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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-27

BARGAINS by the score in
Post-PreSs Want Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-27
Girl Born TO
Thurman Halls
HEBER NOTES

A baby girl, weighing five pounds
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thur
man Hall this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-27

'| " FE 'FV " oNy THE VI
Rear Ensemblei Graceful elop-
ing lines, which flow back to
tail-iight in one smooth, un-
broken contour, completely
conceaithe new-type Dodge lug
gage compartme ent which Is
27@o larger than old trunk
style" compartment.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-27

Mrs. Bertha Hallman of Los An
geles is spending two weeks in the
valley, dividing her time between
her daughters, Mrs. Robert Doig
and Mrs. Max Mastick.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
THE COST OF
LIVING IN MOSCOW
(Nogales Herald)

(NogaleS Herald)
Those who would overthrow or eX-
tensively change the capitalist system,
use as their justification the common
welfare-the well-being of the average
man and woman.
In the light of that fact, some figures
issued by the National Industrial Con-
ference Board concerning Russia, where
practically all business is owned by the
government, and where private capital
ism is completely unknown, are of eX-
ceptional interest.
Based in terms of United States cur
rency, the annual income of the average
Soviet worker in 1887 $5S2. In that
year. 1897, if he lived in the typical
city of Moscow he would have had to
pay S437 for pound of coffee. A pound
of tea cost $10.21. A pound of bacon
cost $1.45. A pound of first quality but
ter cost $1.S1. A pair of good leather
shoes cost $34.S5. A woolen sweater
cost S41.S0. A cheap cotton shirt cost
STA. One yard of heavy woolen cloth
cost $29.26. A single linen towel cost
S1S8.
How did the worker buy these excess
sively priced commodities out of his pitt
fully small income? The answer is SIM
ple-he didn't. Things that are regard
ed as the commonest necessities of life
by any workman in this country, are
untouchable luXuries to the Russian
worker. The Soviet standard of living
is unbelievably low. As responsible jour
nalists have written, housing conditions,
save for one or two government projects
which can accommodate but handful
of the nations vast population, are eX-
tremely bad. Ordinary clothing is cheap
and inadequate, and is made of substi-
tutes for wool, linen and leather. Good
food is unobtainable. The ''luXuries" can
be possessed only by government Off
cials, military officers and other men,
bers of the Soviet "aristocracy."
There's the difference between the
average standard of living under capi-
talism and under Communism or Social
ism. Take your pick.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
The EUROPEAN CRISIS
POINTS AMERICAS WAY

From the spectacle Of diplomacy-by-
force as it is practiced in Europe today,
Americans can learn many lessons.
We have seen Hitler win his point by
threat of force, and so can learn that
military strength to reinforce diploma
cy still rules the world. We can see and
should heed, the urgent need for defen-
sive preparedness.
We have seen the peace of Europe saw
ed by the realistic sacrifice of a bit of
national pride, where idealism would
have plunged many nations into war, and
so we can learn to look at things as they
are, not as we hope they may be in some
distant Utopia.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
ARE WE SUPERIOR?
Riverside PreSS1

(R1VerSlde PreSSJ
Attention is invited to remarkable
statement made by American Ambas-
sador Bullitt in a recent address to
French audience
mo nation" he declared, "has mon
opoly on human virtues. No race is su-
perior in all ways to others"
And we listen TO the chorus of ma
tions: What! Not our nation?
Then, if we're going to be honest, the
answer will have to come from every
race and people on this dumb and bedev-
lied earth No, even we paragons of
righteousness, intelligence and talent
are not superior in all ways to all others.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
Well, I'll
TeIIYou.;
says
Bob Burns

don't know how many times
l started to ask you readers to
write me and tell me what you
think of these little articles, but
every time l get cold feet" fig
ger I'd better let well enough alone.
1 remember one time 1 wrote a
play i'm three acts and gave it to
a producer to look over. He says,
"WelI, have three men that al
ways read these plays and decide
on 'em-you come back i'm the
mornin' and I'll tell you what they
think of it,"
The next morning, when I called
on him, he says, well, the three
men read the play and all voted to
strike out one act" l said. "Well,
that wouldn't be so bad, would it?"
And he says, "No, but the trouble
is-each one voted to strike out a
different act"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
Did 7 say III

