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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-08
RECORD Of
HOUGHTAL|NG BEST
Forward Gets 436 Points i'm
81 Quarters Played Dur
ing Past Season

A new basketball scoring mark
for a member of Henderson high
school girls basketball team was set
during the past season by Miss Mary
Florence Houghtaling, whose total
for the season was 436, according to
Coach Bob Harrison, who directed
the destinies of the girls through the
past season.
The forward played 81 of possible
70 quarters, scoring 208 field goals
and 20 free throws to accumulate
her total.
Her scoring record per game is as
follows:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-08
EVANS BOUND OVER
IN CIGARETTE CASE

J. c.. Evans, Raleigh Road filling
station operator, was given hear
ing in county court today before
Recorder R. E. Clements on a charge
of receiving stolen property knowing
it to be stolen, and was bound over
to Superior Court under bond of
$3.50
Evans is alleged to have bought
two cases Of cigarettes from Bonnie
Falkner and Ernest Richardson, a
Negro, on January 27. Falkner and
Richardson, along with James Deniel
and Roger Falkner, are charged in
Vance Superior court with having
stolen the cigarettes from the S. A.
L. railway.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-08

1918-First complete unit of Anne
rican air service reaches Western
front m France.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-08

Middleburg girls have entered the
Wake Forest East Carolina rural
high school basketball tournament,
and will play their first game to-
morrow morning at II o'clock, the
foe was not disclosed in the an
nOuncement.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-08
NEGRO GUILTY OF
PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS

Frank Young, Negro, was guilty of
being drunk, when tried today in city
court before Mayor Henry T. Powell,
and was given 80 days on the roads,
commitment not to issue upon pay
ment Of fine of $40 and costs Of
court
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-08
FROSH GIRLS WIN
OVER JUNIOR HIGH

Henderson high school freshmen
girls basketball team 'cfeated
team from Junior high Y torday aft
ernoon in the high schoo. gym "a to
2. Misses Helen Hocutt and Mary
Elizah- i Parham led the winners
in sc g.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Francis Junior High
Gives Diplomas 10
.1n Graduates
R. O'Huru Lunier
Gives Address at
Final Exercises

Col. West A. Hamilton, a member
Of the. Board of Education, yester-
day presented diplomas to 127 gradu-
ates of Francis Junior High School
at final exercises at the school.
Hugh Proctor gave the address
Of welcome and ANGELA Ferguson
the farewell speech. R. O'Hara
Lanier, assistant director of the de-
partment of Negro affairs of the
National Youth Administration,
gave the address to the graduates.
Miss Ferguson took the award for
general scholarship as we'll as hon.
ors in typewriting and general busi-
ness. Art honors went to Katherine
Fenwick, Ruth Jones. Eva Merritt
and Ronald Reeves. Clothing hon.
ors were awarded Elizabeth john
son and Alice Paige. Malcolm Brown
was the honor student in electricity
Others were Katherine Lyles and
Lucy Price, foods; Rosalie Witt,
Mildred Gaskins and Helen Lucas,
general business; Gladys Campbell
and Millicent Rodney, music; Alma
Clark, Adele Mills. Ann Roberts,
Ruth Jones, Dorothy Adams and
Louise Taylor, physical training;
Alma Clark and James Francis,
printing; Mason Thomas, sheet
metal, and Thomas Venable, wood
work
Hugh Proctor and Alice Paige took
the American Legion citizenship
awards.
Graduates and schools they will
attend are:
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Dr.. Kroskin to Lecture
At Optometry Meetino

DR.. Lewis H. Kraskin, of this city,
will be one Of the principal lee
turers at the 18th annual meeting
Of the American Academy of OPP
tometry this week at Los Angeles,
Calf.
Another Washingtonian, DR.. M.
Luther Discus, third vice president
of the American Optometric Asso-
citation, also will attend the conven-
ton, which opens Thursday.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

essay contest sponsored by the Dis
trict of Columbia Womens Ad-
visory Committee for the Fair.
Their essays. emphasizing the
theme Of American ideals and prin-
ciples of freedom, were adjudged
the best submitted from Junior and
senior high schools of Washington.
The contest was held, the Ad-
visory Committee announced, to
provide and foster better under
standing of American principles of
government and to make more vivid
and real the priceless ideas won
for our democracy ="
Young Switkes is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan Switkes. Miss
Fendrick is the daughter Of the
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Boy and Girl Win Trips
To Worlds Fair

Joseph N. Switkes, 16, of 655 Nor
ton place NE. and Jane Fendrick,
IA, Of 34l0 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. today were looking forward to
a two-day visit to the New York
Worlds Fair-with all expenses paid
for themselves and an adult escort
each.
Young Switkes, junior at East
ern High School, and Miss Fen
drick, student of the Anacostia
Junior High, won the trips in an
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Diplomas Given 10 123
Al Langley Junior High

Diplomas were presented to 123
graduates of Langley Junior High
School at final exercises there last
night. Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith,
member of the Board of Education,
presented the sheepskins.
Philip Fessenden Warner, presi-
dent of the class, gave the address
of welcome and Jean Elizabeth
Gochenour the valedictory.
Ellen Imogene Hodges, secretary
of the class, read the honor roll, and
James Cogswell, treasurer. presented
the class gift. Principal Harry
Baker, jr., made the citations for
service.
Graduates also contributed the
music on the program together with
the orchestra.
Graduates and the schools to
which they will 60 are:
Evening star., 1939-06-21

Pearson. Louise I. Hun Clara L.
EosenberE. Norman McMurtrey Eleanor
Slugman. Janet b. Pezella, Rocco p
Wogman. Aarilyn J. seidel Ruth
Teinberg Anna
To Eastern.
Colegrove. Robert r. Garner, Thelma T.
Ellis. Jane Mills. Betty J.
To Roosevelt.
Dounis. deorge p Scuderi. Placido J.
To Western.
Storer. Bertha Z.
To Other Than Public Senior High Schools
in the District.
Brown. Dorothy J. Reisinger. E. W., II
Carman. Lois Z. Shepard. Margaret D.
Leverson Norman H Sturgis Charles
Van Bibber. James K. jr.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

Distances in the West were once
measured by an old Spanish unit,
the vara, equal to 80 inches.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

Rev. and Mrs. Joseph towery Fen
drick.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Points for Parents
By EDYTI

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
We cannot settle quarrel by get
tinq into it ourselveS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Navy Evolves Plan
To Raise SquaIus
From Ocean Bottom
Sailors Letter Throws
Possible New Light
On Reason for Dive

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
May 27. (UP) = Two navy
experts arrived today from
Washington wi h instruc-
tions for raising the sunken
submarine Squalus and the 26 dead
men of her crew from the bottom
of the Atlantic, Is miles off the
coast.
They were Commanders A. X.
McCann and A. L Mckee who had
left the scene of the disaster yes
terday morning and held hurried
conferences with ranking naval
authorities at the capital, and came
back with a plan for one of the
most difficult salvaging jobs the
navy ever had attempted.
The plan decided upon as quick
est and safest" was to have divers
attach hose lines to the flooded
after part of the submarine, thru
which air could be pumped in to
force the water out. then attach
pontoons to give the hulk more
buoyancy.
McCann is the inventor of the
diving bell in which the SqualuS'
33 survivors were raised to safety
Continued on Page 8, Col ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28

city engineer, VINO With Mayor II.
w. FaWcett appeared before the
commission in the projects behalf.
Highway commission approved
list grade separation projects for
1940-41 including State street at
$250,000. Project has been approved
by Southern Pacific company but
must yet be approved by u. S.
Bureau of Public Roads" Knights
telegraphed the Post-Press.
Agreement also was reached with
the highway commission for use Of
Adams avenue as a highway route
through the city, instead of the
present Main street route. Although
knights did not elaborate, this was
believed to be approval of the
theory and not project for i'm
mediate action.
At the same time, the commits
sion budgetcd 100000 for compile
ton of the Mountain Springs
grade, as supported by Highway
Commissioner Bert Vaughn,
Knights reported.
Threatened opposition to the
State street project, because of an
attendant provision that the plan
include rerouting highways down
Adams avenue, apparently failed
to affect the commission. Mayor
Fawcett reported by long distance
telephone to the Post Press late
Friday that petition, signed by
Main street businessmen opposing
the highway rerouting, had been
presented but that a telegram from
an Ell Centre cafe man counter
acted this.
The telegram pointed out that,
regardless of the appearance OF
their names on the petition, a
number of the business men listed
fully supported the Adams avenue
route as we'll as the State street
project.
Mayor FaWcett said no one ap-
peared personally to oppose the
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Farmers Withdraw
Protest as Olson
Guarantees Group

Associated Farmers of Imperial
county withdrew their objection to
the Laborers Non Partisan league
using the county fair grounds May
30 as soon as they we're informed
that Governor Olson sponsored the
league and assumed responsibility
for its standing in the state and
nation.
This statement was issued Sat-
urday by G G. Bennett, president OF
the Farmers.
IF members of the league or Its
committee had their feelings hurt"
Bennett said, sit is their own fault
for failing to establish themselves
as a legitimate labor organization.
Il asked Charles Copperman OF
the Teamsters Union, a man I
often meet in the Associated Farm
ers office, to go into the fair board
meeting last Wednesday night. sit
with me and try to get to the bot
tom of the thing He told me that
even though his name appeared on
the leagues request for the use OF
the fair grounds, he knew nothing
about it. He refused to enter the
Continued ON Page 8; Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28

alfalfa weevil and cantaloupe mil
dew. The latter, he said, would
preclude necessity for any pillow
under" in the valley this season to
keep market prices up and predict
ed the crop this year would be a
financial success.
Topping the program in audience
interest was the All club program
introduced by Lee Landerman, as
sistant farm advisor. Landerman
introduced Richard Littrel, who ex-
planned his swine project, and Ell
mer HaWeS, who told of his success
in sheep raising.
Earlier in the program, Mrs. B.
E. Courtney and Margaret Brown,
ten year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Porter Brown, entertained the
group with Spanish gypsy dances.
Mrs. H. E. Kendall of Ell Centre
spoke briefly fayoring a project
for purchasing an iron lung" and
urged the associated chambers to
cooperate with other valley organi-
zationS in financing it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
MorgenthauLists
Tax Suggestions.
Favors Reyisions
Balanced Budget Prime
Objective of Sound
Financing is Belief

WASHINGTON, May 27.
(UP)-Secretary of Treas
ury Henry Morgenthau, jr.,
today submitted to congress
alternative suggestions for
tax revision, including a sugges-
ton that surtaXes on exceedingly
high incomes be reduced provided
congress removed tax exemption
from governmental securities.
Morgenthau told the house ways
and means committee as it opened
it's hearings on tax revision that
"a fundamental objective of sound
finance clearly is balanced bud
get 80
He then presented a discussion
of federal tax problems which he
suggested that the committee WOULD
desire to reeXamine.
He classified the taxes under
examination in three groups.
1.-Those likely to hinder bust
ness expansion and investment
As examples he cited the lack of
a provision in tax law allowing a
business to carry over a net loss
for reduction from profits of future
years; tax exemption of govern
mental securities, removal of which
he said, would make it fair and
logical" to consider reduction OF
upper bracket surtax rates.
2.-"Tax irritants". Here he list
ed the undistributed profits tax,
which he described as producing
little revenue and having little
effect" on business. He intimated
that the treasury would not op-
pose allowing it to lapse at the
end of this year. The capital stock
and excess profits tax, he said,
operated very erratically". He in
timated that congress might allow
taxpayers to declare their capital
stock value more frequently than
every three years as at present.
3.-Miscellaneous taxes such as
Continued on Page s, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
7rojans Roll Up
HugeLead in
CA Meet

NEW YORK, May 81. tUP) =
While Southern California was
walking off with team honors in
today's |. C. "A track and field
meet at Randall's Island, OF John
Woodruff, long striding Pittsburgh
U. Negro, completed the first three
year sweep Of the quarter and half
mile this competition has known
since 1884
Woodruff registered a new inter
collegiate record of 1912 for the
half-mile and equalled the inter.
collegiate mark of of At for the
quarter in winning both finals. The
last man to turn this trick in I. C
"A. competition was w. H. Good
win, jr., of Harvard, in 80, '83 and
"a.
Meanwhile, with II of tho lf
events completed Southern Cali
fornia had rolled up a total of
581a points, followed by Pittsburgh
with 10 and Michigan State with
Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
'Purged' Officer
Commits Suicide

LOS ANGELES, May 27. CUP)-
Detective Lieutenant William Simp-
son, one of % police officers or
dered retired by the police commits
sion for a good of the service, J"
today was reported by police to have
shot and killed himself.
The shooting occurred at Simp-
sons home in Los Angeles. his wife
Mrs. Blanch Simpson, told officers.
Mrs. Simpson said she was not pres
sent when her husband shot him
self.
Mrs. Simpson told investigating
officers that her husband had suf-
fered a nervous breakdown recently
as a result of his being forced into
retirement and the resultant pub
licity of the so-called police
purge"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28

relief spending, they indicated, will
be attempted in two sections:
!. BY imposing new restrictions
in the 1910 relief appropriation,
which President Roosevelt has bud
geted at $31 ATT 100000.
3. BY new legislation resulting
from the current investigation OF
the Works Progress Administration
The house deficiency appropria-
tions subcommittee headed by Rep.
Clifton A. Woodrum, D., Va, is
engaged in the double job of draft
ing the 1910 money bill and inves-
tigating the Works Progress Admin
istration 1t will have to do the jon
piecemeal because relief funds will
be exhausted by July /. The inves-
tigation probably will continue for
some time before the subcommittee
is ready to propose new legisla-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Olson Warns Ham-Eggers Against Use
0fHis Name in Soliciting Funds

heads of the pension movement.
Il forbid the use of transcription
Of my speech regarding proposed
call of special election or the use
OF my name on any broadcast or at
any meeting in connection with the
solicitation of funds for any pur-
pose"
The governor spoke at the state
fairgrounds 10 days ago after
promising pension promoters he
would call the election later this
year. The transcription was used i'll
connection with an appeal for funds
Olson said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28


Patterson, who at first said he
would be unable because of heavy
legislative duties to keep a speak
ing engagement arranged at 1mpe-
rial by the Laborers Non-Partlsan
League. changed his mind.
I'm order to maintain civil liber-
ties he told the United Press. AT
the same time he appealed to Gov.
Olson to assign 20 highway patrol
men to the meeting for protection
against what he called radical
Associated Farmer influences"
Sheriff Robert w. Ware, inform
ed of Patterson's request, COM
mented that such action will not
be necessary.
The sheriff's office is perfectly
qualified to handle the matter" he
said II have heard nothing to in
dicate that any policing of the
meeting will be necessary, but II
it is, we can handle it satisfactor-
ily."
The sheriff warned against DEM
onstrationS of any kind by any per-
son, at the meeting.
Anyone who creates a disturb
ance, regardless who they are, is
going to be arrested and prosecut-
ed he declared.
The Imperial county fair board
Friday night laid in the lap of
Governor Culbert L. Olson full
responsibility for reconsidering its
refusal to grant the Laborers Nom
Partisan League permission to use
the fair grounds auditorium at I'M
perial for an open forum meeting
Continued ON Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Step by Step
AtFairgrounds

A chronology of correspondence
and action relative to proposed
public forum at the Imperial county
fair grounds May 80:
MAY %: We . :. Labor's Nom
Partisan League . request the
use of the fair grounds for the
purpose of holding an open forum
meeting :" (SigneD Dave
Forbes, Charles B. Copperman. c.
l.. Doxey, Glen R. Dalby and }.
G.. Francisco.
MAY "a: Petition denied by I'M
perial county fair board on recon-
mendation of Associated Farmers
executive committee and individual
citizens.
MAY 25: | am disturbed at re-
ports that your fair board has de-
MED the request of a legitimate la
Dor organization. the Fresh Fruit
and Vegetable Packers Union, for
meeting in the fairgrounds audi
torium. Denial of right to use
public buildings for public gather
ings is a denial of the constitution
al guarantee of freedom of assem-
blage. I urge to reconsider :"
tSigned) Governor Culbert l.. Oh
son.
MAY 25: The Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Packers Union have not
requested use of the fair grounds
:. There was a petition :. signed
labor Nom Partisan League
=. If you are familiar with the
organization to the extent you feel
it is legitimate labor organization
you will please notify me =
(Signed) Ben Hulse, fair board
president.
MAY 25: Labor Non-Partisan
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Cardenas at HermosiIIo; MexicaIi
Awaits Assurance of Arrival There

MEXICALI, May 27.-Arrival of
President Lazaro Cardenas at Her.
mosillo, Sonora aroused new hopes
here today that he will visit Mexi-
cali on his first tour of northern
Mexico since his election to office
Alberto Moreno of the Mexicali
Chamber of Commerce said through
an interpreter:
we are absolutely sure he is
coming, but we don't know exactly
when. It may be several days. !
telegraphed the Hermosillo cham
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
$4,000 Asked
As Death Damages

Survivors of Edgar Franklin
Harter, %. traffic accident victim,
Friday filed a $4,000 damage suit
against contractors building the
highway bridge into which the
youths car crashed May T.
Plaintiffs in the suit include Har-
ter's mother, two sisters and three
brothers. The Parish Brothers. the
First company and others we're in
cluded in the list of defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Joseph Hugener
Dies at AIamitos

HOLTVILLE, May 27. = Joseph
Hugener, So, rancher of the Alami-
tos district for "a years, died at
his home Friday night after a five
months illness.
Funeral services will be at the
Holtville Lutheran church at 10
am. Monday. He will be buried in
Evergreen cemetery by Mrs. c.,
Fields, HoltviI1e funeral director
Hugener was born in Switzerland
He was an active member of the
Swiss club.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Mary Hugener; two daughters,
Margarita and Elizabeth; and a
son, Rudolph.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28

ber concerning the presidents it
inerary but they have not replied" 3"
Moreno admitted, however, there
had been no official word from the
president that he would visit Mexi-
cali.
At Hermosillo, President Cardenas
began an inspection of federal pro-
jects and the new University of
Sonora as thousands of Mexican
farmers, industrial workers and In
dians cheered him in the streets,
Nearly 10000 persons greeted him.
According to the United Press,
the president indicated he planned
to remain at Hermosillo several
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Invalid Dies in
Flight to Chicago

CHICAGO, May 81. UP)-Mrs.
Eta Scoggin. rs, of 434 Mariposa
Ave, Los Angeles, died today in a
tranScontinental airplane as it
flew between Kansas City and Chi
cago.
She had boarded the plane at
Burbank, Calf, last night after be-
ing driven to the airport in an am
bulance She carried a physicians
certificate authorizing the flight
and was accompanied by Miss Ruth
Comfort. She was enroute to visit
a daughter, Mrs. Marietta Arm
strong, Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Church Changes
Pension System

CLEVELAND. May 81. CUP)-The
general assembly of the Presbyter-
ian church in the U. S. A. voted
two changes today in the denom-
nations pension system.
Commissioners voted to remove
IS years as the automatic time for
penSioning of ministers, to the date
of actual retirement from the min
iStry.
They voted to reduce interest paid
on pension reserves from 4 per cent
to n "basis soundly returnable."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28

itors who have given boosts to a
Roosevelt third term candidacy in
statements to White House news
men have delivered similar eX
pressions to Mr.. Roosevelt is not
known. Some have called on other
business and made the third term
comments merely in passing.
The White House itself has main
tanned silence as regards the future
political course of the president.
Not even his closest friends ano
relatives have ventured even a
speculative opinion.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28

SACRAMENTO. May 81. UP)-
Officials Of the Thursday pen
sion plan today were warned by
Gov. Culbert Olson against the fur
ther use of his name in advertising
or transcription of the speech in
which he said he would call a
special election for the Ham and
Eggs" pension plan.
After the speech transcription
was used in radio broadcast spon-
scred by the California Retirement
Life Payments association last night
the governor sent the following wire
to Willis Allen and Roy Owen,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28

few days feIaXatlon Jhere was no
indication of his reaction to these
expressions, But political watchers
we're pondering the series of appar-
emily unrelated third term express
sions with considerable interest.
The interest has been increased
by the diversity of the individuals
making the comments. They have
ranged from Elder Michaux, Negro
evangelist leader, to former Demo-
9cratic governors in the midwest and
Mayor Edward T. Kelley of Chi
cago.
Whether all the White House vis-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28

duOpJeu a. ndSOlly -uIdlGSu IeSOlu-
tion condemning Governor Olson,
State Relief Administrator H.
Dewey Anderson and Carey Nc
Williams, chief of the state division
of immigration and housing, for
granting relief to those who refuse
to work in the county's cotton
fields for less than 271a cents an
hour.
Earlier in the day a mass meet
ing of 300 businessmen and farm
ers approved a resolution which
attacked the state relief admins
tration for setting up, in effect. the
271a cents an hour minimum wage.
The administrations relief ruling,
it was charged, set up an artifi-