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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Is MUCH AS
WE CAN PAY FOR

The Wall Street JOurnaD
The lesson that we are learning from
social security, even if slowly, is that
whatever funds are put at the disposal
of the unemployed the Superannuated or
those otherwise economically dependent,
must come out of the national income.
Although the reserve fund principle has
done much To obscure this elementary
fact, it has not been altogether hidden;
and as time goes on, unless there is
chance in the present schedule of levieS,
it will be increasingly apparent to more
and more employed persons who the
people footing the bill really are. Of
the realization by employers, both as
result of expense of maintaining records
and of contributions, it is not necessary
to speak.
There are seven reported recommend
ations of the Social Security Board which
must be considered in the light of this
increasing realization on the part of tax
payers 1t will be noted that of the
putative seven recommendations five
would increase the disbursements under
the act. The other two would simplify
administrative procedure and record
keeping and presumably would effect
relatively slight economies to both gov
ernment and industry.
The question, therefore, comes down
to this: Can we afford to include some
100000 additional persons, raise pay
ments to others already included, begin
the payments earlier than the law now
requires and raise grants to states out
of the national income as it is now or
appears likely to be in the immediate
future? And if we can afford it, do we
wish to afford it?
1t is ageed by virtually the entire ma
ton that social security is desirable. The
present Social Security Act, while it un-
doubtedly has defects, notably that of
the reserve fund requirement. is a good
working basis for action. But social Sc
curity itself will be strained if we bite
off more than we can chew.
Granted that the apparent haste to
enlarge the scope of the present act is
to head off the crackpot schemes which
continue to agitate the body polite with
their promises of dollars out of air, this
fact should not blind us to the risk we are
running. Let us not, in inoculating our
selves against variations of the Townsend
plan, run the risk of acquiring the same
disease of unWorkability.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
NO PLACE BETTER
FOR A MILITIA UNIT

American Legion posts of Imperial
county will combine at the county far
grounds Armistice Day in a gigantic
demonstration having as its ultimate
goal the establishment here of a Nation
al Guard unit. In this every person in
the county can wholeheartedly support
the Legion.
One of CALIFORNIA; two border counties.
Imperial county is geographically en-
titled to a National Guard unit. There
is no other county in the state which
would be so important in military
light as Imperial county in case an ag-
gressor invaded the United States from
the south. AT present there is no other
county that would be as weak.
The United States has embarked on
a defense program intended to make
this country second to none where de-
fenses are concerned. Mobility and not
manpower will be stressed in the pro-
gram during the next two years-yet
reserve manpower will come in for its
share of attention. The backbone of the
reserves is the National Guard.
California, doing its part in this praise
worthy program to render the United
States impervious to attack, can cooper
ate best by centering her attention on
the state militia. And truly rounded
defense program in California should
include National Guard unit in Impe-
rial county.
The per capita average of army ne
serve officers in Imperial county is
extremely high at the present time, when
compared to the more thickly populated
parts of the state. Recognizing the read
iness of Imperial county to take an active
hand in preparing the country's defenses,
it seems the least state officials can do
is to grant the wishes of the American
Legion by establishing National Guard
unit in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
STATE PRISON DOORS SHOULD BE
CLOSED TO FURTHER MOONEY
PROPAGANDA

Having been refused a pardon twice by
Governor Merriam and also by five pre-
vious executives, one wonders why Tom
Mooney, S. F. Preparedness Day dyna-
miter, serving a life sentence, should
again seek such clemency. State and
federal supreme courts have declined
to favor the famous California prisoner
and yet he persists in his campaign for
freedom.
There is not the slightest hope of Gov
ernor Merriam granting MONEYS appli-
cation. AS we have indicated before the
dynamiter's only hope is in the election
of Culbert Olson governor of the state.
Olson is on record as saying he will free
Mooney, if elected. However, he (Olson)
has not further committed himself in
the matter.
We would again suggest that since
Mooney has been denied clemency by
every legal agency he could appeal to,
the executive department should see to
it that further propaganda through in
teryiews with him in prison should cease
Access to the prisoner is responsible for
much of the publicity that has been
launched in his behalf. The state should
get rest now from Mooney and his par
don activities. The prison doors should
be closed against any more propaganda
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Ho|tviIIe Club
Collect Clothes
For I.V. Needy

