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Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Goinss. Cominss
Of ElCentrans

Mrs Robert Jones and family art
enjoying a short visit from Mrs
Jones sister, Mrs. Charles Seagrave'
of Hugoton, Kansas. After shor
stay III El Centre. Mrs. Seagrave'
will make an extended stay with
friends on the coast
Mrs. Harry Thomas, 1913 State
street, left recently for Seattle
Wash. She expects to return some
time in September.
Mrs. END. Hatch and daughter
Barbara, left Tuesday morning for
Los Angeles where they plan to
attend the Hollywood Bowl to hear
THE Barber of Serville'. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Leslie
Mcconnell and Loris, and Miss
frankie Nell Birkhauser.
Miss Irene Swanson, who has been
spending her summer with her
mother, Mrs. l.. Swanson in Los
Angeles. left Immediately after the
Asilamar conference for Yosemite
where she and her mother plan to
spend some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Polzin and
small daughter Ann returned Sun
day from a fortnight's vacation.
They visited relatives and friends
in Los Angeles and Long Beach
and spent the holiday weekend
with the William Dickeys, former
valleyites, in Watsonviile. The last
week was spent in the Santa Cruz
mountains and the Big Basin area.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Dilbeck and
children spent a pleasant week
end at Lake Moreno. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Ruby Simakis
and two daughters.
Miss Ada Besse BeynOn left Sat
urday for a months vacation. She
plans to stay a week or so with
her mother who has an apartment
in Jacumba for the season. The
rest of her vacation she plans to
spend in various coast cities and in
San Francisco
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Pirate Youths
Face Court

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, July 18. CUP)
Three high school boys, whose
love of adventure led them to Dor
row" the $4,000 yacht Tira and
sail it to tropical waters, appeared
in police court here today and were
certified to the juvenile court on
warrants charging grand theft.
Clean-shaven and wearing fresh
white shirts, the three boys-Lyla
Tara. II. James Henninger, II, and
William Grace, 16-smiled up at
Judge William A. Deans as he sent
them along on their first step in a
legal journey that may terminate
either in Jail or freedom.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19

NaIIOnaIISU pIdIIeS UVSIIUytu StVtIdl
houses but there were no victims
In a raid on AlcIra, south of Ven
encia, one person was killed and
seven injured.
The Stanland was alongside the
quay discharging cargo when a rain
of heavy bombs dug huge craters
within 200 yard radius.
One bomb struck a part of the
cargo which had been set ashore
igniting the ship 10 feet away. The
fire spread quickly to the bridge
and members of the crew and dock
workers spent several hours putting
it out.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Colonel Outshines S
FIR as Fisherman

ABOARD USS. HUSTON EN-
ROUTE TO COCOS ISLE. July 10
BY Naval radio to United Press
President Roosevelt hoped for
better luck today on mis- fishing va
cation in southern Pacific waters.
Thus far he has taken second hon
ors to Col. E. NJ. Watson despite
the presidents catch yesterday Of
a 80 pound yeiiowtall.
Col Watson pulled a go pound
grouper from Magdalena bay, where
Mr.. Roosevelt's party did most of its
first day Of fishing. Inc Huston will
move further southWard today on
the leisurely trip to Cocos and Gala
pagos Islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Sidney Faulkner
Dies at Home

Sidney Faulkner, So. Ell Centre
Negro resident for seven years, died
Monday at his home at 207 New
street after a long illness.
The body was taken to the Lem
ons undertaking establishment and
friends attempted to establish rela-
tiveS in the east.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19

raids OF the war on tne SO-called
Wuhan district, comprising the
cities of Wuchang, Hanyang and
HankoW.
The attacks we're directed against
airfields in the tri-city area and
followed yesterdays on Nanchang
which Japanese authorities claimed
was the most daring attack in the
annals of war aviation"
OF the bombs showered on Han
kow, the Chinese provisional capital
from where the government was
expected to move shortly, one
struck the wall of the compound
around the American Catholic girls
school. Part of the wall was de-
molished and pieces of debris and
fragments of shrapnel were scat
tered about wide area. The school
staff and students were indoors.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Navy Men Die
In Plane Crash

SNOHOMISH, Wash. July 10 CUP)
Aviation Cadet Joseph c. Booth
26, Glendale, Calf, and Jasper c
Monti, "a Berkeley, Calf, pharma-
cist's mate were killed here yes
terday when the airplane they were
flying struck high tension wires
and crashed into the Snohomish
river They were attached to the
U. S. S. Louisville, anchored in
Seattle Harbor.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19

firm act for the county as con-
sulting advisory and supervising
engnccrs: provides their services
in furnishing plans, guarantees
their assistance III getting federal
grants through the PWA, arrangeS
for their aid in letting contracts
and for their advice durine con-
strnction The board agreed 10
nav Koebie and Koebig 10 per cent
of construction cost as a fee.
Present plans call for a juvenile
homo 70 cost about $4,000 with the
PWA to provide As per cent OF the
cost. The addition to the Jall Is
expected to cost slightly less than
the juvenile home. The board plans
to handle the cost on the same
basis as that used for the home.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
UnderCar for Iq
Hours, Man Dies

SAN DIEGO, July 10. CuP) -
BENJAMIN T. Niccum, "a. private
in the U. S. Army died in a hos
pital of injuries sustained while he
Law pinned under the wreokage OF
his automobile for 10 hours.
Shortly after his rescue from an
isolated canyon, within the city linz
its. near Ft. Rosecrans, Nlccum'
who enlisted in Elkhart, Ind, died
from a fractured spine and loss OF
blood. the coroner's office reported
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
ICE CREAM BANDITS
KILL FOUNTAIN CLERK

NEW YORK, July 19 CUP)-
Three bandits who first requested
ice cream sundaes and then produc-
ed reVolvers and said: Give us your
dough- shot and killed George Hess
jr., 10, attendant in an ice cream
parlor when he resistec them
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
SUPERVISORS ADOPT
ADVERTISING SCHEDULE

County supervisors Monday can
celled all past Indebtedness to the
All Year club. California advertiS-
inc organization and purchased
ST 500 worth of advertising service
for the future. The board set up
a budget for the amount.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
PORTS RETRNS
FROM VACATION

R. H. Ports returned to Ell Cen
tro Monday after a visit with rela-
tives and friends in Texas. He is
greatly improved after an operation
while he was away.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
DECREE GRANTED

Gladys Brenner was granted an
interlocutory divorce decree Monday
from Walter 1. Brenner. She ac-
cused him of extreme cruelty and
desertion.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Rebel Bombs Hit
British Vessel

VALENCIA, July 10 (UP)-The British freighter
Stanland bombed and set afre by five Nationalist
arpanes in a raid Valencia port at There were
victims aboard the ship but eight dock workers in the
vicinity killed. In two earlier raids Valencia
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Enqineers Hired
On Juvenile Home

Imperial county supervisors Monday employed Koebig
and Koebg Los Angeles engineering company to prepare
plans for a new juvenile detention home and addition to
the county jail and to assist in getting federal grants to
helm nay the building The agreement madc the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
American Controlled School Bombed
In Biggest Raid Of China War
As Japanese Launch Attack

SHANGHAI, JULY 10 (UP)-Students at the Amer
Catholic Girls school in Hankow narrowly escaped in
Jury death today in devastating Japanese air raid
TWenty-seven planes, operating in squadrOns of nine
each dorpped than $50 bombs in one of the biggest
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19

Seattle Harbor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
Rev. Annis Accepts
Post At Liberty.

Rev. o. B. Annis of the Methodist
Church has accepted a transfer
from the Coolidge Methodist church
to the church at Liberty, Arizona,
where he will succeed Rev. w. L.
Porterfield, who has been trans
ferred to Northwestern Texas. Rev.
Annis will be succeeded here by
DIR. ]. T. Redman, who has been
Presiding Elder of the Phoenix
district of the Methodist Church
for the past four years. Rev. and
Mrs. Annis, who returned Tuesday
from the Annual Conference held
at Stafford, plan to leave this week
to take up the work in their new
pastorate. They have made many
friends during their year in charge
of the local church, and carry with
them the best wishes of all friends
in Coolidge and vicinity.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
County Treasurer
Claims Taxes Lower

Ruth ]. Branaman, county treas
urer, reports that collections on
the 1898 tax rolls at the close of
November Is, amount to 1897 ,544.79.
Last year on the same date col
lections on the 1887 rolls amounted
to $37S,35429.
Apparently financial conditions
are not as bad as some have fear
ed, although of course a large per-
centage of these collections are
from the large corporations which
have all paid on time.
Considerable comment has been
made about the raise in the State
and County tax rate for 1888. As
a matter of fact this is the low
est rate in effect for the past six
years, with the exception of the
1897 rate.
The State and County rates as
sessed for the past six years are
as follows:
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
Deadline Is
January First

Range-building practices, in order
to qualify for payment under the
1888 range program, must be COM
pleted before January l, 1889, it is
pointed out by K. K. Henness,
county agent.
Each year requests are received
to make payment for performance
of a range-building practice which
was not completed within the cal
endar year In which prior APPROX
al was given by the county COM
mittee.
In order that operators participant
ing in the 1888 range-conservation
program may understand the rea-
son payment cannot be approved
for performance completed after
the close of the calendar year, at
tention is called to provisions of
the appropriation act, which states
that compliances must be carried
out during a specified period Of
time, November 1, 1897 to Decem-
ber 81, 1888, inclusive.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
School Principal gives
Talk on Americanism

The Desert Woman's Club met
in their Club house southwest OF
Coolidge on Friday, November II
for an interesting program. Mrs.
]. A. Roberts presided during the
business session. Mrs. w. S. Prouty,
chairman of the Americanizatio1 l
committee, then introduced M.
Fred Miller, principal Of the Casa
Grande High school, who spoke on
"Americanism," and whose address
was closely followed by the az
sembly. Mrs. w. H. Farnswortf,
hostess for the afternoon, served
delicious refreshments.
The next meeting of the Club
will be held November 25th, in the
home of Mrs. Herbert Hanna, with
Mrs. w. M. Ray in charge of the
program.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
Thanksgiving Dance
at Florence Clubhouse

A Thanksgiving Eve dance is to
be given by the Florence Junior
department of the Woman's Club
at the Clubhouse on November %.
1888. Since it is to be given On
Wednesday evening before Thanks
giving Day, and everyone is expect
ed to come home for Thanksgiving,
large crowd is anticipated. The
tickets are selling for one dollar
which promises you an evening OF
dancing to one of the States best
orchestra in pleasant surroundings
with a very congenial crowd. Tick
cts are being handled by members
of the Department or may be pur'
chased at the door. The dance
starts at nine o'clock and will last
at least until one o'clock, SO plan
on Joining with us in celebrating
Thanksgiving. Florence junior club
members will visit each of the
communities in close proximity IN
order to extend a more personal
invitation, distribute posters and
sell tickets. Be sure and look for
them.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove

Up at our house We got a new
washing machine. Runs with a
motor. Sure runs slick. It Is not
gasoline-it is electric.
Most of lis, we are not much ex
cited about anything that don
have a gasoline motor in it-anf
the more horsepower, the more we
are excited.
But you know, this here electro
washing machine, it kinda intrigue
me. I hung around while they wero
setting up the ring, and showing
Mrs. 10 how not to get her elboY
in the wringer, etc. And the outfl
it has a gear shift, so l reckon the
feller who makes the machine, h
knows women.
But 7 stayed around till they go
through explaining everything. An
some day, if Susie happens to bo
down town or some place, Tn
going to take off my old shirt an
maybe a pair of sox and drop Ell
in this here streamlined and greer
enameled wonder, and do som9
gear shifting myself. Sure look9
easy. Hot dog!
These old boys who run u
power houses and electric washlnr
machine factories, ETC., l CUES
maybe they are pretty fair kind O.
hombres, after all.
Yours, with the low down,
10 SERRk
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
District Governor
Visits Rotary Club

Bill Carty of Needles, Calf, dis
trict governor of the Rotary spoke
before the local Rotary Club at
their luncheon today. His subject
was Community and Information
al Service" Mr.. Carly feels that
only through international program
activities can international under
standing be promoted. He also
spoke of the District Conference.
which is to be held in Nogales next
April. and urged attendance there.
Nate Murray presented Governor
Carly with a shoe, in behalf of the
Club, while President Bill Urton
permitted Mr.. Carly to autograph
his name on the distinguished club
white bull. Mrs. B. L. Steward pre-
sided at the piano during severa
club songs. Visitors were Mr.. A. N.
Ward of Casa Grande and R. S.
Langford of Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
Odd Fellows Stage
Fine Entertainment

The bird feed" provided by the
local Odd Fellow Lodge for its
members, Rebekahs and families on
Tuesday night proved popular
event and was attended by a crowd
that taxed the capacity of the Ma
sonic Temple, and the committee
in charge did themselves proud in
providing a really fine meal for
everyone present, with plenty dove
and quail (and two hambergers)
and lots of other nice things to
eat. After the dinner, the crowd
staged anG spent the evening play
ing dominoes, bridge, chinese chec-
kers, etc, and enjoyed a sociable
evening.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
Entertain At
Desert Bridge

Mrs. B. L. Steward and Mrs.
Paul Hobby were the hostesses at
an afternoon dessert bridge held in
the pleasant quarters of the YAH
Ki Inn on Monday afternoon of
this week. The first prize went to
Mrs. Jean Soule, second prize to
Mrs. Joe Sheriff., and third prize
to Mrs. R. ]. Jones, and travelling
prize were awarded Mrs. Karl
Payne, Mrs. Bill NOVEL; and Mrs.
Ed Stringer. Invited guests for the
occasion were: Mesdames Karl
Payne, Grover Hall, Clyde Skou-
sen. Charles Cohen, Arthur Tyler,
Herbert Hanna, Parke Soule, VIM.
Carls, Junior Borree, Ben Jarratt,
RAY Lindeman, Leon Smith, r. j.
Jones, Arthur Wynne, Bill Urton,
c. I. Clemans, Ed Stringer, R. S.
Langford, D. Johnson, w. c. Ket-
chersid, w. Palmer, ]. H. Tovrea,
Joe Sherill, r. l.. Stringfield, Joe
Irving, Geo. Dempster. Katherine
McRae, Don Paul. Y. c. White,
Harry Culbert, c. c.. Hamilton, j. c.
Moody, Martin Talla, Robert Goff,
Hugh Miller, M. M. Ware, Judy
Woodruff, Earl Hicks, j. M. Hines,
P. w. Hamilton, Bob Cochran, c.
Whitehead, Karl Fisher, w R.
Elliott, n. G. Murray, Ralph Sewell,
R. V. Campbell, G. H. Walker, c.
]. Preece, l. M. Cole, and Mrs.
Helpful, all of Coolidge. Guests from
Florence were Mrs. Louis Fiscel,
Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. Steward, Mrs.
Treat, Mrs. Cochran, and Mrs.
Marks, and Mrs. Charles Nevins of
Casa Grande.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
Golf Tournament
To Be Played Sunday

The Coolidge Third Annual Golf
tournament is to be held Sunday
next, on the Coolidge Golf course,
located one mile south of Coolidge,
on the Tucson Highway. There
will be 9 holes qualifying in the
morning, and 1S holes medal play
in the afternoon. Trophies will be
awarded to the medalist, winner
and runner up of all other flights
The entrance fee is $3.50.
The Course has been put into
tip top shape, the fairways widen
ed and the green's enlarged and
oiled. Teeing on the fairways has
been made optional.
The public is cordially invited
to come out and watch the golfers
perform. Lunches and drinks will
be served on the course.
Local golfers who have a good
chance of winning the tournament
are George Hayduke, who shot a
81 recently, and who has been
equalling par, Otis Sasser. who shot
35 the other day, Nick Hayduke
who was runnerup last year, and
Nat Zahalsky, who has been break
ing 40 regularly.
The Coolidge Golf Club Annual
Ball is to be held Saturday evening
November 10Th, at the CUHS gym
nasium. Eddie Rames and his fine
orchestra who recently completed
an all summer engagement at the
Old Country Club in Phoenix, are
to play. 1t Is expected that this
will be one of the finest dances Of
the season, and tickets have beer
selling briskly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
TIME OUT
FOR THOUGHT
Syndicated by the Rosicrucians
AMORC, San Jose, California

Soon it will be time to harvest
the produce of orchard and gard
en-, and Throughout the country
busy gardeners will be absorbed IN
fall tasks. Many of them-wheth-
er working in small backyard
gardens or in larger country plots
will once again be comparing
their own growth and develop
ment to that of the plants about
them.
The first law of the garden is
growth. Nothing is static in all
creation, and even change and de
cay, which seem at first sight to
be the very antithesis of growth
are in actuality but the prelude to
further expansion, greater of con
sciousness.
All growth, moreover, is slow
You can't watch the ivy climbing
the kitchen garden wall any more
than you can watch the growth of
a soul. Nature has all eternity for
its working day and its ways are
unhurried. Then too, all soul and
plant growth is toward the light.
Every leaf every petal strives to-
ward the sun.
Another law Of the garden is
rhythm. All it's manifestations oc-
cur in definite cycles arranged
with mathematical certitude. First
the blade and then the ear, then
the full corn in the ear Seeds,
shoots, buds, blossom, fruit, fall,
forgetfulness. The seven ages of
man in miniature. And finally the
great cycle of rebirth. An apparent
ly dead plant or tree springing into
fresh life to complete further
cycle. A fresh coating of leaves
and bloom but the same tree. Man
also Is a hardy perennial, not to be
destroyed by the winter of Death.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
Coolidge Bears To
Play Tucson Indians


Friday night, Nov. IS, the Bears
will play their last home game,
when they meet the Tucson In
dians The Indians have lost one
game and tied one with Tucson
high school second team. Our Bears
have lost to Mesa, Superior and
Florence, tied Buckeye, Sacaton
and Casa Grande and beat Hayden.
Just because our team lost last
week is no reason why we should
mt support them Friday. Let's see
everybody out for the game. The
kick off will be 1880 p. m.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
Hines Is Official
In Druggists Assn.

]. M. Hines, proprietor of the
Rexall Drug stores in Coolidge and
Florence, returned Tuesday night
from attending three day State
Convention of druggists there. The
convention was attended by $50
delegates from over the state. One
of the principal speakers at the
convention was Bob Jones, Cover
nor-elect, and himself a druggist.
Among the new officials elected
for the ensuing year, ]. M. Hines
of Coolidge received the distinc-
tion of election as a member of the
Executive Committee of the associa'
ton for the ensuing year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
Armistice Day Brings
Large Crowds

The Armistice Day celebration
staged at Coolidge by the Ameri
can Legion Posts of Coolidge.
Florence and Casa Grande proved
one of the most outstanding events
Of the year both from a standpoint
OF civic cooperation and public en-
tertainment. The streets were jam
med with people from all over the
Valley who came to Coolidge to
see the Parade and enjoy the pro-
gram prepared for the occasion
Nearly every organization was re
PRESENTED in the colorful parade
led by the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. the Casa Grande Drum and
Bugle Corps, followed by floats of
the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, the
Womans Club, the Florence Band
and many local organizations. The
first prize of $1,000 was awarded
to the Lions Club float, and second
prize to the Coolidge Grammar
School float. Every float in the
parade showed up fine. and riders
in colorful attire added to the at
tractiveness OF the parade.
The program at the San Carlos
Theatre was attended by a crowd
that taxed the capacity OF the
large house, and that listened at
tentively to the fine address given
by DR.. Dean Butler of the Univer'
sity of Arizona. who chose as his
subject Malignant Growths," liken'
ing the various isms of today to
malignant cancers on the body
polite, and praising the Ameri-
can Legion for its uncompromising
stand against any and all "isms. >
except Americanism.
The rodeo in the afternoon and
the program there was well at
tended and proved an enjoyable
event to contestants and spectators
alike. More than 200 dinners were
served by the Auxiliary at the Le'
gion Hall, and the dance there In
the evening was well attended.
The football game between Coo
lidge and Florence drew one OF
the largest football crowds ever
to attend at a game on the home
grounds and both teams player
magnificent football, with Florence
trimming up the local boys 20 to
6. 1t was by far the Largest day
of any, and proves beyond a doubt
that the Valley towns have var,
iety Of talent to put on an all home
event that brings popular approval.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17
1899 Regulation For
Cotton Allotments

The same method that was
followed in determining cotton ac-
reage allotments under the 1893
farm program is being used in
setting up the allotments for 1899,
according to K. K. Henness, county
agent. This method is specifically
provided in the farm act under
which the program operates, he
states. County and community
committees are now working out
the allotments of individual farms
in accordance with the act.
Many persons are interested in
the details of how the cotton acrea-
age allotment of an individual farm
is established" Mr.. Henness states.
"The procedure is laid down in the
law and the committees must fol
low this procedure. 1t is the same
for all FARMS
In general, all farms which have
produced cotton in any of the past
5 years receive allotments. For
farms on which the highest plant
ed and diverted cotton acreage
during the past years is 5 acres
or less, the farms allotment is the
highest cotton acreage planted and
diverted during the 3-year period
For farms on which the highest
cotton acreage planted and divert
ed during the previous three years
is more than acres, the farms
allotment is based on fixed per-
centage of the farms cropland ex'
cluding the acres normally devoted
to the commercial production OF
sugarcane for sugar, wheat, tobac-
CO and rice. This fixed percentage
will be the same for all farms with
III d COullIys "a SIldll lSocl VIC w AAi
be available for farms with allot.
ments between five and fifteen
acres. No farm will have a allot-
ment greater than the highest
cotton acreage planted and divert
ed during the past three years.
The law provides, however, that
Notwithstanding the other provi
sions no allotment is to be less
than SO per cent of the 1887 plant
ed and diverted cotton acreage on
the farm, unless an increase to 5C
percent might cause the allotment
to exceed 40 per cent of the farms
titled land. A small reserve acrea
age is available in each state fol
allotment to farms producing cot
ton in 1889, but which did not pro
duce any cotton in the three pre-
ceding years.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-17

And now they tell one on {
local merchant, who was drivlnf
his midget auto up the highway
About every 60 feet it would hop
into the air 8 feet or so and then
dash on to repeat the hops. Fin
ally a state patrol man came along
and stopped the driver. "Say" ne
barked, "am l crazy, or what 5
wrong with this puddle jumper Ct
yours??"
Nothing wrong with car, off
cer' said Mr.. H. "It's me I've
got the hiccoughs."