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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
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Text OF Secretary of Interior
Harold L. Ickes address at Brawley
Monday night.
Speaking in this twentieth cen
tury town, it is fitting that the
subject be primarily that of electric
power. Here in this beautiful valley
81 aptly described as The Palm
of the Hand of God we have ore
of the best examples Of the ability
of man TO add TO natural endoW-
nents and to make desert region
into a garden spot. Just as the
great seer. lockwood, dreamed OF
the wonders which irrigation would
perform here, so your twentieth
century seers-Phil Swing, Evan l.
HeWes. and other members Of your
board of directors-have Visioneo
the wonders which cheap electricity
would perform for you.
The confidence Of the people IN
these directors and in the service
which has already been demon
strated here in Brawley was strik-
ingly shown last month when the
people voted "a to l to spread these
facilities into other parts of the
valley.
Thrice National Average
am told that from 1886 to 1897
the consumption OF electrical ener-
gy here in the valley increased 30
per cent. SO that you are now using
three times as much as the national
average. When the new lines are
completed and the power drops on
the All American canal are ready
for the generation Of still more
energy. I believe that you will have
here a great example Of a twen-
tieth century American community.
Water from the Colorado river,
combined with your fertile earth
and continuous sunshine has al
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
100 gallons of pickles.

100 gallons of pickles.
And more of the same thing.
Earnest Edwards of HoltVille, who
directed the barbecue as the val
leys chef par excellence when II
comes to meat cooked slowly While
wrapped in burlap over the Goals,
threw up his hands in defeat as
the crowds poured past the "1eed
lot as locusts go over a ileld.
Members of the Women's auxi-
Lary of the American Legion com
bined with service club members
and district employees to help serve
and take care Of the monster crowd,
under the direction of Walter
Geodson. Thirty boy scouts were
recruited to help police officers OF
BraWley and even Ell Centro to
keep order. The BraWley force took
care of the usual town routine.
fearing q minor crime outbreak,
while out of the city police guarded
the park Officers, however, re-
ported little disturbance beyond.
knife fight at the barbecue stand.
Entertaining The crowd with mu-
sic blared out over loudspeakers
was a force of 30 musicians spon-
3ored by the Mexicali Chamber OF
Commerce. Despite hours of play
ing and singing, the musicians car
ried ON later in a Jam session OF
their own in the chamber of COM
merce offices.
Newspapermen in Action
Flashlights popped and Imperial
Valley saw battery of newspaper
men from news services and a
number of papers 90 into action
when Sec. Ickes took the stand.
A news reel camera ground away
while the secretary spoke
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18

crowd who recognized him. but
more eyes turned toward the boyish
Mrs. Ickes walking beside her hus-
band
Mrs. Ickes is much younger than
the secretary. at least as tall and
considerably prettier. She has strik-
ing red hair and eyes that appear
always on the verge of a smile.
Monday she was dressed in smart
sports clothes.
Immediately on boarding the train
the Ickes party, which consisted of
John c. Paige. U. S. Reclamation
Bureau commissioner, and r. L.
Johnson. Ickes secretary. retired to
their drawing room. The private
railway car of H. F. Lathrop. gen.
eral passenger agent for the South
ern Pacific. which Ickes had been
using. was left in Los Angeles for
repairs, forcing the secretary 10
take accommodations in the regular
Pullman coach. A brake rod on the
private car was damaged while
bringing the secretary from San
Francisco Sunday night.
On the train Sec Ickes lived up
to his reputation as being gruff
and hard tc talk with. He has few
words for reporters The constan,
demands of Washington life have
apparently caused him to adopt a
studied reserve. Sec. Ickes. after
firm handshake. answered ques-
tions about his trip with yes or
no and then looked out the
window. Questions about details OF
Imperial Valley problems brought
Look here. y&ung man, I've got
million projects and I can't be
expected to know everything about
each one. You'll have to see Mr.,
Paige about East Mesa because l
don't know about it. We follow the
Reclamation Bureaus recommended
tions pretty closely"
Paige, acting as spokesman for
the secretary, explained that Ickes'
trip was based partly upon curiosity
The secretary has never seen
most of the projects of the Reclama-
ton Bureau and is taking this
chance to see them. We plan to
go up north to Bonneville dam and
other projects before going back
to Washington, Paige declared.
Failure of Sec. Ickes to keep en-
gagements at Riverside to see the
Metropolitan aqueduct and sched-
uled trip through Coachella valley
were blamed on Ickes' fatigue.
THE secretary has had a hard
trip and he just didn't feel up to
taking a long automobile ride >
Paige said.
Sec. Ickes trip to inland was un-
eyentful except for the appearance
of six boxes of Coachella dates,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18

