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Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
TREES KILLED
BY WATER IN
BORROW PITS

The efforts expended towards
the Identification of the ap-
proaches to FL Centro are being
nullified by the discharge Of water
from the ranches into the borrow
pits on either side of the State
highway, according to members of
the Chamber of Commerce and
Post-Press Identification commit
tee which has noted with alarm a
number of dead trees, particularly
on Highway U. S. 80. extending
westward from the city.
I. A. Thomas, state road super
visor for Imperial county, states
that these trees are being killed
by standing water along borrow
pits which comes from the ranches
on either side of the road. Thomas
declares that unless this practice
is stopped it will not be possible
to keep alive the trees which were
planted few years ago and which
in the beginning gave promise of
making the western gateway of the
city attractive to visitors.
Though confining their efforts
chiefly within the city, the City
Identification committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and Post
Press has naturally had in mind,
improvement to the principal en-
frances to the city and those used
particularly by out-of county and
out-of-state motorists. Highway U.
S. 80 which is the western gateway,
is one of the most important high
ways
C. o. Bulls, then manager of the
Timken Ranch, brought a carload
of sandalWood trees in some years
ago and planted them on this
route. Although the trees have
frequently been replanted. but few
of them are living today and the
City Identification committee has
asked property owners along the
route to endeavor to cooperate
with the State Highway Depart
ment in keeping these trees alive
and in adding to the attractivenes'
of this route, urging as one reason
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

Chinese EIms Ready
For Distribution

The Chamber of Commerce Post.
Press Identification committee to-
day announced the Chinese Elm
trees have arrived and are being
distributed for the committee at
the Whitman Seed store.
The committee ordered the trees
several weeks ago for use in the
Identification drive but storms in
the northend of the state slowed
delivery of the trees.
The high school, according to
Guy Weakley, have 1000 Lantana
plants that can be used in the
Identification drive. The plants can
be obtained by phoning 85, Weak
ley said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Gift Auto Too
Long for Garage

BOSTON CUP)-The other day,
Bostonians, to show their appreci-
alton of the regime of retiring
Mayor Frederick w. Mansfield,
save HIM a testimonial dinner and
presented him with a sWank sedan
The mayors trouble began when
he got home and discovered that
the car was too long for his gar
age But he's solved the problem
by hiring a bigger garage in the
neighborhood.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Over the Back Fence
- By
FRED AMES

opinion he is very likely to stall
you off for a day or two while he
reads up n the point. This does not
indicate that he is a poor lawyer.
On the contrary it shows that he
is wise and careful lawyer, and
that he is protecting the interests
of his client by making sure of his
ground before offering an opinion
The same may be said of the hor-
ticulturist, either amateur or pro-
fesSional.
One of the Wisest and most dis
tinguished horticulturists whom I
have known, once said to me:
when 1 was young man just
out of horticultural school, 1 could
tell you the name of any plant
you could show me. as far as |
could see it, without an instant's
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

eAA'iS 90 hiOob pCloOiio COliUCiiipl1b-
ing building of homes are waiting
until the tax values for the year
are set.
Contractors, designers and sup
ply companies were enthused over
the prospects of a record year and
most companies began supplement-
OF goods on hand.
The work on the county hospital
Is progressing rapidly and is way
ahead of schedule, according to
Mark McClelland, contractor.
In Calexico remodeling of the
cocktail lounge in the DeAnza ho-
tel is moving ahead. A partition
is being built in to divide the
room into two sections and COM
plete remodeling and repainting
job will be completed before the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Dog Appears to
Prove Identity

ASTORIA, Ore. .PD-Spike, a
6-year-old dog, appeared before
the county court to prove he was
the Spike who inherited $1,000
and paid $11.36 of it in taxes.
When the dogs master, Louis
Wiggen, died in 1882 he included
provision in his will of $1,000 for
the care of Spike. The inheritance
tax was sent to state officials along
with a photograph of the dog.
Then the state capitol burned
and official Identification was lost.
So Spike was brought to court to
be re-identified.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
BY FRED AMES

The greatest difference between
the educated person and the un-
ducated person, is not the fact that
the one who has had educational
advantages. has stored his mind
with a mass of information in re-
gard to history. literature, science
and what-hot. But the greatest
difference is that the properly ed
ucated person has become familiar
with the sources of knowledge.
This is as true of specialized edu-
cation as it is of general educa-
ton.
The lawyer does not stop reading
law when he is admitted to the bar
nor does he attempt TO carry all
of the details o. tne law in his
mind. If you go to him for a legal
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Probe of Youths
Death Continued

BRAWLEY, Jan. % = Officers
continued their investigation to-
Gay of the shooting of Harold Mat
thews, 16, found dead in his room
here early Friday.
Matthew's body was found lying
on 30 rifle. A bullet hole was
found in the right temple. An anal
ysis of the stomach contents. an
autopsy, and an inquest were sche-
duled for Saturday by Deputy Cor
oner Herbert Hughes. The body
was taken to the Hopes undertak-
ing establishment.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

1st of February.
The new sub fire station is near
completion in Ell Centro, Tom
Reams, fire chief said, and the
building should be completed be-
fore the end of next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
BUILDING SUPPLY
COS. SUPPLEMENT
LIST OF MATERIALS

Plans for the construction of several homes and
business establishments rushed during the past week
according to contractors and building supply companies
bringing further promises of great year in the valley
in building. Very little work is being done the present
Evening star., 1938-11-12
By DOROTHY DUCAS and
ELIZABETH GORDON.

Do the wires of your radio aerial
keep falling down? And do you
think, as we did until a short time
ago, that because there was no
wooden surface to tack them to
nothing could be done about the
matter except the proverbial grim
ming and bearing? If so, read on.
There are ingenious little plugs
which can be inserted in brick,
stone, concrete and hollow tile which
make it possible to fasten wires
or vines on any of these hard sur
faces. They come packaged in a
little box called a household kit,
which provides two kinds: One of
fiber, which is used with wood screws
OF corresponding size in any mate
rial, including solid concrete, brick,
bathroom tile, wallboard and plas-
ter; the other, of metal, to be used
in solid concrete. stone and brick. A
special drill with which to make
the initial hole for the plugs is
included.
1t works this way. You drill a
very small hole in your wall by tap
ping the end of the drill lightly
and steadily with hammer, turn
Ing the drill between blows. Then
insert a fiber plug, which fills just
enough of the space inside the hole
to give base for the screw to hold
on to. Or, if you are using the
metal plugs, just drive the metal
plug In as you would nail.
Handy little things, these plugs
make it possible to hang pictures,
shelves and the like on a wall of
any sort. Be careful, with fragile
materials like plaster and gypsum, to
drill small holes, so the pellets fit
tightly. They can be used in both
Evening star., 1938-11-12

In the words of the barker 1t
sounds fantastic. like something out
OF H. G. Wells THE Shape of
Things to Come" yet that's exactly
what the makers OF a garage door
control-in effect are shouting. They
have a photo-electric cell for use in
residential garages which, when it is
placed on the rear wall of the ga
rage, in line with one headlight of
a car, opens garage doors automat-
ically and closes them when the car
Is inside.
There has to be a glass panel,
about 16 inches square, mounted in
the door, Of course, so the light can
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Raise Roof Of Garage ,
For Growing Family ~

The problem Of small home for
growing family may sometimes
be solved with comparatively little
expense by adding a second story to
the garage.
II the garage is a sound structure
there should be no construction diffi-
culties encountered in raising the
roof to accommodate an additional
floor. If the building is not wide
enough to allow for the installation
OF an indoor stairway, stairs may be
constructed on the outer wall
A large number of garages already
have water connections. These may
be used If the second floor is to be
adapted for living quarters. If it is
to be used solely for recreational
purposes, plumbing may not be
needed.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Newton
Continued From First Page.)

and the percentage of vacancy in
both commercial and residential
units is decreasing. Rents were
reported rising in many sections of
the country.
1920 Levels Anticipated.
It was forecast that the building
industry will awaken from its de-
preston lethargy in 1899. Volume
OF construction next year is expected
to approach levels of the 1920's. In
all sections OF the country it was
reported that private capital is en-
tering the low-cost housing field
encouraged by amendments to the
National Housing Act, adopted by
the last Congress.
The convention heard Nathan
Straus, administrator of the United
States Housing Authority, declare
that public housing can be built as
cheaply as private, and deny that
the activity of his organization is
competing in any way with private
initiative in the housing field.
He urged builders to provide hous-
ing for families in the medium in
come group. He said that such fam
lilies constitute a third of the entire
urban population of the country and
that, so far, they have not been
touched either by the Government
or private builders.
Federal Aides Speak.
Donald McNeal and Harold Lee,
officials of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation in Washington, ad-
dressed the convention. Other
speakers included Victor N. Flem-
ing of the F.. H. A. and Stanley T..
Grassland, Federal National Mort
gage Association, both stationed in
the Capital.
Mr.. Ostendorf, the new president
of the association, operates his own
real estate business in Cleveland.
He is a World War veteran and a
former president of the American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.
He was nominated for president
when split in the Chicago delega-
ton resulted in opposition to Mark
Levy, who has served as association
treasurer for seven years. Levy was
succeeded in the. latter post by
Charles S. Wanless, Springfield, Ill.
Wanless was prominently mentioned
for president along with Newton c..
Farr of Chicago.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
II Gents Of Dollar
Spent on Home
Goes for Building
Rest Goes for Devices
And Appliances to
Improve Livina

OF every dollar spent by an Amer
ican for new home, research en-
gineers have determined, according
to w. S. Lowndes, director of archi-
lecture for the International Cor
respondence Schools, that II cents
goes for the same thing the caveman
sought. roof over his head.
If shelter from the weather and
likely building site consumes 50
much Of the home-builder's dollar,
what else is obtained for the remain
ing 33 cents?
Confronted by this query, most
families admit they want lot of
by-products of our scientific age,
Lowndes points out. Jumped to-
gether these devices and appliances
might be labeled better living. Tan
gibly they include such desirable
items as more commodious closets,
more attractive bathrooms, STEP
saving kitchens, more space by COM
bining dining room and living room,
better built furniture and automatic
heating and cooling.
Now the average family, however
much 1t desires more ease and COM
fort, Is faced with month to-month
carrying charge that is measured
against income. A thousand dollars
for an air-conditioning unit is out
of the question for a $4,000 home.
Mr.. Lowndes believes that building
costs are not too high at present,
but that many families invest too
much for housed-in space. They
buy, he Is convinced, a place that is
too large and find no budget left
for internal comfort. He suggests
that before the individual home
builder decides how much he can
spend for the shell Of his home, he
would do well to consider how many
of the comforts available can be
afforded.
How can the home-planner 'have
his cake and eat 1t, too? The
answer is simple. Most people, the
school director explains, build too
large house. The average family
in this classification easily could get
along with a thousand dollars less
spent for space. Actually such a
family would probably be happier
in q less spacious, more compact
home, properly insulated and de-
signed for better living. For a house
planned in the modern tempo should
include more generous assortment
of the furniture, drapes, wall cover
ings and appliances which render
the entire home more comfortable,
healthful and enjoyable.
Evening star., 1938-11-12

reach the control. The control unit
itself is set 2 inches into the wall
and the conduit and wire connec-
tions are concealed in the wall. The
unit comes for either alternating
current or direct current power, and
engineering service for your partic-
ular job is available free Of charge.
It seems things to come" are here!
Rubber Flooring.
If you have the sort of nerves that
Jump at loud noises you ought to
know about the rubber flooring that
comes with a pad of spongy rubber
on its under side. For all practical
purposes, such as kitchen and
nursery floors or tops of kitchen
work spaces, it takes the clatter and
thump out of household movements
This modern-age material recently
was tested at the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology and found to
give remarkably good performance
in absorbing the vibrations of floor,
shoe or other object coming in con-
tact with the floor. Vibrations, Of
course. make noise. The rubber on
the under side Of the sheet has nu-
merous air cells that absorb the
vibrations.
The rubber comes 6 feet wide,
3/l6 Of an inch thick and any
length you wish up to 80 feet. 1t is
made in wide range of colors, is
easy to keep clean, practically slip
proof and comfortable to tread upon.
A special test of the sponge rubber
to determine its wearing qualities
showed that after 20 years the rub
ber would still be flexible and re-
silent, and after five years the per-
manent compression was virtually
the same as that of the new product.
You could hardly ask for more.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
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solid and hollow partitions, and
the wooden base ones will take brass
nails as well as screws. You can
do the job yourself. The plugs
cost so cents a kitful.
Electric eyes for salel Electric
eyes for sale!n
Evening star., 1938-11-12

Restrictions on the consumption
of bread in Germany have been
removed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
Couple Rendered.
 HouseDarn1ing Party

