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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Sawyer Funeral
Slated Wednesday

Funeral services for Guy w. Saw
yer, "a, Imperial Valley shipper who
died of a sudden heart attack at
his Ell Centre home Monday, will
be held at the Lemons chapel at
2:30 p. m. Wednesday.
The Rev. DR.. George w. Thomas,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Ell Centre, will preach
the funeral sermon. Sawyer will be
buried at the San Diego mausoleum
Thursday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20

he thought was gold bearing quartz
Leasing the mine, he pushed the
workings another 100 feet while the
vein expanded to four inches.
McDermott, his wife, Lucille and
their 4year-old daughter. Irish Ann
then set out with samples of the
ore to have them tested by a Chi
cago gold firm.
Their car broke down at Galva.
Ill, and they hitchhiked the re-
naming $50 miles, carrying the
precious samples on their backs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Chile, Columbia Near Open Break
With Spain Over Freedom Questions

During the civil war the Chilean
embassy at Madrid sheltered 1000
NationaliSts. The Republican gov
ernment respected the Chilean flag
and the Nationalists were not mo-
Tested. Chile paid for their main-
tenance. Now Franco demands that
Chile hand over the IA Republicans
given haven. OF the refugees six
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Underpass Group
Will Meet Tonight

Member of a committee appoint
ed to investigate objections to an
underpasS at Main street and the
railway tracks in EI Centro will
present their recommendations
Tuesday night at a meeting of di
rectors of the chamber of COM
merce. Directors were expected to
take a position favoring or opposing
the proposed subway, based upon
the committees findings. The meet
ing was previously scheduled for
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20

year.
Westmorland residents present.
ed petition asking for dissolution
of the Westmorland fire district.
The petition was purported to be
signed by 80 per cent of the free
holders in the district which is
composed of a mile square includ-
ing the municipality and surround
ing areas.
The whole matter will be set
tied at either a special election or
at hearing before the supervisors.
Harold Hunts request for the
boards annual appropriation OF
$4,000 for work at the Meloland
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Chamber TO Plan
Trip TO Mexico

Details of the Mexican trip to be
sponsored by the Ell Centro cham
Der of commerce will be disclosed at
a meeting at headquarters Wed,
nesday night.
A definite date for leaving for
Mexico City for the 12 to 20 day
trip will be selected and side trips
arranged. GuStavo Padres, jr.,
Mexican consul, will answer ques-
tons of those interested in the trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Pillow Of Rocks Worth
100000 to Nevada Folk

CHICAGO, June 20. CUP) = 4
week ago the McDermotts of New
ada, broke and hungry were found
disconsolately curled up for the
night in a park, sack of rocks for
their pillow.
Today they learned those rocks
were worth 5000 and that they own
ed a 100000 bonanza.
Tom McDermott, a young pros
pector, found an abandoned mine
near Las Vegas, New, several
months ago. At the 30 foot level he
discovered half inch vein of what
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
BRAWlEY HOTEL MAN
INDICATED TUESDAY

Authorities continued a search
Tuesday for Gordon Burke, Brawley
hotel clerk, who disappeared Sun
day afternoon but there were nc
clues to his whereabouts. Officers
and relatives alike were at a loss
to explain the disappearance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Eighth Wonder

Note from the Tamarack ranch,
warning about bringing machinery
over a certain road
The highway is floated."
Editors Note: RR, the wise guy,
thought he had something there.
Any bulldozer could have told him
if he hadn't gone away chuckling,
that a "floated" highway is one
freshly dragged)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Quite 4 Family

There will be a family reunion
when l.. E. Rippy and his daughter,
Mrs. Fred Smith, arrive at the
family home in Texas on a visit.
Eight brothers await Mr.. Rippy's
coming.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
German Troops on March as Nazis in
Feverish Haste TO Bolster Forts
AIonu Contentious Polish Frontier
Observers Foresee New Offensive to Force
Settlement With Poland as British Turn
To Orient Because Of Tientsin Dispute

BERLIN June 20. OJP)-Germany has started large
scale troop maneuvers throughout the country and wa
reliably reported today to be feverishy pushing its eastern
along the Polish frontier
The roopS will be the throughout the eountr
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Supervisors in Overtime Session TO
Dispose of Crowded Calendar Here;
Wesfmorland Petition Received

