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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-30

LatfOOn of Kentucky, "Suh" unoffici-
ally assumed his military title.
Naturally his first assistant clerk of
Court Henry F. Ryder had to be called
Lit. Col. Ryder; and, right down the
line we heard of Major Charles Moore,
and Captain Thomas F. Spring. Natu-
rally there were some lieutenants so
1t. Enos, 1t. Sullivan, 1t Darcy, the
only I'd Lieutenant and 1t. Kenneth
Light had to be addressed correctly.
Since Sergeant Edward not Fair
Child, Brais was on vacation we did
not know his grade neither did we
know the grade of Field Clerk Gregg
nor 1t. Tim" McInnerney of the Air
Corps to be who were also on vacation
as was Major Duffy in command of the
Court Officers which has all captains,
because the junior court officer, Capt.
Harry F. Lotion is actually a captain
of Infantry in the Mass. National
Guard where Captain Roland Golden
is a Regimental Supply Sergeant of
Artillery and is assisted by Sergeant
Kenneth Light.
Of course Capt. Teehan, chief proba-
tIbil OlllNtA anu dlSO VI Illt n. Ell Ill
1918, has to be a colonel now, or we
could not have 1t. Col Matthew Leary
and Major Edward Fallon assisted by
many captains such Captains Monahan
and Duncan as well as Captains Tee
han and Gimell, of the Juvenile Court
Probation Department. The lieuten-
ants Of course are Hoar, Evans, Greive,
a cavalry officer, Glover, also of the
cavalry, and the best dressed lieuten-
ant at the court house, whose name we
cannot remember right now. Nor will
we tell you the name of the "Chief
Justice, a brother in law of our es-
teemed friend, Chief Justice of the
Superior Court, John p. Higgins, for
the same reason.
We hesitate to promote anybody in
the Boston Police Department, even in
fun, so Sergeant "Bart" VIM has to
stag along with Sgt. Brais of the
clerks office
What would titles be in the Army
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-30
COLUMBUS AVE, A.M.E. ZION
Church

6 am, Sunrise prayer and praise
service; 1880 am, morning worship
and sermon by the pastor; 1890,
Church School and Bible classes
pm, Junior society of Christian En-
deayor; 6 pm, Young people society
OF Varick Christian Endeavor; 7:3O
pm, Evening worship and sermon by
the pastor.-Holy communion will be
served at the morning and evening
services. Be on time to witness the
professional of the two choirs. AT
the evening services they will have a
solemn occasional under a dim light
recalling the agony of Christ in the
Garden.-These services will help you
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Team total

Second-Co. NJ, score 759; third
Co. X, 729; fourth-Co |, 667.
Capt BaTows won high individual
honors with score of 1877, outranking
Pyt Nelson of K Co. Just returned
from the National Matches at Camp
Perry, Ohio, with the same score Pvt
Nelson and Capt Barrow again tied
with perfect scores in the prone posi-
ton OF 90 each; Pvt. Lovett of L Co..
high standing, with "A and Capt. Bar
row high in rapid fire, with AZ.
Sunday, October LIST, the State Com
petition will be held at Camp Curtis
Guild, Wakefield, and the Battalion
Team is expected to make a much bet
ter showing than in former years The
hlgh scoring men of all Companies will
be augmented by Capt. Gourdin of Co
NJ, Pvt Nelson of Co. X, and SGT
Charles Harris of the Medical Detacb-
ment, just returned from the National
Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, and
competition will be keen among the en-
listed men Of the team for the Major
Harvey W. Wilson Trophy, awarded
annually to the individual making the
highest score among the enlisted men.
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Hnt. MnnrnP Urnttpr
Editor and Publisher
1901 1894
IN BUSINESS

The recent growth of local business
enterprises deserves more than pass
ing notice. Nearly every week records
the opening of some new venture In the
field of trade or industry Practically
all of them are small concerns but COW
er widening range of race enterprise.
In this respect they are in line with
the New England tradition of numer-
Gus small enterprises capable of being
managed by two or a few persons.
Especially interesting is the entrance
OF young men and young women into
business pursuits. This is in striking
contrast to former years when usually
it was the middle-aged, the disabled or
those beyond the employable age who
opened up shops and stores to exc out
a living. Rude furnishings improvised
fixtures, crude business methods, were
the rule. Needing the warnings about
a permanent shortage of jobs, younger
men and women have taken courage to
do something on their own initiative,
and more in conformity with modern
standards Of equipment and business
transaction. Some of the younger pro-
prietOrs have completed courses in
schools of business training; others
have learned from apprenticeship" in
other stores or shops. They are intelli-
gent enough to understand that they
will succeed accordingly as their goods
and services please or are desired by
the general public. Praise is due them
for their effort at self-help and their
ingenuity and initiative. These are the
qualities demanded especially in New
England.
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METROPOLITAN BAPT. CHURCH
TT Shawmut Ave.
Rev. NJ. J. Minor. Pastor

Sunday, Oct 1st is Rally Day. The
race between the "Evereadys" and the
True Blues" will come to a close.
1890 am, the pastor will speak.
Music by the Junior Choir. 8 pm,
the pastor of Fourth NJ. E. Church,
Rev. S. M. Riley, Jr., and his choir,
will be our guest. 1890 the Sunday
School will convene. Friday, Sept.
18th you are invited to hear the At
tucks Chorus at 8:15.
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CHURCH NEWS
CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH
1908 fremont Street
Rev. A. ]. Spratley, Pastor

1870, morning worship with ser
mon; topic, "The Prayer that Jesus
Refused to Pray" 1890, Church
school and adult Bible class, Phillip
Jones, Supt. 500 pm, Social hour by
the B.YP.U. 600 pm, B.Y.P.U. ser
vice, Mrs. Lewis, President. 7:3O pm,
Evening worship with sermon; topic
Hold Tight" Monday evening and
throughout the week, DR.. J. C. Jack
son, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church
Hartford, Conn.,, and President of the
New England Baptist Convention, will
preach. Come out and hear this out
standing preacher. Devotional ser
vices on Friday will be led by the
Trustee Board.
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Opening Rally of
State Missionaries

All roads lead to the Grand Fall
opening Rally of the State Junior
Women's Auxiliary of the United Bap-
fist Convention of Mass. and RI,
Sunday, October 8 at 7 pm, at the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, Boston.
An excellent program has been
planned to center around this years
theme Of "Service Is Our Watchword. +"
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for Coored the Real Permanent Damnn Degradation the USA

Capt. Gourdin attended the National
Matches at Camp Perry for several
years as a member of the Massachu-
sets State Rifle Team, and this year
both Sgt. Harris and Pvt. Nelson made
the team. Sgt. Harris maintained a
high standing during the State Team
practice season and finished third at
the National Matches.-KNS.
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372nd IN STATE
SHOOT SUNDAY

AT the annual rife competition of
the 3rd Bn., 372nd Infantry, Sunday,
Sept 18th, Company L regained the
Battalion Championship which they
mad held for many years. The scores
OF the winning team were as follows
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Jones

The funeral services of William H.
Jones, 5 East Lenox Street, Roxbury,
were held at Johnson's Funeral Home
on Saturday, September 80, 1889 at
100 pm. Interment at Mt. Hope
Cemetery.
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Merrell

The funeral of Harry Merrell, ~
Marble Street, Roxbury, was held at
Sparta, Illinois on Thursday, Septenl-
Der %, 1889. Interment at Rose Dale
Cemetery, Sparta, Illinois. ]. B.
Johnson, Undertaken.
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Recent Deaths
GRAY

The funeral services of Robert Gray,
3 Auburn Street, Roxbury, were held
at Columbus Avenue A.M.E. Zion
Church on Saturday, September %,
1889 at 100 pm. Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery. j. B. Johnson, Under
taker
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MunrOe

Funeral services for Isaac Munroe,
80 Village Street, Boston, were held
at Johnson's Funeral Home on We'd
nesday, September 81, 1889 at 100
pm. Interment at Mt. Hope Gene
terry.
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Young

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Young, 20
Westminster Street, Roxbury, was
held at Johnson's Funeral Home on
Monday, September rs, 1889 at 100
pm. Interment at Mt. Hope Gene
terry.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Roosevelt Hurries
Home 10 Learn of
European Crisis
Secretary of State at
Station to Confer
With Chief Executive

WASHINGTON, April 10.
(UP)-President Roosevelt,
alarmed by events in Europe
returned to the capital to-
day and received last minute
reports on the situation from Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull even
before leaving his special train.
Back from a southern holiday at
Warm Springs, Ga, Mr.. Roosevelt
was met at Union station by Hull
and Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau Jr. Anxieties arising
from the international uncertainties
gave special significance to his re-
turn.
Hull went ABOARD the train and
talked to the president for a few
minutes He was expected to give
Mr.. Roosevelt more complete re-
port later in the day.
Certain official quarters here be-
lieved that Europe rapidly is head
ing toward a showdown and that
it may come within q week. Mr.
Roosevelt made no secret of his
concern. Before leaving Warm
Springs last night, he said he would
be back in the fall, "if we don't
have war
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Lindbergh 10 Go
Before Committee

WASHINGTON, April 10. CUP)--
Col Charles A. Lindbergh, enrcute
home from Europe, has been invit-
ed to testify before house COM
mittee and probably will be asked
to discuss vital issues affecting for
eign policy with a senate commit
tee.
Rep Sol Bloom, D., N. Y. acting
chairman OF the house foreign af-
fairs committee, radioed an invita-
ton to Lindbergh aboard the Aqui-
tania. Blooms committee begins
hearings on proposed changes in the
neutrality law tomorrow.
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee will continue hearings on
neutrality tomorrow, with represen-
tatives of peace organizations tes-
tifying. Today's scheduled session
was called off because of the death
of Sen. j. Hamilton Lewis, D., H.
a member of the committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
BRITAIN MANS GUNS; ITALY MASSES ARMY
British Guns Boom Preparedness Medley After italian
Conquest Of Men, Women. Children in Tiny Albania

War fever grew in Europe Mon
day following the Italian con-
quest of Albania and movement
of Fascist troops TO Greek and
Jueoslavian borders. Photo TO
the left shows Albanian women,
trained as soldiers, who aug
nnented their nations army in
fierce but vain resistance against
Italy. Children Joined fhe defend
ers by rolling rocks from hiIlsides
on the invaders. Below, left, the
map gives graphic comparison
Of the size of Albania with that
of the northern California coast.
Greatest length of King Zoe's
realm is 205 miles. Below, right,
British battIeship crew is shown
manning an anti-aircraft battery.
The British navy Monday can
celled all Easter leaves and re-
called officers and men TO the
ships. At the same time British
ships were ordered out of Italian
ports.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Briituiin
Recalls
j ighters
File ct Kept Under
Full Ste am for
Hasty Orders

LONDON, April 10. (UP)
Great Britain took urgent
avail precautions in the
Mediterranean today and it
was understood that Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain hop
ed to announce Thursday that
Greece and Turkey had been
brought into the European peace
front
Recalling naval and air force
officers from leave and ordering
British warships out of Italian
ports, the government summoned
parliament to meet on Thursday
in view of grave international de-
velopments resulting from Nazi
Fascist expansion.
These included:
l. Advance of italian troops thru
Albania to the Greek and Jugoslav
frontiers, arousing fears of Fas-
cist thrust through the Balkans
parallel with Germany's central
Continued on Page 8, Col. a
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III Duce
Calls Up
1roop ps
Italy BIames S u. S.
For Firm Stand
.OfDemocracies

ROME, April 10. (UP)-
Premier B en- i t o Mussolini
called up an additional $780,
900 reserves today, boosting
the number of Italians under
arms to 900, ,O00-exclusive of col
onials-and at the same time was
reported to have postponed tenn
porarily a triumphant entry into
Albania because of the tense Med
iterranean situation.
The government also had invited
20 foreign newspapermen late Sat
urday to visit Albania but in view
of the delicate political situation
arising from Italys occupation of
the country, political circles said
that trip also had been postponed.
1t was said that the italian gov
ernment was watching information
al developments closely, especially
Continued on Page 8, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Japanese Seize
British Steamer

HONG KONG, April 10. (UP)-
1t was reported authoritatively to-
day that the japanese navy seized
the British steamer Sagres Saturday
of the Fukien coast.
1t was asserted that the Sagres,
commanded by Capt. j. M Mowen
and proceeding from Annoy to Foo
chow with cargo of salt, was tax
EN- into custody" near the Pesea-
dores islands for yerification of its
right to fly the British flag.
H. M. s. Thracian was ordered TO
SWatow to protest the seizure.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10

CDd11lDtI Ol COllllllSlCt DtduOiliId
ton committee in a meeting at the
chamber offices, provided cleaning
up and beautifying East Main street
from Fourth street to the Dogwood
canal. For the future, the commit
tee proposed a city-Wide beautifica-
ton drive for the fall, probably in
cooperation with city employees, and
a monster flower show to be held
sometime next Spring.
A committee of four, Mrs. Robert
Ware, Charles Clough, James Mar
shall and Paul jenkins, was named
by Chairman P. E. Ryerson to CO.
operate with a fire department
group headed by Fire Chief Corn
Reed in the East Main street pro-
gram, after Chief Reed outlined
this plan:
1.-The fire department will take
responsibility for canvassing and
directing cleanup activities from
First street to the city limits, if the
committee will do the same from
Fourth to First"
Wallace Hanna and Grant Bris-
tol of the city, both pledged CO.
operation from city agencies in
helping clean up trash.
Committeeman were slated to
meet later and arrange recommen-
dations for beautifying the proper
ty.
Chairman Ryerson set April 25 at
Continued on Page 8, Col, A
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10

WERE llJuItu Ill dll dcClQenJ dG lIlS
Ross avenue and Dahlia canal in
tersection southwest of Ell Centro
early Sunday morning. Their car
and a sedan driven by Anacieto
Sobremonte, 80, also of El Centro,
ccllided and the Baker car over
turned. Sobremonte was given a
ticket for reckless driving.
A car missed a bridge on the
North Shore road two miles west of
Pope this weekend and overturned
in the sand. J. D. Ballinger Of
Gonzales was injured. The driver
of the car, I. E. Mcdonald, also OF
Gonzales. tcld Highway Patrolman
Walter Walsh that he misjadged The
distance between his car and an
approaching machine and dived of
Continued on Page g. Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
HoIfviIIe Suicide
Theory Blows Up;
IFS Work of Thief

HOLTVILLE, April 10.-A pile of
clothing and footprints leading to
the edge of the municipal water
settling basin constituted a suicide
by drowning case" for police and
deputy sheriffs for several hours
Sunday.
They soon discovered the cloth
ing belonged to Robert Lee Hodges
and had been stolen from his car
a month ago. Valuable papers and
letters in a billfold rested under the
neatly folded heap of clothing. Of
ficers decided this was the thief's
unique, roundabout manner of re-
turning somethig that did not be-
long to him. The articles were re-
turned to Hodges Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Groundwork laid Here
For Canal Fefe i'm 1910
AFLL Blamed for
Plant Shutdown

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10. (UP)
The shutdown of the Red River
Lumber company plant at West
wood "was caused by the AFL
uniGn's attempt to take the law into
its own hands," Mrs. Alice ROsseter,
regional director of the national Ia
Dor relations board charged today.
Mrs. Rosseter replied to an attack
on the NLRB made by Edward Van
deleur, secretary of the AFL state
federation of labor. Vandeleur had
accused the board of responsibility
for the closing of the lumber mill
through its refusal to hold an cleo
tiOn of AFL and CIO uniOnists.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
'1ipburn' Damages
Arizona Lettuce

PHOENIX, April 10. CUP)-The
Salt River Valley lettuce crop, be-
set by a sagging market, faced an
other difficulty today-"tipburn.'
Growers reported several acres
had been reported with Drowned
ends. Two weeks ago the growers
plowed under one-third of their
acreage to bolster the market.
The lettuce sheds at Yuma have
been closed for the season. it was
announced The Phoenix district
will continue harvesting for an
other two weeks, if temperatures
remain normal.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Two Navy Aviators
Die in 5. D. Crash

SAN DIEGO, April 10. (UP)-Two
navy aviators were killed today
when the wing of their scouting
plane cIumpled in mid-air while
they were practicing gunnery runs
near Del Mar, 10 miles north of
here. navy officials reported.
Dead were: Pilot T. G. Guthrie.
and 1t. Jr. Grade, G. l.. Dunagan,
passenger
Officials at the North Island ma
val air base said the plane crashed
and burned, killing both occupants
instantly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10

manager now district manager for
the company in Bakersfield; Rube
Ellis, former Imperial county farm
advisor and first baseman for the
Ell Centre All-Star baseball team
who now travels for a farm supply
company: Pike Dyer, former Ell
Centro city engineer; and Kendall
Perkins, former police judge and
first drum major of the post drum
corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
WHEAT CROP ESTIMATED
AT 549.2IoOOO BUSHELS

WASHINGTON, April 10. CUP
The department of agriculture to-
day estimated the 1889 wheat cror
at 549,2l9,000 bushels.
The estimate was an increase oil
64,200,000 bushels over month
ago but represents a sizeable re-
duction from last years actual pro-
duction of 6,637 900 bushels.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10

post COMMANDERS, VIII De present..
Commander w. H. Rhodes has ar
ranged to have group pictures tax
EN- for the files of the organization.
A special feature of the enter
tainment arranged by Harry Wood
bury will be clever dancing acts
presented under the supervision of
Miss Honera Childers of Brawley.
Among the past commanders ex-
pected to attend will be Eddie An
derson, former telephone company
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10

mated authorization for the Jack
sonville base because OF a contro-
yersy between Miami, Fla, and
Jacksonville. both bidding for the
site.
Also added to the bill was a
$l.000,000 authorization for the navy
department TO acquire privately
owned land at Quonsett Point, r..
l.. for an air base there.
The house bin authorized exs
penditures Of s48,800000 The adj
ditions approved by the senate COM
mittee brought it up 10 sG5 900 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Braw|ey Burglar
Takes Soda Pop

BRAWLEY, April 10.-Three
cases of soft drinks and a small
quantity of oil were taken from
the Norman service station at 2G2
West Main street this weekend
Brawley police said.
The burglars rifled the icebox
and broke the lock. on the distillate
plant to get the loot.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10

ICPOI OUU q UIII duuIIUI IAIIIB 3UU,VUU,-
900 for construction of naval air
bases at other sites.
The Guam authorization had
been defeated in the house.
The bill approved by the COM
mittee carried a $1,500,000 authori-
zation for base at Tongue Point.
Ore.
The committee approved an
amendment authorizing expendi-
ture of S17,000,000 for a base at
Jacksonville, Fla, with an outlying
seaplane operating area at Banana
River, Fla. The house had ilnlpi-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
SRA Office Drops
III Families Here

The SRA dropped 1T families
from its case load in Imperial coun-
ty between March 80 and April 8,
Director Robert Elliott said Mon
day.
Many families left the valley our
ing recent weeks to get work.
Applications for aid were lower
last week than at any time since
late November. The present case
load is 666 families.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
MEXICAN JAILED FOR
THEFT OF OVERCOAT

CALEXICO, April 10.-C. Men
dina was sent to jail for six months
today for stealing an overcoat from
an automobile parked on a down
town street here.
Gregorio Torres was turned over
to immigration officers after his
arrest on a charge of shoplifting.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Drummer Funeral
Slated tuesday

Funeral services for Charles
Drummer, former Ell Centro man
will be held Tuesday moning at
$50 at the Graham Isabel funeral
home in Los Angeles, his brother
John Brunner, announced Monday
Brunner died last week of injuries
suffered when hit by an automo-
bile.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Girl Breaks Leg
In Fall from Bike

Emma Lois Hays, IA, daughter of
Mrs. Edna Hays of Seeley, fell from
q bicycle and broke her leg while
on a weekend vacation to Jacumba.
The child was taken from the
mountain resort to the county hos
pital at El Centre, Her condition
was improved Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Pocketbook Lost,
Found in City

Lost and found-$3180 and a
pocketbook.
Mrs. Nellie Free of Ell Centro lost
it. Lee Gale, gardener for the city,
found it on Main street between
Fifth and Sixth Saturday after
noon.
There it was on the sidewalk,
with a lot of people passing. I did
MT look inside. I just took it to the
Press Offices Gale said IF there
is reward I don't want it.
Police located the owner through
a card in the purse.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
DRUNK DRIVERS GET
HEAVY PENALTIES HERE

Drunken drivers drew heavy pen
alties in Ell Centro police court
Monday. Wesley Womack, 35, was
ordered to pay a $75 fine or serve
351a days in Jail and Pat Names,
28, was sentenced to pay a $lOO
fine or serve SO days in jail. Names
car hit another driven by Veland
Heron.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
France. England to Stop
|MussoIini dt All Costs:
Germany Denies Movement
Easter Leaves Cancelled, Gibraltar Placed
On War Footing; Faseists Add Strength


OF the Mediterranean
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all
scale under pointing to hundreds OF men ana s
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Senate Naval Committee Approves
S,5OO,OOO Oakland Supply Base;
Guam Development Bill Defeated

WASHINGTON April 10. (UP)-The senate naval
affairs committee today approved bill authorizing &c.,
900 naval supply base at Oakland, Cal
Rejecting proposals for $5,000000 harbor develop
ment the South Pacific island of Guam the committee
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Bovce AtenPost Will Honor Past
Commanders at Meeting tuesday Eve;
Manv 0Idtimers Return for Event

"Aud Lang Syne' will be the theme of the Boyce Aten
American Legion post dinner Tuesday when past COM
manders' night will be observed at Easter ham dinner
at Veterans Memorial hall at pm
More than 100 Legonnaires many of them former
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
; Hurt, 5 jailed
In nWeek-end Auto
Crashes in vuIIev

Three persons suffered minor injuries and five auto
mobiles damaged in automobile accidents in Imperial
county this weekend and six went jail charges
of violating traffic laws
Crawford Baker, %, and Ruby Baker, 49, Ell Centrans
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-10
Beautification Campaign Will Prepare
Way for Celebration by Dressing Up
Civ; Commerce Chamb er Takes Lead

Groundwork laid Monday in long range program
cean up dress up and beautify Ell Centro in
tion with the cys part in next years valeywde ceebra
ton of completion of the All American canal.
The immediate program, arranged by members of the