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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17

The United States Forest Service has increased it's use of portable short wave radio sets from 300 to 2,3oo in the past five years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17

The cultivated strawberry orig mated in Europe, but has since been improved in the United States by cross breeding.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
JUNEAU WINS
 CHAMPIONSHIP
 FROM SkACWAY
All-Star Quintet Defeats Bremen in Opening 2
 Tilt Last Night

Victorious in the seocli 6 re c the Northern Division cnamplcn- ship series, Junasu Hi yl Scno@ Crimson Bears substituted On To Petersburg" for their former war cry. Defeat skagway,' after pi.ing up a 52 to p score last night 10 wln the Division title over sk gway High Schools varsity.
 The Crimson 9nd Black squad will leave next week for PotcrshurG to play for the Southos-t AIask l championship.
 The opening game of the evening last night saw Juneau's All-Stars squad in better shape for battle than in the disconcerting bout with the High School last week. and the Capital City favored ones wrote up a score of 55 to 29 over the Bremen.
 Held Selmer Down
 The Crimson Bears played with more confidence last night and found the current of the game cas- fly in their favor for all four quar- ters. Too strong for the Skagway gold-clad squad to hold down, the Bears pushed on to an apparent victory, led by Buddy Brown, Gil DeVault, Tommy Powers. and Har- old Hansen.
 Juneau played fast game. hold ing the Skagway men in check. Sslmer, Skagway star, was kept un- der tow to the tune of only seven points in contrast to his 16 points of the night before, and superior passing by the Bears helped increase the score margin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
Crowds Applaud

CrCWuS Applduu
 Flashing Oscar SelClcr of Skag- way was not kept, however. from making a spectacular floor length run at the close of the first quar- ter which brought cheers from the crowded bleachers and balcon- ies. A new player of note emerg- ed from the Skagway five last night in the person of the tall. dark cen ter, Stanley Smith, who was high point man for the Lynn Canal team, totaling 10 out of the teams 22 points. His shot from way beyond tl7a center Of the court clear through the Skagway basket was one Of the most sensational of the season. Also in there fighting hard was Skagway's aggressive guard, Bob HeStness
 For Juneau, DeVault was high se0rer with IA points, followed by Parsons with II. Unexpected event of the evening was the elimination Of tall, dependable center Hildre, who went out on four fouls after only 12 minutes of play
 AIl-Stars On Up And Up
 Bringing back confidence to Ju- neau fans, the A1l-Stars showed up in good form last night in their battle with the Bremen, and though their checking was still loose, i'm proved passing and team work re- suited in their lop-sided 55 to % win
 The second half was wilder than usual, and marked by dashes from one end of the court to the other Keeping up their early lead which saw the quarter score end at 13 to ' and the half at 3l to IT, the AL Stars found success in their strong offensive play.
 Gissberg was travelling at a new pace and playing good ball for the All-Stars, along with high scorer Roy Smith Dick May again took tee long to warm up and was still in the process when the game end ed
 The Bremen squad, patched by Druliner of the Elks, played unin- spiIed and intermittent basketball. Chasing the ball more often than passing it, they failed to check All Star setups. Behrends and Snow, usual topnotchers, were the high score men
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
THE BEST KIND OF
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

I'll Centro's park and playground sys-
TEN will develop rapidly and admirably
il other groups display the same inter
est large body of the city's youngsters
showed last week in an appearance be-
fore the city council to request installa-
tion of tennis courts in the new park to
be built north of Harding school.
An incidental suggestion by another
group for adequate facilities for horse
shoe pitching followed the same trend.
Nothing could improve the city's parks
more than tennis courts, horseshoe courts
End similar playground facilities. Adults
and youngsters alike can use such con-
venences for healthful, interesting en-
tertainment.
Compared to the benefit derived by
majority of the population, the cost Is
negligible.
Tennis and other sports in which any
one can take part are rapidly taking
hold of the public imagination in Ell
ACentro. The fact demonstrates better
than anything else the growth of the
city from pioneering community into
a place that soon will approach metro
politan proportions.
As a city grows, its people no longer
are able to take part in the simple,
original pleasures which took the place
of tennis courts, swimming pools and
such institutions. The community quilt
ing bees and spelling bees must give way
to things which do not require the same
amount of united effort.
In FL Centro at present the only good
public tennis courts are on school
grounds There are no good horseshoe
courts in the city.
Both projects, we believe, are well
worth the serious consideration Of the
city council, which already has demon
STATED a constructive interest in civic
)rovement
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
AGRICULTURAL LABORATORY
CAN DO GOOD WORK
(Hanford SentineD

