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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08

the mayors will be presented with scrolls of honor.
 Throughout the state the car, with it's symbolic fair decoration on top and it's drapery of bright blue, orange, and white fair flags will att tract attention. Having heard the preview program by radio on April 30th, having seen it in newsreels and having read of it in various publications the citizens will be in- terested in seeing the replicas of the Perisphere and Trylon, unique among exposition structures. After touring the state, the automobile will return to the state capitol where the model will be placed on per- manent display. The same procedure will be followed in forty-seyen other states and the national capital.
 Forty-four other governors have already responded with offers to CO., operate in the good will tour.
 Dispatching of the good will cou- riers throughout the nation is only part of the preview festivities.
 Rapid Progress
 The preview will present a pub lie foretaste of the worlds greatest fair; will signalize the rapid prog ress of it's construction year ahead; will exhibit some of the wonders that will be on view when the eX- position opens; will emphasize the value of the fair to America; will illustrate the cooperative spirit of the nations leaders and will extend to the world an invitation to visit the 1216h acre international expo- sition in Flushing Meadow park in 1889.
 A brilliant motorcade will proceed through the streets of Manhattan to the fair site in Queens. A huge parade will originate in Queens and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08
STRIPED CANES FOR BLIND

Houston, Texas-UP)-The city council came to the aid of blind persons by enacting an ordinance recognizing a red-and-white walk ing cane as official emblem of the sightless. Motorists are ordered to halt whenever a pedestrian using such a cane approaches street crossing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08
GIANT MUD SHARK LANDED

Vancouver, B. c. (UP).-A giant mud shark-weighing approximately 1000 pounds-was caught by two fishermen near Howe Sound, about two miles north of Horseshoe Bay. The men were "dog- fishing" for cod with sublime in their 32-foot boat when they hooked the 11-foot fish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08

very nice personality, pleasing man. ner of speech and most sincere. Next month, MF. and Mrs. De Gou vii! sail for an extensive tour of North Africa, Spain and Europe, returning late in August for dates at Chatauqua and the Lake Placid club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08
NIGHT CLUB ON SCREEN

The worlds most famous night club, the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, gathering place of tho movie stars, is being brought to tht screen by Paramount in fllmusi- cal named (of all things) "CocoanuI Grove"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Mystery Of Vanishing Pennies Goes
Unexplained in FL Centro; Hundred
Dollars Worth Disappear in Week

sure. They only know that every
week their supply is down that
much and needs replenishing from
the federal reserve Golfers in Los
Angeles.
1T ali started during the sudden
open season on pennies when the
state sales tax went into effect. 4"
Louis Slee, chief clerk at the Secur-
ity First National bank in Ell Cen
tro, explained. For a time we were
simply sWamped by requests for
pennies for making change and as
a result had to keep a considerably
larger supply on hand. Since then
there has been a steady drain of
coppers that keeps us continually
asking Tor more from Los Angeles"
Charles Farrell, chief of the sales
tax division in Imperial county, was
equally mystified.
Il don't see how any coppers
could be shipped ouc for sales tax
payments" he said. Most accounts
are paid quarterly by check or mon
ey order We take in very few here
and those find their way back to
the bank"
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Dies Committee HearinQs
Will Close on Dec. 10Th
Chairman to Ask
Congress for Fund
To Finance Probe
Indian Bureau Chief in
Defe1se of Liberties
Unions Background

WASHINGTON, Nov. %.
(UP) - Chairman Dies, D.,
Tex, of the house committee
investigating un American
activities, said today that he
would conc.ute public hearings Dec.
16 after testimony by additional
representatives of civic, religious
and fraternal organizations.
He revealed for the first time
that he had temporarily abandoned
plans for hearings on the Pacific
coast despite voluminouS testimony
taken about Communistic activities
there. He said that lack of time
and money had caused the change
IN plans.
But" he added Il expect con-
gress to act quickly on our request
for additional money to continue
the investigation and we may be
able to get out to the coast later
Dies already has announced that
he would ask for large appropri-
alton. He has limited that he might
seek the power and $1,000000 to in
vestigate the Works Progress Ad-
Continued on Page 6, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Grand Jury Closes
Uneyentful Year
With Final Report
Trust Fund Cleanup Big
Feature of Routine
Review of Activity

