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The Whittier News from Whittier, California • 6

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-I. i Hi nmin ft fittfth.J x-w 1,4 iMWWMRJKT'i TV- -Vfi it Page ft THE WTlITTreR NEWS. SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1931 Doctor Jones Has Valued Collection Of Rare Old Songs si law? If they let it alohe, it wouldnt hurt He believed there were two causes for rejoicing by the dry element in tha recent report of the Wlckersham Commission which was overwhelmingly dry, and recommended further enforcement and the decision of tha Supreme Court on the legality -of iteenth-amendment -and lti Affirmative Squad Makes Clean Sweep Over Caltech Team Richard Nixon and Edwin Miller, representing Whittier' College, successfully upheld the affirmative aide ef the- free trade question last eve- RALLY ATCALVARY Dynamic Speaker Triend Missionary Arrives in Vhittier For Visit With Kin Miss Mary X. White of Port An-tonioTJamalca, arrived in Whittier this morning to' snend-riw-monttuc with her sister, Mrs. Anna W.

Marshall, US South Washington, and her brother, David H. Whits, 929 North Washington. Miss White, who is a Friend mis- slonary, has been in the tropics for 37 yean, ministering to the spiritual I Of an approximate 775 ex-servieg, ftnd nto nMya men living in this vicinity who are 9he Is quite well known among ell ible to 50 wr cent lotns on their Quaken In this territory, having vis-1 adjusted certificates. made possible iwl here former years, yestrrday when the Senate overrode Approximately every five years' i President Hoover's veto of tlie bonus I Miss White lakes a six months' bill, it is considered likely that 250 leave of absence from her trcplcai CONCERT TO BE PRESENTED BY CHORUS MAR. 3 The recond concert of the twelfth fMnn of the.

Whittier Men's Chorus. will be presented next Tuesday pight, Marsh. 1. In. JJie Jonallian Bailey auditorium.

The assisting artist Is Zaruld El-macalan. vocal soloist. Miss Elmss-dan is an Armenian girl and considered one of the, finest singers In the West. Following is the program: 1. Onward March" Adam Geibel 3, "Sleep.

My Lady, Bleep" Gwilym Gwent John H. Densmore in "Spring 8oiig of the Robin Woman" (ftom Shanewisi Cadman ibi Invocation to Life' fti "A Birthday" Zarutli WlmsMinti 1 The Old Folks Medley" W. C. Sheridan 5. When the Roses Reichardt-Scheerer 1 Dr Sandman" Protheroc (si Dith theure Halle" (from Tannhsuser) Wagner (bl.

My Sweet Schubert Zarulii Elmassian 1. Songs My Mother Taught Me" 7 Dvorak g. "Ma Little Dichmont The Martyrs of the Arena' Laurent de Rille Spross Woodman One at the most complete Pont jiOcncflt. which are yet In manuscript-tor la tha, possession of Dr. Jones, professor of History and -relation.

These ballade formerly trv 1 longed to hla late brother. Dr. B. Jones, professor of English at Mich igan State Normal at Kata maim More than 15 yean wu' spent 1: the work of gathering these o' songs together, and was acqor pllshed during a time In which Jones was associated 'with sever groups of people interested in th 1 wok. The collection include aev eral hundred ballads, soma England, Ireland, Ftanv and Canada, and others from parts of the United States.

Dr. T. Jones, stduent of XWL. life. In studying the work of brother, finds a oloee rotation hr.

tween Indian ballads and Negro bal. tads of the South. It la apparen that In both types there are th? seeds of a purely American must-distinct In type from any other in the world. Completion and publication of tlv collection will be announced in th: future. He said that the wets are organised.

and tha year 1932 la to be a critical one on this question. People can help tha situation by being dry in practice end talk, by voting dry, end by electing dry men to public office. mi Ethel (. Hubler of the California Voice presided at the meeting wUUi Dr. Nanney, local member of committee of arrangements.

David MscDouga! gave several solos and led the singing- Hoover Signs Naval Appropriations Bill St I'aiM fmt Utt-4 Win WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, President Hoover today signed the naval appropriation bill, next to last of the government supply bills which must be passed before Congress adjourns next Wednesday noon. Only the second deficiency measure remains to be sent to the w)ie House by post, returning to visit friends and relatives in the United States. This trip Is one of her periodical pilgrimages to the outside." wilLavail-themselves of financial aid at this time, according to Adjutant Guy Dixon of American Legion Post No. 51.

