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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

Leader Sam Rayburn, D.. Tex. that
congress is about to be deluged with
a flood of propaganda against the
New Deals lending spending pro-
gram. He said that big corpora
tions" are trying to sabotage it.
Rep. John Taber, r.. N. Y, spon-
sor of the motion that recommitteo
the administration reorganization
bill, said that his mail was filled
with propaganda prepared in Harry
Hopkins (WPA administrator own
office" Rep. Earl c. Michener, r..
Mich, said that petitions were be-
ing circulated by Works Progress
administration employees asking con-
gress to support the presidents pro-
gram.
Taber's and Micheners charges
were made shortly after Rayburr
read letter that had been sent tc
Mr.. Roosevelt by an unidentified
individual asserting that "a large
corporation in Detroit" was direct
ing a campaign designed to defeat
any bills on the recovery program
Taber said that he had received
many letters urging his support oi
the program. They are Identical
down to their advice that the reci-
pient send copies of this to foul
Others" he said.
They are using relief funds tt
Continued on Page 2: Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
Two Gas Storage
Stations Planned

Establishment of two large gaso-
line storage plants and filling sta
tions in Ell Centro was indicated
Tuesday after a meeting of the
city planning commission.
The commission gave favorable
recommendation to applications o.
the General Petroleum company
and the Seaside Oil company for
plants in El Centre, suggesting
that the city council grant special
coming permits.
The Seaside station and plant
would be located on the northwest
corner of Main and New streets.
The General Petroleum station and
plant would be on the northwest
corner of Third and Main streets.
a block away. The General Petrol
cum present main offices are in
BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

ing Tor tlle rock cruSher on the
desert 10 miles northwest of I'm
perial. They made the trip in a
county truck manned by two guards
Other prisoners in addition to the
drunk drivers will be consigned to
the gangs. Gangs are expected to
prepare between 100 and $50 yards
Of crushed rock for use on roads
in the Imperial and BraWley road
districts.
The camp has been in existence
for six years and was manned by
Works Progress Administration
crew for three years. 1t is in the
Superstition mountain range II
miles from the irrigated district.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware said
the men will be given five days a
month off their Jail sentences for
working at the prison camp. If
they refuse to work. they will be
placed on bread and water. Crews
will be garbed in uniforms stamped
with the words, Imperial County
Jail"
All drunk drivers sent to the
county Jail will be transferred to
the prison camp" Ware declared
They will work and live at the
camp in the care of guards provid-
ed by the sheriff's department and
the road districts.
Prisoners who escape from the
camp will be guilty of a felony
and upon conviction will be sem
fenced to the penitentiary. Every
man was fingerprinted and photo
graphed before leaving for camp.
Another consignment of prisoners
will join the first crew as soon as
preliminary arrangements are COM
plete. The first consignment re-
duced the county Jail population
to approximately 160.
The establishment of the prison
camp followed a suggestion made
last month by District Attorney
Elmer Heald as a means of reliev-
ing the crowded condition at the
iail
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
S. F. Police Want
Hollywood Suspect

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2e. CUP}
San Francisco police announced
today they had notified Los Angeles
authorities that fingerprints of San
dra Martin, charged by Simone
Simon, French actress, with theft
OF $4,000, corresponded with those
of Athena Alexandroff, daughter OF
a former Russian churchman Of
Seattle, Wash.
They said Miss Alexandroff was
a fugitive from San Francisco ano
was wanted here for passing Is
forged checks, using the names OF
prominent San Francisco society
families including the De Brettville-
Spreckels. the Crockers and Others
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
NONSTOP

SAN DIEGO, April 26. up
Under conditions of utmost Sc
crecy navy patrol bomber, late
last week, flew nonstop from
San Diego to Pensacola, Fla, it
was learned auth0ritatively here
today.
Lieut.. (JG) James NJ. Peters,
accompanied by a flight crew of
six. made the hop of slightly
more than 2000-air miles i'm
little less than IL hours, it was
said.
The flight was regarded as of
greatest military significance.
1t proved the navy is prepared
to transfer its lcng-range bomb
ers from west to east on short
notice.
In case of an emergency on
either coast the giant twin-en-
gined bombers thus would be
available for defense of either
coast.
The crOss-country flight was
made Saturday.
After a short rest at Pensacola,
Lieut.. Peters and his crew flew
up the Atlantic coast to New
port, II. I.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
HOME BEAUTY
JUDGES STUDY
PRIZE WINNERS

Preliminary inspections complet-
ed. judges of the Chamber of Com
merce Post Press Identification
committee Tuesday made plans for
final tour to choose the winners
in the drive which will end Satur-
day.
More than 100 homes were weed.
I'd out from the list of possible
winners in the preliminary inspec-
ton. Fifty Ell Centro homes will be
included in the final survey ac-
cording to P. E. Ryerson, beautifi-
cation committee chairman.
The judges of the contest listed
the requirements for the winner OF
the contest Tuesday before prepar-
ing the final inspection. Those re-
quirements were: improvement Of
yard, flower beds. alleys, lawns,
parkings, and general improvement
Of the homes. including the con-
struction of fences, trellises, fish
ponds and new sidewalks.
Announcement of the winners
will be made in the Sunday Post
Press Identification page. The de
cision of the judges will be final.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
Working Wives
Urged to Quit

URBANA, ILL.,. April 26. (UPJ-
William J. Campbell. Illinois
director of the National Youth
Administration, today recon-
mended that 2,50O,000 working
wives" give up their jobs i'm fa-
vOr of unemployed youth.
His suggestion was presented
to a conference ON problems of
higher education at the Univcr-
sity of Illinois.
Campbell said zone half OF the
100000 married women now
working could give up their
jobs without causing serious fin
ancial distress and provide a
much needed panaeea for youth
unemployment"
He said his suggestion did moi
apply to married women wha
are the main support Of their
families.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
; Billion Tax Bill
Up for Final Action

of the capital gains levy.
Chairman Pat Harrison, D., Miss.
Of the senate finance committee AND
Robert l.. Doughton. D., N. c., of
the house ways and means COM
mittee, hoped to obtain speedy ap-
proval of the bill SO it can be sent
to the president before he leaves
on fishing trip Friday.
The conferees rejected an amend
ment, offered by Sen. William
Borah, R.. Ida, which would have
removed the tax exemption from
future federal securities.
Congressional leaders indicated
that the tax exemption proposal
was unlikely of enactment at this
session in view of the plans foi
adjournment by June /.
Both DougnUon and Harrison be-
lieved that the revised tax bill
would be a stimulant to business
recovery in view of the fact that
the corporate levies of the present
tax law were eased.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
Visalia People
Lost in Plane

VISALIA. Cal, April 26. CUP)-
An aerial search was started here
today for a party of five Visalia
residents who are unreported on
flight from Death Valley to Visa
liza yesterday.
Southern and Central California
airports were being checked on the
possibility stormy weather in the
high Sierras forced the plane off
its course.
Those aboard the plane were Dr.
and Mrs. o. L. Lambert, their small
daughter. Mrs. Frank Blain and
Miss Dorothy Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
FILM COMPANY
QUITS VALLEY

Fox Twentieth Century left the
7andhiils MonCay night after shoot
ing desert ana canal scenes for
"Suez".
Scenes were taken in Buttercup
Valley, at the old Imperial Irriga.
tion District dredge on the canal
At Algodones, and along the high
way. The company. composed or
extras and doubles for stars and
featured players. used rs horses
lG0 burroS and four camels. They
remained a week with company
replacements made by use of Specia.
trains and buses from Hollywood.
Highway Patrolmen Bill Tacketl
and Bill Mitchell and a group OF
special deputy sheriffs assisted in
policing the company property.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

mission. Approximately 400 repre-
.sentat'ves of manufacturers deal
erS and affiliated industries attend
ed a meeting conducted by the FTC
and voted upon proposals which
may be included in the fair trade
agreement.
OF the first nine proposals which
suggested seven we're passed These
indicated the industrys sentiment
The commission, after all proposals
have been voted upon, will draw up
a trade code which will be sub
mitted to individual concerns Af-
ter they have had an opportunity
to indicate their reaction to the
code. a final one will be drafted
by the FTC which will have power
to enforce it.
Proposals approved today were:
/. Prohibition of miSrepreSenta-
ton, in advertising, in guarantees,
in age of cars, mileage of cars, mod
els or other factors.
2. Prohibition of defamation of
competitors or issuance of dispar-
aging data concerning competitors
products.
3. Prohibition of circulation Of
misleading price quotations, not on
ly to the public but within the
industry.
4. Prohibition of misrepresenta-
ton of used cars, offering officials
cars as new cars, or offering used
cars as new ones.
5. Prohibition of tampering with
Speedometers on used cars, except
that speedometers may be returned
to zero if the prospective purchaser
is sc advised.
6. Prohibition of misrepresenta-
ton of business, whereby only au-
thorized dealers would be so desig-
mated; designed to prevent cal
bootlegging.
7. Prohibition of espionage to
obtain information from competi-
tors.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
Valley Publicity
Group Organized
Permanent Committee viii Distribute
Imperial County Facts Through
US. Information Channels

