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Twin-City herald., 1938-10-29
Mess Line

Propagandists for the Soviet, fell off
their horse when they tried to put
religious angle in the recent Russo
japanese battles in Manchuria. Broad
casting reports that Japanese soldiers
got drunk, and that numerous Sake
bottles Comparable to our whiskey),
were found in their deserted camps and
on battlefields, makes every ex-soldier
say, "So Whatf"
Being bitter against all Fascists and
such, we will admit only one thing in
common with the Jap trooper, and that
would be the necessity for consolation
while iii the field:
Even America recognized this need
during the world war, and in spite of
the old wives influence of the Y. M.
I. A., the boys usually found ways and
means to sooth the heart of the " eary
soldier.
Every captain who ever tried to
make pep talk to his company as
they started to the front, will tell that
his chief competitor as a pep and pa
triotism raiser was that bottle of Cog
mac that some one in every squadron
managed to get hold of.
Although there were stringent mill
tary laws against the sale of liuuor.
ifiaany thrifty old Frenchnian, God
bless EN-, got out of the barrel by let
ting us sneak into his kitchen to dam
pen the thirst that threatened to be
more disastrous than the horrors OF
war.
On rare occasions liquor found its
way to the front iii kegs, and was is
sued as a bracef. This was after those
long hard gfinds that included two or
three days without proper food, maiiy
nights without anything nearer sleep
than catnap.
l will never forget the little trooper
at the battle of Aubenton, where we
received the only such issue that 90,
my share.
The mess sargeant stood in the dark
ness with his hand on the spigot. The
little trooper nuged me and asked me
to hold his cup. Soon he whispered to
keep track of his cup as he had bet
ter receptacle. Wondering, l hooked
his cup in my belt and moved with the
line toward the barrel of amber col
ace, and eventually received a hefty
snort of stuff that water ruins. start
ed to lumber off in the dark, thinking
on the inhumanity of putting good Ii
quor in mere cup, when l heard nv
name called.
Guiding the caller to me in the dark
ness it was the little trooper. Thanking
me for holding or hiding his cup, he
told me | had always given him a
square shake and that he proposed to
give me one.
Somewhere in that darkness that fell
low had found two pound lard pail
and through some ingeniousness had
gotten it under the spigot of that price
less barrel. Yes, he gave me a square
shake. Yes, l was two days coming
out of it.
Twin-City herald., 1938-10-29
Couldn't Go Through With II
Captive Tell Police

Harvey Adkins, 30-year-old Negro,
showed the white feather" in an at
tempted holdup Of the Western Union
Telegraph company's main office, 317
Second avenue S., at 2:30 a. m., today.
Il just couldn't go through with it,
he told, police who captured him in a
spectacular chase in which FOUR
SHOTS WERE FIRED.
My feathers fell just when the man
handed me the money" he confessed.
Adkins gave his address as 80
Hoag avenue N. He is musician
and plays the drums and sings, when
ever he can get a job"
Twin-City herald., 1938-10-29
JURY CALLED TO PROBE
LYNCHING "INDICTS"
VICTIM

Ruston, La, Oct. 28.-A special
grand jury summoned to probe the
lunching here last week of l9-year- r-old
w. c. Williams, concluded its deliber-
ations Wednesday by reporting that it
was convinced that Williams had COM
mitted the crimes for which mob
slaughtered him.
The failure of the jury to do any
thing other than "indict" a lynched
man was disappointment to liberal
elements here which had hailed the
calling of the body to take action in
the matter.
Twin-City herald., 1938-10-29
FEDERATION OF
WOMEN'S CLUBS TO HOLD
MEETINGS

The State Executive Board of the
Federation of Women's clubs will hold
a meeting at Welcome Hall, Friday,
Nov. 4, at which time the President
will appoint committees for the ensuing
year. -
Wednesday, Nov. 2, the City Fed
Grafton will meet at 2 P. M. Plans
will be made for the Annual meeting
to be held in December.
Twin-City herald., 1938-10-29

