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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
FLAT EARTH?
(Christian Science Monitor)

NOuTISlldn Science MOnllOf)
Are there still many people convinced
that the earth is flat? Only last week
there came in our mail an appeal to sup
port the american Society of Flat Earth
Believers in spring campaign for new
members. One of the first lessons in
geography at any grammar school today
IS proof that the earth is a sphere, based
on the fact that men can travel all around
the earth and that as a ship approaches
land and crosses the horizon an observer
on shore sees first the mast, then the
lower rigging and deck cabins, and final
ly the entire vessel
There are other proofs, and one of
which was illustrated before daybreak
the morning of May IA when a total
eclipse of the moon occurred. Between
one O'Clock in the morning, EST, and
dawn, the earth's shadow crossed the
moon as disc of larger radius than our
satellite, and these curved edges offered
earthbound observers the best proof
known of the earth's sphericity Though
no one eclipse would give conclusive proof
(the earth might be cylindricaD expert
ence with many many others has shown
the curved disc always in evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Famous Sayings
Bruce Cation Says
= Good Neiqhbors Seek Compromises

The fourteen weeks since the ex-
preparation of the foreign oil
companies properties in Mexico
have given both parties a chance
to see just where they stand. The
passions and indignations of the
act should be cooled somewhat.
The time has come for settlement.
Neither party is happy as things
stand now The American compan-
les have lost their property, in
cluding both the physical improve
ments they installed with Ameri-
can cash, and their rights to sub
soil wealth in oil. The Mexican
government has lost ID weeks
valuable tax revenues; its tanks
are full of oil which can not be
sold abroad except in small drib-
lets to governments which are
especially msympathetic to Mex
leo. Production has been cut TO 65
per cent of it former level. Many
jobs have been lost. Improved Ia
Dor conditions asked of foreign
companies have not been furnish
ed by the government, which asks
the workers to carry on under less
favorable conditions in the name
of patriotism. Business Stagnates
throughout the country.
If that is not situation that
calls for settlement, it is hard to
imagine one. Waiting decision be-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

Paper dolls do not sound exciting,
but this little girl was capable of
making them ooze excitement long
after she had passed the paper-dOll
era. She turned these thin little
wisps of make-believC into a veri-
table storehouse OF drama. With
a cardboard box for a stage. and
some original backdrops, she Great
ed wonders in the way of dramatic
productions. And she no longer
yearned for flesh and blood play
mates. These companions Of hers
could talk, "a Ia Charlie McCar-
thy; they could act; she could
mete out punishment and reward
to them according to their just
desserts. Her first play-in five
acts-was called Every Cloud Has
A Silver Lining. or The Ruined
Merchant.
An omnivOrous reader, as arc
most lonely people, she ran across
a play called The Dolls House by
a man named Ibsen. He was a
foreigner, but she knew that with
a number of changes, she could
make a good play out Of The Dolls
House. And she did! The audience,
composed of her family and their
friends, were surprised And She
was surprised that they were sur
prised Why, she could Go anything
with her characters. Why, Of
course!
Time rolled on; schooldays were
over. BY now she had heard a lot
about Broadway. Her father had
died, and to this day Miss Crothers
doesn't understand why her -conser-
vative mother consented to her
coming to New York. Between
you and me, I think that mother
saw what the future heidi
In New York, she headed straight
for the offices of David Belasco and
Daniel Frohman, and the kindly
Daniel Frohman gave her some
good advice. In the daytime her
hours were spent at a dramatic
school, and on matinee days in the
galleries of the theaters. But night
found her crying her heart out in
her loneliness. Again she turned
to her make-belieVe friends. She
studied, read, wrote. Finally her
first play, The Three Of Us, was
produced 1t rang the bell of pop
ular approval. Her confidence tow
cred She has written more than
20 successful plays since those
lonely days when she cried herself
to sleep.
A long list Of plays have flowed
from her pen. Among them, "a
Mans World, Old Lady 81, and
Let Us Be Gay. Last year she
triumphed again with another
Broadway success-Susan and God.
The little lonely girl from Bloom
ington, Illinois, is now one of the
most famous women paywrights IL
America.
We can all do exactly what Miss
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
You re Telling Me ~-
BY WILLIAM RIFT

