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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
Words of Wisdom

To live is not merely to breathe
it is to act: it is to make use OF
our organs, senses, faculties, of all
those parts of ourselves which give
us the feeling of existence. The
man who has lived longest is not
the man who has counted most
years, but he who has enjoyed life
most. Such a one was buried a
hundred years old, but he was dead
from his birth. He would have gain
ed by dying young, at least he
would have lived till that time.
Rousseau
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

All, no, the lit
tie girl I am
talking about is
adored by mil
lions who never
heard of Princess
Eliza abeth. Has her
fame, her wealth,
her worldwide &C
claim spoiled her?
Most emphatically
NO" I found her
rs natural and un-
affected as a lit
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
Imperial Valley Press

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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator of the
estate of Cynthia Weare, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, to file their claims with the
necessary vouchers within six
months after the first publication
of this notice, in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of the
State of California. in and for the
County of Imperial, in the City of
Ell Centro. County of Imperial, State
of California, or to present said
claims with the necessary vouchers
within said six months to the said
administrator at the office of
Whitelaw 81 Whitelaw in the
Rehkopf Building, FL Centro. Coun-
ty of Imperial. State of California,
which said office the undersigned
selects as his place of business in
all matters connected with the said
estate of Cynthia Weare, deceased.
Dated this 18th day of Nov, 1899
C. F. WEARE,
Administrator of the Estate
of Cynthia Weare, Deceased.
WHITELAW & WHITELAW,
BY DORSEY WHITELAW
Attorneys for Administrator.
N. 13 20 27-D. 4 II.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

l. How old must a person be TO
become a United States senator?
3 What country has the lowest
illiteracy rate in the world?
3. What state has given the
United States the greatest number
OF presidents?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04


from 108 to 119 hours working in
the home.
San Antonio, Tex, has been a
major military post since 17l8.
urder five flags-Spanish, Mexi-
car Texas, Confederate and United
States
elimination of noise and throbb-
ing of The engines is the latest de-
Veiopment in air lanes, making for
passenger comfort.
Tortoise-shell tom cats are rare,
but females are plentiful.
jS to 25 years, for cows from IA to
Is years.
Canned lemon, grape fruit, orange
and pineapple juice are excellent
sources of yitamin c, say scientists.
Land to form the state of Ten
nessee was ceded by North Caro-
lima at Fayetteville in 1893.
The Swedish parliament recently
passed a bill providing all workers
with two-week vocation with
pay each year.
A sea captain argues that in
Tahiti it's not a sarong but a per-
rio A sarong by any other name
still spells Dorothy Lamour.
The man at the next desk rises
TO suggest that democracy is
country where a man who gets
Napoleonic ideas is put in the
charge of an institution instead of
put in charge of the government
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

The Japanese now have a law,
we read, preventing small children
from working between the hours
of II p. m. and a. m. Just addi-
tional proof that the Japs are be-
coming quite civilized.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is Hereby given that the
Ell CENTRIC WRESTLING CLUB
has filed an application with the
State Athletic Commission to CON-
duct wrestling matches in the Fox
West Coast Theatre, al South Sew
enth Street, FL Centre, California
(N30, Ola inci)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
Today'S HOrOScODe

Good. steady progress will be the
lot of those whose birthday is today
Much prosperity is indicated, and
there is some prospect of gain by
inheritance. A child born on this
date will be sensitive and affection
ate; also somewhat dreamy and i'm
pressionable. Much of the success
in the life of such a child will de-
pend upon wise upbringing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
Dale
z l. Il
'
CARNEGIE

l recently spent an hour with
the most famous little girl in the
world. Am I speaking about Prin-
cess Elizabeth who may some day
rule the British Empire?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

Orchids cultivated by Prime Min
lister Chamberlain father were sold
at auction recently. The world
probably won't remember the Cham
berlain family as orchid raisers
ANYWAY
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
You re Telling Me-

Danish Troops hurl turnips dur
ing hand grenade throwing prac-
tice-neWs item And shelled peas,
no doubt, are used in the machine
gun drills.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

The British admiralty appears to
believe that Germanys floating
mines-like Goerings personality =
are not magnetic.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

