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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Feb. 26
'UP)-Eumcrous Russian parachute
troops, dropped last night behind
the Mannerheim line and in the
outskirts of Viipuri. have been wip-
ed out by the Firms after fierce
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Ten Acres of Steel
Marks Business
Near CityLimits

The name "Douthitt" has for
so long been associated with
midget racing that many lose
sight of the fact that it also
stands for "Steel'.
Located a mile east of Ell
Centro on Main street. the
w. Fl. Douthitt New and Used
Steel" is the largest business
of its kind in Imperial county
and covers an area of ten acres,
containing all kinds of steel
stocks.
Douthitt has been i'm business
at the same spot for ten years
and now has three employees
beside himself. including two
sons, Bill and Bob DOuthitt.
They have lived in the valley
since 1917 when Douthitt came
here from Detroit where he was
connected with motor car fac
tories. For two years, before
going into business for him
self, Douthit: worked in Edgar
Bros. repair shop.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
III All Stars TO Be Named at Fair

Imperial county's All club all
star boy and girl will be named at
the Imperial county fair on March
p, Immediately after the All live
stock parade, Lee Landerman, club
director. announced Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Scout Leaders
Attend Course

Four Imperial Valley scout lead
ers returned Monday from troop
camp leadership training course at
Camp Huntington near Pasadena,
according to Hugh Wilcox, scout
executive.
Bill Kenny. assistant scout eXccu-
tive. Charles Wigg of Brawley. John
Allen of FL Centro and Wilcox at
tended the two day course.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
NiCe's Mill
Emphasizes Use of
|. I.V.Products Only

Located on the Holtville
highway, mile and a half
from Ell Centre. Nice's Feed
Mill represents the only mill
of its kind in Imperial Valley.
1t is the only mill using I'm
perial Valley products exclu-
sively.
The mill is operated by o. f.
Nice, one of the true old timers
of the county. who first came
here in 1904, So years ago.
Nice was located in Brawley
and Calipatria until 1922 when
he came to Ell Centre. During
his years in the nOrthend he
handled John Deere products.
Nice specializes i'm all kinds
of feed products and grinds all
kinds for farmers. In addition,
he carries complete line of
poultry remedies. He is a vet
eran of 10 years in the feed
business.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Imperial Valley Press

Establish ed April 20. 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday (Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Post-Press Sunday. les
tablished 1886 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company, 625
state Street. FL Centre. Calf.
paul Jenkins. publisher; A. C.
Johnston. vice-president, and
general manager; e. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co. Inc,
National Advertising Represent
atives
Entered at El Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
Subscription rates: In California
Sc per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
press (Sundays), per month,
soc; paid in advance, 3 months.
S165: 6 months. S325 one year.
$500; outside California $1.00 per
month.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Townsend Club TO
Show Free Movies

Free motion pictures and vaude-
vile acts will be presented at Will
son school auditorium in Ell Centro
at 7:30 pm. Wednesday night,
members of Ell Centro Townsend
club No. announced Monday.
This showing will be preceded
by presentations in Calipatria Tues
day night and Holtville Monday
night. The pictures deal with eco
nomic and progressive problems,
their sponsors said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

The Imperial valley representa-
tives will attend Il convention at
Sacramento March 1921, Lander
man said. Thirty-cight counties
will send delegates to the convcn-
ton
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
EX-BANK CHIEF DIES

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 26. up -
Funeral services for j. F. johnson
70. state superintendent of banks
under former Governor Friend w
Richardson. will be held Wednesday
III Forest Lawn Memorial Park. il
was announced today
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
WEATHER

data compiled by observers 70
the official United states Weather
Burenu station at FL CentrO.D
Maximum Sunday ....................... 70
Minimum Monday ............... .........-... SO
Reading at Noon Monday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures. 73
Humidity ...... ...........u..... 40
Reading at a. m. Monday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures. 81
Humidity ............................... 73
Reading at p. m. Sunday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures. 70
Humidity ......-.................-..4....-. "a
Southern CalifOrnia-Cloudy Mon,
night and Tuesday with occasional
rain west portion; no change in tenn
perature; moderate southerly wind
off coast.
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Now, enjoy the famous
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Through Luxury Coaches without
change daily in each direction between
Washington and Chicago. combining
with this sensafionally popular all
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PM, Ar. Washington $50 AM.
For reservations call TRAVEL SHOP,
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British Try Man
Who Sought to
Get Into Battle
" the Associated Press,