AT LEAST one American must
know exactly how the japanese
feel over Chinas fighting back.
He's the Florida fisherman who
recently was knocked overheard by
a giant tarpon he had just hooked
Henry Ford says the greatest
era Of prosperity in history IS just
ahead Of us. We wouldn't know
about that except it seems Henry
is seeing either a miracle or mi
rage.
Those political candidates. who
now are going on the air may be
no funnier than the comedians
who are going off the radio for
the summer-but they're certainly
louder.
The japanese seem determined
to retain their world wide unpop-
ularity, if it takes the vast air.
plane bomb they have.
A dust storm we read, subsidized
when it encountered a Canadian
blizzard. We weren't there, unfor-
tunatcly. but We'll bet it was a
good fight while it lasted.
Scientists says, a headline, warn
against selfish ambitious rulers.
What's the matter with the sci
entists? Don't they think we read
the newspapers, too?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
S u M NJ o N =
Mn 1Q1OT

No. 1927
In the Superior Court Of the State
of California, i'm and for the
County of Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
VS..
L. c. TURNER, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and Geo. r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of The State Of Cali
fOrnia Send Greetings to:
l.. c.. TURNER, HARRIET j.
TURNER, EMMA r. BOSTROM,
GEORGE w. BOSTROM, JOHN
DOE, JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE,
JOHN DOE COMPANY, a Corpora
ton, JOHN DOE as Administrator
of the Estate of RICHARD ROE,
Deceased, and RICHARD ROE
COMPANY, a Co-partnership, De-
PENDANTS.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above brought
against you in the 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 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
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 7th day of April, 1888
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL) County Clerk
BY CITIIA IAMSON.
Deputy Clerk.
M. 2 8 f 10 % 30--J, 9 l3 20 27-J. 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

Like all compromises, that re-
quires yielding on both sides. But
1t also implies advantages to both
sides which neither side is now
getting. 1t would guarantee to the
foreign companies some sort of
realistic compensation for their
very real services in having deve-
loped from scratch the Mexican
oil industry. 1t would secure even
tually to Mexico the rights to it's
subsoil resources, and a national
oil industry which is its desire.
Naturally, this is an oversimpli-
fled view of very complicated
problem. But for the oil companies
to wait grimly and uncompromis-
ingly for the Mexican government
to collapse under the oil strain
would benefit no one in the long
run. And for the Mexican govern
ment to use its unquestioned
sovereign power in a high-handed
and unWise manner endangers its
reputation and future as well
A workable compromise would,
on the other hand, smooth the
path to good neighhor' policies
which have become a vital part
of The place of the United States
in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
S u nj M o N S
Nh 1R089

.
No. 18089
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, i'm and for the
County of Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION $500
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
SQUIRE w. ALDRIDGE, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and Geo. r.
Kirk, Attorneys for PLAINTIFF.
The People of The State Of Cali
forpia Send Greetings to:
SQUIRE w. ALDRIDGE, STELLA
M. ALDRIDGE, his wife, FRED r.
LANGSDON, LILLIAN B. LANG
SDON, his wife, JOHN DOE, RICH
ARD ROE, JOHN DOE COMPANY,
Corporation, RICHARD ROE
COMPANY, a Co-partnership, and
JOHN DOE 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 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 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
it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plaint.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County Of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day of March, 1888
w. j. McCLELLAND.
(SEAI) County Clerk
BY DOROTHY s. REYNOLDS.
Deputy Clerk
M, 2 8 10 % 30-J, 9 10 90 27--J. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
News Behind
the News
Wage Hour Bill
Not Nice Work