QuCIlOllS WdS ledd'
Two men were eheered into ST.
lence when they stepped TO the
microphone for the first time. They
were Evan T HeWes, president OF
the Imperial Irrigation District who
has led the districts battles IN
Imperial Valley and Washington
for two terms, and Mark Rose,
veteran director known as the Fa-
ther of the All American canal.
HeWes, master of ceremonies at
a ceremony to dedicate the districts
new power system, himself intro
duced the men whose efforts have
brought to fruition the districts
program.
Mark Rose he introduced as the
man who conceived the idea of the
All American canal, and worked for
a quarter of a century to bring his
idea into fact.
There was applause, too, for 9TH
ers on the platform whose hands
and minds played no small part in
bringing about the thing thou
sands had gathered to celebrate.
There was Phil D. Swing, CO.
author of the SWing-Johnson bill
which created Boulder Dam and
the All American canal. Out of
congress now, Swing has served
for several years as the districts
special representative at Washing
ton.
There was on the platform, too,
Ira Aten, next to Mark Rose in
length of service on the districts
board of directors, and second TO
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18

Coney Island. or Grammar Chi
nese theater, with monster search
lights perched atop the Planters
hotel and the Elks Hall, swinging
ceaseless back and forth across
the sky. A crowd of every nation
ality the valley offers milled around
in the streets which were blocked
off by traffic officers. Youngsters
played football on the city hall
lawns and threw paper plates from
the Elks hall steps while their eld-
ers either inspected the exhibits
of machinery destined for Drop
on the All American canal,
crowded about the lrandstand
which faced the barbecue pits in
the parking lot by the hotel, or
spread blankets under trees to
hear Sec. Harold L. Ickes dedicate
the power program.
Special Officers
Special traffic officers, from the
highway patrol, kept traffic out Of
the streets between the park and
the barbecue pits where thousands
Of stomachS consumed this
Fifteen steers.
400 pounds of beans.
200 pounds of coffee.
1000 loaVes of bread.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18

none in loyalty to the cause OF the
All American canal and power gen.
Grated by the canal.
There we're Congressman Ed v.
lac of the goth district; former
CONGRESSMAN George Burnham of
the same district; State Senator
Ed Fletcher Of San Diego; and
members of the states Colorado
River Board, directors of the Metro
politan Water District, the Los An
geleS Bureau of Light and Power,
the Palo Verde Irrigation District,
the Coachella Valley County Water
Users Association, and State En-
gineer Ed He'll.
From San Diego came a large
delegation of friendly civic lead
ers, and others were there from
Yuma and from Mexicali.
There were few talks before
Ickes spoke.
Rose spoke of the tremendous
good Imperial Valley will receive
from the All American canal and
Boulder dam.
1T means tremendous things"
he said. 1T means flood control,
and drought control, and control
of silt and salt in the water"
Izac briefly complimefted the
people on their achievement.
HeWes, remarking before he in
troduced any guests that a great
victory was being celebrated, paid
tribute to pioneers present and
absent who battled the desert in
Imperial Valleys early days
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
Teachers Institute
To Open Wed.

Wilson school will be the scene
of a teachers institute at 7:30 pm.
Wednesday when Judge Vaughn N.
Thompson will discuss Juvenile
Crime Problems and Roy Womack,
Selling Your Wares.
Ell Centro school pupils will fur
nish the music for the evening. The
public may attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
Supervisors Study
Ban on Shooting

In response To request from the
farm bureau. Imperial county super
visors Monday considered possibil-
f;y Of passing an ordinance max
ing it unlawful to shoot firearms
within one fourth of a mile of any
farm building, corral, or field where
livestock is kept without permis-
sion OF the owner.
The request was made in a letter
nom Scott B. Foulds. farm bureau
secretary, because of farmers COM
plants regarding the carelessness
of hunters in Imperial county
Supervisors referred the matter
to the district attorneys office fol
a legal opinion.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
Liner Docks
Ijnaided as TUG
Men Strike

NEW YORK. Oct Is. CUP)-The
Sc o00-tan liner Queen Mary doeked
at her North River pier today with
eut the assistance of tugs.
The difficult and dangerous task
was necessitated because of the
strike Of 1000 tugboat workers
whose representatives refused speci-
al permission for them 10 aid the
BIZ liner al the end of her western
transatlantic voyage from South
ampton with l.60l passengers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
At. OIL. Backs
Gov. Merriam

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18. up
American Federation OF Labor
members IN California were urged
tcday by William Green, AFL pres
ident, and Joseph Casey, interna-
;ional organizer for the teamsters'
union. to support the candidacy OF
Gov. Frank Merriam, Republican
Incumbent.
A statement from Casey, released
through Merriams campaign head
quarters. was accompanied by a
letter from Green taking note OF
ClO opposition to Merriam.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
ASSOCIATED FARMERS
GATHER AT FRESNO

FRESNO, Cal, Oct. 10. UP)-
Officers of San Joaquin Valley units
of the Associated Farmers of Cali
fornia gathered here today for
meeting to be highlighted by an
address by Holmes Bishop of Orange
county, state president of the farm
organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18

ready MADE you prosperous. oiioaP
electricity will help to make it
possible for all of you to live in
comfort.
Government Cooperation
I should like to go further and
point out to you that this is also
a wonderful example of coopera-
ton between local government and
the federal government. Without
your fine local initiative this de-
yelopment would not have taken
place. But unless you had had IN
Washington a progressive govern
ment interested in conserving the
resources Of the country. and in
terested in protecting the people
of the country, you would not have
had the All American canal; nor
the electrical generating plants and
distribution systems provided by
the Public Works Administration;
nor the loans for rural electrifica-
ton lines provided by the Rural
Electrification Administration.
Throughout the country federal
agencies have been making similar
loans for the greater development
of our country, and these loans
have at the same time provided
employment for millions-both on
the construction JOB and in the
mills and factories which produced
the machinery and materials neces-
sary for the construction job. We
witness here only a small part OF
the total job which has been done,
but the increase in the national
income under this administration
reflects clearly the advantages of
a government which Is socially
conscious and ready TO carry on
the necessary improvements in the
land which private initiative is
either unwilling or unable to un-
dertake.
keep PrOgressiyes"
In dedicating this fine plant, l
would like TO point to il as an out
standing example of the advantages
OF cooperation between progressive
local governments and progressive
federal governments Here is such
an example as other communities
might follow for their own benefit
as well as for the benefit of the
nation.
A progressive government aan-
not be progressive unless it is man
ned BY progressiyes. If you want
that kind Of government you must
keep progressiyes on guard.
By pressing on this button 1 Will
turn on current sufficient for 10000
people I dedicate this power plant
] 10 those OF you who are here and
10 the generations Of your children
Tor all time 10 come.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
DIRECTORS DAUGHTER
TO MARRY SOON

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 18. up
Suzanne Vidor. 10. daughter of King
idor, motion picture director. and
Earl v Armstrong. jr, q, of PaSa-
dena, plan 10 wed in the near
future, 1t was learned today fol-
lowing the filing in Pasadena OF
notice CT intention TO wed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
Five Killed When
Planes Collide

DETROIT. Oct. 13. UP) Two
planes collideG over the motor city
airport Sunday, exploded and
carried five persons to their death.
The victims were William Stan
islaw, 35, pilot; Walter Paselk, 46,
pilot and Ford Motor Co., worker
Francis Baby, %, Chrysler Corp,
worker; Robert E. Lee, 26. and his
son, Robert E. jr., three and half
years old.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
4s# #4OlTVllLE BOYS
ATTEND DEDICATION

HOLTN1ILE. Oci Is. - Herbert
Fencher. agriculture teacher IN the
schools mere. took 10 baXs 10 tie
Imperial dam dedication TUESDAY as
a part OF their study OF irrigation
problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
Rectory Starte d
For HoItviIIe

