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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Auction Philosophy
by d. l.. ZINN
by ID. l.. ZINN

Folks, this season must be month early here We
are having April showers in March
The Seattle ball club is here in Ell CentrO trying to
tune for the baseball right slap dab on the
desert and being raired out every day. What an awful
bunch of liars they must think promoters are!
must pick my winner for the Santa Anita handicap
next Saturday. Believe | will pick the entry. If they
both rum Scene Shifter Stage Hand Sea Biscuit will
be the horse to beat
What IS the matter with our city election. Haven't
hardly heard it mentioned?
had to make a talk Tuesday in Caexco about Impe-
rial valley ~ years from today. asked three fellows
what they thought. One said the valley will be the
most modern electrical paradise Another said all
towns would double in population, Calexico would be
seaport town. Another said the Indians would have it
back then. | claim if take care of our drainage
problems like should, this will be the most wonder
full valley in the world and ideal place to live with
our air conditioned homes and cheap electricity.
I'll be seeiil you.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
DECLINE EXPECTED
IN MIGRATION WEST
HORSE VICTIM
IN HOSPITAL

IMPERIAL March g. - Frank
Valenzuela. Mexican. who suffered
broken leg when thrown from a
horse north of here at pm. Tues
day afternoon. was taken from the
ditch bank where he had fallen
and transported to the county
hospital.
He refused to permit residents
of the neighborhood TO move him
because of a back injury, he told
Deputy Sheriff Don Campbell The
officer was summoned to the mans
assistance
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

her she should furnish more money
for the upkeep of the home. He
was profligate, lazy, shiftless, and
neglected all his duties as a hus-
band, she alleged, and had a habit
of cursing and abusing her After
two years of married life, he left
her and for five years she seldom
knew where he was.
He forced his way into her home
again Feb. 90, she said, made her
support him, and cursed her for
not buying him cigarettes and
other luXurieS. On Feb. 90 he beat
her SO she had MIN arrested and
jailed She asked the court to
restrain him from abusing her after
he is released from jail and for an
interlocutory decree of divorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

noon Monday, West said. The best
time and place to have check OF
assessments with the county, he
declared, is with the field deputy
when he is on the ground because
he has the authority to make any
assessment or settle any dispute
which arises. The assessment
period begins the first Monday in
March and closes the first Monday
in July. All property owners should
confer with Wiests office during
this period concerning all matters
affecting assessment of property.
$1,000 Exemption
Section IA, article 13, of the
constitution provides for exemp-
ton of $1,000 for veterans, West
explained Section IL of the same
article provides for exemption of
church property used for religious
worship. Forms for making affi-
dayits for exemption may be OBJ
tanned from any field deputy or
from the assessor collectors office
in the county court house. The
date for filing the exemptions eX-
pires June 25, an earlier date than
was the case in prior years. The
legislature changed the date to
June 25. All properties, West
warned, against which an affidavit
has not been filed will be charged
on the assessment rolls.
West announced the field dep
uties schedules as follows:
Alex Meyer, Brawley city. Meyer
will have headquarters at the city
hall in Brawley, and will devote
each Friday afternoon to the work
connected with the City of Braw-
ley, at the city hall.
l.. S. Neagle, CaleXico city. Neagle
will have headquarters at the city
hall i'll CaleXico, and will devote
each Friday afternoon to the work
connected with the city of CaleXico,
at the city hall.
At Court House
Jasper d. McCary, city of FL Cen
tro. With headquarters at the |
court house.
c. F.. Eckert, cities of Calipatria,
Holtville. Imperial and Westmor-
land. Eckert will have headquar-
ters at the city hall of each of the
respective towns at the time he is
working such town.
Carl Morford, incorporated |
towns and all outside subdivisions. |
He also will have charge of stock
assessments. Morford can be con-
tacted in the field, at the court |
house or at his home in Holtville.
Clifford C. Allen, Brawley, Tri-
folium and Westmorland school dis
tricts.
A. b. Derrick, Calipatria, North
end, INLAND, Bard Andrade, Laguna,
WinterhaVen, Colorado and Ogilby
school districts.
Walter Poston, Mesquite Lake,
Rose, Imperial, Lantana, Westside
and DiXieland school districts.
Roy Shepard, McCabe, Seeley.
Silsbee, Eucalyptus, Elm, Mt Sig
nal, Centinela, Lone Star and Ell
Centro school districts.
T. j. Thompson, Magnolia, Null
berry, Sunset Springs, Eastside,
Highline, Palmetto and Holtville
school districts.
George A. Harlan, Alamo, Ala
mitos, Verde, Jasper. CaleXico
Heber, Acacia and Meloland school
districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

refugees" in their home states have
been ma lie in Oklahoma and Texas.
From which states come 55 per cent
of the registrants in the California
federal migrant labor camps
Garst said $30000000 in recov-
cradle loans and relief grants to
relieve farm owners, tenants and
workers impoverished by drouth,
foreclosure and large scale farm
mechanization, has been distribut-
Cl in the two states to encourage
them to stay at home.
OF the 2760 persons now in Cali
fornia's migratory labor camps, SO
per cent came from Oklahoma and
10 per cent from Texas, Garst said
Large scale farm mechanization,
Garst said, is a new but growing
factor in westward migration, espe-
cially in parts of Texas recently
equipped with tractors and other
heavy equipment Small unit far
mers are unable to compete with
the larger methods.
Information from FSA offices in
Texas and Oklahoma indicate a
shift of diSpossessed families toward
industrial centers more than toward
California.
More and more of them are COM
ing to Texas and Oklahoma cities
and fewer are going to California
as they find out they might as well
be on charity here as on charity in
California a recent announcement
from the Dallas, Tex, regional FSA
office said. The Dallas and Anna
rillo offices are cooperating with
the San Francisco authorities tt
reduce the immigration, Garst said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
w. DEFICIENCY
BILL IS SIGNED
BY ROOSEV ELT

WASHINGTON, Mar. 3 (UP) -
President Roosevelt TO-DAY signed
the $250,000,000 Works Progress de-
ficiency appropriation bill.
The speedy signature. by the
President will enable WPA to place
into immediate effect its program
for increasing relief rolls to ac-
commodate mounting numbers of
idle workers.
1t was estimated that the added
appropriation will enaube the WPA
to provide for an average of 100000
more on its rolls between now and
June than would have been possible
under the existing appropriation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
WIFE CHARGES MATE
BEAT HER FOR NOT
EARNING MORE CASH

Polly Morgan filed a divorce
suit against Theo Morgan when,
she alleged, he returned after de-
serting her five years ago, forced
her to support him again, and
abuset her because she didn't do
a better job of it.
In complaint filed in superior
court Wednesday, she declared be-
fore he deserted her, he complained
abou ther housekeeping and told
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

DEPUTIES TO.
TAKE TO FIELD
1888 Period Begins at Noon, Monday
Says Dan West; Schedules Given
For Eleven Representatives
ENGRAVING

Assessment days here again, AssessOr-Collector
Dan West announced Thursday. Monday II field dep
districts.
The 1898 assessment period in California begins at
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

MEANWHILE the San Francisco Of
ice is granting emergency relief
from a $700.a00 special allotment
to migrant families.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Government Tries to Anchor Potential
Refugees to Homes in Texas,
Oklahoma, To Save Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, Merch 3. (UP)-A decline in the
Okahoma-Texas migration to California expected this
Jonathan Garst farm security administration region
al director, said today.
Efforts of the federal government to anchor potential
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BRITISH STAND
CHEERS PARIS
Optimism Is Felt Despite
Strikes and Political
Troubles

PARIS, March 25.-(UP)-A
wave of optimism swept through
France today despite a new out
break Of strikes and clear signs of
an Immediate cabinet crisis.
II was the general belief in
Paris that in his declaration of
foreign policy in London yester-
day, Prime Minister Chamberlain
had gone farther than ever before
toward supporting France in her
obligations in Europe.
Political commentators were
openly enthusiastic and expressed
conviction that Chamherlain'S re-
marks regarding CzechOSlovakia
actually constituted warning to
Germany and a promise to France
to aid her if she went to Czecho-
Slovakia's aid.
The cabinet met today TO con-
slider Chamberlain's declaration in
cidentally but to concentrate on a
rapidly developing political crisis.
As the cabinet met. it faced three
courses:
l. To resign without a fight.
2. To ask the chamber to APP
prove the treasury bill as passed
by the senate but to abandon It's
own transfer project.
8. To abandon the senate bill
and ask the chamber to remove its
own treasury and transfer bills.
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NO RELIEF SEEN IN
MERE TAX SHIFT

WASHINGTON, Mar. rs. (UP)
Chairman Pat Harrison 3D., Miss)
of the senate finance committee,
predicted. today that the senate
would override administration
opposition and approve eliminat-
ing the undistributed profits tax
from the general tax revision bill:
Committee members described
their move to eliminate the prof
it's tax and to modify "rcstric.
tive" provisions of the capital
gains tax as fulfillment Of it's
"aid- to- business" pledge but
Chairman Robert L. Doughton
3D., N. c., of the house ways
and means committee, who direct
ed passage of the bill in the low
er chamber. disagreed.
at looks to me like putting a
heavy tax on business" he said.
81 thought they wanted relief
He referred to the substitute
for the profits taxa fiat 10 per
cent tax on net corporate incomes
of $4,000 or more - and to pre-
dictions by Harrison that the new
plan would yield more than 500
400 900 over the estimates for the
profits tax on 1888 earnings ana
that the new provisions Of the
capital gains tax would bring IN
s45 900. 900 compared with pros
pects of only $42,40o,00o in the
house bill.
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SLOVENES DEMAND AUTONOMY
AND BOYCOTT GOVERNMENT
AS PRAGUE FIGHTS NAZlISM
Hitler's Agent Is Rapidly
Expanding Power Of
Nazi Element

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Mar.
rs. (UP). - The government,
fighting a rising tide of Naziism,
was beset by new difficulties last
night when the executive commit
tee of the Slovakian peoples
party demanded Slovakian auton-
omy and voted to boycott the
governments national council.
The committee, meeting at
Bradshaw, emphasized the chino
logical differences between the
Czechs and Slovaks and promised
further government opposition by
appointing special committee
vested with authority to make
rapid independent decisions. The
Slovakian party commands %
votes in the lower house of parlla-
ment.
The militant Nazi Sudeten Ger
man party of Konrad Henleln
emerged as the strongest political
group in parliament when the
German Christian socialists with
drew from the government coaIl-
ton.
Erwin Zajicek, minister without
portfolio and only representative
Of the Christian socialists in the
cabinet, submitted his resignation
to President Eduard BeneS.
Immediately the party'S six dep
utieS and three senators went
over to the Henlejn Sudetens who
are demanding recognition as the
sole representatives of 100000
Germans in Czechoslovakia - ~
percent of the population.
Henlein, called "the Czecho-
slovak Hitler" controlled So of
the lower chambers 800 deputies
and 26 of $50 senators as result
of the breakup in the government
coalition.
The smaller German minority
parties still aligned with the gov
eminent in it's efforts to resist
any German Qualification" OF
CzechoslOvakia retained only 10
deputies in the senemovia, or low
er chamber Of parliament. These
included II German socialists,
four German communists, ana
one German member of the Hun
garian party.
1t was reported in British quar-
ters last night that the British
minister here, B. c. Newton, had
been assured that the Czecho-
slovak government is "doing It's
utmost" to remove the grievances
of German and other minorltles
Continued on page six)
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PRINTING
SCORED ASNEW
PLAN STUDIED
Demands Return to Ac.
cepted Modes Of Gov
eminent, Industry
POLITICAL SCIENCE
ACADEMY HEARS HIM

NEW YORK, Mar. %. (UP)-
Senator Josiah w. Bailey d., n.
c. called for a cessation of ar
tificial stimulants to business and
criticized many New Deal laws
in an address today before the
American Academy of Political
Science.
He condemned the administra-
ton agricultural bills operations,
the labor relations act, the capital
gains taxes and the unbalanced
budget, and demanded a return
to "our accepted modes of gov
eminent and industry"
Senator Bailey said that to
bring back prosperity, we must
produce more wealth rather than
curtail annual farm production"
1.-THE time will never come he
said, "when the government may
so contrive that one bushel OF
wheat will contain more wealth
than two"
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TOKYO, Mar. 25. (UP)-The
foreign office spokesman indicat-
ed today that Japan might re-
nOunce the nine-power treaty
which she signed in 1922, guar
anteeing China's sovereignty, in
dependence and territorial and
administrative integrity.
He said eff the situation war
rants, such a step may be taken
The question arose in connec-
ton with Premier Prince Fuml-
marc Konoye's statement that ia
pan did not intend to Withdraw
from occupied Chinese territory.
The spokesman said Konoye
meant neither annexation nor
permanent occupation, but mere
ly stationing of troops as an IN
fluence which might stabilize the
new Chinese government"
Under the nine-power pact ia
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KEITH URGES
COURTESY AND
FAIR DEALING
Merchants Meet Speaker
Sees Need for More e.
fective Salesmanship
INTEREST SHOWN IN
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

Charactcrizing craftsmanship as
a keen desire to serve and not d
desire to put something over or
the customer, J. B. Keith, manag,
or of Ivy's store in Asheville, saiC
in an address to $50 Henderson.
vile business men and employees
last night that "thc job is only
half done when merchandise is on
the Shelves" and that the growth
of any retail business depends on
the development of the human ele'
ment along the line of selling this
merchandise"
The meeting, sponsored by the
merchants division Of the chamber
of commerce in cooperation with
the city school administration, led
up to the organization of voca,
tionai classes which will be held
on Thursday nights for the next
ten weeks and in which instruction
will be given in salsemanship, mar,
keting and merchandising, practi,
cal psychology or other subjects
which may be elected. The courses
will be free to class members, the
instructors being paid with state
ana federal funds. ~, !.
In addition to the chief address
by Mr.. Keith, J. E. Shipman, Hen
lerson county chairman, spoke fol-
the Governors Hospitality COM
mittec, and Carl Goerch, editor OF
The State magazine, a guest OF
H. E. Buchanan, spoke for five
minutes each on the Importance
of being courteous to strangers
within our gates"
Every citizen OF Henderson
county is a salesman for this com.
munity," Mr.. Shipman said, "and
if we go a little out of our way
if necessary, to be courteous to
visitors we will build up tremen.
dous good will and will be the
means of bringing these visitors
back to sec US year after year."
Two-minute speakers were II. f
Mitchell, chairman Of the mer'
chants division, who with Edward
Patterson had arranged the pro-
gram; Mr.. Buchanan, president OF
the chamber Of commerce; Mayor
A. V. Edwards; A. S, Browning
Jr., president of the Rotary club
and DR.. J. G.. Bennett, president
of the Kiwanis club. j. o. Wells
manager Of the federal employ
ment agency, was introduced.
F. NJ. Waters, superintendent
of city schools and toastmaste,
of the evening, told the gath
ering that school facilities are
available to merchants and en-
ployes for the vocational courses
and that instructors will be Sc
cured for any class that may be
organized.
Ladies of the church served g
sumptuous dinner, and music was
supplied by the well-known quar-
tet composed of A. F, Barber, Jno
T. Wilkins, f. T. Brown and Roy
Continued on page three)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil,
Mar. 5. (UP)-Although warning
that overseas" political doc
trines alien to democratic prin-
ciples will not be tolerated IN
Brazil, Foreign Minister Oswaido
Aranha last ngiht pledged TINS
country's cooperation, IN read l..
iustment of population ana I'd"
materials problems. :.
Apparently directing his re-
marks at recent criticism by the
diplomatic political correspond
ence, organ Of the German Ior;
eign office, of alleged anti-Nazi
measures in Brazil, Aranha saio
"Brazilians are determined not 70
allow any overseas practices anu
ideologies and political regimes
which are alien to the concepts
of our people"
The statement, made during a
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NEW PUMP PRUNING
PLANS STUDIED

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20. (UP)
The administration is convinced
that little and big business needs
financial aid and federal fiscal Of
ficials, under orders from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, are studying n
program to prime the trade pump,
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgehthau, Jr,, revealed yester-
day.
He said one of the chief prob
lens is whether this assistance
shall come from the government
in direct loans OF through stimu-
lation of private agencies.
Before departing for a Today
rest in Warm Springs, Ga, the
president asked high officials of
four fiscal agencies and his son,
James, a White House secretary.
to correlate studies which each
had made bearing on the financial
pulse of all businessmen. The
group including Morgenthau,
Roosevelt, Chairman Jesse Jones
of the Reconstruction Finance
corporation, Chairman William 0.
Douglas of the Securities and En-
change commission and Vice
Chairman Ronald Ransom OF the
federal reserve board, met Tor
the first time yesterday.
Morgenthau said no conclusions
were reached. He explained that
the president turned over TO him
all suggestions "he's received at
this end of the avenue and that
the conferees would seek to COM
bine the various proposals IN a
constructive program" He said
at first that the actual need or
business loans was part OF the
problem, but afterward agreed
that this need has been estab-
lished.
whether it is up to the gov
eminent or to private agencies TO
do the job, that's the question:,
he said at q press conference.
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RI. WHITMIRE
TO SEEK SEAT
IN CONGRESS
Expects to File Tomorrow
to Make Race Against
Zebu,on Weaver

r. L. Whitmire, Hendersonville
attorney, and former state sem
ator, announced this afternoon
that he would be a candidate for
United States congress from the
18th congressional district, subject
to the action of the Democratic
June primary.
Mr.. Whitmire expects to file with
the state election board as the
Democratic opponent of Zebulon
Weaver, of Asheville, tomorrow.
Mr.. Whitmire, a native of Tran
sylvania county, has spent most of
his life in Hendersonville. A vet
eran of the World war, he spent
some time in France during the
war and has been engaged in the
practice of law here for a number
of years. He served as state sem
ator from the 9th district in
1928.
In announcing that he would
be a candidate, Mr.. Whitmire stat
ed that he expected to make a
more detailed statement as to his
campaign platform at later date
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Chief Chaplain In
Lithuanian Army
Becomes Premier
Is Second Religious Leader
in Europe to Head a,
Government

KOENO. Lithuania. Mar. %
(UPD-Thr. Rev. VIadaS Mironas,
chief chaplain of the army, be-
came premier Of Lithuania last
night and Immediately organized
Il new cabinet to succeed that of
Jouzas TubcliS who resigned be-
cause Of discussion over Lithu-
ania'S capitalization to the Polish
ultimatum Of Il week ago.
MironaS bccamc the second re-
ligiUus leader in Europe to head
u government Patriarch MTOn
Crlstca of the Greek Orthodox
chuch is premier Of Rumania.
Premier TubcliS, who is i'll in
Switzerland, and his cabinet re-
signed after having been forced
10 accept Polaud's ultimatum I'M
der threat of invasion.
President AntanaS Slnetona,
brothcr-n-law Of TubeliS, then
asked the Rev. MironaS to form
a government.
The new premier, for years
prominent in Lithuanian politics
and chief chaplain of Lithuania's
tiny army Of $4,000 men, is one
of the leaders of the National
Union party with Smetona and
TubcliS. The party has been with
out opposition since February 8,
1886.
Foreign Minister StaSyS Loza-
raitis, who was first TO offer his
resignation early this week was
retained as acting foreign. minis
ter.
Col. SilvestraS LeonaS was APP
pointed minister of the interior.
Gen. Stasys kaSchtikis became
acting war minister.
The old premier, TubeliS, was
made minister of agriculture.
All cabinet members belong to
the Tautininkai party National
Union). Presumably all efforts to
establish a cabinet on a broader
Continued on page SIX
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Brazil To Aid Industrial Balance
But Tolerate No Foreign Doctrines

broadcast to United States listen
ers on consolidating Brazilian
American relations" was inter-
preted also as a reply to charges
abroad that Brazil has created a
Fascist state as result of Presi-
dent Getulio Vargas coup last
November 10.
The foreign minister, until re-
Gently ambassador in Washington,
said that Brazil "has it's doors
open to receive and help all who
come, who desire to work with its
people for the protection OF its
traditional institutions.
He added that Brazil "is will
ing to cooperate in order to re-
lieve the problems that arise from
readjustment of population and
to favor the better distribution OF
raw materials for the general
well-being."
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REBEL PINCER
MOVE CLOSING
0NBARCELONA
Observers See Ultimate
Victory for Franco With.
in Few Weeks

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish
Frontier, Mar. 25.-UP)-The
loyalist cabinet at Barcelona last
night ordered mobilization of the
entire civilian population to de-
fend Catalonia against Generals
simo Francisco Frances 100000
troops that are closing in on the
capital in a gigantic pincer move
ment.
Military observers along the
Franco-Spanish frontier predicted
a final victory for Franco within
a few weeks" if he maintains his
present whirlwind advance.
The insurgents, driving close to
Continued on page three)
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F O. GARREN is ne W
ECONOMY PHARMACIST

F. o. Garren. formerly Of Bry-
son City, has accepted a position
with the Economy Drug Co., Jesse
K. Whitley, owner, announced to,
day. Mr.. Garren is a registered
pharmacist and will be engaged
principally in the prescription de-
partment, one or both of the phar-
macists being on duty at all hours.
Mr.. Garren's family will come
To Eendersonville at a later date.
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ORGANIZATION BILL.
WlE Is SET MONDAY

he aseS,a5.!NGTON, Mar. 25. CUP)
&e ey t~~;G temporarily laid aside
aa,or, S ii'v v. department reorgan-
,g,scmnceo5,,. Today 70 after securing an
San 5 = Z, % vote on it not later
's;oa thai ibSt,se en- included a pro-
sadon ''t q all amendments and a
aiaed t5o oy : p. M. and con-
a':snpt ta specific order that any
ag bin AZ 70 81, attach ,t.j the anti-lynch-
'rder g d rider would be out of