LONDON, Aug. 27.-Field Marshal
Sir Edmund Ironside testified today
at the strange court-martial of a
man who wanted to fight.
The case was that of Maj. A. D.
White, accused of feigning poor eye
sight and threatening Air Commo-
dore A. r. Boyle, director of intelli-
gence at the Air Ministry last winter.
The major denied threatening the
commodore and said he had pleaded
bad eyesight SO he could get out of
the British service and go to France
land fight"
The marshal said Mai. White was
disappointed when given charge of
cavalry depot at home and that his
"chief anxiety appeared to be to
get into the firing line"
ITO put it plainly, he became to
me a little bit of nuisance like
many people with CUTS who wish to
go and fight"
1t took the court only IS minutes
to acquit Maj. White of feigning
defective vision.
The court announced that a SEN
tence on the second charge-of as
saulting Air Commodore Boyle
would be promulgated "in due
course"
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ticularly with regards to establish
ment of a public supported institu-
ton of higher learning here, public
library increases, increases asked by
the Health Department for tuber-
culosis and venereal disease control,
and school and recreational in
creases.
TT is not your job to consider
cuts in the estimates" Miss Yard
told the Commissioners, "but rather
to devise means for paying for the
necessary increases" She recon-
mended increases in the income tax
to pay for the increases, but opposed
sales tax.
Endorses Police Increases.
Eta Taggart, president of the
Westinghouse, called for appro-
priations to establish a domestic
relations court to relieve congestion
in the present Juvenile Court. She
supported increases for additional
police, improvements at the Blue
Plains Home for the Aged, a new
receiving home, increased teachers
for shut-in children, a part-time
orthopedic surgeon for crippled
children and increases for the in
spection department. She urged
against raising the real estate tax,
however.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan of the
Georgetown Progressive Citizens
Association urged funds for land
scaping the grounds of the George
town Branch Library. She also
asked improvements for the Mon
trose Playground, repairs to side
walks, crosswalks, replacement of
the Curits-Hyde-Addison Schools
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ings and additional nurses and or
derlies at the Home for the Aged

ings and additional nurses and or
derlies at the Home for the Aged
at Blue Plains, establishment of
bureau of cancer control, a new
children's ward at Gallinger Hos
pital, 20 additional nurses for the
Health Department, funds for teach
ing crippled children, funds for the
additional police sought by Police
Supt. Brown, SO additional firemen
and five new inspectors for the
fire marshal and additional per-
sonnet for the Street Cleaning De-
partment.
Mr.. Maxwell asked for a $45, 900
item for an elementary school in
the American University Park Sec
ton and called for abolition of the
Department Of Vehicles and Traffic
and transfer of its functions to the
police and other departments.
Installation of Is parking meters
on Pennsylvania avenue between
Seventeenth and Twenty-second
streets NV. was requested by w. F.
WATSON of the West End Citizens
Association. He also asked for
funds to buy a site for a new school
to replace the Grant, Corcoran and
Weightman Schools. Inclusion of
this project also was recommended
by Mrs. Belle Cutler Parker of the
First Ward Citizens Association.
Funds for field house in Lang
don Park was requested by Harold
j. Clay of the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Association. He also sup
ported the National Capital Parks
request for more park policemen.
Appointment of an oculiSt in the
public school system was urged by
Mrs. Allen L. Worries of the District
Society for the Prevention of Blind
ness. She said the District also
should be watchful to provide bet
ter lighting in local schools and
should take advantage Of the aid
to the needy blind provision Of the
Social Security Act.
Ernest F. Henry, representing the
Petworth Citizens Association, asked
for funds to buy tract of ground
at Fourteenth street and Arkansas
avenue NV. to develop into a
recreational area. He said the total
District outlay would be $4,000 and
asked for SIS. 1000 in the 1912 budget.
He also requested traffic control
lights at the intersection of Georgia,
Iowa and Kansas avenues and Up
shur street and urged that an ad-
ditional inspector be supplied to the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
William A. Duvall of the Fort
Davis Citizens Association appeared
to request funds for construction of
a school in the Fort Davis reserva-
tion.-
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budget next year slightly higher
than the present one and more
than 81 .O0o, 900 higher than for the
1910 fiscal year, he said.
Resources for Defense.
The Board of Trade representative
declared at, is becoming increas-
ingly evident that more and more
of our resources will be needed"
for the defense program. He adj
mitted Washington's population will
expand because of the defense pro-
gram, but declared the board docs
not believe it is wise to expand
services and make capital expendi-
lures OH the strength of any in
creases which now can be reason
ably anticipated" J
of proven necessity in this. budget
at this time" he said. Unusual
circumstances can be cared for later
in the year or by deficiency ap-
preparations"
He urged that the amount now
available Tor capital expenditures
about $4,000, 000-be made available
in the 1912 bill. The present yearly
appropriations for capital expendi-
lures ARE substantial and compare
favorably with those of comparable
cities" he said.
Howard D. Woodson, representing
the Far Northeast Council, urged
funds for a new senior high school
at Twenty-fourth street and Ben
ming road NE, junior high school
at Forty ninth street and Washing
ton place NE, a number OF street
improvements, construction of q a
bridge across the Anacostia River
at M street extended, better street
lighting and improved recreational
facilities.
Ellie Hoffman Of the Barry Farms
Citizens Association requested
100000 appropriation for installa-
ton of modern drainage system
in the Barry Farms area, and Rob-
ert F. Johnson, representing the
Capital View Citizens Association.
urged funds for grading streets and
improving sewers and alleys in that
area.
Adoption Of a $4,000 item for
construction of a stadium and i'm
provement of the grounds at the
new Calvin Coolidge High School
was requested by Daniel B. Lloyd
of the Manor Park Citizens Associa-
ton.
Mrs. Ernest w. Howard of the
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs submitted a long
list of recommendations calling for,
among other things, new Child
ren's Receiving Home, new build
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Rates of Tax.

