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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

factors.
Phoenix prices held above $3.50
per crate for No 5's.
High quality Of valley lettuce
as compared to Phoenix crop.
Steady eastern demand.
Abandonment Of plan to elimi-
nate shipment of small size let
tuce
Observers pointed out that Phoe-
nix growers were receiving S175
10 So for six dozen size lettuce, d
price higher than that received for
top grade lettuce last season. The
demand for smaller size lettuce
was responsible for abandonment
Of plans to prorate shipments to
maintain price.
The federal market news service
warned. however. that many fac
5ors. which cannot be predicted.
might enter the picture to blot out
the high hopes of valley growers.
Continued on Page ?, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Ballot
Contest
Started
Taxpayer Sc eks Ban
On Certific alton
OfNov. Returns

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec.
Il. (UP)-William r. Peel
ar. Los Angeles, today filed
an action in the state su-
preme court challenging the
result of the statewide vote il
which the $50 every Thursday
pension initiative was defeated Nov.
8.
Peeler, designating himself as
taxpayer, petitioned the court for
a writ of mandate to prevent cer-
tification of the results Of the bal
lot.
He charged gross irregularities
and declared his belief that the
proposition actually passed or came
50 close as to justify a recount,
Final tabulations in the election
showed the plan to have been de-
feated by a wide margin.
Peeler introduced affidavitS OF
five persons employed by the PEN
sion organization as "checkerS" to
watch compiling of returns. The
affidaVits stated election officials
had separated into groups so they
could not be watched
Another affidavit by William
Woody of Los Angeles said that
in one precinct there were 308
votes counted when only 269 vot-
ers were registered. The vote in
that precinct was les for the pen
sion and 1853 against it, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Valley Weathernan
Predicts Rain

Rain will fall in Imperial Valley
before Thursday morning, Wood
low C. Jacobs, meteorologist tor
the fruit frost service predicted
Wednesday but an intense storm
will nOl result.
Scattered showers were expected
On the coast. Temperatures in :he
valley will remain we'll above freez-
ing
Carrying out the valley predic-
ton, scattered showers fell early
Wednesday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
EVEN LAWMAKERS MUST
FIGHT FOR ITALY

ROME. Dec. IA up - Tho
Chamber of Deputies, with Premier
Benito Mussolini looking on, today
approved DEGREES enbodying Italys
anti-JeWish legislation and a bill
obliging deputies to fight in tho
front lines in event of a war. The
action came shortly after the cab
met had decided to spend S526,25O,-
900 on armamentS because of the
urgent necessity of further devel-
opns and strengthening arma-
ments in view of The general situ
alton"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Nance, ga
prominent social. church and club
leader in Imperial Valley since
1908. died at the Ell Centro hoSpi-
tai late Tuesday.
This beloved pioneer resident was
the wife of County Probation Off
GER E. A. Nance
She became seriously i'll last
Thursday and was taken to the
hospital. Her condition became
worse rapidly and physicians opei
atcd Sunday Blood transfusion5
given Monday failed to save her
life.
Rosary services will be held at
the Lemons funeral chapel at $3.50
pm. Wednesday, Funeral services
will be held in the same chape!
at $50 am, Thursday.
Solemn requiem high mass will
be celebrated at St. Marys Cath
olic church at 10 am. Thursday
The Rev. Father j. 4. c. Van
Veggel will be assisted by five
priests from other Catholic church,
es in the valley
Since early settlement days in
the valley. Mrs. Nance was a So
cial leader, a tireless church work
ar, and a faithful club member.
Soon after she and her husband
arrived in Imperial in 1908, the
Nance home became the center OF
social, church. community, ana
club life. She was a leader in COM
munity affairs throughout her life.
She helped organize the first
Womans club at Imperial and SerV~
ed as its second president. The
county federation of Woman's clubs
was organized at her home. She
was one of the earliest members Of
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14


disc"cetly from nearby vantage
points to guard against any hostile
by people who had
seen the screaming headlines with
which newspapers reported what
they interpreted as an affront to
The British government.
1t was indicated that the BAN
luet incident was but a chance
manifestation of a new diplomatic
situation in which Great Britain
and France might again find them
selves aligned against the totali-
tartan powers, Germany and Italy,
Not only German newspaper
men but DR. Herbert Won Dircksen,
German ambassador. and Gottfried
Aschman, special envoy of Adolf
Hitler. boycotted the banquet be-
cause Chamberlain in his speech
criticized the "vituperation' OF
German newspapers against Ear
Baldwin. most respected of oul
statesmen and other British pub
lie men.
There was reason to believe that
4 special report OF Chamberlain
.peech, taken by shorthand re-
)orterS at the German embassy
BY radio, had been forwarded tC
Hitler today The speech as broad
cast was checked for minor depar.
lures which the Prime Minister
made from the text - the tex
which. distributed in confidence
and in advance to newspaper CORE
pondents, caused the boycott.
Ostensibly, it was the criticism
If German newspapers alone which
mpelled the Germans to remain
away from the banquet, given by
he Foreign Press association.
But there were reports that the
Continued on Page 2, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Oranges to Be
.Bought For Needy

WASHINGTON. Dec. IA. cUP)-
The Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation announced today that
it will buy surplus oranges for dis
tribution to the needy
The orange buying program is
the second which FSCC is under
taking to aid in relief and cut
down surplus supplies of citrus
fruit The agency previously an
nounced grapefruit buying pro-
gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Ham 4 gger' Challenges
$3O-Thursday Vote Tally
q DESIGN FOR LIVING

Frank Olivcra, father of wife No
,, dark haired Lillian Olivcra, 16,
was expected to take her back
home to his Modesto duck farm.
81 think l love evelyn best" said
v0ung Burke with amazing aplomL.
IF any of the three is going to be
recognized as my legal wife, she
had better be the one"
This appeared TO eliminate wife
No. ;, who has been living with
Burke and wife No. 2 in unusual
but complete compatibility for
about two months.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Elks viii Honor
Mark Washburl1

Mark Washburn. district deputy
grand exalted ruler of Elks. will be
honored Thursday night by spe,
cial program given in his honor b.
his home lodge in Ell Centro.
A class Of 13 candidates will be
initiated with WashbWn scheduled
to officiate. A free dinner viii be
served lodge members before the
ceremonies.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Drought Surpasses Former Records
In Arizona; Reservoirs at Low Mark

PHOENIX. Dec. IA. CUP)-The
need of rain in central and eastern
Arizona was reported becoming
acute today as the U. S. Weather
Bureau forecast continued fair
skies and the dry period in the
rich Salt River valley reached l05
days, one day longer than the
longest fall drought period on re-
cord.
John H. ODell. Maricopa county
agricultural agent, said he believed
the valley crops were still in ''pret-
ty fair shape" but that he under
stood other irrigation districts were
suffering from the lack of water.
No measurable amount OF ram
was reported by the weather bur
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
u. 5. Relief Rolls
Take Biggest Drop
In History of WPA

WASHINGTON, Dee. IA. (UP)-
Works Progress Administrator Hop
kins announced today that relief
rolls decreased 45,5l4 during the
week ended Dec. 10, one of the
jharpest declines in WPA history
Continuing a decline which be-
gan Nov. 5, WPA rolls stood at
3,139,9 ,945 for the week as compared
to 3184,559 for the week Cndeo
Dec. 3.
The decline was by far the larg-
est since relief rolls began drop
ping FROM the all time high,
reached Nov. when 1852 ,669 per-
sOnS were on WPA.
All but 10 states registered de
3lines. Decreases included Cali
fornia. 2124
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
OFFENSIVE DOORS
HELD TO MINIMUM

Protests against offensive odors
from FL Centro'S sewer system had
decreased to a minimum WedneS-
day, according to the city engin-
ecr'S office. The disappearance Of
gases was traced to clearing out
the sewer lines, as we'll as revised
treatment at the pumping plant
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

ClOQ QlfeCJOl, reported an SNA
load of approximately 225 families,
virtually the same as last year at
this time.
Relief applications have jumped
until they are about four times
greater now than last year, These
represent transient workers from
up north, here for harvest season, y
Whips declared.
Whips estimated the monthly
payroll for SRA in the county at
between $1,000 and $4,000 with
checks going out twice monthly
He termed the 225 families a nor
NAL load and pointed out that
the jump in applications repre-
sentS only a local, passing fluctu-
alton. Reports for southern Cali
fornia as a whole show that the
relief load is definitely decreased
General procedure for applica-
tions provides examination by one
of eight special investigators,
Whips said Three other inVeSti-
gators are assigned to semimOnthly
examinations of each of the fami-
lies receiving SRA checks, to see
that relief money is not wasted.
Whips declared 95 per cent of
those receiving funds are capable
of being trusted to spend only for
necessities. The others. who have
proved themselves incapable, have
their expenses paid directly by
the SRA, Alcoholism is the chief
factor in this group, Whips as
serted. He estimated that between
two thirds and three fourths Of
relief cash is spent for food and
the balance goes for rent or house
hold necessities.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

