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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
France, England
Welcome Roosevelt
Policy Statement

LONDON. Feb. 2. CUP)-Europe
blazoned President Roosevelts views
on the arms situation today as a
new FACTOR OF incalculable import
ance in its tense political situation.
In Great Britain, and particularly
in France. the presidents desire to
cid the European democracies to
rearm was hailed as a contribution
to the restoration of a balance OF
pOWer-a contribution calculated to
slow the march of the dictators and
perhaps save the world from war
In Paris it was even suggested
that the reported statements of the
president to the senate military af-
fairs committee at a secret White
House conference, caused Premier
Benito Mussolini not to make his
customary vigorous speech to the
Fascist militia yesterday on the oc-
5asiOn of its anniversary.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

A strong a t t a k was
launched Thursday on mon
ey grabbing state offices by
State Senator Edward H.
Law. who charged that $780,
600 of a s5000,OOO appropriations
for emergency flood rehabilitation
had been used not for the purpose
for which it was voted but to tide
over several extravagant state de-
partments.
THAT is the last time I will vote
for large appropriation until I
am sure where it is going Sen
ator Law said in reference to the
funds voted by the state legislature
last March for flood work.
Senator Law arrived in Ell Centre
from Sacramento Thursday morn
ing. He will stay until early next
| week.
THE flood appropriation is an
example of a condition that should
be watched much more closely.
"If the $750000 had not been
diverted for other expenses. it
would not have been necessary to
vote an additional 100000 for
flood relief in Humboldt county,"
Senator Law declared State offices,
including that of the secretary of
state, which used flood funds de-
Tended themselves by claiming that
the flood appropriation was not ear
marked, the senator explained.
state offices will continue to
over run their budgets until the
legislature cracks down. Senator
Law added.
Imperial Valley was given a So
SO chance of seeing the national
guard bill pass the legislature. The
measure, which would appropriate
$73 900 for creation of guard units,
in which the valley is slated for
preference, was introduced at the
recent session by Senator Law
Naturally, the legislature is 60
ing to tear into the budget with
tooth and toe nail" the senator
declared, "but I believe there is
an even chance of getting the bill
approved. Whether the governor
will sign it or not no one can say.
1 don't believe, however, that he
is very friendly toward the ma
tional guard"
Senator Law will return to Sac
ramento Monday or Tuesday. He
is slated to attend a meeting OF
the senate agriculture committee
Feb. 13 when the prorate question
will be considered, as we'll as milk
distribution and other farm prob
lens. A senate liquor interim COM
mittee meeting is scheduled for
Feb. % before the legislature re-
convenes Mar. 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

SION pointing toward expiration OF
the present contract with Nevada
California Electric corporation Feb.
8.
my reaction is that we are more
or less obligated to buy from the
district" Councilman Charles Bla-
lack declared Councilman Gordon
Scriven sounded what appeared to
be the boards sentiment with:
There should be some definite
statement of opinion. Let's be spe.
cific." Smiles followed the remark
of Councilman Harry Sones:
''We've stalled long enough"
There followed vote instructing
the engineer to turn lines over TO
the district when the present con,
tract expires. This contract repre-
sents only part of the city load
however. The other part, for the
sewer plant, is under Nev-Cal con-
tract which will expire in June.
The rate which the city will pay
with the district is IL on all power
supplied. This is the same rate
paid by the city to Nev-Cal for
part of the load at present. The
balance of the load calls for higher
than IL. A new contract offered by
Nev-Cal, however, quoted much
lower rate of .97.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Imperial Yuma Shippers Vote to
Divert One. Third Lettuce Crop

the agreement, according to B. A
Harrigan, county agricultural COM
missioner.
Under the agreement no lettuce
will be shipped from the valley
Thursday or Friday, Harrigan saio,
Lettuce will not be shipped on SUN
days during February.
The move to divert one-third o.
the lettuce crop stimulated the
lettuce market to some degree Oh
Thursday as the price rose to
S1.15 per crate at noon. Shippers
predicted further increase in price
on Friday and Saturday.
Lettuce shipments from the VAL
ley Wednesday totaled 18l cars, ac~
cording to Southern Pacific statis-
tics. to bring the seasonal total to
1889 cars as compared to 1892 cars
on Feb. 2, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Valley
Frost
Temperature Drops
To Seven Degrees
In Jacumba

