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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
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affects everyone in Los Angeles who
is connected with the milk indus
try.
It will directly affect also milk
producers in other areas, particu-
larly Imperial county, who ship
into the Los Angeles market, val
ley producers said.
The latest union demands were
even more far reaching than those
which led TO organization of the
Farmers Protective Association, a
group of hay producers who agreed
not to ship hay except by trucks
driven by men who have obtained
a card signifying that they are
satisfactory to the association. The
organization was formed to combat
efforts of the Beck union to con-
troll hay shipments. Since the asso-
citation was formed in Imperial
county, it has spread 70 numerous
other southern California counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Building Permit
Total Takes jump

Ell Centro's building permit total
for the year jumped Saturday from
s9,271 to S15,42l when permits to-
falling $3.50 were issued at the
city engineers office
Largest of the permits was to
Mark McClelland, contractor for
Mrs. Alice Harrison, for a $4,000
dwelling at 1903 Olive avenue.
Others were TO the Church OF
the Four-Square Gospel for ar
$500 dwelling and garage at 78C
Orange avenue; the Barbara Worth
Water company for awater tank at
6l5 State street costing $500; and
the Rio Grande Oil company for a
$50 neon sign at Eighth and Main
streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
FIR EN- EN- WILL
B { HOSTS AT
PARTY TONIGHT

Fl Centre firemen will play hosts
tonight at their twenty-ninth an
nual benefit dance. one of the high
lights of the winter social season.
Music, an elaborate floor show,
lavish decorations, and an excel
lent buffet supper are included
among the attractions offered by
the department. This is the only
social or benefit event sponsored
by the firemen.
We have established a reputa-
ton for giving good Dances Fire
Chief Tom Reams said. and We
are going to improve on that repu-
tation this year. This is going to
be the best party we ever gave
Dancing will begin at Veterans
Memorial hall at $50 o'clcrk and
continue until the wee sma' hours.
Supper will be served in the base
ment at the hall beginning at 1l:30
O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Truck Operators
Will Face Trial on
License Charges

Twenty-Five truck operators will
be tried in El Centre police court
Mar. 8 on charges OF operating in
FL Centro without a business IL
cenSe.
Representative of the trucking
concerns, largely interested in let
tuce hauling. were notified by Pa
trolman Frank Record that their
activities are in violation Of city
ordinance.
The concerns involved include
trailer companies, trucks hauling
dry pack lettuce to Los Angeles. and
trucks hauling lettuce from the
fields TO the sheds in FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
LEADING SONG
WRITER DIES

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. l9 up
Richard Whiting, who for 25 years
was ranked one of Americas lead
ing composers of popular songs, died
here today after a long illness. He
was 46 years old.
Whiting was the author of more
than a hundred hit tunes including
Tulip Time in Holland" which
first won him fame as a song
writer while he was still in his
teens. Till We Meet Again" "Japa-
nese Sandman" Beyond The Blue
Horizon Sing Baby Sing" and his
latest, Like a Fish Out of Water" -"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
YUMA FARM
UNIT FORMED

YUMA. Feb. 9.-Associated Far
mers of Yuma county organized here
Friday night with a membership Of
s..
The association will operate as az
Independent organization by using
bylaws and constitution Of the
California state association adapted
10 Arizona law. Six members Of
the Imperial county, Calf. asso-
eiation attended the organization
meeting. They we're II. T. Osborne
manager Of the Associated Farmers
Of Imperial county. Sheriff Robert
". Ware. Harvey Hastain, Walter
Ayeock. and r 3 WhitelaW.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Group Will Start
Functions at Once

The Farmers Protective assn, or
ganization, planned TO take trans
portation control from the unions
will begin TO function Immediately.
eight Imperial Valley men declared
Friday when they returned after
advocating the plan in eight Cali
fornia counties.
They formed the vanguard for
farmers, merchants and producers
who want the highways left free
for safe movement of products TO
and from the markets, they said
upon their return The group was
composed of Imperial county super
visors Hugh T. OSBORNE, B. NJ. Gra-
ham, and / Schlatter, George Ben
nett, Harvey Hastain, and r. Y.
Watson.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Extended Illness
Leads to Death