(Each dwelling unit includes kitchen,
bathroom and living room)
In announcing the rentals, Mr..
Straus said:
II have directed that the rents be
fixed on this basis in order that the
dwellings may be within the financial
reach of the lowest income group that
can be served by this project under the
finaficial provisions of the Act. Avail
able data indicate that these tents
will bring the apartment we'll within
the reach of large number of lower
strata Of non-relief families"
The Wagiier-Steagall Housing Act,
creating the United States Housing
Authority, stipulates that "as soon as
practicable, the Authority shall sell its
Federal project or divest itself of their
management through leases" Such
sale or lease may be executed only
with the local housing authority in
the city in which the development is
located.
1nasmuch as the State of Minnie
sofa has so far failed to pass an en-
abling housing act authorizing the
creation of local housing authority in
Minneapolis, the United States Hous-
ing Authority will operate and manage
the project until such time as it can be
leased under the terms of the Hous-
ing Act.
Twenty-four of the forty-seven pro-
jects built under the demonstration
,slum- clearance and iow-rent housing
program of the federal government
during the past four years have been
leased by the USHA to local housing
authorities.
Under the USHA standards of eli
gibility, dwellings in Sumner Field
Homes will be rented only to families
of small means now living in SUBJ
standard or unfit dwellings and whose
income is not more than five times the
rents they are to pay However, the
rule is more liberal in cases of families
having three or more minor depend
ents, where the ratio of income to rent
may be as high as six to one
In the selection of tenants, first con-
sideration is generally given to those
families of lowest income who stand
in the greatest need of decent, safe
and sanitary housing and all dwell
ings are restricted to family groups
only.
The rentals are set in accordance
with the United States Housing Au-
thority Act of 1887 which establishes
specifications governing rentals "at the
necessary to pay all manage
ment, operation, and maintenance
costs, plus such additional amounts as
the Authority shall determine are con-
sistent with maintaining the low-rent
character of such project" The same
Act limits possible tenancy to those
families who are living in substandard
housing and cannot afford decent ac-
'ommodations at rentals within their
means.
In establishing the rent sched-
lies, the Administrator also sets out
he following Standards of Eligibility
md Conditions of Occupancy" for the
sumner Field Homes project:
l. Selection of Tenants
In selecting tenants from eligible
Twin-City herald., 1938-10-29
Announces Rates On Rentals Housing Project


WASHINGTON, d. C. = Shelter
rents averaging $40 per room per
month for the 464 living quarters in
Summer Field Homes, the Govern
ment's $3,6l8,693 slum clearance and
low-rent project in Minneapolis, were
scheduled today by Nathan Straus,
Administrator of the United States
Housing Authority. Tenants are
scheduled to begin moving into the
project early In December.
Monthly gross dwelling rents; in
cludihg charges for heat, hot water,
gas for cooking and electricity for
lighting and refrigeration are as fol-
Twin-City herald., 1938-10-29

Mobs stopped interurban cars,
busses, and automobiles and beat
colored occupants. About twenty-five
Negro homes were damaged by the
mob. 2S white men were arrested,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
funds ALLOTTED
FOR POWER Lines
IN RURAL AREAS

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. (UP)-
The rural electrification admins
tration allotted S13,175, 600 of emer-
gency recovery funds today to 10
farmers cooperatives for construc-
ton of distribution lines in 26
states
More than 10000 farms, small
industries and public buildings, pre-
viously without electricity will be
served by 12,118 miles of power
lines to be built with the loans.
Among the allotments today Is
project which supports REA's belief
in cheaper costs for rural line con-
struction. The project, centering
in Curry county, New Mexico, has
been constructing lines at a cost
of about $3.50 mile. This contrasts
with costs Of from $500 to $1,000
a mile in other areas before the
advent of REA and with average
costs of $3.50 mile on REA prof.
ects in other areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22

FLORENCE, Ariz., Aug. % CUP
Investigation into the cell-block
Staying of Harold James, 27-year-
old Arizona state prison inmate was
blocked here today by blunt refusal
from the 140 convicts lodged in
the dormitory to admit any know
ledge OF the clash or events leading
up to it, penitentiary authorities
said.
However, Frank Silva, 25, three
time loser, was in solitary confine-
ment and Warden John G. Eager
said he expected him to be charged
with first degree murder by night,
James was stabbed five times with
an improvised knife. Guards found
the body after connection in the
building was noted from the walls.
A "shakedown" search conducted
only recently had revealed dozen
similar weapons. made from work
room scraps, in prisoners possess
sionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22

A Negro man was held in the
county Jail and Negro boy was
detained by probation officials
Monday while El Centro police
sought to determine whether the
man or the boz fled from a patrol
mans pistol fire when interrupted
in the act of stealing coils OF alu-
minum wire.
The boy, IA years old, said it
was he who was interrupted in the
theft, but officers believed he told
the story to protect j. T. Lewis,
35. the man who lived with his
mother on El Centros eastside.
Punishment of a boy would not be
as severe as that imposed on a
man, police pointed out.
Patrolman w. S. Keating said it
was Lewis at whom he fired three
shots when the Negro fled from
the Imperial Irrigation District
warehouse here after Heating dis
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Robber Chased by
Officer on Train

