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Evening star., 1938-12-18

Tears sprang to her lovely eyes nevertheless.
You must think me an awful coward. she
said. but I'm not used to - to kindness.
She glanced up. Down the rutted road
behind the station truck Jolted; in it, hud-
died together, were prisoners men and one
or two women - heavily guarded.
Poor devils, he murmured
Yes"
Look here" he said. you're shivering
Steady"
She said: That's what I've escaped fromt
Good Lord
II am the last OF family WHO cared too
much for liberty to be safe Have YOU ever
seen firing squad
Don't he said sharply. That's past.
You've got yourself to think Of Your future
The things you can still do for - for liberty"
He held her arm tightly. He smiled down at
her. What may call YOU
My name is Sonia -
He broke in: Your name is for the time
being and all being fair in love and war
Sonia Chatsworth. You are the wife OF
Richard Chatsworth, representative of an
exporting house whose local business has
ceased to exist We are therefore, you and |,
my dear about to shake off the dust of this
troubled country from our feet. How lucky
you speak English so we'll"
Il was educated in America,
And - unmarried"
Yes"
Have you kept your gloves on all during
the Journey" She stared at him.
Mrs Richard Chatsworth's proper finger
must have ring" he explained He slid a
signet ring from his little finger TRY that
on No, turn the signet inward. Luck again.
That band of gold might deceive even the
Captain. Speaking OF the devil. he's on the
platform watching us Pay no attention We
are quite newly married, and absorbed in our
selves. Let's get down to the end and rehearse
our story. The idea is to keep it simple and
let still tongue be our chief defence. We
have been married less than a year a
romantic affair. of course. You have been up
country visiting an aging aunt. and | have
come to fetch you home. There. 1900 he drew
out pocket book and handed her snapshot
- there is our place of lodging in the Ialt
Zglio. and -here-is a key. This evacuation
proceeding has upset everything. On arriving
at the port, we shall 90 directly there. pick
up my things and
The officer had StrolIed towards them He
halted. smiled. sauted. Permit me to
apologize for my error, sfi0r0 - and to offer
my services am Captain Naldas."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
SOMETHING
MUST BE DONE

(Alameda Times-Star)
Irene Brown, 14-year-old Aledo, Hi
nois girl, decided that something must
be done if she was to escape the one
third ill-fed and ill-clothed group and
therefore, joined the Future Farmers of
America organization of youngsters. She
bought a steer and proceeded with the
job of feeding him according to rules
provided by the director of the organi-
ZatiOn.
Last week her steer walked away with
the grand championship at the Interna-
tiOnal Livestock Show at Chicago. after
topping the lesser exhibitions. Put on
the block the champion brought the high
est price per pound ever to be paid for
beef on the Chicago market and Irene
Brown found herself in possession of
So, 7S5. Not so bad for a little miss who
wished to escape poverty But that was
not all. In the preliminaries she won
an additional $3.50 in premiums and
prizes.
Throughout this country of ours are
hundreds of Future Farmers of America
units. They are from the smaller city
and town schools adjacent to farming
communities where these young people
have an outlet for their operations. Until
recently Jfe record was JlldJ no IdIllly
with a member of this group active in
its work sought relief in all the years
of the depression. SO far as we know
the record still stands.
Another and even larger group of
young folks is the All clubs composed
of farm youngsters ranging from 10 to
20 years of age. At the moment there
are substantially a million members and
their activities cover the entire range
of farming operations-field crops, live
stock, poultry, gardening, orcharding,
canning, clothes-making and every other
household duty. Annually competitive
shows are held in communities, counties,
states, and nationally. No family with
a All clubber on the job has yet sought
relief-unless recent developments have
spoiled the record.
If something must be done why not
take courage from these youngsters?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
OLSON REVTTES OLD INAUGURAL
CUSTOMS AND CREATES NEW ONES
(Visalia Times-Delta)

