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Evening star., 1939-07-30
BUSINESS oPpoRruNlrlEs.

Drug Store, Atlantic City.
Busy corner; $4,000 yearly business:
large prescription trade. luncheonette. 1877.
cleo fountain: owners retiring: $4,000. or
INVENTORY Wil finance. Unusual oppor-
H, FEHLER 1E. LEXINGTON a. .
Evening star., 1939-07-30

room suite. S75: Gov. winthrop sect, S25;
chest Of drawers, sis: solid mahoe. book
case. $50: barrel chair. S13: beaut axl2
dropleaf table. S22; Hoover vacuum and
sttachments. like new. S23 The Alabama,
I015 N st NV, Apt. col Dup. 1919,
Dealer Home Sun. Mon. until pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

rand many pairs OF lNlllS'
4 He remembered all about his first
valley patient except her name. His
records burned in the professional
building fire in Fl Centro in 1882
but he remembered she was MIL
/ liner living on Park avenue and was
suffering from an attack Of pneu-
monia.
Il arrived in town one afternoon
/ in March. That night l was eating
dinner in cafe when a man open
ed the door of the cafe and asked
me If I was the new doctor in town.
He asked me to hurry over to Park
avenue to see a woman patient.
He didn't know she was my first
valley casei'
While practieing in Riverside he
decided to visit Imperial Valley.
The big fields of grain, the great
herds of cattle. the energy of the
residents. and the big development
plans interested him so greatly that
he decided to make the valley his
home.
His first office was in little no.
tel building on Main street between
Fifth and Sixth streets. Two physl-
clans were in El Centro before him.
/ Drs. F. w. Peterson and Virgil Nc
Combs. e. Centro had 450 residents
then.
The roads weren't much in those
days" he declared, "but I always
managed to get to my patients"
An epidemic OF pneumonia the
year he arrived in the valley and
the influenza epidemic in 1917 were
the worst periods of his practice,
the doctor said.
He has practiced medicine Al
years. lie was given the degree of
Doctor Of Medicine at the Louis
vile Hospital college in Louisville
KY.
Before he became a physician he
taught school for IA years. He
taught his first school at the age
of Is years in Tennessee. While he
was principal of a school in Ten
nessee he was offered a chair in
Vanderbilt university but did not
accept because ne had decided to
become a physician.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Ruth WhiteIaw
Will Marry
Parkman Moore
By ANNE DAVIS
(Post-Prcss Society Editor

An engagement announce
ment which will interest
many in Imperial Valley
since it unites two of FL Centro's
most prominent families, is that
made Monday by Mr.. and Mrs. R.
B. Whitelaw announcing the be-
trothal of their daughter, Ruth, to
Parkman Moore. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R P Moore.
News of the engagement was re-
vealed at smartly appointed lunch
con served in the picturesque patio
of the Casa de Manana hotel. La
Jolla. Guests were members of Miss
Whitelaw's sorority at use, Delta
Delta Delta. and included: Mrs.
Charles L. Williams, La Jolla; Mrs.
John Vignolia, Shafter: Miss Louise
Newton, Ontario; Mrs. Hugh Ma
piles, Miss Grace Libby, both of
Long Beach; Miss Jane Rudrauff,
Miss Katherine Mason, Miss aKth-
crime Lazar. Miss Barbara Snyder,
Miss Fay Fisher, all of San Diego.
The wedding date is Nov, l8 and
the marriage will take place in
Ell Centre.
Both Miss Whitelaw and her fan
ce are graduates of Central and of
use Mr.. Moore is also a graduate
of the Harvard school of business
administration and member of
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He is
employed by one of the major oil
companies and his headquarters are
in Avenal. California.
Miss Whitelaw. who. with her
parents has been spending August
on the coast, expected to return to
El Centro Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Makes 0nIy24
Arrests in August

Except fof the FBI questioning
Of e Centre police as witnesses in
the Yamatoda case. the department
enjoyed a virtual holiday during
August as only "a arrests were made
in the 81 day period, according to
the monthly report Of Chief Ster-
ling Oswalt.
The "a arrests established nine
year low for August arrests, the low
est previous mark being 81 in 1884.
Largest number of arrests in August
was established in 1881 when 81
persons were taken into the custody
Of E. Centre police.
Total income from fines during
the month amounted to s50.50 while
food cost for prisoners totaled
slightly more than $50.
Five burglaries were reported dur
ing the month. and eight petty
theft cases, only one of which in
volved the theft of more than $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Fire Origin In
Cabin Mystery