'proved a program to set up a local
board of control to regulate ship
ments and SCI In;nimum prices on
grapefruit early in the season
More than 80 per cent Of the desert
area growers okayed the plan and
put the prorate into effect
Prices rose from less than $40
per ton to $25 per ton.
Recently. however. the minority
group, moved huge lots of fruit
to the Los Angeles market and
sold the fruit at $40 per ton, grow,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
BERT VAUGHN URGED
For HIGHWAY Posi-

Members of the Imperial County
Democratic Central committee
Tuesday night endorsed Bert l..
Vaughn of Jacumba as a member
of the state highway commission.
Sixteen members of the commit
tee attended the meeting in the
courthouse. Ned Holmes, chairman.
presided.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
CHURCH COMMEMORATE
35TH ANNIVERSARY

BRAWIEY. De-. a. Momkel'
Of the Brawley PRESBYTERIAN church
celebrated the thirty-tifth ami
versary OF the founding Of the
church al impres aive ceremonies
last night. The church was or
2anized Dee. l3. 1903
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
EUROPE BREWS
A NEW CRISIS
ITALY SHALL NOT HAVE
COI0NIFS SAYS FRANCE

PARIS. Dec. IA. (UP)-ForelGn
Minister Georges Bonnet told the
Chamber of Deputies foreign af-
fairs committee today that even
if it means wear the italian gov
ernment will never obtain an inch
of Tunisia, Djibouti, Corsica or any
other part of the French empire W
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Roosevelt Studies Proposal For New
Super.Fortress of Seas in u. 5. Navy

WASHINGTON. Dec. IA. up
President Roosevelt, it was learned
today is studying a recommends
ton calling for construction of one
Of the largest and most powerful,
superGreadnaughts ever launched
The recommendation, prepared
by the administrations unofficial
national defense committee, pro-
posed that Mr.. Roosevelt ask the
next congress to provide funds for
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

eau since last September l, when
only a .O4 inch precipitation fell
Indication OF the situation was
reflected in a report of the con-
tents of the Roosevelt dam reser
voir. With a capacity of l,418.O0O
acre feet the contents had dwin-
died to 3,197 acre feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

and held under $4,000 bond pend
ing court appearance next Mon
day to explain what it was all
about.
Wife No L, Dorothy MaSOnhOIdcr
Burke, was reported somewhere in
Idaho with her parents and com
paratively free of the entire mix
up.
Wife No. 2, blonde Evelyn Hop
ping, Is, who is to be mother in
few months. emerged as the girl
Burke wanted to live with if he had
to make choice of just one.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

power dam at Bridge Canyon.
above Boulder dam. The other
states reported they were vitality in
terested IN the move from a pro-
tectiYe standpoint
The committee was also 10 make
a report of acquisition OF federal
funds for surveys OF the river basin
Judge Clifford II. Stone, counsel
for the Colorado state water con-
servation board presided at the
meeting
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
q Shopping Doys
~ Til! Christmas

| OOKING BACK TO CHRIST
MAS NINE YEARS AGO
Admiral Byrd widely acclaimed
for hop to South Pole.
Dancer Harold Kreutzberg elec-
trifying lovers of terpSichore.
Group of Catholics, Jews,
ProtestantS met at Harvard to
war on religious intolerance. -.
Hollywood popping up" Shake
speare, with "Petruchio" Fair
banks and Katherine" Pick
ford in The Tanning of the
ShreW." Russia was BAN
ming Christmas observance.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

Water Dlstrlct and the Los AM
geles Bureau of Light and Power
placed a request for a revision OF
the rates before the seven-state
committee of Colorado, Wyoming
Utah, New Mexico, California, New
ada and Arizona.
Problems of the states in con-
nection with development OF the
casin was on the agenda for the
tWo-day conference, main discus
sion was to center on Arizona's
application for construction of a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

at least one such battleship.
The proposed floating fortress
would dwarf the 32,6OO ton U s
S. California, now the largest bat
tleship in u S. fleets Tentative
plans call for a battleship slightly
less than $4,000 tons, approximate
ly 7lO feet long and armed with
- 16-'nch guns
The new ship would cost in the
neighborhood of S10OOOO,OOO.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
ENGLAND AGAIN PLEDGES
SUPPORT FOR FRANCE

LONDON, Lee. IA CUP)-Primc
Minister Neville Chamberlain rail-
lied to the support of France
against italian demands on Tunis
today with a statement in the
House of Commons that the Medi-
terranean status quo mentioned in
the British-Italian accord applies
to TuniS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

SAN JOSE, Cal, Dec. ID. up
A handsome young milkman's de
sign for living" which included two
although he was already married
to another girl, was falling apart
today.
The milkman, Larry Boyd Burke.
~, was jailed on bigamy charges
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

ers charged. This action has threat
ened to end the prorate agree
ment and again scuttle the. citrus
market.
On Friday night valley growers
will discuss the problem and de-
eide whether or not to put the
California little AAA into effect.
Under the AAA a 65 per cent vote
of growers will force complete
market regulation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Basin States Hear Los Angeles Plea
For Lower Power Rates From Boulder
Dam; Arizona Proposes New Structure

PHOENIX, Dec. "A. (UP)-A special committee of
the Colorado river basin states met today take up
proposal for lower rates on Boulder Dam power into
southern California and to discuss the flow Of water
into old Mexico. Representatives of the Metropolitan
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Grapefruit Men Angered byProrate
Violation, Meet Friday Night to
Dicsuss Ways Of Enforcing Rules

Imperial Valley grapefruit growers reenered the mar
keting problem fight Wednesday and scheduled general
meeting for Friday night to determine what steps shall
be taken to force Coachela and minority of valley grow
.ers into ErOrate agreement. Desert growers ap
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Police Guard Nozi
Embassy Against
Public Hostility
HitIer's Order to Stay Away From Press
Banquet at Which Prime Minister S poke
REGARDED as Insult to Government

LONDON, Dec. IA (UP)-A strong police guard was
placed the German embassy today British-German
relations took sharp turn for the because NazS
boycotted banquet at which Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain the speaker. Three policemen patroed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Valley Lettuce Growers Expect Crop
RivaIing 1867 Harvest; Prices
Maintain High Level, Quality Good
First Cars Leave Here, Beginning Shipment
Expected to Reach 20 Cars Per Day Within
Two Weeks; News Service Warns of Danger

Wishful forecasts Of Imperial Valley lettuce season
that may rival the records established in the l93637 crop
issued Wednesday in the face Of lettuce prices which
ranged full dollar FER crate above early season prices
year ago Growers predictions were based on these
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Relief Load Here Remains Constant
While Rest Of Nation Shows Fewer
On wPA Rolls; Transients Blamed
Monthly Payroll in County Exceeds $1,000 to
Needy Applications Four Times Greater
Than Last Year: 95 Per Cent Trustworthy

Imperial Valleys relief load remained constant We'd
nesday, while WPA rolls in the country whole took
sharp decrease.
With the influx of migratory workers to the valley
well under way, George Whipps State Relief adminstra
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Masculine Touch

Masculine Touch
Those Christmas lights on the R.
j. Mcnamara home are not Mrs
Mcnamara S doing. In a laughing
argument over who was best fitted
to put up the Christmas lights,
Bob spoke too long and found he
was stuck with the job.
so I did it-with my own lily
white handS!" Bob declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Have a Little Tennis

f3aNC IltIIe TennlS-
During the week, Bill Maxwell,
assistant coach at Central high
school, endures five regular tennis
classes. Tuesday night he teaches
adults and Saturday he teaches
grammar school youngsters in two
other classes. Sunday he plays ten
mis- for fun.
And we suppose he plays ping
pong at night!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Take Your Choice

A misunderstanding over sinking
! Imperial Irrigation district poles
where there was 10 alley brought
"A frenzied Harry Woodbury. to the
Ell Centro police station.
Somebody's putting up a pole
in my back yard said Harry and
Officer Frank Record loped out
of the station house with the CLEAN
of justice in his eye.
Meanwhile, out at the Woodbury.
home a group Of neighborhood DOGS
got together and decided they
would put in an oar, They drove
the pole drillers away, so that by
the time Record arrived the drill
crS were practically at bay.
"Shucks, you don't need a cop.
said Frank to Harry. Just get q
couple more dogs"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14

Butter: Los Angeles, 3ic' but
terfat, Imperial valley Lob. ranch
grade A, 35c' manufacturing milk
zoe; route gathered cream 29isc.
l.. \. Hay: L. ). No. |, leafy Sic
1850; L. ;. No. S13.5O-1i. No.
lcafv $1,000. No. 2 Sl1.50-1200;
Minneapolis flax, Dec. Sl.sz.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-14
Time Repeated

Twenty five years ago, come Jan
|, Mr. and Mrs. c. f. Sones were
married. They went to see the
Tournament of Roses at Pasadena
On Jan. /, 1889 Mr. and Mrs
Sones will celebrate their silver
wedding anniversary by attending
Continued on Page 3. Col. d
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she asked a shy girl, whose name
was Edda Mussolini . II Duce
had never pushed his family So
cially Those two were more
or less left aside, and it resulted
in a filtration that ended in front
of the altar less than three weeks
later Now that young couple
practically rules Rome Why
did the Spanish loyalists destroy
the statue of Christopher Column
bus when they entered the Monas-
terry of La Robida? Did they
consider the discovery of Amer
lea as a crime deserving such a
punishment?
Mrs. Bowler Hull gave a de-
licious dinner for IL the other
night for Mrs. ]. Borden DAISY"
Hartman, lady Minister to Nor
way, 4. Great number of tender
squads to eat. A picture of beau
tiful Daisy :. and daisies all over
the house =. Bettina Belmont and
Mildred Mcconnell, those two
pretty little coquettes from Mid
dleburg, made flying appearance
in Washington yesterday afternoon
-. Mildred had to go'back to school
in the late afternoon, as she is
studying very hard for her gradu-
alton, two weeks from now =.
She'll give a party to celebrate if
she graduates Otis time after all,
Mildred) ). and more than few
Washingtonians will attend
Bettina went back to Middleburg
to manage her shop and feed her
chickens Poor "Bootsie" Nc
Donnell is sick in bed with the
grip. At King-Smith Play House
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PETIT POINT = By Igor CaSSnl

there was much agitation yesterday
when she tainted while rehearsing
penny WISE" in which Austine
plays the leading part. 1t risks to
be a flop without her :. The play
starts next Monday, and there is
still hope she'll recover to play
the part .. Mrs. Higginson Rogers
is entertaining at a cocktail party
on May Fl q. . Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon and daughters, Muffin
and Ivy, will leave Washington for
Westbury, L. l., on the oath of
May ). 1t seems that Mrs. Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt is considering
four-hour-a-day job if the Presi-
dent does not run for a third term
=. The First Lady says that she is
so used to being busy all the time
that she couldn't stand doing moth
ing {. "On Sunday afternoon"
Mary Lou Marsh gave luncheon
for "a in honor of Fontaine Fahne-
stock at the Curtis Club Some
of those attending the smart affair
were Margot McConihe and hus-
band, Mike; Muffin" Bacon, Alice
Barry, Julie Dell Zimmerman, An
gelica Lloyd, Cassie Johnson, Emily
Davis, back from North Carolina,
and in the male contingent, Spotty
White, Charlie Mckinney, Rudy
Kaufman, Sammy Biddle, Randy
Hagner and Dick Boiling. After
lunch several played poker, some
went to the movies Alice Tay-
lor, popular Philadelphia gal, is
coming down to Washington this
week end for the house warming
her Uncle Bill Taylor is giving.
That's all for today. my pets!
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your son, am l not?. and besides
I am the brother-in-law of Count
Ciano" . Nothing, that is what
you are, and will be when I am
dead" returned the founder of
fascism, kissing his big, plump boy
.. go get her"
The Princess Giovanelli was Civ
ing ball in Rome several years
ago. She was lady-in-waiting to
the Queen of Italy and powerfully
rich in those days :. She had been
nicknamed "Cioccolatina" (Little
Chocolate), on account of her lik-
ing for young men. She was Won
derful for backing them up and
for launching them in society
She asked to this party young
Galeazzo Ciano, who was then at
tached to the foreign office &.
His father had been given the title
of count for war merit E. But
Roman society is hard to new
Corners 80. At the same party