The japanese government is wor-
ried because its citizens are spend
ing their money for household goods
instead of contributing towards such
luxury as shells and machine guns
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
Barbs :

Every time some city removes
another hitching post it's news.
There was day when horse had
to win the Kentucky Derby to get
into the papers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

A truck dropped off a highway
onto a front porch, thereby surpris-
ing the family who thought it was
grandpa.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

Horses are staging a comeback
according to a news item. Not the
ones we bet on.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

And nothing will test gas masks
for tear gas as we'll as barrage oil
Bermuda onions.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
Hints ou EfiuI,attn n

1t is correct to touch ones lips
with the tips of fingers which have
been dipped in a finger bowl. '
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

A warm winter is predicted. May
be the weatherman really does love
us in December as he did in May.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
One-Minute Test Answers

One-Minute Test Answers
|. Thirty
,. Finland Only one-tenth of
one per cent of the population is
illiterate.
3. Virginia, with eight.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
THOUGHTS for the Day

AS cold waters to thirsty soul so is good news from
far country-Proverbs 1925
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NO. 3U42
In The Superior Court of the
State of California, in and for the
County of Imperial.
In The Matter of The Estate of
CYNTHIA WEARE,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04
Photographs

The American woman averages
63 hours weekly doing her house
work. The Belgian housewife spends
from l03 to 119 hours working in
the home.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-04

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Evening star., 1939-09-15
New York Bur Silver

NEW YORK Sept IS R.-Bar silver.
1914. up " OF . cent.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Stock Averages
By VICTOR EUBANK,

ASSOCldteQ Press rlNdNCidl WIlLct.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The stock
markets war buying temperature
fell to something less than normal
today and price trends shifted over
a narrowly irregular route.
After fairly lively opening, deal
ings dwindled appreciably, and in
the afternoon the ticker tape occas-
sionally came to full stop. Trans
fers of approximately / 500, 900 shares
were the smallest for a flve-hour
session since August 81.
The list got off to hesitant start
in the matter of prices, with steels
and other recent climbers taking a
step or two backward. There were
frequent mild rallies and dips
through the remainder of the day.
Scattered merchandising, rail, rail
equipment and speciality stocks COM
manded the principal purchasing
attention.
Many sold-out bulls. while looking
for a resumption of the forward
sprint eventually, were believed to
have remained as on-lookers in view
of their theory the lengthy upsurge
of the past two weeks would be fol-
lowed by a good technical reaction,
in which they could get back in at
much more attractive levels than at
present.
Speculative sentiment also was
said to have been further confused
by the predicted battle on the pro-
posed arms embargo repeal at next
weeks special session of Congress.
The British pound took another
bad tumble in terms of the dollar,
falling to a new siX-year low before
recovering and this tended to chill
trading sentiment to considerable
extent
Steels steadied after the initial
slip-up when forecasts were heard of
a big rebound in mill operations in
the coming week.
The statement of President Roose-
welt at his press conference that
he did not expect to put forward
any anti profiteering legislation
when Congress meets, but would
limit recommendations to the de-
sired neutrality law changes. was
taken as hopeful market indicator.
Stocks on the upside as much
as a point or so at one time or!
another were WoolWorth, American
Brake Shoe, Pullman, Southern
Railway, Lone Star Cement. Vest
| inghouse, Johns -Manville Eastman
/ Kodak, Celanese, youngstown Steel
Door, Western Union and United
| States Steel.
Lacking rising power were Dow
/ Chemical Du Pont. United States
/ Gypsum, Standard Oil of New Jer-
sey. United States Rubber, Douglas
Aircraft, Sperry, American Tele-
phone, Anaconda, International
Nickel and J. I. Case.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. l5.-After fluctu-
ating nervously within range OF
more than 2 cents a bushel, wheat
prices closed slightly lower today.
The market was depressed by
hedging sales on the part of COM
mercial interests acquiring either
wheat or flour as we'll as some profit
taking. On the other hand, buying
that lifted prices cent or more
above yesterdays close at times was
encouraged by reports of unfavor-
able moisture conditions in the win
ter wheat belt
Wheat closed unchanged to Ss
cent lower compared with yester-
days finish, December, 86ss-Hs;
May, 88-877s; corn unchanged to
ss higher, December, 57a4-7s; May.
SOS "a; oats unchanged to as
lower
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Scott Paper Volume
Ahead of Year Ago
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Sales Of
Scott Paper Co., Chester, Pa, for
eight months 1899 amounted to SILL
829 PA, an increase of 8.3 per cent
over the corresponding period Of
1898, Thomas B. McCabe, president,
announced.
Average weekly production in July
and August exceeded by IA per cent
the average for the second quarter
and by 1873 per cent the average for
the first quarter of 1899.
Some reduction in untitled ordery
on file has been made possible.
Evening star., 1939-09-15

