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Evening star., 1939-04-30
He stopped at her table.
koze her with contempt

At $40 O'Clock, on a windy April evening.
she turned corner and he stepped on her foot
The pain shot through her.
'Ouch!' she said "Oh! Oh!''
He caught her arm $50 sorry." he said.
I'm terribly sorry
She snapped, You ought to be-" before she
saw that he was young. beautifully dressed.
cultured.
Il am, he said. so politely regretful that she
felt ashamed of her scolding LET me help you.
Come in the Harden lobby here Awkward of
me, know
She lmped into the Harden House lobby.
holding his arm, saying, Il didn't mean to be
rude Il but it did hurt"
He said. $50 clumsy of me!''
She was sitting on red leather sofa in the
lobby before she remembered that this was
forbidden territory. Then she didn't care. He
was so graceful and courteous.
I'm afraid" he said, glancing down, that
I've ruined your stocking
She said. Its nothing. Really"
He said. please! I'll send you dozen pair
in the morning Will that make amends"
''Oh! But l couldn't possibly accept such
gift
Il insist!'' he said, firmly. "A dozen pair of
the best silk stockings in the morning. Your
name and address, and size please"
She flushed. giving it. She hated mentioning
The Bronx. But. of course. he was too fine to
notice it. Not the slightest start did he give.
not a symptom of anything but pleasure.
And. after he put his memorandum pad
away. he sat and chatted with her on the red
leather sofa 1t developed that he was broker.
His name was Ronald Chester. He lived here at
Harden House
They talked on. Finally he looked at his
watch Almost seven O'Clock" he said. "You
must have dinner with me i. =. i. No, insist on it.
Would you care for the Mediterranean Room"
Breathlessly, Really, should get home"
she said. But unconvincingly. He had lean.
sad face. A worried. harried face. He was young.
(Confinved on poss 15)
Evening star., 1939-04-30


looking guy. But l hate
these good-looking idols"
Hopeless! Just like the
others, who didn't care
what happened in that
other world in Harden
House. Only interested in
their bunions and mort
cages and family troubles.
She only went out with
Sid when nothing better
offered itself.
1t was queer. After all
these months in Harden
House, the closest she ever
came to it was on Tuesday
nights. sitting home in
The Bronx, when she
tuned in at 9 o'clock and
heard Louis Kerns say.
Evenm' folks. This is
Louis kems and his Star
bright Orchestra bringing
you a half hour of dance
music from the Mediter-
ranean Room of the
Harden House - the gay
est spot in town" Then
she could hear laughter
and dancing feet.
Then she could see the
real Harden House. A
dimly lighted room, it
would be. filled with hand
some, oourtly men in even
ing clothes, lovely women.
witty. cultured oonversa-
ton. She could see it all in
her minds eye. She could
even see herself. Mary
Randall. there. Cultured,
charming Mary Randall.
exquisite in white satin,
with a cultured, charming
man. The man was some
times Fred Melvin, some
times a young. rising
financier. bored to tears
with the giddy young
things in his own set, fas-
cinated by this new crea-
ture, this charming girl
who sat opposite him.
It happened just like
that - almost.
Evening star., 1939-04-30

Down another long, gray concrete tunnel,
solidly ceiled with pipes, filled with hand
trucks rafting by. pushed by men in overalls,
beyond the locksnith shop, just inside door
marked Engineering Dept" was where Mary
Randall worked. In this gray. sunless room. she
might as we'll have been thousand miles from
the Harden House she dreamed about.
She was in separate world, depressing
world OF barren gray concrete. pipes and
motors. surrounded by men who. for the most
part. had never ventured beyond it. Some of
them had been there twenty years, and had
never seen that part of Harden House lived
in by Fred Melvin and Diana Dorane. They
came in the same entrance and went down two
or three flights to gray dungeons where giant
motors pumped water Or went into steamy
laundry and stretched curtains from morning
to night.
Mary sat at desk from 9 to $50 and
answered three telephones. saying, Engineer
ing and writing down orders. 1872 wants
more heat l4O7 needs new electric bulb 400
has locked herself in the bathroom and can't
get out - send the locksmith Immediately.
Bathtub drain stopped in 807 send plumber.
The people who inhabited this drab. con-
crete world were as gray as the place itself. The
Chief Engineer, Mr.. Gilbey. had bunions and
always talked about them. The plumber.
Gregory. was addicted to liquor. and was al
ways walking around in a sodden sta,e, and
Mr.. Gilbey was always threatening to fire him.
Harold, the carpenters helper, always wanted
to tell questionable stories when she was within
earshot MIR Korn, the locksmith. thought Of
nothing but his mortgage. his taxes. and his
rosebushes.
For while she thought that Sid was diff
ferent Sid was the electrician on the late night
shift. He was young and had blond hair and
wore his blue dungarees with confident
swagger. Though he was off duty at $50 in
the morning. he often waited around to talk
to her.
But he didn't understand. either She found
that out the time she spoke wistfully, even
Evening star., 1939-04-30

