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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10

nerves leading into the second
head"
The doctor said that since the
second operation the baby had
been normal in all respects and
was gaining weight
II have never seen anything like
it and never heard of anything like
it in all my experience" the doctor
said.
DR.. Statzer said he believed that
the boys mental development would
be normal. Hes as bright as any
kid I ever saw at that age" he
said.
The doctor, added there should
be no deformity since the malform-
ed head had not interfered with
the formation of the normal one.
The only reminder of the second
head would be a Slight protuber-
ance Of scar tissue, he said,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10

His new equipment win permit
exploration of energies in the atom
above 100-million volts. he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10


near Indian Springs on Oct II. g
DR.. Statzer, who delivered the
baby, said second, smaller head
projected from the base of the
skull of a normal head
There were impressions for nose,
eyes, ears and mouth on the sec
ond head the doctor said, "but
no vents.
"I operated at once, amputating
only part of the head SO the re-
mainder could be used to fix a liga-
ture. didn't want a newborn
baby to lose any blood, and he lost
Nery little"
DR.. Statzer said he completed the
operation five days later and since
he could not tie off the wound the
bleeding was profuSe
Judging from the amount of
blood" he said. "there was well
formed system Of blood vessels and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
SPECIALIST TO SPEAK
AT MEETING TUESDAY

Louis H. Rockford, extension spe-
clallst in animal husbandry, will
lead discussions at a beef cattle
feeding demonstration meeting at
the Virgil Corfman ranch Tuesday,
George Winwright, assistant coun-
ty agent announced Friday.
Results of feeding tests and an
outline of livestock economies will
be included at the demonstration
Winwright said. The Corfman ranch
is one-half mile south of the Me
Cabe school,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Cross-CountryCar
Thief in CUSTODY

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 10. UP)-
Federal authorities today held Will
liam Hart, 26, of Pasadena, Cal.
in lieu of 81 200 bond on a charge
of stealing at Pasadena car be-
longing to Wilma Grey, said to be
a relative of the late Zane Grey,
famous author
Federal bureau of investigation
agents here said Hart also was
wanted for questioning by Dallas,
Tex. police in connection with a
bad check charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10

For best results read the Post
Press Classified Page.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Prisoner Takes Cat
For Walk, Escapes

NEW LONDON, Conn, Nov 10.
CUP)-Police today were looking for
Herbert H. Morancy, 18, who took
the county jail's pet cat for a walk
outside the gates last night and
didn't come back.
Not only did he forget to come
back, but he drove away in de-
livery truck owned by the James
drug store. The truck was parked
in the Jail garage. The turnkey
permitted the youth to take the
cat out.
Morancy was serving a year for
stealing a car.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
from the right.
q MUST HAVE
KNOWN HIM


Something seemed to tell me
to STOP every time I walked by it
and say Pick that one! 1 feel I
must have known him. Then I
went outside and told the officers
| had chosen.
1.-THE next day we escorted the
coffin, and spent that night in
Paris. The following day we went
on the morning boat train to LIE
Havre, where sailors from the U.
S. S. Olympia took charge"
He no longer knows the names
of his comrades.
Sergt. Younger has seen the grave
at Arlington five times.
On several occasions, he says,
he has been approached by Gold
Star mothers, each pathetically
asking if her son might not be the
unknown soldier. Sergt. Younger
tells each that he has no descrip-
ton. He adds to each that it
might be her SON.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26

'paupers
Officials of the Federal Surplus
Commodities corporation. sponsors
of the stamp plan. said they had
heard no objection from persons
on relief to the plan; certainly
not on the grounds cited by the
minister Administrator Latham
White said he would withhold COM
ment until after the protest meet
ing.
AS the stamp plan completed its
10th day of operation Thursday
criticism came from another quar-
ter. Dr. Lewis Haney, director of
New York university's business re
search bureau, characterized the
plan as "a scheme to reward GER
tain kinds of dealers for helping
the government carry out its un-
sound policies in bribing farmers. 90
Haney addressed a meeting of pur-
chasing agents.
IF We assume that the govern
ment should waste the taxpayers
money by pegging prices and ac-
cumulating surplus products this
scheme may be said to be not as
bad as some Others" Dr. Haney
said,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26

