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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
By Bill Porter

RAISING A FAMILY-NO. 60
 BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
 Jack may not be eating well by the time he is three years old and even his twenty minutes of grace" i" so frequently recommended before the lunch is removed, will not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
Caroline 
The Atmosphere of the Place We Eat and Sleep and
 Spend Our Leisure Hours and Our Relationship I to Our Housemates Largely Determine Our State
 of Mind.
Saps Today
DEAR MISS GARFIELD:

living in 3 fairly lucrative posi- tion Circumstances imperative board certain unpleasant live The andady seldom addresses a either ignores what it. Mealtime nightmare have made complained food but spite this friendly with the lives unfndly with mouth all the time and work in unhappy mind Won't tell what should do?
 BUSINESS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
Oil Is Good Fuel

OM AS UOUU ucA
 We use oil fuel. We keep tank of water on back of stove. Some people tell us 1t is unhealthy to burn oil. (Mrs. J. B.
 AnsWer-It is as healthful as any other fuel. No matter what fuel is burned, 1t is essential to have suit able vent to carry products of corn- bustion out of the house-stove pipe or chimney, or in the case of 8 cooking range, adequate ventilation of kitchen or an ample cowl vent and if necessary an exhaust fan to carry combustion products as well as odors out of the kitchen.
 Milk Powder
 Could one use milk powder on food to the same satisfactory advantage as drinking milk? (E. M. T.)
 Answer-Yes.
 Copyright 1888, John F. Dille Coo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31

formal relationship with her, business proposition rather a attitude which to undiplomatic and discOurteous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
DEAR MISS CHATFIELD:

a girl a pretty understanding with another fellow and while they weren't actually engaged he had her
 watch which at the time We'll she fell stood He sport worries She them back to him. She fashioned foolish don't like and want to tell mew whereIs stand E.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31

NEXT: Rushing education. (Copyright, 1888, NEA Service, Inco
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31

meantime ducks to genial surroundings where won't repressed and atmosphere the place sleep and influence lives whether
 boarding attitude pretty mind it. morning unpeaantne with husband and the the day is spoiled"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31

short to live in bad air there's to mn where air is sweet
 CAROLINE CHATFIELD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31

NEXT: Flemish treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
Riverside Press

Most people will tell you that you have to be
pretty close fisted and hard-hearted to get along
in the business world these days. If you lack
those characteristics they say, you will end up
holding empty bag.
Joe Hess, whose parents brought him from
Germany to DanviIe Ind, when he was 10 years
old. operated that way and he ended up just as
his friends said he would. Joe ran a store in
Danvile. He always contributed when one of
the towns organizations asked money, always
was ready with a loan when an acquaintance
came around with hard luck story, always
gave credit when a family needed it.
For many years it looked as if Joe would
make out all right then things began to break
bad. Many of his borrowers couldn't would
not pay him back. Joe's business was just about
done in Then what happened but that the
good people Of DanVille rallied around took
over Joes store and threw Joe Hess Day
They sold socks in the store for s5 and $40
a pair, and other Merchandise at correspondngly
ridiculously high prices. They asked Joe's debt
ors 10 pay up-and threatened TO 90 to court
if they didn't And now Joe Hess won't 90
hungry in his old age
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
TOO TRAGIC
TO BE FUNNY

The Dairy and Creamery Workers
Union in Santa Clara county voted to
call strike in three dairies. The union
wants to force the employers to agree
that they will hire nothing but union
labor.
Four men struck in one dairy, two in
another-and in the third nobody an
swered the strike call.
Most of the men were satisfied with
their jobs And most of us will agree
with Mark HolthOuse, owner of one Of
the dairies, when he declares, when
they go beyond certain point you have
to fight back.
Webster's International Dictionary is
going to have to change its definition of
a strike to keep pace with modern times.
We suggest this:
Strike: An attempt by members of
a labor union to force non-union labor
ers to join their organization by closing
down the place in which the non-union
en- are employed; also, an attempt by
labor unions to force an employer to
fire non-union laborers so he may hire
union members
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
LONDON UNDER GLASS
A REMOTE POSSIBILITY
1Christian Science Monitorl

