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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24

Sec son
Kept
Sunrise Services
In |nVa||eyFo||ow
Calf. Tradition

Hundreds Of thousands Of
Californians will greet the
dawn in open air services
Sunday to commemorate the
Glory Of the Resurrection.
Carrying out growing tradition
possible only in tho region where
Spring actually has arrived, virtual
.ly every community from Imperial
Valley to Crescent City will have
its community services in conven-
lent amphitheaters.
Imperial Valley will commemor-
ate the Holy occasion with Easter
among them the Imperial Commu-
nifty church services at the Lincoln
grammar school at 5:45 am; the
Seeley Community church services
at Sis am. at the church; union
services sponsored by II Ell Centro
churches at 5:45 am. in the El
Centre stadium; CaleXico services
sponsored by the entire community
at $50 am. at Paha Wocanda in
Yuha gorge, 90 miles west of Cal
exico on the Mt. Signal road; Holt
vile Ministerial Alliance services
at 5:45 in the Holtville recreational
park; BraWley community service
at 5:45 in the Junior college patio,
sponsored by the junior college high
school music department and
churches of the city; and Calipatria
community service at $50 at ObSi-
dian Butte.
Throughout California, the Easter
season was reaching its climax
From sunrise to noon, Catholics
will attend masses rich in ceremony
ana music, in cathedralS and remote
p ris h churches. Coincidentally
Win Easter Sunday services, pur-
pie draping the altarS and churches
as symbolic of the sorrow of the
Lenten season will be removed
Lent, the 40-day period of fast
and penance, ended at noon Sat
urday. The Catholic church obServ-
ed Holy Saturday with the reading
of the prophecies, the blessing of the
fire and font, recitation of the Lita-
MES and Mass and VeSpers.
In the ever-snifting sands of
Death Valley National Monument, a
chorus of 80 members of CCC
camp will greet the dawn. Ten
thousand persons are expected at
the seventh annual Easter pageant
at the base of towering Bridge
mountain in Utah's Zion national
park.
At Mirror Lake, in Yosemite ma
tional park, in natural cathedral
Of shining granite and towering
pines, the sun, rising there at 9l0
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Boy, Stepping from School Bus,
Hurled 2CFeet by Passing Machine

OLTVILLE. March 23.-A Holt
vile high school boy was recover
ing Saturday from injuries suffered
Friday night when struck by an
automobile Immediately after he
stepped out of a school bus near
his home
Manuel Garcia, 16 was tossed 20
feet by he force of the impact with
a car driven by E. L. Jones of
Yuma, who sped past the school bus
as it paused to let the boy out near
his home six miles east of Holtville
The youth, member of a school
track team. returning home after
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
4-Lane Highways
Sought in Valley

Four traffic lanes for the state
highway between FL Centre and
RraWlcV and between CalcXico and
The turn east of Hcbcr were recon-
m"ndcd Friday at conference Of
highway group, in FL Ccntro
In addition the group decided to
ask the state to improve the Central
Valley Halfway which constitutes
the international -Four States High
way link in Imperial Valley. Rob-
ert Hays, manager Of the Ell Centro
chamber Of commerce. said
The cOnforces considered only the
highways which were included in
the state highway system.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Hope T1afsAK
Declares Suspect
Cleared of Snatch

Il hope that is the last of that"
Ray McMains. 30. truck driver. said
in the county Jail Saturday when
Sutter county officers left Ell Centro
after failing to connect him with a
three-year-old kidnapping case in
their county.
McMainS was arrested in Los An
eeles this week on an Imperial
county warrant charging him with
issuing bad checks. He Immediately
was subjected to questioning regard
ing the kidnapping of Mrs. Norma
MeekS. Sutter county rancher's wife.
He said he had been employed on
the Meeks ranch at the time of the
kidnapping and was there throughout
the search.
Robert and Ollen Grimes were
convicted of kidnapping Mrs. Meeks
and sent to the penitentiary. The
officers wished to question McMains
to ascertain if he were the missing
third party in the kidnap-trio.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
EuroPe's Struggle for
Control Of Balkan Area
Overshudows War + Fronts

Oh. and other supplies to GERMANY.
more favorlble ito GERMANY ex-
change rate between the currencies
OF the two countries.
Inc Rumanian minister of propa-
ganda denied foreign reports that
Germany had also demanded the
inclusion of two members of the Ru-
manlan ia 'ciSt iron guard in the
cabinet. King Carol in a speech de-
ciared That Rnmania'S energies
should be directed towards self-dc-
tense. at tho same time expressing
MS countrys desire to live on friend
ly terms with its ncighbors.
The imported Italian coal deal
involved question of neutrality.
which British leaders have said in
recent statements has been used too
much in Germany's favor and
against allied interests.
The British press reported that
Italy planned to import by sea
2,0OO,O00 tons of Belgian coal wear.
which Belgium would replace with
imports from Germany.
Italy previously had been getting
German coal by trans shipment
through the Netherlands but the
British stopped the practice by
seizing l3 italian ships loaded with
such coal. The ships later were re-
leased when Italy agreed TO stop
buying German coal.
The significance Of Count Teleki's
visit to Rome was not clear. Il
was generally believed to be con-
nected with a German Italian plan
to divide the economic sphere In the
Balkans between them. ocrmsssy 70
get numerous trade advantages y
the detriment Of the allics.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24


|. Germany, pressing its Balkan
advantage supposed to have been
gained at the Brcnncr Pass meeting
between Adolf Hitler and Benitc
Mu5SOini. opened new drive for
economic concessions from Rumania.
2. Count Paul Tclcki, Hungarian
premier arrived in Rome and was
expected to consult with Mus5olin
on how Hungary will stand if there
is a German-R -RuSSian-Ita agree
ment on the status of the Danubian
and Balkan countries.
g. British authorities were con-
CCrned over reports that Italy was
planning to circumVent Britain's
blockade of her coal imports from
Germany by buying coal through
Belgium.
Germany'S activity in Rumania
was designed not only to increase
her supply of vitally oil. but
to get more food and raw materials.
Germany'S demands, which Ru-
manian official sources stated en-
phatically were not an ultimatum
were understood to have been con-
tanned in letter to the Rumanian
government from DR.. Karl Cloddius
German economic negotiator
Among the points DR. ClodiuS was
understood to have made were:
An increase in Rumania's oil pro-
duction by the drilling of new wells
hn nf ka
old; better transport facilities for
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Co;Iegians Plan
Honeymoon Home

RERKEI, Cal. March %. tUPp
Irving Abkin, University of Cali
fornia senior from Los Angeles and
his coed bride announced today
through the Daily Californian, STU
dent newspaper, that 20 students
are planning a cooperative honey
moon mansion.
Abkin said nine other married
couples attending the university
would join them in the venture as
soon as a suitable site can be found.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24

meet in Yuma, walked into the
highway from in front of the park
ed bus. School Principal Dean Rich
mond said. Garcia suffered only
superficial injuries. Richmond said.
Fifteen members of the track
team piled out of the bus and
rushed to assist their injured COM
paniOn. He was taken to a Holt
vile physician and later to his
home.
Elton L. Bowman, driver of the
bus, conferred with Jones imme-
Giatcly after the accident and on
Saturday. signed complaint charg-
ing Jones with violation of state
traffic laws in passing parked
school bus.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24

Inc anonymous SltuatlOn develop
cd when Superior Judge R. D. NC
Pherrin gave the couple more time
to raise the higher bail, and allowed
them freedom under the lesser sum
pending the outcome of their nego-
Liations with bondsmen.
Deadline for raising the higher
oail was extended until 2 pm. Mon
day for Little, and until next Fri
day morning for Mrs. Richards.
Asked why he permitted Mrs
Richards and Little to remain on
The $4,000 bail, Judge McPherrin
said:
To give them time to line up
their bondsmcn instead of locking
tnem up in Jail
In the event the couple should
decide to skip McPherrin was
asked, could the law collect any
Continued on Page 2, Col. a.
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Unemployment. state relle1 cuts, tne'
proposed return of relief to the
counties, and the present WPA set
up"
Rally posters were scattered
among relief recipients and outof
thc-county members of the alliance
were said to be trying to get dem
onstrators to appear at the SRA,
the WPA, and board of supervisors
headquarters. UP until pm. Sat
urday the proposed demonstrations
had not taken place any place in
Imperial county.
The rally posters were said to
have been scattered widely in the
county but to have been more thick
Iy spread among the migratory
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
220 Army Reserve
Pilots Graduate

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 23.
(UP)-One hundred twenty combat
planes flew in an aerial review be-
fore Major Gen. Henry N. Arnold,
chief of the air corps, at Kelly
Field in graduation exercises today
for the nations first class of civil
air school student flierS.
Maj. Gen. Arnold later addressed
the class of 22O and then presented
to its members diplomas and wings
as second lieutenants in the army
air corps reserve.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Lottery Proposal
May Go to Vote

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.
UPl-The COMMITTEE to Effect
Tax Relief and Unemployment
Aid, Inc said today Attorney
General Earl Warren had issued
to it title and summary for a
te-Operated lottery initiative
proposition it hopes will be placed
on the ballot in November, under
the title "California RecmplOy-
mcnt Lottery Act"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24

group living in the northern sec
tionS OF the county.
In the pamphlets the Alliance sug-
gests that the unemployed take
few families, evicted from their
homes because of the economy cut
in relief money, and dump them
and their belongings in the board
of supervisors headquarters and in
the front yards of officials. The
paragraph devoted to these hints
ends with the words, We'll, that
is precisely what they are asking
for"
I'VE must live and not starVe in
state as rich as ours another
quotation said
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
BY UNITED PRESS

As French Premier Paul Reynauds inner war coun-
Gil held its first meeting Saturday to plan fight to win
campaign diplomatic interest centered in southeastern
Europe where Italy and Germany active DeVeOn-
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Workers Alliance
Plans Fall Flat

Workers Alliance protest against relief cuts failed in
Imperial county Saturday because apparently, one
cared to protest
March 23 was set aside by the Workers Alliance a
national day of protest against 10 of continued mass
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Richords-LittIe
Poir Still Free
On $4,000 Bail

Charged with theft of $2850O from the Ell Centre city
treasury, Mrs Lillian Richards and John Little remained
at liberty under S. 900 bail Saturday they could raise
the $4,000 bail the law demands they provide guarantee
they will not fail to appear for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Major Hoople

As tho Major has often remarked Eead here's Heterogeneous
collection Of adde pates could years
voyage from Zanzibar TO the Antipodes Harumph And topping
the list with his headlight and undputed genius the Major
Himself lord and moste Of Our Boarding House when spouse
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Washing Machine
Hurts Fatal to
Bow, ) Years Old
Jerry Ray Dies from INJURIES Suffered
As Wrinser Catches Arm; Hemorhase
In Manq|ed Limb Blamed for Death

Victim of childish adventure with an electric wringcr
10 days threeyearod Jerry Ray died in FL Centre
hospital Saturday morning.
Little Jerry died result of injury suffered when
his sucked into electric Wrnger at a neghbors
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Valley Prominent
Among Few Spots
Without Storms
Moon About Only Thing Spelling Easter
For Many Americans with Abnormal
Cold. Snow, Forecast in Most Of U.S..

It's getting Imperial Valley is of mighty few
places where you believe the calendar any
The moon full Saturday and almanac reckon
ing that Sunday will be Easter But the U. S.
weather bureau said that the would be about the only
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Z e'cs4fs as'{'1s

A Super Salesman
Earl Griffith, IL, who struggled
manfully to get his pet cow ex-
hibted at the county fair, was seen
peddling Easter bunnies on the
streets OF Ell Centro Saturday.
Where's that prize coW?" by
stander inquired. Earl rolled his
eyes sagely and proved that he has
no need of the flossy salesmanship
courses adults are taking these days
You can't sell COWS at Easter
time" he said.
Surprise! SurpriSc.-
1t was great mystery until it
was solved. Then it was head
ache to CASTOR Vanoni, rancher OF
the Calexico area. He feared foul
play when he found an automobile
license plate in his COW and calf
pasture. Since he had all his license
plates safely bolted to his car
Vanoni suspected someone was after
his livestock.
Six and one half hours later, after
teletypiug Sacramento twice, calling
on rancners and looking over the
field, Deputy Sheriff Robert Par
rish solved the mystery.
The license plate belonged to a
Car Vanoni himself drove through
the field as substitute for his own
car while 1t was in a garage for
repairs. The garage man loaned
him car and Vanoni lost the plate
IL Made History
Mrs. Robert Hays travelled all the
way to Mexico City so she could
spend Easter in a different man
ner. .Sne achieved her purpose. She
arrived in the Mexican capital in
the midst of a SnoWStorm, the first
in 63 years.
Mistaken Identity
The reddeSt face in Imperial Coun-
ty belonged to Hugh Osborne Sat-
urday.
We've got to break up that picket
line across the street from the court
house." Osborne said eXcitcdly to
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke. I'VE
can't have people picketing the court
house
Clarke ambled over to the group
of people assembled at the edge of
the court house park.
Hugh" Clarke drawled, you bet
tel be careful. That's a wedding
party. You can't break that up"
Wait For Me-
The going~aWay party for Larry
Williams was at its height Friday
night when Bob Glasgow decided
to take pictures of the group. But
he couldn't be in the picture and
take it too.
Harlow AlabaSter loaned his tim
er, giving the picture taker 20 sec
onds to get in the picture after
getting the camera all set. But OH
GlaSgoW'S camera the time was cut
Continued on Page 2. Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
Jake
Martha Hoople

Martha not obout The lads will be capeng through the Post
Press comic section right away Accustomed the Major
TO public speaking ladies' and assies he'll provide maximum
Of entertainment you can't afford miss Eead yes Harumph
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-24
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: L. A. 29c; Butterfat, Imperial Valley
fob. ranch grade A SSc; Mfg. milk 32c; Rt gather
ed cream CSC.
l.. A. Hay: u. S. No. S14145O; T. S. No. 2 leafy
$13.-13.5O U. S. No Sill; Mps. Flax, May S1.96A
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duty in the Marine Corps and was
sent to China to command Am
erican troops during tie series Of
engagements which gave the Ma
tionalists their power in that coun-
try.
New Assignment
After returning to the United
States, General Butler was placed
in command of the marine base al
Quantico. In October, 1929, he was
nominated by President Hoover for
promotion to the rank of Major
General.
Shortly after he assumed conf
mand at Quantico, General Butler
became dissatisfied with the en-
forcement OF the prohibition law in
the town of Quantico He issued an
ultimatum to the authorities and
business people of the town that
Quantico was "out of bounds" so
far as the Marine Corps was con-
cerned and that the Marines would
be forbidden to go to the place I'M
less there was a better enforce
ment of the law. A hurried con-
ference was held and as the town
depended chiefly upon the Marines,
the General was not obliged to put
his order into effect.
His success in that movement led
to the suggestion that he be en-
ployed by the District of Column
bia authorities to clean up alleged
lawlessness in Washington.
Because of the variety of his
active service and his dynamic
personality, General Butler was
given several nicknames during his
career with the Marines. The
Fighting Quaker" was che of the
first, then he was called Hell;
Devil Butler" "Gimlet Eye" during
his service in Mexico because he
saw SO much, and finally, "Old
blackboard" because or his work al
Brest, France.
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Kitchen Shower
Last Night for
Vivien Gruber

Complimenting Miss Vivien Cru
ber bride-elect of Mr.. Mi.lerd
Starks, members of the EpWorth
League entertained last evening
with a kitchen shower in the So
cial rooms of the Methodist Church
During the evening many use
full gifts were opened by the guest
of honor and refreshments were
served by Geraldine Brostrcm and
Ray Hook.
Those present for the occasion
were the Rev. and Mrs. G. Edward
Knight, Misses Hazel Field, Gloria
White, Geraldine Brostrom, Myrtle
and Violet Mello, Gene Ruiaford,
Louise Nelson, Bernice Mead, Dor
othy Peterson, Jirdis WHITTIER and
Messrs. George Martin, Merle Witt
mier, Haruo Kumasaka, Bud Phil
lips, Ray Hook, Arthur Knight,
John Younger, Orville Callahan
Howard Kittel and Willard Starks
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''Heu's Devil
BuiIef" Passes
Away Suddenly
Continued from Page One)