HOLTVILLE, Oct. 22.-The well
fare section of the Junior Women's
club today started a campaign TO
collect used clothing, shoes and rags,
according TO Mrs. F.. G. REBEL, Sec
ton chairman.
The clothing will be turned over
to needy persons in the valley for
winter wear.
Garments of any size from babys
to adult clothing or shoes will be
collected in a chest which has
been placed in the office of Mrs.
Ella Carpenter, city clerk in the
city hall.
The next meeting of the section
is called for Monday night at seven
thirty at the home of Mrs. Keith
Savage. Each member is requested
to bring her project for the linen
chest, which, when filled, will be
ratified.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23

When you study that plan for
rlinute, it appears to be the queer
est of all. Fol the net result of
this would simply be to make AM
erican-grow foodstuffS available to
foreign consumers at bargain rates,
and at the expense of the American
consumer and taxpayer. If anyone
is going to benefit in that way,
shouldn't it be the American rather
than the foreigner?
NOW this new rabbit sticks a tent
ative muZzle over the edge of the
hat. We shall probably get some
six months of argument, pro and
con, before the exact shape of the
plan is clear. Meanwhile, it can at
least be said that the proposition
does represent a new and slightly
more logical approach to the prob
lem.
For the underlying trouble with
these other schemes is that they
all operated on the thesis that
abundance is a disaster. Far from
giving us the answer to this gen.
eration's battling problem about
want in the midst of plenty they
aceentuated that problem. They
represented national refusal even
to face the implications of the age
OF plenty.
The new plan at least heads III
the other direction. Difficulties in
the way OF putting it into effect
probably will be many. He would
be a dullard indeed who couldn' I
think of at least half a dozen. just
offhand.
But for the fact that it does rep
resent an effort to make plenty
mean plenty. we may all be thank
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Shipway Funeral
Held Saturday

Last rites for Mrs. Frances Con-
nors Shipway, former Ell Centran
who died in Los Angeles Friday,
were held in that city Saturday.
She was a resident of Imperial
Valley for more than eight years,
was a charter member of the Ju-
nior Ten Thousand club in Ell Cen
tro and active in Los Amigos club
work. Before her marriage to Cy
Shipway, she taught at the Acacia
school for three years. She had
been i'll for several months before
her death.
Her survivors include her hus-
band, Cy Shipway, sgho is connect
ed with the head office of the Sc
curity First National bank of Los
Angeles; and three year ole
daughter, Carol Ann.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Well II.
TeIIYou..
says
Bob Burns

Hollywood is a place where pref
near everybody dresses and looks
the part they're playing. One
glancem tell pretty closely what
they are but once in a while a
stranger comes to town and foo-s
us.
The other day a quiet looking,
plain. reserved lady called on a
doctor here and told him her nerves
were bad. The doctor took one lock
at her and says. "What you need
is a change" The lady looked at
the doctor demurely and said
"Weil, for the past eighteen months
have lived in five countries, had
three husbands, four cars, thirteen
Jewel robberieS, eleven alarm clocks
and fCrty-seven landlords. What
other changes could you suggest?'
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Bank Officials
ORGANIZE Club

Officials of the three Bank OF
America branches in Imperial VAL
ley this week organized the Bank
of America Officers club at meet
ing in Calexico.
The club has II members and will
meet the third Wednesday of each
month, rotating the meeting among
Ell Centro, Calexico and Brawley
A different officer will preside at
each session. Walter Havekorst
vice president of the Ell Centre
branch, presided at the first meet
ing.
Banking policies and bank prob
lens of valley branch officials will
be discussed and prominent speak
ers will be invited to address the
group. H. H. Tyler of Ell Gen.
tro was elected club secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
You re Telling Ne --

Scientists have succeeded in
planting the eye Of a rabbit
to human being We're Just
wondering if the man will feel
perfectly normal around Easter
time.
The Russian aviation officers
who called Col. Lindbergh a liar
must have flown off the handle.
The trouble with Hitler and Mus
solini is that they have an axis to
grind.
Today's short short story: arms,
armies, armageddon.
A psychology society reports an
increased interest in occult arts,
supernatural phenomena and magic.
People probably trying TO find a
way to land a job.
It's Cur hunch that Chancellor
Hitler would rather be Reich than
president.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Youth Killed in
Sd. Auto Crash

SAN DIEGO, Oct. %. (UP,-High
speed and fog were responsible foi
the automobile accident 40 miles
east of San Diego last night which
killed one youth and possibly broke
the back OF another, Deputy Cor
cner Dave Gershon reported today.
Raymond Draper, 20, Lake Wohl-
ford. was killed instantly when the
car IN which he was riding careened
off the road near Valley Center,
turned over, and crushed him to
death.
Another passenger in the car,
Charles Wilson, II, Valley Center,
suffered a possible back fracture
and broken ribs.
The driver of the car, Jack Cous-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Mother Of Local
Woman Dies ALTA.

Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie
E. Foster. mother of Mrs. Camille
Rice of Ell Centre and Mrs. Celest
Brown of Brawley, were held at 10
am. Saturday at Cresse's chapel
in Los Angeles. She died Thursday
in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Foster and her husband,
Jacob G.. Foster, lived in Ell Gen.
tro for II years. They left Imperial
Valley six years ago. During recent
years they lived at 2426 San Fer
nando road, Los Angeles, where
Foster has a grocery business.
She is survived by her husband,
Jacob c. Foster; three daughters,
Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs.
Lorene Rowen of Beaumont; and
a son, Reginald L. Foster of Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23

hours OF a high official OF the
French alien control department
and two italian consular agenf at
Lyons, along with three MarSeilles
police officials, were believed in
some quarters to foreshadow a ma
tional scandal.
From these arrests and more to
follow. it was reported, close ties
between a Fascist spy ring and the
police may may be disclosed.
Hints were dropped II at the
Deuxieme bureaus roundup may
bring into the open sensations an
ticipated last year in roundup of
Lies Cagoulards" (the hooded ones)
a Rightist organization alleged to
have plotted revolution and restor-
alton of the monarchy
There were predictions tonight
that evidence obtained by Spanish
Loyalist authorities for the treason
trial of seven leaders of the Marx
ist unification party in Barcelona
may be of great Importance to the
French roundup because it purport-
edly shows that foreign agents in
Republican Spain were directed by
Italian and German agents station
ed in France.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Warren Staying
Suspect Taken

BAKERSFIELD. Cal, o. 22.
UP)-Police said today they be-
lieved their arrest of Van L.
Starr. 80, might lead to the solu-
ton of the Staying May Is OF
Methias Warren, 3, father of Dis
trict Attorney Earl Warren of Ala
media county.
Starr, formerly employed by the
elder Warren to cut lawns and do
odd jobs, had been sought, police
said, since he dropped from sight
The day after Warren was found
beaten to death with an iron pipe.
Chief Powers said he would 4ues-
ticn Starr about reports he hid said
he knew an "old man with plenty
OF money" and going to tap him
for the roll"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Jr. Women's S Club
PREPARES for Frolic

HOLTVILLE, Oct. %. CUP) -
Junior Womens club members pre-
pared for the annual Halloween
frolic which is to be held tonight
at the Barbara Worth country club.
Mrs. Ralph Marquand, Junior
Women's program chairman, and
her committee, Mrs. Dale Cravath,
Mrs. Ed Crowder, Mrs. Graham
Rogers, Mrs. Howard Vencill, Mrs.
w, j. Rubidoux, Mrs. Wesley Mar
quand and Miss Mary Bashara,
were busily engaged today in dec
Grating the hall and in cor lpleting
last minute details
The dance which is informal,
will begin at ten o'clock. Carol
Campbells orchestra will furnish
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23

