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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-31

judge Earnest q, Simpson recently
transferred the trial from the Wa
lerbury court TO the New Haven
scene, because Of the lack OF facilities
here,
Considerable planning viii be nec-
essary 10 prepare the building for
the trial because OF It's expected long
duration, and because OF the null
titudes who are implicated, or who
will be attracted 10 II, The New
Haven building Is fully equipped to
cone with the situation, however.
Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn
was unavailable for comment today
on the question Of his immediate
plans concerning the trial. He has
not as vet made motion for the set
ting OF q trial date, and Is not ex-
pected TO until Supreme Court Chief
Justice william M. Maltbie assigns
q superior court Judge to preside
Chief Justice Malthle may take such
action this week.
Twenty-slx Of the ~ defendants
are apparently eager that the trial
be started with oil speed. The TWEEN
ty-seventh, Enoch =. Borgnacs, has
not as yet been accounted for and
is apparntly q fugitive from Justice.
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man Alfrod Oeerton koaloWnR IN &C.
oidenl on Cherry street. Judge Mas
colo ruled that Che case was one Tor
the civil courts
Nolles Crantea
The following drivers received
nolles without payment. uino Evan~
gellstl g, Of Bantam, charged with
Violating the rules Of the read; AZ
Demenske, 81, Of East Main street.
charged with driving without . IL
cense. wallace J. 0lroud, -, Of
COS Burnside avenue, East Hartford,
charged with violating The rules Of
the road. John .. Barnes, Is, Of
aoa Wilson street, charged with vi0-
iatlnp the rules Of the road; Hubert
Trombly, IS, Of 81 Ridge street,
charged with violating the rules Of
The following drivers received
nolles on payment Of the sums
noted: Frank Marano, n, Of IS
Ridge street, rules OF the road, SO:
stephen PetrovltS, ~, OF le4 Park
avenue, Torrlngton, rules Of che
road, 4b: August Cianoiol0. 20, OF bOb
south Main street. Torrlngton, rules
Of the road, $B; Anthony ], Calrello,
%, OF IS Fairfield avenue, failure "a
grant the right OF way, -.
Also, Joseph Dessureau, %, o. lvp
willow street, rules Of the road, CO..
Andrew White, 80, Of 80 Merlden
road, rules OF the road, sS; George
+. Bottle, 10, Of Buckingham street
Oakville, failure 10 grant the right
OF way, Sb; Felix Kowalski, n, Of
Stanley place, oakville. rules Of the
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DEMOCRATS WILL
RULE CONGRESS
,tcontInued from Page y

New York Is providing o spec
tacular gubernatorial race. Thomas
u. Dewey, 3e-year-oid political sky
rocket, was nominated for governor
In New York by Republicans after
extraordinary success Rg o prosecu.
tor OF prostitution and other racketS.
Gov. Herbert II. Lehman, coolish
toward the new deal, but with O
background Of excellent state ad-
ministration, was drafted for q
fourth term by Democrats 10 stop
Dewey.
Polls now published variously
make the race q $3.50 contest or
give Lehman an edge OF three or
four per cent.
Dewey May Jolt Them
DcWey's election would Jolt the
new deai-Deinocratic party TO Its
foundation, cloud It's 1910 ,presiden-.
tial prospects and set Republicans
TO burning red fire from coast TO
coast. It would put Dewey close 10
the top OF the list of potential 1910
Republican presidential nominees.
The odds, however, appear 10 be
mass OF requiem was celebrated this
morning at 0 o'clock by Rev. Bene-
dict 0auranskas. Burial was In
Calvary cemetery with committai
services by Father dauronskas.
The pallbearerB were: A. Ambrose,
A. ehimauskag, r. Piiloise, j. Nc,
Donald M. Sweeney and p. Der
inody.
The funeral Of Mrs. John r. Nit
chell was held from the Mulville
funeral home Saturday morning TO
81, Margaret'g Church where mass
was celebrated by Rev. ]. Oliver
Cronan, assistant pastor. Burial was
In Calvary cemetery, with the COM
initial service by Fr. Cronan, Bear
ers were Fred Toreil, sylvio Cyr,
Edward Mora, Arthur McNeliis, An
drew ManZzo and Leo Martin.
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o
o .

