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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
AUTOMOBILES STILL
THE WORST OFFENDERS

Death of half a hundred persons in
in northwestern train wreck was nor
ror that shocked the nation. Death OF
a dozen persons in an airplane crash
calls forth black headlines from the cOun-
try's newspapers every few months.
Yet every day in the United States
automobiles take heavier toll than air
planes and railroads combined take in
SIX months.
On the day the passenger train went
through flood-weakened trestle in Mon
tana, more lives were lost in the nation
through automobile accidents than were
lost there. More lives were lost in auto
accidents the next day, too. Yet such
accidents have become so common that,
unless the victim is a personal friend,
they mean little to us. The newspaper
that printed a story of every fatal auto
mobile accident in the United States
every day would have room for little
else. And the readers would grow tired
of something that has become, to them,
commonplace.
Wierd as it may seem, it is safer to
travel today by airplane or railroad than
by automobile.
The reason, perhaps, is that trained
people operate planes and railroad en-
gines but almost anyone can-and does
operate an automobile. A stiff course
of training before a drivers license is
issued might not be amiSS in curbing
auto accident deaths in the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

Proposals to settle and finally
pay off" the British World War
debt to America are gaining
ground in London. They are get
ting an increasingly attentive ear
in the United States
The Baldwin settlement of 1928
called for payment of $13,520000,-
600 in 81 years, but the British
war debt has been in default, both
as to principal and interest, since
1881. At that time the British at
titude was: I'VE can't pay. Let
them whistle for their money. We
fought their fight for three years,
and spent the money in the States
anyway. Uncle Sam is just Uucle
Shylock to us" And the American
attitude was expressed by the lac
Onic Coolidge crack, They hired
the money, didn't they?'
But today there is a movement
in Britain to pay something, to
settle the matter for good and all.
Why this change of front, all OF
a sudden?
It is all very clear. In 1881, Bri-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
A SEEKING THOUGHT
PROBES TELEVISION

(ChriStian Science MonitOr)
One of the most technical spots in
New York City is a televiSion laboratory
recently set up by the editors of Elec-
tronics magazine on the thirty-fifth floor
OF the McGraw-Hill Building for the sci
entific study of sound and visual broad
casts originating within transmission
range of the apparatus there assembled.
To the surprise and pleasure of Messrs.
Keith Henney and Donald Fink, of this
intellectually rarefied establishment, who
should knock at the door not long since
but Miss Helen Keller! The Unsuitable
curiosity of this wonderful woman had
been stimulated by learning in some way
that in this aerie far above West Forty
Second street were things to be found
out concerning the latest trlumphS of
electrical transmission, and here she
stood
The images appearing on the screen
were described to her. and by holding
her hand against a lOudspeaker she sens
ed the ebb and flow of sound waves with
much interest The complex technique
of transmitting images through electron-
ic tubes was explained. Through Miss
Keller's sensitive fingers impressions of
an advancing art destined to effect great
changes in human activities were receiv-
ed and absorbed. The distinguished guest
left with fresh appreciation OF the
wonders of applied science, while her
hosts pondered upon the ineXhaustible
powers of her seeking thought to over
come handicapS often considered inSuper-
able.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
Bruce Cation Says
A HaIf-BIIion Dollar Lesson in Rat Holes

tain was not much worried about
another war, or the financing OF 1t,
Today she is. And American law
now forbids any leans to countries
which have delaulted. Looking to-
ward an uncertain future, it would
be we'll to have that American
American matter cleared up so the
way would be open to further
loans, rather than closed by de-
fault on the last ones.
Mexicos derisive jibe, that there
were bigger and more powerful
countries than she who had de-
faulted their external loans hit
the British in a tender spot. There
wasn't any answer, and that 10
the kind Of jibe that hurts.
So now it is proposed that a
single lump sum be paid, say a
half billion dollars, and by mutual
consent wash up the whole matter
There is certainly no longer any
reason in the die-hard attitude
that demands payment down to
the last cent. 1t can't be done, and
there is SCme doubt that it would
be a good thing if it were done.
But that does not mean that just
any kind of a cash settlement is
advantageous, either.
What is it worth to the United
States to have this continual re-
minder around her neck that the
financing of wars means default
and ruin? 1t might be worth more
than a half billion dollars when
the next war comes along.
And this is no discredit to the
British, who would probably have
paid the debt if anybody would.
The point is that war debts of this
kind are uncolcctible from any
nation and under any circum-
stances. 1t might be worth a half
billion dollars if we could be made
to remember that; If we could
learn that what is tossed down the
rat-hole Of war is gone forever.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 1883

