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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
MRS. w. MOORE
RETURNS HOME
FROM HOSPITAL
CALIPATRIA NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Clouse and
daughter, Cleona, visited over the
weekend with Clouse's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs NJ A. Clouse in San
Digeo.
Mrs. Wilson Moore who has been
quite i'll for the past week was
able to leave the hospital Monday
and is now recuperating at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Hiteman.
Miss Julia Riley and Miss Ruth
Asbury left for their respective
homes Thursday morning. Miss Ri
ley lives at Chico and Miss Asbury
at Alhambra.
At the Boy Scout court of honor
held at WeStmorland Tuesday
night the Calipatria troop won the
attendance banner for the second
consecutive time. If they win it
at the next council meeting, 1t will
become the property of that troop.
Lewis Copeland was presented
With the Eagle Scout badge which
is the highest honor given in
Scouting.
Miss Ruth ASbury and Miss Julia
Riley were dinner guests of Mi.
and Mrs. C. A. Sperry Tuesday
evening.
A house on the cast side belong
ing TO Vince Tate, Negro, was de
Stroyed by fire about one o'clock
pm. Wednesday. 1t is thought the
fire started from wood cook
stove. Tate has been ianitor of the
Bonita school for several years.
Mrs. l.. Stoker has rented the
Grace Mcdonald house on Bonita
street and will take possession
Thursday. June 2. Mrs. Stoker ex-
poets to keep boarders and room
crS.
Hostess for the Tuesday Sewing
club this week was Mrs. w. j.
Young who served delicious re-
freshments. Present were Mrs. Roy
Simmons, Mrs. Joe Baxter, Mrs
John Smoot, Mrs. H. 7. Martin
and Mrs. E. l.. Becker.
If YOU WANT to Keep ii Secret
Don't Put II i'm The Want-Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
SIX NAMED
TO COUNCIL

SACRAMENTO June 2. CUP)-
Six appointees were named to the
state emergency council today by
Gov. Frank F.. Merriam, three sue
ceeding themselves and three for
the first time.
Returning members were Earl Lee
Kelly, representing the department
of public works; James E. Davis,
police chief Of Los Angeles, repre-
senting peace officers, and A. l..
Schafer of San Francisco, represent
ing the American Red Cross.
New appointees were Charles
Hamilton of ViSalia, representing
tire American Legion, succeeding
Leslie F. Olson; Arlin E. Stock
burger, representing the department
CT finance, succeeding Roland A.
Vandegrift, and John r. Quinn
representing the department of
military and veterans affairs, sue
ceeding John p. Brennan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

MORT RETURNS
FROM VISIT
TO JAPAN
ALAMITOS NOTES

After a years visit in Japan with
his two daughters and other rela-
tives and friends T. Mori returned
home last week. The trip from
Osak. Japan to San Pedro was
made on the boat Tatarita Maru.
He was accompanied home by his
daughter Yoshiko who had been
attending school for the past two
years at OSak. The other daughter
Misuka, remained their to finish
school,
Miss Gladys Claypool accom-
panied the members of the gradu-
ating class of "38" to Holtville
Wednesday where they visited the
Holtville high school.
MFR. and Mrs. Hans ThamS had
as their guests last weekend DR..
and Mrs. c. j. Drewyor of Los An
geleS.
Miss Betty Kemp was a dinner
guest of Misses Margaret and Jen-
ME Won Allmen Friday evening.
After several days visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazer Alldredge Mrs
Jay of Turlock left for Kansas and
Nebraska where she will visit rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Mary Morris with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Weinrich motored to
Chino Sunday. The Weinrich's re-
turned Monday leaving Mrs. Morris
with relatives in Chino for the
summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green came
over from San Diego last Wednes-
day evening returning Thursday
While here they visited the ALI
dredge home.
The Glenn Muller and Burtor
McKinnon families recently bought
new Chevrolet cars.
Miss Margaret Nilsson of Ell Cen
tro spent the weekend holiday will
her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Whitmer afte
a weeks visit at the homes of thei
sons Loyal and Chalmer Whitmel
returned to their home in Glendor
Wednesday,
Mrs. A. T. Gregg and daughte
Betty Ruth returned home Wed
nesday after spending several day
in Tempe, Arizona, with Mr.
Gregg's son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Laird. Mr.!
Laird returned home with her moth
er and sister for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Hanson an
family from Orange county Wher
callers at the Edwin Nilsson hom
Sunday evening. The Hansons re
Gently bought 160 acre ranch il
this district, formerly known a
the Smyser ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

be: Prelude, LESS than Dust by
Finden; and the Professional, "POmp
and Circumstance by Elgar; the
Invocation by Rev John w. Gran
de; piano solo, "Playera" by Gra-
nados played by Bob Carr; saluta-
tory on Success" by Elsie Mae
Pendley; vocal trio Trees" by
Rasbach sung by Geraldine Will
liams, Eleanor McKinnon, and Flo
ra Faye LangSton; valedictory
Now What" by Elma CASTOR; boys
quartette, Bells of the Sea" by
Solman; clarinet solo by Geraldine
Williams; presentation of citizen
j ship award by E. w. Lott, presi
dent of the Holtville chamber of
commerce; presentation of the class
by Dean S. Richmond, principal of
Holtville Union high school; presen-
tation of diplomas by w. J. Gregg,
president of the Holtville board of
trustees; and benediction by Rev.
S. w. Thomas.
The graduates are: Mary Jane
Woodward Burke, Margaret Yvette
Campbell, B. J. Cannon, Mary Cath
crime Carpenter, Bob Carr, lone
Lorraine Cary, Sybol Patricia Free
man, Mable CARRIER, Elma Lorraine
Corum CASTOR, Irwin CASTOR, Leon
ard Gunderson, Edward j. Hale,
Athel V. Hallman, Elva Idella
Hearen, Julius Herbert Hilfiker,
Ludmilla Elsie Kaiser, Akira Ka-
shiki, Edward Lawrence Kenney,
Flora Faye LahgSton,:
James Elder Lawson, Burton
Lowrimore, John G. Mabry, Vivian
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
American Singer
Makes History

LONDON, June 2 l(UP)-Evelyn
Dali, 20 year old ash blonde
American singer made history last
night at Buckingham palace when
she sang Mice Work if You Can
Get 1t" to King George and Queen
Elizabeth, other members of the
royal family, and 1000 guests
The occasion was the royal derby
night ball in the white and GOLD
ballroom at Buckingham palace
Among the guests were United
States Ambassador Joseph P. Ken
nedy, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
and Peter Beatty, owner of Bois
Rousesel, who won the 159th run
ming Of the derby Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

Maddux, Richard ID. Mcbride
Eleanor McKinnon, Hayao Miya-
hara, Stacey Morgan, Robert w.
Munson, Frances Shigeko Omori,
Elsie Mae Pendley, Jack Ritter,
Ruby Lee Roberts, Gurbashen Shine,
Betty 10 Smoot, Chrystle Ellen
June Spear, Roland A. Thiesen,
Frances Jane Thompson, Evelyn
Dean Tuttle, Marvin Walker, Grady
Walton. Geraldine Williams, Gene
Woodland, Joe Minoru Yashuda, and
Mary Yoneko Yasuda.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
Navy to Offer
Course at U.C.L.A.

WASHINGTON, June 2 CUP -
The navy department today an
nounced that a naval reserve of
ficers training corps unit would be
established this fall at the Uni
versity of California at Los An
geles.
The unit, receiving an appropri-
alton of $25,2 ,284, will offer enroll
ment to 200 students.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
All Time High in
Wheat Predicted

CHICAGO, June Q UP) = Pri-
vate crop experts today forecast
for 1888 the largest U. S. wheat
crop ever harvested the average
estimate being O77,O0O,OOO bushels
as compared with the previous rec
ord crop of 1,OO9,OOO,OOO bushels in
1915
Favorable crop weather in the
past month resulted in an increase
of 67,000000 bushels in the average
estimate Of the winter wheat crop,
which the experts today placed at
810, 100000 bushels as compared
with their own average estimate
one month ago of 743,000000 BUSH
els.
WANT-ADS Cover and Discover
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

dDulCdllOl Vi DeHlOCIdCy dS Illo
theme for the commencement ad-
dress at the l84th annual COM
mencement exercises at the univer-
Sity.
He reviewed many disturbing
signs" which he said indicated that
Democracy was moving toward
abdication." Among these he listed
a belief by dictators that Democracy
is "a sorry and abandoned relic
of day long since gone by
He mentioned statement attri-
buted to Paul Goebbels, German
minister of propaganda, that there
is no freedom of the individual;
there is only freedom of peoples,
nations or races
How can this unutterable non
sense be politely described" DR..
Butler asked. Evidently this thor
oughly modern eXpounder of the
absurd never heard of Goethe's un-
answerable dictum mankind? 1t
is an abstraction. There are, al
ways have been and always will
be, men and only men"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
HoItviIIe High School
Class Graduates Friday

HOLTVILLE, June O. H. V. Adams will speak on
"Amercas Greatest Industry at the Holtvle high school
graduation services at pm. Friday in the Hotville
elementary school auditorium.
The program n addition 10 the Speech by Adams will
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
BUTLER WARNS OF
NEED TO PRESERVE
WORLD DEMOCRACY

NEW YORK, June 2. (UP)-Democratlc nations must
assert the power which belongs to hem) even IL 1t IN
cudes the field of military force abdicate world
political force Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president OF
Columbia university warned today Dr. Butler chose the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
q 2
MONEY!
PROBLEMS
RELIEVE YOUR MIND

Why worry along - alone -
about money-needs? When we can
help you solve them here! We
probably can help you avoid the
conditions that brought about
your money shortage. And we will
loan needed Cash, quickly, TO any
worthy family or individual, with
out unnecessary red-tape or en-
barraSSment
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

FORTUNE SMILES on Those Who
Make Habit Of Reading
POst-Prcss Want-Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
YACHT BUILDER DIES

BRISTOL, R. l., June CUP)-
Capt. Nathaniel Greene Heres
hoff, 90, pioneer yacnt builder who
constructed many successful de
tenders of the Americas cup, died
at his home today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
Seeley Residents
Enjoy Picnic at
Dos CabeZas
SEELEY NOTES

SEELEf NOIESN
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Ferguson
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Higgins, Mr.
and Mrs Geo. Cannan and ChaS
Wrench picnicked Sunday at Dos
Cabezas.
Mr.. Lay from the SD. and A.
depot spent the holidays with his
family at National City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Parrish and
Emma Lou and Mr.. and Mrs. s.
T. Robinson were in the Robinson
cabin over the weekend at Jacum-
ba, motoring to San Diego Sunday
for the day.
Ed Amey visited his sister in
Tucson, Arizona over the holidays
Temple Robinson accompanied
Don Rex and Bill Dubois to Mis-
sion Beach over Sunday and Mon
day.
Rev. Smith and family were
surprised Tuesday evening by sew
eral families of the community
who came in to spend the evening
and brought him a pound or more
of groceries.
The evening was spent in sing
ing and refreshments of ice tea
and cake was served.
The Seeley grammar school held
its program Friday evening as
that was the closing day. The same
teachers will return the coming
school year.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schultz spent
the weekend at Ramona with MIS-
Schultz mother and family
Mrs. T. A. White is enjoying d
visit with her father, who came
from Coronado to- spend several
days with the White family.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
TONGUE TIED
BY ALCOHOL

AL Bife, incoherently alcoholic
when brought to the Ell Centre po-
lice station Wednesday night,
Thursday was sentenced to pay a
$40 fine or serve five days in jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

If YOU WANT to Keep ii a Secret
Don't Put II i'm The Want-Ads
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

NORMAN, Okla, June 2. (UP)-
John Janson, Phoenix, Ariz., held
top honors today in the national
oratorical contest sponsored by the
American Legion,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12

planted with grass and vines to pre-
vent erosion; ragged and rough areas
of barren soil along the rights-of-way
have been smoothed over and plant
ed to grass; logs, stones, tin cans,
stumps and unSightly advertising
signs have been removed from the
roadSides. Curves have been cleared
of trees on the inside to permit better
vision for the driver, and theese clear
ed areas have been handicapped ana
planted both to prevent erosion and
to make them attractive to the eye.
All the roadside work is under di-
rect supervision of F. H. Brant, land
scape engineer of the highway COM
mission and formerly with the Wis
consin Highway Commission and
graduate of the University of Wiscon-
sin. He is enthusiastic over the pos
sibilities for still greater roadside
improvement and over the wealth of
natural beauty which lends itself to
roadside Identification.
The four principal detectives of the
roadside Improvement program IN
North Carolina, Mr.. Brant said, are;
% To contribute to the safety OF
the highways and to their economi-
cal maintenance.
(2) To protect existing natural
beauty against improper exploitation
and despoliation.
go To eliminate unsightly features
that are found along too many of the
states highways
ca To retain the natural scenic
character of North Carolina by blend
ing the highways into the surround
ing landscape and terrain.
what we are striving to do is to
improve both the picture and the
frame in order to bring them into
greater harmony so that those who
drive into North Carolina win see a
beautiful landscape" said Mr.. Brant
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12

edge of town, / was preparine 70 ba-
gan thumbing, when along rode
Iankersley Bradford comine RIGHT
back to Oxford. He is with the Home
security Life Insurance COMPANY of
Durnam, and 1 suppose he had "gone
with the wind" or rather gone over
to Henderson to give his weekly re-
port to Lynwood r. Garrett, his Dis
trict Supervisor.
But anyway, Tank got me home
safeiy. He married Miss Alice Calls
fhey have three children: the oldest
is Margery Mae. Next is Terry, NAM
ed for his granddaddy Calls. Tho
baby is Mary Alice, named for her
mother and grandmother.
But before someone asks me who 7
was named for am going to stop.
T. MOSES JONES.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12
Xoxn Telling Mel

81 am writing" Zadok Dumbkopt
announced today, "a letter to my con-
gresham, asking that there be COM
plete revision of income tax exemp-
lions. Owners of property or business
are granted exemptions for deprecla-
tion and wear and tear and 1 think
it time Uncle Sam granted the same
privilege to my nervous system.
being an American citizen,
Dummy continued, lever since 1914
has been a nerve-wracking job. I'd
like income tax exemptions for the
wear and tear on my own nervous
system.
"For instance, just having to dodge
reckless Sunday drivers 50 Sundays
wear is worth $40 a Sunday. Total
exemption for 1937-$520.
"At the rate of three times week
I've had to listen to no less than 156
terrible radio programs, just because
someone else in the house liked them
At saw, $40 a program, that totals up
| for the year an exemption of $1,56O.
suffering eye-strain from trying
TO see this prosperity they said was
| lust around the corner, is worth al
! least 5000, and trying to figure Out
what congress is doing and saying ups
/ the exempt ante at least another ~,
900.
"I won't ask Uncle Sam to- KNOCK
off So Though he ought to- for each
| time I've heard Bel Mir Bist d.
=! Schoen'-the government would vino
| up owing me dough.
| my proposed DumIbkopf income
| tax exemption amendment would b.
| the most popular piece of Legislation
that-say. I think i'll use it as my
| platform-if I decide to run for pres
| ident in 1940!"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12

Chickens raised by All poultry
,,,,h members in North Carolina dur
no the past year have a value OF
over $4,000, reports L. r. Harrlll, fiji
Club leader at State College. COM
netting for district cash prizes OF $40
each offered by the Southern Planter,
farm magazine of Richmond, Va,
The club members seen above won the
championship in each of the five dis
tricts into which the State is divided
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AvERILL

Raleigh, March 12.-Just after en-
terlng the ground floor door of tie
| highway commission annex BUILDING
| any visitor is brought up short witt,
a regulation Highway STOP" sign.
with the familiar lettering on the IA
miliar metal background It's lust out
side the door of ar office wherein
labor a goodly part of the EMPLOYEES
Of the Statewide Highway Planning
Survey.
Below the STOP" is printed the
! following appeal:
please! These men are busy-Ask
questions at the elevate. next door :"
Arthur Simmons who recently an
nounced he plans to be candidate TO-"
United States senator ard consequent
ly an opponent of Our Bob" Rey
holds and Friendly Frank" Hancock
has repeatedly been referred to as
coming from Alamance county.
The Burlington Daily Times-News
emphatically declares that Mr.. Sim
mons home IS in Guilford, not in
Alamance.
Add to your list of Sherlock Hol-
mes Charlie CHAINS and Philo Vances
the name of Bob Thompson, Governor
Hoey's private secretary. He gets in
by the following marvellous piece Of
indictive-or maybe it's deductive -rea-
soning. Three postmasters were in the
governors office. 81 think they must
be there on something connected with
the postal service" quote Bob.
The grandson whose arrival was re-
Gently haralded is Justice Clarksor s
eighth, the genial Supreme Court mem
her -rags Justify.
If there had been any doubt about
it beforehand, a visit to the outer Of
flee of W. Kerr Scott Friday would
have convinced your correspondent
that spring is here. 1t seemed that the
attractive Scott secretary had gone i'll
for Horticulture on a large scale. Sit
was certainly sitting pretty almost
completely surrounded by beauteous
blossoms, including johnquils, hyacin-
tbs, iaponicas. spiarea (maybe that's
the way to spell it, and pansies.
Among recent legislative candidates
to announce for reelection is H. L.
Joyner, of Northampton for the House
Willie Lee Lumpkin, one of the anti
Administration wheelhorses, wants to
swap his Franklin House seat for one
from the same county in the State
Senate Worth Mckinney of Asheville
has announced for solicitor of the 10Th
judicial, composed of Buncombe and
Madison.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12
Selected County Champion All
Club Member.

William Gill, All Club Member Of
Vance county, on the basis of his pro
ject work and other activities in All
work, has been selected selected as
the county champion All club mem
Der and as a reward will receive free
scholarship to the 1888 State Short
Course to be held at State College the
last week in July. His record has been
forwarded to State College where it
will be considered along with the coun
ty champion records from other coun-
ties in the state for the four-yea-
scholarship to the North Carolina
State College Agriculture and En-
cheering, offered by the Educationa,
Bureau of the Chilean Nitrate Com
pany for the club member making the
best record in All Club work.
Home Demonstration Club meeting
were held this week at Flat Rock and
Cokesbury. The Flat Rock meeting
was held at Mrs. A. E. Whites and
in addition to the regular program a
miscellaneous shower was given fo'
Mildred Wade, one of the members
who had married since the February
meeting. The Cokesbury Club held a
very interesting meeting at Mrs. Tuck
err Harris home. The Middleburg Gar
den Club met at the Community
House and the Townsville Club met
with Mrs. c. U. Sanford.
On Wednesday a County Leaders
meeting was held at the Community
House. Miss Pauline Smith, North
eastern District Agent and Acting
Home Identification Specialist was
in charge of the meeting. There were
fifty women present including repre-
sentatives from all the County Home
Demonstration Clubs. We have never
had a more earnest group of women
at any meeting. In addition to the
major project, Yard Identification
Miss Smith talked on Better Homes
Week from April 24-S0. She has been
appointed as State Chairman fol
North Carolina. She is intending t6
have this state a clean one-tne
slogan Beauty Through Sanitation
has been selected If Vance county
falls down on her part of the WORK
we will have not done our part L
means that every Home Demonstra
ton Club woman, every Garden Clu'
member, every All boy and girl every
civic organization, every schooi-ll
fact every person regardless of rae;
or color is asked to do their part II
this campaign. Some will say "wha
can l do? If nothing more you car
have your own homes cleaned ant
clean up the wards and barns ano
stable lots. This work will not meal
an expenditure of money, but a little
time and work. From now until the
week of April 24-30 you will be con
stantly reminded of our need for
clean county. Some of the things tha
will be considered are as follows:
l. Sanitation, neatness and care.
(a) Porch, grounds and adjoinln'
grounds free from rubbish.
(b) Machinery under she'd
(c) Useless objects removed.
ca Laundry equipment in bacl
yard.
(e) Adequate drainage.
(f) Back yard or service ares
clean and orderly
CD Wood we'll stacked.
2. Conditions of Home, Outbuilding:
and Fences.
(a) Home in good repair.
(b) Outbuildings in good repair
(c) Fences and gates in good con
dition.
cd Home painted if possible.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12
IDENTIFICATION OF
HIGHWAYS PRESSED
Extensive Roadside I'm
provement Has Been
= Done by State High
way Confusion
Daily Dispatch Bureau.

Raleigh, March 12-More beautiful
highways, as we'll as safer highways,
will be found in North Carolina this
spring and summer as result of the
extensive roadside improvement work
which has been done by the State
Highway and Public Works Commits
sion.
: Sharp cuts have been flattened and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12

for the purposes of administering
Extension work. The scene at the
bottom, 60 shows Mary DeBruhf of
eastern District contest; a. Is Lee
Jones County who won the South
western District contest; (2) is
Nancy Lunsford, 10 year old club
member of Cherokee county, who won
the western District contest; 0S) is
Carlton Mock of Davidson county
who won the Northwestern District
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12

contest, and "a is Henry Newborn
of Greene county who won the North
eastern District contest. Each or
three club members made an excel
lent profit on his venture, Mr.. Harrill
SAWS
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12

(e) Outbuildings painted if pos
sible.
60 Fences painted or covered
with vines.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-12
Vance County Weekly
Extension News

Sponsored by Agent j. T. Richardson Assistant
County Agent Plun1er
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-07
SERIES STUFF
REMAINING SCHEDULE
OF THE WORLD SERIES


(By United Press)
Today-No game, teams travelling.
Tomorrow - At Yankee Stadium,
New York, 1890 p. IN. CEsT.
sunday--At Yankee Stadium, 200
p. m.
Monday-At Yankee Stadium Cf
necessary 1880 p. m.
Tuesday-No game, team travelling,
Wednesday-At wrigley Field, Chi
cago az necessary 1880 p. m.
(CST).
Thursday-At Wrigley Field III nee
essary) 1880 p. m. (CSTc.