Imperial county grand
.iurymen climaxed an un-
eventful year by filing a rou-
tine two-page final report
bolstered up by one of the
most comprehensive grand jury
audit reports ever filed in the
county.
AS its final act before being mus
tered out of service late Tuesday
the grand jury urged the district
attorney to distribute $l0,7O6 held
in trust by the county in various
cases dating as far back as 1918.
In addition, the grand jury recon-
mended the closing of old probate
cases handled by former public ad-
miniStrators.
To date it has cost the county
$731.55 for 1888 grand jury fees,
reporters costs, witness and mile
age expenses incident to the eight
meetings of the investigating body.
The audit for the last Fl months
COSl pG,OOO. lllC vi VI OliC PSA
iod studied by the auditors was
necessary because the grand jury
last year had no audit. Still other
expenses may be filed by the body
to be included in the cost of its
service in 1888.
In closing his report Ellis C..
Diehl of CrenshaW, Diehl and
Wright, auditors, said an exhaus-
tive study of county business re-
vealed no defalcation or misappro-
priation of funds in any county
office. A few clerical errors and
recommended changes in keeping
records and accounts were made
by officials when called to their
attention by the auditors, Diehl
said.
The existence of the trust money
was called to the attention of the
grand jury by the auditors with
the recommendation that it be dis
tributed to the proper persons. The
money is held in trust for the coun-
Continued on Page 6, Col y
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Come Get Me Before BurqIarize
This Place, Thief Advises Police

SACRAMENTO, Nov. %. CUP)-
If all would-be criminals were as
obliging as Andrew Peters, police
work would cease to be difficult.
The 23-year old transient tele-
phoned police headquarters with the
naive statement: Come on down
here and get me before 1 burglarize
service station. 1 Just passed the
place and had an almost irresistible
urge to break into it"
Sure enough. there was Peters and
he was trundled off to jail on a
vagrancy charge.
Even more surprising was his vol
untary confession that he couldn't
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

proceedings JWO months ago.
The indicted men were Joseph E.
Shaw brother of former Mayor Frank
L. Shaw, who was his secretary
and power behind the throne;
William Cormack, member of the
old civil service commission, and
a John Doe also said to be high
in the ranks of the former admins
tration.
Shaw and Cormack, through their
attorneys, said the would surrender
in the court of Superior Judge Clar-
ence L. Kincaid at 2 pm. today to
provide bail, believed set at SIS 900.
Since the third defendant had not
been apprehended the Indictment
was filed as a secret true bill.
For weeks there has been a pro-
cession of witnesses before the grand
jury relating incidents of graft
in the old city administration.
Police officers told of paying 5000
for promotions and for advance
copies of civil service examinations.
F'iremen related they had paid as
much as $500 for promotion to the
rank of battalion chief.
A battalion chief, the secretary
of the fire commission and the
manager of the civil service COM
mission all related that they had
participated in the job-selling
! schemes.
Glenn Gravatt, who headed the
civil service department, has beer
charged with altering examination
marks. Police Lieutenant Peter De-
Gado, who since has disappeared
was indicted for perjury because
he denied charges he handled funds
for job-sales. Still another man
Carlos Curtis, prize fight promoter
was indicted on a similar charge.
With the aid of District Attorney
Buron Fits and close cooperation
from new city commissioners, Mayor
BoWron has attacked graft in every
corner of the huge city hall. He has
promised security for those who
would come forward with their
stories. and verified reports of graft
have grown daily
Following the return of the in
dictments today, the grand Jury
disbanded until Tuesday while the
district attorneys office conferred
on the next phase of its investiga-
ton = vice and gambling payoffs
and municipal contracts.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
France Germany
Reach Peace Pact

PARIS, Nov. %. CUP)-An agree
ment between France and Germany
not to take recourse to war in the
event of disputes, has been COM
pleted, the foreign office announced
today. 1t will be published soon.
The foreign office announced that
the text of the agreement would be
brief The three most important
points will be:
l. Sterilization of territories with
recognition of present frontiers.
2. An agreement to consult in
case of disputes rather than a re-
sort to war.
3. A section stipulating that
neither nation had any claim
against the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

A marketing program to eliminate
the shipment of dozen size let
tuce during the 1938-39 season was
approved at a meeting Of Imperial
Valley lettuce growers and ship
pers Tuesday night in the county
court house.
Approval by the valley lettuce
growers assured cooperation in the
marketing program in the Yuma,
Salt river and Imperial Valley dis
tricts, according to B. A. Harrigan,
agricultural commissioner.
Harrigan explained that 100 per
cent signup was necessary before
the plan could be put into effect
Contracts were drawn up Wednes-
day to be mailed for signatures.
Yuma and Salt River valley
growers have already obtained more
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

agreements, under which bond
holders would deposit their hold
ings as part of the refmding pro-
posals, also will be completed this
week by Harry w. Horton district
attorney, and George Harrington,
attorney for the bondholders, now
in conference in San Francisco,
HeweS declared.
"By January negotiations should
be advanced far enough that we can
file petition to place the district
under the federal municipal bank
ruptcy act" HeWes predicted.
Fifty per cent of the bonds must
be presented for deposit under the
refunding plan before a petition
can be filed. At least two thirds of
the bonds must be deposited before
the district may actually take ad
vantage of the bankruptcy statute
which would force non-depoSiting
bondholders to comply.
Il anticipate no trouble in OBJ
tanning the necessary two thirds de-
poSitors," HeWeS said.
HeWes expected that the formal
refunding agreement would be ready
for consideration at Tuesdays meet
ing of the district board and indi-
Gated that a bondholder committee
meeting probably would be called
for sometime next week to pass on
the official draft. Next step after
final approval by both district
board bondholders, filing of a bank
ruptcy petition and approval by the
state securities commission of re-
funding bonds, would be a general
election.
Formal draft of the refunding
proposal is virtually the same as
the tentative draft submitted to
the district board earlier in the fall.
Only slight, technical alterations
have been made during district
bondholder negotiations, Hewes
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Los Angeles Mad
CoIumnist's
vitrioIic Attack

LOS ANGELES, Nov. %. up
Los Angeles was mad clear through
today at Westbrook Pegler, New
York columnist, for denouncing the
town as that big, sprawling, in
coherent, shapeless. SOLDERING civic
idiot in the family of American
communities.
Los Angeles" Pegler wrote in his
column. lis the source and home
of more political, economic and reli-
gious idiocy than all the rest of
the country together and a concen-
tration point of shiftless and in
efficient culls who, being too lazy
or lacking the ability to make good
in their native regions, drift in
expecting to be fed from heaven
or the public pantry"
Police Chief David Davidson was
ready 20 fight, though. He hurled
the worst epithet he could think
of at the columnist,
Mr.. Pegler." he said, must have
been born in San Francisco
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Dog Goes With
Master to Jail

IF my master must go to jail,
then so will IT,
With determined brown eyes and
waving tail a shepard dog told this
to Ell Centre officers early Wednes-
day morning when they found his
master asleep in the alley between
Commercial and Broadway. The
dog was guarding him.
Obliging Officers brought the pair
to police station and the dog spent
the night there. Wednesday in po-
lice court John DeAnte, 63-year- old
French sheepherder, was released
under suspended sentence from a
drunkenness charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
False Accident
Claims Probed

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. %. CUP)-
Two men who accused Actress
Genevieve Tobin of a traffic acci-
dent that allegedly never occurred
were in Jail today on suspicion of
perjury.
They were taken into custody
after the blonde stars hearing on
reckless driving charge was abruptly
halted. The judge dismissed the
case expressing belief Miss Tobin
was the victim of a plot.
The men were Martin L. Riley
a WPA school crossing guard who
claimed Miss Tobin's car knocked
him down, and Paul de Long, his
brother law who claimed to have
witnessed the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
N. NJ. Governor to
End Duplication

LOS ANGELES, Nov %. (UP)-
Consolidation Of five state depart
ments handling labor affairs in an
attempt to tighten the tax burden
is planned by Governor elect John
E. Mills of New Mexico, he revealed
here today.
Miles also said he was looking in
to the possibility of reducing the s.
cent gasoline tax, two-percent
sales tax Tor schools and an oil and
mining severance tax for the state
welfare department.
I don't want to increase ad va
loren taxes in any way" said Miles.
y don't want any more tax on IN
dustry."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

the people and said he would con-
slider it unfair and unbecoming of
the Republicans to attempt to hamz
string their constitutional president
by any such unfriendly gesture
He said that any action to block
his appointments would be move
to circumvent the will of the people
"who always regarded the lieuten-
ant governor as the president of
the senate with all powers exercised
by this president-when the Repub-
licanS were in power"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
AF0L Opposed TO
Share-Profit Tax

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. CUP)-
President William Green of the AM
erican Federation of Labor told a
senate finance subcommittee today
that the federation unalterably op-
poses use of federal tax powers to
promote profit sharing systems.
Green said labor is not opposed
to the principles involved in profit
sharing, but does not favor the
way in which it was developed and
operated.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

about $3.50. with prices running
% to 25 cents a pound.
Turkey prices are down four
TO five cents a pound under last
year" one prominent grocer de-
clared. THE orly apparent reason
is that coast buying volume in the
valley is off. Prices here are about
the same on the trimmings"
The price decline, however, is
general over the state, United Press
dispatches showed. San Francisco,
with the smallest drop. quoted "a
cents, one cent under 1887 Portland
prices dropped from 80 to %. Gran
berries were higher throughout the
coast area, with 35 per cent boost
noted in San Francisco. where they
were offered at Is cents a pound
Continued on Page 6. Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
San Berdu Fights
Big Forest Fire

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 23
UP)-A forest fire of major pro-
portions broke out today in the
San Bernardino mountains along
the High Gear road east of Water
man canyon and was sweeping down
before a 37-mile an hour wind.
U. S. forest service headquarters
dispatched almost 600 men to the
fire lines, but said it was impossible
at the moment to halt the blaze
because no one could get before it.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Moy Close Racing
Meet i'm CoIiente Row

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Nov. %. (UP)
Aqua Caliente race track may not
open tomorrow.
Eugene Normile, San Diego sports
man who claims ownership of the
track, said today he had received
an injunction from Mexico City
stating that the Mexican govern
ment will close the plant immedi-
ately.
The track is scheduled to start
a 5O-day meet Thanksgiving day
under the promotion of Lou Anger,
Hollywood sportsman, and a group
If southern California associates.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

has happened. I'm inclined 10 think
Normile is bluffing However, you
can never tell about these things
We're going ahead until something
happens"
The track has been shuffled about
between the Normile and Anger
interests for several years IL was
appropriated by the Mexican gov
eminent at one time from Normlle
when he ran into labor difficulties.
Since then 1t was Leased" TO Anger
and his associates by the Mexican
labor union, GROIN. which claimed
ownership by mortgage after the
spring meet closed last May
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Islander Missino
With Car, Payroll

Bert Ascension, Filipino gang
boss, disappeared Wednesday NOR
ming with a S37O payroll and a
stolen automobile instead of paying
Workmen on the Alex Pillbos ranch
at Heber.
Peace officers blocked all high
ways leading from the county in an
effort to prevent the flight of the
islander.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Guardian Ange!
Flees Before Cons

a guardian angel protected l.. c.
Moya and j. Vasquez from injury
Tuesday night when their automo-
bile overturned on South Main
street in Ell Centro The angel re-
laXed his guard ana lied. however,
when police arrived.
In police court Wednesday Vas
quez drew sentence of $40 fine or
five days in Jail for drunkenness
and Moya will receive a hearing
Friday on a drunk driving charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Market Program to Eliminate No.b
Lettuce Approved byI.v. Growers

than 80 per cent of signatures in
those areas" Harrigan said.
The elimination of the shipment
of small size lettuce, will aid ma
terially in the effort to maintain
a profit making price.
"In the event the market is un-
usually strong and there is a de-
mand for the smaller sizes, some
shipments will be allowed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

Normile said a wire from Mexico
City assured him the property
would be returned to him, and
that possibly all equipment and
horses now at the track would be
confiscated by the Mexican gov
ernment
There are approximately 300
horses at the track and Anger in
terests are reported to have invest
ed $4,000 so far in the proposed
meet.
Joe Walter, racing secretary at
Aqua Caliente, speaking for the
Anger group said, We've heard
about it down here, but nothing
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Arizona Pioneer
Succumbs

jose Vallestro. described in Unit
ed Press dispatches from Phoenix
as of Imperial Valley" Wednesday
was the only surviving relative of
Mrs. Petra Tucker, 80, one of Ari-
zonaS few remaining pioneer wom-
en-. Mrs. Tucker came to Arizona
SO years ago and her husband play
ed an important part in the devel-
opment of Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
By LOGAN JENKINS

One hundred dollars IN pennies
every week, which means S5200 in
coppers every year vanishes in Ell
Centre.
Where it goes nobody apparently
knows, CT cares beyond mild curl
osity. OF the hundreds Of thou
sands of pennies passed across the
counters of banks in Ell Centro to
assist merchants in making change
all come back eventually except for
10000 every week. Where those go
the bankers just don't know for
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

lenge today to the % to II Repub-
lican majority. He doubted they
would attempt to halt his appoint
ments but said he is ready for
any such move.
Under the hangover resolution a
committee from the senate would
select the standing committees, thus
placing this power into the hands
of the Republicans.
The new lieutenant-governor de-
clared he regards appointment of
the committees as mandate OF
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Plane Makers Man
Vast Air Defense
Building Program
us. Aerial Supremacy
Roosevelt Goal Under
Construction Plan

WASHINGTON, Nov. %.
(UP)-Officials of virtually
every major airplane manu-
featuring company in Amer
lea today privately began
drafting a report for President
Roosevelt on a vast construction
program to provide U. S. fighting
forces with 10000 first-line fighting
and bombing planes in three to
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Citrus Proraters
Allot Shipment

The desert area grapefruit pro-
rate committee allotted a so carload
shipment from the district in its
first weekly bulletin Wednesday.
Control of shipments had been in
effect tor two weeks under a gen
ueman's agreement" prorate.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
DC Shopping Doys
6OTill Christmas

/ OOKING BACK TO CHRIST
- MAS 26 YEARS AGO
AS a New Year gift, Uncle Sam
was giving the people the par
eel post. The Community
Christmas celebration idea was
launched. There is no
money trust" j. P. Morgan was
telling the Pujo committee.
Turkey was being sliced by the
Allies after the Balkan War.
People shocked by child
labor scandal in N. Y. canneries.
You could get the latest
Mitchell car for $250O
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
DWa|Iace G Objects
TO Rate Increase

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. CUP).
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace to-
day asked the interstate commerce
commission to reject the application
of the Railway Express Agency, Inc,
for a general increase in rates.
Specifically objecting to increased
rates on agricultural products, Wal
lace warned that higher charges
might divert traffic to other trans
portation channels.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

find policeman" in Battle Noun,
tain, New, so broke into a service
station and took $40. Battle Noun
tain authorities are being asked to
check up on the story.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Thanksgiying's Cheaper This Year
For El Centre Residents; Turkey
Prices Show Distinct Drop
Cost Decline to Consumer General Throughout
Far West; Widespread Sales Here Indicate
Most Homes VIII Serve Traditional Dinner

When Mr.. Ell Centre stands before his festive board
Thursday whets the butcher knife and dssect the Thanks
giving bird he will be dollar to the good compared to
year Thanksgiving he had turkey bill in his
pocket of about $3.50 This year the price will average
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Ex-City Officials
Must Answer TO
Graft Charges
Joe Shaw One of 3 Name d in Scandal
Complaint Growing Out Of Civil Service
Mani puIation Und Ter Old Regime

LOS ANGELES, Nov. %. (UP)-Purported sale of
police and firemen jobs and promotions brought the in
dicment today of three former high city officials &c
counts and impetus to the reform sweep nauguraed
by Mayor Fletcher BOwron since his election through recall
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Patterson Defies Republican Senate
Power, Will Continue Appointing
Committees to Guide New PROGRAM

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 (UP) : Ellis Patterson,
Democratic lieutenant governoreect intends to go right
ahead appointing state senate standing committees despite
Hangover" Republican resolution deprvng him of this
privilege Patterson threw down "peace or war" chal-