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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
TESTING FAITH,
SHE SUFFERS
SNAKE BITE

HAMMOND, La, June 8. (UP)--
Holy Rollers prayed today at the
bedside of Mrs. Joseph Rushing, Sc,
who lay wrestling with the devil
trying to overcome the effects of a
snake bite that she had invited as
a test of faith.
The state convention of the cult
was interrupted while the saints
gathered in relays of 25 each at
the home of j. T. Priest, local over
seer. where Mrs. Rushing had been
carried.
She was too weak to walk and
her arm was swollen to twice its
normal size. She writhed in agony
but refused the services of doctors
as other cult members shouted en-
couragement.
Mrs. Rushing underwent the
faith test Sunday night in the
presence of 400 delegates. 1t was
the climax to several hours OF
shouting lin mystic tongues, gesti-
culating and rolling away of sins
on the floor. She was bitten by a
water moccasin that was brought
to the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
Housing Conditions
Surveyed in City

Informal report on a three-year
survey of housing conditions in Ell
Centre was made Tuesday night
before the city council by Henry
Harris and DR.. Warren Fox.
Covered in the survey were 529
houses, with 1860 occupants, located
mainly on Ell Centro's East Side.
In addition to a map indicating
good, fair" and bad" conditions,
a written report was submitted.
The matter was set aside Tor
further study by a committee OF
councilmen and members of the
survey committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
35 BOYS NAMED
ON COMMITTEES
FOR 4-H CAMP

Thirty-five All members were
chosen Wednesday for committee
positions preparatory to the annual
All club summer camp at Mt.
Baguna June l9 to &c.
Selections were made at a con-
ference between +. W. Dorman.
assistant county agent of San Diego
county, camp director, H. Lee Ian
derman. Imperial county assistant
They include both San Diego and
Imperial members.
The public health and safety
committee viii include: Fred Hig-
genbotham. Elmer Haws. Robert
Thompson, Dorothy Smith, Clara
dehl Graves. Lee Hiteman of I'M
perial county and Richard eleven
ger. Donald Alexander. Bill Doerr
and Shirley Walker OF San Diego.
On the house and grounds COM
mittee will be: Norman Cuin, Thel-
ma Crumrine, Hugh Iittren of
Imperial and Mortimer Wacker,
Russell Wilkinson. Jimmy Dale Nc
Clendon of San Diego.
The wood and fire brigade will
be: Cecil Kimberling, Bob Bar
mettler, Andy Dubois. Stanley
Hawk, Royal Wade OF Imperial
and Leroy Foster of San Diego.
Members Of the program commits
tee will be w. T. McClendon, Alice
Amer, Mrs L. M Crumrine of I'M
perial and Jimmy Laws. Beth
Reynolds and Mrs. Hugh Good OF
San Diego.
The athletic committee will be
Joe Northrop, Leonard Chiffon.
Eugene Thanner. Herschel Spring
er of Imperial
Helen Carleton will head the vol
unteer service committee. On the
camp inspection committee will be
Mrs Frank Goodell of San Diego
and Mrs. H. Lee Landermar of
Imperial
Committee chairman will make
up the executive committee. They
are: Mrs. w. j. Carleton, Fred Hig-
genbotham, Norman Cuin. Leroy
Foster, w T. Mcclendon, Joe Nor
throp, Helen Carleton and Mrs.
Frank Goodell.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
OFFER
LAID BEFORE
c0UNCILMEN
CONTINUED from Page Onel

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A cali by Mayor Fawcett for either
offers from district representatives
who were present, or comment. was
answered by Dowd who declared:
We are, in a sense, unprepared
for this offer. because we lacked
knowledge of the negotiations and
are unacquainted with the city's
needs.
Both the district and the council
represent the taxpayers, however
and cooperation is necessary for the
success of the public power pro-
gram. #.. ......
District power is on the way to
the valley"
In answer to an inquiry by Coun
Gilman Scriven, Dowd said district
power would be in FL Centro BY
September
Cage then replied for Nev-Cal
declaring that the company is under
fire, facing competition with al
agency financed As per cent by the
government.
The fact that we are heavy tax
payers to the city and an asset TO
business here gives us right to con
sideration." Cage declared.
In answer to a question from
Councilman Moore, Cage pointed
out that the present sewer plant
contract will expire in June 1898
and the pumping. plant contract il
February 1899 Balance of power
delivery is on a month to month
basis, he said.
The Ney-Cal agreement, providing
4 blanket rate of 81 for all power
supplied to the city, set forth that
the city would pay a fixed monthly
charge cf $73.83 for maintenance OF
the overhead street lighting system
now owned by the corporation. On
additional extensions, the city would
pay an additional monthly charge
Of IA per cent of the cost of ex-
tensions.
The agreement is phrased to take
effect as of June l and extend for
three years.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08

and documentary evidence, and to
recommend legislation to the next
congress.
.Tydings co-signers, representing
many viewpoints in the New Deal
Democratic party, were Sens. Will
liam Ct McAdoo of California, Wal
ter F.. George of Georgia, Edward
r. Burke Of Nebraska, William Fl.
King of Utah, AlVa B. Adams of
Colorado, Robert j. Bulkley OF
Ohio, Robert F. Wagner of New
York, Carl A. Hatch of New Mexi-
co. and Peter G.. Gerry of Rhode
Island.
The resolution was an aftermath
of unsuccessful attempts in the
senate last week to write into the
pending $3.723 100000 recovery bill
and statutory restriction against
the use of relief funds for any
political purpose.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
De ath Comes to
DR.. J. B. Morton

Continued from Page One)
Cornell university, he was affiliat-
ed with the federal department Of
agriculture. For five years he was
employed by the Imperial County
Pest Control commission and later
was affiliated with the county
agriculture department.
He originated the Martha Wash
ington asparagus in North Caro-
lima and supervised the first large
planting in America on the Tam
arack ranch in Imperial Valley
Plant breeding was his hobby and
he devoted years to perfecting mil
dew resistant cantaloupes and
blight resistant lettuce. He was
recognized nationally as an au-
thority in his field.
His survivors include two sisters
and a brother. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
Eastside Resident
Requests Service

An appeal for WateT service on
e. Centro's east side was made
Tuesday night before the city
council by E. C. Dolke. Dolke's re-
quest for installation OF water
main, at an estimated cost to the
city of s1400, followed presentation
of a petition several weeks ago
signed by five property owners,
The property, which Dolke com
planned is not receiving adequate
water service, is located on Main
street, between Fairfield drive and
100 feet east of Hope street
The council decided to take the
request under consideration pend
ing a further Investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
Calexico Rancher
Farmer President

q. G. Bennett, rancher of the
Calexico area, was elected presj-
dent of the Associated Farmers o:
Imperial county at a meeting o!
the board of directors Tuesday
night.
He was selected by unanimous
vote to fill the vacancy left by the
resignation of Otto Bradshaw, ap'
pointed after Dan Scott resigned
several months ago.
George CutshaW of Brawley was
elected vice president at the ses-
sion. Bennett and Cutshaw have
been active in the Associated Far
mers since the organization was
formed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
Victim Silent on
Mystery Attack

AguStino Rodriguez, victim OF a
slugging or a hit-and run driver IL
Brawley Saturday night, regaineG
consciousness in the county hos
pital Wednesday but refused to re-
veal what had happened to him.
He was found lying on the pave
ment at Tenth and streets. He
stubbornly refused to reveal the
names of persons he saw Saturday
night, insisted he would not appear
in court against anyone and want
ed no one arrested
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
Flag Day Services
Planned by yDUV

Anna Maria Ross Tent No. Y,
Daughters of Union Veterans, will
hold special Flag Day services at
the Veterans Memorial hail. Friday
night, June 10, at 9 pm.
All Spanish War Veterans and
Auxiliary members are to be special
guests and any eligible to the order
are also invited
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
BrawIey Burglars
Sent to Prison

Three burglars, nabbed by BraW-
ley police while attempting to bur-
glarize the I. v. Hardware store
last week, were sentenced in supe-
rior court Wednesday.
Robert Payne, a tWo-time loser,
was sent to Folsom; Jack Bell, alias
Bert Hancock, was sent to San
Quentin; and Myron Upton to the
county jail for year. They ad-
mitted a series of burglaries in Ell
Centro, Brawley, and CaleXicO. They
were arrested by l.. w. Peacock
and Roscoe Phillips, Brawley police
officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
PACKER TO PAY
$50 fine IN
MELON CASE

Harry Mori Tuesday was ordered
to pay a $50 fine in El Centre
justice court for packing immature
and oVerripe cantaloupes. He was
accused by Art Sinclair of the
county agriculture office of viola
ting the Fruit and Vegetable Stan
dardization act. Fruit packed by
Mori, the complaint set forth, was
loft and Sunburned.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
THE COMMUNITY CLEARING
HOUSE-POst- Press Want Ads.
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
IODINE CALL
BRINGS POLICE

Police went to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James Conwers Tuesday
night after a telephone call that
a woman had drunk iodine They
found Mrs. Conwers had taken a
small dose of iodine and was suf-
fering from slightly burned
tongue.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
Nev-CaI Employees
Enjoy Picnic

About 85 employees of the Nevada
California Electric company, and
the ice plants enjoyed a swim and
picnic supper at the plunge near
Holtville Tuesday evening
Dancing completed the evenings
entertainment.
Miss Katherine Won Allmen Mrs.
w. E. Mills and Miss Marian Call
were in charge OF the arrange
ments.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
Tom Reams Quits
As Fire Chief
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the council had in mind n new
appointee.
Reams' letter of resignation eX-
planned that private business will
in the future take up all his time.
He mentioned his enjoyment of his
many years as fire chief and ap-
probation of "codperation from
members of the fire department and
the board of trustees"
Reams joined the department in
1914, when it was still a volunteer
brigade. He became assistant chief
in 1918 and was made chief in
1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
Calexico Teacher
Authors Article

This months issue of the Amer
ican Bee Journal carries an article
written by Mrs. Laura Sheppard
CaleXico Union high school teacher.
The article explains Imperial
county's new ordinance for con-
trolling the spreading of insecti-
cides and measures for protecting
honeybees from insecticides poison
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
Richard Funeral
Rites Scheduled

Funeral services for James Rich
ard. l3, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Richard, Calexico, Negro residents,
We're held at the Lemons chapel
in FL Centro at II am. Tuesday
He died at his home Tuesday Burial
took place at Evergreen cemetery
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
JASPER HOME
DEPARTMENT MEETS

The Jasper Home department will
hold an afternoon meeting Friday
June 10 at the home OF Mrs. ID.
ClaYerie.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
HANDS OFF IN VOTING,
OR SHOOT THE WORKS
NEW DEAL ADVISED

WASHINGTON June 8. (UP)-One influential New
Deal adviser suggested today that the national admins
tration should decide Immediately either to undertake
open and public opposition to waverng Democrats at pr
maries else adopt and enforce a hands-off policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
"Yep,-i needs a pinch of lemon, Cdfcin"
Nudists Score Court Victory; Judge
Holds Pictures No More Indecent
Than AVERAGE Seaside Scenes

LOS ANGELES June &. (UP)-Nudlsts OF Lake Els
colony scored impressive victory today in ruling
by Judge Joseph Call that their pictures strategicay
decorated with black paper patches, damaging
to the public morals than everyday a bathing
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08

ton Which was signed by nine
other senators. The proposed COM
mittee would sit after congress ad-
journs to hear complaints of poll
tics in relief, to subpoena witnesses
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
RELIEF PATRONAGE QUIZ
URGED BY DEMOCRAT
GROUP IN SENATE

WASHINGTON, June 8. (UP)-The Democratic sena-
tors asked the senate today to authorize three man COM
mtee to investigate charges that relief funds being
used for political purposes.
Sen Millard Tydings D.. Md, introduced the resolu-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-08
WEATHER

data complied by observers for
the official United States weather
bureau station at FL CentrO.D
Maximum Tuesday .................... 106
Minimum Wednesday ....-............. GO
Reading at Noon Wednesday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures SO
Humidity Observation-Disclosures. 25
Readin at 5 am. Wednesday
Temperature ....-............................. 10
Humidity ..-.................................. SIS
Reading at 5 pm. Tuesday
Temperature observation-disclosures. 103
Humidity NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 16
Los Angeles and vicinity - Fair
Wednesday night and Thursday
with night and morning fog or
low clouds; little change in tenn
perature; gentle to moderate
southeast to southwest wind,
northwest on coast.
Southern California Fair We'd
nesday night and Thursday with
morning fog in extreme west por-
ton; no change in temperature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
STRAND

Capacity audiences attended the opening performances of Sally, Irene and Mary" the headliner of the fine twin feature program which opened a three day engage ment at Warner Brothers cozy, clean and comfortable Strand the ater yesterday.
 This new musicomedy hit with Alice Faye, Tony Martin, and ra- dio's Fred Allen, has a brilliant cast incuding Jimmy Durante Gregory Ratoff, Joan Davis, Mar jorie Weaver, Louise Hovick, and many others. The hilarious yarn about three sirens of swing in search of social security is set to Q hit-paradable score by Bullocl; and Spina and Gordon and Revel and presents eight new song hits including Half Moon on the Hud- son." q Could Use a Dream" by Bullock and Spina; Got My Mind on Music" and Sweet as a Song by Gordon and Revel.
 The companion hit is "The Kic Comes Back" with Wayne Morris in the stellar role.
 Every local movie-fan who likes to keep pace with the times is look ing forward expectantly to the opening performance of Walt Dis ney's Snow White and the Seven DWarfs" which opens a five day engagement at the Strand Satur- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
RITZ TOPRESENT SWING, SWAY KING
Sammy Kaye to Feature
 Three Barons in Bridge port Sunday

Swing and Sway, Sammy Kaye, toast of two continents, brings his famous orchestra to the Ritz ball. room in Bridgeport to play for the Easter Sunday dance there on April IT. Those inimitable Three Barons will be there to offer their pleasing type of rhythm and entertainment. Sammy Kaye holds the high attend- ance record of the Ritz and he hopes to surpass himself at this holiday event. Jimmy Brown, Tommy Ryan, Charlie Wilson, em- bellish the smooth, sweet tones of Sammy Kaye's program. You heard them recently from the Statler, Cleveland. It will be the years biggest event. There will be an amateur swing contest at the Ritz Thursday with ten dollars in cash awarded to the winners. Anyone who can play an instrument is in- vited to enter and compete for the prizes. The coming of Gene Krupa, Ace drummer man, formerly with Benny Goodman, on Sunday, April 24, followed by King Benny Good man himself on May 9th, and co., ored Jimmie Lunceford on May 15 at the Ritz, are eagerly looked for ward to.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
IT'S TENNIS NOW

During the filming of Samuel Goldwyn's "The Hurricane" Jon Hall went in for a three mile stretch of canoe padding as daily con- ditioning stint. Hall took his jaunts on the lagoon of the South Sea Island setting for the film, using an outrigger canoe from the fleet of IS which were imported from Samoa. Now, that the lagoon IS no more, Hall has switched his en- thusiasm to tennis and is said to swing mean racquet.
 quit Hollywood have not disturbed movie makers very much. Her Cem- perament has not been widely pub licized, but any local poll would place her at the top of the list of difficult actresses. .. Gail Patrick's husband, Bob Cobb, has a noisy hobby. Bangs away the evenings in a revolver range he has installed in their basement. .. Jascha Heifetz, the fillder, will collect $80,000 for eight weeks work in Samuel Gold wyn's picture. Instead of "The Great Music Festival" it probably will be the second edition of the Goldwyn FollieS.
 Seen: Bob Taylor, the boy from Filley, Neb., Wolfing snails in the Trocadero grill. Glenda Farrell with each of her 10 fingernails tinted a different color. Victor McLaglen looking awfuflly uncom- fortable in full dress. He's a night club proprietor in "Hells Kitchen" Earl Carroll sketching on Vendome tablecloth plan of the huge night club he'll build here.
 Heard: Yeah, Garbo used to play hide-and-seek. Now it's follow the-leader."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
|Irn Hollywood
of the tricks of that trade.

-
 One of Daryl Zanuck's stooges had to break the news that Ger many had banned another 20th- Fox picture. That Hitler!" he stormed. This time he has gone too far!"
 A oo-strenuous course of reduc- ing sent Patsy Kelly to hospital Marlene Dietrich, still jobless in pictures, has a fat contract for weekly broadcast beginning next fall To the list of singing child stars, add the name of 13-year- old Edith Fellows. Her voice in Little Miss Roughneck" will astonish the fans. Mary Howard, only 20, is playing her fifth maternal role in six months. Another young mother type is Mary McGuire. Just 19, she has had child or two in nearly every picture.
 The latest suspension of Bette bdVLo Dy w dlllCl DloUllClS AlloaC nationwide news, but actually it doesn't indicate serious trouble. When a role is assigned contract player, and the player refuses it, the studio has little choice but to pay the salary to whatever actor does accept the part. Most such dis agreements are personally amica- able; just matters of cold business.
 
 Local dopesters now have it all figured out that if David Selz- nick does make Gone With the Wind" Katharine Hepburn will be Scarlett. George Cukor, her favorite director and good friend, is under contract to Selznick and already has been named to direct Gone With the Wind." It was st her insistence that he was se- cured to direct her in the current Holiday" and it's reported that condition of this deal was that she should later be available for the Civil War picture.
 Sylvia Sidney's hints to New York intervieWers that she might
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
MOOieS Playing
 Today
STATE

Attractions concluding their en- agreements tonight at Warner Bro- thers' State theater include "Ro- nance In The Dark" co-starring Gladys Swarthout and John Boles with John Barrymore; also Love On Toast" with John Payne, Stella Adler and Katherine Kane in the leading roles.
 Tomorrow the State ushers in another splendid double hit bill with the technicolor film, "Her Jungle Love-" co-starring Dorothy Lamour and Ray Midland, headlin- ing the program.
 In the same spirit as the spec tacular Jungle Princess" of a sea- con ago, Her Jungle Love" tells a romantic story of a handsome young aviator who is cast away on a deserted South Seas island only to discover that its only other in- habitant is a lovely girl who has never before laid eyes on white man.
 Miss Lamour, fresh from her SuCCGSS III WILL DC seen as the native girl whose love for the young aviator runs afoul of a half native potentate, played by J. Carol Naish, veteran of mysterious Oriental roles. She and Midland have to fight for their love, and later for their very lives, against furious native tribes who know white men only as devils" come to take their island away from them. They escape only through the intercession of one of those miracles which make the South Pacific deserve it's reputa- ton for mystery and intrigue.
 The romantic story is paced by the comedy of Lynne Overman, who appears as an aviator marooned on the island with Midland. Dorothy Howe, a comparative newcomer to Hollywood, plays a sophisticated English girl who fights with the Jungle princess for the love of the castaWay aviator.
 The second smash hit of the pro- gram is Little Miss Roughneck." Edith Fellows first important fea- tured picture, in which the famous child star sings on the screen for the first time. Leo Carrillo appears with little Edith in the top roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
In The Local
 ThedterS
POLI'S

Surpassing all their previous screen appearances in the lan- guage of music, Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy are seen and heard in an exquisite panorama of romance and song in "The Girl of the Golden West" screening Satur- day at the Loew Poli Theater for a four-day engagement.
 The lovely new songs heard in the picture include, "Senorita," Sol- diers of Fortune" "The Wind in the Trees" Shadows on the Moon, , Who Are We To Say" Prom Sum- up to Shutdown" and "Mariachie, " which is the theme of lavish Spanish festival.
 In the story, Mary, owner of a dance hall, is loved by the gambling sheriff, Jack Rance. On her way to Monterey her stage coach is held up by the romantic masked ban- dit, Ramerez, with whom she later falls in love, believing him to be Lieutenant Dick Johnson. 4 for mer sweetheart betrays Ramerez. He escapes. wounded, in gun fight with sheriff but is captured later in Mary's cabin.
 After being caught cheating in a game of cards with Rance for the bandits life, Mary agrees to marry the sheriff if he will liberate Ra- merez. On the day of the wedding Rance again finds the lover to- gether and the picture ends with a very ingenious climax.
 On the same program Victor Moore makes laugh history ill This Marriage Bussiness" with Allan Lane and Vicki Lester.
 Attractions now playing at Loew's Poli incude "Who Killed Gail Pres ton?", with Don Terry and Raw hide" with Smith Ballew.
 Tonight is "Uproar Hour" night on our stage. Make up party and come on down and participate in the hilarious proceedings, of this laugh minute, sensational, pro- voking new entertainment that has taken Waterbury and surrounding towns by storm.
 Saturday Loew's Poli presents the first of fifteen thrilling chapters of the motion picture version of 'The Lone Ranger"