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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15
School Trustees Declare
Economies Already Made

Recent hints from the tarm
Bureau to the effect that school ex-
penses in Imperial county could be
and should be reduced brought re-
plies Thursday from school board
trustees. OF the half dozen trustees
interviewed, all insisted that school
expenses already are as low as they
can be cut.
Several, however, of the number
picked at random felt that the Farm
Bureau warning against increased
costs was justifiable as a means of
blocking any extravaganza that
might be considered.
Alvin A. Immel of Holtville had
this comment to make:
I'm our district we have cut ex-
penses to the bone. No money Is
wasted now and within a year or
two we will have paid off all our
bonded Indebtedness and be able
to reduce the tax rate. Last year
we paid off about $4,000 in bonds
and this year we will pay off about
the same amount. Our expenses
this year will be about the same as
last, certainly not any more.
Il am as much in sympathy with
keeping taxes down as anyone else,
but some money must be spent"
aCbn.., IT,, H.w.,,,
Earle G.. DAVIS of McCabe de-
clared:
We are heartily in favor Of re-
ducing school expenditures and
completely hack of the Farm Bur-
eau. All we ask of the bureau is
to tell us how to do it!
I'm MeCabe. teachers salaries are
down TO the state minimum. If
there is any place in which expense
can be further slashed we would
like to know about it.
A year ago we faced a situation
of either floating a bond issue for
new school buses, raising the tax
rate to the limit or letting the chill
dren walks We called a taxpayers
meeting to get advice on what to
do. The taxpayers came to the
meeting. All three of them The
three who were present agreed with
the board that buses were neces-
Sary, approved the purchase and
even cautioned the board to get
good buses We were just able to
finance the deal by raising the tax
rate to the limit.
There is certain expense that
can't be avoided. We could, of
course, let the buildings go and
make no provision for upkeep. That
would keep expenses down, but it
wouldn't be good business"
Keep Expenses Down
Mrs. Agnes Northrup, represent
ing Silsbee district, had this COM
ment TO make:
Naturally I am not acquainted
closely with any other school dis
trict than my own. 1t is possible,
however, that some board members
do not realize the burden that a
raise in the tax rate places upon
their citizens. I know of cases
where ranchers have gone without
many things of comfort, so that
they could keep their taxes paid.
with this fact in mind, we have
kept expenses in our district down
as low as at all possible. A number
of things are needed and could be
we'll used, but we have avoided pur-
chases until satisfied of their abb
solute necessity"
''NOt In Brawley"
Representing the BraWley district.
Walter Goodson said briefly:
The Farm Bureau stand may be
justified in some districts, but l
don't believe it is in Brawley."
Following up Goodson's stand, G..
K. Anderson, superintendent of
schools, said:
Here are some figures that will
prove of interest.
I'm 1936-37, when our tax rate
was 81 We netted $23 5000. In 1888
80 the rate was AZ and we netted
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15

sistance from Edward Hale, junior
college student, and instructors
John Cook and Guy Hatch in ad-
ding six pages of snapshots to this
years edition.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15
CHECK CASE DROPPED
AGAINST TRUCK DRIVER

WESTMORLAND, June Is. = A
charge of passing checks without
having funds to cover them was
dismissed in justice court here yes
terday against L. A. McClintock,
truck driver. The complaining wit
ness said the checks had been paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15

Herbert Hoover
Former President Herbert Hoover
comes up with nice mess of FISH
after a days angling at Kenne-
oago lake. Maine. The fish ara
square-tail trout.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
Herdman's Port Wine
Sangaree

Now comes our old friend Richard
"Dickn Herdman to the front with an
appetizer that is swell drink in all
kinds Of weather. It's port wine
sangaree which he recommends and
here are the ingredients:
He fills mixing glass half-fuu of
fine ice, / barspoon full of sugar, /
piece lemon peel, jigger port wine.
This drink must be shaken well,
strained in champagne glass, and with
little nutmeg on top.
All who have witnessed "Dick''
complete the sangaree know that
when it comes to endurance and
strength to do the shaking, he is well
qualified for that little task. Will it
be a sangaree, "Dick" will ask, at
Kieser's, South Second Street.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
Game Management
Areas Producing

In addition to rabbit stock pur-
chased outside of the state, Ohio will
have for distribution from three to
five thousand bunnies trapped off
game management areas. In drive
on the state game farm at Urbana,
1000 rabbits were captured; 254 were
taken from the Apple Creek state
farm. Several thousand others will
be taken as surplus from propagation
areas. Division officials believe that
further development of these areas
will lead eventually to production of
$4,000 excess rabbits per year for re-
distribution. The Ohio-produced rab-
bits are valued more highly for re-
stocking than western stock.
1t is generally conceded, says Con-
servation Commissioner Waters, that
propagation of rabbits in wild, natural
habitat is far more successful than
artificial breeding within enclosures
as the state learned by trying out q
rabbit farm at Milan several years
ago.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
Hughes Presents 2 Bills
To General Assembly

Senator Harry A. Hughes, Butler
County, introduced two bills to the
General Assembly. One would pro-
hibit the state or it's subdivisions from
collecting taxes on real estate in the
territory at Oxford known as the mi
ami Grant," or John Cleves Symmes
College Township. The property was
decided for educational purposes by
John Cleves Symmes with the provi-
sion that it be free of taxes.
The other Hughes bill would pro-
vide that liquor manufacturers may
supply to retail dealers holding liquor
permits outside signs, printed adver-
tising matter, and advertising special
ties with the provision that the Board
of Liquor Control may prohibit use
of language or illustrations deemed
by it to be obnoxious or not con-
forming to good public morals
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
JOHN B. CORLISS
PASSES AWAY

John B. Corliss, age 40, night en-
gineer at the Hamilton waterworks
plant, passed away of complications
last Friday morning at $50 o'clock
in his home, 1872 South Third Street.
He had been i'll for the last few weeks
and was in Mercy Hospital some of
the time.
He was born in Oxford, September
4, 1889, and spent his entire life in
Butler County. A man of sterling
qualities, he was we'll known through
out the county.
He was member of the Interna-
tional Union of Stationary Engineers,
Local No. 81, of which he was for sew
eral years business representative.
While employed in that capacity by
his union he was instrumental in hav-
ing yearly agreements signed by many
of our local manufacturers. He was
we'll known and we'll liked by all who
came in contact with him in pleasing
business dealings.
He was also member of the For
esters and the American Legion.
On June II, 1914, he married Ruby
Hendrickson, of Hamilton.
Surviving are the widow; his
mother, Mrs. Laura Corliss, Hamilton;
one brother and three sisters.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Griesmer-
Grim funeral home, 422 North Second
Street, with Rev. Wilbur A. Vorhis
pastor of the First M. E. Church, off.
ciating. Burial in Greenwood
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
Brewers Oppose Plan
To Use NOn-Refillables

The Pennsylvania State Brewers
Association, when it met in Philadel-
phia during the month of December,
adopted resolutions opposing the use
of the non-returnable bottle. The
resolutions pointed out that the brew
ers have Large investments in ap-
proved glass containers for beer" and
that the substitution of the non-re-
turnable bottle would require the
scrapping of millions of dollars now
invested in returnable containers, thus
seriously affecting the financial sta
bility of the industry
Another resolution, that "the fu-
ture importation of foreign malts be
discouraged by the American brewers
except in the case of grave emer-
gencies," was also adopted. This res
olution called attention to the i'm
provement being made in production
of American barleys of mailing quail
ity, and the resulting benefits to
American farmers, labor, and the
mailing and brewing industries by its
use.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
W.P. A. IMPROVES 1863 AIRPORTS

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Ad-
ministrator Harry L. Hopkins of the
Works Progress Administration re-
ports that w. P. A. has improved 169
of the 191 regular airline stops in the
United States at a cost of about $685.
100000. Hopkins said that w. P. AS
improvements to the airports bene-
fitted AT states. Airport projects re-
Gently approved by President Roose-
velt involved an expenditure of more
than $16,00O,OOO, Hopkins said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
LEGISLATIVE
CAMPAIGN BY
O.A.A. BOARD

Columbus, O., Feb. Members
of the board of trustees of the Ohio
Automotive Association met here
again this week to plan definite
campaign in the present legislature
supporting an amendment to the sales
tax on automobiles.
The amendment would provide for
payment of sales tax on the cash diff
ference between the old and new car.
Auto dealers claim the tax at present
is grossly unfair to the automobile
business because it pyramids sales
tax, so that when a dealer takes in
three used cars as a result of one
new-car sale, the real tax on the final
used car is IL per cent, instead of 3
per cent.
At the annual meeting of the o..
A. A. board here last week, Lynn b.
Zimmerman, Lima, was unanimously
chosen president for the forthcoming
year; Horace Taylor, Akron, vice.
president; o. C. Belt, Columbus, treas
urer, and j. Hoyt Cummings, Colum-
bus, secretary-manage for the fifth
term.
Members of the board stated that
much of the loss incurred by chang
ing the sales tax law could be over
come by eliminating all automobile
casual sales. According to officers of
the association, cheating dealers last
year made many used car sales ap-
pear to be from customer to customer
thus cheating the state out of almost
two millions of dollars. Actual, le-
gitimate casual sales amount to only
about / per cent of the total volume
Zimmerman said. Certificate of title
records in the seven major Ohio cities
show that more than Is per cent were
recorded as casual.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
SWAN WILL NOT Sell
1899 LICENSE TAGS

Automobile license tags will not be
sold in the Office of w. K. Swan, But
ler County Auditor, in 1889.
Swan Tuesday said he had informed
C. D. Wallace, state registrar of mo-
tor vehicles, by letter that his office
would not sell the license tags be-
cause of "lack of space and made
quate facilities"
eve have given serious considera-
tion to the proposal" Swan said, "but
we haven't sufficient space or office
personnel to take over the tag sales.
Dog tags and other licenses are sold
at the auditors Office"
Up to Deputies Now
Since the auditor has declined to
sell the tags the sales will be in charge
of the following deputy registrars ap-
pointed by Wallace on recommends
tion of the Butler County Republican
Executive Committee:
Lillian KinZer, 224 North Ihlro
Street, at Butler County Service, Inc.
$50 High Street, Hamilton.
Martin A. Coyle, $50 High Street
Hamilton.
L. L. Dredge, Sorg Theatre Build.
ing, Middletown.
L. C. Carnin, Oxford
E. R. Hiteshue, Monroe.
Clinton Egbert, chairman of the Re
publican committee, tonight said ar
rangements were being made for tenn
porary stations at Somerville ant
West Chester. There will be no dep
uty in Lindenwald.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
Relief Cases Added

Seventy three new cases were added
to the Butler County relief load last
week to increase the total to 1862,
Miss Isabel Beardsley, commissioner
of the Hamilton Department of Pub
lie Assistance, announced Monday.
Fifty-four additions increased the
Hamilton total to 500. Middletown's
total cases reached 366, with Ia new
cases, while the townships load in
creased by five to 406.
Miss Beardsley attributed the in
crease to layoffs in the Butler County
Works Progress Administrator ranks
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
MINOR HIGH SCORER
IN FIRE POST TEST

Middletown, Ohio-Roy Dearborn,
secretary of the Civil Service Com
mission, announced Tuesday Richard
Minor, fire department lieutenant, had
the highest grade in an examination
conducted last week for the post of
captain in the department
Two other fire lieutenants who took
the examination were Earl Bauer and
James Mattson, who ranked in the
order named.
Minor has been a fireman since 1880
and became a lieutenant December
81, 1887.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
Opening March 11-12
For Hospital Wing

Middletown, Ohio-With the new
hospital addition nearing completion
the Middletown Hospital board of di-
rectors scheduled March II and IL
this week as formal opening dates
The new wing, under construction
since last fall, will cost $350,000.
Directors set Saturday, March II,
sa the day for contributors to visit
the structure and Sunday for the gen.
eral public.
Middletown industries gave $780,
600 for the new wing; public sub
scriptions stotaled $4,000, and the
Civic Association donated $4,000.
Hospital authorities are already
transferring number of departments
to the new quarters.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
CALLING FOR CIGARETTE
COUPONS FOR PARALYSIS AID

Washington, D. C.-Send in your
coupons now! The coupons are found
on the union-made packages of Ra-
leigh, Kool and Viceroy cigarettes.
These coupons will be redeemed for
cash and turned over to the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis as
part of your donation to help fight the
dread plague Of infantile paralysis.
The address is Labor Division, Car
penters' Building, Washington, D. G.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
TRUMBULL COUNTY
LABOR ELECTS OFFICERS

Warren, 0. (OLNS).-The Trum-
bull County Central Labor Council,
composed of A. F. of L. affiliated
unions, has elected the following Of
ficers for 1899: Wilbur Burch, Brook
side Park, president; Larry Elston,
Niles, vice-president; o. W. Davis,
Warren, secretary-treasurer; George
Gebhard, Niles, recording and CORE
spending secretary, and R. A. Colom-
bin, guard.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
ANTHONY HUPKA

Funeral services for Anthony Hupka,
&c, former employe of the Estate
Stove Company, who died Tuesday,
will be conducted at $3.50 o'clock in
the w. F. Cahill and Sons funeral
home, 229 Dayton Street, and at 8
o'clock in st. Stephens Church. Burial
will be in ST. Stephens Cemetery. He
is survived by brother, Michael, Mid
dletown.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
HAMILTON SPECIALS

Election of Frank Marts, West Mid
dletown farmer and master of Po-
mona Grange, to the Butler County
Fair Board was announced today by
the County Agricultural Society.
Marts is to fill the unexpired term of
Walter d. Ralston, who resigned fol-
lowing his election as county COM
missioner. Ralston had served since
1882.
More than 100 truck owners of But
Ter County responded to call for a
meeting Monday night in the Ex-Serv-
ice Mems Club, Fourth Street and
Maple Avenue, where they determined
to foster permanent organization.
Anyone owning one or more dump
trucks is invited to membership, ac-
cording to temporary officers. Meet
ings will be held on the first and third
Monday nights of each month A
name for the organization and per-
manent officers will likely be deter
mined at the next meeting.
Walter A. Rentschler, vice-presi
dent and secretary of the General Ma
chinery Corporation, has resigned
from the board of directors of tht
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
MONKEYS TO DANCE
SATURDAY, FEB. IS

Everything has been arranged for
that Monkey dance to be held in
Monkey Hall, next Saturday night,
February 18. Patrons of the dance
will be the first to see the remodeling,
painting and renovating of the large
dance hall, which has been under way
for several weeks and now completed
Rohrkemper's orchestra will furnish
the music.
Subscribe for The Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
A. BLAIR KLINEFELTER

A. Blair Klinefelter, 65, 1920 Camp
bell Avenue, retired Mosler Safe Com
pany foreman, died Tuesday in Mercy
Hospital. He is survived by brother
and sister in York, Pa, where burial
will take place.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17
PACKING PLANT STRIKE ENDS


Sioux City, S. D. (ILNS). - The
four month strike of the United Pack
ing House Workers, a C.I. O. affili-
ate, at the Swift and Company pack
ing plant has been settled on COM
promise terms. The company will
take back 158 strikers, "as rapidly as
plant operations will permit" but 65
strikers will not be taken back; though
the company acknowledges their right
to appeal to the N. l.. R. B. A recent
report of the N. L. R. B. charged the
company with interference with and
coercing union members. The COM
pany will appeal to the Circuit Court.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17

1t is possible to be happy without
a fortune, but you can't be happy
without friend.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-02-17

bin, guard.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-08
Tank Ride Is Cross
Between Submarine
and Boiler Factory

Manassas, Va, August 8.-(AP)-
ride in a tank.
But when you get out you'll feel
that the world licked you.
If they could devise some wide
spread commercial use for these bat
tleWagOns- army's newest SIS
mile-an-h hour land attack weapons
their jockeys would vie with the
aviators for the "ohs" and "ahs" of
the public.
The sensation to the tyro inside
these 8,000-pound, armor-plated
cans" may be compared with con-
finement in submarine, plus the
noise of a boiler factory.
About two years ago, these tanks
were among the army's most close
ly-guarded secrets. Now the first
time they are on parade at First
Army maneuvers here and at Platts-
burg, N. Y, the next two weeks.
In this civil war battlefield, 70
tanks will be the principal attack
ing force of Streamlined regular
army division testing whether it is
superior or vulnerable to the 18th
(Pennsylvania) and the 29th MARY
land, District of Columbia and Vir-
ginia) divisions larger force of in
fantry, artillery and special troops,
reinforced by only four tanks.
A 250-horsepower, seven-cylinder,
radial, air-cooled airplane motor
furnishes the motive power and the
noise. The driver, with five for
ward speeds at his command, and
the radio opcrator-gun sergeant sit
in the forward cockpits. Two gun
ners occupy side turrets that can
cludes 5O-caliber and 3O-caliber
machine guns.
Splashing through creeks, leaping
ravlnes, and crashing through woods.
the tanks give the inept passengers
a merciless beating. But he's clamp
ed in behind half-inch armorplate
that only a direct hit can. puncture.
Added to the drivers discomfort
are the maneuvering signals-trans-
mitted by kicks in the back, steps on
the head and pats on the shoulders
as follows:
Go-One kick in the back; faster.
rapid kicking. sgu
Stop-Step firmly on the head.
Back up-Tap with the foot) on
the head.
Left or right-Tap (stin with the
foot) on the left or right shoulder.
Of course, the driver and all the
rev wear crash helrnets-a cross
between the polost's and the foot
bah players head-gear: : s.ssrsg's sis
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-08
LEAF GRADING HOUSE
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Goldsboro, August "a tobacco
grading house located on East At
lantic street and containing an esti-
mated $4,000 pounds of tobacco be-
longing to Wayne farmers was de-
stroyed in a five-hour fire carly
Sunday morning The building was
owned by Mrs. Sallie Taylor Carl
ton and operated by Robert W..
Carlton. The value Of the tobacco
destroyed was estimated at over
$4,000.
Origin of the fire is unknown.
The alarm was turned in at 1926
and firemen fought the flames un-
til 1890. When they reached the
scene, the grading house was ablaze
all over and adjacent homes we're
in great danger. The home Of Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Lane was saved with
difficulty, and their coal md wood
house, tool house, garage and
chicken house were destroyed. Vege-
tables in the garden, fruit trees, nut
trees and a grape vine were burned
to crisp. The Lanes had no in
Surance.
1t was said that the grading house
and tobacco were insured.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-08
ANSWERS.

l. In the resolution ratifying the
Fourteenth amendment. This prOvid
ed that North Carolina assume her
part of the national debt, including
the payment of pensions and other
obligations arising out of the Civil
War.
2. "Whereas, in all well regulated
governments it is the Indispensable
of every Legislature to consult the
happiness of rising generation, and
endeavor to fit them for an honor
able discharge of the social duties of
life, by paying the strictest attention
to their education: And whereas, an
university supported by permanent
funds and we'll endowed, would have
the most direct tendency to answer
the above purpose.
3. That joint committee of five,
two from the senate and three from
the house, be appointed 'to carefully
examine all public laws passed by
the assemblies of 1895 and 1857 and
to report to this assembly what laws
or parts of laws should be repealed
or. amended
4. An act of the 1897 legislature
provided mo person shall drive a
motor vehicle at such slow speed
as to impede or block the normal
and reasonable movement of traffic,
except when reduced speed is neces-
sary for safe operation"
5. According to the 1880 census
there are $4,000 families living in
North Carolina. Of these 279,946 own
their homes
6. The amendment changing Ar
ticle 4, Section "a of the North Car
olina Constitution so as to provide, a
four year term of office instead of
the two year term. The two year
term was provided for in the Con-
stitution adopted in 1868.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-08
Expert Farm
Women Elect

College Station, Raleigh, Aug. g.
Mrs. Henry Middleton, of Warsaw,
was elected president of the State
Guild of Master Farm Home Max
ers at meeting of the organization
during Farm and Home Week at
State College, Mrs. D. B. Castor, of
Concord, Route 3, was named vice.
president, and Mrs. Annie Hay, of
Maysville, was elected treasurer. Mrs.
J. S. Turner, of Reidsville, was re-
elected secretary.
The Guild of Master Farm-HUme
Makers is composed of 19 rural Wo-
men in North Carolina who were Sc
lected for the honor because of their
progressive methods Of achieving
happy, healthy and prosperous family
life on the farm. These methods in
clude balanced diets, modern con-
veniences, and beautified home
grounds.
Of the 10 Master Farm-Home
Makers in the State, nine of them at
tended Farm and Home Week at
State College. They are: Mrs. Mid
dleton, Mrs. Castor, Mrs. Hay, Mrs.
Turner: Mrs. w. c. Pou. of Elmwood;
Mrs. ]. F. Mcknight of China Grove;
Mrs. B. M. Sykes, OF Harrellsville,
Route L. Mrs. w. D. Graham, of
China Grove; and Mrs. L. E. Barnes,
of Henderson, Route 4.
Mrs. Pou gave report on the Ma
tional Guild meeting held at Lexing-
ton, KY, last October, which she at
tended as the North Carolina dele
gate.
Mrs. Middleton was selected to re-
present the North Carolina Guild at
the Congress on Education to be held
at Columbia University in New York
City, August Is, 16, and II. She will
also represent the Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs of the State at the meet
ing.