(Visalia Times-Delta)
While we prefer the simplicity of the
quiet Inauguration affected by Governor
Young when he was inducted into the
office of chief executive of California,
to the glory and gold braid and formal
ceremonies which have characterized
some California inaugurals, if Governor
Olson feels that something special is in
order to properly celebrate the first
democratic victory in this state in A
years, we think he is definitely smart
in giving consideration to the rank and
file of the party as we'll as to the big
wigs.
Governor-elect Olson has not only Civ
en- his approval for a gala day at the
capitol and revival of the Governors
Ball, but he has planned big public
barbecue with ceremonies at the state
fair grounds. He is going to give those
who cannot afford the luxury of a stiff
hat party, an opportunity to let off steam
at more democratic celebration. Re-
ports from Sacramento state that 400
beeves have been donated for the bar
becue and that attendance is estimated
at 125, 900.
If this keeps up, Olson is liable to be
as popular as a governor as Sunny Jim
Rolph. The proof of his administration,
however, will not lie in the eating of a
barbecue, but in the character of his
appointments, the saneness of his poll
cies, and with his ability to meet the
essential needs of his state without an
overburdening tax rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

creased the power of WOR from
five hundred watts TO fifty
thousand. To-day there is only
one more powerful station in
America-WLW). He increased the
number of employees from 26 to
202 In all this time he has had
to fire only two people. 1 asked
him Tor his formula. Here are six
methods which he believes are
largely responsible for such an en-
viaplc record:
l. He selects men and women
whose past experiences will be val
liable for radio. Men who have
been trained in newspaper work,
on the stage, in pictures, or on
otner radio stations.
2 In hiring people, he often trusts
first Impressions
3. He tries to treat his employees
III way that will inspire loyalty
and enthusiasm tand create esprit
de corps He calls them "co-work-
ers.' not employees. After five
years OF service they get an addi-
tional vacation III winter. If All
employe falls i'll after six months
service with WOR. the company
pays a percentage of his salary for
nine months. CWOR has a loan
service and employees. in an emer-
gency, can borrow money without
interest aid repay 1t 2raduallyD
4. Il don't fire men because
they blmder occasionally" said
Mr. McCOsker. Il do that myself.
am interested only in batting
averages I overlook small things"
5. One of Alfred McCosker's
cardinal policies is to encourage
men by giving them sincere appre-
citation.
6. when I must call a mans
attention to his errors" he said
4 try to do it tactfully so that he
won't mind.
:. Here are five types of men
who are never hired at WOR
4. Floaters. men who have drifted
from job to job, no matter how
clever they seen.
" ESOliolo VIII Oedl III SuptIld-
tives: L am the best this or best
that"
c. Applicants who are vague
about their past experiences. AL
fed j. McCosker doesn't like ap-
plcants who say: Il wrote a lot
Of successful. programs for KY"
lie wants them to be specific; to
give the names of the programs;
to describe them; tell how long
they lasted. etc.
d. He tries TO differentiate be-
tween men who will be good per-
formers and applicants who are
merely clever at selling themselves
but don't have the qualities that
wear well.
E. The insincere person. Il
would rather hire a mediocre man
who is sincere" h said, than"
to have Phi Beta Kappa who
is nickel plated"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

Maybe it is an encouraging sign,
when large numbers of people de-
eide that they don't care what
other folks think about them so
long as they get a bit of fun out
of life. Maybe we tend to be too
prim and proper, and need more
of the let-your -hair-down spirit.
Anyway, it was a funny reaction
that Life Magazine got the other
day, when it printed a set of photos
showing some of the odd things
that happen in southern California.
Life had rounded up some rather
bizarre pictures: pictures of hot
dog stands built to look like derby
hats and orange juice stands re-
sembling Chinese pagodas, pictures
of nudists and Neutrality-suspicious.
faddists and bearded hermits and
some of the other manifestations
of the southern CALIFORNIA; ire
pressible urge to live an unfettered
life.
Life promptly got a flock of let
ters from southern Californians,
and the burden of most of them
was to this effect: IF we get a
kick out of these things, and if
they don't hurt anybody, what un-
der the sun is wrong with them?"
Which, when you stop to think
about it, is a question that takes a
bit of answering.
Suppose, for instance, that man
is in the business of retailing pop
and hot dogs. If it pleases him to
build his hOt-dog- -and-pop stand so
that it resembles a vest pocket edi-
ton of the Tai Mahal, why on
earth shouldn't he do SO? 1t may
be objected, of course, that all OF
his neighbors have to look at the
thing; yet no southern California
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
THE BEST CHRISTMAS
PRESENT OF THEM ALL