Much ado about number of things kept the county
Monday. F ~ Wv p'"''
Ihey appointed Dr. Warren F. Fox county health
o1cer Tor the tenth the salary and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Embarrassing Theft

Nine men were Wrathful and the
rest of the Brawley migratory la
Dor camp was laughing Tuesday.
Nine pants had disappeared, pants
that belonged to the nine men.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Fear Of Dangerous Outbreak Increases
AS Feeling Rises Among Invaders;
Wire Barrier to be EIe ctrfied

TIENTSIN, China, June 20. (UP) = Five British
youths stripped by Japanese sentres and prodded
with sticks by Japanese officers for the amusement OF
Chinese crowd before the bockaded British concession
British said today The British warship Sand
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Assembly Kills
National Guard
Unit for vuIIeV
Legislators Turn Down Edward Laws
Militia Appropriation Measure in
Lower House After Senate PASSAGE

Hope of a national guard unit for Imperial Valley
went gmmering Tuesday when the state assembly defeat
ed bill appropriate $76500 to finance national guard
unit in Imperial Valley
The bill was introduced by Senator Edward H. Law
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
D AMBLING
IMPORTER
Strange Tones

Strange Tones
"A ten-year-old youngster, thumb
ing his way from Holtvixe to Ell
Centro, was picked up by Mrs. Ruth
Longacre in her car and the two
carried on a delightful conversa-
tion for several minutes. The boy
was anxious to talk, apparently SO
he could listen to the soft south
ern accent when Mrs. Longacre
replied.
When the car stopped at Ell Gen.
tro and the boy started to get out
he turned and asked:
you're a foreigner, aren't you?
Do you come from England or Ire
land?"
Mrs. Longacre laughingly eX-
planned that she was really an
American.
We'll" said the little boy, dis
appointed, you don't talk like any
Texan I ever heard"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Deep Sea Green

Deep Sea Green
Kansas had one sunflower Tues
day that was green and Wilted
at the same time.
Harlan Frymire, the pride of
Wichita, who recently moved to
Imperial Valley, took trip to
the coast with Bert Purdy and
Henry Munson with fishing as the
objective. Apparently it was Fry
mires first close contact with the
ocean and it loomed up something
larger than the mill pond back of
the Wichita Hardware and Under
taking establishment.
When still six blocks away from
the wharf where the fishing boat
awaited them, Frymire's lips be-
came a thin line. Six blocks later,
when the boat pulled away with
Harlan and his pals aboard, Wichi-
tas Pride was exerting all his will
power to keep his stomach in its
accustomed place. A few minutes
later no will power in the world
could have controlled it. The Kan
sas Sunflower wilted, and stayed
wilted until long after the boat
had returned to the dock.
Between Burt, Harlan and Henry
there was only one fish caught.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Baseball Results
BY UNITED PRESS

by UNITED PRESS
AMERICAN
Chicago 800 600 600 10 2
New York BOP 010 70X-13 10
Knott, Frazier, Smith and fresh;
Pearson and Dickey, Jorgens.
st. Louis 900 900 001-1 9 l
Boston ..............202 200 02x-8 IL 0
Kimberlin, Lawson and Glenn;
Auker and Peacock.
Cleveland .........................0 0l0 900 0Ol
washington ...............-........0ll 900 900
Allen, Eisenstate and Hemsley;
Chase and Ferrell.
Detroit Philadelphia, night game.
NATIONAL
Brooklyn .-..... 200 900 000-2 8 0
Cincinnati ... 010 002 Olx-4 10
Fitzsimmons and Phelps; Walters
and Hershberger.
Boston ....-....... 900 900 0lO-1 5 @
Chicago ........... 900 300 00x-3 6 !
Shoffner Lanning, Frankhouse
and Lopez Mast, Passeau and Hart,
nett.
New York at Pittsburgh. post
pcned, wet grounds.
Philadelphia at st. Louis, post
poned, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20

Butter: Los Angeles, 26c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 33c; manufacturing milk.
26he; route gathered cream, 24e.
L. A. Hay: U. S. No. 1. $500;
U. 5. No. 2 Ieafy S13-13.50; U. ;. No.
2, S11.50-12. MINI. flax July S1.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Relief
Styn,ies
SoIons
Clock Ticks Away
Remaining Hours
To Adjournment

SACRAMENTO, June 20.
(UP) - Twin deadlocks on
unemployment relie e f and
t h e Pierovich $170,OOO,OO0
Central Valley power bill
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
oLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS M
sURANCE PROVISIONS
Part 2
Who May Apply For Monthly Bene-
fits Next Year?

Changes in the Social Security Act
which apply to Workers who are
nearly IS and those who have al
ready reached the age Of IS are Of
especial interest to citizens of this
community. Under the amendments,
these are the men and women who
may receive annuities in the form of
old-age insurance benefits, payable
in January, 1910 and thereafter.
A man or woman who has held a
job in factory, shop mill, mine,
store, hotel, theater, or in other en-
ployment, covered by the Social Sc
curity Act, and who has reached
65 is entitled to file claim for pay
ment of monthly old-age insurance
benefits provided he has met a few
simple requirements.
In order to receive monthly bene-
fits in 1910, the claimant must show
that he worked in covered employ
ment, after 1886, in six different
calendar quarters, for wages that
amount to $50 or more during each
of such quarters.
A calendar quarter means three
month period. The first quarter in
cludes January, FEBRUARY, March;
the second quarter--April, May,
June; the third quarter--July, Au-
gust, September; the fourth quarter
October, November, December.
If a 65-year old worker has some,
but does not not have enough wage
credits to qualify for the monthly
benefits, he may continue working in
covered employment and building up
sufficient credits. 1t must be remem-
bered that wages earned during
1887 and 1888 count toward old
age insurance benefits, only IL they
were earned before the workers
65th birthday. Since the law has
been changed, wages earned after
1888 count toward benefits, regard
less of the workers age.
Amendments to the Social Secur-
ity Act provide that the lump-sum
payment heretofore made to work.
er reaching age IS must stop. In
stead, the older worker will have
an opportunity to get monthly bene-
fit payments for life. The amount of
the check will depend upon his wage
earnings, since 1886, but if he quail
ifies it will never be less than $40
per month.
For further information on the
above subject call or write. Social
Security Board, sos Park Ave.,
Baltimore, Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
UNEMPLOYMENT BOARD

A seasonable drop in certain in
dustries continues to increase the
number of benefit claims received by
the Maryland Unemployment Com
pensation Board but this is not to
be interpreted as an indication OF
business slump.
Outdoor activities have slowed
down and some indoor enterprises
are usually dull at this time Of year.
Unemployment benefit payments
in November aggregated $325.354,
an increase of $13,23O over Octo-
Der, but the figure for November.
1898, was $566,664, or $241,310
above the outlay for the correspond
ing period of this year.
The amount remaining in the
Maryland reserve fund, dedicated to
unemployment benefit payments,
was, at the close of November, $16,-
153,055.
Claims in the week ending De-
cember amounted to 14,101, of
which 558 were new, compared with
519 in the week Immediately pre-
ceding.
In the four weeks ending Deem
Der the unemployment claims tot
allied $4,000 while in the preced-
ing four-week period they aggregat-
ed 1886.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Christian Science" will be the
subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all
Churches of Christ, Scientist, on
Sunday, December "a.
The Golden Text will be from
lisa. 52:9, Break forth into joy,
sing together, We waste places of
Jerusalem; for the Lord hath COM
forteth his people, he hath redeem
ed Jerusalem"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol.
lowing from the Bible, l John 49,:
THAT which we have seen and heard
declare We unto you, that ye also
may have fellowship with US; and
truly our fellowship is the Father,
and with his Son, Jesus Christ"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following, page 269, 1.-THE
testimony of the material senses is
neither absolute nor divine, / there
fore plant myself unreservedly on
the teaching of Jesus, of his apostles
and on the testimony of the Science
of Mind"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
Lincoln Historical Park

Abraham Lincoln National Histor-
ical park, birthplace of Abraham
Lincoln, comprises 10 acres, and
lies three miles south of Hodgen-
vile, KY. The Lincoln Farm asso-
citation bought the site in 1905 and
began the erection of a granite build
ing in which to place a log cabin
said to be that in which Lincoln
was born. The cabin is IL feet wide
and II feet long, II feet from the
floor to the caves and IA feet from
the floor to the highest point of the
roof. The memorial building, for
which the cornerstone was laid in
1909 on the centennial of Lincoln's
birth, is of Connecticut granite lined
with Tennessee marble. It's inside
dimensions are "A feet in width, "a
feet in depth, and As feet in height.
The association in 1915 transferred
title to the farm and the memorial
to the United States, to be admin
istered by the war department. In
1888 the property was transferred
to the jurisdiction Of the national
park service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
ADJUSTED COMPENSATION ACT

The time expires on January 2,
1910 for fling applications for adj
justed service certificates known to
many as World War Bonds. When
the adjusted compensation act was
originally passed, three and one
half years were provided for claim
ing benefits. Later, liberalizations
raised the period to fifteen years.
All world war veterans or their
dependents who desire and are en-
titled to these benefits should there
fore file before January 2. 1910, as
that is the final date for submit
ting applications. Assistance in
completing the applications for those
desiring it may be obtained from
any service organization, Fort Nc
Henry, Baltimore, Maryland, or the
Maryland Veterans Commission, 202
Guilford Avenue, Baltimore, Mary.
land.
1t is estimated that there are
100000 veterans or their eligible
dependents who have not applied.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
Timber Is Classified
According to Usage

Yard lumber is largely general
purpose lumber. It is manufactured
and classified into those shapes,
sizes and grades required for ordi-
nary construction and general pur-
pose uses. Heavy timbers for struc-
tural purposes, soft-wood factory
lumber and other special use mate
rails are not considered as yard
lumber.
A bulletin from the Southern Pine
association divides yard lumber into
two main divisions (a) select and
(b) common. These again are di-
vided into two classes. Select lurn-
Der ~ that suitable for natural fin
ishes and (2) that suitable for paint
finishes. Common lumber "a that
which can be used without waste
and (2) that which permits some
waste.
The various types are graded A,
B or c. A has a minimum of de-
fects or blemishes, B is permitted
a greater number of defects and
blemishes, and c an even greater
number.
An important factor is the mois-
ture content permitted in the vari-
Gus grades and classifications.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
Dead Lives Again

DR.. D. H. Werden, of San Diego.
reports the saving of 14-year-old
girls life after breathing had ceased
for 40 minutes, by removing brain
tumor. Writing in the Journal Of
the American Medical Association,
the physician stated that IS months
after the operation, the patients
speech and mentality were normal.
The only apparent aftereffects were
blindness and some difficulty in
walking. The respiratory paralysis
DR.. Werden wrote, was compensat-
ed for by immediate artificial res
piration. There was a prolonged
period of Inconsistencies that he
ascribed to insufficient oxygen in
the brain tissues. He said the con-
dition was sufficient to cause blind
ness, but not mental impairment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
Ghost Towns of West
Show Signs of Revival

Out in the West few years ago
you could drive off the beaten path
and 60 exploring into the last GEN.
fury. Behind the shoulder of some
hill or in desert valley you would
discover a full-sized town where no
one lived, says Popular Mechanics.
Along the sagebrush-covered main
street would be weather-beaten
stores, post office, banks and
saloons of small city, flanked by
blocks of unoccupied houses. In
the eerie silence the Tapping of old
wallpaper behind broken window
or the creaking of a door would be
the only sounds.
These ghost towns of the mining
country were left intact when the
gold fever died or when bonanza
strikes in other districts caused the
inhabitants to move away overnight.
Towns like Rhyolite with preten-
tious railway station and office
buildings, or Bodie, built with tre-
mendous hardship high in the noun
tains, were left complete right down
to stacks of dishes still in the kitch-
ems and files of records still in the
banks.
Today the ghost towns are coming
back to life. Towns that have been
asleep for rs years are stirring
again under the excitement of high
priced gold. Modern air-conditioned
stores are springing up next to the
lettering ruins of old buildings.
Lively stables, where harness still
rots on the walls are being torn
down for gasoline stations. From
Cripple Creek in Colorado to the
Mother Lode in California long
abandoned mines are being worked
again. A survey by the Automo-
bile Club of Southern California
shows that practically every old
gold camp in the West is active.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
Transplanting Animals

The federal game authorities have
been quite successful in transplant.
ing'' animals from districts where
they are numerous to places where
they are scarce, asserts the Country
Home Magazine. BY the use of
s'catch- 'em-alive" traps, even full
grown elk and antelope have been
transplanted. Just last fall, seven
beavers were moved into Kentucky,
where none have been seen for
long time. This may not seem
enough to repopulate state, but the
many thriving colonies now to be
found in New York all came from II
beavers which were brought there
from Yellowstone park in 1907.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22

reau estimates, a bird on the plat
ter is worth two on the tablecloth.
First" the bureau said, remove
the leg from the body by grasping
it in your left hand (but what if
you're left handed?) and cutting
straight down to the hip joint. Re-
move the wings and the other leg.
'Then place the fork squarely
across the breastbone toward the
end of the keel, to anchor the bird
while you carve the breast in slices;
using slightly saving motor"
If you don't like the shape of your
turkey, or the distribution of dark
and white meat, well-why not have
your wife carve in the first place?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
London Holds Fish Fights
DECEMBER

Battles to the death between ST.
amese fighting fish offer new craze
in London society. The gaudy three
inch tropical enemies meet in tank
and bets are decided on points or a
knockout" At one party attended
by 80 persons $4,000 was at stake on
one contest. The fish are being i'm
ported in hundreds by tropical fish
dealers. The fighters are kept in
tanks separated by glass partitions
and betters study form as in horse
races. The partition is removed and
a powerful light thrown on them to
increase their vitality. The combat
ants dart to deliver vicious bites,
the fins and gorgeous tails soon be-
coming bedraggled by repeated as
saUlts. Fights sometimes last two
hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
India Motor Militia

In India private passenger cars
may be converted into fighting units
ON almost a moments notice, ac-
cording to information received
from that country. Members of the
Auxiliary force Of India, an organ
ization similar to the national
guard in America, are called upon
for service in times of riot or seri-
GUS civil commotion. Upon such oc-
casions members put their private
cars at the disposition of the or
ganization. Each car carries four
men, two armed with rifles. The
driver has a service revolver, and
the fourth occupant mans machine
gun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
Holland Well-Housed

Francis 0. Wilcox, in Current His
tory, says: Zone of the brightest
feathers in the Dutch cap is the
fact that perhaps no other people in
the world are housed quite so well
as the people of Holland" From
the humblest farmhouse to the
apartment houses of the larger mu-
inequalities there is an air of neat
ness and permanence about Dutch
homes that is refreshing. One can
search in vain for slums compar-.
able to those found in the United
States. Furthermore, there are
plenty of homes to 60 around, for,
as the chief inspector of state hous-
ing assured me, practically ev-
cry working class family can have,
as rule, four rooms and kitchen
in which to live"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22
RISING SUN HIGH SCHOOL
Make The Most Of Yourself

This club consists of sixteen girls
from the Junior and Senior classes
under the leadership of Miss Leila
Hite. We meet every Monday and
discuss problems concerning our
selves. At the present we are study
ing manners, for example: How to
act at party. Later on these are
some of the topics which we are 60
ing to take up How to fix our hair
to suit our face; how to use make
up; how to act on dates, and how
to dress we'll. We are going to sub
scribe to magazines on these sub
jects. We feel that we will learn
some very important information in
this club that high school girls
should know. Elaine Steele, Al
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-22

IL christmas 10 KISS Tie young
aS@ lady under the mistletoe, but
NRS your efforts are in vain unless
it's done properly.
Every time someone kisses under
the mistletoe a berry should be
plucked from the branch, for only
SO many blessings are bestowed as
there are berries. And don't let the
mistletoe fall to the ground. Other
wise its properties of good luck and
healing will be destroyed.
Many a romantic story surrounds
this plant. The Berries represent
tears from this legend:
A Scandinavian god, Bladder,
dreamed he would die. When he
told his mother, the goddess Friga,
she made earth fire, air, water and
all animals and plants promise they
wouldn't harm her son.
But she overlooked the mistletoe,
for its roots were neither in the
earth nor air. So one of Balder's
enemies fashioned an arrow from
the plant and that was the end of
Bladder. The tears of the heartbro-
ken goddess fell thick and fast, and
froze into the berries.
Having such a heather origin,
mistletoe is seldom included in
church schemes of decoration. But
despite this ban few maids care to
risk making the legend come true
that 'sshe who is not kissed under
the mistletoe at Christmas will not
be married in the year which fol-
lows"
If you want to be lucky, remem-
Der the rules.