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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07

rat1cf nine weeks. tIlIel Loaueo a'o
unemployment relief, governmental
reorganization, labor, health and
iobiess insurance, revenue. and
above all, an eventual compromise
on the biennial budget. Consensus
was the session may run until
about June l.
The assembly worked late last
night before adjourning for the
weekend. The senate girded for
stiff party budget skirmish and
Gov. Culbert Olson was busy on
the radio and in his corner office
leading an administration fight for
a broad program of legislation.
Next week in the assembly, Spe-
cial orders of business were set for
Monday on the administrations
request for $4.050,0O0 TO carry re-
lief thru June 30, on Tuesday the
Yorty wages and hours bill and
Wednesday, the Donnelly anti-lob-
bying bill.
The senate rules committee Mon
day will name nine-man COM
mittee to draft budget economies,
The Republican majority stalled a
Democratic attempt to take up the
budget Immediately in a commit
tee of the whole and also killed 1902
amendments which would have re-
stored to the $557000000 budget
a total of $S1 100000 chopped out
by the assembly.
The week ended in a furry of
activity, one highlight being a 81
to Is assembly vote last night TO
kill a children's street trades bill
which would have applied parti-
cularly TO newspaper vendors. The
bill would have prevented young
children from selling newspapers,
drastically limit hours of work and
require badges costing Is cents.
George P. Miller, D., Alameda, de-
Tended his bill as aimed directly
at child labor while many men,
bers said they had sold papers as
youths and felt the training re-
ceived was valuable.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
Wife Wins Battle
With Drunk Spouse

THE wife won the fight Desk
Sergeant Jack stark typed On the
official log at police headquarters
Saturday while booking Gilt Cas-
tillo, AZ.
Castillo mcppcd his battered
bleeding face as he explained, 81
went home drunk, started an argu-
ment with my wife and she beat
me up"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
Camp Fire Notes
TaManka Group

Tawanka Camp Fire group plan
ned a swimming party for Monday
at the meeting last wednesday. The
girls will meet at the plunge at
pm. and will take their supper.
Members present Wednesday were;
Cherie Hamilton, Dorothy Lively
Roberta Gum, Phyllis Maxwell
Patty Weatherbie, Doris Ashley,
Peggy MCGUIRE, Dorothy Green
wood, Kathleen Burnett, Esther
Weakley and Donna Nichols.
Miniheka Group
Miniheka Camp Fire group met
Monday at Wilson school to make
plaques from plaster of paris, the
girls present being: Jeanne Oosten-
veldt, Ruth Parker, Margaret Tyler
Wilma Graves, Rosemary Rice, e.
len Costello, Janet Thompson, ia
net Shaller, Virginia Reed, Dorothy
Rapson, Fayola Roach, Patricis
Jones, Lois Vogt, Evelyn keltz
Juanita Donnelly,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
Aviator Predicts
High Altitude Air
Travel 10 Russia
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a knife.
An apple was like stone.
Continual use of oxygen kept the
mouth dry and changed the taste
of everything,
81 think doctors will have to find
new foods for high attitudes" he
said. The best way would be to
take 10 physicians for a "a hour
flight in high attitudes. They will
then know what to prepare,
Today, Kokkinaki. Gordienko and
Charge dAffaires Constantine Ou-
mansky of the Soviet embassy will
call on Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace to thank him fol
assistance given the fliers by the
weather bureau. They will sail for
Moscow from New York next We'd
nesday aboard the British liner
Queen Mary.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07

Estelle Livingston Is in general
charge with Mrs. Phil Remington IN
charge of arrangements and dec
crations, and Hazel Baker of pro-
grams.
Tuesday night the association will
have its annual banquet at the
Barbara Worth hotel at 7 o'clock
Mrs. Dozier S. Dawson and Mrs
w J. Clements are in charge of
arrangements and Mrs. Julia
Bracket Is planning q program in
which the following will appear:
Henry Marcot, violinist; j. 3. Fish
er, pianist; and Gayle Baker. flutist.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
Labor Camp Gets
New Manager

BRAWLEY, May &C. w, Kirk
patrick. senior grant supervisor for
the Farm Security Administration
in Imperial Valley, will become act
ing manager Of the federal labor
camp here Monday He will fill
both positions.
He and Laveda Adams, daughter
of Mr. ana Mrs. Edward Adams,
former residents of Fairfax Okla,
were married at Yuma last We'd
nesday. Kirkpatrick is a former
resident of Medford, Ore
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
Announcements
Of Ne etin9s

Past Matrcns and Patrons aSSo-
citation members are to meet Sun
day noon at the Painted Canyon
for a pot luck picnic luncheon
They are also to wear the costumes
they wore in the pageant given by
them at the county fair as pictures
are to be taken Sunday.
Imperial County Nurses assocla-
ton. Dist. No. 30, has scheduled a
meeting for Tuesday night at I
o'clock in the chamber of COM
merce building, Ell Centre.
Camp Fire board meeting has
been postponed one week to Mon
day, May Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
Night Blooming
Cereus Viewed

IMPERIAL, May Ga night
blooming Ccreus which burst into
flower at the Richard Baush home
here after sunset last night, was
viewed by dozens of Imperial VAL
Icy residents before it faded at
sunrise today.
Flashlights revealed the gorgeous
waxy flower at the top of its long,
slender cactus stem. The plant
blosSomed fer the first time in It's
tWo-year existence.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
PRISONER SENTENCED
TO COUNTY JAIL

Adolph Sambrano must serve 30
days in the county Jail, make good
bad check" deal to which he
pleaded guilty, and be on proba-
ton two years. If he violates the
terms OF probation, the court Or
dered he will be held in jail for
a wear.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
LEGION COMMITTEE
MEETS SUNDAY

Members of special committees
of Boyce Aten post of the American
Legion will meet at the county fair
grounds at Imperial at 10 am. Sun
day to take charge of the tin lizzie
derby, Commander w. H. Rhodes
announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
SUSPECT IN COURT
ON CHECK CHARGE

D. Anderson was arraigned Ill
superior court Friday on a COM
plant charging him with three
counts of issuing checks without
having funds sufficient TO cover
them. He will enter his plea to
the charge May II.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
Over Seven Hundred Women
Attend Cooking School

away each day, and the grand
prizes awarded Friday, went to-:
Mrs. Beatris Maggie, 4l6 Sandal
wood, the electric roaster; Mrs. JeS-
sic [. Wheeler. 364 South Eighth,
the Mixmaster; Mrs. Ruby Lehman
Of FL Centro. the Tclechron clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
NAZIS ARREST FILM EMPLOYE

VIENNA, May 8. (UP)-Richard
Rosson, attached to the Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer Berlin office, and
his wife we're reported today to
have been arrested in Graz on Sus-
picion of espionage.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
LEGISLATORS Face Busy Sessions
Weekend Ad ournment Taken Up by
Rush to Clear Decks for Action After
Weeks of StaIemate on Bud get Issue

SACRAMENTO, May 6. (UP)-Weekend adJournment
meant hard work for most of Cafornlas legislators To-
day as both houses engaged in mad to dispose OF as
much legislation possible before May 20 the day pay
checks stop No legislation has passed both houses
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
News Items About
Valley Residents

MT. and MIS-. 3. Z. ItIlOnS IlaVt
left on two weeks trip to the
East.
Langston Goree, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. J. Goree, Jr, who under
went an operation for appendicitis
last week, will return from the Ell
Centre hospital to his home this
weekend.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Passenger in Car
| Held for Driviinq
Without Permit

Howard w. Monroe, colored, II,
found out last night that one doesn't
even have to be behind the wheel
Of car to be labeled as the operator
Arrested for operating a car with
out District drivers permit, Mon
roe, who lives in the 700 block of S
street NV, told police he wasn't the
driver of the car, and wasn't in the
drivers seat.
Policeman Robert Sandberg, who
made the arrest, said that two COL
ored couples had parked their car
in lot behind the District build
ing and the driver had gone on an
errand, leaving the motor idling.
Monroe, he said. happened to kick
the car into gear and away it went
Its unscheduled tour was stopped
short as the car banged into sign,
and Policeman Sandberg came to
investigate the noise. He arrested
Monroe and charged him with vio-
lation Of the permit rule.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Budget Bureau Cuts
2NPositionsF From
D. {. Estimates
Schools and Hospitals
Receive Heaviest
Personnel SIoshes

More than $50 new positions In
the municipal government, request
ed by the Commissioners to meet
expanded demands for public serv-
ice, were eliminated by the Budget
Bureau when 1t made a slash of
some 5000, 900 in the Commissioners
estimates for the next fiscal year,
1t was revealed yesterday at the Dis
trict Building.
The Health Department, schools,
hospitals and the penal institutions
received the heaviest cuts Of the
pruning knife in proposed person.
mel
The reduction of the Commits
sioners' estimates for the Health
Department was particularly sur
pr1s1ng In view of the fact that
President Roosevelt had indicated
he was dissatisfied with health con-
ditions in the District. Before send
ing their own estimates to the
Budget Bureau the Commissioners
had reduced the appropriation re-
quests Of their department heads
by some $16,0000OO.
For the Health Department the
Commissioners had requested in
creased items for department per-
sonnel, nursing service and the hos
pitals, but the Budget Bureau, it
is revealed, disallowed funds for
employment of about SO additional
workers in these various units.
The Commissioners asked for
funds for employment of so addi-
tional policemen, but this was not
allowed. Fifty-six additional teach
ers and a number of additional
workers for the school system, re-
quested by the Commissioners, also
were disalloWed.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Catholic U. Professor
Backs Spain Embargo

DR.. Herbert Wright, professor of
international law at Catholic Uni
versity and former State Depart
ment official, today upheld from the
legal standpoint the Presidents re-
fusal to lift the embargo on arms
shipments to Spain.
In response to argument that the
United States should support demo-
cratic governments against authori-
tartan governments in time of need,
DR.. Wright. in his statement, quoted
Daniel Webster with appreciation:
Every nation has a right to govern
itself according to its own will"
Evening star., 1939-02-05
ping Changesn Organization Recommended to Congress

changed and the director were re-
lieved Of this chore.
Under the plan proposed In this
report, the District would be set up
as a well-organized government
unit under a responsible administra-
tive officer assisted by a director Of
finance and competent budget
stan. It would be required to SUBJ
NIT a complete, fully detailed and
balanced budget. This would seem
to remove the reasons listed above
as ca, go and "a for the present
practice.
"The first reason-the bearing of
the District item on the Federal
financial plan-would be removed If
the policy of making a lump sum
appropriation were adopted. 1t Is
suggested that the amount Of the
Federal contribution be worked out
now according to whatever formula
may seem fair-or even on basis
Of compromise-and an annual
lump sum decided upon for a period
Of (say) five years.
"The changes in the situation
from year to year in that period
would not involve an amount nearly
as large as the element of approx
nation in the decision reached now
Under this plan the director would
have little reason to concern him.
self with the District budget and
the District authorities would know
what Federal share to count on In
making their financial plans.
However, it should be said that
in fixing the amount of the Federal
payment all direct services rem
dered by the District to the Fed
eral Government (such as the edu-
cation Of children outside of the
DISTRICT and by the Federal Gov
ernment to the District (such as
the hospital care given to District
charges) should Of course first be
provided for, simply as a matter
OF sound accounting practice.
AS a further measure of simpli-
f1cation, fully in line with sound
modern budgeting and appropria-
ton practice, it would be desirable
to appropriate for only the major
classes Of expenditures in the sew
eral departments and, under a pro-
cedure clearly set out in an act
prescribing "a code of financial ad-
ministration" enacted by the Con-
gress, to make the District de-
partment of finance responsible for
bringing about conformity with the
details of the financial plan upon
which the amounts of the proposed
expenditures were based"
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Griffenhagen Firm Boasts
Wide Range Of Service

Griffenhagen g. Associates, which
reported to Congress yesterday its
proposals for the Reorganization
OF the District government, has
served in similar advisory capacity
to the Government Of the United
States. numerous States, counties
and cities, including Baltimore.
Organized 81 years ago to give
counsel and assistance to public
officials, legislative committees and
citizens groups desirous of reducing
the cost or increasing the efficiency
Of government, the firm draws spe-
cialists from every section of the
country, each of whom devotes HIM
self to some particular public func-
tion or phase of administration.
The firm not only gives counsel
on the general organization, expen-
diture and revenue problems Of
government, but also assists in deal
ing with specific questions concern
ing highways, education, welfare
and relief, public institutions, public
safety, tax assessment and collec-
ton, personnel, financial ad-
minlstration, budgeting, accounting,
purchasing, auditing and similar
functions.
Members of the firm attempt to
apply the lessons of private business
to government problems. Many of
them devote themselves, or have
worked in the past on organization
and management questions of pri-
vately-owned industrial, financial
and public utility enterprises.
Limited to active service, Griffen-
hagen & Associates does not use its
engagements for academic research,
educational work or training activi-
ties, although it numbers on its staff
many members of college faculties.
Among the governmental bodies
which have used the firms services
in addition to the United States
Government are Canada, New York,
| Texas, California Connecticut, Ohio,
New Jersey, Kentucky, Maryland.
| Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia,
South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri,
Michigan, Wyoming, Tennessee,
Colorado, Baltimore, Chicago, Fnila-
delphia, Montreal, Detroit, Cleve-
land, Louisville, Spokane, Duluth,
Toledo. Long Beach. Racine, Spring.
field, Worcester. Waterbury, Mil
Waukee County, Sacramento County,
Schenectady County and West
chester County.
Evening star., 1939-02-05

agencies should be utilized for serv-
ice by, or even for the handling Of,
function Of the District when
there is unquestionable economy or
other distinct and demonstrable
advantage In such arrangement"
Urges Continuing Services.
The report listed a number OF
Federal agencies providing services
to the District and recommended
that these services be continued
under the proposed reorganized set
up ION some suitable basis to be,
provided by law and not voluntary
by contract" These agencies in
cluded the general accounting Of
flee, which handles the post-audit-
ing OF District accounts, and the
National Guard for the District,
which, 1t was explained, is in a
somewhat different status from that
Of the State organizations and there
would be little gained from its
being placed under the District gov
ernment."
The report also contained list
Of other Federal agencies providing
services to the District, whose serv-
ices, 1t said. should be continued
under contractural arrangements.
Among them are the procurement
division Of the Treasury, Govern
ment Printing Office, Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, National Park
Service, Bureau of Standards, Bu-
reau Of Mines, United States Engi-
neer's Office, Public Health Serv-
ice, Bureau of Animal Industry,
United States Employees Compensa-
ton Commission, National Training
School for Boys. Bureau of Prisons,
Columbia Institution for the Deaf,
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, and the
Department of Interior.
With the adoption of the reor-
ganization plan, the report ex-
planned that three of the four rea-
sons why the budget director de-
sired to participate in control of the
District budget would be removed.
The four reasons were listed as
follows:
"O The United States Govern
ment pays Cor has been paying a
share related in amount to the total
amount Of the District appropria-
tions; the amount of the District
appropriations therefore has bear
ing on Federal item; and this item
is involved in the Governments
financial plan. The amount is of
course fraction of a tenth of /
per cent of the Federal budget.
"(2) The President looks to the
director and not to the Board of
Commissioners of the District to
watch the District budget.
"(3) The Congress expects the di-
rector to check the District budget,
as he does the budgets of all Fed
eral agencies.
80 The District agencies sup
ported out of the District funds are
so poorly organized and their con-
troll so badly decentralized that
scrutiny of their estimates by the
directors staff Is needed to protect
the interests of the District tax
payers themselves.
Then the report added:
In Interests Of Simplicity.
Under present conditions there
is merit to some of these considera-
tions. No criticism is made here of
the past practice under the circum-
stances. But it is suggested that it
would serve the interests of simplic-
ity land simplif1cation is the motif
of this report, would reduce the
tremendous burden on the director,
eliminate much duplication involv-
ing the time of numerous high SAL
aried officials, and f1t in with the
basic assumption on which the re-
organization proposals in this re-
port are based. Il the procedure were
Evening star., 1939-02-05
St. Johns Program
To Be Explained Here

The first Of a series of lectures
modelled on the revolutionary edu-
cational program in force at st.
Johns College. Annapolis. Md, will
be delivered here Tuesday at pm.
at the Central Branch of the Library,
Eighth and K streets NV.
The st. Johns system. inaugurated
by the college president, Stringfel-
low Barr, is based on the reading of
100 selected books.
Profs. George c. Leckie and
Richard Scofield of the ST. Johns
faculty will use 10 of these books
in their series of IL lectures here
One lecture will be given each week.
The audience will be asked to Join
in discussion of the books. The
series is open to all, and the first
discussion-lecture is free.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
ConoI Hearings Set

Chairman Bland has called a meet
ing Of the House Merchant Marine
Committee for Tuesday, March IA.
to begin study of proposals to
strengthen the Panama Canal and
to build supplementary canals across
Mexico and Nicaragua.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
New Fiber Developed

The Agriculture Department re-
ceived reports yesterday that Ger
man scientists had developed a
method of making artificial fibers
from brown coal. Whether the
method Is feasible on a commercial
scale has not yet been determined,
the reports said.
Evening star., 1939-02-05

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Evening star., 1939-05-10
Safety Patrols 10 Gather
For Parade Saturday

The first of more than 5000
youngsters will arrive Friday after
noon for the eighth National Parade
of School Safety Patrols.
A total of $4,000 will march in
the parade, scheduled for 9:l5 am.
Saturday on Constitution avenue
NV, 5000 of that number repre-
senting Washington.
AS prelude to the parade the
young visitors will participate in
an outdoor celebration on the
grounds of the Washington Monu-
ment at pm. Friday. The Amer
lean Automobile Association, which
together with schools and police
sponsors the safety patrol program
in more than 5000 communities
throughout the country. today issued
an invitation to the public to at
tend the events.
States to be represented in the
parade include Florida, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Massachusetts,, Mary
land, Michigan, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Virginia, West Virginia and
Wisconsin. Several patrol men,
bers from the Dominion of Canada
will be present also.
At $3.50 am. Saturday visiting
drill teams and uniformed groups
will participate in drill competition
on the Mall near Sixth street. The
parade, led by the United States
Evening star., 1939-05-10
Youth Council Plans
Dinner on May 18

In appreciation of Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt's interest in Washing
ton youth movements the Washing
ton Youth Council will hold q din
ner In her honor May 18 at pm.
at Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Har-
ward streets NV.
Jointly honored will be DR.. Homer
P. Rainey, retiring chairman of
the American Youth Commission,
and Aubrey Williams, administra-
tor Of the National Youth Admins
tration.
Charles w. Taussig, chairman of
the National Advisory Committee
of the National Youth Administra-
tion, will be POSTMASTER.
Speakers will include Joseph
Cadden, executive secretary Of the
American Youth Congress-; William
Hinckley, chairman of the National
Council of the American Youth
Congress; David Scull, chairman OF
the Washington Youth Council, and
Howard Ennes, vice chairman OF
the local council.
An open meeting will be held con-
currently with the dinner. ORA.
matte entertainment will be pro-
vided by the Civic Theater. Follow
ing the dinner the guests of honor
will participate in forum discuss
sion in answer to the question Can
! Youth Chart It's Future?"
Evening star., 1939-05-10

Yet mining poorly organized economically hazardous and
socially unstable
and In their unions other methods Of
their lot virtually We had smodeng civil
the fields make
make vital
material to individual hardship and social insecurity
Driving through Tennessee and Kentucky awful fact
The who produce the vital foods
fbers Of America living The
uXuries tobacco whisky and
comparatively afuent. This ahron
and to humanity
Steinbecks the migratory fruit pckers in Cali
forna equal degradation decent Americans
decency
produce basic wealth conditions
poverty insecurity.
I concerned the immediate involved in
United Mine Workers
inclined belevewihout evidence
belhat both and operators showdown
with the the
possible persuade this Congress
action coal production and to force all
north southland all labor whether led by John Lewis Will
liam independent unions into legal and economic
unit.
At the moment 1t looks though the Northern
United Mine Workers substantial
other and willing coal shortage
bring Southern line and obtain favor
able legislation stabilize another
Workers backbone the I.
strike calculated
reduce their From Lewis point of it
Mine Workers the c. l. o.
the other hand the status comparable to that
Of the railway probable that they will be required