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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
County Treasurer
Sued For Funds

PHOENIX. Dec. %. CUP)-The
Arizona attorney generals office
today placed on file in Maricopa
county superior court a suit against
The American Surety Company OF
New York and L. r. Gibbons, d
former treasurer of Apache coun-
II, for funds which the latter al
legedly failed to turn over to the
ssate during his tenure of office.
The suit, filed by Attorney Cen
eYal Joe Conway, asked the court
TO collect S36,16646 in tax money
from Gibbons as, the amount which
lis predecessor transmitted to him
when he was appointed in 1885 and
which he assertedly failed TO trans
NIT to the state treasury or to his
successor.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
HdbifuaI Criminal
Granted Leniency

SACRAMENTO, Dec. %. tUP)-
Action of the advisory pardon board
in reviewing the records of habit
ual criminals and kidnapers in
state peniteltiaries today resulted
in a Communication of sentence from
life TO l6 years for Henry Lacey
of Los Angeles.
Gov. Frank Merriam granted the
Communication upon recommended
ton of the board. which said the
intent of the kidnapping law was
not TO cover minor technicalities
when combined with other viola
tions. In Lacey's case, where he
forced a service station attendant
to accompany him half block
after a robbery, the board said
the kidnapping charge was not
strong enough to merit life term
without possibility of parole.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Afraid TO Face Christmas Without
Presents For Children, Woman Stays

WATERBURY. Vt. Dee. %. up
Mrs. Mildred Bowers, a dark
haired widowed mother of three
children. today faced a murder
charge for beating her six-year-
old daughter to death because she
was afraid 10 face Christmas
The slim. 38-year-old woman had
lain awake all night, brooding over
thoughts of empty stockings fol
her children at Christmas. Al
dawn she arose, went into the bed
room where her youngest daugh-
ter. Caroline. was sleeping and
heat her to death with a 20-pound
mallet.
Then. aghast at what she had
cone. Mrs. Bowers rushed upstairs
TO the apartment of woman liy-
ing above her and gaSped:
I've killed Caroline
Sheriff Henry c. Lawson. who
crested Mrs. Bowers, revealed that
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Woman Dies From
Automobile Fall

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Dec. %. CUP)
Mrs. Lillian Gaylord, 81, of May
wood, ILL.,. was killed in a fall
from a moving automobile 13 miles
north of here last night on a trip
to spend the holidays with two
sons in Phoenix.
Mrs. Gaylord were EN- route from
illinois and had been met at Flag
staff, Ariz.. by the wives of her
sons. Members of the party said
the woman opened a rear door of
the car and plunged out.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Parents Travel from Texas TO
Visit Ross Family in AIamo.v Verde

Mrs. Jake Neidiffer entertained
at a birthday party recently for her
daughter Doris. on her sixth birth
day. Delicious refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served. At
CAROLYN Neidiffer. Morris Arnold,
tending the party were: Doris and
Richard Page. Donald and Patricia
Neidiffer. Norma Owens. Basil Var
ner jr.. Mary Anne. Nancy. Frank
lyn. Katherine and Rhoda Jane
Neidiffer. Doris Elder, Mrs. Frank
McClelland. Mrs. Roy Elder Mrs.
H. T. Neidiffer and the hostess,
Mrs. Jake Neidiffer.
Miss Helen Hawk OF Los Angeles
is spending the Christmas holidays
in the valley. at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Hawk.
George l.. WInwright assistant
county agent for the farm bureau,
and Sheriff Bob Ware called at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Duncan
Mckenzie Thursday evening.
The Verde school Christmas pro-
gram will be given Wednesday Dec
q. at 7:30 pm. at the Verde
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Warner have
as their guest for the winter Var
ner's mother. Mrs. Addie Warner
of KenWood. Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hawk of
Yuma. had as their guests Sunday,
Hawks parents and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. C. Hawk and daughter,
Miss HELEN Hawk of Verde.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Bankhead Expects
Biq Air Defenses

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. up
Speaker of the House Bankhead
predicted today that measures for
increasing the nations a i +
'trength will be a main feature of
fne national defense program in
ne next congress.
Bankhead said he looked for
Walton increases rather than rec,
lamentations for building up the
aaVy still further.
He emphasized, however, that his
expectations were based purely on
lis own views and did not reflect
resident R0osevelt's. He said he
as not ye. seen the President but
as an appointment later in the
ay The speaker arrived in the
apital only ve.terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

twice during the past three months
the widowed woman. struggling to
keep her family in food and shell
ter. had attempted suicide.
Her income was small Law
son said Bills were piling up.
she had to care for an invalid
mother and was worried over how
she would pay for her children's
schooling
The two surviving children, Pris-
ella. l3. and Marilyn. 10, were
asleep in bed when Mrs. Eva STAN
ley. the woman who lived upstairs,
gently broke the news Of the trag-
edy, She then went in and told
Mrs. Bowers invalid mother. Mrs.
Frances Adams, what had happen
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Community Sing
Plans Cancelled