The funeral Of Michael J. O'fIearri
was held this morning from the
Thomas Quinn 81 Sons funeral home
on Broadway, between 37th and 3eth
streets, New York. Burial was ~ the
Gates Of Heaven cemetery, West
chester, n Y.
The funeral OF Martin 9. Koran
was held Saturday morning from
the Mulville funeral home TO b.
Francis Xavier Church. A solemn
high mass was celebrated by Rev.
John McTigue, assisted by Rev.
Francis Sctaeffor, deacon, and Rev.
Charles Brennan, sub-deacon, Bur-
ial was In the family plot, Calvary
cemetery. Fr schaeffer conducted
the committai service. Bearers oil
nephewS, were Lawrcrce Sarpas,
Harold and James Kennedy, and
Edward, John and Robert McNer-
iiey.
Funeral services for Airick AM
derson were held this afternoon at
2 o'clock ut the Anderson Funeral
Home, 10 Central Avenue, Rev. Or.
John N. Lewis, rector OF st. Johns
Episcopal Church officiating. Burial
was IN old Pine Grove cemetery.
The funeral OF Anthony dursky
was held this morning at $50 o.
clock from tho Stokes funeral home,
0e4 North Riverside street to st.
jogephG church where Q solemn
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sa.a H. 1ahn Wo "a -
as1M 4lfe<6 e.se
81 q N#tn a 49,.
fnte az IN mad, Ne So.sRh ~
ssknhA AZ a Dnnees street.
lal5s * ne Rad, -
nnlSk sg ~ neal
Ana victor vadnalA ea q tucker
avenue oakvnle rules ~ tie xoSV,
siks fanrtnco ]. Ryan, GA q let
~ view Nlrnel. failure ~ Meene We
$3.50 AZ WY. IS. JoecniIn Won &A&~
sew' a. al a Mitchell Aven0A
FnS~3lnr. failure % endosse 1lgIste,
as. Kakeno v, Abel. - q ~ k4os ~
foAa, rules 81 the read @Aoi Ax.eleke
Alklns. "a az Vincent road, HSlssol
ralles az the road, slos kdmonu 9Nve
eleskls q, of % FOX street. RUSS "
~ ~ 49, .ic ~ shnons, ~, Of iAe
Asanlewood street. West MArllogus
lgiles 81 eho road, $40, nndolpn Men-
palunpo. "a OF 60 Ward street rules
81 lhe road, $40; Wllllem Hammer
man. -, az $40 Chapman street. rules
az Ire road, &l0s Raymond s. Cur.
ssso, 10. Of iS0 Oak street. rules q
the road, $40; John Kelley. y, q
Norfolk. rules Of The road, Sles wall
tone Guerrero, -, q 6eS N0gh
Main street, rules Of the read, Stvs
Clnoent bikes, "a. Of % SAYINGS
street. rules 81 the read, 80; Stanley
reartvka. az as AEAllhS street, Ehei-
ton, rules 81 the road. $40.
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SCOUTS AWAIT
FINAL REPORT
$500 Girls Quota Ex-
I pected to Be Reached
This Evening

FINAL report meeting Of the Girl
Scout appeal viii be held At e:i5
o'clock tonight at the Y, M. Q a.
when Il u expected approximation
Of the quota, $4,000, win be shown IN
the pledges listed,
REV. Francis M. O'shea, rector OF
the Church Of the immaculate Con-
ceptlon, win give the invocation and
Francis r. Philips will DO the
principal speaker. MRS. Glenn Kirby,
bf Naueatuck, viii speak. on Scout
work.
MRS. George q. Cowperthwait,
general chairman Of the Appeal and
Girl Scout Commissioners, win pre-
side.
with slightly more than $4,000 re-
ported ct the Friday night meeting,
II Is expected the quota win be
nearly reached tonight. Information
gathered unofficially from the team
captains and chairmen, indicates the
campaign Is slightly ahead Of the
status at the same period last year,
The Girl Scouts have been con-
ducting separate campaigns during
the past two years, and have raised
similar amount both times.
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Elm City Completing
Trial Preparation