Whittier, i The Soldlera' Bonus Bill, which at once became an active measure when both the House and the Senate overrode the objrcions of President Hoover, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, tlie Assistant Secretary, and a number of leading banka of the nation, permits the immediate borrowing of 50 per cent of the face value of each ex-service man's adjusted insurance certificate. The amount of ready cash wliich will Immediately go Into circulation 1 throughout the country is incalcul- The three hardest metals known are nickel, cobalt and manganese. The Factor of SAFETY A GOOD ENGINEER, in designing bridge or other weight-carrying structure, computes and provides a Salient Points An enthusiastic meeting, largely of an educational nature, was held in the Calvary Baptist Church last evening. It wee in the nature of a prohibition rally, sponsored by tha Council of Churches. The principal speaker of the evening was Errol Shour, dynamic attorney and lecturer of Los Angeles.

While Mr. Shour la at present a lawyer, ha la a registered pharmacist and knows all the ramification! of drug store bootlegging. Aa a lawyer he knows the disastrous consequences which come from those who treed the devious path of law violation, so he is well fitted to discuss the question. He said that he waa deeply luter-ln the problem for four rea-First, as a cltixen of the United 8tates he wanted to see the law-enforced. Second, as a father of a little child, he wanted the world made a decent place In which to rear her.

Third, as lawyer wh'. had sworn to uphold the law o' the United States, he wanted laws on the statute books. Fourth si a Christian, he thought the prohibition lew wee right In Itself, and made for better living. In answering some of the ergu- menti of the wets he said, "They argue that the prohibition law cen never be enforced. Let ua make an honest effort to enforce it- Put; teeth in the law, give Jail sentences.

and give this method a trial. Put men in authority who are dry and believe in the Uw. "They argue that one can't leg la-1 tats moral Into man No. but you can make them understand the effects' of law breaking, and that they must be enforced for the com good. "The Ten.

Commandments have never been entirely enforced after being tried for thousands of years, yet we would not like to repeal the -laws against murder. "They argue that someone 'tUppe0 over a law while the boys were in France; hut the faeta are that the men who legislated those taws were elected by the. boy before they went to Stance; "The answer to the argument that there Is nothing wrong In drinking Is that anything which hurts the body and dulls the faculties is wrany in Itself. "That personal liberty appeal is all bunk. Everyone has to give up come of his Independence for the good of his country, end the protection which It gives No one cen drive through traffic stupe on publicly owned streets.

Poison liquor kills people. Why do people drink the Jamaica ginger which is 90 per cent pure alcohol when they know- It is against the id any pri extraordinary circumstances develop, his work will strength very much beyond any probable strains. Then, if extraordtnai Our Periodic Inspection Service BEATS TROUBLE nlng, defeating Messrs. Hutchinson and Getxman of Caltech by a score of 3-0, The feature of the argument wee the strong rebuttal at Mr. Nixon, in which he narrowed the issue down to Its moral aspects and drove home the point that high tariffs are powerfully conducive to warfare.

Both boys delivered excellent For tha loser Mr. Hutchinson wee especially convincing in his delivery, and Justly won the second peaking honors which the Judges conferred upon him. Trd Ing. prominent Hawaiian student at WhttUer, presided last evening as chairman, and three well-known local attorneys, R. T.

Walters, Thomas Bewley and Roger Johnson acted as judges. FELLOWSHIP OF PRAYERi- DAILY LENTEN DEVOTION P.WAUD 6Y TUB AM ClAtENCEg. WlSQf. tXL FOB THU COMMISSION ON bvangcusm or-THermsAL council ob me chuaches 0f MMfT IN AMCACA THE WOMEN "For the loved Luke 7:47. (Read Luke Meditation This word about the "woman who' was a sinner will apply to tha devoted group who followed with the twelve and provided means for this preaching tour.

We shall have a glimpse at them egain at tha very end. They loved much and their love waa not chilled either by peril to themselves or by the apparent failure of Jesus. The deep affection and the faithfulness of women have been a treasure of Christian Church from the beginning. The one religion that gives to women a proper recognition and a place, has had and atm hat large returns, if they were to fail ua, our hope would grow dim. For the mothers of men ark 'the guardians of the future.

Prayer God whose holy light has shone about us in the Uvea of good women, we pray that this Ught may not grow pale-or go out in darkness; that the vanities of this present world may. not have power to turn, our women from their high Amen. Today's Bridge Lesson By WM. E. MeKENNEY Secretary Awertesii Bridge Lesgwr ARTICLE No.

144 White we may deal hands for long time before we meet the fol- -lowing situation, nevertheless it Ik in emphatic example of unblocklny. NORTH 4-3 n-7-3 I. 6-5-5 in IB- K-Q- 2 7-3 1 I 9-6-4 0-1- P-B- 1C-7- 6-5 4-2 aOUTH DEALER SJ-A-0-9-5-2 A-M0-V6-4 still stand. Security-First National Bank' designs the structure of its loans and investments on the same principles, seehing. always to keep' within a safe margin on the right side of the line.