Mrs. Bridget Ann Mccormick, TIL
Park avenue, El Centro, died Fri
day afternoon after a long illness.
She had made her home in e.
Centro for eight years. She was
born in Lawrence, Mass, Dec. %,
1880.
The funeral will be held at Lem
ons funeral home at $50 am. and
at st. Mary's Catholic church al
10 am. Monday morning, with the
Reverend Father Van Veggel Off
ciating. She is survived by two
mothers, Edward F. Mccormick
Of El Centre, and Charles McCor-
mick of Lawrence, Mass.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
POLICE RAID
HOBO JUNGLE

Two dozen denizens Of the "hobo
jungles" near the east city limits
Of El Centre were ordered to leave
and their makeshift living quarters
razed Friday night by a raidins
squad composed of city police and
deputy sheriffs
Sacks of cabbage. carrots and
onions and other provisions were
discovered in the eight shacks in
habited by the men. One man had
20 loaves of fresh bread. the officer
SAID. One man used a truck body
as the basis for his house" while
another had constructed a shelter
out of wire netting plastered witt
cement.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Magazine Sales
Crew Leaves CITY
On Police Orders

A magazine crew of one man ant
y girls left El Centre hurriedly
Friday night with a warning by
Police Chief j. Sterling OsWalt
ringing in their ears.
Activities of the crew were called
to the attention of police when g
woman living ON South Tenth street
complained that "a crazy man is
trying to break into my house" and
one of her neighbors later added
the complaint that the same man
had disturbed her peace. He was
a magazine salesman.
As a result of the complaints. Ar
thur La Fargo was taken TO the
police station. then released with a
warning to cease his high-presSure
sales tactics. Twelve girls in his
magazine crew shared the warning
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Publishing Com
pany. 025 State street, Ell Centre,
California. as successor 10 the
Sunday issues of The Morning
Post and Valley Farmer. and the
Saturday issue of the Imperial
Valley Press.
Entered at El Centre, California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
Johnston. president and gem
eral manager; Z. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
Member California Newspaper
Pnblishers' Association.
West Holiday Co, Inc. National
Advertising representative.
Subscription Rates: &c per copy
or, In conjunction with the I'm
perlai Valley Press or The Morn
ing Post. Per Month, 60c: Paid in
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Bucket Brigade
Battles Blaze

A "bucket brigade" Of more than
100 persons battled a fire at the
Red Star Auto court between E.
Centro and Holtville Saturday NOR
ming ana brought the flames under
control after six cabins were de-
stroyed.
Flames in one of the cabins ignit-
ed row of the buildings shortly
before noon. The loss was estimat-
ed at $1,000 El Centro firemen took
fire extinguishers to the scene and
directed the fire fighting to cut
off the spread of the flames to
other cabins.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Arizona Governor
Injured in Auto

PHOENIX, Ariz, Feb 10. up
Gov. r. C. Stanford of Arizona,
injured painfully in an automobile
accident yesterday, was reported
very uncomfortable today at his
home here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-21

TINY island group, almost lost in ~ the swells of the South Pacific, the New Hebrides this year round out more than three decades under the joint rule of Great Britain and France.
 The Portuguese discovered the group in 1906 and England's Cap. tain Cook named it in 1774. By the middle of the 18th century missionaries and explorers had placed the islands on maps. Sub- sequently both Great Britain and France vied for ownership and clashed. Both sought to exploit the native copra, cotton and coffee.
 In 1886 a most serious native uprising called for French force of arms. The result was a joint agreement by Britain and France to admipister the islands there. after by mixed commission.
 So the New Hebrides since 1906 have existed under two flags, citizens of each country subjects of that particular rule. The native population is about 60,0OO, the French number about 900 and the British 200. Natives, many of them cannibals, are governed jointly. The islands cover 57O0 square miles.
 Postage stamps are issued bear- ing both French and British de- nominations. A 1925 stamp of the condominium is shown below.
 itrh 1ao-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-21

ther in her hands and a bouquet of rare white orchids. There would have been 8 dozen bridesmaids in rainbow colors; an organ murmur- ing Q Promise Me-" rice and old shoes, champagne, cake with white icing, tier upon tier.
 Instead this wedding took place in the front parlor of small frame house in a little mountain town. The parlor smelled strongly of mothballs. The light from the chandelier made @ glistening mir TOT out of the round ball spot on the justices head. His wife, act ing as witness, her hair done up in curl-papers, yawned openly more than once. This was not out of the ordinary occurrence to her, young people were so impatient; she and her good husband were often routed out of bed at all sorts of unearthly hours to "tie the knot" not realizing, the poor young things, how long 1t would be that way, once done.
 The bride was gowned, as the society column might have phrased it, in a somewhat worn navy blue suit and a cheap, but saucy and be- coming, little blue felt hat. Her voice shook little when she said T do"! and she clung tightly to the arm of the groom. The groom's voice boom- ed out, filling the whole parlor, when he gave his VOWS, there was a grim line of determination about his nice mouth.
 Whom God hath joined to- gethr, let no man put asunder .." the ancient and familiar words held strange poetic beauty-and then Connie was in Bret's arms, his lips on hers and they were man and wife.
 Remember" Bret said sternly, tucking her into his car with his most masterful air, your name now, young lady, is Mrs. Breton liar desty-for keeps. Don't you ever try to change it, or forget it for one minute!"
 Mrs. Breton Hardesty," Connie said, lingering over the name. It sounded almost frightening, yet 1t was & beautiful name. One to be proud of, to live up to and treasure and respect. It was Bret's gift to her; beautiful gift.
 She looked at the plain gold band that Bret said had beer his mothers and with which he had made Connie his wife. He mad said he would get her a much finer one, but this she would keep al- ways, nevertheless.
 Tomorrow the headlines would blaze with the news that Con- stance Corby, the richest gir. in the world, was married to an un- known and poor young engineer. Tomorrow she would become that rich girl again. She would send Uncle Tippy a wire; she would in- Struct him to SC that the real Katie Blyn was well repaid and to allow her to return to her own world. Would she be glad, or sorry? Connie wondered-iloping that 1t would be the first of these. Tomorrow Rodney would know that Connie had run away from him forever; that he had indeed lost her now.
 But this was tonight. Her wed- ding night. Tomorrow did not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-21
UNIVERSITY NIGHT
 COURSES BEGIN

First of a series of the University night courses at Second Congrega- tional church saw about 150 per- sons attending. Following a supper and devotional period conducted by Coombs, four of the courses were the associate pastor, Rev. John R. started, the fifth, on public speak ing, ot start tonight at 7:15 o'clock under direction of Miss Mary L. Martin.
 The courses that opened last night included course on the Bible by Rev. Oscar Locke; drama py William w. Vosburgh, Jr.; appre- ciation of literature, by William B. Elwell; psychology by Judson Browne,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-21
Todays Answers to CRANIUM CRACKERS

1. The Pamir Plateau of Asia is known as the Roof of the World" d."
 2. Claro cigars are light brown, maduros are almost black.
 3. Matter exists as solid, liquid or gas.
 4. No man escaped the Custer massacre One horse survived.
 s. The term 'The Forgotten Man" is said to have been coined by Will liam G. Sumner in 1883.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-21

exist. This was the beginning of 8 girl, who was not the old Con- stance Corby, nor Katie Blyn, but still another girl who had given her heart and her life into the keeping of this man at her side .. Forever and ever ." Together never just one person apart, again. Mrs. Breton Hardesty. For keeps.
 (TO Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-21
GIRLS WEAR LOVE DOLLS''

Dallas, Tex-(UP)-Shades of mumbo-jumbo are creeping into the Dallas high schools with the advent of the students latest hobby. Girls are wearing "lucky-in-love" dolls which are made in pairs from twist ed yarn. The dolls are hung round the WearerS' necks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-21
Cn Anals1M CRACKERS

1. Where is the Roof of the World?
 2. "Claro" and 'Maduro" des- ignate colors of cigars. What colors do they indicate?
 3. In what forms does matter exist?
 4. Did any man escape death in the Custer maSsacre2
 s. Was the term "The Forgotten Man" coined recently?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19
Shrine Issue
architects Urge Open
Competition

Architects throughout the coun.
try have almost swamped the
House Library Committee with
kilograms and letters urging an
open competition for the design
of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial,
it was learned yesterday.
The committee yesterday def.
nitely set Thursday morning at
1890 O'Clock for the first hearing
on Committee Chairman Kent
Keller's bill to throw the design
open to competition.
The Jefferson Memorial Com.
mission has approved plans drawn
by the office Of the late John Rus.
sell Pope, of New York, but indica-
lions are the appropriation for the
work may be denied until contro-
versy over the matter is settled.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19
CAPITAL PROBES
DEATH IN fire

Fire Marshal Calvin LAUDER to-
day investigated the burning to
death last night Of a 35-year-old
colored man and the injury Of
four other persons in a fire that
demolished two-story frame
dwelling at 92o Fourth st. S. E..
SSmes H. Ellis, a roomer, was
the man who lost his life. His
body was found slumped at the
foot of the stairway on the first
floor by firemen who fought their
way into the blazing structure.
Slightly burned ana treated at
Providence Hospital were Ella
Henderson, 80, colored: Robert
Harris, So. and his wife, Ida, AZ.
Nathan Armstrong, 20, suffered
bruises when he ran into a door
as he fled from the flames.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19
Only Results Count

The New Deals answer is that
1t was thwarted Of attainment Of
these noble promises and ideals
by q "feudal few" and by the
selfish 10 per cent.
Whether or not that is so,
people are not interested. What
they are interested in is RE-
SUITS in the form of better
business and therefore, its in
evitable sequence, more jobs.
Let the New Deal mechanics
revise the public utilities act
not to do away with necessary
Government regulation, but to
attract private capital to great
industry. Let them revise the
Wagner act-not in any drive
to smash unionism, but to make
unions just as responsible as en-
ployers.
Let them revise the social Sc
curity act-not to destroy a
great social step forward, but to
put the system on a pay-aS-you-
go basis and stop kidding the
public about the mythical ire
serve fund"-for there amt no
such animal: let them stop
belyaching about "overproduc-
ton" and address themselves to
lowering distribution costa
start toward which may be
made by a department of trans
portation, and putting every
transport system in its rightful
place 70 earn a profit.
Let them put their own finan-
,cial house in order, and clip
some Of the colossal pile of
taXes-so that private capital
investors may be encouraged to
put up the money for more bust
ness and more jobs. Let them,
by such acts, encourage the pri-
vate financing Of industries
waiting to go ahead-television,
air-conditioning and the like
industries which may employ
hundreds Of thousands Of
Americans.
Copyright. 1898, by Ledger Syndicate)
(BoGke Carriers opinions are
his DUN and not necessarily
those OF The WASHINGTON
TinneS.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19

BILL ASSAILED

A bill passed by the Senate pro
viding for an eight-year term for
postmasters and requiring their
confirmation by the Senate was
termed "a sham designed to pull
the wool over the eyes Of the pub
lic' by the National Civil Service
Reform League today.
The league urged conferences Of
the House and Senate now consid-
ering the document to substitute
the RamSpeck bill, requiring
straight civil service selection Of
all poStmasterS.
Robert L. johnson, president Of
the Civil Service Reform League,
made the action public after ad-
dressing the current convention Of
the Daughters Of the American
Revolution. He said the Senate
postmaster bill, sponsored origi-
nally by Senator Kenneth Nickel
lar, Cd Of Tennessee, will be I'M
acceptable to the public, and
undoubtedly will invite Executive
Veto"
The Mcclellan measure has been
strongly opposed by government
employee organizations.
-V0TE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19
Spead Despair