An eminent French architect. NJ. lie Cotou-
ser noted for his advanced theories on Town
planning has lately added yet another 70 the
various schemes in existence for an ideally de-
siqned London His vision is Of "a towering
citv of glass built on sturdy legs so that most
of the earth may be green. 1t would be an M
mense park reduced four times or five tunes
in size by rectangular planning and the use oi
height in which traffic would roar along eleVat-
cd motor roads The Londoner may perhaps
be pardoned if he Sighs gently over this picture
as beautiful as lost Atlantis where;
In many glitterng house OF glass
The Atlanteans wandered there;
and alas almost as remote; because 1t poStulates
the rebuilding of London.
In taking such long view one has to reckon
with a possible change OF condluons thal mlsilt
well leave the new glass city open to good
deal of stone throwing. For the progress OF
invention is rapidly annihiating space and time,
in so far as these are obstacles to human inter
course: and a further big advance along TINS
line would alter completely the functions ana
the requirements of the city as they are known
today.
When the whole kingdom lies as close IN time
to the city as the suburbs do now, 1t is hardly
to be expected that men will continue TO con-
gregate densely in a few CONSTRUCTED areas lheh'
indeed MaCaulay's New Zealander might observe
the soliture that was London. In the meantime
London will doubtless await less revolution
arv and more Immediately practicable solution
of her problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
THE PEDESTRIAN HAS
RESPONSIBILITIES

The average mOtorlSt Is pretty SIN
full sort He violates traffic rules ana
common sense habitually and cheertuily
He is a menace to himself and other
motorists, not to mention pedestrians.
Yet we cannot help applauding the
decision of Judge John Baker OF the
Imperial justice court, who freed prlSs-
oner charged with negligent homicide
because, he pointed out, the motorlst-
prisoners victim in an automobile, accl-
dent was pedestrian who was violating
traffic rules and common sense, too.
The pedestrian jay-walked across
highway within hundred yards OF "a.
pedestrian crossing guarded by high
way patrolmen. He was trusting 100
much to the motorists.
When all pedestrians learn to dlstrust
all motorists, all motorists learn to DIS
trust all pedestrians, and all motorists
learn to distrust all other motorists
highways will be lot safer
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
ANOTHER KIND
OF LABOR STRIKE

Phoenix this week witnessed another
kind of strike-one that has become all
too common in recent months.
A nondescript group made up OF
transients-most of them not citizens of
Arizona-picketed the state relief office
in strike" to force donation of larger
portions of family provisions.
Almost everybody sympathizes with a
strike caused by hunger but this is not
that sort of strike 1t is one agitated
bv Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton agents. 1t is nothing but an in
spired attack on the public feed bag.
In Colorado the other day the fish
and game department stopped feeding
several thousand deer because, officials
said, the deer would not forage for them
selves as long as the state fed them.
A lot of human beings are that way,
too.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
WE'LL Ill
TeIIYou..
says
Bob Burns

1t seems to me that no matter
how good and sincere professional
man is. if he deals with the pun
lie and wants TO be a hnanciai
success. he has'ta use certain
amount of showmanship. j..
One time by Aunt Boo started
10 Complain and she went to every
doctor down hcme but none OIL en-
could find anything much wrong
with her. Finally she vent to the
city and saw specialist ana ne
saws Lady, what you need is oNy-
gen-come here every afternoon for
vcur inhalaticns-thcywill cost you
$500 cach.'
Aunt Boo says There! jusl
knew them doctors down home did
not know their business-thes
told me all l needed was plain'
fresh air."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
Other Editors Say
lXentura Star-Free Pressl

Ventura StaT-fTee ITcSSI
Perhaps we'll never know exactly what MI
Hoover said this week to Mr.. Hitler and What
Mr.. Hitler said to Mr.. Hoover. Or, perhaps
some day in the misty future when one or ooVh
is dead we will obtain from journal written
by somebody present report OF the conversation.
Meanwhile there is bound to be much speeu-
lation. One of the press associations indeed has
outlined its version of what took place. Accord
inc TO ms the Hearst wire, the former president
not only told Hitler he believed that nazi-lsm
is unfit for America. but even boldly intlmated
that it may not be destined to last long in Ger
many itself"
American ideals are irreconciliable with the
fundamental preceptS upon which nazi-lSm Is
based Mr. Hoover is said to have argued
international News Service says to this Hitler
retorteu that such individual liberties tas we
enjoy in this country luxuries which
country. possessing vast natural resources, can
afford but that it would be impossible to permit
such freedom in modern Germany and still have
a workable political structure
We can we'll believe that Mr. Hoover did say
what ms quotes him as saying, and If he did,
we honor him for his candor and the soundneSS
of his views We believe that what he is quoted
as saying is what almost any intelligent Amerl-
can would like to say to the German dictator.
We can well believe likewise that the Fueh-
rer said what he is quoted as saying. For, oo-
viously no workable political structure OF the
particular dictatorial form which he has per-
fected- could long endure in Germany or any
where else if the people enjoyed freedom OF
speech freedom of the press, freedom OF Wor-
ship, freedom of assemblage, the right to petit
ton or the redress of grievances and other
democratic prerogatlYeS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
News Behind
the News
The TVA Tempest -.
Battle Starts AneU
Hv RODNEY BUTCHER

