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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19

on was a fairy rug. Whoever sat on
it and made a wish to be from one
place to another-presto! There
they were. The rug flew through
the air with them"
why, that certainly is fine!"
said Uncle Wiggily "It's better
than a jitney bus or an automo-
bile"
"Of course it is" agreed Bunty.
you don't need any gas or oil or
anything like that. Oh, Unkie
Wigl" she begged, will you please
get me a magical flying rug?"
Get you magical flying rug,
Bunty!" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily.
why, what would you do with it?"
Il would ride, like the Prince,
through the air, from one place
to another" Bunty answered.
And, Unkie Wig" she, went on,
using more baby talk, Il would take
you riding with me-"
uni That certainly would be-
nice,' said Mr.. Longears. But,
Bunty, my dear, l don't know
where to get you a flying rug"
You must travel far and wide, "
Bunty said. That's what the
Kings son, who was the Prince,
did He travelled far and wide
well" said Uncle Wiggily, "I
might do that. I do a lot of travel
ing, as it is, looking for adven-
lures, so l might as we'll look for
a flying rug for you, Bunty'
"Oh, please do" begged the lit
tie orphan rabbit. II SO much
want a magical flying rug
"All right agreed Mr.. Long
ears. But don't say anything to
my wife or Nurse Jane. They
might laugh at us"
II won't say a word!' whispered
Bunty. SO the rabbit gentleman
started out TO look for a magical
flying rug. And what happened
next I'll tell you in the story after
this, which will be about Uncle
Wiggily's magical ride
And I do hope the peanut but
ter will stop tickling the slice OF
bread when they are doing their
dance on top of the chocolate cake
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
NOT A WISE JUDGE

A police recorder in a New Jersey town
II had what he thought was good idea
in administering punishment to Juve-
niles, but found out when he had tried 1t
that it was boomerang.
Three youngsters, arrested for dis
turbing the peace in theatre, were SEN
fenced by the recorder to receive whip
ping, consisting of 10 lashes each, the
whipping to be administered by police
man in the presence of the boys par
ents.
The whipping was administered before
a group of the boys companions, asso-
ciated with them in the theatre nuisance,
but not quite as guilty as the ring lead
erS.
Ten licks with belt is no great COR
poral punishment. The statement is not
made unduly, but is founded on eXper-
ience.
1t is a certainty that no great pain
was suffered by the youngsters in ques-
tion.
The recorder had hoped to make an
example of them, before the other boys,
but he forgot what he should have re-
membered from his own youth. The
chastised youngsters, instead of being
considered horrible examples by their
comrades, were Immediately considered
heroes. sss sakAfN
To be licked by cop and come out
of the affair alivel Why any youngster
would consider one who accomplished
that as hero.
The recorder showed lamentable lack
of knowledge of boy psychology. A
strapping, in some cases, may be quite
the thing. But it should be given in
privacy, a la the old woodshed, where
the youngster has nothing savoring of
the hero about him.
Had this judge taken the trouble to
find out the vulnerable point in these
youngsters, and based his punishment
on that, he would have been far more
successful than he was. Every young
ster has some tender point on which he
can be touched. 1t takes little trouble
to find it, but when it is found worth
while results can be accomplished.
Boys who are guilty of petty wrong
doing should be given no chance to pose
as heroes. Nor should they be placed
in the light of criminals. There is
happy medium and it is worth seeking.
Mr.. Hoover ought to be able to qualify
as ringmaster for five ring circus when
he gets through his term. (Or terms).
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
ARMY TRANSPORT
SERVICE SEEKS
FOR WHEELMAN