The Ell Centro Community Sing
ers cancelled their Sunday after
noon sing tests until after the hol-
lday season.
Their first meeting after the New
ear will be Jan. s when they viii
meet with the Calipatria group at
the Union congregational church
in Calipatria at 3 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Knights Templar
To Keep Christmas

Members of Imperial Valley
Commandery No 54, Knights Tenn
plar, have been notified by j. How
ard Morgan recorder, that Marx
Norris, eminent grand master Of
the grand encampment of the
United States of America, has or
dered all knights Templar TO as
semble at 9 am. Christmas morning
at the Masonic temple to partici-
pate in the Christmas observance.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Salesman on Trial
In Auto Deaths

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. tUP)-
Berne Ellis, 33-year-old San Fran
cisco salesman, was on trial here
today charged with negligent hon.
icide in connection with the deaths
last July of three persons.
Ellis automobile crashed into a
Santa Fe freight train, killing
Charlotte Richards, 81. Los An
geles: Madeline De Moss, 20, Hol-
lyWood, and Louis Briasco. another
San Francisco salesman.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Mining Dispute
Goes Into Court

A dispute over possession of
unpatented mining claims in the
Cargo Muchacho mining district
in eastern Imperial county is the
basis of a suit filed Wednesday by
Ramon Lopez, j. H. Price, and R.
E. Bennett.
They sued for possession of Little
Bear and Little Bear Extensions
No. 2 and No. which they allege
they located on unappropriated
public land. They named Byrnn W.
Belyea and others defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
-Four Hurt as Bus
Sideswipes Truck

CHANDLER. Ariz.. Dec. %. CUP)
Four persons were injured, ole
seriously. wien a transcontinental
bus sideswiped a truck parked be-
SIDE the highway six miles south
of here last night.
The persons injured when the
driver of the bus. Clyde Nelson
was blinded by the lights of an
approaching car and said he did
not see the parked truck. were
Mrs. Margaret Nugent, 38, Beverly
Hills, Cal. Mrs. w. R. Lyon, 55
Tucson, Ariz.. Jose VaVagas, SAGA
ton Indian Reservation Ariz.. and
F. F. Hudson, Tucson, the driver OF
the truck
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Hanford Dairynnan
Commits Suicide

HANFORD. Cal, Dec. %. CUP)
The body of John B. Dias, 81
Hanford district dairyman, early
today was found hanging from a
tree near his home.
Coroner's deputies said Dias ap-
parently had ended his own life
but were unable to learn motive
for the suicide Dias had been
engaged in dairywork in the Han
fcrd area for more than 35 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
SeeIey Woman
Swallows Iodine

Mrs. Clarence Deputy, wife of a
service station operator at Seeley
is recovering from burns suffered
when she swallowed iodine lais
Wednesday.
Il was tired of tie Way thing
we're going she said III explainlne
her act. She declared she Worke.
hard and became discouraged be
cause her husband spent so muci
of their money in getting drunk
Officers sale.
Seeley residents administered
first aid and telephoned the sner-
ifs office for ambulance. Mrs
Deputy is expected to recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Detective Story Writer Turns Plot
Into Real Life Robbery; Captured

slaughter house
A policeman captured her ano
recovered the money as she stepped
from the banks front door. A
bottle in her pocket contained
water.
She identified herself as Mrs
John Schuch. a nurse.
Assistant States Attorney Morris
G. Meyer said the attractive red
haired woman would be charged
With bank robbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
College Students
Return Home For
Christmas Holidays
ELM NOTES

ELM NOTES
Jasper Carleton came down from
Berkeley where he is a student He
is visiting with his mother, Mrs.
Ruby Carleton at Elm.
Haskell Hancock arrived IN the
Valley from the coast where ne
spent the summer.
Mrs. Griggs was called TO San
Bernardino by the illness OF her
mother.
Tuesday Mesdames Olive Cannon,
Ada Gallaher and Iva Lee Higgins
attended quilting party at Mrs.
O'Diehls.
The Baptist quilting and covered
dish luncheon Thursday was at
tended by Mrs. S. Prichard, Mrs.
Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Addie john
son. Mrs. Maud Johnson, Mrs. c.
E. Daily, Mrs. Olive Cannon, Mrs.
Ada Gallaher and the hostess, Mrs.
Iva Lee Higgins.
Mrs. Italy Kennedy was reported
quite i'll at her home.
Miss Earlene Northrop, student
at w. c. l.. A is home visiting over
the holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Northrop.
Those reported seriously i'll Witf
the flue were Wilbert Rosenoaum
Mr.. F.. o. Rosenbaum, Mrs. Rltcn'
ter. and Mrs. NJ. L. Boone.
Elm school will have their Christ
mas tree and program THURSDAY
evening and dismiss for the hol
aays Friday was a mud holiday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
New Life Sought
For Sterilization

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. up
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau said today he will recommend
tkat congress extend the $4,000
100000 monetary sterilization fund.
The authority to operate the ac-
count expires June 80. 1899.
The account was set up at ths
time tie dollar was devalued in
1888 and has been used since then
to stabilize international monetary
operations and to protect curreacies
from fluctuations which might
arise from Speculations.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

CHICAGO. Dec. %. 1UP-A wo-
man writer of unsuccessful de-
tecilve fiction told police today
that a desire to get out Of debt
prompted ner to develop from one
Of her own bizarre plots a scheme
TO rob the Drexel State bank OF
S. 900
She obtained the money from
Bank President r. J. Neal after
handing him a letter threatening
10 blow up the bank with nitro
giycerine ana turn il into
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
ALAMo-yER NOTES

Mr. and Mrs. S. (. Bennett OF
Illinois. arrived Saturday at the
home of their son in law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs H. B. Ross.
The Bennetts plan to spend the
winter here.
Franklyn Kumberg and Leroy
Edwards arrived home Thursday
from Davis, where they have been
attending Agricultural college. They
will spend the Christmas holiday
with their parents.
A group of Alamo ladies met at
the school last week to work on
play.
A surprise pink and blue shower
was given TO Mrs. William Lay,
at the home of her mother r-in-law
Mrs. w. P. Lay, recently. Present
were Mesdames: Edward Still, j.
r. Clayton, S. w. Thomas, John
Beatty, B. R. Turner, Bill Bran
mer. L. House, R. Yancy, Hartford,
D. Freeman, Sherman Still. Jake
w. Morris, D. Alexander. Howell
D. Freeman, Sherman Still, axe
Freeman, Roy Elder, C. B. Sum-
mers. S. Gottle. Emmett Edwards.
d. Summers. William Lay and
Mrs. w. P. Lay.
Miss Rita O'Connor is spending
the Christmas holidays at the home
of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les O'Connor.
Mr.. Morton Clark of La Jolla
called at the homes of Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan Mckenzie and Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Bernshouse Sun
day afternoon. Clarke is former
resident of Alamo.
Due to the rain Thursday the
Alamo-Ve farm bureau meeting
scheduled for Thursday evening
was postponed indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Ross of Great
Falls. Montana, arrived in Alamo
Thursday afternoon from Arizona.
They spent the night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Mckenzie. and
then motored on to Long Beacn
where they will spend the winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
S25 Reward

Will be paIc by the manufacturer
or any Corn GREAT CHRISTIE
oHER POSITIVE Corn Cure can.
1ot remove. Also removes Wart.
md CalloISes. 33c at Clements.
Drug Store. adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
A LOAN FOR YOU.

Why wait, worrying where you
IRE going to raise that needed mon
~? Here it is, waiting for you.
Not only the amount of cash you
leed to meet any emergency, but
oaned TO you quickly, at attractive
'ates. And!-repayable easily, over
period to suit You.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

Those reported seriously i'll with
the flue were Wilbert Rosenoaum'
Mr.. F.. o. Rosenbaum, Mrs. Rltcn-
ter. and Mrs. NJ. L. Boone.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

Miss Earlene Northrop. a student
at w. c. L. A. is home visiting over
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Northrop.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

Elm school will have their Christ
mas tree and program THURSDAY
evening and dismiss for the hoh-
tlays. Friday was a mud holiday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

Mrs. Italy Kennedy was reported
quite i'll at her home.
The Valley settler., 1938-08-05
START CULLING THE LAYERS