WASHINGTON. -. Some WASH
ingtonians with long memories
have no trouble recalling the time
a few years ago when Mr.. Richard
whitney was telling congressional
committees about the New YORK
Stock Exchanges right to sell
regulation and its ability to protect
investors from dishonest practices.
That was when Mr. Whitney was
president of the exchange, long
before he had been fingerprinted
and had pleaded guilty to charges
of first degree larceny. Congress
disre garded Mr.. Whit$ey and Gre
ated the Securities and Exchange
larger than Mr.. Whitney and his
Commission with powers much
larger than Mr.. Whitney and his
associates desired it to have.
we have brought this country
to its standing in the world by
speculation, testified Mr. Whit
ney before the Senate Banking
and Currency Committee. Il claim
that this country has been built
by speculation, and further prog
resS must be in that line"
1t was Mr.. Whitneys unfortll-
nate speculation in stock of an
applejack concern which led to
speculations which led him to the
hoosegoW door.
The major political parties have
no hand book on How to Orga-
nize and Conduct a Local Politi-
cal Campaign Their politicians
know all about that from expert
ences Labor's non-partisan league
is in the nature of a new political
party and it has just published
such a pamphlet as a necessity for
local groups.
Learning a lesson from such de-
feats as that of the CIO municipal
ticket in Detroit, labor political
strategists emphasize necessity If
winning a majority of the cleo
tOrate to an understanding that
labor is genuinely interested in the
welfare of the community as a
whole Since organized labor
is seldom a numerical majority in
any community, to win it must
have support from other elements
in the population. 1t is not diff
cult to demonstrate that the in
terests of the so-oalled middle
class voters: professionals, small
merchants, ETC. are on analysis.
identical with those of Organized
labor. The issue in broad terms.
should be stated in terms of pro
gressive and efficient government. ="
An explorer says it's safer in
jungles than on city streets, It
seems the wild animals don't attack
at so miles an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
EFFORT IN THE
WRONG DIRECTION

Germany, a newspaper correspondent
says, is preparing for totalltarlaB wal
every woman and girl, every horse and
cow and mule and pig, every tractor and
nlow and school building, will be re-
parded as unit of the war machine.
How much better that energy would
he if used TO bring about peace!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24

least one other person wholly or
partially dependent on their in
come.
The National Federation Of Bus
mess and Professional Women'S
Clubs and the Young Women's
Christian Association conducted
the surveys. The business and pro-
fessoinal Women's survey of 10000
women with a median annual in
come of $l3l5-Well above the aver
age for the 100000 employed
American Women-shoWs that one
woman worker in two supports
other persons and that one-siXth
of those reporting are heads of
households with from Two to seven
npmbers. Further, there are only
3 per cent OF the women who baye
40 dependents and live in homes
which they do not help support
The Y.W.C.A. group surveyed
younger women with smaller in
comes Among that group Sc per
cent have other persons wholly or
in part dependent on them. And
blIt lIItOidil hdbC lOl biiS 5iNNP -
only Sl8 a week
SO in light of the surveys 1t
seems that the great majority OF
working women work because they
and their families need the money
they earn. And if Mrs. Ferns cam
paign makes any headway-whick
it probably won't-real hardships
may result.
But it is also true that the prob
lem Of young people being unable
TO find jobs remains very much
with US. Mrs Ferns association
may yet 90 some good by calling
further attention 10 the fact that
too many high school and college
graduates can not get work
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24