NEW YORK. Aug. %. (UP)-The
first pickpocket ever pursued by a
train was taken to felony court for
sentence today.
He was Harold Frazier, "a. who
jumped from a subway station plat
form onto the tracks when he saw
two detectives approach, and ran
six blocks through the tunnel, with
one detective pursuing him on foot
and the other following in the cab
of the train that he had COM
mandeered.
Detective John O'Brien was un-
able to leave the train because
he was holding another prisoner,
Fraziers companion, so he ordered
the motorman to keep the train
moving at his comrades heels
while the headlights outlined the
fugitive.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. % (UP)-
Floyd Hamilton, captured yesterday
with his desperate companion Ted
Walters, pleaded with officers today
TO end his life the same way they
did that of his notorious brother
Raymond-in the electric chair.
He was through, ne said, tired OF
living. ready to walk into a death
chamber rather than accept a long
prison term. 1t was weak, passive
admission from the outlaw whose
name had topped the list of those
sought by the department of justics
and whose reputation had come To
equal those Of many of his prede-
cessors in southwestern banditry
Clyde Barrow. pretty Boy" Floyd
and Raymond HAMILTON.
II don't want to go. back TO the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Prints Checked on
Mans Arm Found
In Sharks S Belly

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. %. tUP)-ln-
vestigators hoped today that finger
prints made from a mans arm
found in the stomach of a shark
would lead to identification of the
victim.
City, county and federal officers
Joining in the investigation. con-
sidered the possibility the man was
a murder victim originally because
his arm was found in a sand shark
which ordinarily will not attack
human beings.
The arm appeared to have been
severed halfway between the elbow
and the shoulder before 1t was
swallowed by the shark.
The arm had a piece Of rope tied
around the wrist and forearm
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Friends Entertained at AIamo-Verde
Home Wed. by Charles Su|Iivans

Ontario. She weighed 7 pounds, 1
ounces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan
have as their guests, Sullivan's
sister and family, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Roy Taylor and family of San
Saba, Texas. The Taylors arrived
at the Sullivan home Tuesday and
will visit for two weeks.
Mr.. A. L. Bernshouse and daugh-
ter, Lorraine. visited recently at the
home of Mrs. F. w. Leng.
Rita O'Connor spent the week
end visiting relatives in Los An
geles.
Evelyn Tuttle is spending several
days in San Diego visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Burke.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Sit-Downerin
Yuma Gives Up

YUMA, Aur. % (UP)-Marc C.
Howe today gave up his one-man
sit-down protest against the merit
system examination which brought
his replacement in Arizona's So
cial security administration and an
nounced he would yield his post Of
deputy to the newly appointed Her
bet Conner.
The surrender came after Unem-
ploymsnt Commissioner Frank H.
Stapleton declared that only un-
employment checks signed by the
new incumbent would be honored.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
ALAMo-vERDE NEWS NOTES

ALAMO-NERDE NEWS NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan
entertained a few friends at their
home Wednesday evening. Delici-
Gus refreshments of ice cream and
cake were enjoyed.
The guests we're: Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sullivan and daughters
Geneva and Pearl, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. r.. Bonesteele and children
Wayne, Mark and Verda and Mr..
and Mrs. j. Roy Taylor and chill
dren Roy Dale, Glenn, Billy and
Noel of San Saba, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Parker called
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Leag Thursday evening.
Frankly Numberg and Leroy Ed
wards entered the Agricultural col
lege at Davis, August Is. They
were accompanied TO Davis by Mr.
F. Kumberg who returned to the
valley Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Higuera and
family returned home this week
after vacationing at Live Oaks.
Mrs. Fred Maurer who has been
spending the summer at Lakeside
is now yacationing at El Cajon.
Mrs. G. f. Tuttle, Guy Tuttle jr
and Amy Tuttle returned home
Wednesday evening after spend
ing three weeks vacation at AL
pine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Audrey Yardley are
the parents of a baby daughter
Audrey Joyce, born August l3, in
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Jewish Teachers
Banned in lfaIy
BY New Decree

