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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Rev. Floyd Johnson
Will Remain Here
After Resignation

The Rev. Mr.. Floyd Johnson, for
mer pastor of the First Methodlst
church in FL Centro who resigned
earlier this week. returned to FL
Centre Thursday evening from Yor-
ba Linda with Mrs. johnson.
Reverend johnson announced
that he met with committee oi
ministers of the southern Califor-
MIA conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church and the district
superintendent, James S. Dunnlng,
at Los Angeles Tuesday and HANDED
in his resignation as a minister OF
the church.
"The Methodist church disagrees
with matters of my personal con-
duct and marriage he declared
"And 7 in turn disagree with their
effort TO control my personal al
fairs. This clash OF opinion. whlch
capped my long dissatisfaction WIN
other precepts of Methodism. lett
nothing for me to do except sever
relations. l felt then, and l Still
feel, that as long as I conduct my
self in a Christian manner tne
church has no cause to dominate
my actions"
Reverend johnson expected 70
remain in Fl Centre indefinitely
He said he would continue his reg
ular Sunday morning broadcasts.
At his residence in FL Centro. oo3
Sandalwood, Reverend Johnson re-
ceived calls Friday from former
parishoners expressing regret at MS
resignation. Asked whether ne
manned to assume the ministry IN
any other church or start new
one, he declared his future plans
are undecided.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Recommendations Offered at Second
Annual Economic Conference Listed

available for feeders.
The committee pointed out that
any increase in the present 100000
acres in flax in imperial Valley may
decrease the price of flaxseed ana
urged that future paintings be con-
fined to land of known productive
ty.
The committee repeated a recon-
mendaticn for fullest use of federal
crop research facilities and urged
development of crops fer which
there is an assured market and eX-
periments with crops which will
support animal life and may be
grown on marginal lands.
Soils and Land Use. Chairman
Nelson Correll: Committeeman: l.
c. Beasley, L. c. Hawk, Rclano
Rallou. Ira Aten, M. J. DOWd, .
D. Brownell. Henry Worthington
w. A. McFadden, Dan West, Max
PhegleyO.
The committee advocated strong
er emphasis upon the fClly of vast
ing water and land resources by
cultiyating poorly leyeled land, lano
which lacks sufficient drainage, poor
applica ton of water, planting toe
late for best production, planting
crops not of proved adaptability
lack of gopher control and lack OF
rotation of enterprises. The Ag-
ricultural Extension service Wa'
urged to continue its educational &C
tivitieS in this regard.
The committee warned against use
of high saline water without Suf-
ficient drainage to permit continue
over-irrigation for teaching anC
also against allowing Watetr Il
needlessly pond on land and un.
controlled weeds.
Financial loss has from time t
time occurred through periodic dc
velCpment of some of the highly
saline hard soils. the committee de
clared, and recommended this pro
cedure:s
That until there has been al
established procedure for reclaim
ing such lands, the district retain
title"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Bankruptcy Claim
Leaves Growers
Holding Sack

A great number of Imperial VAL
lev citrus growers are holding the
sack" since S. A. Ferrare, citrus buy
er this week filed a petition IN
bankruptcy in federal court in Los
Angeles. Deputy District Attorney
C. G. Halliday said Friday.
Fcrrare did not pay for grape
fruit purchased from many valley
growers. Halliday said. and the
growers are preparing to get to-
gether to list their losses.
Among those to whom Ferrare
owes money arc A. j. Homola, John
Fiala. Fred Havens, Halliday, Judge
r. D. McPherrin. and E. B. Holt.
Holt was his local representative
and did not get paid in full for his
services.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Border Officers
Seek Leader
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guaranteeing departure and was
permitted time to clear up his al
fairs in this country. The deadline,
twice extended, passed with Ritter
still in the country, it was alleged,
and the federal warrant was is
sued. The swindle warrant was is
sued by Prosecutor T. Raymond
Blszey of Monmouth county. N. j.
Blazey's telegram did not describe
the case other than to assert that
Ritter was an international conf
dence man" Winters was also
named in the swindle warrant.
Winters said he did not know the
nature of his employers affairs,
but knew that Ritter's syndicate
had s33 900 600 Gil deposit in New
York City bank. All of it came
from investors in eight foreign
countries, he said. The secretary
said he was to be paid 100000 Tor
his services over several years.
Ritter, officials said, represented
himself as a German refugee with
large coal mine holdings in Ger
many and swindled several persons
out of money on loans ranging up
TO s700.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Death Claims
Halle Gray.57