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No. red, %; No red,
IS; No. yellow, hard (tough), SO Corn,
No; l mixed, 6O4: No. yellow. 60-61 "a.
mixed. 36: No . white. 371a; sample
grade, white. 33i2-36. Barley, mailing.
55-66 nominal; feed, 40-4S nominal limo
thy seed. 365-aO. Red top. $500 90.
Alsike, 12.00-15.00 nominal.
Evening star., 1939-09-15

Wheat No. / Northern. 77ss: No. 2.
747a: No. 3. 10. Oats. No. white. 3Sss:
No. 3. 35sa.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
WinnineK Prices

WINNIPEG, Sept. IS RI.-Grain rang,
today:
WHEAT Prev
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30

course, an adaptation of the highly
successful musical comedy of the
same name 1t still tells essential
ly the same story of the bewildered
American youth who, through a
comic series of accidents, finds
himself the male star of mad
Russian ballet troupe which-also
bewildered by what is happening
finds itself trying to present a"jazz
ballet" While there cannot help
being moments of great loveliness
as Zorina and an assisting chorus
of ballet artists demonstrate their
artistry, the emphasis throughout
the picture is on comedy and even
the two ballets which are perform
ed in the course of the production
are directed at the spectators fun
ny bone. The first number, "Princ-
es Zenobia," starts off in the tradi-
tional manner, but ends in riotous
burlesque as Eddie Albert blunders.
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Leading Artists of Forty-eight States
To Enter Paintings in National Exhibit

A PLAN to collect an exhibition Of
American paintings, one from every
state in the Union, has just been
announced by Thomas ]. Watson,
president Of the International Busi-
ness Machines Corporation. Leading
art authorities of each Of the forty
eight states will be invited to serve
as juries to select the artist whose
painting is representative Of the
talent and character of each state.
Plans for the first showing Of the
exhibition have not yet been made,
but 1t is intended that 1t will tour
the United States, and, eventually.
other parts Of the world.
In assembling this collection Of
American art, Mr.. Watson carries
further his concept of bringing art
and business into a closer relation
ship. already expressed In the ex-
hibitions Of the Contemporary Art
of Seventy-nine Countries which
have been on view in the IBM Gak
leries of Science and Art at both the
New York and San Francisco Fairs.
Those collections represent the
work of living artists in the seventy
nine countries where the company
does business. They we're selected
by the leading art authorities OF the
various countries which they repre-
sent These two collections of inter
national art will soon tour the United
States, itineraries for them now be-
ing in preparation, in response to re-
quests from museum, gallery and
college officials throughout the
country. More than three million
visitors to the two Fairs viewed
these IBM exhibits.
Mr.. Watson's conception OF in
creasing the interest of business
men In art and OF artists in business
Is borne out by the initiative he has
taken In assembling these world
vide and national exhibitions. In
Nplaining his efforts to bridge the
..l tween the business and cul-
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Your Guess .

