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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Sept. Chosen
As We eddins Date

Plans are complete for the we'd
ding, Sunday evening, September 3,
of Miss Willie Mae McChristy,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. j.
McChristy of Imperial and Lyn-
wood Qualls, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James l.. Qualls of Ell Centre.
The marriage will take place at
the brides home, 122 West Fifth
street. Imperial, and Miss Nc
Christy has chosen her sister, Dor
othy Mae, to be her bridesmaid
Joe Qualls will serve his brother
as best man.
Virginia Rae Philbrick will play
the wedding marches and also the
accompaniments of the vocal num-
bers by Miss Hortense Taylor and
Miss Irene Taylor.
Miss McChristy has been the
honoree at a number of affairs
Mrs. Regina Pennington, Mrs. A.
Y. Preble and Mrs. william Tullos
recently entertaining in her honor
at charming garden party and
shower at the Pennington home in
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Farmer Discredits
Bridges Statement

MODESTO, Cal. Aug. ID. CUP)-
Roy M. Pike, farm leader and man.
ager of the large Ell Solyo ranch
near here. branded as false in a
public letter today the statement
of Harry Bridges, west coast CIO
leader, that the small farmer is
being eliminated from California
agriculture.
From accounts of Bridges de-
portation hearing in San Francisco,
Pike quoted the labor leader as say
ing: Il can't see anything else but
trouble, and trouble is going to oc-
cur We have, for example. the
small farmer. Rapidly he is being
eliminated. 1t is a condition before
us and we have to do something
about it.
Pike said the trend is away from
corporation control of farming. not
toward it as pictured by Bridges
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Budget Calls for
Cut in Operating
Expenditures

Continued from Page u
during last year ran considerably
higher than the budget, Johnstone
pointed out, because of unforeseen
capital expenditures These wiped
out surplus of nearly $4,000.
Funds set aside for the various
departments generally show re-
duction under last years budget.
Funds saved through economy in
other departments have been shifted
to the water department to provide
essential Improvements.
In 1888 $4,000 was budgeted for
general administrative offices, city
clerks office and city council. In
l939-40 the budgeted figure is s28,-
$50.
Fund Hiked
Last year $3.50 was budgeted for
the engineers office and this year
$l0,150 is required This increase
was explained by the added duties
due to water department expansion.
Last year the police department
required $4,000 and this year $39,-
100 is asked. Last year the health
department asked $4,000 and this
year has been reduced to $135O0.
The $1,000 required for a rest room
remains the same.
Streets required S49,935 last year
and $38,618 this year. Sewer expense
last year was $4,000 because of a
break and this year is expected
to be $3.50.
Parks last year took $4,000 and
this year will require $1,000. The
library asked $4,000 this year in
stead of the $l3UO0 last year to
provide for expansion. Bond retire
ment last year required $58,963 and
$57,02l this year. The fire depart
ment budgeted 100000 last year and
$29,570 this year Chamber of COM
merce received $ll,238 last year and
will receive $l2,5O0 this year. In-
come increased by valuation raise }
Department that received the
most increase was the water de-
partment, where $68,5O9 is budget
ed for next year. The figure last
year was $55,000.
20 COMPLAINTS
Week-long Board of Equalization
sessions closed Friday night in E
Centro with less than 20 complaints
advanced. OF these. rearrangement
of valuations were made in fivt
cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

dispute. But even more important
was the conference of lieut.. Gen.
Atagaki with Fellow army men.
1t was understood that in view of
the seriousness OF the situation,
Itagaki and the other army men
also discussed their drive, SO far
resisted by the cabinet, to force
Japan into an immediate military
alliance with Germany and Italy
Foreign Minister Arita and foreign
office experts also discussed the
British situation among themselves.
The independent newspaper Nichi
Nichi, urging the government to
1.-THE japanese army holds
break off negotiations, said:
power in northern China and since
we have decided to safeguard our
rights and interest 1t makes no
difference whether Britain accepts
our demands"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Conclude Treaty
Altering Zone on
Western Frontier
Continued from Page

