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certain it will be that of bond
refunding.
One factor that may keep the
refunding issue under cover is the
fact that of the acknowledged
candidates. the strongest from a
vote winning standpoint are either
heartily in favor of the Hewes
refunding plan - that now being
worked out - or have carefully
avoided expressing opposition to it.
In the Imperial-El Centro divi-
sion, Candidate w. j. Cap" Gregg,
seeking the dictatorship now held
by Ira Aten, had become an early
favorite to win the position from
which the veteran Texan is re-
tiring-and Gregg is on record
through county farm bureau acti-
vities in favor of the present re-
funding plan. Marion Aten, son of
the retiring director, who may be
another strong candidate, was
known to favor the plan. T. D.
Mccall. who also has announced
his candidacy. stressed other mat
ters in his announcement. His
history. however, leads to the be-
lief he may oppose the present
plan.
County Supervisor A. Y. Preble
and Harold Hunt, both prominently
mentioned recently as possible can
didates for director from the Impe-
rial-El Centro division, have told
friends they will not run. H. w.
Fawcett, although mentioned as
possible material, remained in the
background.
While the political storm clouds
gathered over the Imperial Ell
Centro area, full gale warnings
were posted from political watch
towers in the Brawley division,
where Director Charles Morrow
will ask voters to return him to
office. Greatest threat to his tenure
at the moment assumed the shape
of Harry Jones, popular farmer.
Morrow is an ardent supporter of
the refunding plan; Jones policy
is little known.
Sharing the spotlight of possible
candidacy in BraWley are Quincy
C. Webster. realtor who already
has taken out his petition, former
County Supervisor Henry Jackson
and r. W Diver There was con-
siderable doubt that either Jack
son or Diver will make the race,
however. Even Jones was a bit
uncertain.
Refunding as an issue can have
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
District Control Dormant Factor in
Approaching Election Campaigns

little bearing on the remaining Of
ficeS, those of treasurer and asses
sor- r-collector.
In the former Anna T. McManuS,
elected by a landslide majority last
time her name was on the ballot,
faced little opposition. None had
been mentioned Friday, and even
though an opponent comes forward,
it was conceded that he must be
especially strong to defeat Miss
McManus.
In the assessor collectors office
w A. McFadden faced almost GER
tain opposition, possibly from Alex
F.. Meyer, Holtville district rancher.
The certainty of opposition arises
in the political Importance of Nc
Fadden's office, rather than in any
weakness on his part. AS the agency
fixing assessment values on dis
trict lands, the office provides an
easy target for discontented par
tiSans.
Because of this, McFadden's poll
tical foes were casting about for
a candidate who might sweep the
south end of the district almost
solidly, and gain smattering of
votes in the northend.
Only such a candidate, observers
believed. could oust McFadden,
whose strength lies in the north
end.
Meanwhile all predictions and
observations were hedged against
new developments, pending the Jan.
II deadline when office seekers
will know definitely who are their
opponents, and voters will learn
upon whom they will vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
HoIviIIe Man
Taken at Denver
On Forgery CHARGE

Robert Albright, 22-year-old Holt
vile resident, was arrested in Den
yer Thursday night on an Impe-
rial county warrant charging him
with forgery
He is accused OF forging Cthe
name of his foster mother TO five
checks given to HOltvillc business
men in exchange for merchandise
he selected before he left Holtville
Dec. 81. Sheriff Robert w. Ware
said.
The checks total $155.50.
He Is the man who took jeWclry
from 4 Holtville residence i'll a
burglary several weeks ago and
paWned it in a coast city. The
jewelry was recovered and returned
to the owner, Ware said, and tine
burglary charge against Albright
was dropped.
Albright will be brought to I'M
perial county to face trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

Miaja. hero of the defense of Ma
drid, was leading the Loyalist at
tack in person.
Reports were that the Loyalists
were attacking over a front of
more than 40 miles and had made
unexpected progress, breaking thru
InSurgent lines, storming villages
and strategically important hill
ranges, and cutting highways and
railroads in the center of the
towns of Artesa de Segre and Bor-
jas BlancaS, ended the second
phase of their Catalonian offensive.
1t was indicated that, in their
EStremadura drive, the Loyalists
were driving northWard and south
ward in coincident movements, un-
der a strategical and tactical plan
prepared by Miaja.
Within the first "a hours, the
LoyalistS took the towns of Cas-
tuera. Valsequillo, Don Benito, Ca
benza del Buey, Villanueva de la
Serena and Granjuela, according
to reports.
The Loyalists seemed to be ad-
vancing with unexpected rapidity.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Charles ". KnapDs
Win Court Action

Judgment in favor Of the defend
ants was entered Thursday in the
case of John H. Knapp against MI
and Mrs. Charles w Knapp of Ell
Centro.
The case was based on the plain
tiff's allegation that his brother
and his wife had not handled
property in a proper manner over
a long period of years. The prop
erty was held jointly originally.
Judge r. D. McPherrin sustained
the defendants demurrer without
leave to amend.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Republicans Delay
State Relief Fund
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government finances.
A similar measure was ready for
submission TO the senate by Harry
Westover. Santa A:ia Democrat.
The relief bill provides S19 660, 600
for the SRA and an additional
s315 600 for administration expense.
Olson must sign the bill after pas
sage by both houses before the
weeks end if relief checks are TO
continue uninterrupted, Anderson
said
Republican Ray Williamson, San
Francisco led the fight against the
relief measure. He raised the queS-
ton of where the money was COM
ing from with the observation that
AL 1 know is what read in the
papers and they say the state is
already S40.000,000 in the red
where will we get $4,000 900 more?' -
Assemblyman Elmer Lore. North
Hollywood Democrat. sponsor of the
bill. urged speed in passage to save
CALIFORNIA; s 10000 needy families
from missing checks. AS Lore sat
down from answering Williamson,
James H. Cassidy, Oakland Demo-
crat. brought a laugh with the re-
mark: Il congratulate the Repub-
lican party for showing an inter
est in getting the state out OF the
red-they haven't paid much at
tention to that matter during the
last 40 years
Labor forces eyed with interest
a little wages and hours" law for
California, introduced in the as
sembly by Sam T. Yorty, Democrat
Of Hollywood. The measure match
es the federal act but provides for
an initial minimum hourly wage OF
35 cents in place of the federal 20
cent base. The bill sets 40 cents Tor
the next six years and As cents
thereafter. with hours correspond
ing to the federal standard of A
hours a week the first year, AZ the
second and 40 hours thefeafter. The
working day would be limited to
eight hours.
Vi " L1IluAth OFtA sAAAt hg
time the regular rate, with the act
administrator as a possible chief OF
the state division of industrial well
fare. Fair standards would be de-
termined by a wage board COM
posed of employees, employers and
the public
Another assembly bill would in
crease the income tax with scale
of two per cent on $1,000 income
and graduating up to S113,920 on
incomes in excess of S500,000
Assemblymen also studied bills to
exempt from taxation homes with
assessed valuation of $500 occupied
by their owners; to bring domestic
employees under provisions of the
workmens compensation act; and
incompatability as grounds for di-
vorce.
A bill To license slot machines
was introduced by Assemblyman
Fred Reaves, San Diego, who estl-
mated it would yield s50OOO.000
annually.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Wife of Killer
Wins Divorce

Laura K. King obtained a di-
vorce Thursday from Nunry E.
Tex" King after a hearing in su-
perior court.
The decree was granted on the
grounds of desertion. Mrs. King
was accorded custody of one child
while two other children were placed
in Kings custody.
King was released from the
Mendocino hospital for the insane
early in December after serving a
year. He was committed to the
hospital by jury after he WAS
tried for killing Clayton Franks,
truck driver he blamed for break
ing up his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Teacher TO Lead
Discussion Sunday

HOLTVILLE, Jan. s. CUP)-"The
citizens responsibility in maintain
ing democracy in America is the
symposium subject chosen for Sun
Gay afternoon discussion by mem
bers of the Holtyille General Wei
fare association, under the leader
snip of Morgan Rice. teacher al
the Wilson school in El Centro.
Several prominent residents are
scheduled TO take part in the dis
cussion, which is open to anyone
interested. The meeting will De
held in the civic center at 2:3O.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Escaped Prisoner
Comes Back Again

Eric Davis, 45-year-old truSty at
the county hospital, went home to
roost at ! p. m. Friday after an
unexplained fige-hour absence.
His disappearance was reported
to law enforcement officers wheh
county hospital authorities failed
to find him. Sheriff Robert w
Ware ordered continuance of the
search for the prisoners wife anG
friends with whom he was believed
to have spent the five hours he
was A.WOL
Davis was sent to the county
Jail Oct. 20 to serve 80 days for
vagrancy in FL Centre Davis was
taken from the hospital and placed
in a cell at the county Jail i'm
mediately after he returned to the
hospital at l a. m. Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Border Warfare Sharpens
Tension Over Ukraine

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Jan. g.
6UP) )-C2echoslovak soldiers, using
machine guns and artillery, bat
tied Hungarian troops at the from
tier town of Munkacs today in a
clash officially reported TO have
cost at least Is lives. The engage
ment was still going on this after
noon.
An official announcement said
that Czech troops and members OF
q ukrainian free corps attacked
Orosxrev, a suburb OF Munkacs,
early this morning.
AT midafternoon, the announce
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Victim Leads Way
To Stab Suspect

Basilio Haber, 80, Filipino gam
bier wanted in Los Angeles for
stabbing another islander with an
ice pick Nov. 3, is held in the I'm
perial county jail pending arrival
of Los Angeles officers.
The islander was arrested in
Brawley late Thursday at the re-
quest of Juan PADRE Rallanza, al
legged victim of the, stabbing. Raj
lama led Sheriff Robert w Ware
and Deputy Sheriff Jack Weart to
an establishment where Haber Was
working.
Rallanza told officers he had
been on Haber's trail since he re-
covered from the five stab wounds
he declared he suffered at Haber's
hands.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

ranged to have nurses visit homes
of children who are irregular in
school attendance, ascertain if ILL
ness causes the absences, and ad-
wise the parents in health prob
lens existing in the homes.
Keeping children in school reg
ularly," Hiteman said, sis good
investment in citizenship and is
sound economics from a dollar
and cents standpoint. The money
the state gives Imperial county
for her schools" he declared, "is
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

based on the average daily school
attendance.
"The greater the average daily
attendance, the greater the amount
the state allocates to Imperial
county and the less the taxpayer
has to dig up for the education
of the young people
Miss Prentiss, supervising nurse
for the state department of health
in southern California, conferred
with the two county officials re-
garding the school and home Wis
iting plan and helped work out
the mechanics of the project.
The plan takes in every school
in the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

In Prague, the government ad-
mitted that a frontier incident
had occurred on the Hungarian
border. The Ukrainian free corps
mentioned in dispatches from Bu-
dapest apparently was connected
with recent agitation for creation
of an independent Ukrainian state
in territory now within the from
tiers Of Poland, Rumania, Soviet
Russia and Czechosloyakia. The
Ukrainians also seek a thin slice
Of territory on the Hungarian from
tier.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

i At olIlCldl ilSNS
tsches Nachrichten bureau, sound
ed the keynote for Nazi denuncia-
ton of the Frankfurter appoint
ment.
Continuing the apparent effort
by Nazis to isolate the president, in
his anti-dictatorsnip stand, from
the American people as a whole,
the official news agency joined the
of Frank Murphy as
attorney general and Harry L. Hop
kins as secretary of commerce with
the appointment of Frankturter and
said all were made in defiance OF
popular will
Roosevelt again has been i'll ad-
vised or else he is determined to
put everything ON one card and
surround himself during his last
two years of office with as many
New Dealers as possible.
This possibility was indicated
when he appointed two supporters
of his policy as secretary of COM
merce and attorney general.
AL these appointments are IN
Grass opposition to popular Senti-
ment in the United States as prov
ed in the November elections.
1T seems. however, that Roose-
velt does not care about this. He
himself IS apparently convinced that
term of office for him Is
out of the question.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
CITY GRANTS TWO
BUILDING PERMITS

Two new building permits for Ell
Centro Friday raised HE infant 1899
total to s3875. A $1,000 permit was
granted w. ". Grassland for a
residence at $50 South Seventh
street y S75 permit was granted
Fite-Manley for an office partition
at SOS Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
FORGERY SUSPECT

Police sought Ed Eastman Fri
day following a complaint from an
Ell Centre bank that he was sus-
pected of forging $52 check on
M. q. Hill. Eastman has po-
lice record, officers said, which in
cludes drunkenness and disturbing
the peace charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Desertion CHARGED
In Divorce Case

After IL years of married life,
BERTHE Reed alleged in a divorce
complaint filed Thursday, her huS-
band deserted her and their two
minor children.
Since he deserted the family. she
said, she has been its sole support.
They married in McAllister, Okla,
Sept. 3. 1922 She said he deserted
them Sept. 3, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Negro Rancher
Buried Saturday

Funeral service for Richard Nor
fleet, Sc, Negro rancher of the
Bard district who died Wednesday,
will be held at the Lemons chapel
in Ell Centre at 10 a. m. Saturday.
His survivors include three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Henry Shaw of Ell Cen
tro, Mrs. Iona Spiker of Yuma,
and Mrs A. McCaus of Hollywood.
He will be buried at Evergreen
cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Two Auto Theft
Suspects Held

HOLTVILLE. Jan 6. - Helge
Hanson and John Daight were
ordered to trial in superior court
on a charge Of stealing DR.. II. b.
Graeser's automobile for trip
east.
They appeared for preliminary
hearing in justice court here Thurs
day and Judge T. T. Mayfield set
bail at $1,000 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Attempted Auto
Theft Charged

Lawrence Law started serving a
40 day Jail sentence Friday follow
ing his arrest Thursday night on
charges of vagrancy and attempted
grant theft of an automobile. lie
pleaded guilty in FL Centro police
court Law was picked up near the
Elks hall after a complaint from
Charles Bratton that Law had tried
to open several parked cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
SoIons Begin War
AGAINST Roosevelt
On New Deal Laws
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II
strength will depend largely on
whether he stands pat or surren-
ders.
There was a rattling but largely
futile fire of congressional protest
l against some of Mr.. RooseveltS
| nominations to high office Profess
/ sor Felix Frankfurter. a New Deal
/ member of the Harvard law faculty,
was named yesterday to the su-
preme court vacancy created by
death of Benjamin N Cardozo.
F'rankfurter's confirmation is as
certain as anything political can be.
ATTORNEY General-Designate Frank
Murphy. likewise. should ease over
the hurdles. Harry L. Hopkins the
new secretary of commerce, viii
have higher jumps, but was expect
ed to be confirmed after hazlng
by the senate commerce committee
Both the Murphy and Hopkins
nominations were criticized some
what on grounds that Mr.. Roosevelt
was rewarding lame ducks crlp-
pled either by the electorate or
otherwise rendered unavailable for
previous jobs. Hopkins was BOOST
ed upstairs from the WPA admin
istratorshio before a barrage OF
congressional protests against pollti-
cal relief activities in the 1888 cam
paign began.
The lame duck" complaint also
embraced former Sen. James r.
Pope. D.. Idaho, who made a one
term New Deal record for himself
but was retired to private life II
last November's Democratic prl-
mary. Mr.. Roosevelt named Pope
To the board of the Tennessee Val
lev Authority. from which Arthur
E Morgan was ousted on charges
of "contumacy" Morgan is suing
to keep his job and the senate
might question whether a vacancy
exists prior to disposition OF that
suit.
The president indicated he had
not made up his mind whether 10
risk embarrassing defeat by sub
mitting the name OF Donald Wake
field smith to the senate for an
other term as member Of the ma
tional labor relations board. Opposl-
ton senators insist they have the
votes to reject the nomination.
Other confirmation fireworks are
being reserved for relatively un-
important nominations in Virginia
and Nevada. Sens. Carter Glass
D.. Va. Harry F. Byrd, D.. Va.
and Pat McCarran, D, New, anti,
New Dealers all construe those par
ticular appointments as rewards TO
their political enemies extended by
the administration in punishment
for votes against Roosevelt bills.
Congressional dispute also is de-
veloping generally in connection
with spending, national defense and
modification of the New Deal, in
Guiding the national labor relations
act. Mr.. Roosevelt has submarlneo
the administration economy bloc.
With the 1875, 100000 now sought
by Mr.. Roosevelt-some S375,0 ,0OOOOO
more than he recently thought he
would need -- recovery and relleI
costs this year go to S3,3l2,694'0Oo.
There are 3,112.322 persons now on
relief rolls. The president agreed IN
his relief message that WPA should
be kept out of politics but elected
suggestions that local administra-
ton be set up to keep the nstitu-
ton pure.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
CHILDERS INFANT
CLAIMED BY DEATH

David Edwin Childers, six-Weeks-
old son OF MI and Mrs. Les
Childers of Fl Centre. died Friday
morning Funeral services will 'ol
held at the Lemons chapel al
.. m Saturday with the Rev. Mr.
N. D. Davidson officiating. He Will
be buried at Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

ment said, the battle continued
ard the known dead included four
Hungarian officers, five Hungarian
soldiers, five Czechs. Several other
bodies were removed by Czech
comrades from the field.
The fighting is considered an
outgrowth of the recent dispute
over the Czechoslovak-H Hungarian
frontier. Officials asserted that
Czech troops and a unit of the
Ukrainian free corps attacked Oros-
zrev with machine guns and three
tanks,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Driver Guilty of
Drunk Charge

William E. Henderson was guilty
of a drunk driving charge brought
by Highway Patroman Roy Wells.
He was found guilty in Judge
John E. Simpsons justice court
Thursday and will be sentenced
there late Friday Wells testified
that Henderson turned his car over
III borrow pit beside the highway
east of FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
TOWNSEND CLUB
MEETS WEDNESDAY

FL Centro Townsend club No. 5
will meet at Douglass high school
next Wednesday night A lecture
and club business are scheduled fer
the session. Mrs. Alice Henson is
president ard Mrs Alma Ward is
secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Scout Executive
To Move Office

Scout executive offices in the In
perial county court house will be
moved from the farm advisors Of
flee into room formerly occupied
by the state employment staff
Hugh Wilcox reported Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Farm Bureau
Meets Saturday

Imperial county farm bureau di-
rectors will meet Saturday after
noon in the court house TO discuss
plans for the annual membership
drive late in January.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
INTEND TO WE'D

A notice OF Intention 10 we'd was
filed with County Clerk w. j. Nc
Clelland Thursday by Frank Grif-
fin, 35, and Catherine Pearson, 80,
Ell Centre Negro residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
THEFT REPORTED

Theft of a spare tire and wheel
from a truck at an Adams and I'M
perial avenue service station in FL
Centre was reported TO police
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
DRUNK CHARGE

James Silvey will appear in FL
Centro police court Monday TO
answer charges of drunkenness and
committing a public nuisance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Nazis Believe Roosevelt Resignedto to
Leaving Office in 1910; Cite Cases
0Frankfurfer, Hopkins, Murphy

BERLIN, Jan. g. (UP)-Nazis, crtcizing the appoint
of Felix Frankurter to the United States supreme
in accord with the wishes of the American
people alleged today that President Roosevelt had shown
that he was reconciled to leaving office in 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
LoyaIists Launch Surprise Offensive
To Divert Nationalist Attention
From Pressure on Catalonia Front

HENDAYE, French-Spanish Frontier, Jan. 6. (UP)-
surprise Loyalst offensive in southwestern Spain, pre-
sumably intended diversion to relieve pressure the
Cataonan front, offered serious threat to Nationalist
communications TODAY DISPATCHES indicated that Gen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
NOTICE FILED HERE

G. n. Hedgpeth, 40, and Fiden-
cia Burruel, 26, Thursday filed a
notice of their intention to marry.
They live at Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Hiteman Perfects Plans For School
Health Program Throughout County;
Nurses Will Visit Valley Homes

Plans For a countrywide school heaIth program WerV
perfected this week by E. l.. Hiteman county snpeTl
tendent of schools Dr. Warren F. Fox county health Oil
GER and Miss Flava Prents supervising nurse Tor souI
arm California The school and health departments ar
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
TWO ARRESTED

Two Negroes. Aaron Page and
William Dennis, were booked at
the FL Centre police station Thurs
Gay afternoon for burglary. on The
request of Constable Hugh Keating
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
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