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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01
GREATER EFFICIENCY
Is EXPECTED

John P Coyne, head of the A.
F.. of Is building trades depart
mcnt. points out that the present
proposed applies only to New York,
However. it is admitted that il 1t
works there it will be introduced all
over the country.
The CLIO is not expected to make
very rapid progress in the New
York area. partly because the build
irg trades employers are used 10
dealing with the A. F. of L. ana
partly bccause-since the CLIO build
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

In The Superior Court of The
State of California, in and for The
County of Imperial.
PROBATE
In the Matter of the Guardianship
Estate of DAVID SINGH Dill
LON, ESTHER SINGH DILLON.
JOE SINGH DILLON, SHAM
SINGH DILLON, HARRY SINGH
DILLON, REUBEN DOMINGUEz
and CELIA DOMINIQUE,
Minors.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Sam Singh Dillon, guardian of
David Singh Dillon. Esther Singh
Dillon. Joe Singh Dillon, Sham
Singh Dillon. Harry Singh Dillon,
Reuben Dominguez and Celia Do
minguez. Minors, has filed in the
above entitled court his petition
praying for Permission to Purchase
Real Estate.
That following is a brief deScrip-
ton of the particular property Re-
ferred to in the petition to Lots
TWenty-seven (2D, TWenty-eight
1873, Twenty-nine C29), and Thirty
300 of the Alamo Tract in the City
of Holtville, County of Imperial,
State OF California, according to
Map No. 900 on file in the office
of the County Recorder of San
Diego County, copy of said map
being on file in the office of the
County Recorder of Imperial Coun-
ty, excepting therefrom strip of
land 100 feet in width situated in
the South half $50 of Tract 70,
Township Is South, Range Is East,
S.B.M., according to the United
States Government re-survey of
1903 and 1906 lying equally SO feet
on each side of the located center
line of the California Railway
CompanyS proposed railroad from
Sandia TO Holtville, as surveyed and
Staked On the ground in the year
1880.
Reference to said petition is here
by made for further particulars.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FUR
THEIR GIVEN that the hearing of
said petition has been fixed by the
clerk of said court for Friday, the
18th day of April, 1910, at 2 o'clock
PM. of said day. at the courtroom
of said court at the Court House in
the City of Ell Centre, County of
Imperial. State of California, and
all persons interested are notified
then and there to appear and show
cause, if any they have, why an
order should not be made as prayed.
Dated: March 26, 1910.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerk
BY MAXINE CONSOLE,
A. Ill incl Deputy Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Research as to causes of cancer
in the British Isles is said to have
disclosed that there is a definite
relation between excessive use of
alcohol and cancer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01
Photographs

A suggestion has been made by
DR.. Claude E. zobell, intercollegiate,
that the hulls of ocean going YES
sells be painted in light colors, as
It may discourage barnacles which
settle in greater numbers on dark
colOrS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Members of the japanese diet
punched each others noses during
a debate-neWs item. Is that the
reason they have so much trouble
licking the Chinese? The Japs must
have left their fight in the gymna-
SUM
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Looks as if the British didn't
40 as we'll as they said they did
on the Island of Sylt raid. They
probably kept hitting the same
target and counting it over and
over again.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Whenever a politician keeps thun-
dering that he's against the vested
interests. says old Grandpappy
Jenkins, you can be pretty sure he's
out after the shirtsleeve vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Governmental shakeups seem to
have got into the blood of European
democracies. American New Deal
ers are hoping citizens here won't
take the hint
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Another reason the European war
isn't as exciting as was the Spanish
civil struggle is that, so far, no
captured aviator has been saved
from execution by his Wife's picture.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01
Barbs-

Every time We get used to pro-
nouncine a French premier's name,
a new one takes over and we've got
to learn all over again.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Mor9enthau says no one should
worry if the national debt goes up
to SO billion dollars. When you get
that high, you begin to lose count
anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Caligula, Roman emperor, had a
thunder machine made to brighten
people, but when real thunder rolled
he hid under the bed in panic.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Paper bedsheets and pillow slips
may soor be on the market. This
will make smoking in bed one of
the works. most hazardous occupa-
tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