KINGMAN, Ariz., Sept. 4. (UP)-
Authorities today sought to learn
the origin of fire which destroyed
a small cabin here Sunday and
claimed the life of its occupant, Ted
Hulen, a railway employe.
The blaze was detected when
neighbors heard the bowling of HUI
lens dog. They attempted to enter
the burning cabin but were driven
back by flames.
Hulens badly burned body, clad
in night clothes, was found by fire
men a few feet from an open win
dow, indicating the victim had tried
to crawl to safety.
Hulen was the son of w. c. Hulen
Of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Not a Single
Auto Accident "
Mars |. Y. Holiday '

Imperial Valley approach
ed the close of the Labor Day
observance Monday with it's
record free of violent deaths
and without a traffic accl-
dent to mar the double holiday
Other sections of California were
not so fortunate. The list OF violent
deaths mounted as thousands OF
motorists jammed the highways OF
the state.
Eighteen persons lost their lives
in California.
Highway patrolmen were station
ed on all main highways entering
Imperial Valley late Monday after
noon to prevent reckless and care
less drivers from causing traffic
accidents.
Captain Frank Oswalt ordered his
patrolmen to institute the closest
drunk check of motorists in the
history of valley automobile travel
Patrolmen were instructed to stop
speeders and arrest erratic drivers
Imperial Valley came through
the holiday without traffic death
on the July holidays" OsWalt
said. land thus far there has been
no accident on Labor Day. We want
to keep the record clear"
The greatest danger was antic1-
pated Monday night as vacationists
sped Valleyward after visiting coast
and mountain resorts. Hurry to get
home and fatigue, Oswalt said,
would increase the usual traffic
hazards.
Joe Rivas, 81, Brawley Mexican
resident, lost his life in a traffic
accident at Turlock this weekend.
California fatalities were divided
as follows
Automobile fatalities, II; drown
ings, 3; Staying, /; miscellaneous 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Hipass Health
Camp Closes
Summer Term

HipasS Health camp closed its
official summer season Sunday with
the evacuation of approximately
90 children.
The last of the children to leave
the camp piled into an Ell Centre
police patrol wagon Sunday morn
ing and rumbled down the noun
tain to their homes.
Close en- the heels of the patrol
wagons departure, members of the
Imperial Valley Boys band arrived
TOR q weeks visit at the mountain
resort. They will divide their time
between band rehearsals and noun
ain sports.
As soon as the band leaves, a
cleanup crew of American Legion
naires was scheduled to close the
camp for the winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

booming thunder, threatened to
break the back of humidity laden
summer and bring valley residents
relief from the burden of heat.
The storm, which delayed trans
portation from the east, still threat
ened at press time Monday. A cool
breeze followed the brief thunder
storm.
High humidity. the bugbear OF
late summer in the valley. climbed
to 76 at 5 am Monday. The temper
ature at that hour in FL Centro was
83 degrees.
Sundays maximum temperature
was los degrees while the minimum
temperature Monday morning was
80 degrees.
At 8 am. Monday the official
weather bureau thermometer in El
Centro stood at SO degrees.
Brilliant sunshine flooded the val
ley after a cloudy dawn. Storm
clouds rolled away, leaving a blan-
ket of humidity to add to the dis
comfort of Labor Day "stay-at-
homers
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Coogan Frished Of
$500 in NiteCIub

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 4. CUP)-
Jackie Coogan. the "million-dollar-
kid of the silent films. today re-
ported the theft of 1920 in cash
from his person in cafe last
night.
Coogan who recently sued his
mother and step-father for an ac-
counting of his earnings as child
actor. and was sued for divorce by
mis- wife, Betty Cradle, told police
he fell asleep IN the cafe. He said
when he awakened he found he had
been rolled" for the contents OF
his wallet, which contained three
500 bills and two $40 bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
D AMBLINe
IL EPORTER

war hauonS-
Squeezed off page one by the
war news RR comes out of has
better ole" TO-DAY Tor a brief
glimpse at the sun before sneaking
back into the dugout. RR explains
the brevity as war rations."
Near Things
Not TO be outdone by England,
Imperial Valley had its own naval
catastrophe" early Monday when
the valleys navy came within a
few waves OF going beneath the
surface of the Colorado river.
The sheriff's office motor boat,
iethered near Yuma, was in SER
jous condition when Frank Raney
came to the rescue. High winds
and waves had nearly turned IL
into a "submersible" Frank dasheo
into the water. shouted:
"All hands to the life boats. man
the compass and run up the sails!
and the boat was saved.
Who's Who?-
We hope Mrs. Russ Sherwood
has i, all Strengthened out by now
During a war discussion Mrs
sherwood dropped the remark tha'
Great Britain had declared wal
ON France. Barely able 10 keel
from dropping to the floor, we que
ioned further ana she said;
Not France. I mean Italy!
Figuratively. we were practlcalil
dead of heart failure and aoou
10 stagger to the office for anothe'
Extra. when she went further:
mo. it's Germany
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Opening 0ffaI
Starts Off With
Rush ToAItar

The fall matrimonial season
started with a flourish this week.
end with the issuance of four mar,
riage licenses by County Clerk
w. j. McClelland.
licenses we're obtained by two,
Brawley couples, Harold Heffner, ).
81, and Doris Drain, 16; and Will
mer Heffner, 20. and Louise Honey
suckle, 20.
One of the licenses went to Grover
c. Smithson, so. and Lucille Leota
Weigand, At, of Ell Centre. The,
fourth was obtained by Emmette
Henry, 90, and Eugene Branden-
berg, "a. Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Suspect Accused
OF Bothering
E. {. Minister

Judie Rhodes, 42 Negro, was
charged with disturbing the peace
Sunday night because he vigorously
opposed a minister escorting Mrs
Rhodes home from church.
The Rev. Mr. M L. Hawkins and
Mrs. Rhodes were accosted by the
irate husband but Ell Centre police
intervened before serious trouble
developed,
Rhodes was released from custo-
dy On $40 bail with instructions
to appear in police court Tuesday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Labor Day
Quiet in l.V.

Imperial Valleyites celebrated La
Dor Day as usual-they deserted
the valley by the hundreds ano
observed the event in cooler ch-
mates.
The largest celebration in the
state was held at the California
state fair grounds Monday with
Coy. Culbert L. Olson issuing a
special invitation to labor union
leaders to be his guests.
A crowd almost as large as last
wears 10000 on Labor Day was
anticipated for Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Two Weddings
verWeekend

Two weddings Of wide interest in
Imperial Valley took place over the
weekend
At Calexico Saturday. evening,
Miss Eugenia Elizabeth Branden-
burg of Mt. Signal was married to
Emmette C. Henry.
The wedding of Miss Willie Alice
McChristy of Imperial to James
Qualls of Ell Centre took place Sun
day at Chula Vista.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Milk, Liquor
Diet Fails To
Mix In Fl Centro

Milk to supplement a straight
liquor diet was denied E. H. Hippo,
30. Sunday night, because he tried
to appropriate it from an E, Centre
creamery.
He was arrested by El Cento po-
lice as he walked out cf cream
cry az Third and Broadway with
two bottles of milk under his arm.
Flippo was charged with being
drunk and ordered held in Jail
pending trial in police court.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

country about half way between
Calipatria and inland have moved
into one of the Rutherford cot
tages on California street.
w. o. Manning returned Mon
day from a vacation spent at Al
harabr where his wife and son
Bobby, have been visiting Mrs. Man
ning's parents. Manning's sister
Mrs. Harold Hoffman and son
Dickie returned with him.
After enjoying vacation of sew
eral weeks, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J
Young and children, Lois and
Bruce, returned home Tuesday. They
drove to the northern boundary OF
Washington, visited Grand Coulee
and Bonneville dams, visited the
San Francisco fair and also rela-
tives in Washington and Oregon
On returning to California they
DPNiIb db StCdlloltC.
Mrs. John Alderman was taken
to a hospital in San Diego this
week suffering from nervous
breakdown.
E. L. Mead went to Riverside Fri
day where he will join his wife
and children on vacation.
A card received from Mrs Helen
Williams states that she is now in
Los Angeles visiting friends and
will return to Calipatria about the
middle of September Mrs. Williams
attended the Cincinnati Conserva-
tory of Music this summer and Wis
tied friends there after school
closed.
Roy, w. C. and Reed wilkinson
we're in Calipatris on business
Monday but returned to San Diego
where their families are still yaca-
tioning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay eagle and chill
dren left Friday for vacation
which will be spent at Julian and
San Diego.
The new home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Powell on South Lake ave-
nue. has just been completed and
the family is moving in this week
end. The house is air conditioned
throughout and has many con-
veniences such as line closets, cor
ner cupboards and kitchen cup
boards. The living room has a large
brick fireplace and French doors
in the living room open onto a
large brick-floored patio.
The Powell family returned Mon
day from their vacation which
they spent at Ocean Beach.
Mrs. Dennis Ford was in Ell Cen
tro on business Thursday
Mrs. Maude Watkins and son,
Harold, went to San Gabriel Fri
day where they will visit relatives
over the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Riley of
Wilmington, Illinois, are here on
a business trip and expect to re-
main about two weeks They have
rented an apartment in Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Carrick have
returned from Los Angeles and Mr.
Carrick has been recuperating from
a recent operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Davis and Syb
ildean and Billy 10 Wagner spent
the recent holidays at Oak Knoll
Taking advantage of the Labor
Day vacation Mr. ard Mrs. j. L.
Love and children. Ruby Nell and
j. l.. Jr.. are visiting relatives in
Cotton. Buddy Everett accompanied
them as far as Redlands where he
will visit his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Farmer for a week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lotion Morehead
went to Los Angeles Sunday and
Mrs. Morehead and the children
to visit friends for a week. Mr.
Morehead returned Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Howland
are in San Diego on a vacation.
Another family who started q
vacation this weekend are Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Shuts and son, Francis
who went to Beaumont where they
have purchased a small farm Mrs
Shuts parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Char
lie David, are living on the farm
at present.
Mrs, A. l.. Miller has returned
from Campo where she spent the
greater part of the summer at the
home Of her mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Hughes Takes
.ArcheryLead

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Sept. 4
CUP)-Larry Hughes of Los Ange-
les returned to Los Angeles today
with the mems championship OF
the California state archery tourn-
ament. Next years meet was
awarded to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
CoIipotriuns Home From
Trip To Northern Calf.
CALIPATRIA NOTES


Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. McKendry
have returned from a trip to north
ern California where they attended
the Fair and visited their daughter
Ruth. in San Francisco. They alsc
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Marlin High.
tower and baby daughter in Santa
Maria.
Mrs. Irma Mccullough is at home
after spending the summer out ol
the valley. She attended summer
school at San Diego and later made
trip to Detroit where she bought
a new car and drove it home. Miss
Elizabeth Detweiler, former teach
er at Bonita school, accompanied
her.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baird and fam
lily left Friday for three weeks
vacation which will be spent on the
coast. Baird is clerk in the Imperial
Irrigation district office here.
A. N. Stark left Saturday for
Burbank to join his wife and chill
dren who have been there on va
cation for the past several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McNeeley and
son. Wilfred have returned from
a trip to the northern part of the
state visiting the San Francisco
fair. At Salinas. they visited Mrs
McNeeley's brother and family.
A baby boy weighing seven pounds
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bax-
ter, Monday at the Brawley hospi-
tai. The Baxters have two other
children. girl and a boy.
Mrs C. A. Sperry spent the day
Thursday visiting Mrs. John Kepley
in Ell Centro.
U. j. Sinclair and daughter. Mar
garet and Hazeldell Sinclair were
in Ell Centre Friday Mr. Sinclair
transacted some business while the
girls shopped
P. N. Myers drove to Oceanside
Tuesday to spend few days with
Mrs Myers who is vscationing
there.
Miss Dixie Lee Farmer who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Char
les Everett, here for the past month
returned to her home in Redlands
Sunday. She was accompanied home
by Evalyn Minton Sonny Everett
and Howard Copeland.
L. E. Sinclair drove TO Los An
geleS Friday on business.
E. o. Hasty of INLAND drove TO
oceanside last week and brought
home his wife and daughter Martha
Ann, who have spent several weeks
at that resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Redding and
children went to Los Angeles Fri
day for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Withers and
daughter, Adrian, are taking two
weeks vacation and visiting friends
IN Redlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S Kerr and fam
lily who have been living in the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
voIIeyFomiIy Doctor
On 18th Birth day
Recalls Pioneer Times
BY MARGUERITE BROOKS

Family doctor in Imperial Valley for % years was
the record of Dr. W w. Apple Monday he celebrated
his seventyeghth birthday anniversary with his daughter
IN San Francisco
Before he left FL Centre he briefly reviewed the crowded
years of his practice n the valley.
The doctor offcated at the births of 1000 children
among them children of parents he brought into the Wod
while young physician. He delivered set of trpletS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
JAPANESE GOODWILL
FLIGHT RE-ROUTED

los ANGELES Sept. tuP)-
A japanese goodwin flight was
rerouted across Africa today be-
cause OF the war N central Europe
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
WIND STORM RAkES SAND HILL area
High Waves on
Colorado River,
Rain Falls

High winds raked eastern Imperial Valley early Mon
day morning the edge of Arizona thunder storm boiled
over the sprnkled the Colorado river area
with light showers.
Old Man Weather. signifed by black storm clouds and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

Troubled Hollywood career of
Joan Manners, blond British
actress, is just that again. I'M
migration service charges she
has been in u. S. nine years on
siX-month permit. Last June
Joan was jailed three days after
above picketing act in front of
studio which employs her di-
vorced husband. John Langan.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. p. S Kerr and fam
lily who have been living in the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-20
Mysterious
Submarine
OffCanada

Ottawa, Canada, April 2O.-
canadian PreSS) The Canadian
government ordered naval pa
trolls to search today for an un-
identified submarine which was
reported sighted in Halifax har-
Dor yesterday.
Defense Minister Mackenzie
said no official information had
been received to SubStantiate the
reports of the submarine, but ad-,
ded that "the utmost vigilance is
being exercised"
There have been three reports
within week of submarine be
ing seen off Nova Scotia. Cap
tain William Latter, harbOr pilot,
said he saw a partly submerged
submarine entering Halifax har-
Dor shortly after midnight Tues
day. The captain said Pilot Pat
rick Sullivan was with him and
also saw the craft clearly. The
watched for about 80 minutes.
the captain said, and the boat
moved further into the harbOr to
near NeverfaiI, three miles away,
where they lost sight of it.
1t had SWerved from its course
to pass the pilot boat, the cap
tain said, and once was only 30
yards away. :
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-20
Offer
On Railroad
Withdrawn

Raleigh, April 2O.-(AP)-Gover-
nor Hocy revealed today that Henry
A. Page, Jr., of Aberdeen, had with
drawn his bid for leasing OF the
State-contYolled Atlantic & North
Carolina railroad, but had 'sugges-
ton" to present the directors.
The directors and stockholders
went into executive session in the
governors office, and Hoey said the
meeting might be rather long.
Withdrawal of the formal Page Of
fer left for consideration proposal
by H. P. Edwards, of Sanford, to pay
at least $60,5OO a year rental for the
line. The Page proposal was based
on a minimum rental of $56,0OO
The governor did not reveal the
"suggestion" Page would make to the
directors.
Recently the directors voted un-
animously, Hoey said, in favor OF
leasing the line, but they postponed
final action when they met in Colds
boro ten days ago SO that the gov
ernor might be consulted.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-20
Lindbergh's
Wife, Sons
Sail S.
Colonel himself AL
ready in Washington
on Government Duty;
Young Sons First Trip
Here

LIE Havre, France, April 20. -
(AP)-Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, her
two sons and their nurse boarded the
liner Champlain today for the Unit
ed States, where they will join
Colonel Lindbergh. Lindbergh sailed
April 8. Gle is now in Washington,
where the War Department has call
ed him to active duty to make a sur
vey Of United States aviation ia
cilities.)
Mrs. Lindbergh declined to talk to
reporters who approached her on the
deck. Boarding the ship, she and the
family remained in their cabin.
(This will be the first visit TO the
United States of Land, who was born
May IL, 1887, in London. His broth
er, Jon, who will be seven years old
next August 16, has not been in the
United States since he was taken to
England in December, 1885, by his
parentS.)
They went aboard the Champlain
at p. M, five hours before the YES
sci was scheduled to sail as a replace
ment for the liner Paris, which burn
ed and foundered yesterday only a
few hours before its sailing time.