The United States civil service
commission calls attention to an
open competitive examination for
wheelman to fill present and fu-
ture vacancies in this position in
the U. S. Army Transport Service,
war department, for duty on trans
ports sailing from San Francisco,
Calf. The entrance salary for this
position is $1,O92 a year, less $252
a year for quarters and subsistence
furnished the employee.
Considerable difficulty has been
experienced in securing sufficient
qualified eligibles for this position
and persons who can meet the re-
quirements are urged promptly to
apply for this examination.
Application forms and further in
formation as to requirements may
be obtained from the manager, 18th
u. S. Civil Service District, Room
241 Post Office Bldg, San Francis
co, Calf, or from the secretary,
board of U. S. civil service exam
iners in any of the larger cities in
the state of California.
Applications must be filed in
complete form in the office of the
district manager at San Francis
co, Calf. not later than the hour
of closing business on February 25,
1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19

ed at chamber headquarters as to
what action the stores of the city
would take on this holiday and, for
the benefit of the business houses
of FL Centro, the following list of
holidays, approved by the Associ-
ated Chambers of Commerce special
committee, is published: New Years
Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July,
Labor Day, Armistice Day, Thanks
giving Day and Christmas. No 9TH
er holidays will be observed by re-
tail firms of the city.
County offices, city offices, banks,
the Imperial Irrigation district, and
other places Of business which OBJ
serve state holidays generally, will
be closed on Monday.
B. NJ. Gruwell, city superintend-
ent of schools, states that there
will not be a school holiday on that
day because of the fact that the
El Centro schools have no extra
holidays available if they are to
close on the date agreed upon in
the spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
RETAIL STORES
NOT TO OBSERVE
HOLIDAY MONDAY

In accordance with action taken
by the Associated Chambers of
Commerce of Imperial county last
summer, the retail stores of FL
Centre will remain open on Mon
day, February %. This statement
was made today by Howard P.
Meyer, chairman of the merchants
protective committee of the El Gen.
tro Chamber of Commerce, who
stated further that all stores hav-
ing employees who desired to at
tend the annual countrywide Mas
onic meeting on Monday would per-
init them to absent themselves from
business on that day TO attend the
celebration.
Many inquiries have been receiv-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
Boxers Manager
Beats Off Bandits

LOS ANGELES, Feb. ~. tu,h)-
Charles Harvey, manager of Steve
Hamas, sensational young heavy
weight boxer, can't knock out fight
ers the way his charge does, but
can fight armed bandits for $4,000
Police revealed his achievement
today, relating that Harvey knocked
aside the guns of two bandits who
followed him to his hotel room
Wednesday night and grappled with
them. He received a severe beating,
but raised such a furore the robbers
fled just before Hamas arrived in
response to his cries.
The $4,000 had just been received
as the purse Hamas won by knock
ing out Armand Emanuel Tuesday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
APPLES PAY TUITION

MADISON, Wis. W.P,-First re-
turns from the sale of apples from
his fathers prize winning orchards
at Baraboo have convinced Arthur
Bassett that this occupation can
prove as helpful in financing him
through a short course in agricul-
ture at the University of Wiscon-
sin here as it has in aiding the
unemployed
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February 10. 1917

Junk dealers will likely be put
in the same class as pawnbrokers
if the plans of county supervisors
are carried out. 1t is proposed to
provide an ordinance to cover the
purchase of all second hand mater
ial. Purchasers of second hand
materials will be compelled to keep
a record of goods received as an
aid to police officers in tracing
stolen articles.
February "a, will be known as
Bond Petition day in accordance
with a resolution adopted today by
the directors of the Imperial Irri-
CATION district.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
District Heads
At Coast Meet

Two directors and three officials
of the Imperial Irrigation district
went to Los Angeles yesterday to
attend a conference with Metropol-
itan Water district officials today.
The conference was called for the
purpose of discussing amendments
to the Metropolitan districts con-
tract with the United States gov
ernment as it is deemed necessary
to have the contract conform exact
ly with the terms of the All-Am-
erican Canal contract.
The local group was composed OF
President John L. Dubois, Director
Mark Rose, Secretary F. H. Nc
Iver, Chief M. j. Dowd, and Chief
Council Charles L. Childers.
Rabbit breeders will hold show
at Compton, Los Angeles county,
tN
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19

MADEIRA county has made con-
tinuous studies of pasture grass,
alone and in mixed lots of several
varieties and much has been
learned about spring and fall
sowing.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
TEN YEARS AGO
February 10 1922

Purpose and achievement, backed
by such answering enthusiasm
and will as must lead to success,
proved assuring keynote last night at
Seeley of one of the most enthus-
iastic meetings of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce ever held
since the organizations founding.
The Tax Payers association of
Ell Centro met last night for a
consideration of candidates for
municipal offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
Ell CENTRO'S AFFAIRS
w. G. COSTELLO
Manager

WITH all bills paid, cost of govern
w ment low, bonded Indebtedness only
one-third of capacity, and sufficient
money IN the treasury to take care of
any ordinary emergency, Ell Centro's city
government business is in excellent con-
dltlon, according to the comprehensive
report presented to the city council by
the city engineer
This condition must be extremely graf
flying, not only to the city officials but
to the taxpayers. With so many NUM-
cipalities in circumstances almost as un-
desirable as are some private businesses,
Ell Centre can indeed be proud of its
showing.
The gist of the engineers report is
now being published by The Press in in
stallments, and we urge all readers to
follow it closely. 1t will give them
good insight into public affairs and make
them familiar with the various phases
OF city government.
In the report the engineer very frank
ly states that his purpose in presenting
such a voluminous report is to show the
city's actual condition in preparation
for the bond issue to provide an adequate
sewer system which is to be voted on at
the coming election.
To some, the mere thought of a bond
issue at this time is nightmare Others,
by studying the report, will see that a
bond issue at present would be good
business. The sewer is a necessity. At
this time materials and labor will cost
less than they may cost year or two
hence.
One cannot read the report without a
realization that the men at the head of
Ell Centro's city government are giving
the same conscientious attention to the
city's business that they would give their
own affairs. While this is to be expected
of them, the contrary is so often true of
public officials, that the council and
subordinate officers are deserving of
commendation.
Engineer Knights spent a good deal
of time and effort in preparing the re-
port and reading it convinces US that he
did good job
Braggart, Superior Judge Carl
Stutsman of Los Angeles, rules in a d.
vorce case that man is boss in his own
household.
Those "a seaplanes which landed in
San Diego bay yesterday could have
made just as good landing in the val
foI
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19

A contract has been let at Bak-
ersfield, Kern county, for an $85 900
building for the First Baptist
church.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Yearp
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 10. 1912

The automobile passenger serv-
ice between Imperial and Holtville
has been re-established, beginning
yesterday. One round trip will be
made daily.
The third annual convention of
the Imperial County Christian En-
deaver union will be held in the
Congregational church at Calexico
next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19

Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at
the Post Office, at
EI Centre, Calf, as
Second = Class Mat
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19

Braggart. Superior Judge Carl
Stutsman of Los Angeles, rules in d.
vorce case that man is boss in his own
household.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19

Mr.. Hoover ought to be able to qualify
as ringmaster for five ring circus when
he gets through his term. (Or terms).
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-19

Those "a seaplanes which landed in
San Diego bay yesterday could have
made just as good landing in the val
lev. today.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
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Mrs. Sims opened with one spade, West
passed, Mr.. Rau raised to two, East passed
to await developments and Mrs Sims bid the
spade game. When this got around to East,
he hoped on it exultantly with business
double, apparently confident that his daring
opponents were Stretching their cards" and
being himself anxious TO atnne for the previous
unfortunate hand Mr. Ran, knowing that the
side was still well behind and had to grasp
every opportunity for extra points. made bold
redouble.
The diamond jack was he'd to the king. the
ace returned, and then East switched to- the
heart eight Mrs.. Sims let this run To- the
jack and there was mo- longer any chance of
beating her. The spade ten, covered by the
jack, was taken by the ace, the last diamond
rufned, two hearts and three clubs cashek
When the fourth club was led from dummy,
East had left only the spade queen, eight and
deuce. No matter what he did, he could take
only one trick with tiluse trumps, for Mrs.
Sims held the ace, four and three, and had
in dummy the nine and six OF trumps. The
redoubled contract gave her side enough points
to almost catch up with the opponents, who
were now completely routed mentally. Before.
their panicky state ended, their side was beaten
beyond repair.
What man wouldn't get kick out of seeing
his wife do ths most brilliant work of all ON
a tournament deal played by a roomful of
people? The following hand prodnced such
performance in a recent competdtion of the
Writers and Artists Bridge Club i'm New York.
West was the dealer, with only his side vulner-
able. 1t was bid differently at every table, as
will be related next week. What bidding would
you favor?
Evening star., 1932-05-15
The BRIDGE Forum

knowing the facts-such as having been called
away to answer the telephone-sportsmanlik
opponents would remind him of the progress
Of the bidding. In the ab5ence of some
such unusual interruption; they have every
ground TOR standing on the legal rights they
surely possess; and refusing to give the in
formation. In fact, 1t is unfair to put them
in the position Of having to refuse it.
East bid one diamond, South passed. Then
South asked East iohat he had bid East, under
the impression that he had bid one no trump.
said he had bid one trump North pointed
out that the bid actually ,pas one diamond and
sa that Easts stutement about trump bid
therefore constituted giping his partner unan-
thorized information about his hand. thus du-
tomatically barring West from part;c: patton in
the contracting. Was North right?
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Geld M-WheYr to Find More ofH

Philadelphia or any other city to gather the
gold under its foundations, but 7 do believe
that within few years means VIII be found
Of extracting gold from very low grade sources
which win greatly increase the worlds supply
The present alarm over possible gold
shortage, broadcast from Geneva and re-echoed
throughout the world, is largely due to an
unsound economic distribution of the world
metal In nature.
Man has extracted suficient Of the precious
metal for his needs for many centuries and
has probably not exhausted natures supply
Further exploration, improved methods 0f
mining and a more sound economic distribution
of the supply will insure all the gold the world
needs for generations to come"
Copyright. Ig32J
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Lindbergh
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weather conditions are usually better in the
upper air than close to the ground.
CO Indy went up to height of nearly three
- miles and set a ross-continental record of
IA hours and % minutes. He flew the COURSE.
in three hours less time than any one had
flown before. Anne went along. This fight
established the fact that the upper air Is better
for transport than the lower levels.
But Indy didn't rest up. One week later
he arrived In Havana a fight with mail
that he had brought across the Caribbean Sea.
He nauglrated the Miami Cristobal route at
this time
The birth of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, jr,
was the next important event in the famous
household. He was born at the Morrow home
In Englewood, N. j., on June %, 1880.
IN the Summer Of 1880 Congress started to
review Lindy's achievements. Three years had
passed since he had flown across an ocean to
fame But he had gone right on establishing
new records and chartering new air paths. This
was remarkable, Congress decided H gave him
a medal Of appreciation. President Hoover pre-
sented It in August of 1880.
Lndhergh's next triumph came In the Sum-
mer Of 1881. He and ANNE decided that they
would fly To the Orient The State Depart
ment announced that they were going I'm
July they left, as goodwill ambassadors to
the East.
Evening star., 1932-05-15

'---------- i'4'or1e hfs pzrnsr regarding any de-
tail, except what the contract is and whether
u ----a u rcGouJIe4, LAC deciarer or either ad-
versaTy, as the case may be, may call lead as
soon as it is the turn Of the offending side to
lead.
Nothing is said in the laws about what oc-
ours if member Of the other side gives infor-
nation about the contracting to an opponent
who requests it; obviously there could be 60
penalty to either side If this were done 1t Is
plain, however, that the purpose Of the law Is
to penalize player for carelessness and mat
tentinn, which is proper: the side which pays
closer attention is to that extent playing bet
ter bridge and deserves a reward for doing So
The player, therefore, who has failed to pay
attention and consequently deserves to suffer
thereby, is endeavoring to escape the lust
consequences Of his own laziness when, he
asks for information to which he is not en-
titled II he had some good excuse for not
Evening star., 1932-05-15
ALaap q Week

Is it ethical for the original leader to ask
for a complete repielo OF the bidding after the
costructfng has ended and it has become his
turn to tead2 Can declarer and dummy legaIly
refuse TO Gllofu the rerie1U? Does good sports
n,Gusitip demand that they giue such a reuiew2
During the contracting, at any time prior ts
the final pass which ends 1t, the laws provide
that information must be given concerning its
details, even including a complete review Of it.
But, after it has ended, IL either adversary
Evening star., 1932-05-15
The "F0urth Meal"

Bridge has brought into being fourth
meal of the day" for many people, in the re-
freshments at the close OF evening game;
and for stin others 1t has inserted fifth one,
at tea time As q result of this it has even
char gei the business methods of unnumbered
manufacturers. The cid half-dozen as a sales
unit has almost disappeared from the stores.
Everything connected with serving something
to eat or drink is now produced in units of four,
eight and twelve, instead Of the old units of
six and twelve. because bridge unit is made
up Of four people Even many articis of food
are in units Of four, bridge boxes" Of ice cream,
cake etc
The dishing up Of tasty tidbits, appetzingiy
served has become q fine art again. thanks to
this game So almost universally played which
is now the solution to virtually every entertain
ing problem of the hostess.
1t was interesting to talk with a radio au-
tharity the other day and hear him 60 into
ecstasies about what that element in modern
life has done for the world. Never having
played bridge to any extent, having no reason
to investigate the Importance of it as a social
factcr, he was politely and CONSIDERABLY toll
Grant of a few claims put forward in behalf of
bridge as something more than mere diver
sion. That it could be important as either a
rival or an ally of radio had not been consid-
cred at all, let alone the idea that perhaps in
some ways it WAS OF more consequence in the
general scheme of things.
But the person who enjoys his game Of
bridge and also likes to listen to the radio knows
what both have done in bringing about a more
wholesome, enjoyable and normal life And
some millions of our population give thanks to-
day that such admirable recreations are avail
able without having to spend large sums Of
money
Evening star., 1932-05-15
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1t happened that North and South had q
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Continued from Ninth Page

Cos<<Hutu BcW Astfttn Fu8e
those zealots who from time to time announce
that the world is coming to an end and,
donniug robes Of immaculate white; repair to
the hilltops with their families to await the
blowing Of tTumpets.
did not seme Of nay fellow geologists in
about 1912 say that in dozen or more years
all Of the worlds oil resources would be
exhausted and that we would be without oil
production in this field.
iITHERE are still many so-called waste places
on the earth that remain unprospected
for the precious metal and it is not i'm
probable that new important discoveries Of gold
will be made
I'm addition to the probability of mans dig
covery of new sources Of gold as he further
explores this globe is the likelihood Of the
development by science of new and more
economical methods of extraction Of the metal
from low-grade ore deposits which are now
known but which are commercially valueless
because of the expense Of salvaging the small
per cent Of gold which they contain.
There is hardly State IN the Union which
does not contain some gold bearing clay, sand
gravel or ore. Even the clay beneath the City
Of Philadelphia contains an appreciable
amount of gold (about cents to the cubic
foot); the bricks of the houses contain gold,
and as much as Is cents worth of the metal
has been washed from the. sands and gravel
of the Delaware River
MANY other localities not thought Of
gold-bearing fields contain much larger
quantities Of the metal
only within the last few weeks gold was
discovered in o fair quantity in the mountains
near Parsons, w Va. tt is reported to be the
biggest gold strike" made in the Eastern part
Of the United States in q great many years
This discovery was made in Tucker County,
w. Va, in Federal Government territory of
the Monongahela National Forest. Assays were
made both in Clarksburg w. Va, and in
Pittsburgh to determine whether it would be
worth while To 60 into the mining of gold
on a worthwhile scale in that region. There
is no telling where gold will crop out.
II do not predict the early wrecking of
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Unusual Results

Mrs. Philip Hal Sims, who gave the name
of psychic" to those tricky bids, was South
on the following hand her partner being John
Rau, also noted as q deceptive bidder. In the
second half of team of four match, in which
they were behind they had begun to shoot
of the fireworks" They had just saved lot
of points ON one hand by virtue Of some queer
this one came along:
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Il Psychic " Preuentive

Donald Donaldson, who shares the belief of
many others that the game would be helped
by the prevention of psychic and artificial
bids asks If it has ever been suggested that "the
bid of any suit in which the bidder holds less
than four cards be made Illegal"
Yes, that very thing was attempted by a club
in Cleveland, which made a rule barring all bids
of sE = of three cards or less. For a while it
wo, Then one evening player was seated
in = Vest position; South bid one diamond
We ,ssd, North bid one heart, East made
an 'n1atory double. South passed and West
hell g. ca~ds:
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1t happened that North and South had
Evening star., 1932-05-15
CONTRACT BRIDGE

In ofr HridQe Department you
tcill find the ns0st attractive de-
signs IN eGrds, tnllies and table
couers and the LATEST helps IN
Contruct Bridge.