WASHINGTON. The job of ad-
ministering the new wage-hour act
is the most important one to be
created here in a long time. But
it definitely is not nice work even
if you can get it.
The three men most seriously
considered for the appointment do
not want it. They are:
Leon Henderson, present chief
economist for WPA and former boss
of research and planning for NRA,
who forecast the current depression
early in 1887 and has fed the persi-
dent and other New Dealers much
of the factual material used in the
last two years.
Isador Lubin, chief of the bureau
of labor statistics, a brilliant econ
omist and administrator who has
built the government statistical SER
vices up to a new high point of
efficiency.
Lloyd x. Garrison, dean of the
University of Wisconsin law school
and chairman of a former national
labor relations board.
Lubin and Henderson have both
repulscd approaches with asser-
tions that they would not accept.
Garrison, who is Secretary of Labor
Perkins preference for the post,
is said by friends to feel likewise.
All three have ideas as to the nobil-
ity of public service, however, and
none can be considered definitely
out.
Roosevelt and advisors want both
Henderson and Lubin to play strong
parts in the forthcoming monopoly
investigation, which reduces the
chances that either will be forci-
bly, drafted for the wage-hour post.
A fourth possibility is Richard
H. Lansburg, an industrial engi-
neer who was secretary of labor and
industry in Pennsylvania under
Clifford Pinchot and wrote an out
standing volume called Industrial
Management" He was assistant to
Henderson in NRA.
Former Chairman John Wlnant
of the Social Security board, a Re-
publican with some New Deal lean
ings, is being considered but seems
to be barred by the fact that the
labor and other departments re-
Gently sweated to phenangle his
election as head of the international
labor office and that Winant is said
to promised to stay on that job for
three or four years.
The president will avoid naming
any man who has an organized la
Dor background. He may have
flash of genius-or its opposite
and suddenly name some one not
previously considered. But all hands
agree that the job will be terrible
headache.
The primaries in North Dakota
June % are largely a Republican
show, featuring the effort of Gov.
William J.. LANCER to beat Senator
Gerald p. Nye for the COP nomi-
nation
Nye is nationally known as chair
man of the committee which expos
ed the American munitions industry
and is backed by Senator Lynn Fra
zier and national non-partisan
committee headed by Charles A.
Beard, plus endorsements of Sen
ators Wheeler, Shipstead, Capper,
Norris, Bone, Borah and others.
Langer was once convicted of
using relief funds for campaign
purposes but the decision was re-
Versed and LANCER has the advan-
tage of controlling the state mach
inc. Reports from North Dakota
have indicated that the contest Is
close. although suggesting that Nye
has a slight edge on LANCER.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

fore the highest Mexican courts is
the foreign companies plea that
their property be restored. Yet
such a decision would be a ter
rifle come-uppance for the Car
denas government, and blow at
the patriotic spirit ii has been
building up.
The American State Department
policy has been sympathetic and
tolerant beyond expectation. But
it can scarcely go farther than 1t
has gone. With billions of Ameri-
can money invested throughout
Central and South America, it can
scarcely sanction the seizure of
any and all such property at will
without compensation
What seems the sensible thing TO
do? First. to get an impartial eSti-
mate, through an international
commission, of the value of what
has been taken. Then let some ar
rangement be worked out for Mex
leo to keep her subsoil resources.
but pay the appropriated COM
panies in oil until the debt has
been worked out
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

"A RESOLUTION OF TIE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ell
CENTRIC DECLARING THE IN
TENTION OF SAID COUNCIL
TO ORDER THE CLOSING AND
ABAND COMMENT OF A GER
TAIN PUBLIC ALLEY
TT 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 Centro 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 Oh California;
and it is the intention Of said Coun-
Gil TO order hat SAID public alley
be closed up and abandoned pur-
suant 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,
or place within municipalities, and
to condemn and acquire any and
all land anG 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 Centre shall and Is
hereby directed to give notice of
the adoption of this Resolution by
the posting and publication thereof
as required by law and Section
Three of said Act hcreinbefore de-
scribed, and more particularly as
follows, toWit:
Said Notice shall be headed mo
tice of Public Work" in letters not
less than one inch in length, and
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 similar notice to be
published for period of ten days
in the Imperial Valley Press, daily
newspaper, published and circulated
in said City Of Ell Centro and here
by designated for such publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS
18th day of June. ~
HERBERT w. FAWCETT,
Mayor Of said City of Ell Centro
ATTEST: Cal. G.. Mousscau, City
Clerk.
]. IS 27 incl.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