New York trigger men" were
not paid highly Like Hollywood
paychecks, their salaries are often
exaggerated.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01
Thoughts for the Day

Let the enemy persecute my soul. and take 1t, yea
let him tread down my life upon the earth. and lay
mine honour in the dust-Psalms 5
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Wonder if European diplomats
when shaking hands with potential
enemy statesmen first remove their
brass knucks!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

IN many parts of the country
more snow fell on Easter Sunday
than on last Christmas. Bet Santa
Claus was jealous.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01
You re Telling Ne.

The Nazis have begun the IA
tioning of beer. Wonder how the
folks in Hitler's home town, Munich,
are going to like that?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

The 1910 census will probably
show about l32,O00,O0O people in
the United States. but only 100000
of them are paying income taxes.
This means that only one out OF
every SO persons paws an income
tax. or one out of every Is voting
citizens. Uncle Sam will collect
about two billion dollars from this
form of taxation and from Inherit
ance taxes put together-but the
expenses for the year will total nine
billion.
The income tax, in fact. just about
pays for WPA, with very little or
nothing left over. The number OF
persons on WPA has varied between
two and three million since 1885.
A year ago there were nearly three
million collecting WPA checkS-al-
most as many persons as were pay
ing income taxes. The federal gov
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

MEMBER:
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01

Don't gloat too hard if you were
one of the people who didn't need
to pay any federal income taxes
this year. Don't for a minute think
you're getting away with something
You're not. You're paying for the
privilege of democracy just the same
as the man who mailed a check
with his tax returns is paying for
it. Only you don't notice it quite
as mucn.
If you paid an income tax, you
know, at least, where some of the
money to run the country is coming
from. But the combined income
and inheritance taxes collected this
year will make up less than 25 per
cent OF the money needed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01
Famous Sayings

our enemies are our outward consciousness.-ShaKe-
speare.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-01
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEAKfNG
In The Superior Court of The
State of California, in and for The
County of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Joan of A|hambra'
Files Damage Suit

LOS ANGELES, May 9 CUP)-
Joan Avaline Lawrence, l6, wants
not only private showers at Mark
Keppel high school gymnasium. but
$4,000 damages for being "un-
lawfully" expelled because she re-
fused to join her classmates in
community showers.
Miss Lawrence started suit against
the high school to prohibit use
of community baths. charging that
sue a practice is immoral ard
indecent" Her latest action was TO
file a supplemental complaint to
the original suit begun last Feb
ruary.
Superior Judge Roy " Rhodes
had scheduled her suit for trial
next Monday. The pretty school
girl was expelled April 20 while trial
of her original suit was suspended
She based her supplemental com
paint on unlawful expulsion.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09

SACRAMENTO. May O. up
Members of the joint legislative
fact finding COmmlttco on rehet
estimated today that S38.000,W'9 Wlll
bc required to carry on the tate
dole for the l3-month period lroG'
June | of this year 10 July |. l9tl.
The committee met at the capitol
to draft recommendations tN 1he
legislature based on hearings hcid
in all parts of the state during the
two month recess of the special Ses-
sion called by Gov. Culbcrt Olson
in January.
A s38.0O0,C0J relief appropriation
would raise the total for the 1889
Al biennium to S370000OO The pro-
posed l3-month allotment was bas-
ed on the same schedule of pay
mentS contained in the Sl2000.000
appropriation voted IN February to
last until June l. This measure SET
maximum family budget of S58
month and imposed other rigid
restrictions which resulted in a
substantial decline IN relief costs.
The committee is expected to rec
ommend the return of relief ad-
miniStration TO the counties. a move
strongly opposed by Governor o.
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
legislative Committee Estimates
S38,0C0,o00 Needed For ReIiefers