Cu11ing usually starts in earnest in July in most laying flocks of poultry. Any hen that does not produce during July is unprof1t- oblo and should be fottenod and
 sold according to tho leading
 poultry journals. They tell us
 to get rid of any birds that have already stopped laying before the nj dale of July. Such birds ass
 show indi cation of having stopped laying by their shrivel led-up combs and heavy yellow pigment should be removed from the flock os qui ckly as they are disc overed and sold for meat. The rest of the flock will do better without thoms . Culling, to be. most effective, should be constant proce dure, for the quicker a cull is remov- ed from flock and disposed of, the less it costs to keep horo Most people think of 'culling as .. going over the birds once in the sunnae r and letting it go at that. However, it should be done
The Valley settler., 1938-08-05
TERRITORIAL REPRESENTATIVE HEALTH
 DEPARTMENI HERE

E. F.. Clements from the Torritor-
 la1 Department Of Health at Juneau
 has just spont c few days in tho
 Valley, surveying the sanitation
 condition in regard to nj lk and
 foods sold, also sewage disposal
 on tho farms. MT. Clements odvis- es us that his department in Ju- noou will be moro than wi lling to cooperate with the people Of the Valley and furnish tested plans Tor sewage disposal, and other valuable informo t1 on for our beno- fit.
 MT. Clements also advises us thaA It Is quite possible to greatly imp rove sanitation condi lions on the farms, install septic tanks and comply wi tn milk and food laws at comp arative low cost to homo owners. This is an oppor- tun1ty to obtain valuable infor- nation and assistance from tho Juneau office and VIC arc glad to announce that definite informa tion Will De received and printed fror1 time to time for tho benefit of nome owners who wi sh this se1,vfc co.
The Valley settler., 1938-08-05

every couple of weeks Curing the sumner and carly fall. Ordinarily starting in June, one birds go out of production, and through the sumner and fall, more and more stop laying, until late in the fall and winter, very few old hens are lay ing, except those few that mo1t and lay at the same time or those" on whi oh lights are used.
 The whole basis of sumner culling is that the early molters, or those that stop producing the earliest, are the poores st producers.
The Valley settler., 1938-08-05

The American Legion will hold a HI-YU-SKOOKUM U! danco Saturday Aug. in the Community Hall at Palmer. A grand good time is guar ontoed, bring your best gal and if she won't come bring your nei1hbors Slim has Q date with 0 lady (not his wife ] and I'll bet the out come will be funny. Bingle won't be
 ;there to collect tho bincles, police patrol will keep law and order, lunch will be served, DON'T HISS IT IF YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET IN.
The Valley settler., 1938-08-05
MAINTAIN STEADY GROWTH

MAINTAIN STEADY GROWTH
 One of the important jobs for the poultrymon and flock owner is to keep the bullet flock growing. This applies both to the carly matched birds and to the flock
 that las only recently been. put on range. Some of tho things that arc necessary for good growth ore Q good growing mash kept before them all the timo in hoppcrs sup plomontod by grain foodings night end morning, sufficient food hopp- CTS and Wcterors so ell pullots wi II hovc Q chance to get enough to oGt and drink, cocEorole end, bullets kopt separate, and only enough bullets in the rcnge houses so oll growing birds will have : plenty of room end not be croWod. At l2 weeks of ogo Loshorn bullets should weigh approxinc toly l end o/4 pounds each and heavier breed bullets between 2 and 23 pounds ecch. Since the birds body is moro then half wctor, it is oxtro- nc ly necessary that fresh drinking w2tor be available ct al times.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
Work Projects
Hold Spotlight
Northern Pine County
Communities Get Much
Needed improvements.

The communities of Kerrick and
Duquette are active centers for work
projects which are not only furnish
ing employment for many men but
which will afford convenienceS to
the residents there.
Minnesota Power & Light men are
beginning extension on a high line
from Kerrick to its neighbor village
Duquette. There are about Is men
on the project which will take about
two weeks for completion.
At Kerrick village there is a park,
school grounds and bank improving
program under way. Only four men
started to work on the park project
and these were selected from a list
of 80 names. Six certified but two OF
them did not report for work. A
good beginning, however, has been
made.
Work on the school grounds is pro-
crossing nicely. Surveyor Charles
Hanschu of Moose Lake, was there
the past week setting grade stakes
farther out in the field. 1t will take
about two months to complete the
project.
The Kerrick State Bank is under
going some remodeling and addi-
tional lights are being installed in the
school building. The work is being
done by Earl Derr and Paul Kuzel
of Beroun.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
Rural Schools
Graduate Large
Student Group
Two HI u n d r ed Twenty
eight Young Men and
Women Complete Work.