NSOIlJlllueu lIOlH rage ~
Polish southern border
The foreign office said that the
protective zone, later fixed at 10
kilometers in width, had been al
tered geographically by the new
agreement.
The new agreement exactly de-
limits the extent of the German
zone, the spokesman said. 1t de-
fines details of German supervision
of the zone, he said, and regulates
monetary questions and the dis
position of real estate in connection
with the German occupation.
Inspired Nazi newspapers con-
tinued today their campaign against
Poland, alleging terrorism" of the
German minority and limiting more
strongly that Germany might inter-
vene.
The official Nazi news agency as
serted that three German citizens
were among those arrested in the
minority area of Silesia. It re-
ported that members of the Polish
"revolutionaries association" had
overtaken police duties in eastern
Upper Silesia because regular police
had been drafted for frontier duty
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Communists Take
|iilot at General
|)ver Legion Crack

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10 (UP)
Maj Gen. David p. Barrows.
,rmer presidnt of the University
4 California, was assailed by the
ate committee of the Communist
arty today for statements he
.ade in a speech before the Amer
an Legion convention at Oakland
lis week. The Communist group
elegraphed to Sen. Robert La Fol-
Ette. chairman of the Civil Liber-
esN committee, that Gen. Barrows
ad warned Communists In his
beech that "if they start any
3ugh stuff We will kill them first
he group charged the statement
INSTITUTED an "open incitement to
iolence, murder and suppression
4 civil liberties
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
One Dead, Two Hurt
As Truck 0verfurns

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 19 (UP)-
James D. Herbert, Douglas, Ariz.,
was killed and his brother Kumen
Herbert, 33, and Frank Mungarro,
Bisbee, Ariz., received minor in
puries when the eight-ton truck
they were riding in left the road
on a curve skidded 900 feet and
rolled over three times near Boule-
vard on the San Diego Ell Centre
highway.
Human Herbert. who was driving
at the time of the crash, allegedly
was coasting down grade with an
eight-ton load of lard and salad
OIL He will probably be charged
with negligent homicide. highway
patrol officers reported
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Pope, Polish
Consul Confer

VATICAN CITY. Aug. 10 (UP)-
Pope Plus received Casimir Papee.
Polish ambassador to the Vatican.
at his summer home at CaStel
Gondolfo yesterday, it was dis
closed today. and it was believed
that the Polish German situation
was discussed.
Papee at half hour conference
with Cardinal Maglione, papal Sec
retary of state, explained Poland's
viewpoint Thursday. 1t was un-
derstood then that Cardinal Mag
lione would report the interview
to the pope. The fact that, instead,
Papee himself went to Castel Con-
dolfo and was accorded an aud
ience ives regarded significant
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
japanese Alliance With
Germany. ItoIy Hinted as
Britain Scrap Intensified

TOKYO, Aug. 10 tUP)-War Min-'
lister Seishiro Itagaki conferred
with fellow army leaders today on
Great Britain's refusal to discuss
the Chinese currency situation
without the participation of the
United States and other nations
Newspapers demanded that the
governor break off all negotiations
with Britain-a course which army
leaders had already announced
would mean a drastic intensified
ton of their anti British campaign
in China.
One newspaper, the extreme
Nationalist Kokumin. asserted that
there was pro-British faction in
the foreign office and urged the
army to take independently what
ever steps it thought necessary.
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, the Pre-
mier, conferred with foreign Min
lister Hachiro Arita on the British
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
.CarysLeave for
Month in Texas
And New Mexico