permanent committee to consider and act upon the
best methods for publiczng Imperial Valley named
at the committee meeting Monday night at the Ell Centre
man of the committee at the last associated chambers
meeting Permanent members will be Leo S. Watts Caex-
leo; Clark Pemons. Capatra; F. T. Cook Westmorland
L. j. Thomas, Imperal Walter B. Havekorst Ell Centro
Paul w. Palmer, Brawley, and E. w. Lott Holtvlle
E. w. Lott president of the Board of Trade explained
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
BANKER DOUBTS.
REVENUE BOOST
IN BOND TAXES
Levy Would Depress us
Securities Market,
Holt Believes

Doubt that proposed fed
eral taxation of u. S. Gov
ernment securities, hitherto
exempt, would result t in
greatly increased revenue,
was expressed Tuesday by Leroy
Holt, president of the Ell Gen.
tro branch of the Bank of America,
Taxation would undoubtedly de-
press the market price of govern
ment securities Holt said, making
it necessary to boost the rate Of
interest paid, in order to make the
securities more attractive to inveS-
tors. Thus, the government would
be placed in the position of taking
in more money in one pocket from
taxes, and paying out more money
from another pocket to pay greater
interest rates.
Holt pointed out that the small
investor probably would be the only
one to profit appreciably.
I'm case congress approved Pres
ident RooSeVelt'S plans, there Will
probably be certain amount OF
exemption, to protect the smaller
investor. Therefore, the small man
will not be affected by the tax, but
on the other hand would profit
from the subsequent increased rate
of interest"
Holt predicted Mondays ruling on
the U. S. supreme court, upholding
the new bankruptcy act, will have
a depressing effect upon market
prices of municipal securities. In
vestors, he believed, would feel less
secure under the act, which pro-
vides refinancing despite objections
of a certain minority of bondhold-
ers. Passage of federal taxation,
Holt declared, would be an added
deDrpSSent TO the market nrice
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

pany said that 100000 pounds OF
soy beans were processed into ena-
mel for automobiles at the River
Rouge production plant in 1887
Boyer said that the plant had other
uses for the oil, and that the foun-
dry alone often consmed 5000 gal-
Ions a day.
Soy bean meal, he said, is used
in the manufacture of molding COM
pound, paper sizing and gaskets.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
55 Millions Set
Aside for Slums

WASHINGTON. April 26. CUP)-
The U. S. housing authority today
earmarked $55,0O0,000 for slum
clearance and low-rent housing
construction in 10 cities bringing
the total earmarked thus far to
$3l0,998,000 for housing projects in
II cities.
Administrator Nathan Straus
predicted that the $500,000,000
available for earmarkings under
the housing act of 1897 will be
exhausted by June l if demands OF
local housing authorities continue
at the present rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
Army Quitting Madrid
NafionaIists Declare

HENDAYE, April 26. CUP)-Na-
tionalist sources contended today
that the Loyalist government was
preparing to abandon Madrid.
They reported that they had seiz-
e a truckload of cases believed to
contain securities from Madrid
banks on the road to Barcelona.
Nationalist informants said the
cases were being removed as their
forces penetrated deep into the
Loyalist lines in a sector between
Truel and the sea where the Unit
ed Press correspondent reported that
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
RUNS WRONG WAY;
SERVES 80 DAYS

Frank Chick. 81, ran the wrong
way early Tuesday morning in e
Centre, and as a result was sen.
fenced to serve a petty theft sen,
tence of 80 days.
Chick ran into the arms of Off,
Ger Floyd Ackley while fleeing from
a parking lot on Broadway. He
was accused by John Montayne OF
knocking him down and taking So
from his pocket.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

WASHINGTON. April 26. CUP)--
Congressional confereeS today
reached complete agreement on the
S5,330 100000 tax bill and prepared
to speed the measure to President
Roosevelt.
The measure, designed to stimu-
late business recovery. was believed
acceptable to both houses, after q
compromise in which the house won
retention of a skeleton" form OF
the undistributed profits tax and
the senate obtained liberalization
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
Women Can Help,
But Will Thew?

FORT WORTH. Tex, April 26.
(UP)-A dozen Rhesus monkeys
were at large today and house
wives i'm the vicinity of the ZOO
didn't like ii.
"The women call up and say
the monkeys are peeking in win
dOws and scratching on screens"
said ZoOkeeper Hamilton HittsOn.
Zone woman said two of them
were doing tight wire act on
her clcthesline. We are trying
to round them up and the women
can cooperate if they will. The
monkeys probably are hungry
and can easily be lured into
Agarages and imprisoned until my
men arrive to get them"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

method by which Imperial county
publicity fund is handled. He said
that the newly appointed commit
tee would be invited to appear be-
fore the county board to offer ideas
for consideration.
Present Monday were Paul W
Palmer and Charles E. Nice OF
Brawley, Clark Plemons of Cali
patria. l.. j. Thomas of Imperial!
Fern Young. Leo S. Watts, A. J.
MERCER, JOS. S. Higuera of Cal
eXico, E. w. Lott of Holtville
Henry A. Earris. Frank Birkhauser
and Robert Hays of Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
Meth0dists Begin
UnificatiOn Fight

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 26.
tUP)-The battle over unification
of the three branches of Methodism
began today in Birmingham two
days in advance of conference OF
the Southern Methodist church will
decide the controversial issue.
Bishop Villins Denny, sr., "a year
old leader of the fight against
merging the Methodist denomina-
tions, arrived to address a mass
meeting of naturalization forces
tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
Gas From Corn Paint From Beans
Provide New Markers for Farmers

OMAHA, Neb., April 26. (UP)-
Motor fuel made from corn ana
grain sorghums and paint made
from soy beans are providing Am
erican farmers with new markets
for their crops, speakers at the
fourth annual convention of the
Farm Chemurgic Council of Amer
lea said today.
Foreign nations have become so
nationalistic and self sufficient that
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

the roads were covered with Loyalist
dead.
Driving south on Cantavieja
junction of communications north
and east of Teruel, Nationalist air
planes strafed fleeing columns o.
Loyalists along the road between
Aguilar and Camarillas which leads
directly south of Teruel.
Rafael Clarimon, director of the
Nationalist Bank of zaragoza. an
nounced the arrival of the truck
load of cases which he said Nation
alist soldiers captured between Benz
carlo and Vinaroz.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

it has been necessary for farmers
to develop new markets." said
Claude Speck, Atchison, Kan, rep
resentative of a company which has
placed commercial motor fuel con-
tanning corn alcohol into middle
western automobile service stations.
The fuel is not a substitute for
gasoline. 1t is a blend of alcohol
and gasoline which was described
as providing higher power con-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
Building Permits
Near 100 Thousand

Ell Centro's building permit total
for 1888 took $2275 jump Monday
with approval of two permits. The
total is now $98,275.
A $1,000 permit was granted for
installation of new cooling equip
ment at Las Palmas court. Broad
way and Imperial avenue. Howard
Frost was granted a 5000 permi,
for building a cooling tower anG
fan room at SCI Main street.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
ITALY AND JAPAN
TREATY VIOLATORS

WASHINGTON, April 26. CUP
The department of state, reply
ing to the house foreign affairs
committee request that it name
the countries it regards as treaty
violators today cited previous
statements on foreign policy which
indicated it felt that Italy and
Japan come in that category.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

tent than ordinary gasoline.
Other speakers emphasized that
production of soy beans on southern
and middle western farms HAD in
creased tremendously since the
revelation by farm Chemurgic ex-
perts that the soy bean oil is usable
in the mixture of paints and ena-
mels.
P. A. Boyer of the research de-
partment of the Ford Motor CON-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
GAMBLER ON TRIAL
IN BRIBERY CASE

PHOENIX. April 266. CUP)-Lafe
L. Hull Buckeye, goes on trial in
superior court Thursday on a
charge of offering a $3.50 bribe
to Co, Atty. John Corbin for pro
lection" of his slot machine oper-
ationS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

