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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
F.R. SEEKS
AID F 0 R
UTILITIES
Harry Hopkins Ask
Billion for
Relief

WASHINGTON, April 20.
(UP) - President Roosevelt
oroadened his aid to business
program to include public
Utilities today while Works
Progress Administrator Harry Hop
kins asked congress to launch the
new S4,5l2,000O00 recovery drive
with a 250,000,000 appropriation
for relief.
Mr.. Roosevelt drove his recovery
program forward with fast-develop-
ing activities both on Capitol Hill
and at the White House.
Hopkins carried the executive
program to congress informing
house appropriations subcommittee
that the new relief fund is needed
because WPA expects 5000 per-
sons to be added to relief rolls.
bringing the total relief burden
to 100000 persons.
Developments in the relief-re-
covery drive against depression:
l. Mr.. Roosevelt discussed with
Reconstruction Finance Chairman
Jesse Jones plans for RFC pur-
chase of public utilities securities
to finance new utility construction
and provide new employment.
2. Hopkins told the appropriations
subcommittee that relief rolls still
are growing, and that the request
ed 81 ,250,0O0,0Oo will suffice only
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
WORK BEGUN
TO ENLARGE
|. |. ID. PLANT

First actual field work on the
PWA section of the district power
program was started Wednesday
morning when ground was broken
for foundations to double the size
and treble capacity of the Brawley
diesel plant.
Construction will go forward rap
idly now on the entire project. Ma
terial is on the ground, at depots
throughout the valley, for the 49,
000-volt transmission line which
will carry electricity from the hy-
droelectric plant on the All Ameri-
can canal and from the standby
plant to city residents and to
farms of the rural electrification
system.
Machinery and equipment build
ers report satisfactory advance on
turbine and generator for the canal
power plant; on the three big dies
els which will be installed on the
BraWley foundations started We'd
nesday; on transformers and other
items according to M. J. Dowd,
district chief engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Committee Chosen to
Select Nominees for
&. &. Director Board

The detailed process involving the
growth and manufacture of sugar
was pictured in sound movies for
members Of the Ell Centro Chamber
OF Commerce who attended lunch
con Wednesday noon at the Bar
bara Worth hotel.
1t was brought and shown by w.
E. SprouSe, San Diego sugar broker
interested in Imperial Valley sugar
beet development, and Erwin Alton
a sugar factory representative.
Sprouse and Alton were introduced
by E. E. Clements, Ell Centro whole
Saler.
The picture was the entertain
ment feature of program which
included the selection of w. E.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
AIRLINE RUNS
ON SCHEDULE

Valley AirWays transport service
between Imperial Valley and Los
Angeles was interrupted We'd
neSday because one of the planes
was damaged in a forced landing
at Highland park, company offici-
ais announced
Robert Boone, pilot of the plane
which left the Imperial county air
port Tuesday morning, escaped with
minor injuries. AS he was losing
altitude for a landing at Grand
Central Air terminal at Glendale,
his motor died as he sailed over
Highland park. He landed safely
in a field but one of the wheels
struck cement block, upsetting
the plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
BRAWLEY MAN
NAMED IN SUIT
OVER MARRIAGE

LOS ANGELES, April 90. CUP)
Miss Clara Goss, in a $135, 900
damage suit against Edward Ell
bridge, well to do Brawley cattle
man, charged today that he in
duced her to live with him as his
wife six years under promise to
marry her.
At a time when she underwent
an appendicitis operation, he ar
ranged with the surgeon for an
additional operation depriving her
Of the power of motherhood, she
charged This was in 1881, when
she was only 16 years old and had
just gone to live with him, her
suit said. She claimed to have
lived with him until last April
when he assertedly spurned her
and married another.
She also asked a half share of
100000 property
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20


If a ma jor'ty of the carpenters
working on the job belong to Car
penters Union lccal No. 1910, Ell
Centro. Nylander said, the company
may discharge men who walked
through picket lines on the Lewis
Chambers strike earlier this year.
Labor union representatives re-
queSted this action Tuesday at a
conference with company officials.
Company representatives telegraph
ed Nylander for instructions. Affili-
ationS of the men were being check
ed Wednesday afternoon.
The dispute developed Tuesday
on the Bennett-Taylor contract, af-
ter three union executives served
notice on Supt G. L. Miner that
carpenters would quit work unless
three laborers, who had worked be-
hind picket lines during a recent
strike on the Lewis Chambers con-
tract, were discharged.
Of the 25 carpenters on the con-
tract, 4 withdrew Tuesday morning,
explaining they did not want to be
involved in labor dispute.
Bennett-Taylor Tuesday wired
Nylander for Instructions
Vote to Work
Meanwhile, a vote was taken
among the 81 remaining carpenters
on whether or not to halt work.
Five voted to stop work and 16
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

town from the SWirling river. The
water rose to within two inches of
the earthworks today but receded.
Men parolled the levee.
The Little Wood river, .ordinari-
ly an almost dry stream, was flood
ed when the reservoirs, located on
Little Fish Creek, tributary, burst
under the pressure of runoffs en-
couraged by rains.
The little Wood river ragged over
highways below Carey, ripping out
roads where the water was flowing
at a depth of from three to four
feet.
SiXty-siX persons living in the
Little Fish Creek district we're
eVacuating their homes and were
enroute here. Two farm families
were evacuated from their homes
in roWboatS.
Five bridges have been torn out.
Considerable livestock was drowned
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
JAW PREXY HALTS
DUES DRIVE ROW

morning and Fisher prepared to
reopen tomorrow. Meanwhile UAW
members in the Buick and Chevro-
let plants cast the first ballots in
strike vote. The balloting will
continue until Saturday.
Union officials, who approved
the strike vote, charge Buick and
Chevrolet managements with dis
elimination and failure. to abide
by seniority provisions of a con-
tract signed with the UAW after
the "A day General Motors sit down
strike last spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
PROGRESS FOR
FILA. DRAINAGE
S MADE

Progress in efforts to ar
range drainage loans for in
dividual farmers of Imper-
ial Valley is reported from
Washington by Evan T.
Hewes, irrigation district chairman.
who has been holding series of
conferences during the past 10 days
with officials of the Federal Hous-,
ing administration.
FILA authorities are preparing
rules and regulations to apply 20
farm loans authorized by congress
in the housing act This law pro-
vides for lending up to $4,000 on
farms, with the recruitment that
Is per cent of the loan must be
used for new building or improve
mentS.
When the district chairman took
up the new legislation on his ar
rival in Washington he was invited
to take part in discussion of the
proposed regulations. Phil d. Swine,
representing the district, is confer
ring with the FILA legal department
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

FLINT, Mich, April 20. CUP)-
An ultimatum from President HON.
er Martin of the United Automobile
Workers union restored labor peace
to Flint today.
Settlement of a labor dispute
which paralyzed production in Fish
er Body Plant No. and on the
Buick assembly line was reached
at Martins direction He called off
a union dues s-collection drive which
General Motors officials said
prompted them to close the Fisher
plant.
Bucks final assembly line was
closed because of a shortage of
Fisher Built bodies. More than 500
employees were left idle during the
day shutdown.
Buick resumed production this
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
ARMY
RESUMES PUSH

SHANGHAI. April 20. tUP) -
Chinese forces resumed their often
sive north of Taierchwang today.
occupying two mountain positions
which guarded the southern en-
trance to the city of Yihsien.
The Chinese troops thrust be-
tween TaochWang and Yihsien to
cut off the japanese from the rear.
Several thousand Japanese were
surrounded in the Tienchushan
mountain southeast of Yihsien.
Chinese reinforcements expected
to drive them into the open and
Chinese commanders predicted that
they would annihilate the Japanese
when they left their mountain
defenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Loser Can Take
Back His Losses
At Gaming Table

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.
tUPl-AttOrneys speculated to-
day that a California supreme
court decision upholding the
right of a perscn 10 take back
his gambling losses, even with
force, might open the way for
civil action 10 recover money
lost at gaming tables
When the court reversed the
five-year robbery conviction Of
Dave ROsen, Long Beach. who
used gun to get back si0s he
lost playing Tango, the ma ajor-
ity opinion said.
THE winner gains no title Ia
his winnings at gambling.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
HOLTVILLE MAN NEW
Chief OF HAY GROUP

said. the number of tons sold an
nually increased from 1900 the
first year, $4,000 the second $4,000
the third $4,000 the fourth to $1,000
tens last year. The value of the
hay handled by the association last
year was more than million dol
lars.
Directors reported that last years
loss was one tenth of one per cent.
A. E. Anderson, vice-president and
secretary of the Berkeley Bank of
Cooperatives, spoke briefly. He
urged members to make a close
sturdy of other cooperatives and
profit by their mistakes. Walter
P. Casey of Brawley described
means for cutting down fire hazards
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
UNION FIGHT
FLARES ANEW

NEVADA CITY, Cal, April 20.
OUP)-Attempting to show that the
Mine Workers Protective League
was company union and therefore
legally outlawed, Herbert Resner.
attorney for 200 CIO refugee min
ers'. today debated heatedly with
Olney Donnelly, secretary OF the
league, at the states finding
hearing on the expulsion of cIO
from Neva1a county
Resner demanded that City Coun-
Gilman Frank Davies, Fred Searles.
vice president of the Murchie Mine
Co, other mine officials and two
men whom he termed imported
strikebreakers' be called to testify.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

Keith Nets of Holtville was elect
ed president of the Imperial Hay
Growers association at the annual
meeting in Ell Centro Tuesday night
The association appropriated the
lobby of the Barbara Worth hotel
In order to make room for the more
than 400 men and women who at
tended the dinner. Group singing
led by Gilbert Wilson, floor show,
and orchestra music enlivened the
forepart of the evenings
S. C. Robinson, last years presi-
dent, pointed out that the asso-
ciation's 300 members control go per
gent of the hay sold by Imperial
Valley. In the five years of the
associations existence, Robinson
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Heald Announces
For Reelection

District Attorney Elmer Hcald
Wednesday became the first can
didate to announce for nomination
in the August primaries in Imperial
county.
Heald's nominating petition will
be filed shortly after opening date,
June /. The last day for filing will
be June 25.
Heald, district attorney for II
years, will ask reelection.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

in the hay business.
After dinner the women were en-
tertained at a theatre party while
the business session took place.
Rcy Wood manager for five years
was re-appointei to the position
and M F. Ryan was reelected sec
retary Robinson was made vice
president of the board of directors
Directors include j. l.. Taecker.
Robinson, Clarence Walker. Fred
Gunterman, John Kubler, " r
Buffers, Harry Stewart, Nets, w.
L. Jacobs, G.. l.. Marsh. j. r. Snyder,
H. A Hastain, Neil Fifield, r. T.
Pinner and A. c. Eaves.
Financial reports and debate on
proposed changes III the bylaws
completed the business.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

Scheniman, Roy Womack, John
Tyler, Charles Bramkamp and Leo
Hetzel as a committee to select 81
nominees for chamber directors for
cne next fiscal year Members will
elect II in the near future.
H. R. Anderson, vice president,
presided in the absence of Walter
Havekorst, president.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
TEMPERATURE
HITS 1O6

Thermometers scared to a l06
degree maximum Tuesday to es-
tablish a new high for the season
Maximum temperature for Tues
day was LOG degrees, two degrees
warmer than the maximum the day
before At noon Wednesday ther-
mometers registered go degrees.
Residents in Imperial Valley
ley sWeltere1 as a result of the heat
wave. Many complained the Op-
pressive weather prevented them
from sleeping Tuesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
BLAZE THREATENS
BRAWLEY MARKET

BRAWLEY, April 20.-Fire, be-
lieVed caused by a cigarette, broke
out in the |rawley Safeway store
Monday night about 9:25 o'clock
and caused slight damage before
being extinguiShed by the fire de-
Dartment
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Sky Gazers Will
Use Telescope

BRAWLEY, April 90 - Weather
and atmospheric condition permit
ting. scheduled disd,tsion of
spiral nebulae and double stars
in the constellation of Canus Vena-
tici at the meeting of the Imperial
Valley Astronomical Society in
Brawley will be illustrated by ac-
tual views through a telescope be-
longing to M. Nagata Wednesday
night
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
JOE DIMAGGIO
SIGNS FOR S25, 900

BOSTON April 20. CUP) - Joe
DiMaggio, the New York Yankees
ho!1out centerfielder, agreed today
to accept $4,000 for the 1888 sea-
son, Manager Joe Mccarthy an
nounced
DiMaggio will report to the Yam
KEGS Saturday in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
TEAMSTER PICKET
SHOT BY LABORER
LOOKING FOR JOB
Watchman Injuries Union Man Who Had Halted Him
En- Route to Apply for Position
Freighter Tied Up by Strike

OAKLAND Cal, April 20. (UP)-A teamster, of
the pcketing the freighter Sea Thrush shot in
the last night when he and other pckets stopped
watchman who said he looking for work.
The wounded man was AngelO GuinaSsO. Al. Of Alame
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
IDAHO TOWN HIT
BY RAGING RIVER.
SECTION INUNDATED
Water Covers Lower Section of City; Levee
Guarded to Protect Rest of Town
From Raging Torrents

CAREY, Idaho, April 20. (UP)-The lower end of this
small village of $50 inhabitants inundated today and
small buildings swept away when two reservoirs
burst and transformed the little wood river into raging
torrent An earhen dixie protected the upper part of the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
MEMBERSHIP
STATUS KEY
TO DISP PUT {
Carpenters on Canal Demand Discharge
OF Men Who Walked Through
Picket Lines in Strike

CALEXICO, April 20.-Settlement of labor dispute
the Bennett-Taylor job the All American canal
depends upon determination of the membership status Of
carpenters involved, DR.. Towne Nylander, district drec
of the Labor Relations board teegraphed company
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

Well, How
Holy week services in the United
Artists theater progressed beauti-
fully. A minister arose and an
nounced the next hymn would be
How Firm A Foundation"
Then there was an earthquake.
Or Maybe A Dish
The subscription department OF
the PoSt-Press received letter
from valley resident who wanted
to take advantage of the gift offer
of spoons in exchange for a sub
scription. After the letter set forth
all the details in connection with
the deal, postscript was added.
1t read: "If you are all out OF
spoons please send knife and fork,
need not be solid silver-a good
steel knife which will cut tough
steaks will be o. K"
%
Just Plain Libel
The Future Farmers of America,
the FLA for short, were guests OF
the Methodist Missionary society.
One of the Missionary society mem :
bers arose to introduce the visitors.
Il wish to present" she said as
she groped frantically for the cor
rect initials, 1.-The FILA boys" Min
ME, FILA is short for Federal Hous-
ing Administration.
Hay, Hey. Hay
The Imperial Hay Growers made
hay far, far into the night at their
annual meeting Thursday. S. o.
Robinson. presiding in his best man
ner at the huge banquet in the
Barbara Worth hotel lobby brought
a howl of amusement when he stop
ped In the midst of sentence
and remarked with grin, MY wife
keeps tugging at me. Trying to get
me to sit down"
J. l.. Taecker was the envy of
practically every man in the room.
He arrived without his coat and
necktie.
How did you get away with it?'
inquired friend casting a wary
eye at Mrs. Taecker.
"Oh, my wife left for town early"
whispered Tsecker, Il arrived on
the second section
Opps, Officer
Joe Doakes, caught red handed
in traffic violations in the noun
tainS Sunday, just escaped his
fourth offense Wednesday. He was
travelling on Brighton toward
Eighth. The set of his jaw indi-
Gated he was on the verge of ignor-
ing a stop sign. Out of the corner
of his eye he saw Traffic Officer
Frank Smyer, perched on his mo-
torcycle, approaching on Eighth
street Brakes screeched.
Smyer drove alongside the blush
ing Doakes to taunt, Good thing
l came along"
Interpreter Wanted
In response to a letter regarding
copy of court proceedings, Mrs.
Leta Mae Bryan, superior court
reporter, received the following
letter.
DEAR SIR
Please have your letter. 8
April 8. 1888 am glad see read
this letter
"if you want treatmint satisfy
with me give you full money any
way if you want Duplicate or make
copy
81 am thank full to you
ii am your sincerely"
Now she wonders what to do.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Todays Results

AMERICAN
Philadelphia 900 900 000--0 7
Washington - 900 900 3Ox-3 7 /
Ross. Smith e. Hayes; Leonard
q r. Ferrell
Detroit ....#..... ....................... 900 0O3
Chicago ......-.-.... ............. OOl 002
Kennedy & York; Cain & Rensa.
st. Louis . 900 900 O00-O 0
Cleveland .....-. OBJ 00l 22x-9 II 0
Weaver & Sullivan: Feller &
HemSley.
NATIONAL
Boston .-..-.-..... 010 0l0 04O-6 6 3
New York . 900 3l0 00O-4 6 2
Turned & Mueller; Schumacher,
Brown & Dannin2.
Brooklyn - OBI 600 00l-5 8 0
Philadelphia 1l0 600 OO4-6 9 2
Fitzsimmons, Butcher & Cheryin-
ko, Walters & Atwood
Chicago ......... 900 900 00l-l0 Is
Cincinnati 49, 00l 0l0 no 4 10 3
Dean, Russell SJ Hartnett: Girls
som, Barrett Klunhans & v. Davis
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

Butter: Los Angeles, zee But
terfat, Imperial vaiIey. fob. ranch
grade A, sac; manufacturing milk
28c; route gathered cream 2fc.
l.. A. Hay: U. 5. No. $500;
No. 2 Ieafy S14.-14.5O; No. 2 Sl3.-
1850. Minneapolis flax, May Si9S.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

Well, Howl
Holy week services in the United
Artists theater progressed beauti-
fully. A minister arose and an
nounced the next hymn would be
How Firm A Foundation"
Then there was an earthquake.
The Washington times., 1938-04-23

Six furlongs.
COMMENT
Needs only a ride
Fit and ready
Weight off: dangerous
Working very briskly
Needs fast track
Hard one to guess
Does not figure
The Washington times., 1938-04-23

Runs satted In-selkirk, Gordon.
Dcksy, Hoag, Crosetti (3). Two-Base
Hit-Crosetti. sacrifice-Rolfs. Double
Play-Rolfe and Gehrig Gordon. Crosetu
and Gehrig. Left on Bases-New York.
s: Washington. 1. Bases on Balls-Hog-
set 2; Ruffing, 3; Appleton. l. Struck
Out-Ruffing, g. Appleton. /. Hits-Off
Hogsett, Z in innings; off Appleton, 2
in / inning. Hit by PitchSr-By Hogsett,
GehriE and Crosetti. Losing Pitcher
Hogsstt. Umpires-QuinA. Rue. and
eommera. Tim0-1I61.
The Washington times., 1938-04-23
POINTER " | N S
ALL-AGE TRIAL
BY LILLIAN RIXEY

GERMANTOWN, Md, April %
Over the rich, fat field of Walter
Johnson's 50O-acre Germantown
Md, Farm, Cashell's Rip, owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Cashell, of Rick
vile, ranged to victory today in
the a-llage stake of the annual
spring trials of the National Capt.
toll Field Club. Judges were DR.
E. K. Tngley, of Marietta, Pa, and
goateed Preston King, of Edge
more, Md. Rip black and white
picked pointer, made five perfect
finds.
Weather was ideal and the dogs
ranged wide over the green stands
of wheat and rye, and legged it
through woods filled with flower.
ing dogwood. A gallery of $50
looked on from the hilltop or
followed the judges and handlers
on horseback.
Today'S trial was indeed a field
day for pointers. Second in the all.
age was C. C. Fawsett's Broncho
Pilot Jake, orange and white dog,
with four finds. The judges found
it necessary to review the perfor.
mances of Robert F. Bells liver
licked bitch, Eagle Wing, and R.
D. Roane'S dog, Wayside Bob, be-
fore selecting the third titleholder
each went well and found three
times in the first series. They were
let out in the bird field for the
second series, and although neither
dog nor bitch found, the perfor-
nance of Eagle Wing stood out SO
well that he was given the award.
CaShell's Rip will not be two
years old until this June but he
has made eight field trial starts
to date. OF his eight starts he
has won two firSts, one second,
four thirds and one honorable
mention.
Winner in yesterdays puppy
stakes was Smoke Signal, owned
by w. A. King, of Richmond.
Shores Inbred Sport, owned by
Tom Hunt, of Baltimore, was Sec
ond. Doc Chat, barely nosed out
Maid in the second series
for third. He is owned by P. L.
Reigan, of Steelton, Pa. None
ofthe puppies found, but was
judged on performance alone.
There was only one setter in
the days run-JackSon, owned by
Elmer Huffer, of Washington. He
did not find. Valiant Three-Spot,
another possible up-setter, had to
be picked up because of illness.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
PLAY COMMISSIONERS
The Capitol Heights A. C. will
meet the District Commissioners
baseball team at the Maryland
Parks High School diamond to-
at 3 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1938-04-23
u. S. PIN PRIZES
TO Be PAID AT
ISEMANNSTAKES

An incentive to roll In today's
George L. Isemann Sweepstakes
has been provided by that incom.
parable promoter Of duckpinS
himself.
Prize winners in the national
tournament will find George
ready to hand them their checks
at the Mount Rainier alleys where
the Isemann classic opens at 2
p. m.
The Isemann Sweepstakes spon.
sors will be very glad to accept the
checks as entry fees for the event.
So just endorse on the back and
give EN- back to George, peel off
your coat and start smacking the
headpin for all you are worth.
Those who can't get over to
Mount Rainier will be given a
chance to get their checks at Ross
Ign, where the ISemann event
closes at 7:30 p. m.
The most Scintillating delega-
ton ever to roll in a Washington
sweepstakes out Of Richmond will
be on hand, with AL Hosselton.
national president; Charles Hamil-
ton, News-Leader city editor and
an ace bowler, and Chubby" Nc
New, national all-event champion
competing.
Arville L. Ebersole, w. C. D. A.
secretary, is sponsoring six entries
including himself, Dave Burrow.
Kenny Beck, Paul Schlosser,
Harry Harvey and Konrad john
son.
Also on the firing line will be
Billy Gauer and Steve Sugar"
Kane, Norfolk'S two standouJ
bowlers.
The Happy Five of Baltimore,
Ray Won Dreele, Paul Lohr,
Johnny Miller, and the national
doubles champions by sensational
scores, Art Felter and Ray
Haines, will be walloping the
NAPLES hard.
The duckpin season winds up
with a blazing weekend of action
with the Italian Handicap Sweep
stakes, always good for dramatic
moment or two, listed at Temple
at 3 p. m. tomorrow, the Holy
Rosary Sweepstakes at Queen Pin
tonight at 1880 p. m. and the Holy
Name Society tournament sched-
uled to get under way at Queen
Pin Monday night at 7 p. m.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
PLAY SO TIE
In a practice game at Alexan-
dria yesterday George Washing
ton High School and Western
High played to a 3-3 tie.
The Washington times., 1938-04-23
Association
STANDING OF THE CLI

Kansas City, 3; Indianapolis, ..
St. Paul, 8; Toledo, 2.
Louisville, 5: Milwaukee, 2.
Minneapolis, 3; Columbus, o.