Miss Chrystle Spear spent several
days recently visiting Miss Evelyn
Tuttle at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Tuttle.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Leng spent
Thursday evening visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Carlisle of Brawley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Pendley and
daughter Elsie Mae are spending
two weeks on the coast While there
Elsie Mae will visit Betty Wilson
who is formerly of Verde.
Levi Smith of Ontario. brother
of Mrs. George Sullivan, spent the
week end at the George Sullivan
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Allen of Holt
vile visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. v. Rivers and family Fri.
clay afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Williams and
daughter Mrs. l.. Wason and chill
dren of Holtville called at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. F.. w. Leng Tues
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fern Cary and dau-
ghter Wilma left Tuesday evening
to spend a months vacation in
Texas and New Mexico where they
will friends and relatives. Returning
they will spend two weeks on the
coast.
John Lund of Oregon and former
ly of Verde is visiting in the Valley
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.
Channon for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Brown.
Mrs. Brown the former Clarinda
Gilbert, who we're married in Yuma
recently were surprised with a we'd
ding shower at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Brown, Tuesday
evening. Many lovely and useful
gifts were received. Delicious re-
freshments of punch and cake wer.
served.
Those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs
L. Graham. Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Gilbert and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. M. N. Gilbert
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Gilbert and
family, Mrs. J. v. Rivers and dau-
ghters Doris and Agnes, Mrs. Hen
ry Miller and daughters Betty and
Mary, Mrs. George Mellor, and sons
Charles and Ray, Mrs. Alfred Hen.
ijosa and children Norma and Fred
die. Bud Brown. Mr.. Claroway. the
guests of honor Mr.. and Mrs. H
Brown and the host and hostess
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Brown.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Fire Commissioner TO Restrict Capital
Expenditures in Department to
Building Up Hose Requirements

Capital expenditures in the Ell
Centre fire department this year
will be restricted chiefly to building
up hose requirements and, possibly,
to addition of one regularly paid
fireman and elimination of two
volunteers, Councilman Harry
Sones, fire commissioner, reported.
Another change that is pro-
posed. tentatively, is conversion of
the big ladder truck into a pumper
carrying a large water tank" he
said.
Generally speaking. our fire de-
partment is in top condition under
the direction of Chief Corn Reed,
who I believe has done first
class job. However. few items
such as hose additions, are definitely
necessary
Addition of one regularly paid
man was explained by Sones in
this way:
AT present, fires are frequently
reported by telephone and with
another man on the regular force
many of these could be answered
and cared for without the necessity
OF general alarm Every general
alarm that goes out is expensive
in wages to volunteers. In this
way, we believe the added salary
OF a man could be more than
made up in fewer general alarm
calls"
Sones showed considerable inter-
est IN expansion of water service
and increasing pressure in outly-
ing districts.
In some areas we lack the pres
sure we would like to have and to
remedy this in part. we have the
plan OF converting the present big
ladder truck, now used mostly for
transporting ladders around. into
a pumper. This could be done by
shortening the wheel base and in
stalling a 600 gallon tank. There
is already good pump available. -
With this machine the depart
ment would have a good, quick
supply of water to throw on a fire
located off the beaten track The
first few seconds of the fire are
the important ones that determine
whether blaze will spread or be
brought quickly under control"
NO CHANGES IN
HEALTH DEPT.
Councilman P. l.. Moore. who
directs the health department,
chuckled when asked about new ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Ten Missing as
Tender Sinks

KETCHICAN, ALASKA, Aug. 10
tUP)-A cannery tender sank in
Chatham Strait, north of Ketchi-
kan, today without leaving a trace
and coast guardsmen failed i'm
mediately to find between eight and
ten men who abandoned the vessel
and were believed adrift in small
boat.
Capt. George Lee of Seattle
radioed from the sinking 9O-foot
d.esel-powered craft. the o. M,
Arnold. that he and his men were
putting out In small boat,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
New Jaycee
Building Sought

.g Continued from Page u
and junior college buildings, sit
uated in such a way that in the
distant future the present junior
college building could be eliminated
to make way for another structure
that would complete the group.
At present the Junior college
building is that in name only, for
congestion has made 1t necessary
to include many high school classes.
The proposed junior college struc-
ture would include an assembly
room to seat approximately $50 pu-
pills and offices and classrooms.
Weakley emphasized the need of
an additional auditorium to relieve
stress upon the present auditorium
and allow another room for drama
tics and speech classes as we'll as
orchestra and band practice. -
Floors Rebuilt
Routine maintenance at the Ell
Centre schools during the summer
includes construction of new floors
at the Washington and Mckinley
schools and completion of a six
year job of turning the color of
schoolroom walls from dark to light
color.
Every room now has a light coat
of paint--which will be a consider
able help for pupils eyes," Weakley
said.
The old bungalow rooms at Will
son school, located outside the main
building. also have been recon-
structed and covered by stucco.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Former Patro|man
To Appeal

PRESCOTT, Ariz. Aug. 10 tUP)
George Parker, former border pa
trolman and one of three convicted
in the $1,000 Gee Pong extortion
case. said today he would appeal
his conviction in the U. S. Circuit
court of appeals.
A federal district court jury
after celebrating approximately
four hours, late yesterday found
Parker and Gee Chez, Tucson pro-
duce saleman, guilty OF extortion
and conspiracy to extort. The,
third defendant, George Gates, a
truck driver was convicted of the
extortion count and acquitted of
the conspiracy charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Olson Adds Ba|Iou
To Office Staff

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 10. CUP)-
Gov. Culbert Olson today revamped
his secretarial force with appoint
ment of M. Stanley Mosk, formerly
a legal aide, as a $5000-per-year
assistant secretary to succeed George
killion, named last week as dep
uty director of finance.
Walter Ballou, who resigned from
his SRA administrative assistant
post under fire of criticism from
outgoing Dewey Anderson, was sell
ected as an attache in the office.
His salary was not announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
lac Honored at
Banquet inS.D D.

Ed " lac, congress representa-
tive for Imperial and San Diego
counties. the guest of honor
at banquet in San Diego's U. S.
Grant hotel, Friday night reviewed
progresses and failures OF the last
congressional session in Washing
ton, before a crowd of more than
500 persons.
Izac, who will attend discussion
OF the 24-hour border purchase law
In Calexico Wednesday. lashed out
at reactionaries in the legislature
and warned voters to combat the
group in the next election.
Many valley representative at
tended the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

NCODLlnueO from rage II
burden upon the department, he
said.
Greater Demand
Here is just one example" Bla-
lack pointed to desert cooler. ut
is astonishing, but these things
have sent water consumption sky
rocketing Where it used to be that
a four inch line was perfectly ade-
quate to take care of demand, now
it requires larger main!"
Chief concern at present is low
pressure on the Eastside as well as
other outlying districts, distant from
the pumping plant. Although pres
sure is as pounds at the plant, it is
81 pounds on the Eastside at times
of peek consumption.
Our budget calls for new lines
into the Eastside, that will help
in part to build up pressure for
homes as well as sheds" Blalack
said. ALSO, additional lines will be
installed in the southern part of
town to build up pressure there and
tie in with larger mains.
although there is constant need
for replacement of mains that have
deteriorated through differentiation,
the new pipe being put in should
last for many, many years without
trouble"
Blalack explained that much of
the present water system is made up
of pipe susceptible to corrosion and
quick breakdown. New pipe being
installed is iron, coated on the in
side with a cement lining that pre-
vents differentiation.
This years expenditures are
vitally necessary, and next year
there will be more Improvements
required" Blalack reported.
Need Additional Pumps
Our pumping plant is in first
class condition, but it is working
quite close to maximum now. In
fact, during certain hours of the
day when the water demand is
greatest, more water is going out
than We can pump. This differ
ence is taken up, of course, by the
reserve tank.
we can 60 on with present
pumping facilities for another year,
but after that we will need addi-
tional pumps, presuming that the
city continues it's rate of growth" ;"
Also predicted as necessary next
year were additions to the filter
system (that is now working at
maximum capacity refining of
storage basins and erection of a
tank on the Eastside to permanently
solve the pressure problem. This
latter was included in this years
budget at $4,000. but was later
cut to permit the money to 60 into
water mains, regarded as more es.
sential.
Regarding the sewer system, alsc
in Blalack's department, he sale
the present system was adeauat,
for at least a number of years ant
except for nominal expansion anc
maintenance was not a large item
of expense.
of course, We have our finger.
crossed and our powder dry" Bla.
lack said. II have no reason what.
soever to expect another break
But those things just can't be pre-.
dicted."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
||'l!lre'e Children
Die in Blaze

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. 49,.
|UP)-Three children were burned
ID death and a mother and three
|hildren were injured today when
heir small transient camp cabin
burned near here.
When the fire was discovered. Mrs.
|osie Lopez, 36, escaped with three
Ii her children but Rosie, IL, Ray
|noald. 4, and Richard, 2, were trap
he'd Anside and burned to death.
Francisco, Is, was burned so SER
|ouslyshe may die and Lola, 9, also
& confined In hospital The moth
h Aand Albert Hernandez, 10, an
|lther son, received only minor burns
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Man Confesses
Two Murders

WEST CHESTER. Pa. Aug. 10
CUP)-Calvin Kelly Minich, 3s. of
Westtown township, walked into the
police station today and confessed
to shooting and killing his wife,
Mary Jane, 81. and clubbing to
death his brother r-in-law, Irwin
Woolfrey 20, when he came to
her rescue.
Minich told police that he waited
for his wife in the living room of
their home with a shotgun. He
said he shot her because she was
running aound too much to tap
rooms and neglecting her four
children"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Boulder Dam
Attracts Tourists

PHOENIX, Aug. 10. CUP)--Boul-
der Dam and Lake Mead proved
the greatest attraction to tourists
in Arizona during July, the Arizona
travel bureau announced today.
The bureau said that 96,428 per-
sons had visited the dam and lake
during the month, representing
every state in the union and three
foreign countries.
Almost one fourth of the visitors
-2l,5 ,5l9 came from California.
Nevada was second and Illinois
third,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
&c. Businessest TO
Resume Fall Sked

A representative group of Ell Gen.
tro businessmen Friday agreed to
resume their winter hour schedule
on Tuesday, September 5, at a
meeting in the chamber of COM
merce building.
Under the fall schedule stores
will open at a. m. and close at
p. m, business leaders said.
Stores will remain open until 9
o'clock on Saturday nights, starting
the first Saturday after Labor Day.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Japanese Ship
0pium foChina

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. UPC-
Japanese opium monopolies are
sending large quantities of the drug
into the conquered areas of China,
the treasury was advised today by
authoritative foreign sources.
Operatives of foreign power,
not China, reported so great de-
mand for opium that the Japanese
have been forced to import unpre-
cedented quantities of the narcotic
from Persia.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Negro Held After
attempted
|:Iopen,ent

John Lee Scott, 27-year-old Me-
| rs. was held in the Imperial coun-
!. Jail Saturday while authorities
|)nSidered possible charges against
lin. for running away with IT.
|sar-old Negro girl.
Scott was arrested by Police Chief
urton of Imperial after parents
n sAnnie Grace, the girl, complain
II tthat he had sloped with her.
Though a watch was kept on the
ridge at Yuma for the supposedly
looping pair, both were found in
Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Union Move May
Start Dispute

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 up
Leaders of the actors unions con-
sidered withdrawing their 10000
members from the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, today, whereby
starting a jurisdictional war with
the stagehands' union.
The executive council of the
American Federation of labor had
adjourned its summer session at
Atlantic City, N. j., without solving
the dispute. and the Associated
Actors and Artists of America
parent body of IL unions of enter
tainers. announced that 1t was 60
ing to take action.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Mrs. MercerHas
Group for Bridge

Mrs. p. N. Mercer, $50 Ell Centro
senue, entertained informally Fri
|ay for group of friends who
|,ined her in dessert and an after
|oon of contract.
Mrs. B. L. Hamburger was high
h this afternoons play, Mrs. L. l..
|uff- ~Scuring the travelling prize.
tiler guests included Mrs. j. D.
townsend, Mrs. Don G. Paulus,
Hrs, Arno C. Yaeckel, Mrs. Lee
|ider. Mrs. Bruce Connolly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Dies toCah New
Witness in Probe

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. UP)-
The Dies committee will call we'll
known educator next week to ex-
pose attempts to spread Nazi teach
ings in American universities and
colleges, it was disclosed today.
Chairman Martin Dies, D., Tex,
would not reveal the. name of the
next witness in the committees in
vestigation of Nazi-Fascist activities
in the United States, he was de-
scribed as "a well-known educator
whose professional standing and
kowledge of the facts is beyond
dispute
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Joan Fontaine TO
Wed Brian Aherne

SARATOGA, Cal, Aug. 10. CUP)
Mrs. George Fontaine, mother Of
movie actress Joan Fontaine, an
nounced today her daughter and
Brian Aherne, British film actor,
would be married in the chapel of
the Episcopal church at Monterey
Sunday at 1870 pm. They applied
for a license earlier in the week.
Miss Fontaine is a sister of Olivia
de Havilland, also an actress.