Imperial Valley breathed
a frosty sigh of relief Thurs
day, but kept its heavy un-
derwear on after a predicted
heavy frost proved a false
alarm.
Temperatures well below freezing,
expected Wednesday night as part
of a storm that brought snow and
chill winds to northern and central
California, failed to materialize and
valley crops escaped damage from
the cold
The lowest temperature recorded
Wednesday night and Thursday
morning was 80, registered in few
scattered areas. The lowest in El
Centro was 35. B. A. Harrigan OF
the county agricultural office re-
ported no damage.
For Fridays forecast, Woodrow
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Lost in Blizzard,
Three Men Rescued

LONG BARN, Cal. Feb. 2. CUP)
Three men lost in a Sierra Nevada
snowstorm since Sunday night were
found wandering waist deep in
snow, exhausted and numbed by
exposure to subzero weather, by a
dog sled rescue party eight miles
from Long Barn today.
Suffering from the extreme cold
but otherwise apparently unharmeo
we're Harry Meyer, Redwood City
winter sports director CT Long Barn
Inn; Tad White, of Long Barn, and
Johnny de MattoS of Chico.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
California WPA
Quota Increased

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. (UP)-
Southern California's quota of jobs
on WPA projects today was in
creased to $4,000, providing for en-
ployment of an additional 5,l94 men
and women, under special emer-
gency authority obtained by Ad-
minjstrator Herbert c. Legg, as one
Of his first official acts as head
of the WPA for the eight southern
counties.
Hiring of the additional workers,
through certification from the state
relief administration offices of the
various counties, will begin tomor-
row and proceed gradually, Legg
seid.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

Premier Renito MuSJOlinl, the edl-
tor said that the extension OF the
Nazi- Fascist defense front must
result from the reported statement
of President Roosevelt implying
that France is the American de-
fenSe front.
Mr.. Roosevclt's stand was pre-
meditated provocation, " Gayda
charged
I'VE do not know what sudden
alteration of the mind caused MI
Roosevelt to make such a declara-
ton before the senate military
committee but it certainly eX-
ploded in the very midst of at
tempts by European statesmen OF
good will to save the peace he
wrote.
These declarations appear pre-
mcditated and leading to open pro-
vocation of war"
Gayda said:
Mr.. Roosevelt openly takes an
aggressive attitude against Italy
and Germany.
BY placing the offensive from
tier of the United States at the
Continued on Page ?, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Clothing Needed
For Only Survivor
OF TripIet Boys

A new born baby, only survivor
Of triplet sons born Tuesday to Mr
and Mrs. Virgil Jones between El
Centro and Imperial. needs clothing
and bedding to protect it from the
cold weather, an Ell Centre physi-
clan said.
Jones, an agricultural worker, Is
said to be out of work. The house
hold is upset Dy the triple birth
and the double funeral held from
the Lemons chapel Thursday NOR
ming.
Two of the boys were born dead
The survivor, also a boy, must have
special care, the physician said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Police Seek
Grave Of Man
Dead Seven Years

Search for the grave of man
murdered seven years ago on the
shores of Salton sea began Thurs
day under the supervision of Sher-
iff Robert w. Ware and Under
sheriff Rodney Clarke.
The search was led by William
Vosga. whose insane rawlings start
ed the search, the fourth since
1881. The mad man on three pre-
vious occasions tried to point out
the grave and one time drew a
crude map designating the location.
The body never was found.
Vosga for years has insisted he
murdered man he knew only as
Herman" The man Herman"
disappeared from the Salton sea
region in December, 1881 and, as
far as authorities can ascertain,
never was seen again.
In his confessions, and he has
made many of them, Vosga said
he tried to rob Herman" of money
he kept in teacup on the shelf
of his little shack on the sea shore.
Herman caught him in the act, a
fight followed, and Vosga struck
him down with an iron pipe he
found on the shack floor.
Vosga lives at Corn Springs in
Riverside county. He repeatedly
refers to the time he bludgeoned
Herman" to death and buried him
beside the lonely shack. Riverside
county officers took Vosga to Sal
ton sea where Ware and Clarke met
them with chain gang to dig for
the grave in the spot designated by
Vosga.
Clarke and deputies of George
Campbell, then sheriff, dug for the
body in many spots near the cabin
in 1882 but found nothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Victory
Margins
Slight
M'Eadden Chosen
ToOffice in
Light Vote