the committee reversed It's actlon
of yesterday and granted the re-
Stricted rule which also bars points
of order during house considera-
ton.
The rule is part of the Demo-
cratic leadership's strategy to put
on the spot" congressman who have
flirted with the Townsend bill by
forcing them on record for or
against the bill. Leaders said the
pension bill with its concomitant
two per cent sales tax has no
chance of passage.
House leaders plan to call the
bill up in the house next week, in
advance of consideration of the
administrations Social Security
amendments.
Chairman Robert L. Doughton,
N. c.. of the house ways and means
committee had asked for eight hours
general debate on the Townsend
bill. His committee reported the
measure without recommendation
The rules committee members
charged that the house ways and
means committee "ducked the is
sue by reporting the bill without
recommendations. Ways and Means
members frankly acknowledged the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Bund Head Pleads
He's Not Guilty
Continued from Page One)

continued IrOin GdBt OilS'
speaking engagement.
Kuhn, who fought in the German
army during the World war and
now is an American citizen, lett
New York abruptly yesterday. He
picked up three suitcaSeS at diff
ferent addresses and drove off.
He waived extradition and was
returned to New York by Detectives
James eastman, James CanaVan
and Joseph Norbuty, early today
Kuhn has been the moving spirit
of the German American organiza-
ton which ne founded on a nation
al scale in 1886
The Bund now claims 81 active
branches throughout the country
and % summer camps.
Kuhn participated in the Hitler
putSch at Munich in 1923, went to
Mexico and entered the United
States in 1926, He became citizen
in 1884 He worked for several
years for the Ford Motor company
and once was suspended because he
was caught practicing speeches in
a dark room.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Ban on Patterson.
NyIander Rouses
Storm of Protest
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One
a taxpayer when he told the fair
board violence might result if the
public forum were held in the fair
grounds auditorium.
Green said it was against the
chambers policy to become involy-
ed in political matters in any way
and that Nice's remarks reflected
his own views in the matter. Nice
Wednesday night backed up the
Associated Farmers request that
the building be denied the league.
In his telegram 10 Ben Hulse
of Ell Centro, fair board president,
Governor Olson was quoted as say
ing in part:
'Labor's Non Partisan league Is
a responsible and patriotic labor
and political organization. active in
the state of California and the ma
ton the governor said.
II am familiar with many Of its
activities and know of no reason
for denying it the same right tc
use of public buildings that is en-
ioyed by all groups"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Adventures Tell
Of 20 Days Spent
FoodIess in Boat
Continued from Page One)

A0OIllliluCNl HUN hb1 OA'N|
South Seas TO Hawaii.
Our plan," said Hall, who comes
from Long Beach, was to stop at
Tanning Island, 10 days to the
south. Everything went we'll until
we reached that vicinity when
overcast skies prevented us from
obtaining shot at the sun and
determining our exact position With
a sextant.
For five days we cruiSed in the
vicinity of Tanning and Christmas
Islands without once sighting land.
Our chronometer stopped and we
had to guess at our time when we
did sight the sun.
Our food and water was er-
hausted. so we decided to continue
to Samoa. which we judged to be
20 days sailing. When there was
no wind, we padded We managed
to obtain 10 gallons of rather brack-
ish waters in our sails when we
ran into occasional rain squalls.
On the fifth day, when we were
feeling wretched and weak from
lack OF food We managed to catch
a two pound barracuda. Three days
later we caught a bonita, which
is similar TO a mackerel in flavor
and texture. We ate them raw
and they tasted awfully good to us
we tried without SUCCESS to
spear sharks which followed us for
days. They were too large for our
spears.
Thirty four days out we sighted
land straight ahead of us. We hop
ed it was Samoa, but we were not
too sure because our navigation
had been most gueSSwork since our
chronometer stopped.
The next morning VIC sailed into
an uninhabited cove on the north
side of the island, not far from
Aoloau. Woodbury. and Eastman
we're too exhausted to move. found
two cocoanutS with which we
quenched our thirst and ate as
literally as we dared We just lay
under the trees all day and rested.
THE following day I walked
along the coast until l found the
village of Aoloau, two miles dis
tant. The natives were very friend
iy and toWed us to their settlement
where we were received with ex-
citement and hospitality that We
never dreamed Of"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
WESTMORLhND NOTES

Mrs. r. r. Ostrander returned
Monday from ViSalia where she was
visiting her mother who has been
seriously i'll Mrs Ostrander was
accompanied by her daughter,
Diane.
Mr and Mrs. Frank Lyall mo-
tored to EScondido over the week
end to visit with Mrs. Lyalls par
ents who reside there.
Those from Westmorland enjoying
the state employees picnic last Sun
day at Date Palm Beach were: Mr.
and Mrs. jess Leech, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Raines, Mr. and Mrs. E. j.
Potter and family Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Wright and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Decker and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stokley and fam
lily. John Hannssen, Glen Killings
worth. John Hoffman. r. p. OS-
trander and daughter. The six hun
dred pounds of barbecued beef for
the occasion was prepared by John
Fannssen and Glen KillingsWorth.
Monday night the Westmorland
American Legion and Auxiliary en-
joyed a chicken and noodle dinner
at the Legion hall After dinner the
Auxiliary met at the home Of Mrs.
Nora KillingsWorth for their reg
rlar meeting and the installation Of
officers for the next year The new
Officers, who were installed by
Mrs, Katherine Keller, district
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
d. Districts Plan
School Board Vote
Iune Tin Valley

Continued from Page One)
an average daily attendance of less
than 500. the polls must remain
open for at least four hours but
must not open before 9 am. or be
closed before ) pm
At Central Union high school in
El Centre two board members must
be elected The candidates are John
w Donohue. and o. q Horne, in
cumbents. and Roy H. WomaCk and
Dr. Goble Hurst.
At Brawley l. c. HauSmann and
John w. Scott, incumbents, are
candidates To succeed themselves in
the two vacancies.
Mrs NJ ". Bates and Ear I
Williams are candidates to succeed
themselves on the CaleXico Union
high school board
In Calipatria there are two can
didateS for the two vacancies. /. L.
Lyerly and G. Roy Thompson. in
cumbentS.
Eldred Ferguson and ". j Gregg
are candidates to succeed them
selves on the Holtville Union high
school board
In Imperial the same candidates
are running for positions on both
the elementary and the high school
boards In each instance two men,
bers must be elected. The candi-
dates are Alfred j. Clark. Paul K
CoSand, Charles F. Maynard. John
NJ. Miller, Carrie Townsend, and
Dan SouthWel.
Harry R. SoneS is the only can-
dldate for the lone vacancy on the
Ell Centre elementary school board
He is an incumbent.
The following list shows the
school districts and the candidates
running for the only position va.
cant.
Alamo, Mrs. H. B. Ross. Andrade.
Vardre E Bowen Brawley. Irwin
j Wells Calexico Mrs. NJ. w. Bates
Calipatria, Earl Holmquist. East
side, c. D. Allen. Elm. Olive Can.
non. Fort Yuma, Benjamin F. de
Corse and Patrick Miguel. Heber
Mrs. Juanita Lee. Holtville. Mrs
Viola Dresser and Rex Maddux.
Jasper Ralph c. Gray. Laguna,
w. w. AyreS. Meloland. Martha s
Engebretson Mulberry, A. G. Jones
INLAND, J. F. Clark and Charles
NoffSinger. Sunset Springs, Wilson
c. Ferguson. Westmorland. E. S.
Shields. Westside Union, w. T.
Jewell and j. R. Haley. Winter
haven, Mrs. jess E. Todd.
Two candidates will be elected
at McCabe Union Elementary dis
trict where Elton B Christian and
Rudolph Miller are candidates. Two
will be elected at Mt. Signal. Can
didateS are Grant j. Blaschko. Har-
old A. Brockman, F. w. Fisher. and
John S. Strobel. At Seeley only one
candidate is running for the two
vacancies. Mrs. Frances I. Plecher
is the candidate
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26

step as one to put "on the spot
many members who had "flirted
with Townsend and his pension
plan for election support.
Ways and means committee mem
bers were questioned by the rules
group in a tumultuous session. So
was the house sponsor of DR.. Town
sends bill, Rep. Joe Hendricks, D.,
Fla.
Hendricks said one section of the
bill pointed out by Rep. Hamilton
Fish, r., N. Y, was mot as silly
as it sounds; that it was in the
u. S. code" The section stated:
Throughout the act the present
tense includes the past and future
lenses; and the future, the present.
The masculine gender includes the
feminine and neuter. The singular
number includes the plural, and
the plural the singular. Shall
means must and is mandatory,
May is permisSive."
Fish said the section was 'abSo-
lutely beyond understanding
So was the whole bill, said Rep
Allen T. TreadWay, r., Mass, rank
ing minority member of the ways
and means committee, who was
by Townsend in 1888
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26

sNdlllIlR lOA Vic OiA
gers. The audience buzzed with an
ticipatory conversation. The hour
for the concert passed The aud
ience clapped hands impatiently. A
voice doomed out over the public
address system.
"Mr Paderewski will be forced
to postpose the concert because he
has been subjected to a slight heart
attack"
The 78 year old pianist and
statesman was taken from his
dressing room to his private rail-
road car in Grand Central Terml-
nal. During the night, his repre-
sentatives cancelled the rest of the
tour and his attendants made plans
for an early sailing to his home
in switzerland. DR.. Theodore Dun
ham described his condition as
fair.
Paderewski's place in music was
attested to by the reaction of last
nights audience. For several min
utes after the announcement, the
people seemed stunned No one
moved. Then they filed out slowly,
many in tears.
The master was nearing the end
of his 18th tour of the United States
made over a period Of 40 fears.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Binds Lines
To Sunken Vessel
Continued from Page One)

Meanwhile. at the navy yard hos
pital all except three of the Squalus'
survivors were released Those still
held were Lieut.. j. c. Nichols, radio
operator Charles A. Powell and Yeo-
man Charles S. Kinney.
They were suffering from Slight
bronchial infections
Rear Admiral Cyrus w. Cole,
commandant of the navy yard, and
his staff of technicians returned to
the salvage tug Falcon and directed
preliminary salvage operations.
Commander A. I. Mckee, submarine
expert attached to the navy yard,
and Commander A. r. Mccain,
submarine expert of the navy de-
partment, left by plane for Wash
ington to present their plans for
raising the SqualuS to high Off
cials. They were expected to re-
turn before dusk and by then, ii
was hoped, the actual work would
be started.
AS the 30 survivors left the hos
pital, Capt. William Amsden, act
ing commandant of the yard, re-
vealed that all had been given
strict orders not to discuss the
disaster with anyone--not even
among themselves.
Capt. II. r. Greenlec. manager OF
the yard. said the Squalus had com
pleted l8 successful test dives be
fore her last. fatal one. The main
engine air induction valve which
Lieut.. Oliver F. Naquin, command
er of the Squalus, blamed for the
disaster in his first report. is usec
to draw air into the two after en-
ginc rooms, he said
Greenlec described the opening
as 81 inches in diameter with {
mushroom closing valve which i
closed hydraulically by crew
member when the submarine dives
The air is taken into the engine
rooms by two pipes.
Unless some electrical trouble haC
developed, he said, it would hav'
been impossible for the valve t.
have remained open when the sig
nal in the control board had show
ed it closed.
Greenlee's SON. law, EnSigl
Joseph Patterson, was among thos
trapped and drowned in the floo6
ed after section of the submarine
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26

Seven other defendants, includ-'
ing two alleged arsenic widows.
pleaded not guilty.
Morris Louis the Rabbi Bolder,
described as one of the directors
of the syndicate. was among those
who pleaded guilty, but two other
key figures-Paul Petrillo and Cea-
sare Calenti-plesded not guilty.
In addition to Bolder, guilty pleas
were entered by Samuel Sortjno
and Rafael PolSelli.
The other not. guilty pleas were
entered by David Brandt, Mrs
Christina Cerrone, Amadeo Mus
sell and the three arsenic widows
Mrs. Agnes Mandiuk and Mrs.
Josephine Romualdo.
All those arraigned were indict-
cd on murder involuntary and vol
mtary manslaughter charges in
connection with the deaths of the
rings 100 or more victims.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26

Under the stamp plan-receivlng
its initial test in Rochester-relief
clients may obtain so cents worth
Of government surplus foods free
for every dollars worth of food
purchased at grocery stores. 1t Is
done with stamps -- orange ones
purchased with relief money and
blue ones given free TO be used
for staples now listed as surplus
foods.
Tonight's meeting was sponsored
by the Rev. Vint Laughland, a
Presbyterian clergyman. and Leon
ard @ Smith, an anti-New Deal
Democrat, who maintain that re-
strieting the use of the stamps to
relief clients stamps them as
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Russia in Warning
To Japanese

MOSCOW, May 26. tUP)-A de
fiant warning to Japan was sound
cd in the supreme Soviet of Russia
today during debate on a so per
cent budgetary increase for defense
measures.
"If necessary the experience of
Changkufeng will be repeated L.
Nikolayeva, trade unions delegate
from the Azerbaidjan and budget
reporter, declared in moving un-
animous approval of the budget
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Westmodand Group Attends State
Employees Meeting at Date Palm Beach

president we're: Lila Warren, presi-
dent; Florence walker first vice
president; Pearl RaineS, second
vice president; Mary Edwards,
chaplain; Virginia Walker, his
torian; Pat Ostrander, secretary
treasurer, and Franc Ramsaur, SER
geant at arms. The executive COM
mittee elected is: Evelyn walker,
Nora Killingsworth and Pat Os-
trander. MIS- Mary Fox, retiring
president, was presented with a
past presidents pin, by Mrs. Pat
Ostrander. who complimented Mrs,
Fox on the splendid work She has
done during her term as president.
l.. l.. Cochran was appointed
Westmorland Fire District Com
missioner, following the resignation
of Joe Williams
Misses James Wynn and Villette
Stehlin were visitors at the coast
over the weekend.
Miss Margaret Miller is home
from San Diego where she under
went a very delicate operation on
her eye Her eyesight has been defi-
nitely improved in one eye, and
after a short time, Miss Miller will
return for another operation on the
other eye.
Those from Westmorland enjoy
ing the recent flower show at Jul
ian included: Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Ramsaur
Mr.. and Mrs. I. II. Gentry and Mr.
md Mrs. w. d. Cranston.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26

Many of the defendants could not
speak English and had to be told
in Italian what the charges were
against them
When Polselli pleaded guilty to
two murders, the public defender,
Thomas E. Cogan, protested to
Judge Albert S. c. Millar, that
some of the accused were pleading
without consulting counsel He ask
ed permission in Polselli,S case TO
file petition withdrawing the
guilty pleas, but Polselli was ada
mant and refused to sign a request
for an attorney.
Those who pleaded guilty did
so, authorities said, in the hope
that by cooperating with inves-
tigators they would escape the
death penalty which the prosecu-
ton announced it would ask for
all the defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Anfi-Bridges Bill
Meets Defeat

SACRAMENTO, May 26. CUP)-
Refusal TO take legislative action
seeking the deportation Of Harry
Bridges, West coast CIO director
today was written in the assem-
bly, record.
After hearing charges Bridges was
responsible for Pacific coast labor
disturbances the lower house voted
80 10 81 yesterday against adopt
ing a resolution requesting Presi-
dent Roosevelt 10 take action TO
determine if the labor leader is an
undesirable alien.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 90, 1901.
Published every afternoon except
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Johnston. vice president and
general manager; E. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. west Holiday Co, Inc,
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atiVes.
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Publishers association.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
BUS EXAMS PUT OFF

Highway Patrolmau Everett
Weatherbie will be unable to give
scheduled examinations for school
bus drivers on Saturday, he said,
because he was called out of the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Three Guilty i'm
Arsenic Murders

PHILADELPHIA, May 26. (UP)-Three of 20 defen-
dans in the arsenic poisoning which killed for insurance
pleaded guilty yesterday to charges which them
to the electric chair in of the greatest murder
arragnments in American criminal history.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
PodereWski Moy
Never Play Again

NEW YORK, May 26. (UPl-Friends of lgnace Jal. Jan
Paderewsb feared today that he would never play the
piano in public again. . ;. c l4o.
Fifteen thousand persons in Madison Square Car
den last night The great piano the stage was open,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
WPA Stomp Plan
Druws New Fire

ROCHESTER, n. Y, May 20 (UP)-Crtcs of the
federal governments barter system of exchanging stamps
for surplus foods met tonight in Convention Hall to sug
gest among other things that it be extended to all c
and not be limited to those relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
Townsend Plan
7 est Vote Sure

WASHINGTON, May 26 (UP)-The house rules conf
mttee today granted right of way to the Townsend $500
per month old age pension bill under gag rule barring
amendments and limiting debate to four hours
Under pressure from house Democratic leadership,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-26
WEATHER

data compiled by observers for
the official United states Weather
Bureau station at Eel Centrol
Maximum Thursday -.................. 90
Minimum Friday .......................--. 63
Reading at Noon Friday
Temperature ...-..-..............-....-...-. 100
Humidity .......--..................... is
Reading at am. Friday
Temperature ............................ 66
Humidity 66
Reading at pm. Thursday
Temperature ....... ......................... 90
Humidity ................................ l3
Southern California: Pair Friday
night and Saturday; overcast near
coast Saturday morning; cooler
interior northwest portion; moder-
ate northwest wind off coast.
Los Angeles and Vicinity - Fair
Friday night and Saturday with
overcast in morning; somewhat
cooler; moderate wind, mostly
southwest 10 northwest.