(Hanford SentineD
The decision of federal authorities to
establish at or near San Francisco one
of the four agricultural research labor
atories authorized by congress is COM
mendable. The San Francisco Bay dis
trict is the hub in a great agricultural
empire which boasts the greatest diver
Sity of products in the nation. No better
location for such laboratory could have
been found save in the San Joaquin val
ley where many of the aforesaid products
originate but since the selection of the
site has been made the valley will gladly
cooperate by providing the raw mate
rials for research.
Much has been said during the past
two years concerning the waste of BIZ
products of the farm. 1t will be the
duty of the research laboratories to
checkmate that waste by diverting those
bi-products into channels that pay divid-
ends.
Farmers for untold generations have
winnowed the wheat from the chaff,
used the grain and burned the chaff.
Some have used the waste for fertilizer,
it is true, and all will agree that such
use is commendable. But in larger
sense much of the output of the farm
has little or no commercial value.
1t is to give such waste commercial
value that the four great laboratories
will be established.
Packing and manufactory industries
have had their own research laboratories
for many, many years and have reaped
rich profits on such investments. 1t Is
said that the meat packers utilize every
thing of the pig but its squeal and the
same is true in any other industry" line.
Surely it is high time that something
be done for the farmer along the same
progressive lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
DR.. JOHN GARNER
DISPROvES A RULE

Vice-presidents are consigned to poll
tical obscurity.
That has been the rule of American
politics for generations.
1t was left for the Gentleman from
Texas to change all that. Seemingly
that gentleman, Ohm Nance Garner, has
as little regard for that one particular
rule as President Roosevelt has for most
customs.
Why Garner has disregarded the rule
makes an interesting study in Democra-
tic policies.
Primarily it is because he does not
agree with his chief, the President, about
many New Deal policies. Secondarily,
it is because newspaper reporters Will
not allow Garner to remain in obscurity.
When the vice president, cagy politician
that he is, heads a movement among
the nations lawmakers, the reporters
dig out the fact-and publicize it.
Mr.. Gamers latest achievement-one
which many Americans will hail with
cheers-is the appointment of Col. f. Z.
Harrington, regular L. S. Army man,
as head of the Works Progress Admins
tration. Actually Mr.. Roosevelt appoint
ed Col. Harrington. But he did 1t because
Vice President Garner, reports say,
threatened to lead a senate revolt against
appointment of Harry Hopkins to the
Roosevelt cabinet unless Harrington was
the man named for the WPA job.
The fact that Garner gained his point
proves his importance on Capitol Hill
and in the legislative chambers OF the
nation.
The fact that Col. Harrington an
nounced he will "try to get the best work
and most useful results from people on
relief indicates the wisdom of Gamers
choice.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26

worth 100000. He had Sucn mag
nificent residence that tourists on
rubberneck wagons came to gaze
at it. Spielers with megaphones
shouted about it. 1t was SO big and
impressive that movie companies
took pictures of it and used them
in their scenes.
Then the panic year Of 1929 roar
ed and ravaged the country. He
wanted to save his stocks. He sold
and borrowed trying to save the
sinking sloop.
His brokers called for more and
more money. At last they had 1t
all and his home. The day they
took it. ne went to live in a board
ing-house. He was 55 years old.
A man without a future.
He went to the Pasadena Bridge
which is known as Suicide
Bridge" So many people have
flung themselves over it that the
CITY of Pasadena has put up a
high barbed-Wire fence, with an
electric current running through 1T
to keep people from destroying
themselves.
The realization of what he was
doing overcame him. I'm not lick
ed" he said. I'm still alive. have
good health. / have friends. No
body with these assets is licked"
But what was he TO do to make
living? He didn't have any
money to 60 back into business
again
He made startling decision. He
would take up his hobby and make
living from that. He had beer
an amateur actor and had played
parts in the Pasadena Community
Playhouse.
"I'm going to try to get into thu
movies" he said
He went to Hollywood and linet
up with the extras. 1t took hin
five months to get his first job
He played two days. He got $3.50
day.
He liked his hobby. He was hav
ing more fun than he had eve
had in business. He stuck to it.
Small parts came his way. Th'
parts began to grow bigger. HI
left his clearinghouse and bought
a small home.
Last year he played in % pic
lures.
The director wanted somebody tc
play the Paul Sycamore part. Sam
Kinds got it. He played ten weeks
He got 81 200 a week. He did such
a superb -~b Mat other studios
are send-.g in calls for him.
F>t bad for man who had to
start all over again at SIS, IL it?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
THE FARMERS REVOLT
New York Sun

New YORK SUM
To those who remember the political
history of 1916-192O, the remarkable
rise of Republican strength in the Mid
die West is of great significance. The
defeat of such men as Governor Murphy
of Michigan, Governor La Toilette of
Wisconsin and Governor Benson of Min
nesota representing the radical fringe
of three different parties, offers the
hope that the voters in this great seed
bed of political revolt are weary OF high
falutin' political nonsense and of econo-
mic fairy tales. The revolt in the Middle
West, from Ohio on the East to Iowa and
Kansas on the West, spells not only the
end of third-party talk in the next cam
paign, but the end of third term dreams.
Discussion of a third term can now be
restored to the academic plane, where
it belongs. Discussion OF strong third
party can be confined to the lonely re-
treats of the LaFollettes and the Ben
sons
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
SiIsbee Students
Present. Play
For Parents
McCABE NOTES

Wednesday the Silsbee school
children presented an entertaining
program for their friends and par
ents consisting of puppet show
of Mother Goose characters and
Santa Claus and some Christmas
songs. This was followed by the
Christmas story which was made
very effective by appropriate mu-
sic. Before the children were dis
missed for the holiday Santa gave
them each a treat.
Guests Monday evening of Mr..
and Mrs. M. A. Mailman were the
Gene Hamiltons and children Bill
and Nan of FL Centro and Joseph
Burgess from Salinas
Miss Dorothy Paine accompanied
by her uncle, j. B. Lydick, drove
to Los Angeles for the weekend.
They returned Sunday evening
bringing Miss Carol Paine to the
valley for the Christmas holiday
Bill Powell broke his arm Mon
day while cranking a car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Russell, for
merly of Imperial, are now resid-
ing on the Sam Parker ranch,
while John Wagner and sons, who
had been living there, have moved
into Ell Centre.
Mrs. Daisy Boyer, her brother
Gordon Mailman, and Joe Stal!
motored to San Diego Sunday where
they were the guests of Mailman
and Mrs. Boyer's aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Owens. They
returned home the same day.
Bill Sunstrom accompanied Rus
sell Wagner and Dick Clevengei
t. Jacumba Tuesday on business
w. M. Payne motored to Sar
Diego Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
Dogs Ordered
Kept on Leash
HOLTVILLE NOTES

Owners of dogs in Holtville VIC
unity were warned by the city coun-
Gil Wednesday night to keep their
pets leashed for a period of 80
days as all dogs caught will be kill
ed. Resolution were enforced un-
der provisions of an ordinance
passed last spring at special
meeting.
Holtville high school Held its
Christmas party Friday afternoon
in the auditorium. Pauline Lear
was chairman over the program.
"a Light on Beacon HILL" a play,
was presented by Maxine Williams,
Clifford Bisgaard, Geneva Sullivan
and Arnold Page. Readings were
given by Mary Frances Duncan,
lone Cary and Barbara Lambert.
Cooking classes gave dandy treats
to all the students and special box
es for student leaders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Haycock of
Ell Centre and George Aycock OF
Kentucky are expected house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Conn Ay-
cock, Christmas Day.
Friedrich A. Graeser of Clare
mont, Calf, will visit his parents,
DR.. H. B. Graeser and wife, dur
ing the holidays.
The annual Community Christ
mas program was given last night
in Holtville's civic center.
Christmas carols were led by w.
F.. Albers; Yuletide songs Boys
quartet, Kenneth Sharp, Orval
Walker, Jimmie Edwards, d. w.
Hefner, Mrs. .Murl Elliott, direct
ing.
Prayer, Rev. d. w. Simpson; So
10 "Jesu Bambino," Gilbert Will
son; "Oh Little Town of Bethle-
hem," Girls Chorus, led by Miss
Virginia Ryerson; "Oh Holy Night"
trombone solo, Norman Sharp;
"We Three Kings" Mems quar-
tet, Robert Mercereau, H. o. Hin
shaw, Harry Stull, Otis Watts;
Seeing Nellie Home accordion
solo, Phyllis Schneider; Birthday
of a King" vocal solo, Murl Ell
lott; Christmas Carols, commun-
ity.
Santa Claus arriving concluded
an hours program of which one
an hours program during which
one thousand bags of candy and
fruit were distributed among the
children.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26

The composition of the United
States delegation at the Lima con-
ference bears eloquent testimony
to the difference between democra-
cy and dictatorship-and the les
son cannot be missed by delegates
from the other New World ma
tionS.
For if the head of the American
delegation is Cordell Hull, the Num-
ber Two man is Alfred M. Lam
don of Kansas. Mr.. Landon's pres
ence on the delegation, and the
active part he has taken in fur
thering the United States program
are immensely significant.
If one of the relationships were
sending a full-dress delegation to
an important international confer
ence, it is a certainty that the
leader of the oposition if any
would not have place in it.
Even the most active magma
tlOIl Ioi iioboiiSN' PASNSA
Soviet Russia sending out a dele
CATION which included Leon Trot-
sky, or Germany selecting a mis-
sion graced by the presence Of
1t us say Herr Schuschnlgg o.
Austria. Trotsky is an exile ane
Schuschnigg is a prisoner, anc
both are rather lucky to be alive
at all.
So that the fundamental diff
ference between a dictatorship ant
q democracy is effectively under
lined by Landons presence al
Lima. And it means a great dea
more than u mere difference be-
tween the personal magnanimitl
of an American President and {
European dictator.
It means that inefficient ant
Wasteful democracy is somehow
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
Bruce Cation Says
Alfred M. Landon, Democratic Symbol

smart enough to use the brains
and energy of people who happen
to disagree with the party in pow
er, while dictatorship is not. A die
tatorShip can use only those peo-
pie who are 100 per cent in agree
ment with the boss. They may
be gifted people-brilliant devot-
ed deeply patriotic, immensely in
dustrious-b if they don't see
things precisely as the head man
sees them, or if they have ever op-
posed him on any important pol
icy, then they are completely use
less.
And when you stop to think
about it, this epitomizes the grav-
est of all the many objections to
the totalitarian state.
The progress that human So
ciety has made to date has been a
progress of cooperation. Men have
differed violently, down through
the generations, but somehow they
have managed to pool their ef-
forts and hImonize their vary
ing contributions SO as to clint
slowly but surely up The ladder o.
civilization. 1t is the only possible
way in which that difficult as.
cent ever can be made.
The idea of dictatorship is 6
denial of that fundamental ele
ment in progress. 1t will Gu
mankind off from the principa
source of its strength. In orde
to mass force effectively for ;
momentary objective, it sacrifice
the only channel through whicl
the races vast fund of intelligence
Drawn and good will can be util
lied efficiently.
The presence at Lima of MI
Landon symbolizes one of tn
great reasons why the free, demo
cratic way of life is the hope O
the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
Famous Sayings
CALIPATRIA NOTES


The Calipatria schools have been
closed all this week on account of
rain and will not reopen until Tues
day, Jan. 3.
Miss Eleanor Lechler left Tues
day for Los Angeles to spend the
holidays with her mother and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Martin
and Robert will spend Christmas at
Beaumont with Mrs. Martins par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles David.
The Davids only recently went to
Beaumont to make their home.
Miss Julia Riley will go to Long
Beach Friday to spend Christmas
with Miss Nettie Willerton and
other friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26

Mr.. ana Mrs. Clarence heIr lld'c
gone to Nebraska to spend the
Christmas holidays with Mrs. Kerr's
mother.
Most of the Westmorland school
teachers have gone away for the
Christmas vacation. Miss Villette
Stehlin mas gone to San Bernar-
dino; Miss Jane Wynn will spend
the holiday in Oakland; Miss Es-
ther will be with her mother and
sister in Bellflower; Miss Dyche
has gone to San Diego and Ken
meth Mitchell will join his family
in Pomona.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Andre are
planning a Christmas dinner, hav-
ing as their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raleigh Lambe and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Walker and
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Ramsau and
family left yesterday for Beverly
Hills where they will spend the
holidays with Mrs. Ramsaurs
mother and sister.
The turkey shoot held Sunday at
the Walker ranch by the West
morland Post of the American
Legion, was fairly successful, in
spite of the weather conditions
The Auxiliary sold hot sandwiches
during the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Swink OF
San Diego are holiday visitors at
the Clarence johnson home. Mrs
Swink and Mrs. Johnson are sis
ters.
Samuel Donnel left for a short
vacation on the coast and in the
San Joaquin valley He will visit
with his son, L. l.. Donnel who is
residing at haywood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lyall and
children are planning n spending
Christmas with Mrs. Lyall's par
ents in Escondido.
Mrs. Theodore Cox Is employed
at the Palmer company in Brawley
during the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. w. E. Gullet and children
of Calipatria were recent visitors
in Westmorland.
Friends of Frank Clevenger are
glad to know that he Is recovering
rapidly from O recent serious i'll
ness, and will be up within a few
| days.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
TOday's Horoscope

Persons born on this day love
luxury, even when they cannot al
ford it. And Incidence may cause
them to spend money instead OF
economizing. The desire to keep
up with the Joneses' may also
cause them to live beyond their
means if they are not firm with
themselves. They are very ener-
getic in trying to get what they
want, but should exercise tact TO
gain their ends.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
A RECORD TO BE PROUD OF

1t speaks we'll for Lindsay that it does
not have a delinquent boy or girl under
probation Superior Judge Moran noted
with pride that Lindsay is white spot
upon the juvenile map. By the way, 1t
speaks we'll for the parents, too.-Llnd-
say Gazette
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
PROMISES

(San Francisco Chronicle)
An Arkansas candidate for state SEN
ator promises that he will legislate for
the free goat gland treatment for every
man over CO. This sounds fantastic, but
the candidate is more cautious than some
promises. He guarantees to get the
treatment but he does not guarantee that
it will work This is just one more sam
ple of what candidates think OF pubic III
telligence.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
RAIN STORM CLOSES CALIPAT
SCHOOLS Until JANUARY 3RD

Miss Ruth ASbury is spending the
holidays with her parents in AL
hambra.
Mrs. Belle Moore, mother of Mrs.
Arthur Williams is improving after
recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Sperry will
spend Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sperry in San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Clouse have
as their guests during the holi-
days, Mrs. Clouse's father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Nc
Pherson, her two sisters, Betty and
Olive Mcpherson and her brother
and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Mcpherson of Redding, California.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Hiteman
expect to move to their new home
in El Centro some time during
the holidays. Mr.. Hiteman will take
up his duties as superintendent OF
schools in Imperial county early in
January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grubel and
children will spend Christmas In
Los Angeles with Mrs. Grubels
mother, Mrs. j. H. Larsen.
Miss Ruth McKendry will spend
the holidays in Calipatria visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. l..
McKendry.
Glenn Writ will spend the holi-
days at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. CT. Writ.
Mrs. Paul Williams returned
home from the Brawley hospital
wednesday where She was operated
on for appendicitis a short time
ago.
A baby boy weighing eight and
one half pounds was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Cook on Sunday
in the BraWley hospital. The baby,
which is their first child, has been
named Chester Wayne.
The card party given by the
Altar Society of st. Patrick's
church Tuesday night was well
attended and a nice sum was eal-
lied which will be used for the
benefit of the church. The party
was held at the city hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baird are
the parents of baby boy born
at their home west of Calipatria
Tuesday. The Bairds have two other
children, both girls.
Mrs. Atkin Cook is reported to
be very i'll in the Ell Centro hos
pital where she was taken a week
ago.
Mrs. Ernie Lawson, who under
went an operation for appendicitis
in the Brawley hospital recently,
returned to her home here last
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26

VINO played the
part, Samuel S.
Hin d s is his
name.
Ten years ago
he was a lawyer
in P a S a d ena,
California; and
he was rich, al
most a million
aire. One day
he counted up
his stocks and
bonds and prop
erty, and he was
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

l. What does it mean when mu-
sic is marked allegro?
2. Where is the beautiful Needles
Highway?
3. When and where did the first
United States Congress meet?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
DALE
CARNEGIE

Have you seen the movie You
Can't Take 1t With You?" Do
you remember the father, Paul
Sycamore?
Let me tell you about the man
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
Hints on Etiquette

Keeping the arms-not only the
elbows-off the table is a rigid rule
of good table manners, which Is
often violated by those who should
know better.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
One-Minute Test Answers

l. The part should be played
briskly
2. In the Black Hills, South Da-
kota.
. 3. In 1889, in New York City.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26

SELL farm produce through
P0st-Press Want Ads!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26
Words of Wisdom

Minds are like parachutes. They
only function when they are open.
Lord Thomas DeWar.