HOLTVILLE, Oct. 18.-Construc-
ton of a new siX-room stucco rec
tory for ST. Joseph's Catholic
church in Holtville was begun this
week, according TO the Rev. Philip
Watt, pastor.
The new parish house is to be
built between the church and the
presen. rectory. which will be NOV
ed to the rear of the lot and re-
modelled into a garage
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18

serve 10000 people.
Only a second before he had de-
parted from the prepared text Of
his speech to warn 10000 persons
gathered for the dedication of the
All American canal power system
that "a progressive government can
not be progressive unless it IS man
ned by progressives. II you want
that kind of government you must
keep progressives on guard
Secretary Ickes implied cham
pionship OF the New Deal came
after he had pointed TO the NUM-
cipal power system as an outStand-
ing example OF the advantages of
cooperation between progressive To-
cal governments and progressive
federal governments.
Sets Good Example
Here is such an example as other
communities might follow for their
own benefit as well as for the bene-
fit OF the nation" Ickes declared.
The secretarys speech climaxed
a series OF introductions and short
talks by district and state leaders
in a park jammed TO capacity by
Imperial Valleyites from every walk
of life. Many had been there during
the greater part of the afternoon.
coming for a barbecue that began
at pm. and remaining for the
dedication ceremonies.
Many OF the same persons will go
10 Imperial Dam at II am. today
10 witness dedication of the All
American canal by Secretary Ickes,
who will turn the first water into
the big ditch.
Modern Community
Secretary Ickes told his audience
that the coming of cheap municipal
electricity TO Imperial Valley will
make of the valley "a great example
of goth century American COM
munity."
lie paid tribute TO directors of the
irrigation district and to others in
strumental in bringing about de-
yelopment of the All American can
al and its power system, reviewed
briefly the confidence of the people
In the district directors as shown
by last months "a TO vote in favor
OF power revenue bonds, and pre-
dicted a glowing future for the val
ley
Water from the Colorado river,
combined with your fertile earth
and continuous sunshine has al
ready made you prosperous" he
said. Cheap electricity will help
10 make it possible for all of you
TO live in comfort"
Made by Cooperation
Splendid cooperation between To-
cal and federal governments made
possible the valleys canal and
power development, Secretary Ickes
declared, adding:
Unless you had in Washington
a progressive government interested
in conserving the resources of the
country. and interested in protect
inc the people of the country, you
would not have had the All Am
erican canal; nor the electrical
generating plants and distribution
systems provided by the Public
Works Administration; nor the
loans for electrification lines pro-
vided by the Rural Electrification
Administration -
District officials estimated the
machinery started in motion by
the secretary will serve more than
600 miles of transmission lines in
rural and city areas throughout
the valley. Until plants on the canal
are completed, power viii be gener-
ated at the standby plant at Braw-
lev
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
Wife Tops Ickes in Pulling Power
And Good Looks. Reporter Says
BY LOGAN JENKINS

His wifes red hair and attractive smile put secretary
Harold l. ckes into secondary lmelight Monday. Nalet
ing along platform the Los Angeles depot READY u
board his train Imperial Valley the stocky secretary
of the interior drew attention from those III the sa
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
Roll ofHonor
Called at Power
Celebration

A pageant of Imperial Valleys political and diplomatic
srengh-the strength that made possible Boulder DAM
Imperial Dam, the All American canal and the pubic
power before 10000 spectators at BraW-
lev Monday night when by honor roll of intro
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
I'm Not Fond of
Stonds. Says
Bureou Chief

While voices blared the speaker system at BraW-
ley Monday night voices that repeated Il want to intro
1sce who another stood in the shadow
back of the grandsand The John C. Paige, COM
missioner of the Z. S. Bureau Of Reclamation
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
Valley An Example for
Others SoYs Iekes as
He Turns on Power
Secretary Ickes Cites Poweras
Good Example of Progressiveness
Of Valley and Federal Government

Secretary Of Interior Harold 1, Ickes Monday night
pressed button in the Brawley city plaza linking tiny
electric sparks that sent enough power cracking through
distribution lines of the Imperial Irrigation District to
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-18
Thousands Hear
Ickes Dedicate
Power Servie

BraWey turned into a combination OF circus, car
niya and county fair Monday night when crowd esmat-
ed between five and thousand took the town 10
celebrate the formal dedication of public power in lmpe.
rial Valley The plaza park looked like valley version oil
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
FireHnen'S 'SFQir
At tROCkUiue

ROCKVILLE. Md, Aug. 6
Preparations for one of the larg
est carnivals ever staged by the
Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment are being completed here
this week for the opening Au
gust IL.
The committee in charge of ar
rangementS for the annual event
which will run eight days, is be.
ing headed by Chief w. Valentine
Wilson. Other committees an6
those serving on them are:
Purchasing, Clarence E. An
ders, chairman. and Marbury
Gates and Francis Lyddane; Ii
cenSeS. William F. Prettyman
chairman, and Valentine C. viii
son and Leslie B. Thompson;
electrical work, r. D. Waddle
chairman, and Earle r. Waddle
and Norman PyleS; advertising
E. F. Clements, chairman, and
Charles King, Frank Higgins
George Cristie, Edgar Davis
George Norris, Raymond Candy
and E. r. Waddle.
Those serving on the steering
committee with Chief Wilson are
Gates. Lyddane. Thompson anc
William Wooton.
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
CANDLELIGHT
First Wedding in so
Years in Chapel