Misses Margaret Ferrick and Anna McCloskey were nostcsses at a houBewarming given at Canadian Legion hall recently for MT. and Mrs. Thomas Greeley of Harpers Ferry road. Among those attending were: MT. and Mrs. George Cassidy, Mir. and Mrs. John Cannon, MT. and Mrs. Patrick Quinlan, MT. and Mrs. Peter Kelly, MT. and Mrs. John Kelley, MT. and Mrs. Peter Gilligan, MT. and Mrs. Francis Daly, MT. and Mrs. Kenney, Mrs. Edward Shcchy, Mrs. Patrick Bul- ilvan, Mrs. Fitzmauricc, Mrs. Pat rick Brown. Mrs. Nellie Smith, Mrs. James Hackett, Mrs. James Hanlon, Mrs. harlottc Kelley, Mrs. Helena Fc.rick, Mrs. Edna Ledell, Mrs. Mics Kelly. Mrs. Anna Mcdonald, MYs. Thomas Calvin, Mrs. Stephen Kelly, Mrs. Hannah Collins, Mrs. Marie Peterson, Mrs. Michael Dana her, Joseph Holihan, Michael o. Ccnnell, John Collins, Thomas Lee, John Cavaraugh. Joseph Doyle, John Hol!han, Joseph Kelley, Will iain Temple, John Fitzgerald. Fran cia Shea. Thomas Hannon, Th0m- as Kennedy, John Sullivan, James Sullivan. Timothy Connor, Thomas Scanlon, Martin McElligott, Mar tin Halloran, Hugh McCabe, Arthur Farrell. Michael Kecfc. Howard Barnes, Helen Donnelly, Catherine Holihan. Kathlcc Kenney, Mary Brown, Lillian Brick, Mary Kelly Anna Carroll, Charlotte Kelly and Mary Crowley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
NoUel Bridge Al Pine Orchard

An annual bridge party. "Win-a, Prize and try-and-Kcep-it,' wal held Friday night in the Pine Or. chard club. large number of rest. dents of the summer colony anc their guests enjoyed the party ar. ranged by Hrs. Charles E. Smith chairman of the clubs bridge com. mittee.
 Among the players were Mir. and Mrs. Robert Booth, Miss Alice Minor, MT. and Mrs. J. 0. Menzies. Mir. and Mrs. 0. F. McNeil. MT and Mri Richard Whitehead, Mrs. Louis Wino tcrs. Mrs. Charles Doty, Dr. and Mrs George E. Evans Mrs. 6. B. Taylor, Mrs. Shephard. Mrs. Jerry Sanford, MT. and Mrs. Lewis DeFelice, Mir. and Mrs. Wilbur L. Davis, Mir. and Mrs William II. Roberts, Mrs. Far. rington, Mrs. Hazel segur, Mrs Howard Marland, Dewitt Page, MT and Mrs. F. Clark, Mrs. Stevens Mrs. Benjamin English, Mrs. H. B Armstrong, MT. and Mrs. James E Todd, MT. and Mrs. F.. filling MT. and Mrs. c. F. Barton, Mir and Mrs John Goss, MT. and Mrs. Eu- gene Allyn. Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Tut tie, Mir. and Mrs. Herman Elyn, Mrs c. Pomeroy, Mrs. Bradley, Judge and Mrs. John R. Booth. Mir. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith. MT. and Mrs. John Kirby, Mrs. Frank Kenna. Mrs. Mary Alice Jones, Mrs. T. Sturges, Mrs V. McNcil, MT. and Mrs. William, D. Pinkham. Mir. and Mrs. Henry Pone, MT. and Mrs. Webster, Mir and Mrs. William Flanders.
 The regular duplicate contract bridge tournament will be held al the club next Friday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
UPSON-HASTINGS

Mrs. Robert Worthington Hast- ings of Brooklinc. Mass, announc- es the engagement of her daughter, Miss Roberta Worthington Hast ings. to pr. Joseph F. Upson. son of Prof. and Mrs. Walter l.. Upson of Litchfield and Great Diamond Island, Maine, recently of St. Louis, Mo.
 Miss Hastings, daughter of the late Dr. Robert w. Hastings. was graduated from the Winsor school in 1894 and made her debut in November of the 1034-3b season. Tn June she received her A. E. degree from Radcliffe college. where she was active in the Idlcr club. the Athletic association, and other class activities, as well as being a member of the Iota chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa.
 Dr. Upson was graduated from Princeton with the class of 1884 and received his Ph. D. in geology, from Harvard university in June. He is member of the Harvard chapter of Sigma Xi.
 Dr. Upson and Miss Hastings will Dc married on Wednesday, Aug. Y at the latter's home. After Sept. lb they will be at home at Moscow, Idaho, where MT. upson k to be 8 member of the faculty of tho uni versity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
Couple Honored On ,Anniuersary

MT. and Mrs. John Evans of Hill street were hogteSses at Q party given at their home on Saturday evening in honor of their son, Joseph Evans and Mrs. Evans, the occasion being their first wedding anniversary. During the evening 8 varied program of entertainment was enjoyed and a delicious luncheon was served.
 The guests included: MT. and Mrs. Raymond Coughlin, MT and Mrs. John Evans, MT. and Mrs. Vincent vitkus, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Vit- kus, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marinko, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Evans, Mrs. Mary Grimm, Misses Margaret Howard, Sally Austin, Helen Austin, Betty Barker, Frances Guarrera, Eleanor Evans, Beatrice Walsh Of Washington, D. C., Daniel Bart. James Evans, Raymond Evans, George Evans, and MT. and Mrs. Frederick Brown and daughter Jean of Warwick, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
Pine Rock Circle
 To Sponsor Outing

Pine Rock Circle, Lady Foresters of America will hold an outing and hot dog roast tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs. Bernard Madden of Woodtic Road. The affair will start at 6 o'clock and biisses will leave the center at 5, 6, and 2 o'clock on the hour with members taking the Woodtic bus.
 Miss Marjorie Quilter Is chair man of the arrangements and is being assisted in the arrangements by Mrs. R. Doyle, Miss Elizabeth Lamontagnc, Mrs. Elizabeth Sav- age, Mrs. Frances Mantiglia, Sophie Carroll, Mrs. Dermody, Mrs. Me- Namara and Mrs. John Lynch. The affair B to be one of the largest social events of the circle and varied program of entertain mcnt has been arranged.
 A mass meeting will be held this evening at the Waterbury Hebrew institute in commemoration of the anniversary of Dr. Theodore Hert- gel, founder of political Zionism The meeting is being held under the auspices of the Jewish National Fund Council of this city. Samuel A. Lipctz B chairman. The speaker vii be Rabbi Louis J. Schwefel of New York city. Rabbi Schwefel re- turned last year from Palestine where inc spent more than year wiht his family. He formerly lived in Washington, D. O., where he took a leading part in Zionist activities as head of the Washington Zionist district and the United Palestine Appeal.
 Rabbi Schwcfcl was the author Of weekly column syndicated in The Anglo Jewish Press. He writer un- der the name "Hil!elc, the Obser, giving popular comment on Jewish topics as they applied to the na- tjonal and International scene in Palestine, Rabbi Schwefcl toured the Pacific coast and other sections of the United States where he lect- urcd in numerous communities on various phases of Palestine work For the period 1D30-35. Rabb schwefcl served in the capacity oi treasurer of the Rabbinical Assem. bly of America. He k now engaged in tour of the Southern state, in the interest of the Jewish Ma. tional Fund of America. After thu meeting, memorial services will b' held for the Jews in Palestine who died defending the land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
CONTRACT BRIDGE
 By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of the American Bridge League

A good bridge player never takes anything for granted, If he can safeg Hrd his hand against nnfavor- able suit breaks. Even If 1t turns out later that the precaution was unnecessary. nothing has been lost and the player himself has been ychooled in correct bridge habits.
 Consider today's hand, for cx- ample, played by Mrs Frederick Van Nuys of Indianapolis and Washington in one of the recent games of the Washington Bridge league, where she alone fulfilled contract of five diamonds simply by taking care to countcract un- favorable suit breaks.
 The hand looked simple when .he dummy went down. The first
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
DURBROW--MOORE

Of interest here is the announce mert of the marriage Saturday of Elbridge Durbrow member of the Yale class of 1926 and at present one of the United States consuls at Naples, Italy. He was married in fashionable St. Margarcts, Vest minister, London, England, to Min Emily Moore. of Washington. D. C.. daughter of Mrs. Meade Moore and ths late Dr. Moore. MT. Durbrow is the son of MT. and Mrs. Chandler Walcott Durbrow of San Francisco Calf.
 After the ceremony the couple flew to Paris and will motor through France, Switzerland and Italy. Fol lowing 8 summer in Naples the bride will return to this country She is majoring in philosophy al Vassar College and expects to ob. tain a degree next January. MT Durbrow will return to America or leave in December and following hi, wife's graduation they will return to Italy.
 MT. Durbrow continued his studies at the Ecolc des Sciences Politiques in Paris. Before his present assign ment he was in the consular service in Warsaw. Bucharest and Moscow