the outside, such
as being knocked
down by a car.
but something
that took place
in S de. T h a t
something was
inspired by about
as prosaic an oc-
currence as you
could find in a
days march.
A bill poster
with a bucket Of
paste posting an
advertising pic
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
Bruce Cation Says
- ADDING More Fuel to a Het Argument

one of the controversies people
can become rather bitter about
these days is whether women
should hold jobs that otherwise
might go to unemployed men. The
so-called recession has fed the ar
guments and the ultimate of some
thing or other was reached when
Mrs. Elsie Fern, a mid-Western
housewife, filed Incorporation pa
pers for her Employment Re
form Association" This little or
ganiZation will try to get all en-
ployed married women whose hus-'
bands can support them fired from
their jobs
hugering Mrs Fern IN particular
is the fact that her 18-year-old
daughter Dorothy is through high
school and unable TO find work.
She fears her son Edward will be IN
the same fix when he is graduated
in June. Mrs. Fern believes that If
married women who have perfect
ly good men to support them
would stay home there would be
plenty Of good jobs for youngsters
just getting out of high school.
Mrs. Ferns idea might bring
forth few added cheers if it were
not for some facts brought out by
two recent surveys on the subject
Of women who work. These sur
veys indicated pretty definitely that
women do not seek employment
outside the home because they just
must have fur coat like that cute
Mrs. Smith down the street or be-
cause they can't bear living on the
WrOngside Of the tracks-or for the
fun of it. The surveys show that
women work because they have to
usually because they have at
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24

a working day of 8 hours.
The hourly wage rate pre-
scribed hereinabove is the
per diem rate divided by
the aforementioned num-
ber of hours constituting a
working day. Rates for
legal holidays and overtime
shall be one and one-half "a
90 times the above rates.
1t shall be mandatory upon the
contractor to whom the contract is
awarded and upon any subcontrac-
tor under him. to pay not less than
the said specified rates to all Ia
borers, workmen and mechanics
employed by them in the execution
of the contract.
Notice is also hereby given that
all bidders may submit with their
bids, a sworn statement of their
financial responsibility, technical
ability and experience. Such sworn
statement may be required to be
furnished before award is made to
any particular bidder.
Each bid shall be made out on al
form to be obtained at the office
of the Board of Directors of thu
District at Ell Centro, California;, :,
shall be accompanied by a certified
or cashiers check or bid bond for
not less than five CD per cent OF
the amount of the bid made pay
able to the order of the Treasurer
of Imperial Irrigation District, Ell
Centre. California; shall be sealed
and filed with the Board of Direc-
tors of Imperial Irrigation District,
El Centre, California, on or before
March 81, 1898, ct 10 o'clock AM.
and will be opened and publicly read
aloud at or about 10 o'clock AM
of that day in the office of the
Board.
The above mentioned check or
bond shall be given as guarantee
that the bidder will enter into the
contract, if awarded to him, and
will be declared forfeited if the sue
cessful bidder refuses to enter into
said contract after being requested
so to do by the Board of Directors
of the Imperial Irrigation Districf
The Board of Directors of tllb
District reserves the right to reject
any or all bids or waive any in
formality in a bid.
No bidder may withdraw his bid
for a period of sixty 600 days after
the date set for the opening thereof.
Dated: March 8, 1888.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
81
BY w w. GOODSON,
Secretary.
M. 10 II "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24

tOle Tor ulUSlCdl tull4CuS
The young man stood entranced,
gazing at the picture.
That's what l want to do he
said TO himself. i want to write
musical comedies
That young man was the son OF
the keeper of a little watch-repalr
shop in Salt Lake City. His name
is Otto Harbach. You've listened
many times to his work, in musi-
cal comedies. in motion pictures,
and over the radio
Up to that very morning he had
been floundering He had been
teacher. a newspaper reporter, an
advertising writer. But he had
been only half-happy.
That poster fired his ambitions
and skyrocketed his hopes So
sure was he of himself, that he
turned around walked straight
back to the advertising office, and
resigned.
The boss was aehaSt.
Don't you like it hcrc?' he
asked
Yes. but I've found what I really
want to do"
And he had. It made him a mil
lion dollars.
Here are some OF his successes.
Rose Marie; The Desert Song;
Roberta: No. No Nanette.'
If you are not satisfied with the
work you are doing, watch for the
big hunch"-it may come just as
quickly and Overwhelmingly as it
did to the young man from Salt
Lake City. If it does, and if you
are sure of yourself, act on it
Other lives have been changed
as quickly. Abraham Lincoln be
came a lawyer because mover
left some volumes of Blackstone
in & barrel
Clarence DarroW was a country
school teacher. He did not like his
job. but he had no definite idea OF
what he wanted to do. One Satur-
day he dropped idly into the shop
of a blacksmith who had a hobby
of 'reaarg" law A small, in
consequential trial was being argu-
ed there, and so mastery and in
piring was the blacksmith's rea-
soning that Clarence Darrow then
and there decided to become a
lawyer
He became one of the most
famous in the United States.
Watch for that binding flash.
Don't act as if you were going
to live foreverl This isn't an orig
inal thought. A man named Mar
Gus Aurelius said this nearly 1900
years ago, and Marcus Aureliu5
was quite a boy. He ruled the
Roman Empire, but busy as he
was. he found time to write a book
that has lived for nearly eighteen
centuries and he impressed upon
his readers the importance of the
present moment in these words:
Don't act as if you were going
to live forever
The African ostrich sometimes
reaches a height of eight feet and
weight of more than $50 pounds
Great Britain is pursuing a ST.
500,000000 five-year rearmament
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IEUAL ADV I'm I Eof14'R'11N II
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT
Ell Centre, California
IMPERIAL VALLEY POWER
PROJECT
Specification No. 7
FOR BIDS

Notice IS hereby given that the
Board of Directors of the Imperial
IRRIGATION District will receive BIDS
for furnishing labor and materials
and performing all work Tor the
construction of concrete foundations
and other structures for the addl-
tions to the Districts Diesel Power
Plant at Brawley, California; eacn
bid to be in accordance with Pans,
Detail Specifications and other con-
tract documents comprising Speclll-
cations No. 7, now on file at the
office of the Board of Directors OF
Imperial Irrigation District at FL
Centro. California, where they may
be examined and copies obtained
upon deposit of $1,000 per set, which
deposit will be refunded upon the
return of such copies in good con-
dition within five days after the
bids are opened.
The principal items of work in
volved are Ms follows:
100 Cubic yards of cX-
cavation;
1890 Cubic yards of back
fill;
$50 Cubic yards of con-
crete in foundations,
piers and floors;
IS Cubic yards of oiled
sand pad foundation for
fuel oil storage tank;
and
Furnishing and placing
$4,000 pounds of rein
forcement bars.
Bidders attention is called to the
| fact that the work TO be done is
part of a power project to be
financed by a Loan and Grant tc
the District from the Federal Elmer
gency Administration of Public
Works CP.W.A. Docket No Calf
1O88-P-D), and the award of the
contract will be contingent upor
securing funds from such source.
Bidders are hereby notified thai
pursuant to the statutes of thu
State of California, or local law
thereto applicable, the Board o.
Directors of Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict has ascertained the genera
prevailing rate of per diem wages
and rates for legal holiday anv
overtime work in the locality il
which this work is to be perform
ed. for each craft or type of work
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to Win
Friends and Influence
People

one day a young man was walk
inc down the street in New York
when something happened that
changed the course of his life. 1t
wasn't ANYTHING that happened on
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

man or mechanic needed to execute
the contract which will be awarded
the successful bidder.
The prevailing rates so determln-
ed are as follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
Thoughts for the Day

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana 2t
calec and manifested forth His glory; and Ills
disciples believed in Him.-John 2;l1.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
Famous Sayings
Editorials and Comment
THURSDAY MARCH a. 1898.
Photographs

During 1888 France will observe
the Booth birthday Of Louis XIV
the monarch who built the Palace
of Versailles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24
BY WILLIAM RIFT

JUNIOR is sure he was born 80
years too late. Geography just
Just won't stay put. First Man
churia and Ethiopia change names
then Austria disappears.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24

Dapper Anthony Eden, says
news cable, has forsaken his fa-
miliar black homburg hat and now
wears a brown felt with snap brim
Prime Minister Chamberlain con-
tinues to wear worried look.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-24

Americans last year bought
more than 8,2OO,OO0,O0O postage
stamps bearing the likeness dst
George Washington. Boy-bet
that makes the movie stars jeal-
Gus!