In an eastern city this week, news
dispatches told us Thursday, a middle
aged mother lay awake all one night
brooding, worrying because she could
give her three children no Christmas
presents. Finally, driven to despair by
what she considered the tragedy of her
Christmas, she got up, went down stairs
and took the life of one little girl. She
intended destruction for the others and
herself, but before she could carry
through her plans she was so overcome
by grief at what she had already done she
ran to a neighbor, weeping.
That mother was the victim of the
greatest tragedy of all, for she did not
realize that Christmas is time not
simply for material gifts, but time for
giving of self.
The most luxurious gift in the world
cannot be a Christmas gift in the true
sense unless the heart of the donor ac-
companies it. By the same sign, the poor
est little gift of them all is the greatest
in the light of Christmas if the love,
the JOY and the unselfish good will of
the giver go with it.
Most immortal of o. Henry's stories
is Gift of the Magi' 1t is the story of
a man who pawned his coveted watch to
buy beautiful comb for his wife's love
ly hair; and of the wife who sold her
gorgeous tresses to buy a chain for her
husbands priced watch.
Materially, each gift was useless, be-
cause unselfish love had done away with
the use for each. Actually, each was
the greatest of all gifts, because each
was a symbol Of self.
That mother of three in an eastern
city could have given herself completely,
unselfishly to her children. Instead she
took herself away from them.
She could not realize the thing we
all should know: that it is the giver, not
the gift that counts most at Christmas
time
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
HOW MANY TREASURES
ARE YOU CARRYING?

Russell Smith, employe of an oil COM
pany in Centralia, ILL.,, carried about
him with him for a year and half
"curio" that had been given to him by
a friend in jest. He believed it to be
'fplay money" representing a $4,000
federal reserve note. Wednesday bank
er saw the note. 1t was genuine
For year and half Smith had been
carrying a bill he believed to be worth
less, yet which was worth a small for
tune.
Perhaps none Of us will ever duplicate
Smiths good fortune in the matter OF
currency. Yet many of US are lamenta-
bly, like Russell Smith in one way. For
weeks, months, and even years, we carry
about with us treasures of great worth,
and never realize their value.
1t might be we'll to take stock, to find
how many of the everyday things we
take so much for granted are, in reality,
priceless possessions.
The love of family, the regard of
friends, the respect of the community
how valuable they all are and what little
value we are wont to place on them in
our casual thinkingl Without them, how
lost we should be. No amount of wealth
could replace them, no sum of money
could buy them back once they were
lost
There are other treasures, too, that
most of US have. The use of our eyes
and ears and limbs, health that nothing
could restore once it is lost, minds that
make us the equal of our fellows liberty
that many people of the world cannot
even dream OF.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Bruce Cation Says
- Every Man to His Taste

wayside stand ever was half as big
an eye-sore as the ordinary eastern
wayside stand which was built to
resemble nothing at all.
Similarly, if a man feels like re-
tiring to some secluded pasture and
romping in the sun unclad, why
shouldn't he? None of us has to
go and look at him, nor does his
example compel us to initiate him.
And if his neighbor elects to let his
beard grow to his waist, or goes
barefooted and subsists on hazel
nuts and raw carrots, what of it?
The good Lord surely never ordan-
ed that we ust all look alike, act
alike, or eat alike.
1t is probably very true that we
suffer altogether too much from the
urge to conform, to regiment our
clothing, our recreations, and our
habits according to the ways of the
majority = which is just another
way of saying that most of us are
scared to death of what the neigh
bors will say.
Maybe life would look a little
screwy if we didn't have that urge.
If we didn't have some respect for
the opinions Of our fellows we
could soon get our affairs into quite
a mess. But you can have too
much of good thing.
The big idea, after all, is TO get
a little fun out of life. Being scar
ed of what people will think if you
deviate a little from the accepted
canons of department can be pref
ty big handicap in that unending
and universal struggle.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Barbs-