Estate of
ALI SHEER, also known as ALI,
also known as ALI SHER, also
known as ALI SHEE, and also
known as ALI SHEER KHAN de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, d. L. ZINN, Public
Administrator as administrator Of
the estate of Ali Sheer, also known
as Ali, also known as Ali Sher, also
known as Ali Shee, and also known
as Ali Sheer Khan, deceased, to the
creditors OF and all persons having
claims against the said deceased,
that within six months after the
first publication of this notice they
either file them with the necessary
vouchers in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of the State
Of California, in and for the Coun-
tv of Imperial, or exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers TO the
said D. L. Zinn, as administrator
Of said estate, at $40 Main Street,
Ell Centre, California, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction OF
the business of the said estate in
the County Of Imperial, S'ate oil
California.
Dated at Ell Centro, Ca fornia,
this 7th day of June, 1893"
d. l.. Zt'VN,
Administrator of the t:-tate OF
ALI SHE GR,
~ ceased
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
THE SECOND THOUGHT
WAS WISEST

When District Attorney Otis D. Bah
cock of Sacramento announced that Lob
byist Arthur Samish would not be per
mitted to testify at the grand jury graft
hearing there about any transactions
involving Governor Frank F. Merriam, it
was the worst thing he could have done,
politically speaking, for the governor.
His later announcement-that he had
reconsdered and would throw the inves-
tigation wide open to any testimony
Samish wants to give-Was far wiser.
If Samish is out to get Merriam,
putting a silencer on him-and letting
the public know he was silenced-would
be the best way in the world to help him
achieve his end. The public is more sus-
picious of silence about such things
than it is of the facts themselves.
Now, if Samish has any charges to
make, Merriam will have chance to
answer them = and if he has no such
charges, he will be shown in the light
of a political braggart.
Whatever happens, it is best to let
Samish talk.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
SUCCESS IS THE
BEST DEGREE

Richard Barthlemess, who left Trinity
college at Hartford, Conn, to go to Hol-
lywood % years ago, was awarded his
Bachelor of Arts degree this week he
left college in his junior year. A Trinity
custom confers degrees upon students
who did not graduate, but won success
after leaving college, providing they wait
20 years after leaving.
The army of college pupils who entered
business and professional life for the
first time this year might learn valu-
able lesson from the film stars degree.
1t is this: that diploma does not mean
success, but success is the best diploma.
If more college graduates could learn
that college is really prep-schoOl course
for life, more of them would succeed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
HOLIDAY REFORM
Whittier NeWS)


