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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-25

Beginners Bridge section of the
Junior Ten Thousand club will meet
Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock with
Miss Margaret Plemons, 543 Ell Cen
tro avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-25

In plaid linens, dotted
swiSSes and silk linen
prints with authentic Walt
DiSney's Ferdinand The
Bull patterns! Sizes 3 to
IA!
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-01
NOT EVEN TRYING

At a county fair in the Old Coun-
try five pounds was offered to the
person who could guess the weight
of a certain COW. Many people
tried their skill, and various weights
were suggested. Finally Old Cargo,
not-too-bright farm hand, came for
ward. To their amazement, he
named the exact weight of the COW
offhand.
GLOW did you do it?" asked the
Judge, after awarding the prize.
'Twarn't nothin'," replied the
man. "I'd "a done better'n that if
I'd been tryin'."
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-01
.4sk Me .1noths.
a General Quis

/. Why was the site of Washing
ton, D. c., chosen for the national
capital?
2. What was the heaviest one
day rainfall in history?
8. What approximate portion Of
the earth's surface is covered with
trees?
4. Can fish hear?
S. What does pantheon mean?
6. What character Of Greek
mythology fell in love with his own
reflection and was metamorphosed
into a flower?
z. Can you translate the follow
ing into familiar proverb: Too
great a number of culinary assist
ants may impair the flavor of the
consomme?
The AnslDers
/. 1t was at that time the center
of population.
2. The heaviest one-day rainfall
occurred in Baguio, Philippine is
lands, on July 14-15, 1911, when 46
inches of water fell in "a hours.
3. About one-fifth, an area
roughly 100000 square miles.
4. Scientists report fish cannot
hear and are affected only by
sounds that cause vibrations in the
water.
S. A temple of all the gods.
6. Narcissus.
Z. Too many cooks spoil the
broth.
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-01
No C1lsnee

Dinocan-What are your terms for
student boarders this year?
Landlady Trump Same a. last
year-bums, loafers, no-goods and
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-01
Good Excuse

Officer Ito recruit) Don't you
know better than to point an empty
gun at me?
Recruit-But it's not empty. sir.
It's loaded
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

committee all day and far into the
night. most of them demanding out
right repeal of the prorate law.
Proponents of prorate, decidedly in
the minority, pleaded for a longer
trial period for the admittedly i'm
perfect limitation program.
Hearings were completed only on
dry vine grapes, raisins and prunes,
leaving for consideration before ad-
journment tonight citrus fruits and
figs, which had been scheduled last
night. as well as olives. tomatoes,
sweet potatoes, asparagus, hops,
pears, canning peaches, walnuts
and general argument on the pro-
gram as a whole.
Tomorrow, the senate livestock
and dairies committee will join
the agricultural groups for q two
day hearing on proposed legisla-
ton pertaining to the marketing
OF milk, and general agricultural
problems will be taken up Friday,
and Saturday if necessary.
Specific charges against opera
ton of the prorate program includ-
ed:
l. That growers were rushed into
signing petitions for the necessary
2-3 majority of each industry with
out proper notice and under threats
that they would not be able to
sell their crops at all without pro-
rate.
2. That approval in certain in
duStries was obtained by Illegally
signing up members of cooperative
marketing associations without spe-
cific authorizations from members;
and by basing percentages on al
legedly incorrect figures of industry
totals.
3. That operation of the prorat
pools had resulted in O lower unit
price for fruit and far less total
return.
4 That the fundamental policy
Of allowing food TO go to waste
while people are starving is un-
American.
S. That prorate carried with it
assertedly inequitable inspections
resulting IN condemnation as unfit
for human consumption of fruit
previously saleable.
g. That farms which always be-
fore have made expenses are being
forced into the red" by compulsory
curtailment of marketing and as
sessments for administration of the
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Los Angeles Establishes
Shelters for Unemployed
Youths i'm Search Of Jobs

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA. CUP)-
The county board of supervisors
today approved establishment of a
series of youth hostels," over
night shelters for young persons
travelling il quest of employment.
The hostels will be operated as
a cooperative federal-aid undertak-
ing Of the county youth commits
sion and the National Youth ad-
ministratiOn
The first of the shelters will be
located in Arcadia, and other hos
tells eventually will be established
at intervals of about Is miles thru
out southern California.
There are $4,000 youth between
the ages of 16 and "a residing III
Los Angeles county, and of that
total there are $4,000 over 18 who
are unemployed, it was explained
vim pointing out the need for the
shelters.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
2 Hurt When Bus
Hits Gravel Truck

OAKLAND, Cal, Feb. IA. CUP)
Nine persons were injured today
when an Oakland Key System bus
collided with a gravel loaded
truck at Hopkins and Lincoln
streets.
Frank Throop, 81, driver of the
bus, was most seriously injured. He
suffered back injury and cuts
The accident occurred when the
truck made a left turn on to Lin
coin street and the bus, following,
was unable to stop in time to
avoid hitting it, according to police.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Destroyer Bound
For Hainan Island

SHANGHAI, Feb. IA CUP)-
United States navy authorities an
nounced today that the destroyer
John d. Edwards had left Hong
Kong to inspect the interests of %
American residents at Hollow, on
Hainan island opposite the South
China coast.
The destroyer left Hong Kong yes
terday, it was disclosed, for the
300 mile cruise down the coast. 1t
is under orders TO evacuate any
Americans who desire to leave the
island in view of the japanese occu-
patton.
John D. Edwards companion de-
stroyer, Alden, of the United States
South China patrol also left Hong
Kong yesterday and is due at Hal
Phong, French Indo-China, tomor-
row. 1t will land five navy men and
a quantity of supplies for American
navy units in the Chungking area
of the upper Yangtze.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Toasfmasters Man
Speaking Contest
Finals on Monday

ToaStmasters club members Mon
day night completed arrangements
for finals in their speaking contest
scheduled for next Monday night.
Karl Kaiser earned the right to
appear as one of the six contestants
for a silver trophy when he was
declared the best speaker. His sub
ject was The Peaceful Side of
The Rhineland", a descriptive tra-
velogue of his native Rhine Valley.
He will compete with Sheriff Rob
ert w. Ware, AL Bailey, Fred Iltner,
Willis johnson, and Joe Bush. The
cup winner will keep it seven weeks
and then relinquish it to the winner
in the next contest.
Other speakers on this weeks pro-
gram included Robert Elliott, H E.
Anderson, Viggo Hansen, and Albert
DeVore. Johnson was general critic
and w. D. Hudgins was POSTMASTER,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Jack Benny Trial
Postponed Again
By Gotham Court

NEW YORK. Feb. IA CUP)-The
trial of Jack Benny on smuggling
charges was put over today III fed
eral court until March 6.
1t was the second postponement
OF the radio and screen comedians
hearing on charges that he snug
gled $2l3l worth of French jewelry
into this country for his wife, Mary
Livingstone.
The case originally was set for
Jan. "a and was put over the first
time to today, the comedians 45th
birthday. The second postponement
was agreed to by federal author
tiles because Benny, in Hollywood
was engaged in the making of
motion picture which could not be
delayed because of the Sutdios con-
tractual arrangements with other
performers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Art Exhibit Shown
At High School

An exhibit of 40 pieces of art
work was on display Tuesday in El
Centre at Central high school.
The display, which includes a
variety of pencil sketches, water
colors, Autographs, oils and photo
graphs, was ordered from the Art
Center School of Los Angeles and
will be on exhibit until Feb. 81.
THE work shown here, which is
done by advanced students, ranks
as high as a great deal of profess
sional art I have seem" Adolph
Kath, Central art instructor, COM
mented. Part of the pieces are COM
mercial art and part adaptable to
magazine Illustration.
The exhibit may be viewed after
Moons 2:30 to o'clock on the Sec
ond floor Of the study hall building
just west of the high school ad-
miniStration building.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Payment Sought
For Seized Lands

MEXICO CITY. Feb. IA. CUP)-
Heirs of the late Benjamin F.
Johnston of Seattle, Wash, who
built the vast United Sugar com
pany at Los Mochis, Sinaloa, were
reported planning today To seek
compensation for the seizure OF the
properties by the government last
December.
The official government journal
yesterday printed a series OF de-
crees dated last Sept. 81, providing
for distribution of the estates. II
had been announced previously
that the property had been divided
among $4,000 peasants. The de-
crees were believed to have been
intended to legalize the seizure, in
volving 584,235 acres, first announc-
ed by Cabino Vazquez, chief of the
agrarian department.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
NoveIist's Cousin
Asks New Trial

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. II.
CUP1--Attorneys for Jack Kermott.
28-year-old cousin of Novelist Sin
clair Lewis, who was convicted Of
manslaughter last week for the
Cain and Abel Staying OF his
brother. James Kermott, 80, today
asked for a new trial when Ker-
mott appeared before Judge Charles
Allison for sentencing.
Judge Allison set next Tuesday
at p. m. as the time for hearing
arguments.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
AAA Payments for
1889 Announced

WASHINGTON, Feb IA. UP)-
The agriculture department today
apportioned $212000,OOO in price
adjustment payments to cotton
corn, wheat and rice growers who
comply with 1899 AAA acreage al
lotments.
The parity payments authorized
by congress in the 1888 farm act
will be distributed among the four
major crops as follows: cotton
growers $84,578O0O; corn growers,
S51,6l3,OO0; wheat growers, $64.113,-
900 and rice growers, $1.696,OOO
The rate Of payment on the nor
NAL yield of each producers 1889
allotted acreage will be 1.6 cents
a pound on cotton; 6 cents a bushel
on corn, IL cents bushel on wheat.
and II cents hundred pounds on
ice.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Student Commits
Suicide at ST..
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb IA,

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA. CUP)
While his mother, father and
brother waited for him at the
breakfast table, Slyde Morris, Is
breakfast table, Clyde Morris. 18
dent committed suicide today by
shooting himself in the head With
a 80 calibre pistol.
The boys pajama clad body was
found by his mother. Mrs. MILL
cent Morris, who ran to his bed
room when she heard the report OF
the gun.
Members of the family said the
boy had been under medical care
for several months for a heart all
ment. During the past few days
he had been moody, they said, be-
cause he was unable to join his
friends in pre-world's fair festivi-
tipS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Firemen Adopt Boy
Scout Troop Here;
Work for Members

FL Centro firemen adopted Boy
Scout troop No. 6 and the whole
force is engaged in increasing the
membership from 13 to the re-
quired troop strength of 80 men,
berS
The Scouts are planning to help
firemen repair a truckload of toys
accumulated in their project to
provide every Ell Centro youngster
with toys on Christmas.
While the whole department is
working with the troop members,
O. Bennett is chairman of a spe-
cial Scout committee and is as
sisted by Don Freeman, Clyde Lott,
and Nick Ericsson. Bebbett is Scout
master and has two assistants. Lee
Blackman and Winifred Reed.
The troop meets at the fire hall
at pm. every Tuesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

kClOlJCl DN Vic L "a lllC SCitAPSh
inc, over a period of two years
The company, better known as
Pabco, employs 1,500 in Oakland
and San Francisco and boasts that
it works in complete harmony with
18 different unions, both Congress
of Industrial Organizations and
American Federation of Labor
The course consists of one two
hour session each week for several
months. Two University of Cali
fornia instructors help Pabco in
teaching highlightS of current labor
history, personnel and administra-
ton, labor management, labor eco
Monies, trends in business and
labor legislation. operation of the
Wagner act and the wage-hour law.
Graduates for the most part are
active members or officers of the
various unions holding contracts
with the company who have regular
employment and attend school
on their own time.
Some are members of unions out
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Famed Attorney
Succumbs at LA.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA. tUP)-
Funeral services for Franklin P
Bull who was a defense attorney
for Supervisor Coffey in the 1909
San Francisco graft case and also
for Harry Thaw in the Stanford
White murder case, will be held
here tomorrow.
Bull died in Methodist hospital
yesterday after a prolonged illness
He was 85, one of the oldest prac-
ticing attorneys in California.
Born in Racine, Wis, Bull came
to California in 1878.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

bration here, one of the largest
and most militant gatherings of
Republicans in years, and predicted
a return to power in the next preSi-
dental election after eight lean
years.
Former President Herbert Hoover,
who keynoteG the six-hour victory
through unity party" with the as
Sertion that only a return to Re-
publicanism could save the nation
from "inflation and dictatorship"
expressed delight today with the
reaction his words evoked.
Still stimulated by the repeated
and sustained bursts of applause
and cheers with which nearly 1000
White-tied and colorfully goWned
Republican men and women greet
ed his 3,000-word address, the par
TVS chief spokesman said:
ct was a great and enthusiastic
meeting. 1t BODIES a great spirit
of fight for 1940'
Party Chairman John D. M.
Hamilton, who in his official capa-
city had tasted nothing but defeat
until last fall, was even more jubi-
liant. Last night he admitted that
prior to last November's Republican
gains, there had been grave doubt
in the minds of many men that
the Republican party would recover
from the disastrous defeats sllf-
fered in the previous six years"
But he turned the meeting into
an occasion OF happy backslapping
all around with the assertion that
"our party successfully has passed
through a crisis which imperiled
its very existence"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

side the company who are inter-
ested in learning labor background
and collective bargaining procedure.
A meeting place or class room
is provided by the company. The
company also pays any expenses,
which are minor Company officials
said it was planned to continue the
school with a new group of STU
dents"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

Because his mother aided strikers
picketing their Central Park West
apartment in New York, Ryan Blur
was threatened with kidnapping, ac-
cording to Mrs. Blur, wife of a
prominent attorney. The F.B.I. is
in charge Of the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
First Labor Relations School Held
By Employer Graduates Is Union
Officials in Industrial Economics

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA. (UP)-Twenty-fiVe labor
union officials graduated today from the first school of
its kind estabshed-a labor relations school con-
Quoted by the company which employs the students.
The school part Of broad, liberal labor policy de-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Republicans See
Victory in 1940
On United Front

NEW YORK, Feb IA. (UP)-The Republican party
admittedly morbund until last November, presented to
the nation today what its leaders asserted united
front" infused with "a great spirit of fight for 1910"
Leaders looked back on last NIGHTS lincoln daY cele
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Proro&e Hearing
Stirs Up Storm at
Interim Meet

SACRAMENTO, Feb. IA. (UP)-A joint legislative
committee agriculture today continued hearings into
operation of the states prorate law far behind the sched
ue set for the tWoday crop control section
parade of rate fruit growers marched before the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

USED-CAR SPECIALS!
Remember that oil Plymouth cars
new or used-are backed by the same
great engineering. Right nov, your
Plymouth dealer has unusual values
in Plymouth used cars. 1t will pay
you to see theml
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

IT'D Z 4'1 II4N Il ; ONNI NIIs
NAY AFTER DAY, more buyers of
- low-priced cars are switching
to this big, extra-value Plymouth!
Plymouth brings you greater size
..full-powered performance with
great economy...the riding smooth
ness of fnewAmola Steel coil springs.
Ineveryway, its theyear's beStbuy!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

On Every Count,it's
Most for Low Price
9Eg Plymouth is the only
lOw-priced car with steering
post gear shift in De Luxe
models at no extra cost.
laE TheOnly low-priced car
with front coil springs as
standard on aHmOdeis.
~ Theonlylow-pricedc car
with a revolutionary safety
signal" speedOmeter.
W The only leading low
priced car with a rust-proOfed
Safety-Steel body.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-11-24
Does Jacksonville Want A Y. M. H. A.?

Tuesday night at 815 Jacksonville Jewry will decide
whether or not it wants Y. M. H. A. This is the state
ment by popular Nat ShOrsten president of the
local Jewish Mems Club which has for its principle aim the
re- establishment of a "Y" in Jacksonville.
If you do not believe city support "Y", or if
you any other objections to such institution being
active here you cordially invited to appear at this meet
ing You will be heard.
If you believe that local Jewry should the present
building at 756 West Duval Street down payment
modern athletic structure and have Y membership take
care of the upkeep of the institution then will also have
an opportunity of expressing your views
Should the majority of those present at the meeting
agree on having Y M H. A. they have in practically
ali Jewish communities with populations large Jack
sOnviIes then city will forward at once with def
nite plans to create such an institution here.
Should it be decided that there is need for "Y" in
Jacksonville then it will be necessary to decide what dis
osOn will be made of the assets belonging to the
present defunct Y M. H. A.
This meeting WILL therefore, be one of great import
ance for the future welfare of community You
urged to attend!
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-11-24

Spurred by the war emergency
needs which require the speedy
acquisition of new land areas in
Palestine so as to provide more
room for new arrivals and to ex-
tend the country's agricultural
yield as a safeguard against the
uncertainties of transporting food
supplies by sea, more than 300
communities in the United States
will observe this weekend, Satur-
day evening, November 25th and
Sunday, November 26th, Zion Flag
Day as an occasion to corraNmass
support for the Jewish National
Funds $5,O00,O0O program of land
purchases during this year.
The mass action will be unfolded
by huge army of volunteer fund
raisers, recruited from among the
membership of all Zionist parties
and groups and from among the
students of Hebrew Schools, as
well as the membership of numer-
Gus youth organizations, who will
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-11-24

According to LeSoir, General
Rundstadt complained that the
forced arrival of Jews in the Lub-
lin district=coupled with the ex-
pulsicn of Polish peasants from
this area created a double crisis,
but Frank insisted on carrying
out Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler's
orders, ordering mass arrests of
those protesting.
The clash of opinion reached the
point where General Rundstadt
sent an indignant memorandum to
Berlin warning that the Lublin
project was leading to moral and
economic catastrophe and arous-
ing strong anti-German feeling
among the Poles. DR.. Frank,
terming this memorandum "a rev.
dictionary document" denounced
General Rundstadt as a friend of
General Werner Won Fritsch, who
was killed during the Polish war,
and demanded Rundstadt's with
drawal from Poland.
Meanwhile, Jews from Vienna
were continuing to arrive in Lub-
lin without means and almost
without clothing, all being placed
in the so-called training camps"
In Prague, the Gestapo was re-
ported to be busy trumping up a
ritual murder case against Jews.
According to the official Deut-
sches Notwithstanding, the au-
thorities in Prague found the body
of slain Czech woman carrying
marks (which lead police to sus-
pect ritual murder"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-11-24
Anti-Semites
Convicted Here

PHILADELPHIA (JTA)-Eight
of eleven men accused of break
ing up tolerance meeting and
of spreading anti-Semitic htera-
ture which terrorized Jewish mer-
chants in West Philadelphia were
found guilty by a jury in Quarter
Sessions Court of melting a riot
The men were charged with dls-
rupting a meeting of the Commit
tee for Racial and Religious Toll
GRANGE which was held last March
12 at the Y. M. c. A. Counsel
for the defendants announced the
verdict would be appealed.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-11-24
Zion Flag Day To Be
Observed This Week End

carry on, on the streets of Ameri-
can cities, the "sale" of miniature
reproductions of the BluC-White
Zion emblem. This emblem will
be offered as an invitation to con-
tribute to the peoples Fund for
the acquisition of the soil of Eretz
Israel as the peoples property and
in acknowledgment of contribu-
tons deposited into the Blue
White Boxes which will be carried
by the volunteers in accordance
with a Zionist tradition now dat
ing back to more than quarter
of a century.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-11-24
Hebrews Meet In
Atlanta Today

A five-state regional convention
of the union of American Hebrew
congregations will be held in At
lanto November 24-2S, concentrat-
ing upon four main themes.
The themes are the work of the
synagogue to promote goodwill
between various groups of Jews;
work of the synagogue to promote
goodwill between Jews and nom
Jews; the synagogue in relation
to Jewish philanthropic undertake
ings, and the synagogue and the
unaffiliated both in communities
where synagogues do and do not
exist.
Eugene Oberdorfer of Atlanta,
convention chairman, said answers
would be sought to the question
''how can reformed Jews make,
through institutions of reformed
Judaism, the greatest possible
contributions to our country?
The convention embraces the
States of Georgia, Alabama, Flor
ida and the Carolinas. This will
be one Of IA regional meetings
sponsored within a year by the
union.
The initial organizations with
in the union are the national fed
GRAFTON of Temple Brotherhoods,
National Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods and the National Fed
Grafton of Temple Youth.
Opening address will be given
by William ]. SHREDDER of Cincin-
natl, national president of the
Association of Jewish Welfare
Funds. Other principal speakers
include Mrs. Israel Kaplan, wife
of Rabbi Israel Kaplan of Jack
sonville, and Albert F. McEklen-
burger of Chicago, president of
the National Federation of Tenn
pie Brotherhoods.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-11-24
Is Slain In LODI

WILNO (JTA)-It was learned
here that the Gestapo raided the
Cafe Astoria in the Polish city of
LODI, arrested 80 Jews and subse-
quently shot Is. The survivors
were ordered to bury the victims
and then taken away to an un-
known destination.