The Generals period of inactivi-
ty was short, situations arising in
Central America which demanded
the attention of the Marines. But
Ter was on hand for the cevolu-
ton in Panama and then for the
revolt in Honduras. where he acted
as umpire and helped end hostili-
ties when bullets began flying too
close to American holdings. During
1912 and 1918 he campaigned in
Nicaragua and then obtained a
years leave of absence
At Vera Cruz
Butler was back with the Ameri-
can fleet off Vera Cruz In 1914 and
with two enlisted men volunteered
for the risky task Of learning the
strength of the Mexican troops
guarding Vera Cruz and conditions
of the route to Mexico City. He
obtained the information at Vera
Cruz without much trouble, but
the spying-out trip to Mexico City
was more dangerous He was ar
rested many times.
Because / carried a. net and APP
peared to be studying the rocks,
he said later, they thought 1 was
nut ana let me pass"
Later with the taking of the GUS
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toms house and the, occupation OF
Vera Cruz, Butter received his first
Congressional Medal of Honor. The
second was awarded little more
than a year later when Marines
were landed in Haiti. Butler, chem
Lieutenant Colonel, was in con-
mand and his first job was pacifi-
cation of the Black Republic and
the determination Of the CacoS
bandits. Next he organized ma
tive constabulary, Of which he be-
came Administrator.
!. Although General Butler sue
ceeded in getting to, France after
the United States entered the World
War, his administrative abilities
kept him out of action. With the
rank OF 'Brieadier General, he was
placed in command of the base
camp at Brcst to supervise the
landing of the AEF So well did
he fill his assignment there that
he was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal.
Hfred-Fired
Upon his return to the United
States he was assigned to GUAM
tico until the President granted him
leave to help clean up conditions
in Philadelphia There he directed
a number of spectacular raids on
speakeasies. night clubs and houses
of vice, which aroused the enth,lsi-
asm of iaw-abiding citizens and at
the same time the antagonism of
certain politicians. Finally, the
President declined to extend his
leave of absence at a time when
Butler thought the political battle
was won. He announced that lie
had resigned from the Marine
Corps to remain at the head of
the police department until the city
was thoroughly cleaned up. The
next day the Mayor announced
Buffers dismissal and the Cen
eral withdrew his resignation, de-
claring that he had had enough
of police work and politics.
The General applied for active
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GINGER ROGERS
IN GAY new HIT
this WEEKEND
Fifth Avenue Girl" on
Screen Of Capitol
Theatre

One of the seasons most delight
full pictures is Fifth Avenue Girl
Ginger Rogers new starring vehicle
for RKO Radio, which will open
tonight at the Capitol Theatre.
Very different from Miss Rogers
recent Bachelor Mother" but even
funnier at times, the new picture
rcvolves around the hectic expert
ences of a working girl guest in a
stately Fifth Avenue home. She is
hired for the job by the discourage
ed head of the family, who dos-
pairs of ever persuading his wife
and children to regard him as
other than a walking bank-ac-
count.
The girls advent, as expected,
alters the situation considerably
The wife, thinking her husband
intends to marry the girl as soon
as she goes to Reno, changes her
plans and decides 10 stick around
The son, who has been neglecting
the family pump business for polo
starts to work again, and the
daughter gives up her dizzy gold
fish-gulping friends for serious
romance with the chauffeur.
How the various tangled threads
of the principal characters careers
are finally Strengthened out forms
the hilarious climax to the offer
ing, while the heroine adjusts her
own problems as well. The part
might have been made to order
for Miss Rogers talents, and she
gives a remarkable portrayal of
the difficult. role.
i Walter Connolly heads the fea-
tured cast as the harassed husband,
and James Ellison plays the part
of the chauffeur, with Veree Teas
dale as the mother and Tim Holt
and Kathryn Adams as the two
children, and such well-known
players at Franklin Pangborn, Fer
ike Boros and Louis Calhern in
important roles.
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DENOTED FOR ACTIVITIES

In June. 1925, the general was
broken to a colonel ana "sent
to Texas because of "outspoke,l
military criticism In mid-wintel
of that year. he was courtmartialec.
found guilty, and suspended from
the army. A few months later. his
resignation was accepted.
For several years, in speech
and print, he continued his
fight with such statements as:
Surface navies have entirely
lost their mission Of defending
coast because aircraft can de-
stroy or sink any seacraft COM
ing within their radius of OPP
Grafton. If sufficient air
craft are not on hand at the
beginning of a war, supremacy
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Here Is a nurry-up supper or
luncheon suggestion: Beat 2 eggs,
add y cup grated cheese and l
cup of canned cream of muSh-
room soup, heat in a double boiler
until smoking, add little salt and
paprika for extra seasoning an d
serve over crackers toast, rusks or
boiled rice. This makes enough to
serve three.
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United 5fates. Including !.
Alaska, Vulnerable 10 Air
Attacks; Mitchell Said Il

in the air can never be OBJ
tained.''
The Stormy Petrol" of Ameri
can aviation died February g
1886, at the age of 81. He wa
buried at Milwaukee with mill
tary honors.
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sweep of the pioneer frontier, de-
picting the struggle between the
savage redmen and the famous
Mounted Police.
Shirley Temple is at her best in
the dramatic role of the sole sur
vivor of an Indian massacre who
is adopted by Mountie post. Ro-
mantle honors are shared by Ran
dolph Scott and Margaret Lock
wood the lovely young lady,
Ending tonight is the comedy hit
Some Like 1t Hot" and second
feature Across the Plains"
The Daily Alaska Empire guarah-
tees the largest daily circulation of
any Alaska newspaper.