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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
1000 CHILDREN FLOCK TO
POST PRESS EASTER HUNT
Lewis Nichols Nabs
Benjamin Bunny
In Scramble

A roaring herd of near
" 2OO0 laughing, shouting
Imperial V a ley children
swarmed across the FL Cen
tro ball park field Saturday
morning in the annual Post-Press
Easter egg hunt. ac9oped up 1OOO
Easter eggs and carried Benjamin
Bunny and his helpers home with
them.
Long before $50 am. set for
the start of the hunt. children be-
gan to pour into the park BY the
time the ropes were dropped ana
the children scampered across the
field. the ate-keepers had com
pletely lost track of how many chill
dren and parents had entered.
At least 500 adults accompanied
the children HoltVille Imperial
Brawley. Calipatria CaleXico IN
fact the entire valley was repre-
sented
So quickly did the 5000 eggs
supplied by Safeway Stores me
disappear that the Post-Press sent
out a hurry call for additional
supplies so that no child went home
without eggs TWO thousand more
eggs and Easter toys were acquired
and passed out.
Proudest boy on the field wa
Lewis Nichols. r. 424 Adams street
Ell Centro, who captured Benjamin
Continued on page S. Col a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17

military forces, a comprehensive
mobilization scheme and highway
building to maintain strongholds
to increase mobility of fighting
forces, the plan was proposed by
Filipino leaders.
Reports, generally discounted by
naval officials here, that an un
identified fleet of % vessels was
at anchor in the harbor at Davao,
emphasized Philippine interest in
the plan, it was reported.
Naval officials here placed little
credence in the reports of the mys-
terious fleet, and mnimized pos
Sibility that it might be that of an
alien power Some officials admit
ted privately that the vessels may
be part of the United States fleet,
carrying out a secret operation in
a war game and masking identity
under rigid rules of the maneuver.
Delay in checking the report from
Davao, however, brought to Philip
pine attention the ease with which
foreign fleet conceivably could
begin operations in a remote Sec
ton of the islands without meet
ing military resistance until its first
OhjectiveS were achieved.
The Is year defense plan would
improve island communications to
provide rapid transmittal of infor-
nation Mountain forts command
ing the sea would be strengthened
and troops trained to man the
strOnghOldS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
CRASHES
INTO TRUCK,
TWOINJURED

WESTMORLAND. April Is. - A
car lriven by Nancy Wise, 2l Will
'owbrook, crashed into the back cf
an Gil tanker and trailer parked at
the east city limits at $40 am.
Saturday The driver was said o
have fallen asleep.
Miss Wise ana the passenger in
the car. Elgar Lee LOvelace. SUI
fered cuts and bruises on their
faces and heads Their injuries
were slight Highway Patrolman
Walter Walsh said after he took
them to a doctors office for treat
ment. Gasoline from both vehicles
gushed over the 100 foot pavement.
The car lights we're turned on at
the time of impact but no fire
resulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
e. CENTRO BECAME CITY
80 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thirty years Saturday, became city
April Incorporation the Ell Centre
pshed carrying before when ia
yes II them no, and the
disqualified
anniversary falls the Centre
widespread for anniversary
jubilee ctys quietly eXemplifed 30t
anniversary preparation PosPre office for
"a The date set ahead
a o religious
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
School RunaWays
Turn Up at Home

BALTIMORE. Mi, April 16. CUP)
-Dirck Roosevelt and Henry Wyse
DiStlcr. 13 year old runaWays from
the exclusive Groton school in Mas
sachuSetts who had been the objects
of a wide search in eastern states,
arrived today at the home of j.
Cyrus Distler, father of one of the
runaway youths.
The two boys. who spent last night
in a Springfield, Mass, hotel. ar
rived at the Distler home shortly
after the elder Distler left for New
York to aid in a search for them.
Mrs. Distlcr who greeted the boys
when they rang her doorbell at
1890 pm, Immediately notified
Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, mother of
the second runaway, by telephone.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
WEATHER FAIR FOR
CASTERS SUNRISE