The people of New Jersey have work
ed themselves into considerable lather
over the issue of shuffling the official
holidays around, and you can't blame
them.
Passed by the state assembly was a
bill moving every holiday to the nearest
Monday. The people in favor of bigger
and better weekends were tickled to
death, but the people who didn't want to
be waving flags and shooting off fire
crackers some July morning three days
after the rest of the nation weren't
tickled at all.
Whatever you think of the every-holi-
day-a-M Monday idea, however, there is
definitely need, not merely in New Jer-
sey but everywhere, for few sensible
reforms in the whole year-long holiday
schedule.
Heads of families have been wishing
for generations, for instance, that New
Year could be placed just few pay
DAYS further removed from Christmas.
And take the matter of wedding ami
versaries; how much easier it would be
to remember, men, if all wedding ami
versaries could be scheduled for the same
day all over the country. And how about
keeping April l moving around all the
time so that the kids wouldn't ever know
lust when to get set? And the 4th of
July: never let it start till after II am,
say
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by
the City Council of the City of Ell
Centre that the public interest and
public convenience require the clos
ing up of a certain public alley in
the said City Of FL Centre, further
described as follows, to-Wit:
That alley, 20 feet wide, in
Block 2, Second Addition to
FL Centre. extending from
Third Street to the Southern
Pacific Railroad Right Of
Way as shown by Map NO.
33 on file in the office of
the County Recorder of I'm
perial County OF California;
md it is the intention of said Coun-
I'll to order hat said public alley
pc closed up and abandoned pur-
5uant to the provisions of an Act
Of the Legislature of the State of
California, entitled "An Act To Pro-
vide For Laying Out, Opening Ex-
tending, Widening, Strengthening,
Or Closing Up in whole or in part
any street, square, lane, alley, court,
1r place within municipalities, and
to condemn and acquire any and
Ill land ant, property necessary or
convenient for that purpose APP
proved March 6, 1889 and any
amendments thereto.
IT is FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Street Superintendent OF
said City of El Centro shall and is
hereby directed to give notice of
the adoption of this Resolution by
the posting and publication thereof
rs required by law and Section
Three of said Act hereinbefore de-
jcribed, and more particularly as
follows, to-wit:
Said Notice snail be headed NO
tice of Public Work." in letters not
shall be in legible characters; state
The fact Of passage or adoption OF
This Resolution; its date, and briefly,
the work or improvement proposed,
and refer to the Resolution for
further particulars; and he shall
also cause q similar notice to be
published for q period of ten days
in the Imperial Valley Press, daily
newspaper, published and circulated
in said City of FL Centro and here
by designated for such publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS
18th day of June.
HERBERT w. F'AWCETT,
Mayor of said City OF Ell Centre.
ATTEST: Cal. c.. Mousseau, City
Clerk.
J, 10 27 incl,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 419
ORDINANCE ADOPTING
NENDED FIRE ZONING MAP


THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF Ell CENTRIC DO OR
DAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. A fire zoning map
amending a map designated as Fire
Zones of the City of Ell Centro,'
created and authorized by Section
III of Ordinance No. 337, and on
file with the City Clerk of the City
of Ell Centre, and marked and deSlg-
mated as FIRE ZONES IN THE
CITY OF Ell CENTRIC, AS AM
ENDED JUNE 18TH, 1885" is here
by adopted as the fire zoning map
of the City of FL Centro for the
application of the regulations in
cluded in the Uniform Building
Code. 1880 Edition, published May
1890, by Pacific Coast Building Or
ficials Conference; and said map
so amended and designated as here
inbefore provided, shall supersede
and be substituted for said map
adopted by said Section III of said
Ordinance No. 337.
SECTION IL The City Clerk
approval of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published once
in the Imperial Valley Press within
fifteen days after its passage and
thirty days after said passage this
ordinance shall take effect and be
In force.
Approved:
Mayor.
Attest:
C. G.. MOUSSEAU,
City Clerk of the
City of Ell Centro.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA;
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL } SIS
CITY OF Ell CENTRO }
1, c. G.. MOUSSEAU, City Clerk
Of the City of Ell Centre do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy of Ordinance OF
the City of Ell Centre and that same
was duly passed and adopted or
the 18th day of June, 1888, by the
following vote:
AYES: Scriven, Eyer, Moore
Sones, Fawcett.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
WITNESS my name and official
seal of the City of Ell Centre this
Goth day of June, 1888.
C. G.. MOUSSEAU,
(SeaD City Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
Photograph

In a sweeping plan to energlze
civil aviation, the British govern
ment has increased its annual sub
sidy to commercial air lines from
seven and one-half million dollars
to Is millions.
Among ancient peoples, children
were named for the nearest impor-
tant historical incident to their
birth. In this way a record of the
nations experience was kept.
Coal mined in the United States
since 1776 has been worth. six times
as much as all the gold and silver
mined in the country during the
same period.
Rice beer, containing only per
cent alcohol, is a popular beverage
in Japan.
Appreciable amounts of platinum
metal have been found in copper
ore deposits OF southern Colorado
the u. S. geological survey has an
nounced.
Mahogany trees of Central
America are cut by moonlight be-
cause the wood is of richer color
ing at night than during the day
A Philadelphia radio station
broadcasts the annual banquet OF
the local stammererS' association
, Charles Dickens home was fillec
with pictures of scenes and charac
ters from his novels.
Only one U. S. president was
/ born west of the Mississippi river
Herbert Hoover.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

TENDER while working at the U. S.
Capitol heating plant. Disabled, he
applied for aid and the u. S. En-
ployes Compensation Commission
took nine months to approve an
award Of $l1666 a month.
Seven days later, Fyfe, utterly
dcspondent and unadvised Of the
award, committed suicide Mrs. F'yfe
received notification Of the award
next day.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

Some progressive hospitals are provid-
ing iron lungs for new babies, to tide
them over the first difficult moments OF
life. A few months later, of course, the
sweet little things often develop very
fair imitation Of their own accord.-Por-
terville Recorder.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

with the grand champion white
faced bull OF Texas and I climbed
I'D on the fence and was photo
graphed with five of the fancy
and trick riding cowgirls who per-
formed such daring stunts at the
ROdeo. These girls are Rose Brel-
den. Lucyclc Richards, Peggy Long,
Tad Lucas. and Vaughn Kreig.
priced the pictures so highly that
I bought the negatives l am also
ordering a shipment Of Texas tree
ripened pink grapefruit sent to
my home in Forest Hills Long
Island. each month.
John Hendrix, who is one of the
feature writers for the Texas
magazine, The Cattleman, has in
vited me to spend a vacation on &
Texas ranch and l have accepted
But to get back to my fulsomc
praise of Missouri I like the Ole
state because l spent by childhood
there. I have travelled over pretty
much of this earth; and yet there
is a farm in Northwest Missouri
near Harmony Church, and an
other one near Maryyille, and an
other near Warrensburg-Oh, they
would all seem dull and dreary tC
vou-but these farms stir my emo
tions as no other spot on eartl
can. A few years ago, ] Walkct
ever one of those farms and Wept
Why? Because the little tow head
ed boy that used to play oVel
those hills had gone forever. He
has become a man now. My body
has lived in New York for quart
er Of century; but my heart has
always remained out in Missouri
where I spent the first twenty
year OF my life.
DR.. Royal j. j. Dye, former
Medical Missionary in Bolenge
Africa, says:
Service is the rent you pay for
the space you occupy in this world
50 pay your rent.
The average layman has little
realization OF the seriousness with
which doctors regard their pro
fession. A doctor may get tireG
but he must keep on going; a doc
tors family must eat though col
lections are slow. Is it any won
der that now and then some very
fine physician is tempted to be
oommerciai-minded? A prominent
physician in Dallas, Texas, told
me recently that he had once been
tempted to'think too much about
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

Well, Mr.. Ro-
senfield, I am in
your State Of
Texas now. These
lines are being
written in the
HO tel T e Xa S.
Fort Worth. !
have fallen in
love with Texas.
I like its people.
| like its cattle
1 like its rodeos.
I had my picture
taken at the Fort
WOrt t h ROdco
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
Old TROUBLE

Hitler is merely trying to piece The
map of Europe together in new way,
which is by no means the first time a
paperhangers ideas of matching the liv-
ing room paper failed to coincide with
those who have to live in the room.
Kansas City Star.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

Citizens of .-aiinas, Calf, were
surprised to find patch of grass
sprineing upon one of their busiest
streets, but Mr. Hoover had been
expecting il all along.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to Win
Friends and Influence
People

John Rosenfield jr, Star Re-
porter for the Dallas News, takes
exception to my recent statement
that Missouri "is the grandest
State in the Union"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
Thoughts for the Day

Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and OF a
good courage; be not afraid. neither be thou dis
mayed for the Lord thy God is with thee whittier
soeyer thou goest--Joshua 19.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
News Behind
the News
Surplus Clothing ....-.-.
Overproduced Necessity
Post MOrtems
And The Future

WASHINGTON. - Ine DaDel OIL
post-mortems on the Iowa primary,
which can't conceal the fact that
the New Deal took a bad beating,
boilS down partly to a question OF
how far Mr.. Roosevelt and his en-
tourage will go in entering future
Democratic primaries.
Advisers who tried to nominate
Congressman Otha Wearin over
Senator Guy Gillette, who won over
whelmingiy, urge F. D. r. to wade
in personally and strike harder il
contests where he wants New Deal
erS to win.
More cautious, conservative DEM
ocrats tell him intervention is dan
gerous to presidential prestige, Ger
tain to boomerang through voter
resentment and harmful to party
chances in November.
Actually, of course, the highly
publicized Democratic fight was
oVershadowed by the tremendous
show of voting strength eXhibite.
by the Iowa Republicans.
They nominated an arch enemy
of the New Deal, former Senator
Lester Dickinson, for the Senatc
race, and while doing so they rolled
up a primary vote more than twice
the size of the Democratic total.
And administration leaders who
were already worried about the
party split caused by the Gillette
Wearin fight now have a new rea-
son-and a more potent one--fol
lying awake at night.
Roosevelt will continue to exert
influence on primaries TO varying
degrees. He may look twice, how
ever, before duplicating the Nearir
fia5co. in which a candidate Of nc
great talent Was Dacked-again5t G.
incumbent senator supported by :
strong state machine - with littl,
more than public statements an,
propaganda from New Dealers.
Glee among conservatives ant
gloom among New Dealers is TEN
gered by the TACT that there vii
be future primaries.
It was and is all very curious
Jimmy Roosevelt, Harry Hopkins
and Tommy CorcOran, the three
men closest to the President, stucF
their necks out and took bat
licking. So did F.. ID. r., who wa
behind them despite professions o
neutrality.
AAA and WPA organizations, tht
latter loaded with appointces o.
the state Democratic machine, ap.
parently kept hands off. That's IL
contrast with Kentucky, where the
WPA organization is up TO it's neck
in a campaign for Senator BarkleJ
against Governor Chandler.
Speaking of government red tape
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

money But the influence of the
teachings he had received became
uppermost. He decided to forget
about money entirely and to think
only in terms of how much servicc
ne could render.
And now, note the boomerang
This doctor declares that in a
short while his average income in
creased more than three hundred
dollars month.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
Grab Bag
Onc-Minute Test

nc-Minute Test
/. How many states of the U. s.
will elect governors this year?
2. What instrument is used to
record earthquakes?
3. Who invented the phono-
graph?
Hints OH Etiquette
The maid OF homer, matron OF
honor and bridesmaids should call
upon the brides mother within
three weeks after a wedding.
Words of Wisdom
Ingratitude is treason to man
kind.-Thomson.
TCday's Horoscope
Most persons whose birthday oc-
ours today have shrcWd, penetrat-
ing minds. Their judgment usual
ly may be relied upon.
One Minute Test Answers
|. Thirty three.
Q. The seismograph.
8. Thomas Alva Edison.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
You're Telling Me --
BY WILLIAM RIFT

SOME LODGE should grab
Halle Selassie-hed make an eX-
cellent member. The xemperor
Ethiopia, we read continues to
pay his dues to the League of Ma
tionS!
New York's motor vehicle COM
missioner studies plan to eliminate
the "ShOW off" driver. Why? In
time the show off driver is pretty
certain to eliminate himself.
The army, we read may get
75-ton planes. We got the idea,
When you run out of bombs-just
drop the plane on the enemy.
The japanese are advancing in
two directions at once. AS they get
further and further into China
they get deeper and deeper into
debt at home,
That New York school girl who
won all senior prizes but one may
have missed deliberately. There'd
be no zest to after life if one
achieved perfection before gradu-
alton.
a western educator says con
gressmen should study the writ
ings of Plato and Aristotle. Fine
while they're Wading through those
tones they won't have time tC
think of new taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
Barbs -

The pcstoffice finally delivered
a card the other day that had
been mailed more than 20 years
ago. Some people are awful slow
readers.
The Nebraska farmer who com
planned his rye was growing 100
high for binder ought to adver-
tise in the Help Wanted columns
The country's full Of highbinders
these days.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 678

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ell
CENTRIC DECLARING THE IN
TENTION OF SAID COUNCIL
TO ORDER THE CLOSING AND
ABANDONMENT OF A GER
TAIN PUBLIC ALLEY
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

Speaking of government red tape
John Fyfe, So, was crippled in both
hands by being scalded last Sep
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21

BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
VALLEY
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-21
Hints on Etiquette
Words of Wis dom
One-Minute Test Answer.

|. Thirty three.
Q. The seismograph.
3. Thomas AlVa Edison.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-28
H A P P -
 B I R T HID A Y

The Empire ertends congratuld- ions and best 10ishes today, theiT birthday anniUersary, to tue toHolU no: