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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Mail Robber Finds
Crime Doesn't Pay;
viii Go Straight

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, June 49,
(UP)-Roy Gardner began life anew
today at SO. His career as a train
robber and convict behind him,
Gardner accepted a $50 week job
from the man who put him behind
prison bars II years ago.
1t won't be hard for him to go
straight now, he said, because he
learned during that long term in
state and federal penitentiaries that
there are insurmountable odds
against the man who makes crime
his business.
Gardner is going to San Francisco
to work in the film exchange owned
by Lewis Sonney. 1t was Sonrev'
who, as policeman in Centralla
Wash, captured Gardner and was
given a $1,000 reward.
Sonney used the money to start
the film exchange. He felt that II
was Gardner who had helped him
to find a profitable business, SO he
decided that when the one-tlme
notorious robber was freed he would
offer him a job. Gardner signed a
contract to work for three years
at $50 a week.
In 1909 three years after he had
deserted the U. S. infantry in San
Francisco, Gardner was sentenced
to die before firing squad in Mex
ico for smuggling ammunitions 10
rebels. There he began his long
series of escapes.
His most spectacular robbery was
when he held up a Southern Pacific
mail train near Roseville, Cal. He
obtained $175,OOO in negotiable Sc
curities. He robbed mail truck in
San Diego of $4,000 in securities
Although captured several times
Gardner always managed to escape
either from his captors or from
prison, until he was overpoWereo
bv a mail clerk in Phoenix, Arlz.,
in 1921.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Noe.MiIner Rites
Performed in Yuma

Miss Mary Noe and Rex Miner
were quietly married Friday after
noon at The parsonage of the Yuma
Methodist Episcopal church with
the Rev. w. L. Summers officiating.
They were accompanied by the
grcom's cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Gillette.
Miss Noe wore a delf blue alpaca
ensemble with dubonet raffia trim
and with this she chose white acces-
sories with a corsage of white gar
deniaS.
Miss Noe is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred M Noe of Dixon,
Neb.. and is a niece of Ed Royce
at whose office she has been en-
ployed for the past year. Miner
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. +.
Milner of El Centre and is employed
at Sones Lumber company.
The young couple will be at home
to their friends at 627 North Tenth
street about July | after a wedding
trip to San Francisco.
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19

riam. Carl b. Sturzenacker, CHIEF
of the state division of lands, was
divested of authority
Named with Stur7enacker in the
affidavits. which were made by two
employees in tie division OF state
lands office, was A. H. Alexander,
petroleum production inspector IN
the Wilmington fad.
The affiGsvits were prepared by
]. M. Mideiey. title craftsman, and
Bert McAtee. a former fellow en-
ploye. md were forwarded to At
torney General Webb with a re-
quest for investigation and appro-
pirate action.
The state personnel board. which
made the affidavits public here last
night. voted full investigation.
Webb will confer with District At
tornev Buron Fits. of Los Angeles,
concerning possible prosecution OF
those involved.
Sturzenacker and Alexander ;-'ere
accused in the affidavit Of organiz-
ing a company Of "A persons to file
claims to a parcel of tide lands
in the Wilmington Long Beach oil
fields which was omitted from an
application received by the office.
Named in the affidavit as MEM
bers of the company were Virginia
Wilson, Midgley's wife; Edna May,
the stenographer who prepared the
leases: McAtee. and II personal
friends and relatives of Alexander
and Sturzenacker.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Foreign Policy
Revision Forecast

WASHINGTON, June 18. lUPJ-
Chairman Key Pittman, D., New,
of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee, predicted today that the
next congress would make a broad
re examination of the United
States foreign policy.
Intensifying world antagonisms
and international developments
since enactment of the neutrality
act in January, 1887, he said, neces-
state a careful study and re-
evaluation of the United States
position in world affairs"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Floods EnsuIf
Thousand Miles
Continued from PAGE -