uoW DlS Il uOS mas SOJ 10 De DelOTe
he can't successfully hide in the
rear OF a pickup truck. Aaron, pot
tering around home, was about
ready to leave when his big ST
Bernard gave notice of his inten-
ton to 60 for a ride. Aaron dis
couraged it. In fact, he thought
he had stopped it.
He was ten blocks from home
when he discovered that the house
high dog was enthroned majesti-
cally in the rear of the truck,
among boxes, cases and whatnot
You can't win," muttered Aaron
but the dog knew better.
Valley Got Him
The old saying that there is
something about Imperial Valley
that gets you sooner or later has
firm believer in Bill Peterson,
son of DR.. and Mrs. F. w. Peter.
son.
Bill lived here for years and
years Then he went to Los An
geles to work for the state. Time
passed and one day they shuffled
, the executive card deck to deter
mined who would be transferred
where. Bill was transferred to Ell
Ccntro.
Laisscz PaSSc-
! The gatekeeper at the Calexico
fight arena will bear testimony
that Bobby Pacheco could talk all
Arabian sheik into buying a steam
locomotive-he's that good as
promoter. He kept up such a string
of arguments Monday night that
the gatekeeper let two of his friends
in free, just to quiet him.
Rub OF The Game
Little Jackie Sharkey (no rela-
ton to the prizefightep went down
TO the sea with his ship Monday
and came home, drenched, on a
bicycle. While sailing his boat in
the pond at Bert Lemons place,
he leaned bit too far over the
edge and the law of gravity caught
up with him.
The First Word
Verbal counter punching comes
carly to Carolyn Simpson, 2, daugh-
ter of the Rev. and Mrs. D. w.
Simpson Of Toitville.
Young Miss Carolyn, while visit
ing her aunt, accidently spilled milk
on the table.
That's all right, honey said
her aunt.
The following day, back home,
Carolyn repeated the split milk
act. Before her mother could say
a word. Carolyn cried:
Oats all rite, honey!"
Coincidentally Yours
The Post-Press classified ad de-
partment aims to please promptly,
but Tuesday it went just bit too
far. The lost article was ready for
its owner before the lost" ad was
inserted.
The story goes back to the Eiks
ball Instructed by friend to bring
home a coat left at the ballroom,
Mrs. Arlene Munson followed di-
rections, picked up what she
thought was the coat and went
home. The same night Lillian
Shawley was unable to find her
coat at the ballroom.
Tuesday the climax came when
Miss Shawley phoned the Post.
Press office to insert a want ao
for her lost coat. Mrs. Munson.
a member of the staff, took the call
Meanwhile, she had discovered the
coat was not her friends and hao
rushed it to the Elks lodge With
considerable embarrassment Mrs
Munson explained to a mystified
Miss Shawley that her coat was
at the Elks lodge, and no ad was
needed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
400 AUTO MAKERS
CKAY FAIR TRADE
CODE PROPOSALS

DETROIT April 26. (UP)-Leaders of the automobile
industry today indicated general approval of proposed
fair trade code Their votes the first of series of fair
trade proposals indicated satisfaction with plan which
would bring the industry under the federal trade
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
DRIVERS
WILL SERVE TIME
AT PRISON CAMP

Drunk drivers sentenced to the Imperial county jail
hereafter will their sentences permanent prison
camp opened Tuesday morning Sheriff Robert w. Ware
announced. Imperial county opened the prison camp at
the rock crusher Fifteen prisoners left Tuesday
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
NEW DEALS
PROPAGANDA
CRITICIZ Ed
Republicans Declare Relief Clients in
Campaign to Influence Opinion
For U. S. Spending Program

WASHINGTON April 26 (UP)-Republican MEM
bers of the House charged today that relief workers
distributing propaganda favoring President Roosevets
S4,512 100000 recovery program.
Their charges countered claim bX House MaioritY
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26

Butter: Los Angeles, 26c: Hut
terfat, Imperial valley, fob. ranch
grade A, 31c; manufacturing milk
28c; route gathered cream 24c.
L. A. Hay: u. 5. No. | SI5.-15.50 |
No. 2 leafy $145O; No. S13.-13.50.
Minneapolis flax May SI.95Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-26
BANK DEBTS

MONDAY
81, 495,033.38
BUILDING PERMITS
TO DATE THIS YEAR
S98,275
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
LAFAYETTE

for comparison. Can't be beat PO0O
at the price. Sold under famous money
back guarantee. Ask for car No 6s
NASH MOTORS OF WASHINGTON
4th and Florida Ave. N. e. AT. 1850
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

WHY'S 1858 De Luxe Coupe-AI &AAE
most new car. Bought local Pt3O
" the first Of the year. BarRain only
$445. Radio equipped
STANDARD MOTOR SALES
1908 14th St N W. North 22aa
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

NJ IKE hundreds Of others knows way
Times and Herald Classified Advertising
it reaches out Of people in Washington D.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

NASH AND LAFAYETTES - Largest
stock in the city of these famous auto
mobiles. Choice Of any year from 1888
down. Victorias, coupes. sedans (with
or without trunks), some with radios.
heater and various equipment. Greatest
sale in Nash history. famous money
back guarantee. NASH MOTORS OF
WASHINGTON. 4th and Florida Ave.
n. Z. AT. 1850.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

Plymouth 1875 2-Door Touring QIAO
sedan-Perfect all over: 9O-day ptt0
guarantee.
GEORGETOWN MOTORS
S342 NJ st. N. w. WEST 1850
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

CASH FOR YOUR CAR
Whether Car Is Paid for or Not
BARNES MOTORS, 1879 l4th st.