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Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF CALL FOR REDEMP-
TION OF BONDS OF IMPERIAL
IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to law and the pro-
ceedings of the Board of Directors
of Imperial Irrigation District all
OF the bonds of Imperial Irrigation
District subject to the Plan of
Composition confirmed by the Unit
ed States District Court for the
Southern District of California, No.
l542. Including all unpaid bonds
of the District of its First Issue,
dated January |. 1915, and its Sec
ond Issue dated July l, 1917, and
its Third Issue, dated October /,
1919. and its Fourth Issue, dated
July l, 1922, not heretofore eX-
changed for bonds of the First Re-
funding Issue of the District, but
including unpaid bonds of any of
said first four issues which may
be hereafter exchanged for bonds of
the District of its First Refunding
Issue, all of which are subject to
said Plan of Composition, and in
GLIDING all unpaid bonds of the
District of its First Refunding Is
sue), consisting of $13,8l50 900 prin-
cipal amount of bonds, are hereby
called for redemption on july l,
1943 and will be paid on said date
at the par value thereof and ac
crued interest thereon to said date
at the coupon rate specified there
in as provided in said Plan of Com
position.
The holders of said bonds here
inabove described are further noti-
fled to present the same for re-
demption and payment on July |,
1943, at the office of the Treasurer
of Imperial Irrigation District. in
El Centre, Imperial County Cali
fornia If any Of said bonds here
inabove described are not presented
for payment on July l, 1913. in
terest on all such bonds will cease
from and after said date
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT.
ANNA T. McMANUS.
Treasurer of said District.
Dated: May %, l943.
mo. 72) M23-J4- lib
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
coPitoI I elk
by
Peter Edison

gets tC be fired on. Now it is a
luminous sock towed across the
sky behind a plane that is pi-
loted. Next it will be one of these
model pilOtless planes, weighing
only 1875 pounds and with only l3-
foot wing spread, launched from a
catapult, powered by miniature
gasoline engine, controlled entirely
from the ground by radio
FIRE"
1t climbs 1000 feet or more, and
then. when it has reached a height
at which its small dimensions give
the proportions of a larger plane
at greater altitude. the commence
fire" command is given and all hell
breaks out as the 100 or more guns
open up. the red tracers streaking
up in little balls of fire, explosive
shells bursting all around the tar
get, the self lf-destroying shells that
miss going thousands of yards,
miles beyond the target to burn out
in fC.ility A target may be hit in
matter of minutes, or it may take
1alf an hour or more to bring it
down.
All such firing is at show ta-
gets, more or less directly over
head. To simulate the 4OO-mile-
an-hour plane streaking across
the front, big rockets are fired
from enc side and in front of the
firing line. a mere white streak
across the horizon, like a shooting
star, they're gone in less than a
minutes and of course the gun
ners never know whether they
hit il or not. But it's all good
practice in this gaudiest of all
Roman candle, skyrOcket, pin
wheel, star shell, flOwerpOt fire
works pieces ever set off for a
county, state or worlds fair.
All the rattlesnakes and coyotes
n the area have long since gone
way from there.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11

FORT BLISS. Texas - Twenty
some miles from El Paso on what
is known as the Camp Hueco firing
range of the big Fort Bliss military
reservation, the Army Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Training Forces put on
what are perhaps the most Spectacu-
lar Fourth Of July fireworks eX-
hibition ever seen, whenever they
conduct night firing practice.
There are batteries of giant
searchlights to pick up the tar
gets in the clear night air, and
from eight different firing posi-
tionS. batteries of every known
anti-aircraft weapon send up
magnificent showers of tracer bull
lets TO arc across the sky and,
sometimes hit the radio -cOntrOll-
ed, miniature plane which is the
target. When direct hit is
scored and the little yellow wing
ed, red fuselage pilotless target
plane is disabled, a parachute is
released and the model plane
floats gently to earth, where its
works may be picked up and sal
yaged.
Among the guns in the firing are
the 80 and .50-caliber machine guns
37-mm. and the new 40-mm. Amer
ican Bofors anti-aircraft guns, and
finally the big Comm. anti-aircraft
batteries with their complicated
range finding and fire direction ap-
paratus which will keep a number
of guns on the target, firing them
automatically and leaving for the
gun crews only the work OF reload
;y-a
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
LEGAL ADvERTTsEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALiFORNIa,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 2U62I
s II NJ NJ O n S


No. 2O621
SU Nj NJ ONS
Harry w. Horton q George II.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff,
rs.
AMY WHEELER, ct al, Defend
ants.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
lNGS TO AMY WHEELER. DELLA
oIERCE, SECURITY TRUST &
SAVINGS BANF O" LOS ANGEL
FS. II Banking Corporation, as
Trustee; EQUITABLE MORTGAGE
COMPANY, a Corporation, success
sors to THORNE- HILL INVEST
MENT COMPANY, a Corporation;
r. f. BURTON, p. L. WHARTON,
r. f. BURTON AND P. L. WHAR-
TON as Co-Partners doing Business
as the BURTON WHARTON OR
GANIZATION; MERCHANTS MA
TIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
BANK, a National Banking Associa-
ton. as Trustee: f. M. GULL1Ck,
THEO. l. SHAW AND JANE DOE
SHAW, his wife, ABRAHAM II.
WEINBERGER AND ROSE VEIN
BERGER, IDA B. ROBINSON
WHITE, PARK INVESTMENT
COMPANY, a Corporation, JOHN
DOE, JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE,
JOHN DOE COMPANY. a Corpora
ton, RICHARD ROE COMPANY,
a Partnership, j. DOE as Execu-
tor of the Estate of r. ROE, De-
ceased, AND J. DOE as Admins
traitor of the Estate of r. ROE, De-
ceased, Defendants.
You are hereby directed to appear
and answer the Complaint in an
action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State of
California within ten days after
the service on you of this Summons
if served within this county; or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the Com
plant, as arising upon contract, or
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
any other relief demanded in the
Complaint.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 29th day of October.
1912.
w. J. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY MAXINE CONSOLE,
(SEAL) Deputy Clerk.
mo. 60) (A16-23-30;
M7-l4-2i-28;
J4-11-I8)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF HEARING UPON A
PETITION TO ESTABLISH A
PROBATION ZONE AND THE
NECESSITY FOR A PROBATION
MARKETING PROGRAM FOR
DATES.

June 8, l943
Notice is hereby given that pur-
;uant to the provisions of the Agri-
.ultural Prorate Act, I am calling
l public hearing upon a petition
If date groves requesting the es-
Adjustment of a proration zone
md a proratiOn marketing pro-
.ram for dates, Said public hearing
will be held in the Auditorium of
he Coachella Valley Union High
school, Riverside County near
Coachella, California, on Wednes-
lay, June %, l943, at 1000 am,
Pacific War Time.
At said public hearing the Direc-
lor of Agriculture or his duly auth
)rized agent or agents will receive,
among other things, testimony and
evidence as to whether there shall
De established a pro"ation prOduc-
Jon zone for dates comprising an
area described in the petition or an
lrea otherwise described within the
State of California. The area COM
Jrising the proposed production zone
Is described in the petition is as
follows:
All of Imperial County, those
portions of Riverside County,
San Belnardino County and San
Diego County lying East of
Range Three 80 East, San
Bernardino Meridian, also all of
Inyo County all being within
the State of California"
Evidence and testimony will also
be received as to whether there shall
be established a proration market
ing program for said date proration
zone, and particularly whether or
not the economic and other fac
tual conditions required in Section
10 of the Agricultural Prorate Act
exist with respect to dates pro-
duced in said proposed zone.
All date producers who produce
dates within said described area for
commercial use, and other inter-
ested persons are invited to attend
and participate in this hearing.
(Signed) w. j. CECIL
Director of Agriculture.
Sealed with the Seal
Of the State Depart
nent of Agriculture
mo 00) GID |
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

We want no more depression. We want
work we want to be able TO buy decent
food, clothing and homes to live in; we
want security in illness and old age; we
want our children educated; and we
want at least some of the luxuries that
scienc2 and machinery have paraded be-
fore our eyes-an automobile, radio,
household conveniences.-Evans Clark,
executive director Twentieth Century
Fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
MAKE A MUST" NOTE
FOR NEXT TUESDAY

Next Tuesday, Imperial Valley has the
chance to reach out and buy about three
million dollars or more for some SS5,
000 CO.
That's equivalent to investing $50 and
getting back 100000, good profit in
anybody's language.
The OCCASION as every body knows, Is
the opportunity for the voters to endorse
the Imperial Irrigation districts second
r2funding plan, which will further light
en- the districts Indebtedness burden by
S3,500,000, the annual interest payments
by S88,000.
The plan is meeting with universal ia
vor. If all voters cast ballots, the pro-
posal would doubtless pass by ratio
of 80 to one.
A few early doubts on a few scores,
one by one, have been dissolved.
One question was whether we might,
after the war, be able to refund at less
than the three and one-half per cent
maximum proposed under this plan. 1t
has now become evident to everyone that
this rate is so low, so close to rates ap-
plying on federal securities which are
TIE safest in the world. that we should
seize the opportunity while it exists
The only other question which could
raise any doubt whatsoever is whether
by issuing some Though not alb non
rpfrndable or non-callable bonds, we
might regret the move at some later date.
And the sum and substance of the an
swer on this issue is that we can't have
our cake and eat it, too: we can't get the
low interest rate without exchanging
something; and it would be foolish to
miss the train now because mavbe. some
day, there might be bunch of more
"maybe's" we'd want to do something
elsa.
The onlv chance of the meritorious
PROGRAM failino lies in the possibility
that not enough good voters will go to
the polls.
So make a MUST" note for next
Tuecdav. = note reminding you to vote.
and get others to vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
" SCANNINGS--
Is RECOVERING

Ralph I. French, former deputy
district attorney of Imperial coun-
ty expected to be released from the
veterans hospital at Sawtelle the
first of next week. He is recover
ing from an operation ON his throat.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11

If the American people will mass solid
" behind the war there strength will ra-
inforce the spirit Of the men in the arm
ed forces. 1t will fortify the enthusiasm
Of labor for gigantic war production
and Influence management to back labor
in its effort.-Edward L. Bernays Of
New York. public relations expert.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
ROY FINDS WOMAN's LEG

SAN DIMAS, Calf. June Il. CUP
"A woman's left leg with the toe
nails painted brilliant red was eX-
amined by mystified police today.
They said the limb had been found
ON a rubbish heap by an ll-year-
old boy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOIIOWing edit
OridIS are presented as interesting Opin-
ions rOiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
{" Thew Say

When the wars are over and the
victory is won there may be a loud
clamor to send the boys home" If
the rehabilitation is diSorderly it
may well be a devastating shock to
oul society. Millions of young men
will have to be absorbed. The
problem demands our best thinking
and planning, lest through chaotic
rehabilitation we lose the very
democratic principles for which we
fight.-Navy Secretary Frank Knox.
For three weeks at a flying field
IL the desert the only water OBJ
tainable was in the coffee served
three time sa day. Then I got a
chance to hitch-hike a ride in
transport plane to a city where I
could get a bath. I flew 1900 miles
all told to get that bath, and I can
say it was worth every mile-Gen-
eral Electric representative, back
from Middle East.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11

Only by education, sacrifice and a re-
discovery of the teachings Of Jesus can
the road to enduring peace be found.
President Arlo Ayres Brown Of Drew
l.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
CUNNING IN THE DARK

All this anti-aircraft training is
concluded with night firing, in
which the crews must perform every
operation without the aid of light
So familiar must they be with then
guns that they can service the gur
in pitch darkness and without the
aid OF even an occasional flash
light beam. which might give away
their positions while putting the
guns in readiness for firing.
Where the searchlights go
through their drill in picking up
night bombers, 40 of the big lamps
ranging five feet and more in dia-
meter. throw their beams 10 miles
into the night skv. As the lights
may be widely spaced over sew
eral miles of ground when this
spectacle is viewed from a dis
tance, it gives the impression oil
tremendous Japanese flag pat
tern, the rays of light cOnverging
in a binding glare on the tiny
plane caught in the center of this
webb of light. The beams then
extend up and beyond, seeming
to reach halfway to the zenith,
and filling a huge sector of the
horizon with light display that
moves as the plane moves, rival
ing the show of an Aurora Bo-
reals.
Then, when you face about tC
watch the anti-aircraft firing, there
is an equally spectacular show. 9th
er searchlights have caught the tar
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11

the polls.
So make "MUST' note for next
Tuecdav, = note reminding you to vote.
and get others to vote
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

up TO a comfortable total, Maggie and her
mother bought a stall in the market and
sold oranges.
AS her income began TO rise Maggies
mother stuffed her with food and milk and
the little girl blossomed into beautiful young
woman.
When she was 10, she heard Of a beauty
contest to be held at Leeds. A friendly neigh
Dor, impressed with the girls looks, prom
ised TO advance her the carfare.
When she arrived in Leeds and found she
was expected 10 parade i'm bathing suit,
Margaret was alarmed She couldn't buy one,
for she had just enough money TO cover the
trip back home.
She went into a shop and found bathing
suit, an import from Paris. The price tag
showed that Maggie would have had 90 sell a
truckload Of oranges to pay for 1t.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

ton, one Of the studio heads caught Margaret
in the act Of shifting the white powder The
discovery made Margaret sick and she was
forced TO enter nursing home for treatment.
BY the time she got out, supposedly cured Of
the habit the leading role in the film had
been given TO someone else.
She returned TO the United States TO be
nearer a supply Of the drug and TO start
her career again But word of her habit
had preceded her and Hollywood, after the
Alma Rubens and Wallace Reid episodes,
wouldn't take the risk of starring her again.
She went back TO England, broken in spirit
and disconsolate about her future
At that time, six years ago the English
police were checking the mails for literature
supposed to have been mailed out by the Irish
Revolutionary Party. The publications had
been held 10 be seditious. 90
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

unanimous decision The prize paid for the
suit and got her back home.
She worked hard that year and finally
saved enough money 10 make trip TO Lon
don She had only two days there, but she
determined in that time 10 get a screen test.
In London, in her cheap furnished ROOM she
put on her elaborate bathing suit, wrap
around dress over it and a coat
When in a producers office, she found the
line ahead Of her too long, she went into
a washroom and removed her dress which she
stuffed into her handbag.
She applied some cheap makeup so that she
would appear as though she had just come
from before the cameras.
She walked past the receptionist, saying
''Mr So-and-so sent me. I'm in hurry
The reccptionist thought she was member
OF the cast Of a picture and let her 90 in.
The producer was thunderstruck when the
girl calmly removed her coat and showed her
beautiful body. He was also struck by the
girls Wit in getting past his sentres and
promised her a screen test that day.
II was successful and Maggie Burton then
became Margaret Burton Of the English screen.
With the money she earned, she booked pas
sage for the United States determined 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

Her toughest
tribulation came -
when she was liv-
ing recently at a
small West End Y
hotel In London.
Her next door "a
neighbor, a Mrs.
Coles, would some -
times forget to
lock her door at night. Mar
garet had been friendly with
her and observed how care
less the woman was. leaving
her valuables and checkbook
on a dressing table.
One night, Margaret slipped
into her room and stole some
blank checks. She forged Mrs.
Coles signature and then
made the mistake of cashing
them at Mrs. Coles own bank.
For her carelessness, Million
Dollar Margaret will spend
most of the year in Jail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

However, the clever
girl told the shop
keeper 20 send the suit
10 a nearby hotel ana
that she would drop by
the next day with the
money. or the suit IL
she d q cid e d not TO
keep IL
That afternoon she
wore the suit in the
contest and won a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

LONDON, Jan. IL
/fr HE Million Dollar Girl" Margaret
Andrews, has Just been sentenced to
serve nine months in Jail. And of
all things she was charged with forging
checks and stealing rug.
1t happened the other day at the Old Bailey,
this last tragic chapter in the extraordinary
life of the former beauty queen OF Hollywood.
The recorder Of the court, Sir Gerald Dodson,
could hardly believe his eyes when the prison
cr appeared before him for sentence
You are Margaret Burton Andrews ?" he
asked increduously
The haggard spectre before him wiped her
mouth with the back Of her hand and nodded
Her lank hair was matted against her brows.
premature wrinkles criss-crossed her checks
and she seemed 20 have a chill
you are liz" the judge asked kindly
When the woman didn't speak, police
woman said:
She has been q drug addict Your Wor-
ship and though she has renowned the habit.
IL has left its effects"
But the record" countcrod the recorder.
states that the prisoner is only thirty.three
years Of age"
The policewoman nodded sadly and the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

needs that she received she sold TO other adj
diets, thereby making an income for herself
Red Lewis" the vender who had provided
her with the drugs, was caught by the police
and given stiff sentence.
Margaret was released for six months to
undergo cure 1t was successful for the
time being and she was finally released
At that time she made a brave attempt
to recapture her past successes. Once again
she did the rounds of the studios and casting
offices in England, but she had lost much of
her looks and new stars were beginning to
rise. The unsavory publicity which she had
received didn't help any.
Her attorney revealed at her recent trial
her story Of how she had gotten the habit.
He said that while she was in Hollywood
she had had an operation for appendicitis
She was given drugs to dull her pain. That
proved a step in the wrong direction.
Before that she had married man named
Andrews and settled down for a while TO a
quiet domestic life.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

morning to her Savoy apartment.
She had eaten a big breakfast and
then gone TO bed. Her maid peeped
in on her at ten the following morn
ing, but thought she was sleeping.
Some hours later, she looked IN again
and was alarmed TO see her mistress
still in the same position
When she tried TO arouse her, she
found she was dead
An autopsy vas held and It was
found that Billie Carleton had died
of DRUG DOiSOniuP
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

prisoner began 70 SOD
silently. At that mo-
ment. she looked at least
twice her age.
After the sentence was
passed and the woman
led away to Jail and
health renewing treat
ment in the prison hos
pital, another chapter in
the young woman's sensa-
tional life came 10 a
close.
Margaret Burton An
drews was born plain
Maggie Burton in the VIII
lage Of Hunslet, England.
Her youth was anything
but glamorous.
In the early hours Of
the morning she and her
mother would pick wild
lavender and other flow
crs, walk miles 20 the
local market town of
Wakefield and hawk
them TO the townspeople.
Who'll buy my laven-
der ." was Maggic's child
ish plant and her under
nourishcd, frail little hand
would soon be full of
copper pennies.
AEhpn tho gppr1ine a TIaH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

crash Hollywood.
The studios had never
heard Of the English girl
and when she had almost
reached the end Of her
money she got a chance
TO play opposite Hoot
Gibson in Westerns.
She did this for a couple
OF years and then gradu-
ated TO parts in bigger
productions. one studio
spent a million dollars on
her publicity, clubbing her
the Million Dollar Girl"
She set a terrific pace
and, when she found she
couldn't keep up with it,
TOOK uope.
1t was the era in Holly
wood Of Alma Rubons and
Wallace Reid, both drug
addicts, and Margaret was
slated for a tragedy.
She was chosen 20 play
the lead in the film YER
sion Of Sir James Barrie's
The Boy David to be
made in England. But
when she left Hollywood,
she found she couldn't DO
without narcotics.
Just as the film was
about N on into prOCltic-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

In their routine
examination of the
mails. Scotland Yard
came across several
issues of New York
newspapers whic h
had been mailed from
the United States and
were addressed to
Margaret Burton An
dreWs.
Stuck inside the
copies were packets
Of drugs sent 10 her
by a notorious drug
peddler.
Scotland Yard had
been aware that dope
was being Struggled
into the country, but
they had failed TO
discover its source.
Fresh in their
memories was the
painful incident of the
death Of Billie Garlic
ton, a favorite come
dienne of London
Society.
II was just after
an Armistice celebra-
ton ball in London.
Billie had gone with
some friends and
then returned about
three o'clock in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

The shock caused by Billie
Cartoons death has not dimin-
ished with the years. At the
time, it forced a thorough in
vestigation of the drug habit
and for a while, Scotland Yard
thought that II was under con-
troll.
When the packets were dis
covered pasted in the pages
Of the New York newspapers,
the police headed straight for
Margaret Burton Andrews.
Margaret, who was then rs
years old, was found to be liv-
ing in some luxury in Con-
naught Square, She admitted
having drugs in her possession
and it was evident TO the police
that the surplus over her own
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

he English Beauty Queen Who Rose From Flower
;rl TO Hollywood Star. Now Finds Her Tragic Career
IS Drug Addict Suspended While She Goes to JuI for
Forgery and Theft
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

January 21, 1913