If Mr.. r. is right, just reason
out his argument and see where
it leads you.
# overproduction causes de.
preston, production must be
held down to avoid depression.
If production is held down so
are jobs, wages, dividends, and
purchases of raw materials. If
these generating forces of bust
ness are to be restricted, the
chances Of reaching the full
measure of business possibilities
can never be realized. Unem-
ployed cannot be put to work,
prosperity is impossible.
If Mr.. Roosevelt were smart,
his economists say, he would
find out what really caused the
depression. What really cur
tailed the will to buy.
Production produced and paid
out the proceeds Of stock but
somehow, somewhere the money
spent did not go into the mill
of creating normal jobs. It
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19
Who Sold Him Idea

Even those who would not
subscribe to this logic know the
proposed five billion dollar shot
in the arm is only a temporary
measure. 1t may be good
enough to win one more election
they say; but what then. The
direct relief part Of it is neces-
Sary.
The gold liberalization hocus
pocus is not seriously opposed
but the money for pump prim.
ing is self professedly dope. This
is the second hypodermic. The
potency of it decreases with
each application. There is a
limit to the store in the Treas
ury. When you live on dope
and the dope runs out you have
bankruptcy and chaos and the
necessity for a dictator.
Who sold the President on the
overproduction idea is not
definitely known. Some eco.
nomistS guess it was the Hop
kins' adviser, Leon Henderson,
but no corroborating evidence
is available. Others blame Prof.
Berle and Tugwell as they are
known to have contributed the
financial tricks such as lending
money without interest to States
and municipalities.
Gossip speculates that Henry
Wallace's adviser, Mordecai
Ezekiel, H e n derson, Berle,
Laughlin Curry, and Isador
Lubin contributed parts, but
the over-production theory has
not been hung on any one Of
them yet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19
Perhaps It Was Fear

Perhaps, as suggested by
Eleanor Patterson, editor of the
Washington Herald and Times
in her recent open letter to the
President, it was "fear-fear of
you, Mr.. President" which
caused people who had money
to shrink from spending more
than they had to. If so, the
remedy for this factor should
be simple. Mr.. Roosevelt can
easily find out whether the
fears exist. It makes no eco
nomic difference whether they
are valid, because the mere ex-
istance would be enough to him
der spending.
Perhaps it was a combination
Of all these things and more
that none Of the economists
know about.
One thing is certain. The
proceeds Of production were not
spent and did not go into the
investments, expansion for new
automobiles or things that make
more business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19
Says BOGke Carter

tenn won't work. In fact, they
have shown by their reactions re.
Gently that they don't want any
other Observation-Disclosures, So
cialiSt or Communist. But what
they DO want is somebody who
WILL MAKE that capitalistic sys-
tenn operate more smoothly.
What they want is somebody
who will see that the system is
not abused but who at the same
time will not abuse the system.
Mr.. Roosevelt's main contribu-
ton Of the last five years has
been to abuse the system, with
out stopping its abuses. The
rich are Just as rich, although
some Of the riches may have
changed hands. The poor are
poorer, because through the in
sidiouS destruction of morale Of
the Roosevelt $4,000, 600, 900
charity, far too many of us have
lost the will to work and the
hope to work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19

failed to generate its share Of
business.
For instance, too much may
have been drained out Of the
stream by the Government in
extra new taxes, for Social Sc
curity, Old Age Pensions, etc. The
dividends may h rave been
boarded in Government bonds
or savings accounts.
One Of the Presidents high
~ regarded economists recently
gave him privately q survey in.
dicating that government ex-
penditures Of the last few years
did not do their duty. Much Of
the bonus expenditures, for in
stance, wound up in savings &C
counts and government bonds
where they generated no bust
ness.