The fifth annual graduation exer-
cises for Pine county rural schools
was held last Thursday evening in the
Pine City high school auditorium.
The event was arranged to present
diplomas to 228 young people who
had completed the prescribed course
of study as set forth for rural grade
students.
The program started at 8 o'clock
and included selections by the Pine
City high school band with John
Holiday as director; musical selec-
tons and declarations by pupils from
various rural schools; address by T.
c. Engum, state director of rural
schools; songs, school creed and
salute, by all the graduates; presen-
tation of diplomas.
Selections rendered by the pupils
are as follows: Vocal duet by DON
aid and Dorene Johnson, district IL;
song by the Maxwell Sisters, district
102; humorous declam selection by
Leota Odendahl, district IS; group
song by quartet from district So;
"Whistle While You Work." by a
group from district rs; humorous de-
clam selection by Carol Holmberg,
district IL; group song by pupils from
Henriette, district 46; ''The Trials of
A School Mom," by Dorene johnson,
district IL; harmonica trio from East
1872, Jenette Swanson, Doris Sahlen
and ToiS Thomson. Orr Cowhov
Singer, Dale Chaffee, district 1O2.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
|WPA Reviews Three
Years OF Activity

Accomplishments of WPA in Pine
county in the three years of Federal
work relief under the direction of
the Minnesota Works Progress Ad-
ministration were reviewed this week
by Roy c. Jacobson, acting state adj
ministrator.
In the Federal governments eff
fort to put needy unemployed men
and women to work in the county on
deserving projects, WPA expended
total of SAG, 1854 over the three-year
period ending last June 80, Mr.. Jacob
son revealed. Labor directly received
1854 1897, while $82,277 was spent for
supplies, materials and equipment.
However," said Mr.. Jacobson, 'it
must be borne in mind that much of
the so-called 'non-labor' item of ex-
pense actually goes to labor, to the
men and women who produce the
goods which WPA buys for it's pro-
jects. This money helps to keep jobs
for those who are working in private
industry"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
NickersOn Residents For 80
Years Haze Golden Weddin0

an attractive little farm home. Mr..
Bohlin, since boyhood, has been a
painter by trade.
At the celebration Rev. Elmer j.
Johnson, pastor of the Lutheran
church in Nickerson of which the
Bohlins are members, was the mas
ter of ceremonies. Rev. F. M. Eek
man of Duluth, who was their pas
tor during their residence at Center
City, was present and spoke. The
Oak Lake male quartet rendered two
numbers and Mrs. Victor Johnson of
Kerrick, played an accordion solo.
Mrs. E. j. Miller read a paper Civ
ing some historical data concerning
the married life of the honored couple
and N. P. Nedegaard of Askov, talked
briefly.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Bohlin are in
somewhat failing health both are able
to attend to the duties around their
home. Thora, their only child, re-
sides at home with them. Many
friends wish them many more happy
events of the kind which was cele-
brated Friday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
$4,000 Fees, Fines
Earned By Patrol

Dangerous motorists arrested and
convicted during the first six months
of this year by the Highway Patrol
of the Minnesota Highway department
have paid 4,93710 in fines to the
communities in which the violations
occurred, the semi-annual report of
the patrol presented N. w. Elsberg,
Minnesota highway commissioner,
disclosed.
The patrol was also instrumental
in collecting $124,9O7.43 in adjust
ments for incorrect motor vehicle
license plates during the same per-
iod, according to the report.
From January l to July 1, patrol
men stopped 27,937 times to give
assistance to highway users, the rec
ords of the patrol showed. Of this
figure, first aid to persons injured in
traffic accounted for 96 of the stops.
In several instances this first-aid work
has been credited by medical author
tiles with the saving of lives. To
Ill cars stalled by lack of fuel, the
patrol delivered gasoline. Minor adj
justments or repairs were made ON
1896 travellers machines and 81 cars
were hauled out of bitches.
This year to July l, 16,469 drivers
have been ordered to take their vehi-
cles into the nearest garage for adj
justment of dangerous equipment, 939
because the rear light was out, 815
because only one headlight was burn
ing, ISL because headlights were out
of adjustments, LOG because of glaring
lights.
During the first half of the wear
the report revealed that IL ,46O license
adjustments were made by the patrol
Also, that 4,044 arrests were made.
Improper equipment and improper
registration lead the parade as the
reasons for arrest. Careless driving.
going through "stop" signs, driving
while drunk and speeding accounted
for the majority of the remainder.
The patrol travelled total of Dab
625 miles the first six months this
year and spent 1898 hours on duty.