The public, we find, appreciates having that "factor of safety which keeps their Bank safe at all times and able to meet the legitimate credit demands of Hs community. WHITTIER BRANCH C. CURKSON, Manager Whittier, California CecurityFirstXatiokal uBankofLosAngeles 1 THESE only small charge for this servSee Tut'Whai' a lot of worriraent it lifts from your boulders, It not only keeps your car oit-lit foes through minor adjustment bat forestalls many serious rrpairiand replacements. Drive in. for information.

Courteous attention. Modern equipment' Complete stork of genuine Ford parts and accessories. -And a real desire to serve J. H. ELLIOTT- Authorized Ford Dealer 2Q1-207 SGresnleaf Whittier "That la certainly good new about tha allocation of 9160,000 tar a new post oft ice bidldlng ror Whittier.

Now If the next session of Congress has any-money left In the treasury, we may get the building next year," nld the Man In the First Chair. -I supposed we would start on building at onee," said the First Chair Berber. No, that isn't the way it Is done. First the Post Office and Treasury Department name I he amount allocated. end then Congress In-' rludea It hr the regular appropriation bill, but since that has already been passed for this session.

It will be next fall before we can get action," said the Man In the First Chair. "Well, we can start a scrap over.the site and get that over before next fan. Personally would like to have the post office on West Philadelphia, because that Is where I have a place of -business, said the Man in the Second Chair, "What would be wrong, with the comer of Ccl- lege and Comstock owned by J. W. Cox? That would be centrally located and on a wide street," said tha Man Who Waa Waiting a Chair I expect the Government will send out a Board to surrey the situation and probably that Board will have a good deal to say.

about the said the Man In the First Chair. "The Chamber of Commerce has been working for a new building for some time. Congressman Evans was shown all over the town and told of the crowded condition of the present quarters aa -well as the crowded condition of the street where the poet office -now' located. There is another evidence of the real value to a community of a wide awake of Commerce," said the Man Who Was Reading the Paper. "Not changing the subject but they tell me that the blll to Increase the number of Judges the Superior Court bench at Los Angeles by 12 appointments, 1 has a good chance to pern this session of the Legislature.

That give Governor- Rolph an opportunity to select a whole Jury of Judges, said the Man in the First Chair. "I heard that Whittier has at least two aspir- ante for appoints epttp the Bench, Attorney Walters and Attorney M. X. Church, i laid the Man In tha Second Chair. "Who is Attorney- Church? Does he have an office In Whlt-' tier? asked the First Chair Barber.

"Attorney Church lives on Dorland Avenue and maintains an office in Los Angeles. He la associated with Attorney. Mitchell end they are In the Washington Building at Third and Spring. He served in -Idaho as a judge In a court and would not be averse to serving here If appointed." said the Man in the Second Chair. certainly would like' to see some sort of political plum dropping down in the tap of Whittier man.

We have always -been crowded away from the trough when the political pap waa being served, said the Man In the First Chair. our turn la coming. If we can land Harry Btoney on the Fish and Game Commission and get a Whittier man on the Superior Court Bench, what with a new poet office building and the prospects of a Congressman when, the new districts are carved out, we will be on the up -and-uR- iaRTthe' Mkn In the Becond Chair. Getting away from politics -rl would like to remind you that on next Tuesday evening tha. Whittier Men's Chorus its mid-season concert features ZarOhl.

Elmassian aa the special artist. Miss Elmas-, slan' ls a drama tio soprano cf considerable fame, said the Man Who Waa Reading the Paper. .1 always attend the given by the Mens With as without a special artist the programs are always won-. derfuL Whittier can sort of swell up with pride-over haring such an organisation of home -said the Man Who Was Waiting for a Chair. Next." said the Head Barber.

Until the time of Peter the Groat. 11689rl725u.Russla: jras. almost jilrely Asiatic In character. free Delivery 1 Trie. 417-428 H.

C. Cash Market Groceries, Meats, Frnits, Vegetables 1 Live and Dressed Pool try Prop. ,1402 W. Hadley 84. 1 WHITTIER TRANSFER STORAGE COr 122-24 North Csmateet Moving Packing Cratmg, Storage Goods Shipped Eaat at Bednced Bates able ss a great majority of veterans will not take advantage of the loan.

However, it has been estimated that at least flOQ.OOO will go to tlje eligible men In this particular territory. In the Anal analysis, it must be admitted that Whittier has been fortunate In this national wave of depression but there are many known cases of veterans In actual want who live here and to whom this loan will come as a God-sent offering. Interviews with several World War veterans lead to the suer Lion (hat every ex-service nian in Whittier and vicinity considers this bonus bill ip "sacred" light. With but very lew exceptions, no ex-sold ler who is not in actual want will take advantage of the loan. He will not arbitrarily place a greater burden upon the.

shoulders of Uncle Sam titan is strictly necessary. The same high impulses which governed him, as he faced a deluge of lead in ITance will govern him now. His patriotism is not dead, i Itls known that the money which will come Into this territory will be used In the payment of overdue noictT. bills contracted through sickness. payment on homes, and- various bills, the payment of which win materially aid not only the Individ-- ual but the i 7J I In a plea cent out to American Legion Posts throughout the country, the Veterans Administration has asked that veterans who can do so delay application lor loank as long as possible.

This action will permit those buddies in actual want to be ministered, to immediately. It la alio pointed out that loans can be greatly expedited by properly filled out applications. In' this connectionT Comm aider Carroll H. Haffner and Adjutant Guy Dixon have offered the facilities of the local post to those wishing to make applications whether or not members of the post! Proper loan forms will be In their hands early next week and at that time they will welcome the solicitation of any World War veteran who la In need- of advice. New Car Dealers: NEW CAB DEALER FOR Nows the Time To Haye our Car Overhauled Get It Done Whefe You Bought It Or at the Dealer Who Sells That Make of Car! Every New Car Dealer In Whittier is ready to offer yea a moat complete Repair and Overhaul service.

They employ only expert mechanics who are trained ln serviring that particular make of nr aim who know engines men who have had long yean of training and experience In getting every atom of power ont of motors men who are personally acquainted with each not and bolt throughout-your ear. Porn it not stand to reason that yon win receive better, more prompt and lest costly service if you take your car where yoa bought it whenever it is In need of any servfre or ln rsse ofauycollbioo- I -It la worked on by mechanics who an thoroughly familiarwithTt, who have the exact and right toob to wark with and who' can do the work promptly and at the smallest eoeti DONT TRUST FOUR CAR TO JACK. TOM AND WHO PUTTER ABOUT WITH ALL MAKER OF CARS AND ARE NOT THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH ANY IN PARTICULAR AND WHO HAVE NOT THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR USE ON EVERY MAKE OF CAR. 72 of all Chevrolets are still in use This Advertisement Is I i lr i 7 Tha JUng The bidding at contract would t.V Interesting. South holds two hid (table suits one a six-card suit and the other a five.

Tits slg-card suit should be bid therefore South would open with a heart. West would overcall with two clubs, North would i bid two diamonds. But would pass. South wouldshow hla other suit by bidding' two spulea. He would be Justified in forcing and bidding three spades, west would pass and North would bid three no trump.

South 'would bid four- hearts to how a six-five distribution and North would carry it to four no trump, which should close the contracting. The Play But opens with a dub, the -aull hta partner bid. The declarer' la confronted with an Interesting situation. He can win this trick and be In hta Own hand, but his prob- tarn ta how to stay there to run the -diamonds. He should win the fir', trick with tha ace of dubs His diamond suit lodes pretty wen set up, therefore the ace and king of diamonds in dummy are useless to -him and or the ace of clubs he should discard tha ace of diamonds.

His next play should be the king of dubs, and on this he should dis- card foe king of: diamonds from dunfiny, thereby iinblocklng th diamond suit. It ta now every' easy to run- oft lx straight diamond tricks, discarding from dummy three small spader and three email hearts. West wculci -follow with two diamonds and two small dubs, a heart, and If he had Hfcrvt Would bear down to hU Stlne" of spades. The declarer would then a heart or a spade from his but should not take either i as wants to make sure ofl making four no trump; I While this hand shows in aa exaggerated manner unblocking play, similar aituailohc, perhaps af little more difficult to recoghtae, will cone at tha bridge table and you should he very careful not to block1 off A hand that has winning cards. (Copyright, 1931, NBA Service, Inc.) MOTORCYCLE POLO POPULAR POND DU LAC, Wis, Feb.

3. i SUP Polo, played on motorcycle, the froeen surface of Lake Win-' I iiebago, provided srv.t -ement at the annual whiter carnival and these benefits find even fuller and finer expression In the Chevrolet Six of today! New low prices Ronds ter, 9 175 Sport Roads ter with rumble eat, 9495 Coach or Standard F1t-Window Coupe, $545i Phaeton, 951 Standard 9535( Sport Coup (rumble neat), 957S Convertible Cabriolet, 961S Standard Sedan, 635 Special Sedan, 630. Fricee f.o.h. Flint, Mich. Special equi pom During the paat 20 years the American public has purchased 48365 Chevrolet care.

Seventy-two per cent of these 3,511,651 are still in active service! Such a record demonstrates the soundness of Chevrolet's policy oMiufljtng the very best ear possible for the price. This policy "s'. has brought iqiuy important benefits to the buyers of low-priced care. S- by the Following Whittier USED CAB, PATRONIZE THE QUALITY AND SERVICE NISW CireVROtET SIX -v- As! I 111 i Is I ,4 neCraofA Vaima See Year Dealer Bel: LE8TM AUTHORIZED DEALER 214-216 South GrnenW" Phone 420-35 teas, i. k.

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