Women Voters and the Washington
Youth Council threw their support
behind increases sought by the
Board of Public Welfare in the 1912
budget estimate for direct relief.
Two spokesman for the league
pressed the needs in the child well
fare and public assistance fields and
Molly Yard of the Youth Council
urged long list of increases in the
fields of health, education and
recreation as we'll as welfare.
Mrs. Paul Appleby of the leagues
Welfare Committee urged appropri-
alton of $280OOO to carry out the
child welfare program recommended
in the report of Jacob Kepecs. ma
tionally known welfare consultant.
AS a minimum she requested that
the Welfare Boards request for 20
additional social workers in the child
welfare division be approved.
Four-Point Program.
Calling the current 100000 ap-
preparation for direct relief made
quate, Mrs. George Galloway of the
league urged four-point program
on the Commissioners calling for:
.1-More adequate relief for I'M
employables, 2-more adequate treat
ment of unemployed employableS,
3-removal of the present ceiling"
of $50 a month per family as a
maximum for direct relief, 4-addi-
ton of % employees to the public
assistance division to reduce the case
load on present case workers.
She said the league also heartily
Endorsed adequate appropriations
for the Minimum Wage Board.
Miss Yard called the exclusion of
employables from relief benefits
'barbarous" and voiced approval of
funds to establish a food-stamp plan.
provide more public assistance case
workers. replace the Wilson and
Miner Teachers Colleges, to survey
the District educational needs par
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
tives. Mr.. Suter urged that appro-
priations be kept within anticipated

tives, Mr.. Suter urged that appro-
priations be kept within anticipated
revenues and that more equitable
Federal payment be substituted for
the arbitrary lump sum" payment.
Admitting the need for school
construction to cover "unmet needs"
he pointed out that the expenses
reflected In large increase In the
school budget estimates-should not
depend on current revenue. The
Commissioners were urged to seek
some Federal aid, such as p. w. A.,
to aid in this construction program.
School Needs Pointed Out.
James E. Maxwell, president Of
the American University Park Citi-
zens' Association, filed a statement
in behalf of an elementary school
site in the area, and three spokes-
men from Bradbury Heights sup
ported the need for an elementary
school there. Both of these were
requested last year. q
Dorsey w. Hyde of the. Family
Welfare Service and Morris Klass
of the Jewish Social Agencies con-
demned the arbitrary fixing of re-
lief "ceiiings"-the amount Of money
a family can get-in the present
budget and joined the Board of
Public Welfare in asking the Ian
guage be eliminated this coming
year.
A $4,000 housekeeper project, the
new receiving home and need for
additional case workers in the fos-
ter care service were other welfare
items Endorsed by Mildred Terrett
of the Citizens Co-ordinating Com
mittee. The housekeeper project
would provide housekeepers for
homes where single parent might
be employed, to keep the family
together.
Adelbert w. Lee of the Randle
Highlands community urged the re-
quested appropriation of $4,000 for
site for a branch library in Ana
costa. He also supported splitting
up No. II precincts work by adding
new precinct at Forty-second
street and Benning road NE, as
asked by Police Supt. Ernest Brown,
and for fire truck station in the
area, sought by Chief Stephen
Porter.
Additional Police Urged.
Godfrey Munter of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association sought
additional police and fire protection
in the area of No. 8 precinct and
a branch library for the area. A
police ambulance service to cover
accidents was requested by George
j. Cleary Of the st. Vincent de Paul
Society.
Reiterating the Board of Trades
belief that the local budget should
be formulated with a clear under
standing of revenue availability, Mr..
Prettyman said the trade organiza-
ton feels that additional general
fund revenues beyond those now
provided cannot be secured without
injury and hardship to District
residents"
Therefore" he said, I'VE strongly
recommend that general fund items
in the 1912 budget be no greater
than the estimates of total revenues
to be credited to that fund during
the same fiscal year"
Mr.. Prettyman estimated that
general fund revenues available in
the 1912 fiscal year should total
slightly more than s43,000,000. This
would allow for a general fund
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during the base period would be al
lowed a 9 per cent credit and so on
down to an absolute minimum of Z
per cent on the first $4,000 Of in
vested capital and per cent on
the remainder of invested capital.
Corporations organized since 1886
and before January !, 1910, would be
allowed to count as their earnings
for the base years before their Or
ganization amounts equal to 10 per
cent of the first 100000 of invested
capital and per cent of the re-
mainder.
Would Receive Credit.
Those corporations formed since
January l, 1910, would obtain a
credit of 10 per cent on the first
100000 of invested capital and 8
per cent on the remainder.
Corporations with deficits during
any of the base period years could
use zero" as its earnings" for one
such year, so as not to reduce its
average earnings by the amount of
the loss.
The schedule of the tax rates is
as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

a coy Ering room BY day, simple
fuiJf Of yoar unit fssnIformJ yoHr
Roemstfs into yess prIpafs bedroom. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Budget
Continued From First Page.)

number of custodia1 employees in the
schools, specific regulations govern
ing the hours of duty OF these
workers are being violated daily, he
charged in urging funds for en-
ployment of additional custodians.
He also requested funds to provide
TRANSFORMATION for Health Depart
ment inspectors.
Martin Chancey, representing the
Communist party, told the Commits
sioners he believes that at least
100000 should be appropriated
for direct relief, instead of the $780,
900 made available in the present
fiscal year. He charged the We'll
fare Department has been guilty Of
responsibility in the administra-
ton of relief.
Paving Funds Urged.
Bert M. Andrews, spokesman for
the Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton, recommended that funds be
sought for paving Whittier street,
between Third and Fourth streets
NV, and Fourth street, between
Whittier and Van Buren, streets; for
a stadium at the new Calvin
Coolidge High School, and for new
buildings to replace the present
Wilson Teachers College and Abbott
Vocational School.
Marvin M. Mclean of the Brook
land Citizens Association requested
funds for construction of a new
school to replace the present Brook
land School and for construction
of o branch of the Public Library
in the Brookland section. In asking
for these projects, Mr.. Mclean said
he would not mind if local taxes
were increased so long as the in
crease was not made in the real
estate tax. ,-.s- -,--. - $780,. --
The Voteless District League of
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and farm for inebriates at Blue
Plains.
Frederic F.. Wolter complained
about the s30-a-month ceiling on
old-age pensions and asked that 1t
be raised to $40 a month.
Higher Custodian Pay Proposed.
Henry Rhine of the United Fed
eral Workers of America spoke in
behalf of more custodians in public
schools and for higher rates in pay.
DR.. Paul Ewerhardt of the Council
of Social Agencies supported a
Health Department request to es-
tablish a mental hygiene clinic.
Declaring that Washington faces
the worst relief crisis in its history,
Phillip Bonosky of the Workers
Alliance urged the Commissioners to
seek from Congress Immediately a
81, 0O0, 900 deficiency relief appropri-
alton. \
An urgent plea for a $50, 900 ap-
preparation to educate the hut-in
children was made by Mrs. Odetta
OHara of the Association for the
Education Of Handicapped Shut in
Children.
She said the $4,000 would be
used to employ 80 teachers and 2
supervisors. A smaller appropria-
ton is requested in the Board of
Education estimates.
The hearings recessed shortly be-
fore 1 pm. to continue later in
the afternoon.
AS yesterdays hearings concluded
the Board of Trade, through its
spokesman, E. Barrett Prettyman,
Joined the Federation of Citizens
Associations in requesting that esti-
mates be kept within anticipated
income under the present tax laws
and rates. ~
More Sanitary inspectors Urged.
Support OF the requested increases
of the City Refuse and Street Clean
ing Department was urged by Jesse
c. Suter, speaking for the Outdoor
Cleanliness Association. He also
supported additions to the Health
Departments staff of sanitary in
spectors and the Police Depart
ment's request for 100 more police
men.
Mr.. Suter requested 10 additional
sanitary inspectors with improved
transportation facilities to cover the
city. These things, he declared,
are needed for maintenance of a
clean and wholesome city"
Speaking for the Society of Ma
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Woman, 81 q Grandmother