Copyright 1888 by United Press
ROME, Aug. %. CUP)-Princi-
pals of public grade and high
schools throughout Italy have been
ordered to drop all Jewish teachers
except in special cases" approved
personally by Giuseppe Bottai, min
lister of education, it was learned
reliably today.
The order means that Jewish
teachers will be almost entirely
eliminated from all public schools,
effective Oct. l. when the new school
year begins. because ell appoint
ments must be renewed annually
before the beginning of the school
year.
In future, all candidates seeking
jobs must present certificates that
they are not Jewish. Exceptions
will be granted by Bottani only in
cases where the applicant or his
family possesses particular nation
al merit
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
S Largest
Tree at Yosemite

WASHINGTON. Aug. %. CUP)-
The U. S. forest service announced
today that it had found the largest
tree in the world.
Years spent measuring trees from
Siam to Greenland ended at Giant
Sequoia in the Sequoia national
forest of California. A 115-page
booklet tells all about that anu
hundreds of other trees.
The tree officially designed by
the forest service as the largest
in the world is the General Sher-
man big tree. 1t has a diameter
of 36ls feet and a height OF 272
feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Pope Renews His
Criticism of Italy

ROME. Aug. %. (UP)-Pope Plus
renewed criticism of exaggerated
forms of nationalism" only a day
after settlement of a dispute be-
tween the Catholic action organl-
zation and the Fascist party, caus-
ed surprise today.
In an address to a group OF mis-
sionary students, the Pope warned
of the curse" of exaggerated ma
tionalism and again referred to his
previous statements in which he
condemned Italys unhappy imita-
ton o. Germany's anti-Semitlc
policies.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Legion Members
Will Ne ct tuesday

Members of the Boyce-Aten post
of the American Legion in Ell Centre
tro will meet Tuesday night at the
Veterans Hall, Mike Zavala, COM
mander, announced Monday. Zav-
ala announced a pre-convention
caucas TO be held Sunday at 10 am.
at Balboa Park in San Diego. Dele
gates CT the 22nd district will at
tend and elect officers. Zavala urg-
ed as large a delegation from I'M
perial Valley as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Upturn in Auto
Business Slated

CLEVELAND, Aug. %. CUP) -
Homer Martin, president OF the
United Automobile Workers union,
predicted today that the automobile
business would improve during the
next year and that Henry Ford
would sign a contract with the
UAW during the 1899 production
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Pilot Preparing
For 12.hour Hop
Across Atlantic

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. %. CUP)-
Dick Merrill, internationally known
pilot, said today he planned a IL
hour flight to Europe next month.
He disclosed plans for his fifth
flight across the Atlantic in pref
erence TO discussing rumors of an
engagement with Toby Wing,
blonde motion picture actress. Both
flew here yesterday from Houston
Tex.
Merrill said he planned to carry
only enough gasoline for IL hours
in an open model, single motoreo
stock plane capable OF $50 miles per
hour. The ship, he said, would be
demonstrated to the French gov
ernment.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Cotton Growers to
Discuss New Unit

Imperial county cotton growers
will discuss formation of a cotton
association at a series of meetings
in Calipatria, Bard and FL Centro
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The first meeting will be at Cali
patria Tuesday night at 7:45. The
second meeting is scheduled at Bard
Wednesday afternoon and the third
at the county court house Wednes-
day night at 7:45.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
HoItviIIe Folk to
Hold ye arIy Picnic

Former and present residents OF
Holtyille will meet for their 22nd
annual picnic at Brookside Park,
Pasadena next Saturday afternoon,
Section "a" at the park has been
reserved and sufficient tables wi"
be set up. Coffee will be furnished
by the committee in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
LEADING GEODETlST
DIES AFTER BIRTHDAY

LEESBURG. Va, Aug. % CUP)-
DR.. Otto Hilgard Tittman, one OF
the nations outstanding geodists
and once president of the National
Geographic Society, died yesterday,
the day after he had celebrated his
88th birthday
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Over 100 Killed
In Train Wreck

MADRAS, India, Aug. y. lUPl-
Additional deaths today from South
India's worst railroad accident
brought the tCtal number of dead
to around ITO.
A passenger train, crowded with
religious pilgrims, rolled down an
embankment near Trichinopoly, oil
the Cavery river. 80 miles west OF
Taniore, early Sunday alter a
cloudburst had washed away the
tracks.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Desperado Pleads With Officers to End
His Life in Electric Chair Rather
Than Send Him Back to Prison

penitentiary," Hamilton said. I'D
rather die in the cnsir and get it
over with"
Police said they would cooperate
in an effort to satisfy Hamiltons
request.
1--WE expect to file seven or more
robbery charges against him. In
specor Will Fritz said. THE death
sentence seldom is given for robbery
in Texas, but unGcr the law it may
be-.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22

D.
dren have returned from a week
at Mission Beach.
Mrs. r. L. Glasby received word
Tuesday of the death of her cous-
in's husband Herbert Packard,
prominent attorney of Los Angeles.
Packard was a cousin of Walter
Packard who was in charge of the
state agricultural project for many
years at Meloland.
He leaves his wife, niece OF Mrs.
Lucy Hess of Calexico and daugh-
ter Mary Allis and son, Homer.
James Otter, formerly of the
Otter Mems Furnishings Store is
disposing of his stock preparatory
to taking over the duties OF power
superintendent of the Calexico Of
flee of the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict.
Mrs. H. NJ Bump, pioneer woman
of Jasper and Calexico enjoyed a
reunion of a number of her chill
dren at Mammoth Lakes. Attend
ing the gathering were Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Bump of the Calexico
Bertha Bump Iams, her husband
Carl Iams and children of Whit
tier, Helen Bump Dool and hel
husband Donald Dool of Los An
geles.
Miss Roberta Gerber the new
Art supervisor at the high schoo
arrived early in the week to ar.
range for permanent living quar-
tiers. Miss Gerber takes the place
of Ramona Allen who has resigned
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
INJURED IN COLLISION

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. %. CUP)-
Robert Montgomery, film star, was
recovering today from bruises suf-
fered yesterday in a head-on col
lision with another automobile in
West Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22

SACRAMENTO. Aug. % up
Gov. Frank Merriam today issued a
reprieVe for Frank Tucker. schedul-
ed TO hang Friday In San quentin
pfison for the murder OF Antonio
Martinez IN Sacramento in July,
1887. The reprieye postponed the
execution until December 2,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Officers Believe Boy Shielding Friend
In Confession TO Wire Theft

covered him stuffing rolls of wire
into a sack. Lewis and the boy were
arrested at DAB Brighton avenue
by Officer Jack Tackett and Mer-
chant Patrolman Curtis Keating.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Prisoners TighfIipped Silence Blocks
Probe of CeII-BIock Knitting

Both James and Silva were LOGGED
within the prison walls with the
penitentiary's more dangerous in
mates, authorities said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-22
Mrs. Travis Smith,
Children, Return
CALEXICO NOTES

Mrs. Travis Smith and two chill
dren have returned from a week
at Mission Beach.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
PUERTO RICO COMPANY
CAPTURES ARMY TROPHY
Maine Infantry Unit Wins Sec
ond Place and Canal Zone Con-
tingent Is Third.

Company D, 65th Infantry, sta
toned ut Henry Barracks, Puerto
Rico, has been awarded the Edwin
Howard Clark Machine Gunners'
Trophy for 1887, the War Department
announced yesterday. The company
In competition with Infantry COM
pauies at Army posts in all parts Of
the United States and its territories,
won with . high score of 1922.
This was the final competition for
the trophy, which Is to be retired
Company D Of the 65th will retain
the trophy until December 81, when
it will be sent here for permanent dis
play in the ONCE Of the Chief Of
Infantry.
The trophy was awarded on q basis
Of tests during the year which included
elementary training. workmanship.
marching and making camp. Second
place was won by Company H, 5th
Infantry, Fort Preble. Me-, and third
place BY Company H, 33d Infantry,
Eo9t Clayton. q lual Zone.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

demand In excess Of 81 kilowatts, and
in excess Of 100 kilowatts Of consum-
er's demand, $3.50.
The new schedule D, for general
lighting, power, industrial motors.
battery, charging and other CONNER
cial purposes. excluding auxiliary.
emergency or breakdown service. is as
follows For the FIRST 90 kiiowatt
hours, SO cents per hour; next $50
hours, 2.s cents per hour; next 1900
hours, 2.5 cents per hour, and all in
excess Of $500. 20 cents per hour.
Commercial schedule c, available
for separately metered electric service
for public lighting and motors, in
apartment houses and ofI1ce buildings
only, Is Is follows: First 100 kilowatt
hours, 3.8 cents per hour; next $50
hours, 81 cents per hour; next 1900
hours. 20 cents per hour, and for. II
over 1850. 40 oenz par hosR. -