Mrs. Halle Ann Gray 81, wife
of Felix Gray and one of the best
known of FL Centro's Negro resi-
dents. died at her home at 1872 Holt
avenue late Thursday.
She had been failing rapidly
since an operation performed last
month. She was taken home from
an Ell Centro hospital early this
week.
Mrs. Gray was famous as a cook
and her services were sought oy
many Imperial Valley residents.
Funeral services will be at the
Methodist church at Second and
State streets at p. m. Sunday with
the Rev. Mr.. M. L. Hawkins Of
ficiating. She will be buried at
Evergreen cemetery.
She is survived by her husband
and a cousin In Alaska.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Economist Says SoeioI
Security Reserve Fiction
WASHINGTON, March II. CUP

WASHINGTON, March II. (UP)
John T. Flynn, economist and
writer. told the house ways and
means committee today that the
potential 7,OOO,OOO,00o reserve be-
ing accumulated under the social
security system actually will be
used for battleships, roads and gen.
eral federal expenses.
The reserve actually is an "elao-
crate fiction" he said.
Flynn testifieG at hearings on
proposed revisions of the social Sc
curity system. His appearance CO.
incided with private predictions by
committeeman that a majority OF
administration proposals for en-
largement of the scope of the act
will be rejected.
Flynn attacked methods by which
the old age benefits are financed
under the present system.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
ImDpr,ai Valley Press

Established April 20, 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by The Post-Press Sunday, es-
tablished 1920 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company. 625
State street. El Centre Calf.
Entered at El Centre. California
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul Jenkins, publisher, A. c.
Johnston. vice president and
general manager; =. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co. Inc.
National Advertising Represent
atives.
Subscription rates: sc per copy.
In conjunction with the POST
Press (Sundays). per month,
soc; paid in advance; months,
$1.65; 6 months, $3.25; one year,
$500.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers association.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17

ing, however, by many legislators
who contend that approximately
Sl8,000,o00 remaining out of s73,-
100000 already appropriated for
relief during the current biennium
should last out the fiscal year, in
view of an anticipated slackening
off of aid requirements during the
summer months. Anderson testi-
fled before the assembly social vel
fare committee.
Another question raised, parti-
cularly by members of the senate,
is whether any funds voted foE
dole" relief are being used in prep
aration for proposed inauguration
of the Olson administrations pro-
duction-for-use plan for assistance
through self-help works projects.
Anderson insists that none of the
SIG $50 900 voted by the legislature
in January for relief was spent
for purposes other than direct re-
lief and declared the same policy
would apply to the requested s4,-
100000 second deficiency appro-
priation.
As relief held the center of the
legislative state, committees con-
tinued their heavy work on the
more than 1000 measures before
the legislature, with the following
major developments:
/. The senate governmental eff
cheney committee favorably re-
ported a bill to require transfers
from the state emergency fund to
the governors secret service fund
to be approved by the attorney
general, secretary of state, con-
troller, treasurer and lieutenant
governor.
2. A bill to substitute a single
director for the unemployment re-
serves commission was killed by
the senate committee on social Sc
curity. pensions and relief.
3. Passage of a measure extend
ing a moratorium on foreclosure Of
mortgages and trust deeds for two
years from July l, 1899, was rec
commended by the assembly judici-
ary general committee.
4. Hearing on a highly contro-
versial bill by Assemblyman Paul
Ritchie. D., San Diego, TO repeal
the state criminal syndicalism law
was set for hearing on April by
the judiciary general group.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
State Secretary
Words BristIing
Note TO Nazis
Continued from Page u

friendly relations.
1.-The position of the government
of the United States has been maze
consistently clear. Tt has empha-
sized the need for respect for the
sanctity of treaties and OF the
pledged word, and for non-inter-
yention by any nation in the do
mestic affairs of other natlonS'
it has on repeated occasions ex-
pressed its condemnation of a pol
icy of military aggression.
at is manifest that acts of wan
ton lawlessness and of arbitrary
force are threatening world peace
and the very structure of modern
civilization.
THE imperative need for the
observance of the principles advo-
Gated by this government has been
clearly demonstrated by the de-
velopments which have taken place
during the past three days"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Hitler Threatens to
Follow Up Triumph
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mands against France would be
pressed as soon as the Danubian
situation quieted down.
In all newspapers the additional
strength of the Nazi-Fascist part
nership was emphasized as a re-
suit of the German expansion in
central Europe.
At Paris. Premier Edouard Dala-
dier. demanding that parliament
grant him dictatorial powers "aS
the only means of saving peace,
declared in a vigorous speech that
France will never surrender "a
single right or an inch of territory
either to force or trickery."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17

IIB oIdCH ITSIGN IJS IdSt
called one witness. Ernest Spencer,
to testify as to Miss Knott's char
acter while she was employed by
a private firm in Chico. After
Spencer concluded his testimony,
the defense rested abruptly, cutting
short what had been expected to be
lengthy trial.
The accused former auditor did
not testify in her own behalf. Her
attorney, j. Oscar Goldstein, con-
tended warrants representing the
amount she is accused of embezzl-
ing had been approved by former
District Attorney j. r. King, now
in Mendocino hospital for intem-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17

perance. and Alan Bainbridge, for
mer fiscal advisor to the board of
supervisors, now fugitive under a
morals indictment.
Miss Knott is charged with issu-
ing county warrants to herself for
S625 for installation of a book
keeping system in her office when
she was auditor and defalcations
of S270 and s110. The defense in
dicated it might contest the indict-
ment on grounds it is faulty. 1t
charged Miss Knott had misused
funds in her charge. Goldstein
claimed the monies were in care
of the county treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
BOARD PLAN REJECTED

WASHINGION, March II IUPJ
The house ways and means COM
mittee today unanimously rejected
proposals for immediate extension
of the social security system to en-
brace 100000 domestic, agricultural
and religious institution workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Judue Decides SurreaIisf Painter
Merely Displayed Artistic Temper
In Wreckinu New York Window Set

NEW YORK March IT, (UP)-Salvador DAN sur
reaist painter his freedom today under suspended
sentence for disorderly conduct to magistrates uue
standing of artistic temperament. ., !,
DaI wrecked department store show window be-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Anderson Cites
Relief Figures
Asking New Fund

SACRAMENTO, March II. (UP)-The facts and fig
relief presented to the legislature today
Relief Administrator H Dewey Anderson sought to justify
administration request for S4053000 additional to
finance relief through June He faced critical question
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
WEATHER

data complied by observers for
Bureau station Mt lei Ccutro)
Maximum Thursday .................... 90
Minimum Friday ...........-............... 52
Reading at Noon Friday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures. ~
Humidity "
Reading at 5 am. Friday
Temperature ...........-.......-.--.-...-.... 81
Humidity ..... ......................-. 3o
Reading at pm. Thursday
Temperature OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 69
Humidity zO
Los Angeles and Vicinity - Fair
Friday night, Saturday and Sun
day; morning fog or low clouds
little change in temperature; gentle
northwest to northeast wind.
Santa Clara and Salinas Valleys
Fair Friday night and Saturday
cooler Sturday; northwest wind.
Southern CalifOrnia-Fair Friday
night and Saturday but fogs on the
coast; no change in temperature;
gentle northwest wind off the coast.
Sunday fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17

ernment to buy battleships, build
roads and pay the general expenses
Of the government"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17
Auditor Silent
On EmbezzI ement

OROVILLE, Cal. March II. (UP)-Final arguments
began today in the embezzlement trial of Miss Luea
Knott former Butte auditor accused of appropra-
ting $1005 of county monies.
The state rested its case Yesterday and the defense
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-17

yesterday, and the defens
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-04-20
Main Street School News
Continued from Page 81

to have captured all the delicacy
and loveliness of a warm spring
day. Pussy willows cover the bull
letin boards and small bookshelves
I've learned that the children made
all the May decorations and pic
lures in their art class. In arith-
metic they have been having drills
on their combinations, and are
keeping these scores on their score
card. The following pupils receiv.
ed 100 in spelling for March 31st:
Irene Blaski, Crystal Gardner, Bet
ty Lou Folkstad, Theodore Schmies-
ing, Phyllis Biksen, Glenn Ruechert
Clara Voller, Hugh Schlotfeldt
Rose Marie Vennewitz, Gurdeon
Carpenter, Danny Pangburn, Car.
olyn Determan, Roger Peterson
and Irwin Larson.
AS stated before, the pupils of
Miss Sather take great interest in
the conditions of Europe. Once a
week, therefore, the pupils spend a
period discussing all the news.
They are keeping a bulletin board
Of Current Events in their room.
Dickie Berggreen is searching dill
gently for some one to help him
in his pronunciation. But this is
a South African word which is ex-
tremely long. To give you an idea
of how long it is, I'll tell you that
a. coyars three blackboardS when
written out. Whether or not Dickie
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-04-20
B9R{RssMMew
Be,nice FinneSan
OTHERS AND JITHERS
BY COrnelia Otis Skinner

Cornelia Otis Skinner is not CIV
en- to taking herself-nor anyone
else, for that matter-with undue
seriousness. This new volume, of
the same varied nature as EXCUSE
IT? PLEASE!, is, if possible, even
more entertaining. There is some
thing here on the awkwardness of
being a parent at a child's party in
the house of strange neighbor,
on the real value of English sports
clothes, on the authors struggles
to master the sublimating exer-
cises of Yoga, on the role of the
wife entertaining the important
"out of town buyer" and his spouse.
There are parodies, indignations,
enthusiams, and quite a lot which
can only be classified as nonsense
all of it as penetrating as it is
amusing.
The tremendous success of Ex-
cuse 1t, Please! was not only the
obvious destiny of the funniest book
of the year, but also a tribute to
the extraordinary personal popular
ity of Miss Skinner all over the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-04-20

country. She has that rarest of
talents and ability to bring to
life situations which are common
to us all. and in laughing at her.
self, to make us all laugh at our
selves. There is no laughter more
enjoyable!
THE SWORD In STONE
] BY T. HI. White
1t is not enough to call this book
a phantasy, it Is inaccurate to de-
scribe it as a novel, it Is foolish
to call it, as some careless readers
will, a Juvenile; it is true enough
to say that it is a humorous satire
but that leaves out the obvious
fact that it is one of the most en-
gaging and picturesque accounts of
medieval England ever attempted.
If you remember how Mark Twain
wrote about King ArthGr's Court,
and then guess now Kenneth Gra-
hame, the author of "The Wind in
the Willows" would have handled
the story of Arthur's youth, you will
come within some miles of guess
ing what "The Sword in the Stone"
is like.
At the beginning it IS a most
interesting account of everyday life
in great medieval manor, with
two boys, Kay and Wart (who turns
out to be King Arthur), learning
the code Of being a gentleman, and
busy hawking, jousting, sword play,
hunting. Sir Ector, who is Kays
father, county and public school,
(The 18th century and 20th flow
into each other in this narrative
cies and the 10Th century flow into
each other in ALICE IN WONDER
LAND.) The boys must be edu-
Gated, so he sends for Merlin, and
the story begins to move through
reality and phantasy like a wood
path in shadow and moonlight.
Merlin is the key to this book.
and makes it an entirely convinc-
ing and realistic anachronism. Mer-
lin is a character, and amusing,
like everyone in this story, except
Colonel Gully, the mad goshawk,
but he Is world wisdom and per-
sonified; naturally, since he is liv-
ing backward instead of forward,
and so knows what is going to
happen next, and can manage
clairvoyance without difficulty. And
also magic of a most educative
variety, for he has learned in the
far future from which he came,
that education is an understanding
of life, and that life flows out from
man through nature Cor the other
way, if you please) so that birds
and beasts see aspects of it which
are necessary for sympathy. He
varies his formal educatlo2 with
experience-life as the fish see it
an adventure for the Wart in the
cool depths of the moat, where
tench and pike teach the law of
self preservation life as the
knightly falcons see it, when the
Wart transformed into a merlin, is
initiated into the code of bravery
and honor, and submits to the or
deal of possible death from the poor
mad Colonel Gully, who fights all
night long his impulses to slay-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-04-20

Is really trying to increase his voca-
bulary, he Is doing good work! The
pupils have written original poems
about april" To illustrate these,
they have also drawn original PEN
Gil sketches. After reading over
some of these poems. find that
they are doing splendid work. One
of the poems written by Clifford
Gardner Is: april"
I hear the lark in the morning
Singing its daily song,
I see in the meadows the flowers
Sharing their beauty with all.
Miss Holden's sixth grade has al
ready started the study Of Asia
in Geography. In arithmetic they
are busy with their study Of deci-
mails. Friday at their club meet
ing, the one act play, "The Call to
the Crusade" was presented.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-04-20

to town and getting back home.
So they were bit pug
nacious- So 1t must have
been right rolliclxing to watch
the boys ducling for chairs, and
the like. And they tell me
one, in his haste, tripped and
fell. You know, 1 never did
find out what happened to
those rats.
Sunday afternoon though the
basketball season is done and gone
Coach Gene Harvey travelled to
Brandon where he refereed a
unique game. 1t happened be-
tween the Brandon Redbirds and
the All-American Redheads.
And the angle is these readheads
are gals. According to Harvey they
are not just ordinary girls-thougt
they are pretty-but pretty fair
basketball players. They pass wei
and are good shots, Harvey said
OF course don't think for a minute
I could get an open confession
from him that they are pretty, but
in his own quiet way he gave me
to understand they were not down
right homely. Well, sir, these
boys a team of which
include Bill Williams, George Ros-
coe and others Of the bigwig var
iety, beat them Al to 40. But
the angle is that last week in Life
magazine these gals were given a
fine spread of publicity. They
don't play rough, and against a
good mems team, their manager
admitted to Harvey, they haven't
much chance. Still they're an at
traction and they do know basket
ball. ..
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-04-20

magnificent chapter of narra-
tive. And life as the badger sees
it, who knows about embryos, and
a good deal that will be modern
science. And life as a snake sees
1t, who remembers the prehistoric
world.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-04-20
Council Proceedings

The regular meeting Of the Com
mon Council Of the City Of Sauk
Centre was called to order by Presi-
dent Carl Eckberg on April s, 1889
at 500 p. M. with the following
members present: Aldermen Eek
berg, Besser, Miller and Kettlewell.
Moved that whereas the Council
has canvassed the result Of the
General Municipal Election held on
April 4th, 1889, from the returns
Of the Judges Of such election, and
whereas it appears that 597 voters
voted at the said election casting
that number Of ballots, Of wrich
four were defective and could not
be counted and Of which Joseph e.
Miller received 400 votes, Carl Eek
berg received 341 votes, James H.
Kinsella received $50 votes, Frank
Pangburn received 341 votes, Leroy
Working received 1853 votes, for the
three offices Of Aldermen of said
City, being voted upon at such
election.
NOW THEREFORE, from such
canvass it is determined that JOS
eph e. Miller and James H. Kinsella
received the highest numbers Of
votes cast at such election for such
offices and are hereby declared
elected as Aldermen for the ensu-
ing term Of two years and
WHEREAS it appears that said
Eckberg and Pangburn had the
same number Of votes for the re-
naming office of Alderman, that
such tie vote shall be resolved by
the casting Of lots by placing the
names of each Of said candidates
on pieces Of paper Of equal size
and otherwise similar, and that
the Mayor place such slips in a
hat or otherwise hold the same so
that they can not be identified and
that the City Clerk then select one
of such slips and that the candid
ate whose name is on the slip SO
selected be declared elected to such
Office.
Moved that whereas Carl Eek
berg and Frank T. Pangburn each
received the same number of votes
for the office Of Aldermen of the
City Council, at this meeting, lots
were cast and fell upon Frank T.
Pangburn as the successful can
didate, ...u.
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby
determined that Frank T. Pang-
burn has been duly elected to the
office Of Alderman of said City for
the ensuing term of 2 years and
upon a motion by Alderman Kettle
well, seconded by Alderman Miller,
the above motion was carried by
3 Ayes and no Nays.
Alderman Otto Hedin rendered
his resignation as Alderman to the
City Council for the reason Of i'll
health, effective April S, 1889.
It was then moved by Alderman
Miller to accept this resignation Of
Alderman Otto Hedin. Alderman
Besser seconded the motion and it
was carried by all present voting
aye"
Alderman Kettlewell then moved
to appoint Carl Eckberg to fill the,
vacancy of Otto Hedin for the un-
expired term as member of the City
Council. Alderman Besser second
ed the motion and it was carried
favorably by Aldermen Miller, Bess-
er, and Kettlewell voting "Aye."
No Mays"
The following bills were read,
audited and ordered paid and plac-
ed on file, viz: