davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14
Fill Theaier
For Concert
Moriun Anderson
Delights audience

An audience that filled every
seet In the Temple thester and
occupied some Of the standing
rom rreefed Marian Anderson.
Negre eonfralto. who closed the
fenth annual concert series Il the
Civic Music association Wednes-
day night.
Thb ~as Mis- Anderson's third
visit to Tacoma To those Who
heard her On former occasions II
was . different Marian Anderson.
There Was less Of the aloofnsss no
ficeable o. former occasions: Tho
voice had . greater range. though
the greatest charm Was still In
ths 1cwer ecntralto which took
her from . small church choir 10
heights attained by few singers IN
this country or Europe.
II 10 difficult to tell accurately
NE story of Marian Andersons
concert. For the popular audience
there might have been q different
choice of program that would have
sustained tho interest at q uni
formly high pitch. but the essati-
ful voice-that - the only sdJee-
tive which Gomez anywhere near
describing N-and the almost
royal personality cannot - dis
counted.
II was the same voice and thu
same personality whether In the
Handel .siciliana." the Schubert
group, the aria from the Massenet
opera IL CID" or the simple tale
of q sicilian carter talking 10 ms
horse. saderois "Amun Amun."
But there seemed 10 be q greater
degree Of warmth and feeling In
the fsnal group Of Negro folk
songs. arrangements by Nathaniel
peft. and the familiar encores. IN
clnding the Schubert Ave Maria"
Comm Through the Rye" Will
c'-the-W isp." and the final encore.
Stephen Fosters "swanee River"
The effect Of the latter wss To
keep the audience asking for more
until the stage hshts were turned
cut.-E.T.s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14
Another Puyollup
Youth Is MISSING

Disappearance Of = 1s-yesr-old
fuyallup youth. George Rivers. Of
lib 7th st. 3. L.. after an srgu-
ment with his father Wednesday
night. WAS reported To Under
sheriff Clyde Knowles Thursday.
Parents described the boy ~ .
feet one inch tall. with light hair
and blue eyer lie Ia wearing 4
bIre ripper jacket, blue work shirt
and truck drivers cap.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14
u. c. T. s Election
On Friday Evening

Members of the United Com
mercisl Travellers will hold their
annual election Of officers on FIN
day evening. at which time dele
gates TO the grand council conven-
ton IN Vancouver. B. &. May 1881.
will be chosen
Harold Z. Jensen. senior coun-
cilor. hopes for a large attendance
Friday evening. The auxiliary Will
spend the evening al cards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14
Reirial Of Old
Suit Under Way

Retrial Of five-yesr-old DAM
age suft n. J. Dudley W. the Mil
wAulses railway-was commenced
Thursday before Federal Judge
Lloyd l. Black.
Dudley asks SIS, 40 for personal
injuries allegsdly acquired ~ 4
result Of being burned by = heater
IN . baggage car.
Heard In court here the first
time August. 1899. the action was
then dismiased- subsequently the
Z. s. circuit court Of appeals or
dered the new trial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14

hold a ward reunion r7dsy Al
: - , m. featuring = dinner and
program for Al members over /
years o. sKs
TIE affair - mark Is first 70
union meeting since its reorTsu-
ization a. unit of fhx SEATTLE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14
Raise Big Top
Al Dam Site

For all the world like circus
day. engineers Thursday morning
raised into place the gigantic
tent which will protect eonstruc-
ton work on Mud Mountain dam.
A big top" In every sense. rig
ging and placing Of the mammoth
tent u in itself no simple ensi-
neerins task.
When fully spread at the top
~ the White river canyon to cover
the dam site with its hundreds Of
sror-kmen and their fleet Of trucks
snd tractors, the tent In 32s feet
long and le6 feet wide.
n b nnade ~ 1o-eUmcs caa-
VS. and with its rfgging
weagAs sS.eee pounds. II coat
. Dollar . pound.
Purpose of the colossal shelter
= TO prevent rain and snow from
wettinE the canyon at the dam
site. The earth core Of Vie dam
must have . Particularly low
moisture content ~ II In placed.
Drainage and slides ON the canyon
walls could easily imperil con-
otruetion.
The tent II held In position by
. highly-complicated tangls of
wires. ropes. puileys and wind
lesses. II will Be raised higher
~ work ON the dam progresses,
and A the width Of the canyon
increases with height. ~ will the
tent increase its spread.
A system of cutters on the
canyon walls will catch rain, and
such moisture. along with that
from the huge canvas roof. will
b. couraed off At the downstream
side of the dam
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14

cent - - inmates s-s NATIVES -
Nevada Ths rest ~ Ire prison
population comes frnn 20 other
different states ard Is forezfn
The prison i II b ar
lsrred 70 meet increasing De
ma ms
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14

ssss. thrss years ,xo.
Members ~ IN. conniffe. n
charge O. Arrangement include
L. z. Sea- Denton Thomson. Russell
Hoenstfzss~r. Leroy Baldwin. l.
srsnds Nielsen. P :. Larson and
s A Asynes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14

Fellowship night viii be OBJ
served 1T ST. Peters church in Old
Tacoma on Friday evening al 1:45.
4 group from Hope chapel viii be
guests. and take part in the service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14

CARSON CITY. Ssx. = Nevada
fetls that IL prison faeiIitis. are
being imposed upon. Only psr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14
Tacoma Central Ward
Reunion Meet Friday

Tacoma Central ward 81 Church
: jesus Christ o Latter Day
Saints. No. : and Steele SIS. 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-14

Il feel sorry for folks thot
hove seporote bedrooms. Love
IS decd. or else they look 50
o~ful they're oshonned 10 be
seen when they first woke Up. :"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
.Rvon Strike Put
of for 12Hours.

+ scheduled to report to the meeting
tonight the progress of negotiations.
A vote will be taken on the latest
offer from Ryan, -.
The 600 members of the day
shift will be present at tonight's
meeting" Frankensteen said, "and
will be polled secretly whether to
accept any offer that might be
forthcoming from the company at
the resumption of negotiations this
afternoon. ..#-.-.--.
The union has reached the end
of its patience" Frankensteen add
ed hotly. I'VE have postponed the
strike deadline twice and each time
the company has failed to cooper
ate
The first strike deadline was set
for last Friday, but at the suggeS-
ton of DR.. Steelman, was changed
until this morning so it would not
conflict with Inauguration cere-
monies in washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
.18 Feared Lost
As Vessel Sinks

hours after the O'Hara smashed
her bow. the Boston traWler North
Star arrived on the scene Capt.
Lars Lundc, 81 year old master
of the North Star, maneuvered his
ship so that the bow touched the
protruding main mast of the o.
Hara and his crew took the SUR
vivors off. One dropped into the
water but was picked up.
The coast guard ordered II ships
to join the search for other sur
vivors, but it was feared the ID
crew members unaccounted for were
dead.
Captain Lunde, who despite his
youth has sailed and skippered for
Is years, described the rescue.
I'VE saw men clinging to the
ice-coated rigging of the O'Hara
They were crying feebly for help.
The mainmast was battered by
choppy seas. 1t was a stiff nor'west-
er and the temperature was around
Is degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
|L.V. Rural Postmen
Elect Holtvihe
Man President

HCLTVILLE, Jan. 2l.-Thomas j.
Mcdonald of Holtville recently was
elected president of the Imperial
County Rural Letter Carriers at a
meeting in Holtville.
Ezra A. Lee of BraWley was elect
ed vioe-president, and Fred M.
Brown, Holtville, Secretary-treasur-
%er. he
After a turkey dinner, served by
the w. C. T u, Joseph Muller, ac-
cordionist, and Fred STRAIN, clarin-
etist, members of the Swiss band
played for half an hour. James Ry-
erson. baritone, sang selections
Mrs. Ramah Ryerson, his mother
accompanied him. Most OF the reg
ular and three of the substitute
carriers were pretSnt. ~.
The list included Mr.. and Mrs
Ebert l.. Mead of Calipatria: Ezra
A. Lee OF Brawley; Mr.. and Mrs
p6oa .oIluaO 1910 puomWsH foH
Maddox and Miss Barbara Maddox
of Calexico and the others from
Holtville were: Mr. and Mrs. l.. A
Harris, Mrs. Ramah Ryerson, Jamie
Ryerson, Samuel N. Frost, Percy B
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred M
Brown, Fred Baughman, Mrs. Myrs
Hopper, Joseph Muller, Free
Strahm, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace N
Kent, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. j
Mcdonald.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 81. (UP)--The
United Automobile workers of Am
erica CIO. postponed a scheduled
strike at the Ryan Aeronautical
company plant today for II hours.
Richard FrankenSteeu, interna-
tional representative of the union,
announced the posuponement after a
four-way telephone conversation
with labor department officials in
Washington.
He also announced that wage neg
citations between union officials
and executives of the Ryan company,
producers of primary training planes
would resume at noon.
Frankensteen said he talked with
DR.. John Steelman, director OF con-
ciliation of the labor department:
John owens. labor adviser to the
national defense commission-both
in Washington; and H, c. Malcolm.
federal negotiator who has been
sitting in ON negotiations here.
After hearing details of the stu
alton, Frankensteen said the Wash
ington officials asked the union to
grant another II hour delay before
calling the strike in hope that some
sort of a compromise could be work
ed out which would not delay pro-
duction of military planes at the
Ryan plant.
The union official agreed to the
delay.
Men of the day shift, when they
reported to work at am, were
handed leaflets instructing them to
attend a general mass meeting at
union headquarters tonight at 7
o'clock.
The leaflets said the workers
should enter the plant and work
until they heard from union Off
cialS.
The bargaining committee is
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
District Chief Cites Coin
In Power Consumers Here

Editors Note:-Here is another
inStallment in sterilization of
President Evan T. Hewes' annual
report to the board Of directors
on progress of the Imperial Irri-
cation District during 1910. Some
minor deletiOns are made to con-
serve space. .-e.
PARKER DAM POWER
CONTRACT
Signing of a contract with the
Bureau of Reclamation for delivery
to Imperial Valley of Parker Dam
power highlighted continued prog
ress of your home-oWned power sys-
tenn in 1910. The contract was SO
timely and its terms so favorable
to the District that we can indeed
consider ourselves fortunate to have
obtained this added source OF power
In August your district entered
into a contract with the Bureau OF
Reclamation for delivery of up to
$4,000 kilowattS OF Parker dam
power to the Districts transmission
lines at Drop No. 4 subStation. Un-
der the contract the Bureau will
construct and maintain a trans
mission line from Blaisdell, Arizona,
to connect with the local system. An
important provision of the contract
permits the District to use the trans
mission line for delivery of energy
generated by the District at Pilot
Knob plant or other plants along
the All-American canal.
According to Chief Engineer M
j. Dowd the CONTRACT, which is for
20 years from date of first delivery
assures the valley system Of an ade-
quate power supply for all purposes
for the next four or five years, sup
plementing present sources. AS other
local generating facilities are de-
veloped, the district will continue to
draw upon the BlaiSdell line for
whatever energy is needed. 1t Is
expected power from this new source
will be available early in 1912.
CONSUMER INCREASE
Continued growth of your home
owned power system and completion
of the districts construction pro-
gram under two PWA projects COM
bined to advance the power pro-
gram. The steady gain in number
of consumers using their own power
was featured during 1910 by con-
nection of several arge-consump-
ton accounts to district lines. These
included the Balfour-Guthrie In
vestment companys alfalfa mill at
Calipatria; the Pacific Land and
Cattle company's meat pacing
plant at Imperial; Arden Creamery
Ell Centre; United Artists theater
in El Centre: Pacific Portland Ce-
ment company's gypsum plant at
Plaster City; Cudahy Farms at Cal
exico. In addition to this new load
the Brawley Ice company increased
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21

BOSTON, Jan. 81. CUP)-Eight-
drowned today when the l08-ton
trawler Mary E. O'Hara struck a
submerged barge and sank in outer
Boston harbor.
Five fishermen nearly frozen,
were taken from the ice-coated rig
ging of the trawler, which was in
bound with a catch from Georges
Bank when it rammed the barge
at 3 a. N.
The trawlers bow was smashed,
but the crew managed to drive
the ice -burdened and heavy laden
craft a quarter of mile to Finn's
ledge where it sank, with only the
rigging above water
Many Of the crew members were
trapped by the freezing water in
their bunks, it was believed, but
others scrambled into the rigging
and tried to hang on One by one,
frost-bitten and exhausted. they
dropped into the sea until only five
were left.
At 6:22 am, more than three
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
Imperial Yanev Press

Established April ~, 1901
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Sunday Post-Press, es-
tablished 1856 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company. 625
State street, FL Centre, Calf.
Paul jenkins, publisher; A. c.
Johnston, vice president and gem
eral manager; f. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
West Holiday Co, Inc, National
Advertising Representatives.
Entered at Ell Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
Subscription rates: In California.
&c per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press (Sundays), per month 75c;
paid in advance, months, $2.10;
c months. $500; one year. $3.50:
outside California 81. 90 per month.
NJ IN b er. California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
Navy Recruiter
Arrives Here

c. E. Mosier chief boilermaker in
the U. S. Navy, arrived in Ell Cen
tro Tuesday to assume the duties
of recruiter in charge of the Ell
Centre recruiting office in the
basement of the post office.
He will be in the recruiting Of
flee every Monday afternoon and
every Tuesday and wednesday. He
was sent to take the place of G..
FITZGERALD, chief torpedoman, who
was in charge of the Ell Centre sta
tion for the last two months.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
NARRAGANSETT GETS
67 DAYS OF RACING

PAWTUCKET, r. l., Jan. 21.
CUP State Racing Administrator
Louis C. Gerry has granted the
Narragansett Racing association,
inc, permission for 81 days of rae
ing in the l94l season. The first
meet will have the earliest open
ing in New England racing history,
April IL until May 10. The second
meet will begin Aug. IL and end
Sept. q.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
Mrs. Ada CobIeiah
Hostess at Meetinn
OF Wesiside Club
SEELEY NOTES

Mrs. Aida Cobleigh was hostess
to the WestSide country club Thurs
day at her home south OF Seeley.
Twenty members and several guests
enjoyed the pot luck dinner and
the clever radio program arranged
by Mrs. Ruth Bowman.
Mrs. Powman gave an interesting
talk on the history of radio. This
was followed by her news broad
cast which revealed to members
surprising information about them
selves.
The program included several
songs by the glee club. and one
selection by the club orchestra with
imaginary instruments.
Members present wer-. Mesdames
Lois Kramer. Cora Allender, Ruth
Bowman, Olive Cannon. Veva Green.
NJ ggie Havens, Ivalee Higgins.
Flossie Ingle. Norma Klump Nellie
Lowe, Jessie Lytle, Victoria Rich.
Emma Robertson, Nan Sheldon
Pauline Westmoreland. Inez Smith,
Bertha Wooliscroft. Guests We're
Mesdames Effie Boone. Marguerite
Amer Evalyn Beeson. Mildred Kirk
patrick, Pat Herrick.
Jim McHone who came back
from Wichita, Kan, Tuesday re-
ports his father is still unable to
return as he has been very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith OF
San Diego were visitors here over
the week end.
Adrian Kuntz of Ramona made
a short visit at his aunt's home
Monday. Mrs. S. r. Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Williams spent
the week end in San Diego with
Mrs. and Mrs. L. Pippenger.
George Campbell ard Fred Mas
tick were San Diego visitors Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Green re-
turned Tuesday from visit with
their son. Edwin Green and family
at Riverside.
Mrs. j. T. Oftelie arrived home
Tuesday from a visit with her
mother and other relatives at
| Grand Falls. Texas
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21

the capacity of its plant, and the
California Central Fibre corpora
ton doubled the capacity OF its Ell
Centro plant.
A healthy growth in total number
of consumers connected to district
lines is shown by this tabulation:
No. of
Date Consumers
January /, 1910 ................ 8,750
July !, 1910 ........................ 9,440
December 81, 1910 .......... 1929
An increase in number of consul
mers was made in rural areas serv-
ed by REA lines as we'll as in cities
and towns. There are now 1925
farms and farm homes receiving
energy from REA lines as compared
to 1725 at end of 1899.
This consumer increase is reflect
ed by increased sales of power. Dur
ing 1910 your Irrigation District
system sold and delivered approx
mately 27OOO,OOO kilowatt-hours as
compared with 19300,000 kiloWatt-
hours sold in 1889 and 100000 in
1898.
While your power business was
increasing, the pelonnel of your
organization gave consistent atten-
tios to a very important phase OF
any successful business enterprise
collections AS a result, power collec-
tionS in 1910 were exceptionally
good, actually exceeding the total
amount billed during the II months
Explanation is that payment Of de-
linquencies from the previous year
was more than enough to offset the
small unavoidable loss in bad ac-
counts.
Your district also continued its
cooperative activity with electric
appliance merchants of the valley
through the Electric Home and
Farm Authority which makes avail
able to people OF imperial Valley
a low-intereSt, long-term purchase
plan to aid them in buying elec-
trio ranges, water heaters, refriger-
ators and other home and farm
appliances Value of the EHFA
purchase plan to Valley merchants
and buyers is evident from the
fact that local stores and dealers
have sold more than half a million
dollars worth of electric appliances
on EFHA terms. This represents
business your hometown dealer OF
merchant would not otherwise have
enjoyed.
Concrete evidence of the district
power systems financial success was
given with the announcement that
there was available cash on hand
from power profits TO make a $l17,-
955 payment January l, 194l, on
REA and PWA bonds and interest
On July 81 the PWA-financed
construction was completed. Work
accomplished during 1910 under the
two projects may be summarized:
Construction of a hydroelectric
plant of 9600-kiloWatt capacity at
Drop No. 4 on the All-American
canal. completed in March. This
plant will be expanded to double
capacity by addition of a second
unit.
Completion in January of trans
mission line and substation to serve
the Plaster City plant of the Pacific
Portland Cement company. largest
industrial load in Imperial county.
Construction of distribution lines
serving areas adjacent to cities and
towns. This work was continued To
end of the PWA construction per-
iod.
Completion in July of eight houses
for the operating personnel at each
of the canal hydro plants.
Because of delay in turning water
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
Home Dept. Meets
With Mrs. Manner
MAGNOLIA MULBERRY NOTES

MAGNOLIA MULBERRY NOTES
Word has been received that Ben
Caswell. brother of Mrs. Sarah
Dickerman, passed away Jan. Z at
his home in Delewar, Ohio. Several
years ago he spent the winter with
his sister at the Willobrook ranch
and will be remembered by many
in the Mulberry district.
Carolyn Dickerman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Seaver Dickerman.
was operated on for appendicitis
Thursday at the Brawley Communi-
ty hospital.
Dan West, county assessor-co
lector. who is suffering from a
heart attack at the FL Centro hos
pital. is reported to be very much
improved. although he will remain
in the hospital for several weeks.
Alfred and Johnny Jeska motoreC
to the valley Wednesday from Sa-
linas to spend a few days visiting
friends in the Magnolia and Null.
berry communities.
Mrs. and Mrs. Bob White an
nounce the arrival of a baby girl
weighing over nine pounds, borr
Saturday. Jan. II. at the Brawley
Community hospital. The baby
has been named Evalyn Gayle. Mrs
White and infant returned to theil
home on the Munyan canal ano
are being attended by Mrs. Harm!
of Brawley.
L. 3. Cole. beeman CT the Wies
district became i'll Sunday morn.
ing and was taken to the Brawle!
( hospital.
Tuesday, Jan. II the Magnolia
Mulberry home department me
for an all day meeting at the homt
of Mrs. Ted Manner Mrs. Dougla
Teel and Mrs. Wallace Gray, projec
| leaders. we're in charge of tn
demoDstrations and subjects fo
/ discussion which included Storage
and Tailored Button Holes" Mrs
/ Zen Shank and Mrs. Fred Taeckel
served a delightful luncheon a
I noon.
Mr and Mrs. r. E. Ryder anC
Richard Ryder were business ViSi-
tors in Imperial Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21

into the All-American canal, hy-
dro-electric power was not avail
able in 1910. 1t is anticipated that
early in 1941 there will be suffi-
cient flow in the All-American to
supply part of the power require
ments of the system. AS flow in the
canal is increased, the hydro plants
will take over larger share of the
load. s.....
(Continued)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-21
EIdred Ferguson
Returns from Trip
Parker Dam
EASTSIDE NOTES

Eldred Ferguson has returned
home after a weeks trip on the
desert to Parker dam and Twenty
nine Palms He was accompanied
by Ray Williams of Long Beach.
Boy Scouts of Troop 4e. which is
sponsored by the North Holtville
Friends church. were represented in
a recent Court of Honor. by Joe
Muller. Houston Adcock, Howard
Ferguson, Merlin Hoyt. Charles Bis
gard and ScoutmaSter Marion Sla-
ton.
Delegates to the quarterly meeting
of the Friends churches of Ramona,
san Diego. Sunnyside and Holtville
Saturday in Sunnyside were: Mrs.
Stella Ferguson, Rev. and Mrs.
Charles Burt, Mrs. Eldred Ferguson.
Marion Slaton and Art Munter.
Mrs. Albert c. Ferguson spent last
weekend with her daughter, Paul
inc in San Diego
The farm bureau leaders training
institute dinner held at the Califor-
MIA hotel on Tuesday evening was
attended by Mrs. Charles Ferguson
and Mrs. Judson of the EaStside-
Sunset home department and by Joe
Enz and Wallace Kent. chairman
and secretary OF the farm center.
Mr. and Mrs. Mace williams. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Williams, Walter
and Dorsey Williams and Miss Mar
garet Maring called on the Eldred
Fergusons one evening last week.