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The Washington times., 1939-01-09
15O LOSE WPA
JOBS, WILL Get
ACE PENSIONS
Those Over 65 on D. G..
Projects Affected

Under orders from Col. F.. C.
Harrington, the new WPA admin
1strator, a group of between $50
and 200 persons, who are over IS
years old, are to be dropped from
their jobs on District projects this
month because they are eligible
for old-age pensions.
The average grant under the
old-age assistance is $26 month,
but Miss M. Alice Hill, District
relief director, said the age pen
sion is unlimited and is based on
the particular needs of an indi-
vidual case. Under WPA, members
of the group had been drawing
wages OF approximately SIS a
month each.
MAY TAKE MONTHS
It was estimated that it will
take anywhere from two weeks to
several months before they will
start receiving pension checks.
Asked what was to become of
the group between the time they
are laid off from their jobs and
the time the pensions start, Miss
Hill said:
"We don't anticipate the fill
ing of $50 or 200 applications at
once. There are some who ap-
piled for old age assistance be-
fore they went on the WPA jobs
and we can again take up their
applications.
SMALL STAFF
I'm case of those who are alb.
solutely destitute, there is gen.
eral relief, but just how long it
will take to investigate these
cases 1 can't say because of the
small staff we have"
Otto j. Cass, deputy District
works administrator, said under
the regulations a person who has
reached the age of IS may not
be employed on the WPA as he is
eligible for the old-age pension.
Almost entirely composed of
men, members of the group main
ly have been employed as watch
men, guards and clerks.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
School Play

A three-act comedy. Yours
Truly, Willie" will be presented
by students at Macfarland Junior
High School Wednesday an d
Thursday at p. m. Leading roles
will be played by Donald Wolpe
Betty Ann Feissner. Esther Violin
John Flanagan, Adele Stern and
Ralph BurkS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
Man Stays Divorce.
Who Laughed at Him
Went Crazy Says
HdirdreSSer, After
Surrender

LEBANON, N. H., Jan. 9.
Henry Gedeon Begin, 35-year-old
hairdresser, surrendered to police
today with the confession that he
had shot and killed Mrs. Freida
Edison, 28-year-old divorcee, be-
cause she laughed" at him.
Mrs. EdSon's body, unclad and
The Washington times., 1939-01-09

he " eHt crazy. -I.V,F.
declared, he had tried to break off
with her, but "she was very per-
sistent."
It was as a result of one of
these breaks. Begin said, that the
woman came to his shop yeSte-
day morning, asking for recon-
ciliation.
An argument ensued, during
which Hrs. Edison laughed at him.
"I went crazy" Begin said,
land shot her with a revolver
1 bought from mail order
house shortly before Christmas.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09

covered with towels, was found in
the backroom of Begins beauty
shop. Two bullets had been fired
at close range through her head.
Begin told a rambling story of
the quarrel that led up to the
shooting. He had known the at
tractive divorce since last sum-
mer, he said. Several times, he
The Washington times., 1939-01-09

Keep them sweet and purified
-cIeQn as neW-Wifh POLIDENT
The Washington times., 1939-01-09

WORKS LIKE MAGIC
Keep plates sweet,
clean and purified by
doing this daily:
Add a little Polident
powder to " glass
water. Stir. Then
put in plate or
bridge for 10 TO is
minutes. Rinse-and
It's ready TO use.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

IN which Dunn outdistanced his
two fellow candidates for the high
est honor the state department
delegates can confer, his election
was made unanimous Defeated
candidates were Paul Ballinger of
Los Angeles and Norvin Haas of
Hollywood.
Dunn succeeds DR.. Henry Wat
ters of Hollister.
Dunn was regarded among dele
gates to the state convention as
an outstanding proponent of the
Lesions Americanism campaign.
and an unyielding foe of alien doc
trlnes and radical beliefs.
Dunn went to the convention al
ready guaranteed the support of
all Imperial Valley Legion posts,
the county council, the End, 3rd,
4th, 5th, 2lst 22nd. 25th and Goth
districts and the first area, 5th
district.
He is member of Holdzkom
Post No l07 Imperial, and of Vol
Continued on Page s. Col. So
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
District, Nev-CaI
Run Dead Heat
In Power Breaks

Imperial Irrigation District and
Nevada California Electric corpora
ton power systems ran a dead
heat Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning in the matter of service
Interruptions.
A large bird that got tangled
in district transmission lines was
believed responsible for a shut
down that deprived Brawley con-
sumers of power for four minutes
and district customers in other
parts of the valley of power for
IL minutes beginning at II o'clock
Tuesday night.
A shutdown in Los Angeles pow
er system, and the resulting switch
of the Los Angeles load onto New
Cal lines, shut off power on Nev-Cal
lines in Imperial Valley for IL min
utes at about o'clock Wednesday
morning. Cause of the trouble in
Los Angeles was not known here.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
19 Billion Gallons
Of Water Stored
AT Imperial Dam

The lake behind Imperial Dam
on the Colorado river is as big
as it ever will be.
For 10 miles the reservoir stretches
up the river In it are 10 billion,
500 million gallons of water. The
water surface is 1875 above sea
level at the 3500-foot- -long dam
% feet higher than it was before
the dam was constructed.
The United States Bureau of
Reclamation Tuesday cut off an
extra flow of 1900 feet of water
that has been released from Parker
Dam since Aug. 6, in order to hasten
the job of filling the Imperial res
ervoir.
The Imperial Irrigation District
meanwhile, looked forward to
less troublesome silt problem as
a result of the capacity reservoir.
Controlled release of water from
Imperial Dam, district engineers
explained, will combat the flow of
sand into the districts main feeder
canals, and cut down the volume
of sediment, particularly in the
Alamo and East Highline canals.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

anu NCW MCAiCo SAuiliPCo
a paralyzing Is day shutdown over
oil fields from which flowed 2,000,-
600 barrels daily. or SO per cent of
the total American production.
They demanded restoration of a
general 20 cents a barrel cut in
crude prices put into effect by re-
finers last week throughout most
of the l8 oil producing states. They
had the pledged support of Luisia-
ma, Michigan, Colorado and Arkan-
sas, some of which sharply cur
tailed production and indicated a
Willingness to halt it entirely, if
necessary.
The drastic parallel action left
crude markets unaffected only in
California, Pennsylvania, Wyoming,
Montana. Indiana, Kentucky and
Illinois, the latter state being one
of the few having no regulatory oil
agency.
In their action the oil states were
confident they would force a crude
price restoration by refiners. They
estimated that oil now in refinery
storage tanks for distillation into
gasoline was sufficient to continue
their operation for not more than
Is days, and that by then billion
dollar industry would be forced into
idleness. If they are correct in their
storage estimate the petroleum
shortage would be felt by the mo-
toring consumer almost immediate
ly, it was said by oil men.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Danzig Guards
Shoot Down
Polish Soldier

DANzIG, Aug. 16 (UP)-Danzig
border guards shot and fatally
wounded Polish soldier today at
Kohling, on the Danzig- Polish from
tier.
Danzig sources alleged that the
Polish soldier crossed the frontier
and that, after guards had warned
him three times, he trained rifle
at the guards, who in consequence
fired on him. This incident came
soon after demand by Poland
that two Polish customs inspectors
and a motorboat driver, arrested
by Danzigers Sunday night, be re-
leased. The Nazi version was that
the officials and the driver sought
to bring Polish printed leaflets, ag-
itating against Danzig Nazi leaders,
into Danzig territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Japanese Soldier
S|aps Face Of
American Woman

TIENTSIN, China, Aug. l6 (UP)
"A Japanese consular spokesman
said today that he believed Japa-
nese authorities eventually would
express regret at the unfortunate
incident" in which a japanese SOL
dier slapped the face of a 59-year-
old American woman. The Ameri-
can consulate made written rep
resentations to the Japanese today,
asking assurances that japanese
would refrain henceforth from slap
ping American women and that the
soldier would be punished.
Mrs. Frances Mary Richard Of
San Francisco was slapped. He
was annoyed because Mrs. Richard
showed him an Identification card
given to her by the japanese con-
Sulate, according to the American
version. The Japanese version,
given by the spokesman today, was
that the sentry was annoyed be-
cause Mrs. Richard refused to
show the card clearly. Also, he
complained. Mrs. Richard carried
a basket of vegetables each day into
the blockaded British and French
concessions. and in the opinion of
the Japanese she took more than
she needed for her own use. The
spokeman said that the American
consular representations, presented
by Acting Consul David Berger, had
been referred to the japanese army
for its consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

'HomeS now Wltnln the city limits.
Appointment of the five-man
authority, chairmaned by Charles
E. Childers, climaxed rapid-fire de-
velopments during the last 24-hours
which brought to life a project that
had been discussed for several years
but thrown aside as impracticable a
year ago.
Decision Reached
Decision to create the authority
was reached at regular adjourned
meeting of the city council Tues
day night after lengthy conferences
between board members and three
housing officials, H. L. Holtzen-
dorff, regional attorney for the U.
S. Housing authority, A. B. Gal
lion, regional project adviser, and
L. T. Mott of the state housing
administration. Apparently, tn e
housing officials reassured council
men that the city would not be liza
BILE to expense This point had pre-
viously proved a stumbling block.
Serving on the authority under
Childers, who has a term of four
years, will be: Roy Womack -four
years. Norman Dupont, (three
years., w. H. Rhodes (two years.
and Walter Havekorst zone year,
Members were selected by Mayor
H. w. Fawcett with approval of
the board. Requirements and reap
pointments also will be made by
the mayor.
ClimaXeS Research
Creation of the slum clearance
project climaxed several years of
research into Ell Centro housing
conditions, marked by presentation
OF survey year ago. The survey
was made under the direction of
DR.. Warren S. Fox, City Engineer
Phil Knights and citizens COM
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Death Sought in
Murder Case

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Aug.
l6. (UP)-State Attorney Phil o.
Connell today prepared to ask the
death penalty for Thomas Cochran,
fake entertainment talent scout
who murdered a young Miami girl
after attacking her last week.
The Palm Beach county grand
jury late yesterday returned three
separate indictments against Coch-
ran, charging first-degree murder,
rape and kidnapping in the death
of Frances Ruth Dunn, II, high
school dra,natics student Convict
ion on any of the three charges
would carry the death penalty.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Incorrect Calendars
Only Correct Ones

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l6 CUP)-
A few months ago a clerk in the
county offices notified that the
calendar ON his desk designated
Nov. 23 as Thanksgiving Day He
inquired about it. and the New
York calendar manufacturer wrote
an apology. The printers had made
the same mistake on 100000 cal
endars. 1t should have been Nov
80, he said.
Now since President Roosevelt
changed the date of Thanksgiving
Day. these 100000 are the only
correct calendars In the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
New Colony Will
Be Restricted 10
Low Wage Group

Residents of the 200 new
homes proposed under an Ell
Centre slum clearance prof.
ect would be restricted to the
lowest come brackets,
where family income is $50 or less
month, City Engineer Phil
Knights explained Wednesday,
Rentals OF So to $40 a month
are proposed" Knights said. This
will not include water and light"
In families where there are less
than three children, the occupant
may not have a salary of more than
five times the rental. In families
of three or more children the occu-
pants income may not be more
than six times the rent" he ex-
planned. ...e.... ....-.-.s....
Tentatively, the cost of each home
was set at $500, including construc-
ton expense, purchase of lot and
administration charges. Because
bonds for financing construction
will be for 60 years, the residences
will be built to last that time, at
least.
Knights estimated the homes
would be from 700 to 1900 square
feet of interior space. The average,
he said, would be around 800 square
feet.
Purchase of lots would be ham
died by the Ell Centro housing au-
thority, which would have power
to condemn If unable to agree with
the former owner on. price. In event
of condemnation procedure, the
courts would determine. value.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
London Times
Forecasts War

LONDON, Aug. l6. (UP) The
Times, most influential newspaper
in the country, took occasion today
to reaffirm that any attempt to
settle the Danzig problem by force
would Immediately send Great Brit
ain and other anti-aggression ma
tins to war.
At the same time it reaffirmed
the government position that there
is no European problem, including
colonies. which cannot be solved
by negotiation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
DUNN NAMED STATE LEGION COMMANDER
Hitler Maps Plan
To Take Danziq
Before Sept.2
New NaZi Move Follows
Conference Between
Germany, Italy

BERLIN, Aug. I6. (UP)-
Adolf Hitler was reported
today to desire to achieve a
settlement of the Danzig
problem before the annual
congress of the Nazi party at Nur-
emberg Sept. 2.
Nazi quarters seemed convinced
that Great Britain would facilitate
a solution, perhaps as part of some
general European settlement.
Well informed sources said that
the desirability of a peaceful solu-
ton of the Danzig issue was agreed
upon at weekend conferences in
which Hitler and the German and
Italian foreign ministers took part.
But it was said also that it was
agreed that Germany and Italy
would stand firmly together, and
that the military position of the
axis" powers was favorable for a
showdown - more favorable now
than it would be later.
Peaceful reunion OF Danzig with
Germany would be calculated, in
the general view here, to enhance
German prestige enormously and
probably to hasten the inclusion of
southeastern European countries in
the Nazi economic and cultural
orbit. Nazis refer not to political
domination in that area but to
benevolent cooperatin' by which
the countries concerned would send
their products to Germany and
draw German products and culture.
Nazis say that when" Hitler
Continued on Page 6. Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Bund Membership
Lists DESTROYED

WASHINGTON Aug, l6 UP)-
Fritz Kuhn, bespectacled leader of
the German American Bund, told
the Dies Committee today that he
destroyed bund membership lists a
year ago because of rumors of an
impending investigation, Kuhn
was the first witness called by the
committee at resumption of its
hearings into activities of Nazi and
Fascist groups In the United States,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Revised wPA Wage Schedule Benefits
Western States, Cuts Pay in East

age nationwide monthly WPA wage
from $50 to $500. 1t was unoffi-
cially estimated this increase would
raise federal relief costs $4,000 900
in the 10 months after the adjust
ment goes into effect, or force the
firing of from 10000 to 100000 work.
erS. 1t had been estimated the
appropriation for the current year
would provide for an average EN-
ployment of 100000 throughout
the year.
WPA officials feared demonStra-
tions In areas where wages were
lowered, similar to last months pro-
test strikes against the 1870 hour
Continued on Page +, Col, p
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

WASHINGTON, Aug. l6. CUP)-
The Works Projects Administration
published revised wage schedule
for 100000 relief workers today
that provided substantial increases
in southern and western states and
decreases In eastern states the new
wages bill becomes effective Sept /.
The wage adjustment was ordered
by Congress in appropriating ST.
477,000,000 for relief in 1910. 1t
specified that relief pay could not
vary in different sections in an
amount greater than could be JUS
titled by differences in the cost
OF living.
The change increased the aver
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Hipass Directors
Call Camp Meeting

Directors of the Hipass corpora
ton, non profit organization ope-
rating HipaSs Health Camp, will
meet at the camp Aug. q for a
business session, mailed notices
said Wednesday.
Meanwhile children at the Amer
ican Legion sponsored camp PLAN
ned a mock wedding at 1880 Sat-
urday night to entertain visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
County Taxes High?
Now in Phoenix.
BY United Press

Tax payers in three of Arizona S
more important counties-Pima,
Yuma. Maricopa-today faced in
creased tax rates in the wake of
mounting governmental costs and
increases in general expenditures.
BY far the highest combined total
of state, county, and city and school
taxes was in prospect for resi-
dents of Phoenix, who will be as
sessed at the rate of $7l5 for each
Sl00 property evaluation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
n AMBLING
IL EPORTER

Cures Worse
Somebody told Gretchen Dllbeck
garlic was good for what allied her
dog, Sandy, who is about II years
old and as friendly as his advanced
age allows.
For three days Sandy had o big
slug of garlic in his food each day.
It didn't seem TO bother him. To
date it hasn't done any good either,
but at least Sandy didn't complain.
He was the only one who didn't.
After three days, said Gretchen,
"we're going to have to abandon
the garlic cure. We can't get near
enough to Sandy to feed him any
more
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
'Tarzan' TO Marry
After Divorce

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. CUP)-
Johnny Weismuller, movie Tar
zan" and former Olympic SWIM
ming champion, said today that he
would marry Berl Scott, San Fran
cisco socialite, as soon as he re-
ceives divorce from Lupe Velez.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge
Bert Lemons has taken about
all he can stand this Year III the
way of Dragging by other fishermen.
OF course, he never saw the fish
they caught-but he heard plenty
about them. Tuesday Bert had his
revenge. He'd snagged big cat
fisn over at Laguna Dam. He took
it into a drugstore, had it cooked
to order, and sat down to his meal.
Bill Tondro, across the table, looked
on longingly.
And that guy never even offered
me a bite" he said
One by one, the other fishermen
dropped in. Soon Bert had an ad-
1niring. not to say greedy audience
about the table. Calmly he fin
ished his meal, oblivious to the
hungry glances and bare-faced
hints thrown his way. Not a bite
escaped him.
Nov he's going to spend the
rest of the summer telling how
good that fish was" one disgruntled
spectator remarked land none OF
III will be able to contradict him.
-
Embarrassing Moments
Next time AL Snyder, perennial
trustie at the Imperial county Jail
who is assigned to janitoring duties
at the court house, decides to take
bath and wash his clothes, he
will consider all the circumstances.
Al, feeling bit warm and sticky,
had just finished cleaning out the
Veterans Memorial Hall. A bath
wouldn't do any damage he de-
cided He stripped and bathed.
Then a glance at his clothes con-
vinced him a bath wouldn't do
them any harm either. He dipped
and scrubbed heartily. He wrung
them out and hung them up. Then
ne looked around. Shock replaced
. satisfaction His other clothes were
stored in a locker at the court
house.
Wild thoughts of barrel occu-
pied his mind for a while, but
there wasn't even barrel handy
That is why AL clad in dripping
raiment, dashed through the court
house to the locker so desperately
In case anyone who saw him Won
ders about it.
The Wrong Slant
A New Yorker friend of Walter
Wortendyke, license examiner for
the California Highway Patrol here
wrote him from San Diego.
us it safe to come to Imperial
Valley" he asked AT least three
Continued on Page D, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Imperial Veteran
Victorious on
First Ballot
Pharmacist Outdistances Two Fellow
Candidates for Highest Office
State Delegates Can Offer

OAKLAND, Aug 16 (Special)-W. S. Dunn of Impe-
rial elected state commander of the American Legion
on the first ballot here today.
San Diego chosen the 1910 convention city by
the state department Following the dramatic first ba lot
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Housing Authority
Asks $780, 900 for
&c SIunn Clearance
Funds Sought to Construct 200 $1,000
Residences: Council Selects Board
Chiiders Made Chairman

A newly-appointed housing authority for Ell Centre
Wednesday drafted an application asking the u s. Hous
ing authority to set aside 900 for sum clearance
If the project is approved it will creation of more
than 200 $1,000 residences which will replace "sub-paro
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
ParaIyzinq Shutdown on Oil Industries
|nFour States Presages Nationwide
Gas Price Rise; California May Escape
. By United Press =

Four midcontinent oil producing states sacrificed ST.
100000 in today in unprecedented strike
against the petroleum industry presaging nationwide
rise i'm gasoline prices Governments of Texas Oklahoma,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Baseball Scores
BY UNITED PRESS

NATIONAL LEAGUE
new YORK 300 400 000-7 II 0
Brooklyn ....... 600 OOl O2O-3 II
Melton and Danning; Hollings-
worth, Pressnell, Evans, Hutchin-
son and Todd.
First game:
Philadelphia -. 900 900 200 60
Boston ............ 040 900 50x-9 IL o
Johnson, Hoffman and Davies;
Posedel and Lopez.
First game:
st. Louis .......... 900 900 2O2-4 83
pittsburgh -......... 00l 0l0 1903 81
Weiland R. Bowman, Shoun and
Padgett, Owen; Klinger and Muel-
Ter.
Second game:
Pittsburgh .... 900 900 000-O 3 2
MCGEE and Owen; Butcher, Blan-
ton and Suce.
Chicago ...-.......... 100 900 1902 5 0
Cincinnati .... 001 900 000-l 80
Passeau and Hartnett; Walters
and Lombardi.
Second game:
Philadelphia 80 001 00l 1903 10 O
Boston .-...--....... 900 002 000-2 10 o
Mulcahy and Miles; McFayden
Shoffner and Andrews.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland .....,... 900 100 020-3 %
st. Louis ............ 900 900 000-0 7 0
Harder and Hemsley; Kennedy
Whitehead and Harshany.
Washington ...... 900 900 000-0 4 0
New York ......... 100 900 2lX-4 6 2
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

Butter: Los Angeles, 27c, but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A. 36c; manufacturing milk,
28c; route gathered cream, 25lac.
l.. A. Hay: u. =. No. 1. $3.50;
US. No. 2 leafy S11-12.50; us. No.
2 S10.50-11. Mimi. flax Sept. s1.45is.