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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
N MEXICO CITY
SURPRISED BY
u. S. ATTITUDE
Nation Will Be Unable to
Meet Demands i'm
Oil Seizure

MEXICO CITY, March 81
(UP)-United States Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull's
implication that M e X i C o
must not onlv pay for eXpro-
priated oil holdings but for lands
seized under the governments
Agrarian program surprised gov
ernment officials today.
Economists believed that MeXi-
co would be unable to meet the
demands in sound currency.
In addition to expropriating
$206 100000 worth of American
owned oil holdings, the admins
tration of President Lazaro Car
denas has been confiscating and
distributing huge privately owned
properties under the Agrarian pro-
gram without determining their
value.
One United States report receiv-
ed here asserted, that the United
States was supporting the Cardenas
program. 1t was in the form of a
telegram from DR.. Francisco Cas-
tillo Najera, Mexican ambassador
to Washington, that Hull recog-
nizes Mexico's right to appropriate
the oil companies" which was read
to the convention of the new party
of the Mexican revolution, a poll
tical group composed of workers,
soldiers and peasants.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
Tax Fears Held
Only Obstacle to
Business Activity

WASHINGTON, Mar. 81 up
Chairman Jesse H. Jones of the
Reconstruction Finance corpora
'tion, said today that the worst
part of the business recession is
lin the minds of the people" and
that only such ''irritants" as un-
certainty over tax legislation were
impeding recovery.
Jones, who will supervise the
proposed new lending powers for
the RFC and again will be the key
man in the administrations fight
against recession, told the United
Press that the impediments to bet
ter business conditions are being
eliminated and that recovery
should not be far away.
Il am not at all pessimistic
about the outcome of the general
economic situation" he said. "I
am convinced from my contact
with business all over the country
that there are no real basic eco
nomic ills responsible for the pres
ent setback and that the worst
part of the recession is in the
minds of the people"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
Is DEAD OR MISSING
IN 4 PLANE CRASHES
TIME WE GREW
UP &C BOARD
TOLD IN MEET
Brawley, Ell CentrO Civic
Leaders Adopt Theme
OF Cooperation

Inter-community coopera-
tion and united effort to-
ward advancement of valley
wide welfare was the key
note of a meeting of the Ell
Centre chamber of commerce direc-
tors Wednesday evening at the
California hotel.
The theme was stressed by Wal
ter Havekorst, president. in calling
the meeting to order 1t was re-
echoed by Paul Palmer, president,
and Charles E. Nice, secretary, of
the BraWley chamber of commerce.
Palmer and Nice returned the visit
of HavekorSt last week TO the
Brawley chamber, in company with
Bob Hays, El Centro secretary.
"Often we have stopped in our
progress, to squabble and quarrel
among ourselves said Palmer,
while other matters, vastly bigger
and more to the interests of Impe-
rial Valley, go begging for lack
of united support.
Whatever benefits one commu-
nifty may receive at the price of
its neighbor, is small indeed COM
pared to the benefits for all the
valley and every valley town, which
are obtainable through union of
effort
1--WE sit at council tables in Sac
ramento, divided between ourselves,
and each checkmates the other.
That is puerile 1t is time we grew
up"
Palmer declared each community
chamber should use its own ini-
tiative to stimulate growth, or the
bringing in of new industry. That,
he felt, was within the bounds of
proper competition.
"But to see such gain by taking
something of value away from a
neighbor, is striking below the belt
and contrary to valley welfare"
Committee reports were made by
M. o. King, chairman of the hous-
ing committee, who told of probable
new construction in El Centre;
Nicholas Novak, leader of the El
Centre boys band who asked for
cooperation of the chamber in car
rying out his program, and Mrs.
j. B. McNeece, of Wilson school
P.-T.A., who reported a success
full music season.
Salesmanship and personality
were discussed by D. c. Gerard,
who has been asked to deliver a
series of lectures to Ell Centro sales
people, selling" them on Ell Gen.
tro.
BY unanimous vote, the chamber
adopted a resolution proposed by
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson, op-
posing the United States admis-
Continued on Page 2; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
.SILAGE SLICES
DAIRY COSTS.
GROUP HEARS

tremendous reduction in dairy
iced costs through the use of silage
was outlined at the Vencill dairy
THURSDAY morning at the first stop
of Imperial county dairymen and
creamerymen in the annual Dairy
Day program.
Sorghums can be grown in I'M
perlal Valley at low costs, dairy
Leaders announced in citing the
Vencill dairy experiments, and the
crop is easily stored for use in Off
seasons. -
The program of silage feeiing
also works into crop rotation plan
TO lengthen the life of dairy land.
r M. Ballou. Acacia district dairy
man, discussed his program of buy
ing calves in Los Angeles and rails
ing the animals for dairy cows in
the valley, at the second dairy day
stop.
Ballou exhibited animals from ten
days old, just brought to the val
ley, to full grown dairy COWS which
are now producing.
Ballou has built up an outstand-
ing. herd through the use of the
system.
Lunch was served at the III q
Farnsworth dairy where the re-
mainder of the dairy program was
scheduled. Judging contests, ladies
milking contests and addresses by
leading dairy specialists of the state
were on the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
6 HUNTED
IN LATEST
NAvYL0SS
Three Killed When
Ship Crashes
AT IndiO
BIZ United Press

A total of 16 persons were
missing or dead today in
four airplane tragedies. Two
planes crashed and another
disappeared within a SO hour Pc
riod. Another plane has been miss
ing since Monday.
Five navy men were killed when
ply patrol bomber crashed in
the ocean near Makua, As miles
southwest of Honolulu Poor visi-
bility was blamed Two crew men,
bers saved themselves.
Six men aboard another navy
bomber were missing and feared
dead. The plane failed to return
to its Hawaiian base from an as
signment in navy war games. The
battlefleet started a far flung
search for the craft.
The men and woman were kill
ed near Indio, when a cabin air.
plane crashed and burned.
Lieutenant Commander Larue
LaWbaugh and Machinist Mate e.
Key were missing since Monday on
a 100 mile hop from Palm Springs.
Calf, to San Diego.
Transcontinental and Western
Continued on Page 2; Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
POWER OFFICE.
CHIEF MOVED
TO Ell CENTRO

Foreshadowing proposed rapid
development of the Imperial Ir-
rigation Districts municipal power
system outside of Brawley, the dis
trict Thursday announced transfer
of Steven H. Harris, power super
intendent, from Brawley to general
headquarters at Ell Centre.
Paul Post, commercial agent for
district power at Brawley, will be
promoted to superintendent of pow
er in the Brawley division, and
Fred Massey will step into Posts
former duties.
The three men have been en-
ployed in the district power office
at BraWley since 1886 Before that
time Harris, a resident of. Imperial
Valley for 81 years, was employed
by the Nevada-California Electric
corporation.
Harris has purchased a lot in
Ell Centro and intends to build his
home there, he said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

The one hour debate rule was
not the rule under which the ad
ministration had hoped to consider
the bill 1t held threat of inter-
minable filibuster. To meet this
threat house leaders planned to
present technical motion which
would permit vote to limit gen.
eral debate.
Il think the bill will pass by
substantial majority" Majority
Leader Sam Rayburn, D., Tex, said.
The bitterness of the fight in
the senate, where the bill was
passed Monday with a seven-vote
margin, spread through the house.
The house bill is a combination
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
PLAN FOR IVA
INQUIRY SENT
TO ROOSEVELT

WASHINGTON. March 81. CUPl
- The senate today completed
congressional action on the resolu-
ton to create joint congressional
investigating committee for the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
1t agreed without debate to house
amendments and sent the measure
to the White House for the presi-
dents signature.
Majority Leader Alben w. Bar
kley, D., KY, brought the amend
ments before the senate at the
opening of the session.
When signed, there will be Gre
ated for the first time a joint
investigating committee with the
formal approval of a president.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

age were between $1,500,000 and
$2,000,000
Gov. Walter A HuXman Of Kan
sas took personal charge of relief
work at Columbus, Kan, where
eight were dead and at least 100
injured.
Gov. Henry Horner placed the
Illinois national guard and state
police at the disposal of 16 stricken
Illinois towns The little railroad
town of South Pekin, Ill, was in
ruins. with six dead and more than
60 injured
At Heber Springs, Ark, four were
dead and 20 others in a hospital.
-Four more were dead at Neeleyville,
Mo-, Others were killed at scattered
points.
Mr. and Mrs Mitchell Baird were
killed near Walnut Ridge, Ark,
when the storm demolished their
home.
Impelled by a low pressure area
of terrific intensity, the storm burst
upon Avant. Okla, shortly before
noon, barreled slantwise across
Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri and
spent itself in central Illinois six
hours later.
Here is how the tornado cut its
path of devastation:
Avant, Okla. = Small structures
damaged: teacher herded school
children to safety before wind dam
aged building. One injured
damaging houses. One injured.
Oglesby, Okla.-School smashed
over heads of SO children, burying
four who were rescued.
Heber Springs. Ark.-Four dead,
20 in hospital, two near death. One
Continued on Page 2; Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
DOORS LOCKED
WHEN DIVORCE
TRIALS START

Two divorce cases went to trial
behind locked doors in superior
court Thursday while disappoint-
ed spectators swarmed the corri
dors adjoining the court rooms.
Court rooms were cleared Of
spectators before proceedings be-
gan, Testimony was heard only by
principals, attorneys, and court
attaches.
Judge r. d. McPherrin heard the
divorce case brought by Paul En-
NETT Edwards, Holtville dairyman,
against Matte M. Edwards. The
case of Walter B. Clay against
Virginia B. Clay was tried before
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson. The
cases were not finished by the time
noon recess was taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
5 MIN ERS DIE.
IN EXPLOSION

EDMONTON, Alta, Mar. 81. CUp)
An explosion followed by fire at
Hinton Collieries, 200 miles west of
edmonton, is sparsely settled ter
riltory killed five miners and in
Jured five others, according to re
ports here today
DOCTORS and nurses were sent to
tne scene from Edison. 55 miles east
of the mine. 0''''
Ihe dead were Tony Pasternak.
martin Strela, George Belecha Will
nam IIecka and Peter PHILIPPINE.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

which the controversial undistri-
buted profits tax was abandoned
and the capital gains and losses
levy was modified drastically, would
produce $23,000000 more in reve-
nue. than the house bill, ON the
basis on business in 1898.
OCEAN AIR
SUBSIDIES ASKED
WASHINGTON, March 81. CUP)
Edgar N. Gott, vice president of
the Consolidated Aircraft corpora
ton of San Diego appealed to the
house interstate commerce COM
mittee today for legislation to pro-
vide construction subsidies for
transoceanic airplanes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
GAS SUPPLY DOLED
TO MEXICALI AUTOS

MEXICALI. Mar. 81. - Gasoline
purchasers here were limited to 20
liters daily (slightly more than five
gallons) as the gasoline famine en-
tered its second day in Baia Cali
fornia
Fuel supplies were virtually ex-
hausted. Hope Of replenishing sup
plies from the United States de-
per'ied upon the monetary situa-
tion, dealers announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
BILL TO REORCANIZE GIVEN
RIGHT OF WAY III CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, March 81. CUP)
President Roosevelt today thrust
the prestige of his office behind
administration house forces in
drive to pass the government reor-
ganization bill. A coalition of Dem
ocrats and Republicans fought back
in opening house debate on the
measure with an attack against
the presidents midnight letter de-
nying charges he aspires to die
tatorship.
Under full administration pres
sure for quick passage of the bill,
the house voted 202 to 143 to debate
the measure under rules permitting
each member to speak for one hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
CANCER SHOTS
TAKE LIFE OF
9TH VICTIM

ORLANDO, Fla, March 81. CUP
The seventh victim of cancer
serum died early today
The latest to die was Mrs. F.
Moonert, SO. of Winter Park. The
six who died Tuesday and We'd
nesday were all women. Four other
persons who received the serum.
were being kept under close obser-
vation at hospitals. All were in u
critical condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

of four measures and covers vir-
tually the same ground as the SEN
ate bill, which would grant Presi-
dent Roosevelt broad power to re-
organize, transfer and consolidate
executive bureaus.
COMMITTEE COMPLETES
TAX BILL CHANGE -
WASHINGTON. March 81. CUP)
The senate finance committee
today completed revision of the
house-approved tax bill after de-
feating a proposal by Senator M.
LaFollette, p, Wis, to broaden the
tax base.
Chairman Pat Harrison, D., Miss,
estimated that the revised bill. in
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
CHINESE WIPE.
OUT 1000 FOES
WITH GRENADES
Battle Hand to Hand
With Japanese ON
North Front

SHANGHAI, M arc h 81.
(UP)-Chinese big swords,
using modern hand gren-
AIDES, wiped out more than
1000 japanese troops who
attempted to storm the city of Tai
erhchwang, on the North China
front today, Chinese reports said.
Hand to hand street fighting oc-
Cured when the japanese, aided
by airplanes,. obtained a foothold
at the northwest gate of the city
The japanese were driven back
from the gate by the big swords
who captured Is tanks, three ar
mored cars, 20 machine guns and
hundreds of rifles.
Both japanese and Chinese re-
ports indicated the main force OF
the Chinese counter drive has now
spent itself as the result of the
arrival of Japanese reinforcementS.
There were no signs, however, that
the Chinese lines were breaking.
CHANG KAI-SHEK
IN NARROW ESCAPE
SHANGHAI, March 81. (UPD-
Unconfirmed reports from Peiping
today said that Generalissimo Chi
ang Kai-Shek had a miraculous
escape" during an air battle over
Lunghai railway front in which
many Chinese planes were destroy
ed.
The report circulated in Japa-
nese military circles purportedly
originated from a Chinese account
of the air battle which mentioned
but did not elaborate on the "es-
cape" of the Chinese leader.
japanese reported they shot
down 80 Chinese planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

of the city extended their lines.
At the south end of the front
new start was made on drive
which, if it continued, would take
the Nationalists to the seacoaSt.
Engineers worked at top. speed
to build an emergency bridge across
the Cinca river and ensure an
efficient supply service for the
army investing Lerida.
Dams dynamited by the Loyalists
above Fraga in the Cinca and
Esera rivers sent flood. waters rae
ing down the Cinca, and the 10y
alists counter attacked hoping to
find traffic disorganized.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
GAS TAX BOOST DUE
SAYS HIGHWAY BOSS

REDWOOD CITY, Calf, March
81 (UP) Ray Judah, state high
way commissioner of Santa Cruz,
said last night that "the day IS
fast approaching when we must
increase the gasoline tax to take
care of needed highway construc-
ton"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
Business GOOD in
Imperial Valley

BERT HAMBURGER
department store man.
dger, says. "Our store
in Ei CentrO has ShOlUn
more rapid adUances
OUer a year ago than
any other store in our
group. This fact alone
seems to demonstrate
that business is better
in Imperial Valley than
in many other places"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
Valley Thermometers
Hit Low for Spring

Thermometers in Imperial Valley
plunged to "a minimum of SO degrees
Wednesday night after reaching a
high of 10 degrees the day before
AT noon Thursday the temperature
was II degrees. The humidity read
ing was IA per cent
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
CALIFORNIA FLOOD
FUNDS ASKED

WASHINGTON, March 81. CUP)
Rep. John F. Dockweiler, d., Cab
said today he would urge the house
flood control committee to approve
a list of prime" flood control
works for California, costing an
estimated $26, 100000
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
Tornado Toll
Skyrockets i'm
Midwest Area
BY UNITED PRESS =

Five states threw their today into efforts to
aid stricken survivors of tornado that slashed north
eastery from Oklahoma to Illinois, killing at least 81
and inurng hundreds Unofficial estimates of the dam
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

Mickey's Back
RR is burning with jealousy these
days The question is, are we to
have men, or are we to have mice?
And the answer seems to be,
"MICEl" Here Mickey Mouse got
lost in a storm at sea-the city
editor insists it was just in the
mail he was loSt-and what hap
pens? Practically every reader OF
this newspaper calls up to demand,
where is Mickey Mouse?" So the
whole staff breathed a sigh of re-
lief when the mail finally deposited
Mickey safely in Ell Centro again.
Now look at the other side OF
the picture. RR got left out OF
the paper because he was too busy
to write the column. And what
happens? Just one note from one
reader! And now RR's back, and
the whole staff breathes sigh OF
resignation.
II amt fair.
The Feud Goes. On
If this keeps up. RR'S going TO
send for a federal conciliator to
settle the thing-and leave this
space free for really important
things It's the Richmond-Zinn
catfishing feud we're talking about.
Here we think we've got the mat
ter nicely put away, and D. l.. zinn
reviveS it in his Auction Philosophy
column. casting Slurs on Postmaster
Penny. or Frank, as you prefer,
Richmond by suggesting that Penny
didn't ..tch a catfish while Zinn
and Allan Nuffer were bagging one
each. Doc declared his weighed
three pounds.
Now Penny's threatening to re-
port the thing to the department
OF weights and measures, declaring
Doc weighed the fish on his selling
scales, not on his buying scales
The fish was about two inches
long, the postmaster declared, and
was still crying for its mother when
Doc pulled it out of the canal.
What Tc Expect
SCme Rotarians will sleep late
Friday morning, and some will not
have slept at all-but chances are
they'll all be at work sooner OF
later during the day Rotarians
always are. Their annual party is
Thursday night.
That Spring Feeling
Secret Operative Z-l3, strolling
down Sixth street past the State
Employment Office, came up be-
hind pair of loiterers just in time
to hear one remark to the other:
"Y'know, this is the best town
I've ever seen to loaf in."
Fer Antiquity
A staff member was asking about
photographs of oldtime scenes in
Imperial Valley, Mrs. Robert Hays
was standing nearby when the SIN.
made the grammatical error of
mentioning to Bob that he wanted
some "old photographs.
Why, I've got some of those"
Mrs. Hays interjected
You have?" rejoined the staff
member, leaping to the bait.
"Yes-some photographs of the
pyramids. They should be old
enough, shouldn't they?"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
SPANISH FEAR
NEW AIR RAIDS
IN BARCELONA

f
WITH THE SPANISH NATIONALIST ARMY, Cata
lonia Front, March 81. (UP)-Natonalists started
encrclng movement today in hope of forcing the fall of
Lerida, capital of Lerida province -.
One column struck down the railroad from the north
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

Butter: Los Angeles, Csc; But
terfat, Imperial Valley. fob. ranch
grade \. 36c; manufacturing milk
3le; route gathered cream 27'sc.
L. A. Hay: u. ). No. l S1l50;
No. leafy S14.00; No. $1,000.
Minneapolis flax. May. S1.94.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

That Spring Feeling
Secret Operative z-l3 strollins
down Sixth street past the STATE
Employment Office, came up be
hind pair of loiterers just in timt
to hear one remark to the other:
"Y'know, this is the best towr
I've ever seen to loaf in."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

Inter-community coopera-
tion and united effort to-
ward advancement of valley
wide welfare was the key
note of a meeting of the Ell
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-02-25
ATHLETIC CARNIVAL

Last Friday February 1S, the high school, junior high, and fifth and sixth grades gave an athletic demonstration The opening event was a soccer game by the fifth and sixth grade boys. Next cana vol ley ball game between two teams of high school boys. Then followed basketball game between the Reds and Greens two teams of junior high school boys. A game of swat and run" was played between the halves of this game by the fifth and sixth grade boys. And last, but not least, was the interclass game between the junior freshmen and senior-sopho- more teams. Between the halves of this game, the high school girls gave a demonstration of indoor baseball
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-02-25
OUT OF $100,0O0 SALARY BUT
 S3.0OO IS LEFT FOR FREDDIE

HOLLYWOOD - Freddie Earth olomew, film star, has been doing little mathematical calculating and has come to the conclusion that he cannot pay his father 20 per cent of his salary as was agreed mp on in a court settlement made in 1936. Freddie's attorneys have raised action in the California courts to get him released from this obli- gation and have lodged statements with the court officials showing that out of a salary of $100,0oO per annum which Freddie gets, he pays Federal income taxes of $67,000, his agents gets $1O,000. and his father S2O.000 leaving Freddie S9,000 on which to live and tnis Freddie claims is as Euclid would say re- ductio ad absurdum.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-02-25
dents and players.
GIRLS PHYSICAL EDUCATION

d1h1O 1h O1Oh4 1Du u0AA4ON
 During the week of February Il to IS, the girls P. E. classes were given over to playing of indoor base ball to prepare for a game Friday night at the gym.
 This game took place between the halves of the junior-and-frosh Ys. senior and sophomore basketball game. MT Moe. the PE. instructor. refereed the game and Marvin An derson kept score, which is uncef- tain because of the limited amount of time for play.
 The teams were lined up as fol- lows:
 squad A Vivian Green. Vivian Close. Patricia Wies, Glenora Thom- as. Jackie Nettieton;
 Squad B-Irene Sundberg. May Thomas. Gail Moore, Ginger Curtis, Elouise Wellons.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-02-25
JuNIoR PARTY

The Junior Class gave a party ln honor of the winning team of the interclass game held on Friday, February IS. This party was given Saturday evening in the High School auditorium, which was gaiy decorated in orange and white. the class colors.
 The opening game was announced by the msater of ceremonies, Bill Gross. It was a charade called New Orleans. This was followed ny Ruth and Jacob" in which every one took an active part.
 About 10:3O the doors of the re- freshment room were opened by Chef Evan Lloyd, who headed the department. The wonderful potato salad was made by the chefs as- sistant. Leon Wies. The other foods were made by the members of he student body and Mrs. 4. E. Moe. Cake, sandwiches, salad and delic- ious coffee were served.
 The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. The music was furnished by Jan Garber and his orchestra, "transcribed". For the greater part of the evening, ladies choice was popular. Curtis Bradford guest of honor, was the most popu- lar dancer.
 The party ended at midnight, with all having had a good time.
 Seniors, Sophs vs. Juniors, Frosh
 Tn the final event of last Friday s Sports Carnival, the seniors and sophs five emerged victorious over the junior quintet to the tune of 27 to 22.
 The game was anybody's up to the last few minutes, and went at a fast clip all the way through.
 Quite different from most games seen in Wrangell, there were very few fouls called, and good sports manship prevailed through the game
 The lineups were as follows: