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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Better
Service
Sought
Chamber Agents to
Present Protests
To Railroad Firm

Instead of complying with
a proposed change in train
schedules in Imperial Val
ley, as urged recently by
Southern Pacific officials,
Associated Chambers of Commerce
members in meeting Friday
night in El Centro voted to request
the company to retain the present
service and intimated that even
better service Will be demanded
later.
"This body appears to favor the
present schedule for service for the
time being" Chairman Earl Cava-
nah of Calexico said in stating the
resolution "a committee will be ap-
pointed to send letter as soon as
possible outlining in full the val
ley's stand toward train service"
Cavanah named H. r. Anderson of
Ell Centre and j. v. Yeargin of
Holtville 10 serve and will appoint
representatives from other valley
cities later.
Little favor was held among the
dozen at the conference for the
proposed schedule, which provides
earlier leaving time for evening
trains from the valley to Los An
geles and later arrival times for
the morning train from Los An
geles to the valley. Chief criticism
appeared to center upon mail prob
lens which assertedly would be
created by the schedule, which the
Continued on Page s, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Morals Offender
Made Court Ward

Paul Valentine, charged with at
tempted rape in BraWley, was made
ward of the juvenile court Friday
and the case was tranferred to San
Bernardino where he is charged
with other offenses.
The youths record of delinquen-
cies goes back to 1884 and includes
rape, forgery, grand theft, and shop
lifting He has a long list of aliases.
Only two cases were tried in ju-
venile court Friday, the first in
three weeks. Four cases were CT
the calendar for dismissal. One
morals case against Mexican boy
was continued a week while Off
cials investigate possibility of de-
porting him to his native land.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

'meStlc policy since the World war,
it was generally believed today.
Chamberlain's speech marked the
complete abandonment of his poll
cy of "appeasement," insofar as 1t
concerned Germany, and the COM
mencement of a new chapter OF
Anglo-German relations which om-
inously resembled the status of re-
lstions in the few years before the
World war.
AS one commentator put it:
Chamberlain has hung up his
umbrella and shouldered a gun"
Incidentally, he did not take his
famous "apeasement" umbrella with
him to Birmingham.
In his speech, the most bitter re-
proacheS that any British prime
minister in peace time memory had
addressed to the head of foreign
state, Chamberlain tacitly admit
ted that his policy of appeasement
had collapsed in ruins.
Chamberlain'S injection OF the
question whether CzechoSloyakia s
annexation was a step in the direc-
ton of world domination by force
constitutes another parallel with
the state of Anglo-German relations
in the period preceding the World
war.
One immediate effect of Hitlers
tearing up of the Munich agree
ment by the invasion of Czechoslo-
vakia is likely to be an even closer
British rapprochement with France
commencing with the state visit OF
president Albert Lebrun to London
Tuesday, and closer Anglo-French
military tie-up tantamount to a
definite military alliance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Woman Declares Miracle
Saved Her from Appetite

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 18.
(UP)-Mrs. Dorothy Barber. 90,
wife of WPA worker, believed to-
day that miracle had delivered her
from a slow agonizing death where
medical science had failed.
Physicians at general hospital,
who for two weeks had observed
her slowly eating herself to death,
unable even to diagnose her strange
malady, neither agreed nor dis
agreed with her belief. They said
her apparent recovery was simply
unexplainable.
Mrs. Barber said 1t was mani
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

uIGSily WOIIIlleSS CIlTOuSn lack OF
drainage and presence of harmful
salt in irrigation water.
Engineers estimated that $780,
600 is necessary within the next
few years to construct an adequate
drainage system for the district
They said one-third of that sum
Is Immediately necessary to stavc
off ruin for valley farm lands.
Under the refunding plan a to-
tai of $l,935,OOO would be put to
use for drainage Of this total.
S435.00O is a gift by bondholders
to the people of the district, taken
from interest money already col
lected and which would have to
be paid TO the bondholders unless
the refunding plan carries. In ad.
dition, $l50000 would be levied
for by the district, an estimated
Sl,2O0,000 would be available from
delinquency collections on assess
ments levied prior to 1898. and
100000 represents work accom-
plished since the original drainage
estimate was made.
The estimated sl,950,OO0 would
construct framework upon which
Imperial Valleys private drainage
systems would hang. The estimate
is quoted in report by the en-
gineering firm of Quinton, Code &
Hill-Leeds and Barnard on the
physical and economic condition
OF the irrigation district.
The report declares that produc-
tivity of 100000 acres of farm land
in the valley already has been
seriously impaired" by lack OF
drainage, and declares the district
faces the immediate necessity of
extending present deep outlet
drains, deepening present lateral
drains and constructing many more
such drains.
The report at the same time es-
tlmated that a total of $5,0OO,OO0
or more will be necessary for ex-
pealditure on private lands for
Continued on Page 8, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Run1oniu
Fears
Attack
French Chief Asks
Time Powers
To Ne etCrisis

LONDON, Mar. 18. (UP)
Great Britain and France
sent formal protests to Ber-
lin today against Adolf Hit
ler's Czechoslovakian con-
quest and were understood to have
been joined by the United States
and Russia in refusing recogni-
ton.
Despite denials in Berlin and
Bucharest, reliable sources here in
sisted that Fuehrer Adolf Hitler
has made strong economic de-
mands on Rumania and that Ru-
mania has rejected them.
Rumania, these sources said, Of
ficially informed Britain of the
demands and asked how far Brit
ain is prepared to go in support
ing Rumania's rejection of them.
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain called an emergency cabinet
meeting for late today and was said
to have done so after receiving the
appeal from the Rumanian minis
ter.
The Evening Standard said King
Carol conveyed TO Britain his fear
that Rumania is in grave danger
of German aggression and his de-
termination to fight instead OF
submitting to any loss of territory.
Carol, the Standard said, sug-
gested that if Britain, France and
Russia back him, he can rally
Poland, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
and Jugoslavia to his support
The Evening Standard said the
Rumanian minister informed Brit
ain that after the crown council
had decisively rejected Germany's
demands last night, they were SUBJ
mitted again today in slightly mod
flied form.
The foreign editor of the paper
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

never satisfied. Though she con-
sumed enough food to feed a fam
lily of 10, she was losing weight and
strength.
Numerous tests were made but all
failed to aid doctors in diagnosing
her case. They put her on "a
hour fast and she cried for food.
1t did not lessen her constant crav-
ing. But early this week, to the
surprise of physicians, her appetite
began gradually to diminish. To-
day she was eating normally and
was satisfied. She will be discharg-
ed from the hospital Sunday OF
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Sun Gives Valley
Preyiew Of Summer

The red line in the thermometer
at the FL Centre weather. bureau
moved up to 95 degrees Friday aft
ernoon, the highest mark of any
March since 1884. At noon Satur-
day the mercury stood at "a and
threatened to go higher during the
afternoon.
In 1894 Marchs high point was
1O2 on the last day of the month.
In 1895, 90 was high and in 1886
and 81 the top figure during the
smonth was 90. Last year was the
coolest in many years during March,
with top of 88 degrees noted.
Exactly one year ago Saturday,
the maximum temperature was 78,
the minimum Al.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

festation of Gods power and the
power of faith.
Every night. when the lights are
turned off in the ward" she said,
"I pray to God to help me recover
from my awful appetite. God has
heard my prayers and has helped
me. really believe that's what has
cured me-"
Her case not only had confound-
ed physicians here but had drawn
the attention of the medical profess
sion worldwide. She was admitted
to the hospital when she appeared
at the clinic and said she ate raw
enously 20 times day but was
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Women Purse
Snatchers Sought

Two women in black sedan
were sought Saturday after c. M.
Underwood and John Mclaughlin
reported to El Centro police that
the women snatched a purse from
them and fled.
Underwood and Mclaughlin said
they were returning to their homes
about IL o'clock Friday night when
a car stopped near them and a
Negro woman asked them for q
match. While Underwood was CROP
ing for a match one of the two
women in the car got out, grabbed
his wallet containing $40 and jump
ed back in the car and fled, Under
wood declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

intersection.
Mainus was born in Europe but
had lived in the United States most
of his life. He was a former en-
ploye of the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict.
His survivors are his wife, Mrs
Ottilie Mainus: two daughters
Ruth, of Aromas; and Mary Ann
of Holtville; and a son. Alvin, also
of Holtville. The body is at the
Fields Funeral home. Funeral ar
rangements will be announced
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Martinez Faces
Robbery Trial

HOLTVILLE, Mar. l8. - Tee
Martinez will be tried in superior
court on two charges, robbery and
resisting an officer, it was deter
mined in justice court here Satur-
day.
The Mexican is charged with
beating Police Patrolman Alfred
Lyons in the face with a gun al
the time the officers caught him
robbing a truck March 6. Martinez
is held in the county Jail at Ell
Centre in lieu of 81 900 bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Engineers Tour
Canal, Visit Dam

San Diego members of the Am
erican Institute of Electrical En-
gineers and the San Diego Engin-
eerS club visited the All American
canal and Imperial Dam Saturday.
Forty members of the two organ
izations met Imperial Irrigation
district representatives in Ell Gen.
tro shortly after noon and left to
tour the projects at 2:30 pm.
The party was scheduled to meet
in Calexico for dinner at the De
ANA hotel at 1880 pm. M. j.
Dowd. district chief engineer, was
on the program for an address on
the subject, THE History and OPP
Grafton of the All American Canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Accident Breaks
PatroIman's S Arm

Tillman Daley, California High
way patrolman, suffered broken
arm late Friday in a spill from his
motorcycle at the west city limits of
Ell Centre.
The motorcycle skidded in the
gravel and the officer fell beneath
the machine. His arm was set at
the Ell Centro hospital. He was
transferred to San Diego Saturday
for further treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

June. Several boards of army Of
ficers have been appointed to fly
to the various states, visit colleges
and universities, and interview
prospective candidates.
The plan is to start training OF
the candidates in Is selected COM
mercial air schools in various parts
of the country.
After courses of three months in
those schools, the graduating can
didates will be sent to the air
corps primary training school at
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

Randolph Field, Tex, for three
months and then for another thres
months TO the advanced flying
school at Kelley Field, Tex.
Glasses at both Randolph and
Kelly Field will be doubled TO ac-
commodate TOO students IN each
class at a given time.
All accepted as candidates for
training will be paid SIS per month
while undergoing training and Civ
en- ration allowance of 81 day,
in addition to quarters, uniforms
and flying equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

For one moment Saturday fore
noon Mrs. Pete Anderson of Heber
forgot to look ahead Of her. AS a
result she walked into the side OF
a motor car on Main street in El
Centro between Fifth and Sixth
streets and suffered hip bruises ana
ether minor bruises.
II never saw the car that hit
me- officers quoted Mrs. Ander-
son as saying after she was rush.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Refundin9 Plan
FuIfiIIs Valley
Drainage Needs
Proposal to Make Over Million Dollars
Available to Protect, Reclaim Lands
Threatenedby High Water Table
- BY +. A. FITZHUGH

Editors Note:-This is the fifth series of articles dealing
with bond eundng Tax ceiling interest principal
provisions of the plan have articles
II bond refunding carries March 90 the Imperial Irr
cation District will within short time accomplish all
drainage work said by engineers to be Immediately
sary. If the plan does carry Imperial Valley takes
the chance that thousands of of land will become
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
War Department Announces Plans TO
Train 3OOONew Flying Cadets for
Service in Enlarged Army Program

WASHINGTON, Ma ch 18. (UP)-The war depart
ment today announced plans to start at once training
some 5000 additional flying cadets to man the new air.
planes to be obtained under the enlarged army air
program The army will recruit flying cadets among
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Europe Sees Chamberlain Speech as
Proof Prime Minister at Last Has
Dropped Umbrella, Shou|dered Gun
-COpyright 1889 by United Press

LONDON, March 18. (UP)-Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlans speech last night Adolf Hitler and Hit
lers dissection of the Czechosovak republic marks the
important reorenaton of British foreign and do
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
VOLUME XXXVIII; No. 16 X
TRAIN SHIFT OPPOSED
D AABL|NG
l\EPORTER
One of Those Things

House, next time he announces
boxers at Central high school mat
ches: a compass, altimeter, an,
divining rod.
Henry announced several fight
by this method:
"On my right is so and SO ano
on my left "
Then he stumbled Waving one
hand he cried out:
"On my rrr-ll, uh . In this cor
ner" and he continued bravely
enough.
Darn it," he said later. 81
couldn't remember for the life OF
ME which was my right and which
was my left!"
Conscientious
w. w. McEuen can have an OIL
eander from us any time he wants
it. Speaking before the Ten Thou
sand club OH the irrigation district
refunding plan, McEuen said:
I'm one of the few who have
read the plan clear through from
cover to cover"
You can take it from RR, that's
a real job.
RR Language
Frances Erskine. listening in on
a conference on railway schedules,
opened her eyes wide when Charlie
Nice remarked:
Remember what happened when
they took the skunk Off"
Her eyes opened wider and her
jaw dropped a degree when he con-
tinued morosely:
II wish We had that old skunk
back again."
Frances leaned sideways and
whispered:
What has skunk to do with
railroads in the first place and in
the second place, who wants a
skunk, anyhow"
The skunk she was informed
Is Charles indelicate but vivid til
tie for the old motor train that
used to run from inland to Calexico.
Indelicate but Amusing
Jack Harris hereby hits print
for the second time in a week, but
we couldn't resist this item. Jack
recalled being in the shower at a
swimming pool one day, prancing
around in sartorial nothingness and
displaying a hirsute chest, which
means hairy.
A youngster kept staring at him
so that Jack finally inquired what
the curiosity was about.
II can see you've been eating
lettuce" said the child.
When Jack recovered from the
shock he deduced that the young
ster's mother had probably told him
to eat lettuce and thereby grow
hair on his chest.
In The Dark
Evan Hewes, speaking before the
Latin-American club in Calexico.
was at something of a loss when
he was introduced. The introduc-
ton was in Spanish and Hewes was
Mt quite sure when to get up and
start talking. When 1t was over he
whispered:
II wonder what they said about
mel"
81 Years Ago
For a laugh, get Dan West TO
show off his tintypes of himself
and brothers, taken back in Ar
cadia, Kan, in 1882. Our money
says you can't spot Dan.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

81 Years Ago
For a laugh, get Dan West To
show off his tintypes of himself
and brothers, taken back in Ar
cadia, Kan. in 1882. Our money
says you can't spot Dan.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
Markets IN RRlEf

Butter: Los Angeles, 24c; Butterfat, Imperial
Valley. fob. ranch grade A, 3lc manufacturing
milk, 241sc; route gathered cream 23c.
/. A Hay: us. No. 1, $14; us. No. Ieafy, $13-
1850; u. S. No. 2, $11-115O; Minn. Flax, May SITS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19
WEATHER

Maximum temperature 95, minimum Sc, al
so, humidity AZ; noon temperature
humidity 2s; 5 pm. temperature SS, humidity 2
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-19

Total Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
through The Two III Centre Banks)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-16
MANY ATTEND
BIRTH CONTROL
RRwEFgMA
EVsMMaHEVU

The meeting called by the committee
for social action of the Mothers Health
Council last Tuesday at the Shaw
House presented a challenging appeal
to the citizens of this state to work for
legal methods of birth control. Mrs.
Cornelia J. Cannon, president of the
organization, said that in 1886 a Gal
lup Poll showed 500 of the citizens of
Mass. favored birth control, yet in 1888
an old Blue Law was used to close
Mothers Health offices where 5000
married women were given medical
care. Furthermore today Massachu-
sets doctors cannot legally provide
contraceptiye care for patients even to
save a life. Eugene Belisle, Council
director, pointed out that child spac-
ing resulted in better and healthier
families, while Morris Taylor, director
Of Shaw House urged everyone to edu
cate himself and his acquaintance wifi
the merits of legal birth control fol
married persons with the purpose OF
reversing the present law. The meet
ing was well attended and presided
over by Mrs. James Curwood.
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SEN. DOLAN AT
FATHERS MEETING
(By LOU" RANSOM)

Before a fine gathering Of fathers
and their guests the popular Senator,
Chester "Chet" Dolan, of Wards $40
and II made a very impressive speech
last Monday night at the Shaw House.
The event was another one of the
Fathers celebrated social nights when
they present a guest speaker of promi-
nent politically or otherwise together
with superb entertainment. Senator
Dolan voluntarily joined the celebrated
guest speakers Of the year in offering
his support to the Fathers. Morris
Taylor, executive secretary Of the Shaw
House and a member of the Fathers
organization in responding to the Sena-
tors speech, informed him as to the
Continued from Page ~
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RABBI Levi
FOR NAACP
ORATOR

N.A.A.CP., Boston Branch, at its
meeting of last Monday, voted to in
vite Rabbi Emeritus Harry w. Levi of
Temple Israel, Boston, to be one of
two main speakers at the Annual Ban
quet which will be held late in Feb
ruary, OF early iii March, Il the other
main speakers to be some member of
the NAACP from New York.
The selection of Rabbi Levi was a
tribute to the fact that he has been
a member for many years of the NAA
CP, and in his Sunday morning broad
casts has repeatedly spoken out vigor-
ously against the injustices and pre-
JUDGES from which the colored group
in the United States has too often suf-
fered.
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A. B. GARDENER
PRESENTS CHURCH
TOURNAMENT

Anna Bobitt Gardner, MusB.S.,
made another step towards to the pro-
motion of cultural dramatic work when
she presented her second annual Inter
Church Dramatic Tournament at Co.
lumbus A.ME. Zion Church, Monday
evening, Dee. II. AS was to be ex-
pected a large and enthusiastic audi
ence was on hand to witness this affair
which always draws out keen competi-
tinn.
Those churches competing were Met
ropolitan Baptist, A.M.E. Zion, and
New Charles Street, with Mrs. Will
Continued on Page a.
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DUNBAR ASSOCIATES In
ATTACK ON UNEMPL0 YNIENT

A few months ago the Dunbar Asso-
ciates, a club of earnest and forward
looking young men, undertook to do
something about the colored unem-
ployment situation in Cambridge
which is known to be decidedly unfair.
A survey of the various business con-
Germs revealed the fact that of the
5000 colored people living in Cam
bridge only very small number are
employed by the stores where they
trade. Armed with a list of these
stores and the amount of business de
rived from colored patronage, the
Dunbars propose to contact the mer-
chants and store keepers and argue
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-16

grand treasurer, Samuel Washington.
Grand Master Roberts has surround
ed himself with men of ability and
standing in the community and with
the following staff should get results
most beneficial to the order: District
deputy grand master, list Masonic Dis
trict, Joseph S. Mitchell, ESQ.,; 2nd
Otis A. B. Skinner; 3rd, VIM. A.
CIarkson; 9TH, DR.. w. Alexander Cox;
4th, Archibald X. Austin. Grand lee
turer LIST, Thomas w. Headley; End,
StiIlman A. Tasco; Bird, Roswell W,
Hazard; 18th, C. Augustus Webb.
Grand senior chaplain, James NJ,
Hunt; junior chaplain, Alexander
Smith; senior deacon, James Williams
junior deacon, Wendell L. Leach /;
senior steward, Charles H. Bruce;
CONTINUED on Page d.
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URGE RACERS FOR PROJECTE WORK
Demand Jobs for Cambridge Race Workers
W. |. ROBERTS, SR. HEADS MASONS

At the annual communication of the
Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand
Lodge. Free and Accepted Masons
Jurisdiction of Massachusetts, r. W.
Walter L. Roberts, P. w. NJ, of Mt.
Morjah Lodge of Cambridge, and for
fer Grand Secretary, was unanimously
shosen as the Most Worshipful Grand
Master
ma. Session was well attended, and
.r reports of the out going Grand
Master. and his staff indicated much
progress during the past year. Mas
uu- i'm Massachusetts, is taking on a
aau lease of life. Many activities for
aaIang mp the charity and social pres
have been maugurated
Other officers elected are: Deputy
laud master, George Warren; grand
senior warden, Morris J. Hicks; grand
wlu warden J. Henry Burch; grand
recording sccy., Elmer j. Pueblo; grand
corresponding sec, John E. Smith !;
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-16
BOSTON TRADE
ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS

At meeting held at $40 Columbus
Ave, Wednesday, Dec. Is, the follow
ing officers of the Greater Boston
Trade Association were elected: PFffesi-
dent, Leon Lomax; LIST vice-pres., Gen
eva Arlington; End vice-pres., Ralph
L. Harper; cor. secy., Russell S.
Gideon; rec secy., Estelle Lee Crosby;
fin. secy., Gertrude Chandler; treasu-
rer, c. Hilton Greene. Members of
Executive Committee: Freeman Per-
kins, Sarah Stratmon, VIM Sparrow.
Plans for the Christmas tree at
Madison Park are going forward
under the craftsmanship of DR.. C. n
Garland.
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for employment of colored workers.
The merchants in Cambridge are
already realizing that the situation
has got to be balanced. In one in
stance the efforts have resulted in
the placement of young colored girl,
Miss Norma Moors, in the Harvard
Bazaar where she had previously been
denied employment.
The Dunbar Associates have assur-
ance that a nationally known organi-
cation will soon join with them in max
ing the employment survey state wide.
They urge the cooperation of all citi-
zens for the economic improvement
of the race
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quet which is to be held at the magnif-
cent Women's Republican club with
Gwendolyn Carter as chairman.
The Boston A.W.A's Ball to the
visiting Sorors promises an evening Of
gayest proportions and elegance SUI
preme at Brown Hall with Attorney
Howena E. Taylor as chairman.
The Formal given by the Interfra-
ternal Council promises a new high in
Formals. The Deltas will give a Cock
tail Party; the Aristos plan a Holly
Continued on Page 4