BELL, Calf, Aug. q R-Mrs.
Thelma Soper became a mother at
IA. Today, at 81, she is a grand
mother. Her 15-year-old daughter,
Mrs. Angela MillWee, has a son.
La gaceta., 1940-05-01

-iAh, ST Ell general Pazos!
Muy amablel Pues es ell case
que nj yo, nj Ruiz seguramente
tampoco, sabemos NADIA de Guz-
man.
Sc fue de Barcelona. Dicen
que sc march6 de Espaha. In
cluso han circulado rumores,..
ivamos, no Sc, no me haga us
ted caso!..., de que fue un dra-
ma de amor 10 que lie oblig6 q
abandonar las armas, donde era
queridisimo por todos sus COM
paheros.
A mi Y al captain Ruiz nos ha
bia cautivado en- POGO TEMPO,
por su enorme simpatia Y su
don de gentes admirable.
Hubo una leve pausa.
Maria, con las manos cruza-
das en- 81 regazo, esforzabase
por aparecer serena.
Sin embargo, un frio terrible
la iba calando hasta los huesos.
La gaceta., 1940-05-01

Ecpaha, desde luego.
Esto era 10 dnico indudable.
Pero no Sc saba nj hacia don
de habia dirigido sus pasos. nj
Ell por que de aquella resolution
eXtranisima y que habia lena
do de ascmbro a todcs los COM
paneros, de abandonar su ca
frera cuando Ell porvenir Sc ,e
abria lleno de esperanzas y aca-
bahia precis amente de ascen-
der.
Maria de la Cruz sali6 a la
Gale.
Ahora ST.
Ahora Ia sensation de derrum-
bamientc, de hundimiento total
y dsfinitivo de sus esperanzas,
era rotundo e innegable.
Pero... iahl...
Del fondo de su misma derro-
ia; del fondO de su misma alma
dolorida, traspasada con los sic
70 puHales, como nueva DOlOrO.
La gaceta., 1940-05-01
CENTRIC ASTURIANO
CONVOCATORIA

Sc eta a los senores asocia-
dos para la session extraordina-
ria de Junta General, que ten
dra efecto ell jueves 2 de mayo,
a las 8 p. m. en- el salon teatrO.
En- esta session rendira su in
forme la Comisi6n nombrada
por la Junta General para for
mular candidatura.
Sc urge la asistencia, va que
del intar6s con que sea acogido
informe, depende ell exito
en- la labor de dicha Comisi6n.
J. GOnzdlez, Sec.
Abril 80, 1910.
La gaceta., 1940-05-01
nEPORTN
LA PELOTA EN- LAS
GRANDES LIGAS
LIGA NACIONL

Ted Carleton lan26 aver un
juego sensational, dejando sin
carreras y sin hits al Cincinna-
ii, club campe6n de la Liga Ma
cional. Los Dodgers lleyan ga
nados nueve desafios, sin una
sola derrota. Reptile Carleton
la hazana de Bob Teller, de "a
Liga Americana, en- ell primer
desafio del ano. Tres errores co
metieron los Dodgers, pero los
Rojos no pudieron descifrar las
curvas del notable lanzador.
Fue la segunda victoria de Tex.
Turner Sc vic reemplezado por
Moore y cargo con la derrota.
Brooklyn &c, 5h, Be; Cincin-
natl DC, Or, De.