door half a dozen angry fishermen
Jumped in front of us and barred
the way. Some were sd angry that
they actually shook their fists IN
the face of my surprised and fright
ened companion. I was startled
and shocked. Never before had l
experienced any difficulty IN at
tending church. And then to have
this happen in a country where
have found some of the kindest and
most generous people in the world
These Dutchmen could not speak
English: and the only words l
could say in. Dutch were II you
please" and although I set this
phrase to working overtime, it
availed nothing. Finally we locat-
ed a fisherman who could speak a
few words of English.
He said that we could not enter
the church because the young lady
with me was a wicked woman! They
declared she was dressed indecent
". She wore a dress with short
sleeves and a V-shaped neck! Ten
million women in America were at
tending church that day dressed in
similar fashion. But in that partic-
ular Holland church, such cos
tune indicated lack of respect for
religion; these people did not want
a woman in the church dressed in
such manner as to cause the mems
minds to stray from the sermon.
The moral to this story-if there
is a moral-should be that sermons
should be so interesting and so in
spiring that they can successfully
compete with the back of wo-
mans neck for attention.
Most big people are easy to get
along with. The genial Eddie
Dunham. one of MICS best
known directors told me the other
day that the first time Madame
Schumann-H -Heinck was on the air
she came to rehearsal and said to
Eddie Here I am. Vot do I do?"
One Of the most famous women
on earth, humbly asking for guild
ance. But Eddie tells me that
many of the small fry want to tell
him how to run the show, refus-
ing to do what does not appeal to
them.
You see Madame Schumann-
Heinck was sure she was important
She didn't have to demonstrate
But the small fry-well, they try
tc demonstrate their superiority by
refusing to take orders from any
one.
When King George V of England
made Stanley Baldwin prime min
lister, newspaper men rushed tc
Baldwin. congratulating him or
having been given the highest hon.
o. in Britain. Baldwin replied 81
don't need your congratulations
but your prayers"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Royce Transfer
Office to Move

Ed Royce, for many years a
transfer man in Ell Centro, will
move November l from his present
location at 421 Main street to a
building he recently purchased at
666 Broadway.
He has operated his business from
the Main street location since 1925.
He will make general alterations
and improvements tc the building
on hie nem location he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Housewife PAYS
$50 Traffic Fine

HOLTVILLE, Oct. 22.-Mrs. Lee
R. Bates, 46, Ell Centre housewife,
Friday paid a $50 fine in justice
court here for drunk driving.
She was arrested Thursday by
Highway Patrolman Bill Mitchell
He said she drove her car in zig
gag manner back and forth across
the Holtville highway. He stopped
the car and took Mrs. Bates to the
county Jail on a drunk driving
charge. She was released Thursday
night and ordered to appear in JUS
tice court here Friday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
News Behind
the News
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
Public Utilities
Would Be Dull

WASHINGTON. Without roly-
poly Howard C. Hopson of Associat-
ed Gas & Electric. the New Deal
warfare on the public utility front
would be as dull as a Mae West
picture with no Mae West.
Hopscn is the life of the party
whenever he's invited down here TO
explain this or that about the great
Associated holding company system
whose assets he had pyramided up
to s642. .COO,00O in 1929. If he doesn't
start game of hide-and-go-seek
you'll find him playing some kind
of legal checkers, always with the
mischievous air of kid having
lot of fun
Most of the audience consists OF
Hopsons own lawyers-at least
seven of them-during his appear
ances before an SEC examiner IN
proceedings concerning his Utilities
Employees Securities Co., which Hop
son and his mates refer to euphon-
iously as "Yooy-esco."
It's a small room and the chairs
are none too comfortable and there's
little of the dramatic excitement
that attended Hopsons celebrated
appearance before Senator Hugo
Blacks lobby committee in 1898
after long period of hide-out and
chase But if you like brilliant
legal sparring, here's your place.
The rather young bespectacled SEC
examiner on the platform is Raoul
Berger former concert master OF
the Cincinnati symphony Orchestra.
The quite young bespectacled coun-
sci for SEC with wavy hair is Lewis
Dabney, Jr., Harvard Law School
graduate and an unusually bright
boy.
There's no mistaking Hopson
with his short, fat figure. his bald
head, round face, bird-like eyes,
coal-black eyebrows and grin that
often seems gleeful as he evades--
or possibly answers-a question.
Sometimes this spectacular pro-
moter shakes and giggles until he
gets red in the face. He makes you
forget the grimness of the battle be-
tween SEC and Mr.. Hopson. u
can't answer" he kept repeating as
Habney kept asking him about his
connections with UESCO and other
companies in the vast A. G. & E
maze, And why? Well, said Mr.
Hopson, he was attorney for al
those companies and their affairs
were sacred matters between lawyer
and client.
Even Hopson kept grinning as ht
revealed his legal representation ol
company after company under his
control. But when Hopson actually
did get talking-about how UESCC
came into being-he was uncontroi.
ably voluble.
oGoSo lldu Uccll lOlIled, mop
son said, to avoid wage cut il
1881 when other employers were de.
manding that A. c. & E. do as they
were doing. Ten per cent of eacf
employees paw was taken and invest
ed for him through UESCO-in A
G. & E. securities.
Lawyers from another hearins
came up to shake the great man!
hand. One asked Hopson to remov,
his hat so he could "see his horns.
Hopson complied
I'm de-horned,' said Hopson
I'm just what they call out west E
moody cowl''
My respect for a million dollar.
increased tremendously" said Hop.
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Dave Smith to
Talk at Associated
Chamber Ne ting