The floods, threatening to halt the
entire Chinese-Japanese war, were
the worst in China since 1855, when
the muddy Yellow river stormed
new course eastward to the sea. To-
day, there was a possibility it might
take another course.
Casualties were ineStimable. Some
Japanese military authorities be-
lieved that the deaths were running
into the thousands"
Chinese mil itary authorities
charged that the japanese high
command was encouraging the flood.
They said that japanese airplaneS
deliberately bombed the rivers great
dykes
The japanese countered with
charges that the Chinese themselves.
disregarding the enormous cost O.
lives, were blasting the dykes to
halt japanese armies marching on
HankoW, the provisional capital 300
miles south of the river.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19

muniSm in America.
Hague did his explaining out oil
court, after he had been refused
permission to give the testimony
before Judge William Clark, and
it was on these grounds that Ernst
demanded the contempt citation.
The tall, square -jawed mayor who
is accused by the CIO and Ameri-
can Civil Liberties union of denying
the right of free speech in his city,
had attempted to testify, under
examination by his attorney, that
Ernst had eXerted pressure" on a
New York state legislative COM
mittee to keep it from investigating
reports of Communism in the pub
lie schools"
Ernst, who concluded two days
of acrimonious verbal dueling with
Hague yesterday and had turned
the witness over to Hague'S own
attorney, John A. Matthews, imme-
diately jumped up and objected, in
siSting the matter was irrelevant.
Il want to show that this dealt
with Morris Ernst Hague cut in
over the arguments of the attor-
neys. II want to show the influence
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Publishing Com
pany. 625 State street, Ell Centre.
California, as successor to the
Sunday issues of The Morning
Post and Valley Farmer, and the
Saturday issue of the Imperial
Valley Press.
Entered ct FL Centre, California.
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul jenkins, publisher; A. c.
Johnston. vice-president and gen
eraI manager; z. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers' Association.
West-Holliday Co., Inc. Nationai
Advertising Represen' atives.
Subscription Rates: &c per copy
or, in conjunction with the I'm
perial Valley Press or The Morn
ing Post. Per Month. 60c; Paid In
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Mrs. @. L. Osborne
Honored at Shower

Mrs. G.. L. Osborne was honored
at a pink and blue shower Thurs
day, at the home of Mrs. M. c. Nor
ris, with Mrs. L. G.. Littrell, and
Mrs. Lois Lyons as co-hostesses.
Door prize was won by Mrs. Wal
ter Norris, Mrs. L. M. Crumine won
first and Mrs. w. Norris consolation
prize in one of the games. Others
present were Mrs. Fred. ProcSal,
Mrs. r. o. Conklin, Mrs. Leslie Nc
Connel, Mrs. r. F.. Ballou, Mrs Pope
Long, Mrs. Harold Rolander, Mrs
E. II. Crowder, Mrs. c. Demming,
Mrs. Mary E. Roody, Mrs. A. P. Bak-
er and Harriet Roody.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Railroads Face
Gravest Crisis

WASHINGTON. June l8. tUP)-
Transportation authorities predict
ed today that Americas railroad
industry will face the most severe
crisis of its checkered history in
the next six months.
Two great issues, they contend
will provoke a climax in the rail
situation within that period. They
are the labor question and the de-
preston.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Miss Lemons We ds
ALA. Sunday

Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Lemons are
in Los Angeles to attend the we'd
ding Sunday of their daughter. May
Frances Lemons. to Harold Julius
Pratt of that city. Ms. Lemons,
accompanied by Miss Betty and son,
Berky, left early this week in order
to complete arrangements for the
ceremony.
Miss Lemons has lived most OF
her life in the valley, attending
local schools and Underwood COL
lege. at st. Charles, Mo, but has
been in Los Angeles for the past
several years.
Platt is in business in Los An
geles and the young couple expect
to make their home in that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Bus Will Carry
Ell Centro Plaque

The Ell Centro chamber of COM
merce presented a gold plated
plaque to be displayed on the Grey
hound bus dedicated to the city last
October. The plaque engraved with
the words, City of Ell Centro' will
be carried by the bus On its runs
back and forth across the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
American Doctors Pledge Profession
To Fight Mental, Social Illness
Extend Treatment TO Everyone

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18. (UP) : The American
Medical Association closing its S9th convention committed
itself today to three humanitarian elimination
of social diseases extension of medicine to all persons
rich and poor and suppression of mental diseases.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Stote Officials Quizzed
I'm Oil Lease Grab

SACRAMENTO, June Is. (UP)-Attorney General U.
S Webb today held affdavts concerning four state Off
cas of alleged conspiracy obtain possession of state
owned oil lands valued at million dollars.
Pending an Investigation ordered by Gov Frank Mer
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19
Clio Attorney Master Mind for Reds
In U. s., Boss Frank Hague
SAYS at Free Speech Hearing

NEWARK, n. j.. June 18. (UP)-Mayor Frank hague
of Jersey City risked citation for contempt OF court IN
federal court hearing free speech today in order to
explain to the country why he thought Morris Ernst
attorney for the CIO the master mind behind Com
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19

AT A PENSTROKE
Seeking a quick cash Loan here
is simply matter of personal in
tegrity. Your signature is our Sc
curity. A Loan is transaction i'll
which honorable intention means
more than collateral or 'bonds!
Come to us freely, for a Personal
Loan. Easy to obtain. And - to re-
pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-19

IT'S Where, What and How YO'
Advertise That Counts. Use
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
Duddra Reunion Planned
At Rocky Ridge, Aug. 3

The Duddra Reunion Association
will hold it's annual Reunion at
Mount Tabor Park, Rocky Ridge,
Maryland, on Wednesday, August g.,
1888, beginning at ten O'Clock A. NJ.
The program for this year has
been made up by the executive COM
mittee, and music will be in charge
of Mrs. Edward Lester of Titles
town, Pennsylvania. The speaker
is one of the clans own members,
Lester B. Dutrow, of Front Royal,
Virginia, who is City Manager Of
Front Royal, which is located at the
entrance Of the Shenandoah National
Park.
There are several branches Of the
clan spelling their names in different
ways. Namely, Duttera, Duddra,
Duderar, Duderer, Doderer, Dudrear,
Dudrow, Dutrow, Doterer, Dodre,r,
Dutterer, etc.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21

J. FOREST WALKER, popular
county treasurer, in answer to
rumors concerning his withdrawal
as a candidate for reelection, has
the following to say:
II have been informed several
times within the past week or ten
days that it is the general impress
sion among the voters of Montgom-
cry County that was forced,
against my wishes, by the leaders of
the Democratic Organization, of
which am a member, to withdraw
my name as candidate for County
Treasurer to succeed myself for the
coming election.
'In this connection l wish to make
it clear this impression is entirely
wrong as my first interest is for the
welfare and harmony of the Demo
cratic Party, and any changes made
effecting me were not only made
with my entire consent, but to a
large extent by suggestions made
by me.
"Had / not been satisfied to with
draw my name as a candidate l
would not have been one of the
twelve signers of the harmony agree
ment between the Organization and
the Organization Factions of
the Democratic Party. / further
wish to state it is my intention to
give my whole-hearted support to
Mr.. J. B. Diamond, who is a can
didate for County Treasurer to sue
coed me, and all other candidates
on the Democratic Organization
ticket.
"This statement is made freely and
voluntarily by me to remove any
doubt that may exist in anyone's
mind regarding differences or fric-
ton caused by the uniting of these
two factions of the Democratic
Party.
(.Signed) J. FOREST WALKER"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
Chief Young Appoints
Members OF Firemen
Executive COMMITTEES

Chief Karl A. Young, of Mt. Rain
Ter, president of the Maryland State
Firemen's Association, has announced
the appointment of the following
members on the Executive Committee
of the State Association:
Simon Chopper of Smithburg, chair
man; Leo Bender, of Silver Spring;
William G. Kerbin, Jr., of Snow Hill;
John S. Pritchard, Of Grantsville and
r. Carter Shippers, Of North East.
The first meeting of the executive
committee will be held in the Lord
Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, Sunday,
July "a, at 10 a. m.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
TakOma Democrats To
Hold Outing August 20
At Breezy Point Shore

Arrangements to provide enter
tainment for several thousand per-
sons are being made for the second
annual outing of the Takoma Park
Young Mems Democratic Club at
Breezy Point, August 20, it was
announced Saturday by Frank e
Hayes. general chairman.
Swimming, boating, fishing, games
and softball game between older
and younger members Of the club
will be featured and a dance will
close the program.
All Democratic candidates foi
State or county offices will be in.
vited to attend. Automobile cara
vans will leave different parts Of the
county to provide transportation fol
all wishing to attend.
Committee chairmen are: Ralph
G. Shure, vice chairman; F. Byrn'
Austin, ticket chairman; Luke ]
Bennett, Jr., treasurer; Joseph L
Simmons, transportation; Ben G
Wilkinson, Jr., reception; James B
Doten, donations; Hext P. Ware
purchasing; Yorke c. Mills, athletics
and Earl H. Griffith, grounds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
Frank III. Karn
FavOrs Coalition;
People To Decide
President Of County Commits
sioners Thinks ''Good Govern
ment" Will Win

Frank H. Karn, president of the
Montgomery County Board of Com
missioners and a member Of the Re
publican campaign committee, de-
clared this week he favored a coalition
ticket of Republican and Democrats
in the elections this fall.
Karn, who was elected on the Fus-
ion ticket four years ago, said;
eve expect to have the support Of
many independent Democrats and
some organization Democrats. These
supporters, of course, will be given
fair and reasonable recognition in the
formation of the ticket.
"This will naturally mean coali-
ton of Republicans and independent
Democrats, which should win without
trouble.
This county election is not going
to be won by politicians. It is going
to be won by the great mass of voters
who do not have a political job and
do not seek one primarily, but are in
terested in good and efficient govern
ment. They will vote regardless Of
party label"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
4H Club Girls And
Boys To Meet At Md.
Univ. August 8 IL

Two new features will be introduced
at the twentieth annual All Club
Week, which will be held at the Uni
versity of Maryland on August s to
ID. The event is expected to attract
between 500 and 700 club members
from all counties in the state.
Plans are being completed for the
formation of a state organization of
All Club members, which will prob
ably be known as the Maryland All
Club Council.
The other departure from previous
Club Weeks is series of discussions
on youth problems, under the leader
ship of DIR. T. B. Nanny, designed
especially for the elder All Club
members. Charles E. Potter and Miss
Ella Gardner of the U. S. Department
Of Agriculture will give instruction
in All Club and recreational leader
ship.
The program for the week includes
assemblies, demonstrations on a wide
range of subjects pertaining to agri-
culture and the home, discussions, re-
creational activities, and the evening
entertainments. Girls will have dem
constructions in such subjects as pos
ture, foods, home arrangement, ETH
quette, room furnishing, music,
grooming and crafts. Boys will study
various phases of dairying, animal
husbandry, farm machinery, handi-
craft, poultry and grooming.
Speakers on assembly programs in
clude DR.. H. C. Byrd, president of the
University; DR.. Thomas B. Symons,
acting dean of the College of Agri-
culture, and Hester Beall Provensen
of the department of speech.
The style revue, which has been q
prominent feature in recent years,
promisessto surpass former events OF
it's kind. Added interest is found in
the fact that boys, as well as girls,
will take part this year.
An innovation in the way of eve
ming programs will be talent night,
in which club groups throughout the
state will participate.
The All-Star Conservation service
will be held on Friday evening and
will be the closing of the week.
All girls from Montgomery county
who have already enrolled for Club
Week are - Carolyn M. Milstead Of
Falkland All Club; jeanette Urban
of Gienmont; Mary Fraley Of Ger
mantown All Club; Agnes Gather,
Florence Louthan, Catherine Stiles,
Dorothy Cruicksharik, Betty LOTHIAN
of Shady Grove All Club; Mary
Forsberg, Mara Maud Davis, Alice
Leighton, Marjorie Kraft, from Rock
vile All Club; Caroline Gould, Mar
garet Saylor, Pauline Gish, Lois Gish,
Elizabeth Shepard, Betty Bryan,
Helen Bryan, Marjorie Gould Of Som
erset All Club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
Cooperative Will
Hold Annual Meet
Friday, July 20
Gaithersburg Auditorium To Be
Scene Of Montgomery
Farmers Gathering

Farmers and members of their
families are invited to attend the an
nual meeting of patrons of Southern
States Cooperative to be held at 500
p. m. Friday, July 20, in the Gathers
burg High School auditorium, at
Gaithersburg. McKendree Walker,
Gaithersburg; ]. w. Jones, Olney;
Edwin Fry, Gaithersburg; G. R. Can
by, Colesville; Calvin Bready, Rock
vile; Thomas Garrett, Rockville, and
l.. R. Sabine, Gaithersburg, advisory
board members of the Gaithersburg
community are in charge.
The cooperative program and what
it means to farmers will be discussed
by Calvin Bready. DR.. T. K. Wolfe,
director of distribution of Southern
States Cooperative, and E. B. Lipford-
manager of Southern States Gathers
burg Service.
The meeting will be featured by the
election OF an advisory board of local
farmers.
The Maryland Ramblers of Glen
Echo will furnish the music. There
will be contests, prizes, refreshments
and entertainment.
This meeting is one of 210 being
held by the 100000 patrons of South
ern States this summer to consider
the cooperative movement, according
to L. E. Raper, director of member
ship relations of the cooperative.
Mr.. Jones president of the Farm
Bureau, will preside at the quarterly
meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
WAITTN'

Five little white boys
Sittin' on the fence
Lookin' at each other
With the air CROWN tense.
The latest little white boy
Part from all the rest
Laughs bout the primaries
The others acid test.
Four little white boys
Make the chilly air
Wishin' that each other
Wasn't sittin' there.
They doesn't mind the Nice boy
Sittin' on the fence,
Cause the Democrats'll get "him"
When fnalities commence.
But the air stays awful chilly
Tween the four of them what's left
And their art in muddy singing
At sure am gettin' deft!
The one they calls by Howard"
Stepped down from Baltimo'
An says the RAGS outcome
win aud some 10 ais SEQ.
But "Lanny" says the country boys
Should be inside the stall
And all the little City boys
Behind the big eight-ball.
Now Herbie's gettin' twitchey
And rollin' big brown eyes,
Tellin' bout the bad old men
That tell such big black lies.
De last whose name am Gordy
Smiles at all the force
Says he's gonna win dis race
And be a Sho' Ozark Horse.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
Eugene Casey Is
A Lewis Contributor

Representative David J. Lewis
(Democrat)' of Maryland, yesterday
wrote the Senate Campaign Expendi-
lures Committee he has received
S1,O33 in his campaign to unseat
Senator Willard E. Tydings.
Lewis reported he had put up $500
Of his total eompaign costs out Of
his own pocket. His next largest con-
tributor was Eugene Casey Of Cath
ersburg, who supplied $46S.2s.
In contrast, Tydings' report filed
with the committee on Tuesday listed
$3.50 in contributions and $6,512 in
expenditures.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
Upton Leaman Is
Member OF Board
OF Co. Education
EtchisOn School Site Sold;
Scholarships Are
Awarded

]. Upton Leaman of Germantown,
recently appointed member of the
Board of Education met with the
Board for the first time in its meet
ing on Tuesday, last.
The site of the abandoned school
at Etchison from which the building
had been moved was sold to Miss
Fannie Etchison for $500.
The Board awarded scholarships in
accordance with the standing of the
applicants in recent examination to
fill vacancies from Montgomery
county as follows:
st. Johns College = John H. Mus
setter, Jr; Washington College =
John R. Scott, Jr.; Maryland Insti-
tute of Art and Design - Miss Alice
Griffith. The scholarship awards are
subject to the approval of the State
Senator.
The Board announced that an APP
rlication for a grant of As per cent
of the total cost had been made to
the Federal Administration of Public
Works for a program totaling an es-
timated cost of $436,489.OO, and con-
sisting of the following projects:
.Takoma Park Junior High School
To build first unit consisting of
about II classrooms, auditorium :
gymnasium room, planned or future
enlargement.
Massachusetts Avenue Extended
The first section of a new unit
to consist of about eight classrooms.
Damascus
Two additional classrooms to the
Elementary School. Treatment of the
school grounds to make them avail
able for use.
Gaithersburg
To build two rooms as q first part
of separate structure and to relo-
cate sanitary rooms in the present
building.
.-.-..~ Sherwood
To build one additional classroom
to the unit used for elementary
school. Complete the grading of the
grounds; enlargement of the disposal
plant and improvement of the SAM
tary conditions.
POOlesville
Build two rooms as a first part Of
separate structure and to recondi-
ton toilet rooms, improve the SAM
tary conditions and enlarge the dis
posal plant.
COlored Schools
The addition of two classrooms to
the Laytonsville school to care fol
children from the nearby schools.
Two additional rooms to the Sell
man school for the nearby elementary
children.
Construction Of a two-room build
ing with land purchased for the
Wheaton school.
Furniture And Equipment And
Necessary Sites
The purchase of necessary educa-
tional and fixed equipment and the
purchase of required sites needed
where new schools are to be estab-
lished.
The Board appointed Mrs. Jam
Chisolm trustee of Garrett Park
School and Spencer Ward trustee OF
the Darnestown school.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
How Are You
On Quotations?

The Sentinel will publish each
week until September 8, a line
from a poem or some famous bit
OF prose and will offer a prize Of
$500 to the high school boy or
girl between the ages of 16 and
IL who finishes the quotation, tells
"here they are from and who
wrote them.
Inc prize will be given for the
complete series.
The sixth of the incomplete
Quotations follows;
To him who in the love of
Nature holds communion with her
VISIBLE FORMS
Completed: ..........
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-21
Young Republicans VIII
Hold Theatre Party

The Young Republican Club Of
Montgomery County will hold its
second annual theatre party August
1 at the Roadside Theatre on the
Rockville pike, it was announced
Saturday by Wilton T. Allen.
The play to be presented by the
Roadside Players is "The Miners
Daughter, or the Fatal Confession"
Tickets are in charge of Mrs. Doris
Seebold, 300 Violet Place, Silver
Spring.