Tho governor declared however &,
thai he relief problem IL entirely
rhc responsibility ui Inc legislature
and ,ard he would NOT cI"n submit
= rc, rc,n,rincrdatlon on The amount of
the apprOprlatinn tie ronceded mat
any program ho presented would be
rejected by the antl-admn'Ntratlon
majority IN the Legislature.
The relief committees headed by
Senator john phillips. Banning Re
publican. heard protests against
continuation of the self-hclp coop
erativc program Of the State Relief
ADMINISTRATION which already has
been curtalled draStlca.ly under tho
current relief appropriation bill.
Lawrence Rouble. accountant Of
the state department of finance.
presented an audit of sc coOpera-
tive units for the period 1858,
showing that the state advanced
Sl.7OO00O TO the cooperativeS dur
ing that time and the program
had incurred S454,000 deficit.
Rouble said there is an average
annual loss of 100000 in waste and
spolage due to inability of the
SRA to dispose of products turned
over by the coOperativeS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Thug Surt'enders
In Kidnap Case

NEW YORK. May 9 tUPo-Jo-
seph Doto, alias Joe Adonis, object
of a countrywide search on charges
of kidnapping and extorition. sur
rendered at the office of Special
Assistant Attorney John Harlan
Amen in Brooklyn today.
Amen'S office said that AdoniS,
long a power in the underworld,
had walked into his office with
MS attorney, Louis J Castellano,
ard surrendered.
Adonis and Sam Gasberg. one OF
lis heutenants who now Is being
held in Los Angeles for Brooklyn
authorities. are under indictment
on charges of kidnapping Lsidore
WapinSky inl932.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09

ried out my plans" he confessed
last night after he was transferred
to the prison ward of General hos
pital and booked on suspicion of
murder. His bond was set at $4,000.
Il used the only weapon at my
command to save my reputation
from scurrilous charge" he said,
I took the only way out. You know
all teacher has are his degrees
and his reputation"
At special meeting which he
called Monday, Spencer drew a long
barreled target pistol from beneath
his coat and killed George Bush,
64. South Pasadena superintendent
of schools. John Alman. SO, South
Pasadena high school principal; and
Will R. Speer. 50, city school buSi-
ness manager. In another room. he
seriously wounded Miss Dorothea
Talbert. Bush's secretary.
He killed Werner Vanderllp. 35.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Mad Princi pals Fifth
Victim Dies: Charge Filed

Los ANGELES. May 9. up
Ruth Barnett Sturgeon. 45-year-old
art instructor, died today. the fifth
victim of a wholesale shooting by
Verlin Spencer, 81, South Pasadena
Junior high school principal.
Miss Sturgeon died at $50 a m
OF four gunshot wounds in her
hands and abdomen. Physicians said
she would have been a paralytic for
life had she lived.
Spencer. in the prison ward OF
the county hospital. said he had
killed his fellow administrators TO
save my reputation from sour
rilous charge"
The county grand Jury was 10
consider his case today
Il planned the whole thing care
fully. called the meeting and car
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09

manual arts instructor, in the ju-
nior high school building. critically
wounded Miss Ruth Sturgeon. art
instructor. and then tried to kill
himself in the cafeteria where po-
lice chased him.
Spencer admitted that he had
planned a death trap" at the
meeting but he refused TO elabor-
ate on the "ScurrilouS charges.
They just told me to get out
turn in my resignation or take 1t
the hard way" he said. Il took it
the hard way, all right, but I took
quite a few along with me. They're
dead now I'll probably die. I'm sorry
for their families. but l had TO
even the score"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Phone Company
Files Tax Suit

Complaints to recover taxes paid
under protest were filed in superior
court by the Southern California
Telephone company wednesday
against Imperial county and six
cities within its borders
Similar suits have been filed by
the company for the last five wears.
This year the company asked re-
turn of s20.830.79 from Imperial
county: $1,000 9S from Fl Centro;
Sl,0l6.26 from Calexico: $685. l2
from Brawley; S3l062 from Cali
natria: $25575 from Holtvllle. and
$405.09 from Imperial The amount
protested totaled S28,8l3.6l.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Phoenix Citrus Sheds Speed Up

PHOENIX, May 9. (UP) = Salt
River valley citrus packing plants
worked at full capacity today to
take advantage of favorable price
and demand conditions prevailing
in both the orange and grapefruit
markets
Shippers said they were getting
from 35 to 40 cents more per box
for grapefruit than they we're re-
ceiving at a corresponding time
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
P. McNutt Speaks .
In Arizona FRIDAY

PHOENIX, May 9 (UP)-Paul v.
McNutt, federal social security ad-
ministrator, arrives here by plane
tomorrow for a speech in behalf of
his campaign for the Democratic
presidential nomination..
McNutt will be introduced to
gathering of Democrats by Louis
B. Whitney, chairman of the Ari-
zona Democratic Central committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09

last year while oranges were bring
ing from IS to 80 cents more tnan
during the 1889 season.
Most local packing plants wera
working on IL and IA hour sched-
ules daily to fill heavy demands fol
Arizona citrus brought about by
withdrawal of Texas products be-
cause of a quarantine against the
Mexican fruit fly in the Lone Sta.
state.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09

Post-Press Want-Ad Section
Vitally Different - Infinitely Bet
ter. Read for Profit Use 70,
Results!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09

Sheer dresses in dainty prints
with short sleeves and slip OF
crepe in same pint and shade
as the dress A new double
sheer idea that is 50 attractive
for Spring and Summer.
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21

a Home Paper with a Home
Editor: That Tells the 4tat-
News Weekly.
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21
CINE. Youth
Conference
COnVeneS
In Memphis June
0S 20

The c. M. E. Youth Conference will
convene in Memphis Tenn, Tuesday,
June Is. The Conference is sponsor
ed by the General Board of Religious
Education of the C. M. E. Church with
DR.. B. Julian Smith. Director.
Between 800 and 1000 young people
are expected to attend this CONFERENCE
The general theme of the CONFERENCE
is ACHIEVING LIES OBJECTIVE
WITH CHRIST. All of the bishops,
Gen. officers together with large num-
Der of outstanding ministers and laymen
Of our church are expected to be
present. A worthwhile program has
been arranged by Director Smith, who
is not only the director of the confer
ence but is Gen. Sec'y. of the Board
of Religious Education of the c. M. E.
Church. Bishop James A. Bray OF
Chicago is President of the Board.
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21
Mississippi Leadership
Training School
COLORED METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH

COLORED METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Pastors, Missionary Women, Laymen
and Young People
MISSISSIPPI INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI
Six Day of Christian Fellowship, Study
and Inspiration, July 15-2O 1910
COURSES
144b Christian Worship; 195b The Life
of Christ; 211b Guiding Children
Christian Growth; 311b Guiding Youth s
Approach to Religion; Sab The Chris
tan Task At Home; 91Ob The Work of
The Pastor; CAB Christian Evangelism.
REGISTRATION
Registration begins Monday morning
$50 o'clock, July Is. Classes begin
Monday afternoon, 200 PM
EXPENSES AND FEES
The registration fee will be SIS, with
s.25 additional for Handicraft classes
Room and board TO rthe Elk days will
be $3.50. Additional sums should be
provided for purchasing books.
For further information please write.
Rev. R. L. Young, Dean, Boz 0A
Meridian; Mrs. R. P. Neblett Counselor
Water Valley; General Board of Re
igious Education, Box 467, jackson,
tennessee.
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21

The C. vi. z. District
Conference A Huge
Success

DISTRICT CONFERENCE A SUCCESS
The c M. E. District conference,
League and Sunday School Convention
Of the Meridian District closed Friday
of last week at 600 pm. at Mount
Pleasant c. NJ. E. Church, Mt. Olive,
Mississippi. This was the greatest dis
trct conference and convention that we
have held during our tenure in office
las Presiding Elder. When we say the
best we mean from every ANGLE:
spiritually, attendance and financially.
1T rained the 3 days during the session
however this seems to have had no
effect nnless it helped us to HAVE A
BETTER MEETING. We are thankful
nd appreciate the cooperation on the
part Of our pastors and laymen. The
following pastors are entitled to THEIR
BOARD FREE during our leadership
Training School at Holly Springs, Miss
in July: Reverends: Matthew J. Jones
E. F. Young E. D. Barksdale and C. T
Thompson. These pastors having raised
more than $1,000 above their District
Conference assessment ARE GIVEN
THEIR BOARD FREE at the weeE
during school
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21

BISHOP J. H. MOORE who preached
soul stirring sermon at the close Of
the Meridian District Conference last
week at Mt. Olive, Miss.
People went 50 and 100 miles to witness
this great sermon. Bishop Moore
is undoubtedly one of the races great
est preachers.
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21

Baseball is a Dissertation of the day
the early Christians set aside to worship
God We cannot understand fully how
persons following the spirit of The
AS ministers, we believe Sunday
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21
MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE OPPOSES SUNDAY BASEBALL

The INSTRUMENTATION Ministerial Al
iance find of
Sunday Baseball We leadership
realize to handdow tn
ourselves of adverse following
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21

Lowly Nazarene can condone or part
cipate in such a practice.
In voicing our opinion we are very
anxious to see this practice stopped
and make Christians reconsider their
duty to themselves and their Master
Greater.
Done by order of the President
The Rev. T. W. Wise, President
The Rev. c. c. Walker, Asst Secy.
COWS.
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21
MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE OPPOSES
SUNDAY BASEBALL

AS leaders in religious thinking and
Christian conduct we the members of
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21

JOE LOUIS remained the worlds
heavyweight last night stopping Auru-o
Godoy of Chile via the technical
knockout route in l minute "a seconds
of the eighth round of their fifteen
round fight before a crowd of more
than 10000.
Louis weighed 1879 - Godoy 201 and
one half pounds Godoy who stayed
Is rounds with Louis in February
never had a chance this time as the
Brown Bomber cut his face apart with
vicious Iefts and rights.
The weekly echo., 1940-06-21

UNCONVENTIONAL lines have been forgot
ten as outstanding ministers of all faiths
band together to assemble the Religious
Exhibit and arrange for each Sundays
program at the American Negro Expo
siion in Chicago from July through
Sept g. Officers and committee chair -
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-13
FELTON,

Mr. and Mrs. L. d. Morrow were
Philadelphia visitors last Saturday.
The Sarah Rebekah Lodge will
hold a public card party III the /.
Q. Q. +. Hall on Saturday evening,
December IA. Cards, checkers and
bingo will be played. The proceeds
will be given to the committee IN
charge Of the public welfare Christ
mas work.
Mr.. and Mrs A. C. Dill spent last
Saturday in Philadelphia.
Delaware Day" was observed az
last weeks meeting OF the Avon
Club. The Governors proclamation
was read BY the president, Mrs. Nell
son Hammond Professor George
Miller, superintendent Of the Smyrna
Schools, was the guest speaker. In
patriotic address he stressed the
fact that we should all be willing to
make any sacrifice necessary to pre-
serve our democratic way Of life.
Music was furnished by a group Of
pupils from the public school who,
under the direction Of Professor
Richard MacFadden gave several
vocal numbers The program was
planned by Mrs. Harry Bostick and
Mrs. CHARLES BOstlck. At the busi-
ness meeting an invitation to visit
the Lord Baltimore Club on April 1,
1871, was accepted. On December 1SI
the clubs Christmas party win be
held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Hughes and
son Lee. spent the weekend in Phil
adeiDhia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Collision Of
Greenwood were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs B. 7. East on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs William WoOters, Jr..
who were recently married, were
given miscellaneous shower last
Friday evening.
The annual Christmas dance of
the FELTON, Alumni Association was
held in the school auditorium last
Friday evening with a good crowd 1
in attendance. The auditorium was |
beautifully decorated with holly and |
greens in keeping with the Christ
mas season. Music was furnished by
Lynn Cheezum's orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Downham 4
and grandson of Wilmington, have
been recent guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Meredith.
The Home Demonstration Club
had a turkey dinner and Christmas
party in the community hall last
Friday afternoon. The members
present contributed small gifts
which were turned over to the well
fare committee for distribution at
Christmas.