WALDORF, Md, Aug. 6.-St
Paul'S Chapel in Waldorf this eve,
ming will have it's first wedding
in so years. The century-old church
has never been equipped with cleo
trio lights, so the services will be
conducted by candlelight. Records
show that the last wedding held
in the picturesque chapel, which
is barely large enough to hold q
score of people, was held in 1888
Miss Mary Isabel Bean, %, of
Waldorf. will marry Edward Law.
renee Leer. 25, of 1927 A st. S. E..
Washington. The bride is a grad
uate of Hughville High School
near Waldorf and is now a nurse
in a Washington hospital. Leer
a graduate Of st. Johns College
in Washington, is drum major OF
the Elks' Band in Washington,
The services will be conducted
by the Rev. Curtis Draper, of Wal.
dorf, a former acolyte at st.
James Episcopal Church in Wash.
ington. A reception will be held
after the wedding on the lawn at
the home Of the brides parents
here,
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
Mt. Vernon Place

Bishop w. w. Peele will be the
guest preacher tomorrow. Bishop
Peele is one of the newly elected
bishops, assuming this office al
the last General Conference held
at Birmingham, Ala, last, May
He will preach at both the morn
ing and evening services.
Bishop Peele was born in Glib
son, N. c. He received his A. B
and D. D. degrees from Duke Uni
verSity, and was made professor
Of mathematics at Rutherford
College in 1903, and in 1906 he
was made president of the same
institution. He was ordained a
minister in the M. E. Church
South, in 1906. He has served
some Of the largest churches in
the South. including Eden Street
Church, at Raleigh; Trinity
Church, Durham; First Church
Charlotte, and presiding elder OF
the Greensboro District.
Bishop Peele was professor of
Biblical literature in Trinity Col
lege, has been a member of the
General Conferences of 1884 and
1888. He was a member of the
commission on interdenomina
tional relations and church un
ion, and Of the general commits
sion on college policy. He is also
a trustee Of Duke University and
a member Of Phi Beta Kappa.
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
TOBACCO PRICE
PACT CHARGED

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Aug
Charges that tobacco com
panies are "ganging up" to keep
prices down this season were to
be aired at a meeting of Farm
Bureau representatives of five
Southern Maryland counties in
the courthouse at Upper Marlboro
today.
Tobacco growers are protesting
that in the face of a nearly so
per cent drop in the tobacco crop
last year, the purchase price on
the Baltimore market has fallen
from Is cents pound last season
to only IA cents this year. They
charge that the five major to-
bacco companies are operating un-
der an agreement not to pay more
tina Is cents pound for cigarette
tobacco.
w. R. c. Connick, president Of
the Prince Georges County Farm
Bureau, who will preside at the
meeting, said the tobacco growers
have been unable to uncover any
concrete evidence Of the alleged
agreement.
Counties to be represented are
Prince Georges, Calvert, Anne
Arundel, Charles and st. Mary'S.
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
MRS. DOWNEY
Catholic Leader Will
Be Buried MOndau

Requiem mass for Mrs. Jbhan.
nah M. Downey, prominent Cath.
olic laywoman in Washington, who
was instrumental in the founding
of st. Theresa's Catholic Church
will be celebrated Monday at
a. M, at st. Francis Xavier's
Church, Twenty-eighth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast
The Rev. Denis Keenan,, pastor of
st. Theresa's, will be celebrant
Burial will be in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.
Mrs. Downey, a resident of
Southeast Washington for 70
years, died yesterday at her home
1406 U st. S. E. She was the
widow Of Bryan Downey, con-
tractor, who died here in 1918.
A native Of County Kerry
Ireland, Mrs. Downey came to the
States when a girl. She was one
of the leaders in the founding OF
st. Theresa's Church, and was
active in church organizations
She was also member Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary, Ancient Ordel
Of Hibernians.
A son, John j. Downey, assist
ant superintendent of mails at the
City Post Office, and a daughter
Miss Margaret Katherine Downey
of this city, survive.