! During the course of every foot
ball season there are many opinions
as to the Team of the Year Last
year, it was Pitt, with it's strong
! line and better backfield than the
four horsemen of Notre Dame. So
far in 1889, Cornell, Texas, A. 6 NJ
and Tennessee seem to be the like
| ly teams to garner this title. AS
to which team will go to The Rose
Bowl in Pasadena, your guess is as
good as anyone's.
The preseason forecasters pick
ed Michigan, Northwestern and
Tennessee to vie for the honor of
the mythical championship. All
but the "Vols" have fallen by the
wayside Michigan, with the SEN
sational Tom Harmon, vas defeat
ed on successive Saturdays by Ill
inois and Ohio State. Northwest
ern even with the Soph back. Will
IDecorveant, had hard luck with
Minpesota's "Gophers," M!cnigan
and Notre Dame. This left only
iennass. to hold up its preseason
ating.
Cornell is the dark morse Of the
lot. 1t must be that Coach Carl
Snavely's big Red" benefited from
the bicycle riding they did during
the past summer, anyway the
"Nellies" did not back-pedal during
single game this season. They
always ended up on top of the
heap.
Cornell has many fine backs and
while there is no All-Season stand
out, any one of Snavely's numerous
-Four Horsemen" can Pop up dur
| ing a game and steal the limelight
from lis teammates.
Tennessee and Cornell, the Won
der Teams of '39, deserve lot of
credit for their positions in the
standings. Each year cuts down
the number of undefeated and un-
| tied teams, but Tennessee's feat of
following in the footsteps of Dukes
''Blue Devils" of last year is result
ing in an undefeated united and un-
scored on season
If the 'Vols" in the South and
Cornell come through, it will be
difficult to pick the Team of '39; if
| it comes to comparing records,
1 Tennessee has the better record
this year; but if it comes to com
pairing schedules, Cornell should be
given a break. Both Of these fine
teams cannot get to Pasadena
which one is it, Rose Bowl?
Nelson Stats 40
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Political Nonsense

At a political rally in a small
country berg, local business man
was introducing candidate for the
mayoralty. Mr.. Wilson, the busi-
ness man, was the proprietor Of a
small soda cafe and drug store
combined. Naturally, he came in
contact with both the adults and
the children Of the village.
Il know Mr.. Benson. | have
gone through the trials of our
childhood with him"
Poor Mr.. Benson" came the re-
tort from the back of the hall
where the younger visitors Of his
cafe usually sat.
"Aheml / have seen him grow
into young man and later become
one of our leading citizens"
do tell"
IF the young men in the rear of
the hall will cease their foolhardy
rabbling, I shall endeavor to con-
tinue my introduction of Mr.. Ben
son. May I go on ?"
"Nom
Thank you"
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Western Glory

I've often sat in the twilight hours
And watched the night draw near.
And through the mist around the
mountain towers
The skies seem to shed their tears.
And far below in the valley there
I've seen natures beauties too,
But they don't even seem to COM
pare
With the mountains 'ershadoWed
with blue.
It's perhaps because they seem al
ways the same
That I love the Rockies the best.
They were here when the first ex-
plorer came
They're part of the golden west.
But the valley has changed since
the pioneer
It's part of this modern life,
While the mountains remain from
year to year
Free of all the worldly strife.
Mary Lou Porter
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30

adorned temples, rulers their pal
aces and public buildings. private
individuals their homes and art mu-
seums.
"In the last group. business men
Of many countries became more and
more important after the Renais-
sance. From the Medici In Florence
to industrialists and financiers of
the goth century they preserved the
art Of antiquity and were generous
patrons of contemporary artists.
eff business men, why not busi-
ness itself? Directly or indirectly
artists must depend on business for
support 1t is our opinion that mu-
tual benefit would result II the inter
est Of business in art and of artists
in business should be increased"
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Advertisements

Advertising has become the chief
means of communication between
the seller and the buyer. Maga-
zines, newspapers and handbills, all
contain advertisements.
The early Greeks and Romans
also had advertisements. In the
ruins of many cities, such as Pom
peii and Herculaneum, are found
notices painted in black and red. In
the medieval times the storegeep-
er's chief of advertising was the
town crier; some shopkeepers even
employed touters to advertise for
them. Later posters were printed
showing the things for sale and an
nouncements of meetings.
The first advertisement was writ
ten in a newspaper in London IN
.1648. This announced a reward
for stolen horses. The first writ
ten in America was in the "Massa-
chusetts Spy in 1880.
About the middle Of the 18th
century, books were printed with
nothing but advertisements IN
them. By this time newspaper ad-
vertising was fully developed.
In the United States newspaper
advertising was most advanced in
New York City. Statistics taken
regarding the amount of advertis-
ing show that it has increased
from over sos, 100000 to over ST.
1O5, 100000.
The largest means of advertising
lis probably the billboards: the
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Assembly

The Thanksgiving assembly open
ed as usual with the Bible reading,
Lords Prayer and Flag Salute.
Since no program had been
scheduled for the enumeration of
Thanksgiving, the assembly COM
mittee prepared very appropriate
impromptu program, which was as
follows:
Play-First Grade, Poem by
Mary Lou Porter, First Thanks
giving by Shirley Sydell, song by
Dorothy Short, Thanksgiving To
day" by Jack Mood, play by the
Fifth Grade, Song God Bless
America, by the whole assembly
Bob Deakyne
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Students Held Vocational Fair

Gladys Wix and Henry Moore
were awarded the sweepstakes
prizes at the recent vocational fair
sponsored by the vocational agri-
culture and home economics de-
partments of Harrington school.
The exhibits were arranged in the
school auditorium. The program
also included selections by the
school band an original fashion
show by the home economics girls,
and a travelogue on the Future
Farmers of America visit to the
Worlds Fair in New York. The
judges included Kent County Agent
Russell E. Wilson for farm exhib-
its; Wilson Hatfield, poultry; w
Lyle Mowlds, vocational agricul-
ture; Mrs. Abner Hickman, Mrs. A
Newnom, and Mrs. William Sheath
home economics.
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Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Dollars and Doughnuts"
preyieW of Act I'LL

he entire Boland family is at
y and also Reverend Piggat,
n Flossie and Helen Cary.
Ehat trials and tribulations the
knd family has been through!
kcW, TO you dear friends, we
i the rest Of the worrying to
lrent you coming out to the
Iim play Of the Class Of Al
Dollars to Doughnuts
bfturium Of the ]. B. M. High
School
Friday, December 5, 1889
Everett
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Blue and Gold Contest

The Blue and Gold Contest ended
last Friday in victory for the
Gold team. The winning of a post
er contest gave the Colds the nee
essary points to reac hthe goal Of
two hundred points. The poster
winner, Jimmy Edmondson, receiv-
ed a ticket to the Junior Play
which is to be held in the school
auditorium on December eighth.
The final score was: the Gold
team two hundred and the Blue
team one hundred seventy.
Better luck next time, Blue
Team!
Jack Mood
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
aCrime Study"

be second period Civics class is
making a study of crime-the
es, effects, cost, etc. The study
crime is a very important and
RESTING one and educates the
ients to the fact that crime is
largest organized business in
United States today.
be members Of the class bring
rueles from magazines, news
rs, and books, which are put
lie for the benefit of the other
khers.
e pupils are given (and take)
own time to finish the con-
Their marks depend on
industry for we have three
Fact-C, B, and A.
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
c,.,s, Intramural Games

r-idav. November ~, the
l..,.r rirls met the undefeated
Il softball. After about
i |. u a. minutes Of a hard-fought
&. tse freshmen emerged tri-
|-SsptIy with a score Of 80.
FI,ssday, November a. the Sen
/ .rd Iuuiors met in the gym
In At noon to play off their Tie
[.rsv ball. The score was close
(mgbOut the entire game and
Seniors finally won with a score
b to Il.
+. goal Of all classes is to be a /
d to keep the trophy IN tneir
kssiun for a year.
brscticaIly all of the Intramural
l., 10 date have been held on
athletic field, but the games to
u will be held indoors. The fu-
! program will include sucn
q. a. basketball. volley ball,
|dball, badminton and oomDaru-
Jeanne Truax
Smyrna times., 1939-11-30
Fire /.

When you heard the fire whistle
last Wednesday, did you realize
what it meant? Probably you
were busy and paid no attention to
it. You heard, no doubt, the hor-
rible tragedy that occurred. When
you listened to an account of the
deaths of woman and a child, you
began thinking, didn't you?
You have often seen a small item
about a fire tucked away in a
corner of the newspaper, but you
were not impressed by it. Why :?
Simply because the names were
strange and the places were usual
ly distant. When it happens in
your vicinity, however, you are
brought face to face with the hor-
rors Of a burning building.
Homeless people, often heart
broken because they have lost
someone dear, is a tragic reminder
of the result of fire. If the family
has no incurance, the loss Of their
home probably means that they
must begin from scratch"
Do not wait until your home and
loved ones have been destroyed, but
prepare yourself ahead of time by
doing all you can to prevent fires.
Elizabeth Stats