Dave Smith, Los Angeles attor-
nev, will be the principal speaker
at a meeting of the Associated
chambers of commerce Thursday
night at the Planters hotel in Braw-
ley.
E. E. Cavanah, president of the
chamber group, will preside at the
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23

the colorful fish
ing village of Vo-
lendam. Holland,
But I didn't sue
,eed in getting in
side the church;
and for a reason
that will astonish
you. 1 was &C
companied by a
young lady, and
when we tried to
enter the church
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
TOday's Horoscope

Just and artistic qualities are pos
sessed by those born on this day.
But they also are inclined to be
self seeking and material in their
viewpoint, this compleXity of ma
ture sometimes puzzling their
friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Barbs 80.

The Bureau of Standards has Just
ck'd the average gas meter, which
will now continue to ko the average
breadWinner.
The Uncut version of Hamlet"
now playing in New York lasts five
hours. That's no Hamlet" that's d
metropolis.
There are seven sets of twins
now attending San Jose College III
California. Both members of each
pair look as alike as two college
students.
A Well-to-do business man ap-
FLIED for relief the other day with
a set of falsified books The en-
tries were just window-undressing.
Those Mexican travel posters ad-
yertising the place as sportsman's
paradise seem a little superfluous.
Everybody knows by now about the
Wonderful golf OF Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Horoscope for Sunday

Persons born on this day are law
abiding, even when they are not
satisfied with the existing order of
things. They not only obey the laws
of the land themselves, but they
seek to make others do it, too. They
may not be satisfied with their bus
mess conditions, but they endure
them until they can see their way
to effect a change.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
One Minute Test Answers

/. A long-legged wading bird of
the heron family.
2. An allowance of time distance
or weight made to inferior competi-
tors in a game or race.
3. The free coinage of silver and
gold at a ratio of 16 to one.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
McPherrin Passes
Forgery Sentence

T. L. Weeks, recent arrival in
Imperial Valley Friday was SEN
fenced to San Quentin for forgery
In superior court Judge r. D..
McPherrin denied Weeks applica-
ton for probation and ord red him
takenNto the penitentiary.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Hints on Etiquette

In writing to a woman he barely
knows. a man signs himself as he
would in business correspondence,
VERY truly yours" followed by his
full name.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Words of Wisdom

A lie should be trampled on and
extinguished wherever found.-I am
for fumigating the atmosphere when
suspect that falsehood. like pestil-
ence. breathes around me.-Carlyle
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
Thoughts for the Day

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy
God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be
prolonged, and that it may go well with thee-Deu
teronomy sic
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
GRAB BAG
One Minute Test

|. What is a bittern?
.. What is a handicap as used in
sports?
3. Around what financial pro-
gram cid the 1896 presidential elec-
ton revolve?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
French Counter Espionage Officials
Hint of National Scandal Linking
italians to Huge SpyP|

PARIS, Oct. % (UP)-Frances famous "DeuXieme
bureau OF the worlds finest counteresponage mach
ines limited today at nationwide spy roundup leading to
sensational evidence against Premier Bento Mussonis
police the Italian OVra Arrests within the past AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-23
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of how to Win
Friends and Influence
People

WronS doing is often a matter of
geographical position. For example
I once ettended-or rather attempt
ed to nttend-religious services in a
little wooden church which graced