SAN DIEGO. April IS. (UP)--
Fair weather, but partially over
cast skies, today was forecast for
the annual sunrise Easter services
to be held on Mt. Felix and Mt.
Soledad here tomorrow The usual
thousands of persons are expected
to attend these services, at which
the Rev. Edward L. R. Elson and
DR.. Frank Lowe will be the prin-
CiDal speakers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
Hope Abandoned
For Rescue of
Missing Youths

LOS ANGELES, April 16. CUP)-
Hope virtually was abandoned to-
day by the coast guard for the res
cue of three youths who have been
missing at sea since Tuesday in a
2O-foot sloop
The youths, Mark E. Crozall jr.,
Laurie Weitz and Douglas Montero,
had embarked from Balboa for a
cruise to Santa Catalina island. 1t
was feared the small craft was
overwhelmed by a 40-mile gale that
whipped the Catalina channel
Wednesday,
Coast guardsmen, who searched
the area throughout the week, said
the only hope was that the boys
may. have been picked up by a
fishing boat
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
Register Requirements
Told by County Clerk

Valley residents need not re-
register to vote at the August pri-
maries if they voted at the presi-
dental election in 1886, County
Clerk w. j. McClelland announced
Saturday. In case of change of
address, however. rercgistration is
necessary. Registration books are
available at the county clerks Of
flee in the court house and at all
city halls in the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
YOUTHS HURT
IN ACCIDENT

Two youths suffered injury when
two automobiles collidcd early Sat-
urday morning near the Alamo
store seven miles southeast of
HOltyillc.
A car driven by II. G. Miller, A.,
Holtville. and one driven by Thom-
as Brown, 10, Imperial, collided,
Miller told officers, because he fail
ed to make a boulevard stop. Leo
Brown. 13. is in the Valley hospi-
tai at Holtville for treatment of a
lacerated scalp. Thomas Brown suf-
fcred slight injury, Highway Patrol
men Cliff Reed and Bill Mitchell
said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
TOWNSEND ON WAY
TO CAPITALS JAIL

CHICAGO. April Is. UP - DR..
Francis Townsend. sponsor of the
Townsend Old age pension plan, ar
rived in Chicago early today from
the west coast and said he would
continue on his way to Washington
to clean up this contempt of court
business" after a few days rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
JAPANESE
STRONGHOLD
SURROUNDED

SHANGHAI. April 16. tUP) -
Chinese sources reported today that
Good Friday battalion of Chi
nese Christian troops had reached
the outskirts of the strategic city
of Yihsien in Shantung province.
The troops were under orders Of
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek to
capture the city before Easter Sun
day. The Chinese claimed that 10,
600 japanese in Yihsien had been
surrounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
POLICE HUNT
BANK ROBBER

LOS ANGELES. April l6 up
Los Angeles police today started a
search for Paul Cret2cr, wanted
here and in San Francisco ON sew
eral bank robbery charges, follow
ing the discovery of an abandoned
automobile believed to be Cretzer's,
in a private garage.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17

and Valencia so as to insure sup
plies for Madrid as well as Cata
lOnia.
Gen Enrique Lister, the bril-
liant Loyalist shock troop comman-
der who two years ago was civil
ian mechanic. was sent to organize
new defense line based ON the
north bank of the Ebro river above
Tortosa. With him went his own
division and other reinforcementS,
to establish the south end of de
tense line that is to extend north
ward to the French frontier thru
the mountains of central Catalonia.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17

workers walked off their jobs late
yesterday
Ford officials declined to give
their version of the walkout but
Chief of Police Joe McClelland
declared he understood only Ito
men left their jobs
The Ford plant here normally is
closed on Saturdays and the few
pickets the union had surround
ing the plant contented themselves
with the gesture of their presence.
Irvan Cary, member of the In
ternational executive board of the
U.A.W, charged the Ford plant
with refusal to bargain with its
employees as the treason for the
strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17

nutsidC of Catalonia. COincidentIy
il was announced that key cabinet
ministers already had left for Ma
drid and other cities to constitute
governmental juntas or commit
tees. 1t was understood that two or
three ministers would remain at
Madrid.
Admitting that Catalonia had
been severed from Loyalist Spain
,Yoper by the Nationalist drive to
the sea coast, the Loyalist author
tiles flashed radio orders to mer-
chantmen on the way to Spain,
dividing them between Barcelona
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
Divorce Decree
Granted Friday

An interlocutory decree of divorce
was granted Friday to Regene Mil
Ter from Carl Miller on the grounds
of wilful desertion. She was grant
ed permission to use her maiden
name, Regene Robinson.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
Army Navy Work
Our Defense Plan
Officials Map Program With Leaders
OF Philippines as Mystery
Fleet Reported

WASHINGTON, April 16. (UP)-Army and navy Off
cias it disclosed today are working with leaders of
the Philippine commonwealth Is year defense pro-
gram projected sffen island resistance against pos
sibe INVASION Concentrating augmentation of the islands
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
DeaI Prepares S
Quick Action
For Gov cry
Congress to Draft Legislation for Four
Billion Dollar Bill After
Easter Recess

WASHINGTON, April 16. CUP)-President Roosevelt S
congressional leaders today prepared for quick action next
week to Jam through legislation necessary to make the new
100000 recovery drive effective and match rapid
fire moves by AGENCIES in the drive AGAINST de-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
Union Pickefs Ford
Plant i'm Long Beach

LONG BEACH Cal, April l6 cUP)The United Automobile Work
pckd the Ford Motor company plant
alleged refusal officials to bargain with
of the 700 employed at the
plant would return Monday between $50 and AGO
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
LOYALIST SPAIN
REORCANIZES FOR
FIGHT TO FINISH

BARCELONA, April l6. (UP)-Loyalst Spain organ
lied Il emergency governmental system today and
prepared fight the civil to its end.
Gen. Jose Miaja, commander in chief in the Madrid
area was named in complete control of all Oyalst Spain
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17

GOmg-Go.U r-GOnc!-
How many kids would you say
there are here" friend asked
Roy Hammond at the Easter Egg
hunt in the municipal ball park
Saturday morning.
oh, said Roy. about a thou
sand" II locked around. NO,
about two thousand, or maybe
three. He looked ABOUT again. mo,
il looks like four thousand-five-
six.
When his friend left him. Roy
was still gazing about in slightly
da2cd manner
Go Lay An Eg%.-
Jane Tylor received a rabbit for
Easter. Not one of the fuzzy cloth
kind. nor yet any sort of a con-
tectionery statue. A very much
alive rabbit. whose nose Wiggles,
whose ears flap and whose hind
feet beat a tattoo on the floor And
ever since he came. the rabbit has
been raising Ned generally all over
the place. Whether in celebration
or disgust, Jane doesn't know
RR harbors the opinion two of
But Do They
the best names he's ever heard
were bestowed upon the twin duck
lings given to Ruth Campbell, also
for Easter. Ones Shut Up and
the others You Too" Trouble is
they'll never get accustomed to
their names. because you can't tell
them apart from ono minute to
the next.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
AIS Said And Done

Young Jack Tackett is firm
believer in the merits of his scoot-
cr bike A companion was bit
doubtful The thing. he averred,
wouldn't climb Mountain Springs
Grade.
"Shucks". said Jack, the last
guy that took one of those bikes
up that hill had to hold it down"
There wasn't any comeback.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
And That's Something

And That's Something
Mrs Kirby Patton announced
Saturday that she has out-Dion-
ned the Dionnes. Eleven new ar
rivals joined the Patton family
Friday night. They are the sons
and daughters of Mrs. Patton'S
spaniel-and is that dog proud.
CShe has a right to be-. Seven of
the newcomers are boys, four girls;
! six are red and five are black.
And that's some family.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
WEATHER

Maximum temperature 80. minimum ol am
IS. humidity 50; noon temperature 81
lmidity p: pm temperature "a, humidity y
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-17
MARKETS IN RRIEF

Butter: Los Angeles, 26c; bptteriat Imperial
Valley f. o. b., ranch grade A, 3ic manufacturing
milR 28c; route gathered cream.
L. A. Hay: L No. 1, S14.5O; No. ., lcafy.
SI4OO: ) No. ?, $1,000 Minneapolis flax, MAY,
4 QGt,
Greenbelt cooperator., 1938-06-22

opera cor June IL 1883
and you saw 5ho backs Of tho cast as
oftcn IS 5hoir faces.
1crcival rIildo says OF tho Ihoatro
from which those actors como:
"To the Abooy Theatre, in Dublin,
belongs 5ao distinction OF being tho
Ero0oritor OF tho Little Theatre Eovo-
LLclt. Under the guidance Of Lady
Gregory, impor tlTt not only os tho
author Of some Of It's most di istinguish-
90 plays but os its financial mainat tay
and The driving force behind Syngo,
Iooos, 5rvino, end q score Of othor
writer's. 1t demons tratod the valuo Of
on irs5itutio on dcdicotod to tho inter-
prott.tiOn OF On environment. 1t
preached doctrine Viii Oh was now at
the time: That tho thcctro should
speak for, as VOL IS to an audience,
md thS.t The terms Of its uttoranco,
whether realistic or Fantastic, or re-
2roscItctivo of crosh technique and
viewpoints, roanJ loss then tho fact
jh2ttho Theatre had soao thing to sc.y--
and soid it,"
The >Groonbolt Players hcvo presented
OH evening Of Amateur ThCoJri cCls.
Thoir play selection comm Jttoo is road
ing ono-act plays viii ch continue to be
tho pionoor form and tho accepted start
ing point for norly formed casts, u12-
accustomed to working Wi tn ono another.
The success Of tho Groonbolt Players
Will be REFLECTED in their ability to
become Ii tito Thootor, End thoir abili-
ty to stimulate Groonbolt's Writors.
Evc1y fc~1ily in Groonbolt has experienced
during tho past dopro ssi ion--and tho pre-
sont ssion--pors sonal drama, pathos,
or sOrao 81 tue tiOn thy Of an authors
pen.
"Arlo tour Tloatri Gals take moro than
they give. Little Theatre gives moro
than It takos."
Dorothy II. Rider
Greenbelt cooperator., 1938-06-22


LITTLE TIlATGROR AMATEUR THEATRE GALS
rorcival Wilde in his collection OF
.contonPoro1y. 0no-Act Plays from Eino
Coun cries, oSplains the difforonco Be-
5|oon Little Thoatcr and ana tour
thoatricals:
",!hon g corrauni ty group givon to o71-
hibi tioni sm, or L. oking FOR amusement.
or hoping to raise funds, stages play
picked out Of a cata locuo because it is
warranted to contain six or oiSht good
parts, tho result is tour thoatri c. ] 81
"I!hon the some group, instead Of
seeking vehicles Viii ch afford oppor-
tunitics for what 3a2y loosely be tornod
'his trionism', prosont9 the signif ficaat
works Of contemporary dra-at I'll SITS,
SOLICITING thom first Of all FOR content
and roslnOss, and bears in mind that
its ultimato object is to stimulate it's
own local wri tors, SO that they in turn
MY interpret thoir corrauni ty to the
world, the result is Littlo Thea tor"
The Abbey ThoaGro Players from
Dublin recently presented G series Of
plays in the National Thoatro in Wash
iHgton, DC. II was o pleasure to sit
in the eleventh row Of Tho balcony end
soc thoir irtcrpro K. tion Of Drama at
Inish, by LoInox Robinson.
Thoro Wcrc many violction OF stago
srporstitions, woll-}andlod by the cast.
Tho sot r'os plccod so far ba ck from tho
foot-lights that several 70. t OF bare
unused stage extended from tho room
portrayed towards tho audience. A bril-
liant scarlet rug covered tho livine-
room floor; Eauroon Delaney scWod an
even moro brilliant sccrlot korchiof-
cftor all that Bclasco has said about
rcd on tho stage.
F.J. lcCor-liclc SCI vi til his ba ck to
the -udionoo through most Of ono scono,
spoo2-inS in Oh o~Si1T understood voice,
Greenbelt cooperator., 1938-06-22

Two Of the NOS t q attrac tive little
girls for t1eir alo aro~nd Greenbelt
are Betty Joan and Na thryn Sue Edmonds.
Betty Jean is 6 years old and Ka thryn
Sue is five, but tonorally you will
see then dressed alike and take thor2
for twins.
We'll see you noxt wook. Wo,d
like to have all the younss tcrs got
togothor with US and start O strike
against cod-livor oil. Wo hate it.
Toni Larmoro.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-12

International Tin Committee will take us into serious consideration, " McKennon said. This year we eX- pect to get out 400 tons with in creased milling facilities"
 Under the present setup, England enjoys a control of approximately 85 percent of the worlds tin supply, McKennon said and added that the United States uses better than fifty percent of the total supply, ai- through this country produces only an Insignificant total.
 By far the larger percentage ol the worlds tin is mined in placers, McI&ennon explained.
 "We don't know how much we have near Nome, but the Govern ment has estimated the tin area there at somewhere around l2o square miles. It is entirely possible that we can some day be a really large tin producer"
 As to tin values in placer ground, McKennon said Alaska's tin runs in content from five to forty pounds to the yard. while in Bolivia, where tin is major industry, one pound a yard is the average.
 "Tin has been overlooked in AL avka, in the rush for gold, McKen- non observed. Men get excited over one dollar a yard placer ground for dIedges, but we have ore that runs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-12
ELKS, PAPS TO MEET IN BALL
 J0UST TONIGHT

Resuming regular league play, after taking time out to tame the Navy, the Elks and Moose teams of the Gastineau Channel baseball loop are scheduled to meet this evening at Firemen's Park in a Seven-inning clash which will break the three-way tie for first place now existing in the second half standings.
 No pitching nominations for this evenings battle have yet been nam ed but Johnny Smith for the Moose and Bud Foster for Douglas would appear to be the men on deck. A meeting between Smith and Foster should result in pitchers battle, but, the way the local lads teed off against the Sailors over the weekend, perhaps no pitcher has even a fighting chance.
 This evenings game is to get under way promptly at 6:30 o'clock, unless rain intervenes. Rain one half hour before game time, at 500 o'clock, will mean postponement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-12

American Tin Fields have been working the northern tin deposits for the last four years, now using gas shovel with which to mlne the tin placers, trucking the gravels to mill on the beach, and ship ping concentrates.
 The water for the mill is pumped from the chill waters of Bering Sea. First the tin ore is crushed, then run through jigs and to gold tables where the ore is concentrated.
 We are getting 10 percent con- centrste,' McKennon said. "Ac- cording to the smelters, that is the richest ore being mined in the tin world. Purest cassiterite, the tin l bearing ore, assays as 78.6 percent. Y
 At present tn e American Tin Fields are shipping to London smel- ters, Being the only producing tin mire on the North American con tinent, no smelter is available under Inc American flag which is equipped to efficiently and economically do detinning, McKennon said.
 A total of only 55 tons was shipped from the workings III 1884 when the company began opera tions, which in succeeding years was stepped up to 155 tons, 176 tens, and last year. 2f2 tons.
 We hope to gradually increase our tonnage to a point where the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-12

over $10 a yard in many places but of course, our milling and ship ping expenses are greater"
 McKennon said Tn smelters in the United States, where little de- timing is done, smelting and re- lining costs run about $50 a ton, but in London, the same work can be done for less than $30, and the shipping cost to London is only $9 per ton. Shipping it that distance still gives a cheaper cost of pro- cesSing."
 As for the price of tin, McKen- non said he felt the outlook was encouraging.
 "The price took rather slump at the turn of the year." he said, but it has climbed from low a few months ago to 36 cents a pouud, to A cents"
 Although McKennon admitted the world could produce too much tin for the market at present" he said the present fields will not last a great deal longer, and that bear ing in mind the fact the United States is the worlds heaviest user of tin, "Alaska's tin future is bright.
 A class of men in ancient Greece who went from place to place and recited poetry were called Rhap- SOdiSts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-12
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Joe Lynch and son Mart! { Thomas were dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital today
 Mrs o. R. Kelley, surgical patient at st. Anns Hospital, was dismissed today.
 c. F. Vasser underwent a major operation this morning in St. Ann's Hospital.
 M. Pierson was dismissed from St Anns Hospital today after re- ceiving medical attention.
 Joe Perkaytes, medical patient at St Ann's Hospital, was dismissed today
 Hazel Albert and son Johnny were dismissed from the Government Hospital today.
 Minnie James was admitted to the Government Hospital yesterday for surgical attention.
 Try The Empire olassifieds for reSilltS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-12
ALASKA TIN PRODUCTION
 ON UPSWING
Territorial Fields, Official Says, Contain Deposits
 Richest in World

Alaska's tin fields near Nome are the richest in the world, and the Territory should be taking an im- pcrtant place in the tin-producing world in the next few years, ac- cording to Floyd McKennon, PreSl- dent and General Manager of Am erican Tin Fields.
 McKennon arrived in Juneau this morning on the steamer Columbia and flew to Fairbank5 with Pacific Alaska Airways enroute to Meme and several weeks at the scene oi his companys operations, 120 miles north of the Seward Peninsula me- tropolis, in the vicinity of Cape Princes of Wales
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-12
Ton.yIs
 Pleased

ORANGE, N. J., July 12.-"That's nice" was Tony Galento's comment when told he had been ranked as the No. l challenger for Joe Louis heavyweight boxing title by the Ma tional Boxing Association.
 But" said the round bartender pugilist, that's not enough. I want the championship.
 After I knock out John Henry Lewis, I want Joe Louis"
 Tony fights Lewis on July 26 in Philadelphia s municipal stadium.
 eff Joe Louis will walk into me like he did to Schmeling," Galento said, "I'll finish him off faster than he did Max
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-12
Juneau Boy, F Lives } Weeks on
 Streets Of City
Story of Privation Revealed by District Attorney Tn
 Unusual Case Here

How a 12-year- Juneau In- dian boy had slept under porches and in doorways and pilfered his food where he could find it Tor a period of three weeks was revealed by the District Attorneys office today in announcing that Richard Harris, 12 son of Willie Harris of Douglas and Mrs. Annie Elvemer of Juneau, remarked since the boy was born, had been given to the custody of the mother with the provision that the father, widely known totem maker, would support him. The fathers totems will be sold by the Indian Office and the proceeds turned over for the sup port of the youngster, Assistant Dis trict Attorney George w. Folta said
 The story of the Harris lad sounded much like the tale of pri- vation and hardship in the slums of great city, the prosecutor said. The boy had been shifting for him self, sleeping where he could find shelter, taking blankets out of auto mobiles to keep himself warm and getting food in various ways.
 Maybe it can't happen outside of city, Folta said, but it hap pened right here in Juneau. We hope we have arranged things so it won't happen again here"
 The criminal charges in the case are being held in abeyance, Folta said.