Preparations for the trial of "a defendants on con-
nnrncv CHARGES at the New Haven Superior Court building
are henp made by the county commissioners and Roland
Lees sunerintendent OF the building.
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m the busiest lrAillc coure sesr
sion HI several months, q total Of 81
drivers paid sal6 for nolies today.
There were AZ cases on the docket,
with ave drivers receiving nolieS
without payment, three eases being
tried and IA contlnuances being
granted. The session lasted until
shortly before I D. m
Joseph Masailis, "a, OF 40 WASH
lngton street, charged with oporat-
ne while under the influence Of
liquor, was given q discharge. Tes-
timony Ia the case was heard two
weeks ago. Masaitls was arrested
September 10 BY motor pAtrolmen
james Magner and John Culletoh
after an accident On West Main
street, near Thomastor avenue.
Judgment Deferred
Judgment was deferred for two
weeks by Judge Mascolo In the case
Of Albert ProIakas, &c, Of 30 Spring
street, Union City, charged with
evading responsibility, proiakas was
arrested at his home after his car
had allegedly fied the scene after
striking q car driven BY Edward
Joyce az this city. state witnesses
testified that the car which fed
had marker numbers Kir-ie7, the
numbers Of prolakas' car. ProlakAs,
however, said he had not driven his
car since last winter, when his IL
cense was suspended. Re was In Wa
terbury the day Of the accident, he
said, but came by bus.
Harry Strong, 50, Of WATERFOWL,
charged with failure TO grant the
right Of way, was given q discharge,
He was arrested BY Mator peFol-
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GALINAT - Mrs. Edith Gillette
Galinat, wife OF Clarence Q, Oalinat,
died at her home In Hamden Satur.
day, She was born in Washington,
Conn, April IS, 1891, the daughter
OF Daniel and Jennie II, Gillette. Be-
sides her husband she leaves one
daughter, Ethel Jane 0alinat, one
son, Walton @. dallnat, and three
sisters, Mrs, Lester dallnat, Mrs.
Edward Pond and Miss Clarice Oil
lette Of Waterbury. The funeral will
be held tomorrow at 1850 from the
Beecher & Bennett funeral home,
100 Broadway, New Haven, Rev.
George @. L. Cooley OF Whitneyville
Congregational church ofilciating.
Burial will be In Beaverdale memo
rial park, New Haven.
ROE-Miss Ida Roe died yesterday
morning at the home OF her niece,
Mrs. q. Horace Baldwin. Miss RoH
was born May Q, 1854, in New York
city but had lived In Waterbury for
the past nine years. She was o men,
Der OF st. Johns Episcopal church
and the Womens Guild OF tho
church. She Is survived by one niece,
Mrs. Baldwin.
Funeral services win DO hold to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from
her home, COT Willow street. Rev,
Or. John N. Lewis, rector OF st.
Johns church will officiate, and will
DO assisted by Rev, william 7.
Croker OF New York, former rector
OF The Church Of Epiphany, New
York City, OF which Miss Roe was q
member for many years. Burial will
be In Old Pine Grove cemetery at
the convenience Of the family.
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SCISSORS SENDS
MAN TO HOSPITAL

Floyd henderson, 80, colored, OF
ySS Locust street, was admitted 10
81. Marys hospital early yesterday
with a severe abdominal wound, ap"
parently inflicted whom he was
stabbed with q pair OF scissors.
paiiee today continued an inyesti-
Ratson into the stahbing, Fender
soma wife, from whom police said no
has been separated, was being sought
Cor questioning.
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CHECCfITA - Word has been re-
ceived OF the death OF Giuseppe
ohecchia, 90. who died October II In
Abricena, Italy.
He Is survived by three sons, Bla-
edo, Raffaeie, and PaSquale Chec-
CHA; I'VE daughters, Enrichetta, Ida
and Marie OF Italy; Mrs. Joseph
Ciullo and Mrs. Daniel colucci OF
this city.
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slightly against him right now.
Similar conditions prevail IN other
major states. Judge Arthur II.
James, o red head who entered tho
law by way Of the coal mines, Is
Republican nominee for governor Of
Pennsylvania, opposing Charles Al-
win Jones, Pittsburgh lawyer. Let
the Republicans win with James In
Pennsylvania, Dewey In New York
and John w. Bricker, q. o. p. nofn-
inee In Ohio, and the party would
be on the comeback trail and well
supplied with presidential timber
for the next campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-31
DISASTER LOANS