President Roosevelt admitted in
a radio address that he likes scram-
bled eggs for breakfast We had
begun to think it was against the
law for anybody who didn't eat
cereals every morning to go on the
air.
TODAY'S QUIZ: How does it
happen no one ever demands a
recount after one of those Na2i
elections?
President HutchinS of University
OF Chicago suggests collegiate foot
ball admission price be cut TO a
dime. And Bank Day every other
Saturday?
Now that two japanese compan-
les have been organized to take out
China'S vast coal and iron deposits.
we begin to understand what ia
pans program of "cultivating the
country" means.
Who longs for q return to the
good old days when a man coulo.
buy a meal for 10 cents-after ne
had worked half day for the
dime?
A man with experience is 100
old for the job, and the young man
hasn't the experience, says a COM
mentator. But, where's the Job?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
legal ADVERTISEMENT
s u NJ NJ o n S
No 10000


In the Superior Court of the State
of California, i'm and for the
County of Imperial.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
VS..
JAMES H. CARR, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and Geo. R.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of the State of Cali
fOrnia Send Greetings to:
JAMES H. CARR, A. N. EUL-
BERG, ELENORA EULBERG,
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL
TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIA-
TION, A National Banking Asso-
citation, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE.
RICHARD ROE, JOHN DOE CON-
PANY, a Corporation, RICHARD
ROE COMPANY, a Co-partnership
and JOHN DOE as Administrator
of the Estate of Richard Roe, De-
ceased, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint in
an dCClOn efIlGleu as ABOVE, Drought
against you in Superior 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 else
where.
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
it 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 9th day of August
1893.
W j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAD County Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
N. 18 25-D. 0 lG 90 80. 13 20
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
An Economist S
Viewpoint
By John L. Flynn

The President has certainly
struck a sound note in his state
ment that while he will press
for a re-armament program he
will not attempt to finance it with
borrowed funds, but will put it
on a as-you-go basis.
The reports from Washington
up to now and from responsible
sources predicted armament pro-
duction would be made part of
the program of recovery and pay
ing for ornaments part of the
pump printing plan.
The President puts these dis
putting rumors at rest.
But he introduces another dis
putting proposal. 1t is the So
called asset plan of treasury ac-
counting under which the budget
can be balanced by certain forms
of trick Observation-Disclosures
without balancing it.
The idea is that the government
should be treated like a private
business. If a corporation spends
several millions on erecting a new
plant and gets the money for that
purpose from a bond issue-going
into debt-that is not considered
an unbalancing of its budget pro-
vided its ordinary operating budg-
ct is in balance.
Why, then should not a govern
ment operate the same way? The
government should raise cash to
pay its running expenses, but
when it wishes to spend a billion
dollars on soil conservation, that
is an investment.
1t is an investment in the na7
tional plant. Soil conservation
increases the value of the land
and makes it more productive.
Why should not the government
borrow for that and why should
that expenditure be put down as
an expenditure and why should
the money borrowed be consid-
cred as deficit transaction?
The answer is simple When a
corporation borrows $1O,O00,0OO
and builds a plant, it has the
plant and the plant becomes a
source of revenue and profit to it.
The revenue produced by the
plant will pay the interest on the
bonds and ultimately retire them
if it is wise corporation.
But if the government spends
billion on soil conservation, the
soil does not belong to the govern
ment 1t belongs to the individ-
ual farmers. They will benefit.
And if the soil becomes more val
liable they will get the values.
The government is a corporate
entirely and unless the expendi-
ture it makes increases the value
of its own plant the value will not
inure to it.
1t may help the people and this
may be a good reason for the i'm
provement. But we ought not for
that reason, delude ourselves in
to Imposing the government has
had the same sort of gain that a
corporation has when it improves
its own lands and builds its oyn
buildings and collects in cash the
revenues set in motion by the
Improvements.
Soil conservation results in ben
efits to the people money bene-
fits and social benefits. And what
helps the people helps the govern
ment
But the government does not
collect any revenues out of this.
1t ought not be allowed, there
fore, to put down in its account
books the land values which have
resulted from its expenditures.
These belong in the account book
of the farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Today'S HOrOscOpe

The person born on this day
may have an opportunity to solve
someone's difficulty or at least to
do kind act. Hold whatever plans
YOU have for your own advance
ment until after December "a,
which ushers in a period of sue
ces. for your plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

five Y e a I S in
bro a d c a S tin g
work. b e c a m e
president 0 f a
small. inconse-
quential = a d i o
station in New
Jersey FL e Y e n
years ago. Dur
ine those eleven
years of Mr.. Nc
Cosker'S manage
ment the Federal
c o m munications
CNO1D1icSiOn in
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

To please the men rolk, women
of New Guinea have themselves
tattoed. The boys Of some tribes
DO not consider the girls eligible
for marriage without these dis
tinguishing marks.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
GRAB Bag
One-Minute Test

l. What gem is found in mol
lusks?
2. Into what two main divisions
can all living things be grouped?
3. Can you complete this quota
ton: Il could not love thee, dear,
so much -?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Hints on Etiquette

When cutting your food at the
table, the prongs o. your fork
should point downward. When con-
yeying food to your mouth, the
prongs should point upward.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Words of Wisdom

Beware of desperate steps--The
darkest day, live till morrow.
will nave passed aWay-Cowper.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to Win
Friends and Influence
People

Recently I spent an afternoon
with an extraordinary man with
an extraordinary record; Alfred
J. McCosker. eXneWspaper report
q. and publicity manager, after
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
One Minute Test Answers

l. The pearl.
3 Vegetable and animal.
3. Loved I not honor more
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Photographs

In October, 1897 The birthplace
of James Whitcomb Riley, the
Hooster poet, was restored as a
shrine, and opened to the public.
When orchids are cut they are
placed in refrigeratorS to hard
en-" and become accustomed to a
change of temperature. Then
each spray is put III a water
filled, sealed glass tube and braced
in its box to prevent shifting or
crushing, q limited number being
placed in each box.
There are three parts to a
cOmet-nucleuS, coma and tail. The
nucleus is presumed to be COM
posed of stones or particles of dust.
You can see stars through a
comet. which increases in brilliancy
as il approaches the sun and
fades quickly as it departs.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

=
are taking liberties with their
freedom.
One third of the people who used
to drink have gone on the wagon
since the repeal OF prohibition, ac-
Cording to statistics. It's no long
er an adventure.
The news that college girls are
smoking pipes was a blow to grand
ma, who has just mastered the ar
of smoking cigarettes gracefully.
All the stockings we've seen late
ly seem to be pretty well filled.
A New York girl saved a payroll
by kicking two holdup men in the
shins A potential bridge cham
pion there, boys
Mexico takes German machinery
and merchandise in exchange for
oil. Mexico being socialistic and
Germany fascist, we don't suppose
either country had an idea of
making any money on the deal.
Movie Star Helen Vinson, asking
for a divorce from Tennis Cham
pion Fred Perry, cites that he
forced her to attend those profess
sional tennis matches. Yes. the
charge is cruelty
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
thoughts for the Day

For he seeth that wise die likewise the fool and
the british person perish and leave their wealth
to others-Psalms %: 10
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Famous Sayings
You re Telling Me --.-

A professor warns labor leaders
that their cause is endangered by
lack of unity. He thinks the boys
are taking liberties with THEN
freedom.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

SELL farm produce through
Post-PresS Want Ads,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

BRINGING
ALL 1HE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
VALLEY
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-16
MILELANE

Several from this place attended
the One Hundredth Anniversary OF
Bethel M. p. Church. near Andrew
Vile on Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Finkheimer'
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Finkheimer
and daughter. Shirley, spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Collision OF near Bridgeville.
Mrs. John King, Of near Bridge
Vile, is spending some time with her
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anthony
and family OF this place.
George e. Morris has been on the
sick list but is improving at this
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles leopard
have been entertaining relatives and
friends from Baltimore and Riverside
N. j., for a few days.
Miss Addie Collision spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. clifford Morris OF
near Andrewville.
Edward Thomas, of Wilmington,
is spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Cannon.