Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - November 9, 1937, Yuma, Arizona Today's News TODAY BY FULL THE YUMA DAILY SUN And THE YUMA ARIZONA SENTINEL Today's News TODAY WHILE IT IS NEWS 202 UMA Gleanings NOW OETTING to Mayor ler anil the City Duds on pulling the city's finances out of the rod and yelling them to the point where we're almost on a cash ami carry -o Twu arc- necessary whet licr an individual ness a city business a stale ur a First collect what b due o a bit less than to see Ihu city bear oa collections no in lotting folks forever ignore tax notices They want fire and police protection they want sanitary activities they want their streets cleaned they want their garbage hauled away they want their children educated o If we want it and get it we've got to pay for it u IIP We all like to dress up question about it From the we aru until we get too old to totter around we love ad- ing Kor that reason the Elks Fiesta dressing up is not going to bo difficult years most of UH havo had a yen for bright colors and gaudy I pings -o But wore ashamed to blossom out in without an excuse that the excuse is we're going to strut our and put on gain alt ire men and women boys and girls u We're going to show off just as we used to do on Hallowe'en nights when we kids And outside of the success of it no far as the Kilts lodge is con- cerned there's another angle Many a tourist now coining thru section of the country to cape the chill blunts of northern and eastern winter will remember us the most colorful place j they saw on their trip YOUTH IS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH Armistice Parade Services Thursday Westover to Speak In a again by war threats oi and internal strife and tional discord the 19th sary the armistice which ended the world's greatest aimed con- will be commemorated here Thursday with an indicated gaiety unprecedented in the pust decade id with a purpose clearer than peace olly in charge of the tier Uav by tic at Hour 1 1 Judge J H as the speaker A participated in by i f Jo Spanish folks go and like it and and national youth associations will rate the activities Armistice Hour j in front of Hie post office i building will follow j Veterans of Warn old open house nl I heir club house where a be the feature of celebration during the after- loon con tost between lima and Kinsman high schools at Doan flekl and a rodeo on the polo field arc scheduled ents during the At Night The dance of the ican Legion at the Hull on will Conclude the lay's events The day Is a legal holiday and will bo observed uu such out the city All public offices and i Continued on Page Two VFW SUPPORTS MISS PENNY AS FIESTA QUEEN Because of the withdrawal of Miss Ann Ross from the contest for queen of the Arizona Spanish Fiesta Nov members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars which ed her candidacy last un- voted to support the candidacy of Miss ny nominee of the American Legion Miss it announced was unable to accept the ation of the veterans nnU iary because of the stress of school duties Penny in one of five post World War orphans in whose father Howard Penny AKF veteran in the son hospital of the veterans ad- CONTINUED DM PAGE TWO Roll Group To Discuss Co-op Medicine Plan A of called cooperative movement In medicine which sometimes Is re- ferred tn as state Is lo Nike tonight at the Holl school house under the auspices nf the Home clubs of the district cooperative specialist of the regional office of the farm Security is t j lead the discussion A pot luck supper will he ed starting at 7 p m All persons Interested ure in- to attend Mlsa kins county home demonstration agent announces MOTORIST FINKI Fred hy city police for parking his cur In a private driveway today paid a fine lo Police Judge R I Winn I Man Taken Hack to 1 Michigan to Face M U Walton charged In Michigan with mm support of his wife and family was taken from the jail Saturday by i officers from thai state lo there for trial The com- plaint against him is pending in Adrian Mich Legion Giving Minstrel Want Home Fund j Nov On Friday night of this wed the post of American Legion is to put on u show at the first of a ies of activities designed in raise funds for the building of a new and auxiliary home The show will be given in the grammar school at I ami admission fee has been set at the low sum of LITTLE THEATRE MYSTERY PLAY ONE MAD NIGHT MAKES A HIT With a com in which and situations and unusual developed rapidly the Yuma Little Theater group last night presented the first of One Night to inaugurate the winter season here Jt was a which should argue well for the season Only one was lacking patronage The theater at First avenue and was perhaps half filled It scuts BOO Tops And yet the presentation in any ity was one that would have been Those who attended expecting lo sit through an unfinished and imperfect performance were pleased lo find themselves Those who -seen productions in larger communities attended last nights lo be critical found comparing Same Jury Serves On 2 Cases Today namo jury ed by Coroner Kd was ed In two Hilt morning While the Jury was being lo a local hotel to view body of Woodrow C Combs apparently a suicide a call came thai Lewis SO had been found dead in bis one room home by a son Tom Lewis Jurymen who viewed both bo- dies 0 It 11 E born Donald Koy Canfield Jj F They are to be called into sion at o'clock this after- noon after physicians have Ineil the busy of youth 10 and 8 Unit To Install Officers elected officers of the anil S society of the American lake place at Legion hall it was announced by It Robinson retiring chef tie gare Al will him as presiding officer The meeting will begin at eight o'clock Returned lo Texas On Forgery Count Clarence Morris recently annulled in a proceeding filed in superior court here by Mrs Morris left hist Saturday in custody of officers for Helton Tex where he is of forgery TWO CRIPPLED CHILDREN SENT TO HOSPITAL Two Yuma crippled victims of infantile paralysis were sent hist week by local civic organizations cooperating with the county public service to Tucson for treatment which may result In their complete recovery TM arc partially defrayed through the crippled children's division of the state county social security organization The cases first were the diagnostic clinic at Phoenix and reports from there indicated that with proper care and recovery might be brought about One of the children a 9 year old hoy was guardian for tilt other a 7 year old girl on the long train trip from Tucson Both were recent victims of in- paralysis Turn in Ticket Stubs Request that Ilium Queen tickets In of nil sold and stubs us soon as possibly so Hint the committee of ers cun boffin nor Ing oiul ing wits today by O J committee member Tho stubs lire to be turned over Secretory VV or lo Results of the count not be until contest ends suld Divorce Decree Granted Grounds 01 Abandonment i A decree of divorce j ed yesterday afternoon in ior court ID Lemley from Laurence Elmer Custody of the only child n son Uarrell aged KII months was given to he mother j who also was awarded ly for support of herself and child j The couple in mil on Oct 2 II was alleged that Mrs abandoned by her husband on l March P I The suit was not Negro Who Robbed Chinese Merchant Here Evades Police that the Negro bandit Saturday night assaulted and robbed Charley Soon Chinese grocer here had fled to nin expressed today after a thorough search of Yuma and had failed to locale any colored nmn fitting the tion given by Soon The Chinese the and knocked unconscious as he turned from the counter to the shelves to wait on the negro who appeared as H customer The assault took place in store at Ninth and Third street The looted the cash ister of and fled Another customer some time Inter found Soon on the floor and notified officers Jt WHS Ihu first robbery of this kind in Yuma in many months Several suspects been en into custody by officers but none lias been identified by Soon us his assailant TO BE SHOWN IN PARADE HERE A Hulled Slates flag with only 18 stars eight feet hy feel will appear in the Armistice tiny parade Thursday morning members of Hie American an anil also at Ihu Armistice night dunce lull Tim flag which loaned to the for sion hy 1 L handler of street Yuma was purchased hy public suh unit flew from a 100 foot In county Kansas in IKK I when and Cleveland wore campaigning for presidency of Slates N M Chandler was dian of the flag and after death of all donors flag nf genuine passed to Chandler MAYOR TO NAME COMMITTEE TO AID IN UNEMPLOYED CENSUS Tint lull participation by Y may in- in the census lo ho Tuesday S today will name i sp mayor's com ml I too to the of civic l labor and arc to ho Thru INisI Thu census is to be han I h the post office i lop ment with all city county stale officials coope rating witli a commit too to function in every city f nation While it was not specified Mayor Ingalls it is meeting of the ler named will be at mil of the chairman 1 bo i rl anil and hy government and a nf action for th municipal committees has been prepared by federal agencies and will be j milled In the committee j as an outline of thr scope of the work j Ordered Hy The wan ordered sonic I time ago by President Roosevelt j in an lo determine at a i I given time the unemployment i throughout the nation i Mov IG has been set as the j livery person unemployed and every person only part-time em- ployed are to be j cards already havo been i disti'ibuted by the office and CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO YOUTH DIES ILL BUT A SHORT TIME funeral services for man who died last night following mi will be held Wednesday ut p m at the O C Johnson it was announced today al the son Mortuary Interment will take place ia Lawn Memorial The young become ill day with obstruction and was operated on yesterday Born in South Dakota Feb 5 1916 he came to the Yuma valley 14 years ago He graduated from Yuma Union High school in 1935 and was a member of Co L Infantry Arizona National Guard He was employed at the Desert Ice plant arc his mother Mrs Neal Billiard of Avenue C in the Yuma valley two brothers Irwin and Gary Directors Map Campaign For Queen Candidate Plans for further activity in be- half of their candidate for queen of the Arizona Fiesta celebration Miss Helen HaRlie were considered last at a meeting of the directors of the Yunia club held at t h e home of Aubrey Details of the campaign are In be worked out during the next few days Included is un airplane trip to El Centro Brawley and Imperial tile week-end with Miss Hague as honor At five airplanes will lie used on the flight Mediums Changed It was announced that the club supper meetings will be held on night Instead tomorrow for the next three weeks Two of the three Thursday ings would have on Armistice Day and Day while the other Have been on the opening of Arizona IK To prevent this Wednesday night was for the ings i Filed In Office Month of various kind in- scores of conditional sides contracts ami tion notices in number were filed for record October at the office of Vermin C Wright connly re- corder for recording amounted lo o almost fnr each instrument filed For Imp Horse Show Must He In Tomorrow Anyone wishing to enter horses in the Imperial valley hois must have their entries in al the Folly and Dick by row night according to word here Maid Body Believe Planned Lying on a blood soaked bed the body of Woodrow C 23 or 24 years of age was found in a this morning some 24 hours after he had ently suicide by shooting himself thru the chest and thru the forehead with a 45 calibre old model Colt revolver Altho all six members of the jury were of the opinion that it was a case of suicide it was decided to have the county physician make a postmortem examination before the jury rendered its verdict Glenn Copple county attorney feared that there might be some question at a later date as whether it would have been A II AM 1C i possible for the unfortunate HULL MAIi 10 Lo first shoot FOUND DEAD FIRST ST striking suddenly took an resident of some time lifter evening it WHS by the ery of the hotly of Lewis SO lying in the one room hiB First street und nue he his home for tin few Discovery of the body by son Tom Lewis who nt home of his futher to in- quire it lie nil and If CONTINUED ON TWO I Ariz Education Meet Delegates Confer in Yuma himself thru the chest with a heavy calibre bullet and then have enough strength and courage to place the second bullet squarely thru the ter of his forehead It was Monday time around o'clock when young McCombs registered at the hotel A short time later be- tween and o'clock Ben F Mosely painting in the hotel heard three distinct shots at ular Immediately after- wards however he heard a car pulling out of the lot In the rear of he hotel and decided thai he had heard the car backfiring Thought Him Asleep Not lorn utter McCombs had registered mid had gone to his room Mary a colored maid in the lintel hml paused lit the dour of the room hy the young man She had ed thru the keyhole to see If the room needed her services and re- i ON PAGE TWO ly's participation In Arizona Education Association lion which Thursday fori days in Tucson were informally by delegates lust Saturday Tile delegates one for every 20 in county in- clude Clifton I K Q of Union High c principal of school Surah Porter Murray While principal of the school Miller ol of Roll school and Floyd Curtis pal of the Northern Yuma ty Union school al ker Most It U-II.H announced today all except 10 in the connly nrc of the As a result of all schools in Hie county except those at Rood Crane and will be closed from Wednesday afternoon until day morning The four will be dosed Armistice day Aged To Benefit By Curtailment Of Direct Relief As a result of the curtailment of direct relief costs increases arc to lie made in the amount of lil age assistance in Yuma ly it WHS today by of the county board of social curity and welfare The order was yesterday by slide board It ordered lhat all who do not have are to be dropped from the relief roils that and he ed from their homes to county hospitals or else dropped from re- mid announced thai indigent aliens would he Kiver tion tu their home country if means was left to the federal immigration The amount of increase to old pensioners is not known Larger allocations in funds so are to lie available to persons eligible for re- lief as ii result of i be curtailment it was said ing with the best that have been produced since ater movement begun back In the I It was 11 welcome from the routine of celluloid mas that predominate in ca's entertainment field Written Hy The vehicle a stage play ten by James Reach of The Bat and The Cat and the nary type chosen because In the production of it scenery changes were ted thus lowering production costs to the small group of Yu- mans who give of their time forts ami talents to make the Little Theater movement here a To comment too much on the itself would he possibly detract from the of those who are to attend night's second and final ation The plot not too deep is com- plicated enough to he delightful I and the development of it from I CONTINUED ON THREE 77.8 Miles of All-American Canal Excavated Working on Job YUMA CO Al close of last 77.8 miles of the can canal had been excavated cording to the monthly report ofj L 1 Kosier Bureau of mation engineer in charge of struction The extends from Imperial dam If miles of here to the west main canal in Imperial valley i The report in brief To date excavation of miles of the canal has completed and re- maining canal excavation is un- der contract No Callithan Company anil V I subcontractors resumed work during the latter month to remove mil at the way anil railroad Arav Junction After tho in No 6 tin con tractor moved had to Schedule -I to complete of the al in this schedule All of the schedules of havo completed Total for en yds Total dale r-n yds Per cent complete Coast ruction The contract under has been completed Total excavation for en Total tu 678.810 en yds Ml me tin n ami o Inc Work on the various features of the Imperial dam and works cont and is progressing The contract is complete Scat ions No Hock ami Snivel has Holmes Operating on a ulo the contractor processed cubic yards of sand and cubic yards of gravel The con- tract is complete No CM Surely Company I Tlic contractor work on the Sll am SSS and iMf Wash Iho of timber handrails at the bridge approaches nf i and backfill al al and JSl lias been and reinforcing steel been placed and concrete fin it Station The contract is No hambers Const ruction Com- pany was resumed ing the early part of the month bridge at Station MnH was placed ill QN PAGE county uf Ihu Keil stands J Uh in Arizona in jf roll call to it by Mrs J chapter chairman of county second Verde mining linni Roll call for year will gin Nov with Mrs K K Malinger as chairman and set by national ers at velt president of the American Red Cross had the say now tile C been ever ready in uf and have he ingly tlint wu have this of our which we can ex- press our humane impulses In addition these tasks which Ked Cross luis accomplished it many others of which Ihu public hours loss hut which of These include training in first aid in saving in of the sick in homo accident prevention he and training of million school children in Junior Red Cross has an im- step for tho training of in service and Admiral Admiral Cary T chairman nf the American Rod Our chapters and have been foned bv an nf CONTINUED ON J AGE THREE