Hartford. Conn.,, oct. si--tUpls
4, II. Barlow, head Of the Hartford
office of the Disaster Loan CcEpor-
alton. said today lSl applications
for loans totallng t1a6 600 had been
received and $4,000 approved and
tiishursGa 10 repair damage caused
hy the floods and hurricane.
The territory under Aarlows
charge includes all Of the state ex@
cent New London and the southern
sections OF Mlddlesex Rnd EAtEhel0
counties.
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Past Commander

This evening at 5;a5 o'clock Past
Commander George McDuff Of
Corporal Coylc Post, American
Legion, will be heard In a special
broadcast over station WATR
Mr.. McDuif's remarks In the In
terest Of the benefit football game
arranged as n feature Of Armlstice
Day night at Hamilton Park Will
be preceded by n medley OF selec-
tlons popular during the war
period. The legion sponsoring the
benefit for It's Thanksgiving and
Christmas fund.
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DIED

aI.EAs0N--In thls city, Oct. seth,
1855. James + Gleason M Of Middle, MIdqls-
af't,a0 O'clock, from pergin Fun.
erai Home, 900 East Main. Stu to
ID, Mary Magdaiena Church, Bur-
iai IN old 81. JoBeph'a cemetery
E.YNCTT--In this city, oct. aiat, 1898,
Maattitaon "t st' FUNERAL yi Wednesdsy
morning, at eif5 o'clock, from Null
VILE Funeral Home, 270 West Main
81, 20 81, Peter and PaurB Church;
Burial In old NJ. joscph's cemetery.
nEcIkTNLIcY-In this city, Oct. spth,
Hsiiock 81, Funeral tomorrow af::
tafnoon, at $500 o'clock, from 30
Iialieak Sc. Burial In old Pine
drove cemetery.
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LYNCH Mrs. Margaret Lyon
Lynch OF Mattson street, Widow OF
James Lynch, died early this morn
Ing 90 her home, A native OF New
York City she had made her home
In this city for the past 90 years. Un.
I'll recently she resided on 1dyiwood
avenue.
Mrs. Lynch ID survived by three
daughters, Mrs. A. @. Dunno OF this
city, Mrs. Dawson Wadsworth OF
New York City and Mrs. Daniel B.
Conner OF Prospect; three sons, Rob-
ert 7. and Joseph I. OF this city and
Louis J. Lynch OF Portsmouth, r. l.;
two brothers, Christopher Lyon OF
New Jersey and Nicholas Lyon OF
Ohio: 10 grandchildren and. 10 great
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held on We'd
aesday morning NJ e:iD o'clock from
the Mulville Funeral Home, $40 West
Main street 10 SITS. Peter and Paul
Church where solemn mass OF re-
QUEEN will be celebrated at 10 o.
clock. Burial viii be N old st, 10.
seph's cemetery.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS E. McKins
ley, 80. died suddenly Saturday
afternoon at his home, 30 Hailocls
street.
He was born IN Thomaston, July
7, 1889. son OF Daniel and Sophia
(Neuberth) Mckinley. He was enis
ployed as q locomotive engineer
by tho New Haven railroad.
He was O member OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church, tho
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Err
gineers, the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Veterans Asaocia-
ton and Waterbury lodge Of Moose.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Florence (TAyior) Mckinley; his
mother, Mrs. Albert q. Bristol; a
son, William H.; three daughters,
Mrs. John w. Stevens, Mrs, Hafs
ry Huiniston and Miss Grace Me-
KlrIey; two sisters, Mrs. Walter
M. Boyd and Mrs Eva Nc
Naught: and five grandchildren, oil
Of Waterbury.
Funeral services will be held at
the home, 80 HaIlock street, toficr-
row afternoon 81 2 O'Clock, Rev.
Theodore O. Bobilin, pastor OF the
First Methodist Episcopal church,
officiating, assisted hy Rev. A. 4,
Lancaster, Of WegtSrOok. Burial
will DO In old Pine Grove cerle-
terry. Friends may call ~ the home
this afternoon and evening.
0LEAeON-Jafnes 4. Gleason, o
native Of Woodbury., died early yes
terday morning At the home Of
James p. Brophy Of Middlebury
road, Wateftown, after q short NJ
ness, Gleason, asfarmeF, was the
son Of the late james and Mary
(Hylafd) Gleason.
ile Is survived BY several nlecss
and fepheWs.
The funeral was held this morn.
Ing ~ Sis o'clock from the DeEgin
funeral home, 200 East Main street
70 ~. Mary Magdalen's church
where . solemn mass Of requiem
was celebrated AZ . o'clock by Rev.
Thomas Mcoarry, Burial vas IL
old ~. dos0pi1'e cesHeteFy with CAM
initial services BIZ Father McdaFTy.
The palIbeaTefB were, Edward Hf0-
ply. John BllFnes and Walter sfld
Edward Tracy,
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CARD or THANKS

Wa twish 20 thank, our many
ralHklvea, friends and ncighborai
especially the Pin Ticket Dept, OF
the Waterbury Buckle Co., and the
Roys 81 Mcdrath'a Restaurant for
the Kindness and sympathy shown
sia during our recent bereavement,
the death OF our beloved brother,
Martin Koran.
(AlEnod) ,f
PATRICK Ill QllAN,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27

corporation. SlO0.0OO00o Pacifiz
coast investment and holding ccm-
pany. contained false and mislead-
lue statements Of material facts
The SEC named Henry Fits II
prsS.oe at the hearing.
In san Francisco the corporation
said that the charges appeared L
Ne based entirely on q theory O.
leCom.s uig" and expressed conf
fence that It would Ec vindie3tec
a statement siened by A. p Clan
nni. chairman Of the board anc
1cnn N Grant president aSkal
that nc public reserve Judgment
until We can avail ourselves Of the
rieh; guaranteed to every American
citizen by the constitution. that lt
shall not be Judged except after 4
.ir ana impartial trial
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
SEC Crificizes Transamerica, Bank
Says Dispute Matter of Accounting

WASHINGTON Nov IS. CUP
The securities and exchange COM
mission Wlll decide at public
hearing Jam le whether to remove
Tie capital stock Oa The Transam
cricau Cooperation from listing on
tho New York. los Angeles Tld
san Francisco stock exchanges.
Tie ordel Tor he hearing Wis
issued simultaneously with charges
that a series ol financial d0cu-
ments filed with the SEC by the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Woman Dies, Lives
Then Dies Again

Los ANGELES. Nov, IS. lUP)-
Mrs. Mildred Gross. who apparently
died from an overdose OF sleeping
tablets and then was revived by a
neW 6gug. suffered Il relapse and
died q second tine early today.
Attendius physicians At Georgia
street receiyng hospital could not
revive her the second time and
pronounced her dead.
Although she was apparently dead
when first brought in II the hos
pltal. Police Surgeon A. D. Trotter
ftssore3 her to lie with an iniec-
lion OF picrotoXin a chemical used
IN IN explosives and only recently tried
in medicine
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Sub-zerO Weather
Blocks Fire Crew

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. 26.
oUP1-While southern California
fire fighters were trying to keep
cool in the face of windswept flames
and ashes, snow and sub-zero
weather today hampered fire crews
5000 feet high in the coast range
west of here.
CCC enrollees and forestry SER
vice men plodded miles through
snow drifts to even reach the scene
Of the fire, apparently started by
bear hunters Wednesday. The fire
was believed under control today,
although the temperatures were so
low that firefighting had to be
stopped at night.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
George 0. Mason
Funeral Planned

Funeral services for George O.
Mason, Il Heber rancher who dice
Thanksgiving. will be held in San
Jose next week.
Mason died Of compIicatiins fol
lowing an attack of pneumonia. He
was III but few days. He was born
in Virginia and had been resi-
dent Of Imperial Valley since 1918.
He IS survived by his wife; three
daughters. Mrs. Virgil K. Corfman.
FL Centro, and Mrs George Ogden
and Mrs. @. L. Hollister of San
Francisco; two sons, Byron Mason
Of Heber and Merlin Mason OF
Hawthorne.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Imperial Residents
To Spend Two
Weeks in Texas
IMPERIAL NOTES


Mr. and Mrs. D. j. McChrlSty and
Milo Foster left Monday noon for
Brentwood. Texas, where they viii
spend two weeks.
McChristy is journeying back to
attend a reunion OF his SA.TC
unit of Howard Payne college. Il
is their first reunion in 20 years.
Milo Foster will spend his vacation
in Big Springs visiting his family.
Mr.. Jack Ledford is taking Milo
Fosters place as city clerk while
Milo is spending a two weeks yaCa-
ton in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Latham are
planning to leave Wednesday eye>
ming for Los Angeles where they
will spend the Thanksgiving holi-
days.
Mr.. J. D. Huston of Los Angeles
is in Imperial for few days on
business.
Mr.. George Conley left Wednes-
day morning to spend the holidays
with his family in San Bernardino.
MI. and Mrs. Chuck Hotter and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nelson are plan
ming TO spend the Thanksgiving hol,
days in each others company
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Harris
and daughter, Marjorie, returned
Monday from Los Angeles where
Mr.. Harris went on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. II Madden have
moved from their home on F and
18th to the Banta home on E and
18th Mr.. and Mrs. y. j. Webb have
moved from their home on Imperial
avenue to the house the 11addenS
vacated.
NJ. M Dizney returned recently
from a brief business trip in Los
Angeles.
M o. Miner and Miss Anna Bel
ford spent the past weekend il
Imperial with Mr.. w. M Belford
and Mrs NJ. P Miner, the former
Marian Belford.
Miss Pollyanna Stone of FL Cen
tro spent Friday afternoon. night
and Saturday morning with Miss
Evelyn Hicks.
Among those present at a lovely
birthday party for Miss Florence
Bucher by her mother and fatheI
Mr and Mrs. Gus Butcher Sunday
evening Nov. 20. were Opal Sweet
land. Joetta SWeetland, Madeline
Berger. Margaret Zumstein, Mary
Ferguson. Virginia Price of El Cen
tro. AIr and Mrs. William Simpson
and daughter, Wlnifred, and sons
Eddie and Joe, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Morris and daughters, Claudine.
Alice and Ruthie, Mr.. and Mrs
Gus BUcher and sons. Edward. Rob
ert. Henry and Jimmy, and the
guest Of honor, Miss Florence BIZ
cher
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Contractors Speed
Street Repairs

Assurance that street repair worA
On Fifth and Sixth streets and
East Mann street III FL Centre
would be completed during tho
lilst week in December was eX-
pressed Saturday by Phil Knights.
city engineer.
After several delays, G w. Ellis
OF Los Angeles, contractor, is due
ID start laying new surfaeing Mon
day. City crews have been at work
several weeks pgeparing Fifth ana
SiX,h fer the new two-inch surface
mix. Ellis PROBABLY will start work
on East Main first, knights said.
Contracts provide the work must
be done by Dec 10,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Win First Prizes
MerCed District
Case Continued

FRESNO, Cal, Nov. 26 CUP)-
Hearing of the Merced Irrigation
districts petition for approval or
4 plan for composition of its bond-
ed indebtedness in United States
district court here was continued
today until Nov. 30.
Attorneys for the irrigation dis
t:ict ana counse1 Tor bondholde"s
opposing the plan will present final
arguments on tGat day. Presenta-
ton of testimony and evidence III
the case was completed before Fed
eral Paul J. Mccormick late yes
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Porneroy Resigns
As Relief Head

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 2G. OUPD-
Harold Pomeroy, state relief admin
istrator for the past two and one
half years. today rendered his res
ignatlon TO Gov Frank F.. Merriam.
effective at the close of Merriam S
term Of office.
Pomeroy said he had no imme-
diaiae plans Tor the future but de-
sired 20 engage in either low cost
housing or socialized medical actiV-
iics.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27

DR.. James Copeland VII be III
charge of the vcnereal disease
clinic expected to open December
/ IN the basement of the Imperial
county court house
The state department Of health
sent Copeland to the clinic after
He completed special training il
the treatment of v5noreal dis
eases. TIC clinic will opaE on
schedule if equipment iuivCs IL
time.
Imperial county provided the
space fer tn cjinjc adjoining tNe
health department N the court
house basement Examination me
treatment viii be free The STATE
department. Of health viii pay the
salaries of Copeland and the nurses
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Relief Costs This County S23,b77
In October, Welfare Director SAYS

Il cost s23 67740 to provide for
the needy aged blind. INDECENT.
and the orphans ia Imperial com-
+ IN October.
A total of Sis old age recipients
received S16.3l333 in October. Phil
Holman, county welfare director
said SalurdaN. Thirty blind per