as successor to the
Sunday issues of The Morning
Post and Valley Farmer, and the
Saturday issue of the Imperial
Valley Press.
Entered at El Centre, California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
Panl Jenkins, publisher; A. C.
Johnston. vice-president and gem
eral manager; Z. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
West-Holliday Co, Inc. National
Advertising Represent atives.
Subscription Rates: be per copy
or, in conjunction with the I'm
perial Valley Press or The Morn
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

Berkeley, were slain on March 80.
Working in the belief they had
uncovered a possible clue to the
solution of the slayings, deputies
launched a systematic hunt for the
ranch hand in MADEIRA and Fresno
counties. An automobile bearing the
same motor number as that on the
registration papers was discovered
in a garage here yesterday.
UnderSheriff Ernest Pickett de
MED that he knew the name of the
ranch worker sought, but said he
expected to locate him today.
I'VE have a couple of leads" ="
Pickett said. That's all I'll say
now, except that we intend to ex-
haust the possibility of the clue
and find out how the registration
papers got near the scene of the
murders"
The Shebelut garage told Pickett
the car was sold to Samuel H. Kel-
ly, also a ranch worker, but that
before payments on it were COM
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
CAPITAL KEEPS. :! ; ! !.
PUNY EXPRESS
SAFE FROM S. f.

SACRAMENTO, May IA. tUP)-
Sacramento got its pony express
back again today after arguing sue
cessfully against permitting news
reels to film commemorative feS-
tivities in san Francisco, where no
ponies ever ran except on the race
tracks.
The rerunnins of the pony eX-
press May II from st. Joseph, Mo,
to Sacramento will be just the same
as in the early frontier days-eX-
cent that a United Airlines trans
port will carry the mail between
the cities. To be exact, the ponies
will hardly work up a sweat gallop-
ing from the postoffice to airport
in ST Joseph and vice-yersa in
Sacramento.
The big argument arose when
United Airlines declared that repairs
at the municipal airport here would
make it impossible to land big
plane and the flight would end in
San Fancisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Filler Killed When
Machines Collide

CORONADO, Cal, May II. CUPl
A naval flier was killed instantly
a film actress was cut and bruised
and four other service men suffered
injuries which may prove fatal to
5Wo of them in a spectacular head
on collision of automobiles near
here early today.
Aviation Cadet Hobart A. Cook
26. died instantly when the car in
which he was riding with Barbara
Louise Walsh, 81, actress, and j. w.
Evans, 30. also an aviation cadet,
collided with the automobile IL
which naval enlisted men Sidney
Miller. Claude L. M. Laterriere and
NJ. B. Mudd were riding.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
America May Buy
Air Base Island

WASHINGTON. May IA. CUP)-
Purchase of Palmyra Island. $50
miles southwest of Honolulu, for use
as an observation post to sound first
warning Of possible air attacks on
the Hawaiian Islands, is being con-
templated by the navy department.
it was learned today.
A S25 900 item in the naval con-
struction bill before the house would
be used to finance the purchase.
The island is owned by nation
allied American cocoanut planter,
Juan Fullard-Leo. Palmyra is a
part of the city and county OF
Honolulu.
International jurisdiction is not
involved. The United States OBJ
tanned the island with annexation
of the kingdom of Hawaii in 1893
and reconfirmed jurisdiction with a
formal naval visit in 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Hills Mother puffs a.
Pine. Asks for Infant

town, replacing her usual attire OF
oVerallS.
The woman, unattended, gave
birth to the baby while she was
going to town from her cabin for
some groceries. She left the infant
in a newspaper beside the road so
someone would find him"
She got her groceries and hiked
II miles back home to her chores
cutting firewood, carrying water
from the spring and cooking. She
did a washing for neighboring
family the next day and was help
ing build a house when she was
arrested Wednesday.
The baby weighed seven pounds.
Health of the baby and mother was
excellent"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Chile WithdraWs
From League

GENEVA May IA CUPl-Chile
decided TO-DAY to Withdraw rom the
League Of Nations after the council
had rejected her demand for reform
Of the league covenant.
Au2ustin Edwards. Chilean dele
gate, informed a meeting o. the
Latin-hmerlCan members OF the
council that Chile is filing notice
Of Withdrawal Immediately n takes
Two years for a withdrawal % be-
come final
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

ma,ned in the clutches Of the phan-
Tom enemy at nightfall yesterday
and army bombers were systemau-
eallv dumping bombs on the places
where the enemy was supposed 70
be- a.-,--
In order TO safeguard the cih-
gaprv lbe bombs also We're hypo-
Tactical except IN the case OF two
aids on supposed enemy air bases
en plum Tree and Mulberry Is
ends. near the mouth OF Chesa-
oeake Bay. where dummy bombs
aa,h tiny charges Of powder were
cropped II.
me second phase Of the mock
war games found the attacking
gcrces virtually paralyzed by long.
range army bombers. which hao
destroyed or disabled five aircraft
carriers. with a total loss Of more
ihan 500 planes, alphabetically.
This was accomplished by virtue
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Frogs Will Jump
In Annual Event

ANGELS CAMP, Cal, May IL
CUP) - With the famed mother
lode region as backdrop. the
ninth annual jumping frog jubilee
will be celebrated Saturday and
Sunday with 10000 persons expect
ed to attend the parades and
jumping contests.
The "old town" has been recon-
structed on the outskirts in a ma
tural amphitheater leased as a
permanent site for the jumping
frog contests first made famous in
Mark Twain's story, THE Jumping
Frog Of CalaVeras County.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

10 an ALREADY complicated sltua-
ton. The $4,000 proposed for the
clinic. in his opinion. would do lit
tie more than pay the salaries OF
doctors and nurses and pay the
cost of their transportation over
the county. More good to more per
sons would result he said, if it
could be arranged to have the SRA
refer yeuereal disease sufferers TO
private physicians. the SRA to pay
the bills with money now proposed
for the clinic. The SRA now cannot
expend funds for treatment of
chronic ailments which do not keep
relief applicants from Workins
Another private physician de
clared a limited clinic is needed but
should not be placed at the dis
pCSal Of persons perfectly able to
pay for treatment He said all tran
SientS are not poor and care should
be taken 10 see they do not seek
free treatment because they are
taught 10 expect too many things
for nothing He thought the prob
lem could be handled by adding
little more equipment and staff to
the county hospital He said he
feared many OF the venereal dis
ease sufferers would be too indif-
ferent TO visit the clinic even if
the treatments were free.
A housewife Scorned the argu-
ments on both sides and insisted
the opportunity to get the service
was too good to miss just because
of an argument.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
SE<uII Split Apart I'm
Rare Surqicai Effort

WASHINGTON, May IA. -(UP)-
Surgical science resorted to one OF
the rarest operations in history Fri
day when the skull of a 212 year
old boy was split into halves and
wedged apart to permit his brain to
grow to normal sige and perhaps
save him from lifelong idiocy.
The tiny red-haired child, victim
of microcephaly - little brain" -
was laid on an operating table IN
Childrens hospital Friday morning
and DR.. H. H. Schoenfeld, noted
Washington brain surgeon, per-
formed the extremely delicate oper-
alton.
The operation was witnessed by a
group of well-knoWn surgeons who
agreed that its success might open
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Temperature Hits
107 Here Friday

TT7777--7 ; 90 7T.7I--II-5s 1-777-Is .
summer weather Saturday after
experiencing a temperature Of l0l
Friday. the highest point so far this
season.
At noon Saturday the tempera.
ture was lO3 with a humidity Of q
At am. the mercury at the +
Centre weather bureau stood at 6.
with a humidity Of 70.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
End Crime Linked
To Fr0me Suspect

Damages totaling $400 and $16O
on a second hand truck are sought
by Andrew Kutugis in a suit filed
against John Il. Robertson.
Kutugis alleged he was unable to
get a certificate Of registration be-
cause a former owner failed to pay
Transportation tax 10 the state board
OF equalization. Without tne plates,
he continued. the highway patrol
would not permit him to use the
truck in his business OF hauling
vegetables. He asked that a pur-
chase contract be rescinded return
of $l6O paid on contract, and $500
damages.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

MURFEESBORO, Tenn, May a
U.P) Made Allen, illiterate and
unmarried young woman Of the
hills, tonight stepped outside the
hospital for a few puffs of "home
twist terbaccer" in a crooked-stem
pipe and lowed as how she wish
ed they would let her take home
the baby boy she abandoned after
birth last Monday.
Authorities had released her on
$1,000 bond for grand jury action
on charges she had left the infant
exposed to inclemencies OF wealth
er",
Meantime Made, 25, was permit
ted to nurse the babyAin the hospi-
ssl.- TcHey. she wore new ging-
ham dress, given by women of this
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
British Ship Sunk
By Spanish Bombs

VALENCIA, May ID CUP) - +
British ship was set afirc and
sunk by a bomb during three air
raids between ll:3O last night and
3 am. today Twenty were killed
and 10 wounded ashore during the
raid.
The name Of the ship was given
. ITTd IIdITI- tFTUJU . HU'' IoU it't
a Greatland. but lists a British
ship named Greatcnd.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Ell Centre Youth
Awarded Medal

Yoshiyo Tsl5.moto, E1 Centre
was one Of the II youths selected
from the 5000 Future Farmers tc
receive the state Farmer Degree
at the state convention in San LuLs
ObispO.
The honorary award is based or
leadership, community and agricul-
tural service. The medal. valued at
$50. Is made of Chilean nitrate
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
BrawIey Endorses
Hiway Extension

BRAWLEY. NAV l4.-Apnroyal OF
rs highway committees endorse
mcnt OF the proposed extension OF
y. S. Highway 81 from FL Paso TO
San Diego was made by Brawley
chamber of commerce directors at
their Thursday noon meeting.
The proposed highway would be
routed through BraWlcy via the
Kane Springs-Julian highway to
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
CATHOLICS IN u. 5.
INCREASE NUMBER

NEW YORK, May ID. CUP)-f
Catholic population of 21,45l,46O,
an increase of 1926 for last year,
for the United States, Hawaiian
islands and Alaska was reported
in the official Catholic directory
annual. released today. The clergy
totals 32,668, an increase of l0l9,
serving 1928 churches and mis-
sions and 4,219 institutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Editor Declines /
Kiss Invitation

TRINIDAD, Colo. May ID. tUP)
Fred f. Winsor. Trinidad editor,
today emphatically declined to kiss
the foot of the governor of Colo
RADIO.
Winsor yesterday took editorial
exception to jokes that Gov. Teller
Ammons had related at a stag
banquet last Saturday night.
THE governor shocked a good
many of our citizens by resorting
to the telling of vile stories . ."
yesterdays indignant opinion in
the Trinidad Chronicle News read.
The governor replied that he was
sorry If any woman in pants got
into the banquet" and that Win
sor can kiss my foot
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

the way to treatment of the con-
dition, found in a large percentage
of the cases in feeble-mlnded insti-
tutionS.
The boy, whose identity was not
revealed because of the nature OF
his illness, was resting comfortably
two halves of the skull apart, but
not for another six months at
least can the success be determined
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Political Refugee
Funds Requested

WASHINGTON, May IA. cUP)-
President Roosevelt today asked
congress to appropriate $72,5Oo for
the balance of the 1888 fiscal year,
to aid in the move to care for
political refugees from Germany,
Austria and other countries.
He submitted a supplemental es-
innate for the department of state,
to be provided in the second defi-
cheney bill
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

aAfAEAAIN
quarters for the federal-State main
tained venereal disease clinic for
indigents and transientS. They arc
promised a view of several other
sides at their meeting Monday af-
ternoon Interested parties are bus
ily enga aged IN collecting pros and
cons to present
Expense Of disqualification FIRE
quently necessary and fear free
treatment would attract undesir-
ables from other communities to
become a burden on the welfare and
relief agencies. formed the basis
of the boards objections. This argu-
ment was met by quotations from a
bulletin Of the department of pub
lie health in which California'S rs
free venereal disease clinics are
listed
Might Kill Fear
Two private physicians expressed
the fear the clinic would eliminate
one of the greatest deterrent fact
ors in the venereal disease problem
by making it TOO easy to be cured.
If the proposed clinic should kill
the present wholesome fear of social
diseases. they said, they would not
favor it.
A group of club women think
the general public. and especially
children, have a right to be pro
tected from Venereal diseases by
making treatment 50 cheap and
easy there will be no excuse for
anyone to be without it. II the
treatment is available free of charge
there will be no so called carriers"
to spread the dreaded diseases "a
mong the innocent, they argue.
The county should not be salts
fled with installation Of the vene-
real disease clinic alone; when the
state and federal government prom
ised the county officials to assume
entire burden OF disqualification and
medical treatment of transients was
the opinion of Phil Holman. county
welfare director. The clinic is only
part Of the proposed program and
would cost only a small per cent
of the money allocated for transient
disqualification and medical care in
Imperial county. Its existence, he
declared, would crowd the county
hospital unless the remainder Of
the program is carried out.
Follow Up Work
DR.. Warren F. Fox. county health
officer, explained that a doctor and
nurses would be available for fol-
low up work in the homes and "a
mong families of the diseased. an
important step in checking spread
of venereal diseases. This follow-up
work would result in discovery of
the sources of infection and their
permanent eradication, he declared.
The state already has provided be-
tween $500 and s40O worth of equip
ment used in examinations for the
venereal diseases.
A business woman who has several
children is Of the opinion there is
no time to quibble when there is
a chance to get the free clinic. She
thinks the public is entitled to the
protection 1t offers, come what
may"
High Average
An average Of % patients a week
are treated for venereal diseases at
the county hospital, said DR.. w. H.
HaaHnson, resident physician. Since
30 per cent of the county hospital
patients last year were transients.
the taxpayer would get an added
burden if the clinic resulted in more
transients being sent here.
One private physician thinks the
clinic would add another bureau"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
HITCH HIKERS ROB
..... COAST. MOTORISTS

OCEANSIDE. Cal. May IA CUP)
James F.. Phillips. q, was robbed
Of $50 in cash by two robbers, who
Tagged down his car on the high
way near here early today and
escaped after binding their victim
with a handkerchief and leaving
him IN the rear seat of his car.