w. J. Gregg and Charles
Morrow emerged Thursday
as newly elected directors OF
the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict on the strength of vir-
tually complete unofficial returns
from Wednesdays election.
w. A. McF'adden was reelected
assessor collector by a comfortable
majority over Lawrence Little or
Calexico and Anna T. McManus,
unopposed for treasurer, polled
strong vote of confidence.
Gregg's margin Of victory over
/ Marion Aten in 'division two was
II votes Aten with total of 882
carried every precinct in Imperial
and Ell Centro by small margins, but
lost heavily in others.
A difference of SO votes in divi-
sion four gave Morrow victory over
Harry Jackson, former supervisor.
Morrow polled a total of 942 and
Jackson 883. @. c. Webster ran a
poor third, polling 232 ballots.
McFadden had majorities in vir-
tually all sections except Holtville.
The total gave McFadden 3479, Lit
| te, 2184.
With two precincts not accounted,
Miss McManus vote Of confidence
totaled 1924
The vote by precinct was:
DIVISION TWO
Ell Centre B: Aten 235, Gregg
214, Mccall 5; Ell Centro C: Aten
1863, Gregg 160, Mccall Z; Ell Gen.
tro D: Aten 122, Gregg 120; Nc
Call 9; Imperial Aten 191, Gregg
1876, Mccall T. Mesquite: Aten 81.
Gregg g. Mccall l; New River:
Aten 55, Gregg IA, Mccall 2; Dog
wood -Meloland: Aten 70, Gregg 1872,
Mccall g
DIVISION FOUR
Brawley A: Jackson 215, Morrow
371, Webster ST; BraWley B: jack
son 354, Morrow 1853, Webster "a;
Keystone: Jackson Is, Morrow 81.
Webster IL; Magnolia: Jackson 25.
Morrow 49, Webster IL; Tamarack:
Jackson 26, Morrow 40 Webster 10:
Westmorland-S Spruce: Jackson 1913.
Morrow 172, Webster %; Holloway
Rio Bend: Jackson 100, Morrow 1874.
Webster 27.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Auto Wreck Hides
Mystery Of KEYS

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 2. CUP)a-
An automobile registered to San
Diego man and containing ring
with IT'S assorted keys crashed into
field, turned over and was des-
troyed by fire in the Compton dis
trict early today.
The automobile was registered to
Harry c. Newton, 1926 Euclid ave-
nue.. San Diego.
However, no one was found in
the burned wreck and deputy
sheriffs reported they found no
evidence that any one had been
injured. Residents of the district,
awakened by the explosion of the
gasoline tank, said they saw no
one around the burning car.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

SAN DIEGO Feb. 2. (UP) - For
day and a night 62-year-old Mrs.
Laura Martinez lay stricken with a
heart attack in the corral of her
ranch near Julian, IS miles east
of here, exposed to a raging bliz-
zard and sub-freezing temperatures
Yesterday she died of exposure
soon after she was rescued by her
two sons.
The elderly woman collapsed In
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
San Quentin Strike
Near End

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Feb. 2. CUP)
Fifteen hundred of San Quentin's
$500 conVicts ended today the hum
ger strike that 1000 of them start
ed yesterday against "too much
hash and beans"
Warden Court Smith said the re-
manning 2500 strikers were kept
locked in their cells and placed on
bread and water rations until they
change their mind.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
CITY WILL PURCHASE
FIRE EXTlNGUISHERS

El Centro's city council Wednes-
day night authorized purchase OF
new fire extinguishers to increase
protection in several city depart
ments. Later, councilmen discussed
strengthening the city's fire ordi-
nance after Chief Corn Reed men
toned negotiations with City At
torney Dorsey Whitelaw regarding
a model ordinance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

A map presented by City Engineer
Phil knights was the basis for dis
cusSion.
The map showed approximately
l6 miles of the city's 81 miles OF
streets as paved. Of the balance,
about six miles are .graveled and
the rest are dirt.
Speaking for the board Mayor
H. w. FaWcett said:
Ell Centre is a growing city and
1t is time we had a definite, long
range schedule for street improve
ment."
Present plans call for gravelins
State street from Eighth to Imper-
ial avenue, Ell Centro and Euclid
from Sixth to Eighth streets, Sew
enth and Eighth from Euclid to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (UP) -
The treasury revealed today that
it ended the first seven months o.
the current fiscal year with de-
ficit of S1961 ,543,858.
The daily treasury statement for
Jan. 81 showed that spending. since
July totaled S5,222 .590,404 as
compared with $4,262, ,464,425 in the
same period last year. Spending
fer the first seven months closely
approaches total income anticipated
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Bowroll Appoints
Assistant Mayor

LOS ANGELES, Feb. ?. CUP) -
Mayor Fletcher Bowron today APP
pointed Arlin E. Stockburger. for
mer state director Of finance, as
assistant mayor" of Los Angeles
StockburgerS actual title will be
administrative assistant to the
mayor" but Bowron said he would
be in effect assistant mayor Of
Les Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

Adams, and Commercial between
Second and Third. Paving OF
Eleventh and Ninth streets between
State and Main also was recon-
nended.
Councilmen discussed plan for
paving Eighth street from Bright
on to the city limits and consider
ed advisability of two lanes. with
a parking lane in the center.
Knights was authorized to carry
the map further, laying it out i'll
zCnes with figures indicating the
amount of revenue that the city OBJ
tains from each zone. The coun-
ell will consider determining the
amount of street improvement III
each zone on the basis of revenue
obtained,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
EI Centran Vanishes
On Trip to Ariz.

Friends and relatives of Nick
Hawks, 25 El Centran who disap-
peared while en- route to Tucson
for his health, began a search for
him this week.
He was scheduled to enter a
sanitCrium near Tucson but when
his wife arrived there. he had not
been seen in that vicinity.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Motorist Gazes,
Then Crashes

Two motorists interest in an I'M
perial Irrigation district dredge
working along the road, caused an
automobile accident east of e.
Centro Thursday morning.
l.. Hammond, jr., Ell Centre, was
so interested in watching the
dredge that he failed to see sig
nails made by Edward William
Davis, 35, Holtville. and CRASHED
into the back of the Davis car. No
one was injured.
The accident occurred on Cen
trail Valley highway a mile south
of Highway 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
BORAH'S CONDITION
STAYS ABOUT SAME

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. (UP) -
The condition of Sen. William E.
Borah, r., Idaho, 73 year old dean
CT the senate. was reported about
the same" today at emergency hos
pital where he was i'll with grippe.
His illness was not considered crtii-
cal
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Federal Spending For Seven Months
EQUALS u. s. Income For Entire Year

for the entire fiscal year.
Receipts aggregated S3,235, ,436 993,
compared with $3.51O,922, 1888 in the
corresponding period of the 1888
fiscal year
The deficit. which did not reflect
$25, ,609,5OO expended for debt re-
tirement compared with Still 987 692
in the corresponding seven months
Of fiscal 1888
The public debt continued its
rise to new record heights, reach
ing $39 1851 ,276,260 on Jan. 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
CLOTHING PROTECTS
MAN STRUCK BY AUTO

KANSAS CITY, MO, FEB. z.
CUP) = Noah Wrestler, %, Des
Momes, Ia. suffered only. bruises
when struck by a car here today
He was wearing five shirts, two
pairs of pants, and heavy cor
duroy jacket.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

two traffic deaths occurred in
municipal territory one in Ell Cen
tro and one in Brawley.
Captain Frank OSwalt attributed
the lessening traffic death rate to
saner driving on the part of the
motoring public, safety campaigns
Of newspapers and organizations.
and growing realization that
breaking traffic regulations is stu
pid instead of clever.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
y AMBLING
1\EpORTER

So 1t Goes With Friends
10 John Law is a friendly chap
The other day he remarked to his
father, Ed Law:
II made friend today. A boy
sidled up to me as though he want
ed to fight, SO l popped him one"
His father smiled and said nothing
Next day 10 John came home with
black eye.
WELL said his father, 81 see
someone made friend out of you.
Who was it?'
Its the boy I made a friend
out of yesterday
Spreading Topper
There goes c. T. Gibson being
extravagant again. He has new
sombrero that is bigger than even
Bob Davis wears. Gibson's is def
initely less dilapidated.
The Britisher-
j. w. Donohue drinks tea for
breakfast
Right out in broad daylight he
ordered a pot just as though he
were breakfasting on Trafalgar
Square Gf one can breakfast there.
Eyes, and I'll 90 out in the mid
day sun, too!' he quipped
All i'm Comparison
When George Kuhn of Trenton,
NJ j. arrived in Ell Centre to visit
his brother John, whom he had
not seen in 80 years, John started
apologizing.
This really is most extraordi-
nary weather." he said with chat
tering teeth. George peeled off his
coat and breathed deeply of the
valleys frosty air
Say compared to Trenton this
is like an oven"
COngratulatiOnS-
Not long ago. RR respectfully
but sleepily remarked about a
meeting of Methodist men that
was set for am. Thursday E. N. D.
Hatch disclosed that Al men crawl
ed out Of bed before dawn and
attended. And that's what RR calls
self sacrifice.
Here Again
Almost forgot. This is groundhog
day and Br'cr Joe Grounding had
plenty of sunshine to use for shadow
casting in Imperial Valley.
Back in Canoe Ridge Weather
Works, Pa, where the official
grounding lives on Gobbler's Knob,
the whiskered seer leaped on the
casting block and threw a dilly
So that means bad weather ali
around. Anyhow, we're all in it
together
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

Imperial and Yuma valley let
tucc shippers unanimously ap-
proved a plan to divert one-third
of the 1899 crop to fertilization at
meeting Thursday following a
drop in price to 80 cents per crate,
All shippers in both areas signed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

In 1888 patrolmen in Imperial
county made one half as many ar
rests in four times as many stops
than during any previous year.
Less than one per cent of the
drivers wilfully violate the law
Oswalt said, IF we can get the
other 80 per cent TO help US control
that one per cent. the traffic
death and injury problem will be
solved.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Relief Bill Gets
Final Approval

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. up
The house today gave final approval
to the $725 900, 900 relief appropria-
ton bill and sent it to the White
House for presidential signature.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Saner Driving Leaves Rural Hiways
Free ofDeaths in January For 1si
Time in Eight Years, 0swaIt Says

For the first time since $780, death failed to claim a
traffic victim Imperial countys rural highways during
the month of January
Since the California Highway patrol established
1890 there has been at least traffic death rural
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Council Rejects
Nev-CoI: Orders
Districts Power
City Engine Instructed d to Turn Lines
Over to Municipal System When
Contract With Private Company Expires

Disposition of the city of Ell Centro's power load;
controversial question for several weeksbecame thn
of the past Wednesday night when councmen authorizes
the city engineer to turn the load Imperial rrga
ton district possible Action followed discus
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
FL Centre Trustees Launch Campaiqn
For Street Improvement; Long-Range
Planning Provided in New Program

broad program of street improvement in Ell Centre
under way Thursday following action started We'd
nesday night at a city council meeting
The program involves considerable graveing in the
and long plan for paving of key streets
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Panama Canal Becomes New Frontier
0fGermany. Italy as Result ofF.R.
Declaration, Musso|ini' S Paper Says
Fascist Editor Calls Roosevelt Declaration
Open Prov0cation of War; German Press
Launches Bitter Attack Against u. S.

ROME, Feb 2. (UP)-The defensive frontiers of the
German-ltalian axis must extend to the Panama canal"
result of the policies of President Roosevelt the
thortatve Fascist editor Virginia Gayda declared today
Writing in the Giornale DItaa which often speaks for
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

Butter: Los Angeles. 27o. but
terfat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A. 3fc' manufacturing milk.
27lac' route gathered cream. s5c.
La. Hay: U. S. No. l extra lcafy
Sl7-18, L. 5. No. /, si3.50-l1s No.
2 leafy, S12-12.5O; No. 2. S11; Min
neapOlis flax, May, Sl.7Sh.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Law Hits
Money.
Launches Attack
On Misspendins Of
Flood Funds

A strong a t t a k was
launched Thursday on mon
ey grabbing state offices by
State Senator Edward H,
Law. who charged that $780,
600 of a S. 600 600 annronriations
Evening star., 1939-04-29

row Of columns 'supporting nothing
but the cornice," doodhue undertook
the development Of . facade Of ex-
treme simplicity and refinement. For
effect its design depends upon q deli
cate cornice above the frieze con-
tanning, in Greek, the following quo
tation from Aristotle. THE search
for truth Is In one way hard and In
another easy. For 1t Is evident that
no one can master It fully nor miss
it wholly. But each adds q little to
our knowledge Of nature, and from
all the facts assembled there arises
. certain grandeur" Large. plain
wall surfaces are used In the facade
and they are relieved only by Lee
LAwrie's fine bronzes and by spare
and delicate stone carving In the
form Of nat pilasters and pierced
grtlles. The beauty Of the design is
enhanced by the judicious use Of
rich materiAls-white marble and
bronze with . patina Of green.
LAwrie's contribution to the facade
included the bronze cheneau, or
cresting at the roofline, composed
Of owls and lynx, symbolic of wis.
dom and observation. The bronze
panels above the 1irst story windows,
also by Lee LAwrie, depict Q pro-
cession Of outstanding scientists
from ancient to modern times.