tentiary up on the banks Vi 'iie
Hudson River.
Mrs Lawes was a great faVorlte
Of the prisoners. She did nun
dreds of kindly deeds for them'
She sought favors for them sfe
cot privileges for them; wrote their
letters; visited their families. EV-
erv man in the prison respected
and loved her.
Last October a shock swept
through those grim walls. MRS.
Iawes had been killed in an auto
mobile accident. The death of a
million pople in China would not
have touched those men as did her
death. They moved slowly about
the prison, their voices lowered to
whispers.
Mrs. Lawes was to be buried from
q church about four blocks outside
the walls of the prison.
The principal keeper went to
Warden Lawes with the statement
that some of the inmates desired to
come to the house and pass the bier
to pay their final respects TO the
woman who had done so much for
them.
Warden LaWes said:
Let me think it over
II was characteristic of this man
who had been studying human ma
ture for twenty years or more, to
have faith in men who had trust
imposed on them. He agreed that
the request of the men should be
granted And that they were to
be guarded only by the head keep
er who should march ahead OF
them. And the headkeeper was not
to carry gun!
There was no stipulation between
the Principal Keeper and the men
that there would be no attempt to
escape; though, naturally there was
a tacit understanding to that effect.
So the gates were opened wide
and six hundred imprisoned men
were allowed to march through and
up the hill to the house. They saw
Mrs. LaWes' remains. Some lifted
their hats reverently, some bowed
profoundly, others knelt before the
bier as if in prayer. hnd then they
filed out and marched back to their
cells.
Again in prison, the men were
counted. All we're there-not =
single man had made an attempt
tn escape. The warGen had GEM
onstrated his faith in them and
they had lived up to it.
Of course, after getting back to
the prison, they'd have escaped in
q wink if it had been possible.
Can you use this principle in
handling people?
If you have some vexing prob
lem to solve-a problem where
threatening and scolding and coerc-
ing has not done what you ex-
pected, try the honor system.
If it worked with six hundred of
the supposedly toughest men in all
the world. it should work with the
people you have to deal with. Try
it!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
NEW UNIVERSE

(Iu1are AdVance-ReglSter)
Mans conquest of new worlds ad-
vances unabated. On two fronts his tri-
umphs have been recorded within the
week. DR.. Harlow Shapley, director of
Harvard Observatory announced the dis
covery of an immense new star-cluster
some 100000 light years distant, while
in Berlin two young scientists made Wis
ible to human eyes a vast, new universe
not in the star cities of the heavens
but in the tissues of the human body.
With super-microscope using electrons
instead of light rays, they have achieved
a magnification of 100000 times. Because
electrons are millions of times shorter
than the smallest wave lengths of light,
they reveal the structure of plant and
body tissue with infinitely more detail
than light. Here may be found clues to
the nature of viruses which burden man
with physical ills and of the bacteria
which lay waste to his crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21

If there is anything to the psy-
biologists claim that the touchy,
easily-offended person is really
suffering from a deep sense of his
own inferiority, then the dictator
nations must be afflicted with the
most complete inferiority complexes
ever seen.
The Italian government is pro-
viding the most recent illustration.
This time it is marching to war
against two American moving pic
tures-"M Marie Antoinette," recent
ly produced, and Farewell TO
Arms" filmed some years ago and
currently having revival.
The first one, it seems, offended
because it displays "all the fero-
cious bloodiness, malice, and bar
barian qualities of the people OF
the French revolution, from which
after 104 years the Peoples Front
has been born"
And the second is IAN insult to
the Italian soldier, who has won
three wars" A revival of the film
will not be looked upon lightly
by Rome, even if no Italian ever
sees it; for, says Fascist Bigwig
Robert Fairnacci, defamation, cal
umny and insult would remain even
if the film were shown in the small
est Broadway house."
Now it takes a pretty touchy
people to get SO stirred up by a
couple of movies. There is indeed
something rather ridiculous about
a nation which insists that it is the
reincarnation of Caesars Rome be-
ing so mortally offended at the
thought that someone, in some SUBJ
urban movie house in America may
see moving picture which shows
the italian army in the process of
retreat. A nation which really felt
that it was great, mighty, and all
powerful would hardly worry SO
much about SO insignificant a
slight.
Which indicates, perhaps, that
the dictator states-and they all
seem to be just as touchy on these
matters as Italy is-don't believe
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
APPOINTED FOR PROVING
WILL AND HEARING AP-
AppI ICATION EOR


LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
No. 1928
In The Superior Court of The State
of California i'm and for the
County of Imperial
IN the Matter of the Estate of
DOLPH LEE ZINN,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that petit
tion for probate of the will of Dolph
Lee Zinn, deceased, and for the
issuance to Kittie A. zinn of letters
testamentary, has been filed in this
court, and that Friday the 30th day
of September, 1888, at O'Clock
PM. Of said day, at the courtroom
of said court, at the Court House
in the City of Ell Centre, County
of Imperial, State of California, has
been set for the hearing of said
petition, when and where any per-
son interested may appear and con-
test the same, and show cause, II
any they have, why said petition
should not be granted
DATED, September 18th, 1893.
w. j. McCLELLAND.
County Clerk.
BY G.. A. KENYON,
Deputy Clerk.
Childers 81 Roberts, Attorneys for
Petitioner, Sl9-29 incl.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
ENGLISH REALISM
GUARDS WORLD PEACE,

Hitler's victory in the Sudetenland is
enough to make every Americans blood
boil. By threat of plunging Europe into
war he took the Rhineland, then Aus
tria-and now, unless the unexpected
happens, a part of Czechoslovakia. The
bully of Europe has humbled England,
France and Russia. He has successfully
disregarded treaties, and forced other
nations to disregard them. He is a swag-
gering, boasting ruler who uses fear to
impose his will on others. 1t is no Won
der Americas sympathy, unofficially'
goes out to his enemies.
1t is strong medicine to take. In the
first blush of anger we are likely to criti-
cize Prime Minister Chamberlain of Eng
land as a weakened pacifist. But, in
saner afterthought, let us place two un-
disputed facts one against the other:
Last week at this time the world need
ed only touch to be plunged into con-
flict twice as horrible as the World War
of 1914-1S.
Today there is the prospect of peace
in Europe.
Yes, the medicine is bitter-but the
cure is worth it. Surely the man whose
diplomacy has saved tens of millions of
lives and averted what might have been
a world catastrophe is due the respect
accorded master statesman. The world
is perhaps fortunate today that Prime
Minister Chamberlain's policies are the
policies of a realist who sees things as
they are, not as they ought to be.
AS a realist the Prime Minister no
doubt realized that the Sudeten area
is occupied largely by people who are,
in everything but residence pure Ger
mans. They speak German, they under
stand the German mind, they worship
the German ideals. There is nothing
about them that is not German-eXcept
that they do not live in Germany; they
were separated from their mother coun-
try 20 years ago by treaty that was none
of their doing. They will never be con-
tent until their homes are again in Ger
many
Chamberlain's realism probably told
him, also, that his own England, now in
the midst of its greatest re-armament
program of all time, will be stronger
two years from now; better able to deal
in the poker game of international diplo-
macy. Two years from now England
may not have to call bluff. She may be
so strong nobody will bluff her.
In his realistic way, Chamberlain prob
ably considered all this, and against it
he considered plunging Europe into
war when most nations are equally arm
ed, and so would make war last for years.
He probably considered that it would
be war fought over a 20-year-old coun-
try, a part of whose residents feel that
they should be citizens of another coun-
try.
Can you blame him for lodging war?
In defeat, if it is defeat. Chamberlain is
greater man than Hitler ever can be.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
Famous Sayings
Bruce Cation Says
. Wounded Pride and Censorship

in their own boasts. They bruise
too easily.
But there is another side to 1t
which isn't quite so funny.
1t is quite possible that this
er-offensive from the land of
Fascism may have some effect on
the kind of dramas American movie
-goers may see in their own the
aters.
Moving picture companies do a
big export business; they can't
always afford to get in wrong with
a European government, for fear
of reprisals. 1t has happened before
that Hollywood has laid off of GER
tain subjects, certain stories, and
certain methods of treatment in
order to avoid the ill-will of one
or another of the dictators.
And that is carrying things a bit
too far. AS long as the uniformed
braggarts of Europe confine their
war on freedom and truth to their
own lands, we can't complain much
But when they exert a censorship
and that is what it amounts to
over the channels of artistic ex-
preston in our own country, we
have a right to object.
Such tactics can only intensity
the hostility that Americans fell
toward Fascism and all its works.
And in the state this world Is in,
the goodwill of America is likely
to be an asset which any nation
might find worth having.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
s u M M o N S
No 1900

No. 1920
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, In and for the
County of Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
vs.
EUNICE r. LEVITT, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton 81 Geo. r. Kirk,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of The State of Cali
fOrnia Send Greetings to: EUNICE
r. LEVITT, F.. E. JONES, E. l..
AUBURG, PEARL MAE AUBURG.
his wife. JOHN DOE, JANE DOE,
RICHARD ROE, JOHN DOE COM.
PANY, a corporation, RICHARD
ROE COMPANY, a co-partnershir,
and JOHN DOE as administrator
of the Estate of RICHARD ROE,
deceased, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap.
Pear and answer the Complaint In
an action entitled as above,
brought against you in the Super
ior 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 elsewhere.
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
1t will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County Of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 22d day of June, 1888
w. j. McCLELIlAND,
(SEAL) County Clerk.
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
S. IA 81 90. 5 IL 10 26-N. 2 8 16
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

l. Where is the deepest mine in
the world?
2 What prima donna deserted
the Metropolitan Opera company
for the musical comedy stage?
Who was the last captain of
the dirigible shenandoah?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21

sometimes it is
movable. Let me
tell you one of
the best stories
on this subject
that I have ever
heard.
w a + d c n
Lewis E. Lawes
told it to me
when I visited
Sing Sing, New
York's big peni-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
TOday'S Horoscope

Literary and scholastic ability are
possessed by those born on this
day. They are affectionate and
like nice things They love money
but are just in their dealings
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
You're Telling Me -

A Cleveland WPA worker was
treated in hospital after he had
Sprained his back shoveling dirt.
The man should be hailed before the
Dies committee for unrAmerican
activity.
Margot Grahame, screen beauty
who once advised young people just
to plunge into matrimony", was
awarded a Reno divorce the other
day. She probably abandoned the
idea for divers reasons.
An Akron manufacturer says
Americans have saved $5l7, ,OOO, 900 in
tire improvements in the last 12
years. That's enough for a pretty
good blowout.
We've been reading a lot about
marathon golfers, but are unable to
find any reports of a man playing
18 holes with his wife
Instead of making the roads
safer for drivers, perhaps we ought
to make the drivers safer for the
roads.
A missionary reports finding q
native South African 40 years old.
Suppose we'll be reading any day
now what kind of breakfast food,
cigarettes and tooth paste the man
has used all his life.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21

A tree has sprouted in a bar in
an eastern community and the ig-
norant city folk don't know what
kind of tree it's going to be. OBJ
viously the answer is: a hicc
tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
News Behind
the News
4 JOB For Pope

+. RS Sorry -.
WASHINGTON. - Senator James
p. Pope of Idaho, New Deal
er recently defeated in the Demo-
cratic primary, is likely to be
made chairman of the Federal
Communications Commission or the
Federal Power Commission.
Nothing has been decided. Pope
is highly rated in Washington for
his ability. industry and integri-
ty. as well as for his loyalty to
the President Possibly, also, +. d.
r. feels that if he had made a
gesture in Pope's behalf during his
western trip, the senator might not
have been licked.
Chairman Frank McNinch of
FPC has been on leave a long
time, serving as chairman of FEC.
This can't go on forever and,
whether McNinch settles down as
chairman of FEC or goes back to
F'PC. Pope is in line for the other
craftsmanship
Congressman Maury Maverick
of San Antonio, whose defeat was
the other major casualty suffered
by New Deal liberals in Demo-
cratic primaries, has been told he
can have almost any federal job he
wants. Maverick, preferring to
stay in Texas and run for office
again, won't take job in Wash
ington but may accept some strate-
gic federal pest in Texas.
Former Gov. Alf Landon, almost
unique among presidential candi-
dates. in his assertion that he
wouldn't accept another nomina-
ton even in the remote contingen-
cy that one was offered, left out a
few incidents in his recent signed
articles describing emotions and eX-
periences as a candidate.
Early in the 1886 proceedings a
young Englishman was hired to
give Landon lessons in elocution
and gestures. Teacher and pupil
labored manfully in the cellar of
the Landon Topeka home, which
had been sound -proofed but by no
means air-cooled Certain COP.
leaders will never forget the time
Landon came storming up the
stairs and shouted:
g." - I'm never going
down there again. If you fellows
want a crooner you can get Rudy
Vallee!'
n certain visiting delegation of
japanese asked and was granted a
tour through a CCC camp. Appar-
emily to the amazement of the
Orientals and despite thorough in
Spection, no guns were to be seen.
1t was later learned that the
guests believed a large supply of
rifles had been hidden.
There weren't any guns, of
course.
Rumors that CCC camps have
been secretly militarized are heard
occasionally and one piece of "evi-
dence" cited is the assertion CCC
boys are now required to salute
their superiors
There is no such requirement and
the story is distortion of al
order quietly issued from Washing
ton to correct 'laxity" in camp dis
cipline. Acting on complaints that
regular and reserve army officers in
charge were fraternizing with en-
rollees, Director Robert Fechner
ordered officers and recruits to
stand at attention when addressing
each other, that the CCC boy take
his cigaret-if any-out of his
mouth and that he affix Sir" to
his replies instead of yea, Boz or
whatever might be his custom.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
One e-Minute Test Answers

/ The gold mine, Moro Velho",
in the state of Minas-Geraes,
Brazil. 1t is GAPS feet deep.
2. FRITZ Scheff.
3. LansdoWne.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
Words of Wisdom

How immense appear to us the
sins that we have not committed
Mad. Necker.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21

John l.. Lewis spoke in bull
ring the other day, and the first
A. +. of L. man that says what he's
thinking may go stand in the cor
ner.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
Hints on Etiquette

The height of discourtesy is to
break continually into the speech of
others.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
Thoughts for the Day

The Lord rewarded according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands hath he
recompensed me-Psalms 1920
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of 'HOw to Win
Friends and Influence
People

Every one of us has to handle
people. Never a day passes that
We don't so smack Up against that
unmovable wall.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21

1893.
The custom of having a best man
at a wedding is supposed to be a
survival of primitive marriages by
capture, when man seized the
woman of his choice and carried
her away. A faithful friend or fol-
lower naturally would go with the
bridegroom to ward off attacks by
the girls kinsmen while she was
being stolen
1t is SAD that in the United
States there are nearly 100000
adults who cannot write in any
language.
A snakes heart is located we'll
forward in the body, about one
fifth of the distance from the head
to the end of the tail
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21

There's cop in Texas who has
been a motorcycle officer for %
years. The man must be regular
cussword dictionary on wheels by
now.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21
Photographs

The women of New Zealand have
enjoyed full ballot privileges since
1893.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-21

Comes news that an Australian
factory is making lipstick con-
tainer that can be turned into a
cartridge. And isn't that a fine
thing to put in a woman's hands,
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
ReviUaL of Religion

I see by the papers that
leaders of three faiths have ap-
pealed for a revival Of religion.
Fine. But the fact is that in
spite Of its powerful organiza-
ton and in spite Of the special
prerogatives it enjoys under our
democratic form Of government,
religion has succeeded in es-
tranging the great masses Of the
people from its fold. And
heretics rightly claim that the
few remaining parishioners go
to church or synagogue for
reasons other than religious.
How, then, do the gentlemen Of
the cloth expect to revive re-
ligion?
The cause Of the downfall Of
religion is due to the fact that
priest and minister do not know
the gospels and the rabbi is ig-
norant of the Torah. Dozens Of
letters from President Roosevelt
will not remedy this.
MOSES STEINBERG