were out in th1
world. Her par
ents, both doctors
of medicine, oCcU-
pied with THEN
own careers, LEFT
her with days
long and lacking
in cheer. But did
she brood and
NOPE? Not a BIZ
of it.
Instead she re-
sorted to make
believe eonpani-
OnS DaDer dolls.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Barbs ---

The world certainly moves.
Somebody has just come through
with an oil-burning forge for
blacksmiths
A nudist in Chicago is lo0ltin7
forward 80 his debut as concert
yiOlinist His hair isn't quite long
enough yet.
A new method of controlling the
millions Of pounds of pressure
used in industrial tests has been
discovered Do you suppose 1t
would work on the lobbies?
Most people, according to a
lighting engineer, arc depressed by
green light. But when they get
back of a wheel it's different.
The Atlantic City boardwalk is
about to celebrate its 68th birth
day It's so used to being walked
on it ought to be renamed Tax
payer Boulevard.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
DALE
CARNEGsE
Author of How TO Win
Friends and Influence
People

In Bloomington, Illinois, some
years ago, there lived lonely child.
Her name was Rachel Crothers.
She had no one to play with;
her eight older brothers and sisters
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

Crothers did: we can fill our lonely
hours with so much interest that
all suggestion of loneliness will be
banished; and we may make a for
tune doing it.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Faetographs

Ignatz Jan Paderewski, noted
Polish statesman and pianist,
speaks English French, German,
Russian and Polish with ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

An intricate apparatus for snar-
ing wild animals made by pre-
historic man, now is in Mesa Verde
Park museum, Colorado.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27


Polish statesman and pianist,
speaks English French, German,
Russian and Polish with ease.
An intricate apparatus for snar-
ing wild animals made by pre-
historic man, now is in Mesa Verde
Park museum, Colorado.
In 1904 only two automobiles
were registered in Kansas City,
Mo. and these met in a head-on
collision
The average life-span of Greeks
in the days of Pericles was merely
30 years.
Soybean meal now is used to
harden iron and steel
Paul Reveres name originally
was Apollos Rivoire His father,
who came from the Isle of Guern-
sey in the English channel Angli-
ciZed it.
Statistics show that rural boys
and girls marry at an earlier age
than those in cities
In England, only three publish
ing houses are allowed to print
copies of the Bible
No presidents of the United
States has been born in May or
or June.
Cats and dogs are considered
good table food in many parts OF
China.
The U. S. Confederate navy al
ready was using crude subma-
rine when Jules Verne wrote his
novel. Twenty Thousand Leagues
Under the Sea-.
The passion flower which Shake
speare immortalized in his Mid
summer Nights Dream, blooms
once a year and then but for a
day
Forty-two cooperative burial as
sociations now operating in the
United States offer their members
inexpensive funeral rates.
Most sealing wax does not con-
tain any wax, being composed OF
Shellac, Venetian turpentlne ano
coloring matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

In 1904 only two automobiles
were registered in Kansas City,
Mo. and these met in a head-on
collision
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

The average life-span of Greeks
in the days of PericleS was merely
30 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
thoughts for the Day

Sanctify them through Thy truth Thy word is truth
John 17:l7.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 678

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ell
CENTRIC DECLARING THE IN
TF,NTiON OF SAID COUNCIL
TO ORDER THE CLOSING AND
ABANDONMENT OF A GER
TAIN PUBLIC ALLEY
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

Soybean meal now is used to
harden iron and steel.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

Paul Revere's name originally
was Apollos Rivoire His father,
who came from the Isle of Guern-
sey in the English channel, Angli-
cized it,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
CRABMEAT- SHRIMP AU GRATIN

New set food dishes are welcome at any time, but particularly so dur ing the summer season.
 Billy the Oysterman, well known New York restaurateur and au- thority On sea food, gives some ex- cellent suggestions to housewives on the serving of fish and shell fish.
 Most people do not realize" |" declares Billy, "the great variety that can be obtained in serving combinations of sea foods. Oysters and clans, shrimps and scallops, and Holsters are, of course, fine in themselves. One of my favorite dishes, as 8 matter of fact, is broiled scallops - just scallops broiled with butter and served with a slice of lemon.
 But" he continued, Eff you would like to add a little zest and touch of the unusual to your menus, there are some delicious sea food combinations that have a distinctive flavor and that are sim pie and easy to prepare.
 Here are few combination sea- food recipes. These dishes may be served as the main course for luncheon or simple supper, or as the piece de resistance of 8 buffet supper. This suggested menu for a luncheon featuring crabmeat- shrimp au gratin provides a we'll balanced meal, as delicious as it is attractive in appearance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

are delicious served with fish. Add a stuffed tomato salad to the menu and you have a con- plete and well-balanced meal.
 Make a heavy white sauce using tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons flour, l cup milk and seasonings. To this sauce add cups of finely chopped cooked asparagus and 3 well beaten eggs. Pour mixture into buttered custard cups, set in pan of hot water and bake in a moder- ate oven, electric vacuum cooker or top-stove oven until mixture has set. Serve in the cups if desired .. or turn out on a large round chop dish and use as a garnish around the fish.
 French Fried Peaches
 Sift together 1 Ia cups flour, l 1-2 teaspoons baking powder, 1-4 tea spoon salt. Add 1 well-beaten egg and 2-3 cup milk, beaten thoroughly. Peel large firm, ripe peaches, re- move seeds and cut in sections about 1-2 inch in thickness, having the pieces lengthwise of the fruit. Dip in the batter mixture and fry in deep hot fat. Drain, dust with pow dered sugar and serve with broiled ham, assorted cold meats, or as a dessert, if desired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

ed, then dressed in a gratin dish on 8 bed of spinach. Coat with Nor nay sauce Cor you may use cream sauce seasoned with grated Par mesan cheese), sprinkle with but tered crumbs and glaze quickly in the oven.
 Omelette Espargnole with Eggplant
 Mix with the eggs which have been beaten as for an omelet, l tablespoon of finely minced onion cooked in butter, tablespoon of chopped pimiento. tablespoons of diced tomato meat, using the solid part. Cook the omelet rather flat, like pancake, fold it, dress on hot platter and surround with fritters of eggplant-that is, sliced eggplant which has been salted down, drained, dipped in flour and fried in deep hot fat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
Tested
 Recipes
Cheese Tomato Rings

Cheese Tomato Rings
 Scald and peel small firm, ripe tomatoes; chill and scoop out the inside meat, leaving only the solid meat. Drain well so that all seeds and juice are removed. Cream a package of cream cheese with a few tablespoons of heavy cream, add l tablespoon finely minced spring onion or chives, salt and white pepper to taste. Fill tomato cases with cheese mixture, packing 1t in solidly. Set in coldest part of refrigerator to chill thoroughly. Slice and serve on lettuce with French dressing for salad course, or arrange on glass plate and serve as relish.
 Escalloped Salmon and Potatoes
 Gan be Baked in a Top
 Stove Oven)
 Peel and slice or 4 medium sized potatoes as for escalloped potatoes. Drain can red salmon, remove any skin or bones and flake the fish. In buttered bak- ing dish arrange layer of pota- toes, dot with butter, season with salt, pepper and a few drops of onion juice or sprinkling of minced chives. Add layer of flaked salmon, then layer of potatoes, one of fish and finish with a layer of potatoes. Sprinkle with buttered crumbs and bake until potatoes are done and crumbs Drowned.
 Asparagus Custards
 Individual asparagus custards