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Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Nevada-CaIifornia Club Holds
installation in BrawIey

Katherine Won Allmen was INSTALL
ed as president OF The Nevada Cal
ifornia Business Girls club We'd
nesday night at the meeting held
in Brawley.
Other Officers installed were
Mrs. Eddie Beachey, vice-president,
Mrs. w. E. Mills, secretary, Pauline
McElroy, treasurer, and Mrs. Clara
Taylor, program chairman.
Mildred Hubbard presented a
talk on China for the program and
vividly described many of the
places of interest.
The Brawley members of the
club were hostesses at a Chinese
dinner. They had the table decor
ated in the Chinese theme with lit
tie wax figures holding up the
place cards. Hanging from the
ceiling were many varied colored
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Social Calendar
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
Camera club, 7, Wallace studio.
20-3O club, Z, Barbara Worth.
Associated c of c, 1870, Veterans
hall, Calipatria.
Townsend club, 1880, Wilson school.
RAM. No. 100, 8, Masonic Temple.
FRIDAY
Co. Bd. Of C.F. of VIC, 10, Vet
Grams hall, Calipatria.
Kiwanis, IL, Barbara Worth.
Peace officers assn, 7, Elks hall,
FL Centre.
Kiwanis dinner, !, Barbara Worth.
Pioneer dance, $3.50, Veterans haS..,
Ell Centre.
Patriotic dance, $3.50, 500 Broad
way
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Nine Companies
To Furnish Gas

FL Centre will buy its gasoline
during 1898 from nine companies,
the city council ruled Wednesday
night when nine bids were received
offering to furnish the city gasoline
at prices almost identical.
The purchasing agent was in
structed to purchase the city's gas,
estimated at 25,000 gallons annually.
from the nine companies or those
Who agree to contract to furnish
the fuel for 14ia cents a gallon, de-
livered. Purchase will be divided
equally between the companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06

lanterns to carry out the effect.
Chow Mein was served as the
main dish
A door prize was given away and
it was won by Katherine Won ALL
men.
Present were Marian Call, Evelyn
Lewis, Verna Ruggles, Ruth Camp
bell, Katherin Won Allmen. Opal
Townsend, Velma Scroggins. Mrs.
w. E. Mills, Mrs. w. L. Benning-
ton and Mary Labrucherie of Ell
Centre;
Mrs. William Sobke and Mrs.
Clara Taylor of Calexico, Mrs.
Franklin Garrett and Anna Baret-
ia of Calipatria; Pauline McElroy
of Imperial and Mona Wendell,
Virginia Donald, Iva Tucker, Mrs.
Ray Nissen, Mrs. Eddie Beechey.
and Mrs. John Collins of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Methodist Ladies
In Meeting

The Women Council of the First
Methodist church, Holtville. held
its regular all-day meeting at
the home of Mrs. William Wiging-
ton. hostess, 703 N. Maple st.
Thursday. Mrs. F.. w. Leng. presi-
dent of the Woman's Aid society.
presided. Mrs. Della Baker. presi-
dent of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society was in charge of
that organization at the meeting.
Mrs c. M Rowland, a returned
missionary from Japan. gave
book review. Luncheon was served.
each one bringing own table SER
vice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurance CaSsow
and daughter. Norma, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harlan Traylor of Escondido
visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs c. A. Butler over the week
end.
Revival meetings are being held
at the First Baptist church every
night except Saturday, at 7:30 pm.
Evangelist Aldrich is in charge
John DePaoli has been i'll at his
home.
Mary June Blackwood of Ell Cen
tro spent the week visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Fannie Crom-
well.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
.rts And Crafts
Section Meets

I Members of the arts and crafts
section of the Junior Ten Thous-
and club met Wednesday night to
work on their leatherwork projects
at the home of Mrs. Winston Al
derSon on Vine avenue.
Present were Marjorie Spear,
Mrs. Roger Acker, Margaret Plem-
ons, Mrs. Charles Free, Mrs. A. j.
Free, Mrs. Bud Parker, Mrs. Charles
Correll. Mrs Clarence Polzin, Eve
lyn Johnson and Mrs. Anderson.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
FiUe Ell Centrans
Attend Rally

Five Ell Centrans attended the
all-day rally meeting the White
Cross of Southern California. Tues
day, at Scott Memorial Baptist
church, Los Angeles.
Instruction was given on the
making and packing of articles to
be sent to foreign missions.
El Centre present were the Mes
danes M. Fl. Gavin, Earl Maddux,
Kate Beecher, H. r. Johnston and
f. F.. Doty.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Instruction GiUen
Ne,U Officers

Mrs. Sarah Campbell of Blythe,
deputy Grand Matron of the 9th
district of Eastern Star, has been
in the valley this week giving in
struction to the new Eastern Star
officers.
She visited the Brawley lodge
Monday night, CaleXico on Tues
day afternoon, Imperial Tuesday
night and Holtville on Wednesday.
Mrs. Campbell will instruct the
new officers of Signal chapter, Ell
Centro, on Sunday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Executive Board To
Meet Sunday

Members of the Executive board
CT the county Christian Endeavor
Union will meet at 2:30 Sunday at
the Presbyterian church in BraW-
ley.
Plans for the officers conference
set for Feb l and for the conven-
tion to be held in April at Brawley,
will be discussed
Ethel Maupin, president, will
frociIa
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Peace Officers to
Select Leaders

Annual election of officers will
take place at Friday nights meet
ing of the Imperial-Yuma Peace
| Officers association at the Elks
club in Ell Centre.
Chief of Police j. Sterling Os-
walt, president of the association
for 1887, will preside for the last
/ time. Dinner will be served at 7
o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Elementary School Principals
To Attend Meeting Saturday

of public instruction, as the main
speaker. A varied program of mu-
sic and dances and reports from
chairmen of group conferences will
be presented.
Luncheon will be served at noon
with an authority on desert plants
and animals as the speaker.
The day will be concluded with
walks and drives to Palm Canyon
the date farms, and other points
of interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Ch. CIV P.E.O.
WI Meet

Members of Chapter CIV P.E.O
viii meet for luncheon at 1890 pm
Saturday, at the home of Mrs. L
w. Slee 878 Orange avenue.
Miss Maude Danforth and Mrs
Slee viii be cohostesses. The pro-
gram will be in charge of Mrs
Norman Dupont
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Club Board To
Meet Friday

The Imperial county board of the
California Federation of Women's
clubs will meet at 10 am. Friday in
Veterans Memorial hall, Calipatria.
w S. Dunn Of Imperial, guest
speaker, viii give a talk on the
Constitution.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Match-Point Club
Holds Meeting

Mrs. B. E. Lemons and J. E. Col
Inns of Riverside, earned the high
scores in contract at the Match
Point-Duplicate bridge club meet
ing Tuesday night at the Lemons
home on Sandalwood drive
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Mason were
second and Mrs. Charles Delp
and E. P. Pennebaker were third.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Central Committee
Sponsors Dance

A dance, sponsored by the Cen
trail committee for furthering of
the alien initiative measure, will be
held at 8 pm. Friday, at 500
Broadway.
4
You Haven't Read All the News
Until You've read the Ads
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06

PAINFUL FEET
Make You Sick All Over
1T IS YOUR ONE OPPOR-
TUNTIY TO SECURE SOME
THING REALLY NEW, Eff
GENT AND PRACTICAL IN A
FOOT APPLIANCE.
The DIR. HELMS FLEX-
ARCH, which is soft, pliable and
comfortable, while stimulating
circulation, repositions the bones
of the FEET and strengthens
the muscles so that you actually
WALK YOUR WAY TO FOOT
HEALTH AND EASE with ev-
cry step you take.
All strictly hand made to mea-
sure for YOUR FEET Remem-
ber. you can secure the DIR.
HELMS FLEX-ARCH from DR..
HELMS in person at the KIRBY
SHOE STORE.
Attend the FREE LECTURE
at KIRBY'S SHOE STORE to-
morrow CFriday) evening, on
what YOU should know about
YOUR FEET 7:30 p. M ADV
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06
Legion Juniors
VIII Meet

Members of the American Legion
auxiliary Junior viii meet at $50
pm. Friday in Veterans Memorial
hall.
4
For Results Read The P0st-Press
Classified Section
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-06

John DePaoli has been i'll at his
home
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25
WAR PREPARATIONS

There is practically unanimous vote among
observers of foreign affairs that Nazi Germany
has intensified her war preparations since May.
Smarting under Czechoslovakia's flat refusal to
hand over to Berlin control of her internal poll
cies, Hitler is straining the already overstraned
resources of Germany. Industries not directly en-
gagged in war preparations have been ordered to re-
lease vast numbers of men for this work. Men
retired for age are being drafted for it. And the
German railroads, already tightly rationed on their
use of Steel are forbidden to buy any of that metal
which can be used for arms.
Also, there seems to be good deal of method
in this war madness. All measures to increase
the striking power of Hitlers army are being con-
centrated on the Czechosovak frontier; while at
least 100000 extra men are strengthening the de-
fenses of the western frontier. The obvious idea
is to strike Czechoslovakia with overwhelming
force, while using a minimum of men to hold back
counter attack from France.
When the crash will come no one really knows
1t may come in September with the Nazi army
maneuvers; it may be delayed till next spring; it
may not come for years. But what spectacle
of insanity the Nazis are showing!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25
LABOR RELATIONS

The statement by William Green, president of
the American Federation of Labor, that he and
President Roosevelt are in accord on the necessity
of making some changes in the National Labor
Relations Act is an encouraging development of
the determination Of the American Federation of
Labor to make the Labor Act and it's administra-
tion what the sponsors of the Act intended it to
be.
The Act was passed to guarantee the right to
organize and bargain collectively with the rights
of craft unions adequately safeguarded. But in
it's administration the Act has been used by the
Labor Board in opposition to American Fedora
ton of Labor Unions and in favor of that secession
movement known as the Committee for Industrial
Organization.
interviewed by reporters after he had confer
red by appointment with the President at the Sum-
mer White House at Hyde Park Mr. Green said
he had called attention to present complaints
against the administration of the law by the La
Dor Relations Board,' going certain specific
cases where the Board has departed from the
spirit of the law in reaching decisions.
While not outlining the detailed changes in the
labor law that might be effected, Mr.. Green said
that broadly they either might curtaiI the Labor
Boards present powers or clarity them.
"We discussed possible changes in the law
in accord on the necessity of making some changes
in the law to overcome the objections we the A.
f. of L,) have offered regarding the Boards ad-
ministration.''
Illustrative of Mr.. Green's complaints to Mr.
Roosevelt relative to the Labor Board having eX-
ceeded its authority was the case of the Ambridgc
Products Company, Ambridge, Pa, in which he
said the Labor Board had not only shown PARTISAN
ship for the c. |. 0. but deed the courts In that
the Labor Board persisted in setting aside
at the nstigation of the C.. l. o. contract between
the company and the Electrical Workers Union, a
Federation affiliate, after the Federal Courts
in Pennsylvania had upheld the contract Not un-
til the American Federation of Labor union had
won in an election to determine majority repre-
sentation did the Board retreat from its champion
ship of the c. l. o., Mr. Green said.
The National Labor Relations Act was not
passed by Congress to be used against the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor unions, nor was the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board set up for the ac-
complishment of this unpatrotc purpose. The
millions of members Of the bona fide labor move
ment are glad to learn that this unfortunate and
unwarranted anomaly is in process of being cor
rected so that the law will be more impartially and
more judicially administered.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25
A VERY MINIMUM WAGE

The minimum wage board of Pennsylvania has
asked Ralph M. Bashore, Secretary of Labor and
Industry for that state, to set minimum wage
for 10000 laundry workers at SO a week. The
board first planned to ask for minimum of $40 so
ia week; but something shifted the majority to the
Hover scale. For this slow-starvation wage scale
lis in one respect like some reactionary decisions
Iof the Supreme Court; it was adopted by a vote
Iof five to four.
Nine dollars a week, with steady work, means
$l6S year. Passing by the fact that most low
wage industries are notoriously irregular employ
ment industries, it is simply impossible in any good
sized town for a worker to live decenty and
Ihealthfully on such a sum.
Mr.. Bashore is obviously reluctant to follow
the findings of the board; but complains that those
who ought to be fighting such scheme are ne
glecting to do So There would seem to be moral
here which organized labor might well find.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25

ideals go up in the smoke of battle and are COM
pletely forgotten-these are of the evils that
the American people must guard against in their
struggle against war.
The task of the peace, labor and liberal forces
today is to urge upon their Government the neces-
sary economic adjustments to keep war out of the
world, but failing that to keep America out of
war.
President Roosevelt said in his recent
Canadian speech:
"The vast amount of our resources the vigor
of our commerce and the strength of our men have
made us vital factors in world peace whether we
choose or not. Happily, you and we, in friendship
and in entire understanding, can look clear-eyed
at these possibilities resolving to leave no path
way uneXplored and no technique undeveloped
which may, if our hopes are realized, contribute
to the peace of the world. Even if those hopes are
we can assure each other that this
hemisphere at least shall remain a strong citadel
wherein civilization can flourish unimpared"
And so it must be. If civilization is not to be
completely destroyed there must remain one area,
at least, of peace and sanity in war-mad world.
Organized Labor owes it to itself and to the
ideals for which it stands to resolve this Labor
Day to throw it's weight to the side of peace
peace based social justice. Neither can be
achieved by war.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25
"JIGGERS''

Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Bertha Dobbins,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Dobbins
of Aten ave., Wellsville, to Mr.. Louis
| Groubert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Groubert of Church lane. The cere-
Imony took place Monday night at 7
o'clock in the rectory of St. Aloysius
Catholic church with Rev. Father
Thomas e. Walsh officiating in the
presence of Miss Lois Marie Curran
and the bridegroom's brother, Mr..
Paul Groubert.
The bride was gowned in blue and
white ensemble and her corsage was
of tea roses. Miss Curran wore pink
lace with blue accessories and her cor
sage was of gardenias.
Following a brief honeymoon Mr..
and Mrs. Groubert will reside with the
bridegroom's parents. The bridegroom
is employed with the United States en-
gineers and is at dam 10 near Bril-
liant. Mr.. Groubert was former
member of Loe1l Union = No. So.
The Picnic Committee and members
|of the Executive Board of the N. B.
of o. P. enjoyed piN.ic at the sum-
mer home of Louis Peislock at
Grimm's Bridge, last Saturday and
Sunday.
1t is reported Saul Mccoy can still
eat as much as ever. Also that John
McGillivray has become quite champ
at horseshoe pitching.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25

! THOMAS C. BLAISDELL .
i j. J. j. j. + 4 4 = 4 j. j. + i 4 + 1

Thomas G. Blaisdell, 43 years old,
as an individual and only little over
a month old as member of the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission, is
!already in the news, but is certain to
get more SO at an early date. With
an experience with ranges from teach
ing in colleges in India and China to
being executive director Of the con-
sumer's division of the NRA, Mr. Blais-
dell, by virtue of his position, as we'll
as of his natural bent, is taking an i'm
portant part in the monopoly investi-
CATION.
Mr.. Blaisdell's faith in the common
folk of the world may have bounds,
but they haven't been found yet. 81
never had better students in Columbia
University than / had in India and
China" he said recently; and before
that, he declared that the common
people of any country could under
stand any public question if it were
put up to them in the right way.
His work on the NRA, his studies
in writing history of the Federal
Trade Commission, and many other
Experiences and qualities should make
him one of the uncommonly valuable
men in the monopoly investigation.
Personally, he is about 5 feet, 8,
still showing youthful leanness. He
is fair-skinned, blue-eyed, with hair
which his Chinese pupils must have
considered red, for that color shows
through the everything brown. His eye
brows are much thicker than those of
most men so light in coloring; and he
has an oddly gently voice.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25
LABOR DAY-l93S

Labor Day, 1898, marks another year of prog
ress for organized labor-progress brought about
through untiring etlolts-progreSs based upon
peace and social justice.
This Labor Day should be utilized to resolve
firmly to move forward in order to strengthen oul
peace and our democracy. There is one danger il
the country which threatens aboIS progress. That
danger is Americas involvement in another for
egn which will bring with it the nefal'ious In.
dustrial Mobilization Plan of the War Department
"a plan that will strike at the very core of oul
democracy and crush every vestge of trade union
ism and personal liberty.
There are forces at work in our country today
that, for reasons of their own, would not hesitate
to plunge this country into war. Desire for wal
profts-blood money; allegiance to different
ideals from Americas and her democracy; vision
airy high-sounding moral" reasons-forgettinG
that when war comes, as IN the World War, al
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25
SOME SIGNS OF MORE HOUSING

Authorities in the building field believe that
construction this year will total $4,000 100000
(which will be the top figure since the depression
The first half of 1888 fell nearly 5000 600 be-
low the same period of last year but the last two
months have shown a sharp upturn and PWA
.allotments will begin to count before the year is
over.
AS samples Of what the government has done
in the housing line, the United States Housing Au
jthorty cites two Cleveland building projects
Iopened for occupation almost exactly one year ago
One houses $40 families at an averaged rental OF
I$5O7 per room per month, one $50 families at al
average rental Of $6.0l per room per month anc
both are 100 per cent occupied.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25
PHILADELPHIA YELLOW
CAB DRIVERS STRIKE

Philadelphia, Pa. (AF'LWNS)-More
than 1000 drivers, members of Local
1856 of the Taxi Drivers Union, A. F.
of l.. affiliate, participated in the vote
here that called a strike against the
Yellow Cab Company, which operates
about 600 of the 700 licensed taxis in
Philadelphia. Union officials said the
vote was unanimous.
Under the expired contract the
drivers received As per cent of the
gross receipts and an SIS minimum
Following a number of weeks of nego-
tiations the union compromised on so
per cent of the receipts and $50 mini
mum. Refusal of the company to
grant this demand resulted in the
strike called.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25
: COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

Harper's Magazine is publication
ly, this is due to it's Accent price and
partly to its highbrow tradition. But
recent issue contains an article by
George B. Cressey on Siberia packed
with facts which everyone ought to
know-especially in these days when
world politics has habit of being on
the front page. Some of these facts
are set forth below. Mr.. Cressey
makes no comment on the virtues or
sins of the Russian regime.
Siberia is nearly 60 per cent larger
than the United States. 1t used to be
the chief destination of exiles; now it
is the scene of an astounding colonial
ton. It's population has grown from
10, 100000 in 1914 to 25,637,0O in 1888
"a growth of 146 per cent. Probably
it has at least 30,OO0,000 people now.
Cultivated land in the same time in
creased 205 per cent-"It is an i'm
pressive sight," says Mr.. Cressey, "to
see thousands of acres plowed for the
first time in history" In 1887, two
thirds of spring plowing and rs per
cent of fall plowing was done by trac-
tors; and every railroad station in ST.
IBERIA has new grain elevator.
X X x
In Siberia as in Canada, a majority
of the land is not fit for agriculture;
but in both cases, much of the land un-
fit for the plow is covered by timber.
Some of this timber is exported by the
Arctic Ocean; more of it by the Trans
Siberian railway and it's European con-
nections. Much of the rolling stock of
that railway is poor, though vastly bet
ter than in 1923.
Last SUMNER" said Mr.. Cressey,
81 spent several weeks travelling back
and forth on the main line, and fire.
quently counted the freight trains 60
ing in the opposite direction. The av-
erage was one train every II minutes" "
Fully equal to the development of
agriculture and the railway is the de-
velopment of manufacture, especially
that of iron and steel. The second
largest steel production of the Soviets
is in the Kuznetz area of Siberia. A
region which contained less than 1O0,-
600 people dozen years ago now has
we'll over the million; and Mr.. Cressey
tells of four blast furnaces producing
1000 tons of pig iron day.
x X x
Like other American visitors, Mr..
Cressey finds living standards in Rus
sia vastly improved-with plenty of
room for further gains.
'The development of Siberia has be-
come major safeguard for world
peace" declares Mr.. Cressey; pointing
out that even Successful war would
check the development now going on.
But if war comes between Russia and
Japan, Russia will not be fighting at
the end Of the worlds fishing pole, as
she did 33 years ago. She has big
military supplies thousands of miles
nearer the fighting front now than
then.
Perhaps knowledge of these facts
explains why Japan took slap in the
face few weeks ago.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-25
WHAT MAKES A LYNCHING?

press Service, National Association
for Advancement of Colored People)
What makes a lynching possible :?
The question is answered effectively
by George Leighton in the second and
final installment of his story of an
American city, Omaha, Nebraska, ap-
pearing in the current issue of Har-
perS magazine.
In a straightforward and moving
account Of the forces behind the rise
and fall and later lame attempt at a
comeback of this mid-western railroad
center since the eighteen-nineties,
Leighton includes an account of the
lynching of viii Brown, a packing
house worker in Omaha during the lat
ter part of September, 1919, for an al
legged attack on Agnes Lobeck, a white
woman.
Carefully, he builds up the back
ground of this case, showing the polit-
ical corruption that included control of
organized vice, the part played by So
called respectable business men of the
town, railroad barons, the giant utili-
ties with their headquarters in the
East, the monopolistic meat-packers
with their main Offices IN Chicago. All
these forces, aided by the Omaha Bee
pushed a press campaign of slander
against Negroes, accusing them of at
tacking whites, that eliminated in the
lynching Of Brown, Leighton says in
his article.
Leighton makes it clear that it is
not racial hatred, but the desire for
fat profits, built up on the backs of
prostitutes and sweat-shop labor, and
the crushing of organized labor
through organized corrupt politicians
that accounted for the lynching of Will
Brown back in 1919.