)resterville, NJ y. Eric tried to help Every
hing satisfactory" he murmured and looked
nchanted at their too eager proclamations that
|verything was fine. just fine.
Mr. Dean was alone at the next table. lean.
Jay, distinguished Good evening. Eric" he
hid
Good evening. Mr.. Dean" Here Eric was
nply himself. courteous, retiring Mr.. Dean
lint. like to be fused over. Besides. you
uldn't beam at a gentleman whose firm and
tune had folded two weeks before, with
hsh which echoed loudly in the press
Quite gay crowd tonight" Mr.. Dean OBJ
fved.
Yes, sir. A gay crowd" Eric echoed. defer
tally He was tremendously sorry for Mr..
Fan. A gentleman. if ever there was one.
When Mary Randall answered that help
nted advertisement, when she was inter
ewed by personnel manager in bare little
ice and accepted. she was overwhelmed. The
arden House! Why that was where Fred
(elwn and Diana Dorane and other movie
(ople stopped! That was where the great of
e financial and political worlds lived. She
ent home to The Bronx, giddy with dreams of
xury and famous people.
She knew better now.
Every morning she went in through the in
|nsTicuous little entrance on the north side,
readed her way through clutter of packing
ses, stopped in a shuf1ng line of workers at
e timekeeper's booth.
When it came her turn, -Four -seven-two.'
led say. receive her yellow card and punch
in the time clock
After that she walked down concrete pas
ge, dim and gray and dirty, and waited for
service elevator. 1t usually stopped foot
owe or below the floor Jump for it. sister"
operator would growl
The big car would whirl up. stop foot below
above Floor lE. Jump for it, sister, the
orator would growl again, and she would jump
|iftly, always fearful that the banging door
buld catch her coattails. so swiftly did it close.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
ADVERTISEMENT.

not. Peter intends always to be
truthful. That question put Peter
in a regular fix. 1t surely did. You
see, he had seen Mrs. Slow Poke dig
ging. In fact, he knew exactly
where those precious eggs of hers
were buried, and he knew that it
was those eggs Unc' Billy was in
terested in.
So Peter hesitated over his reply.
Unc' Billy looked at him shrewdly
and there was twinkle in his eyes
as he said: $50 Mrs. Slow Poke
has been digging about here. You
don't have to tell me that, Peter,
because you have told me already"
mo such thing! I haven't told
you anything Of the kind!" splut-
Evening star., 1939-06-29

tered Peter Indignantly. II haven't
said single word"
"Yo' don't have to-" chuckled Unc'
Billy, continuing his search for the
place where Mrs. Slow Poke had
been digging. There are mo- ways
of telling things than with the
tongue, Brer Rabbit. Your face
done tell me all All want to know
'cept the exact place where Mrs
Slow Poke done hide those aiggs
Yo' knows just where they are, Br 'er
Rabbit. Your face tells me that
Now yo' may just as well tell me
where they are and save an old
friend and neighbor q lot Of trouble
Yo' see, All done be bound to ind
EN- anyway"
Evening star., 1939-06-29

"I'm not going to tell you a single
thing, not one," declared Peter
you may be an old friend and
neighbor, but that is no reason why
I should bring trouble to another
friend and neighbor. If you think
I know so much about Mrs. Slow
Poke's affairs 60 ahead and hunt
for her eggs. My guess is that you
won't find any around here"
Unc' Billy's shrewd little eyes
twinkled more than ever and he was
still more sure that he was on the
right track. He went right on hunt
ing, running this way and that way
and examining very carefully every
place where the earth looked soft
enough for Mr.. Slow Poke to dig Ia
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON W. BURGESS.

Peter Rabbit is forever doing un-
expected things. Often they are
as unexpected to him as to any one
else. You see he is im-puls-ive
That means that he does things
right the very instant he thinks OF
them without even wondering what
the result may be.
Now, when Unc' Billy Possum
asked Peter If he had seen Mrs
Slow Poke the Box TWtle digging
anywhere about that particular
place, Peter couldn't say no and
not tell an untruth. OF course. he
didn't want to do that. Certainly
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Pupils Get Officer Buck
BY willard
BY Mormon Marsh
ADVERTISEMENT.

KANSAS CITY (P).-Police off,
cials bit off more than they bar
gained for when they transferred
Traffic Patrolman Harry Sandifef
from the Bancroft School to the
SWope Park Zoo.
Harry was back on the old stand
after an organized demonstration
by more than 300 students and some
of their parents.
Queries as to why they were, so
determined to retain Sandifer
brought varied responses: He is
just swell guy" 'he isn't grouchy
like other cops" and hes not too
skinny or too fat, he's Just right
Evening star., 1939-06-29
it. As yet he had not gone very

it. AS yet he had not gone very
near the right spot and Peter
breathed easier.
But suddenly Unc' Billy turned
and began to hunt in the right di-
rection. Peter knew well enough
that the minute Unc' Billy saw that
place he would know by the looks
of the earth that this was where
Mrs. Slow Poke had been digging.
If Unc' Billy kept on the way he
was headed he certainly was bound
to find the place. He simply couldn't
help 1t.
Peter suddenly became very anx-
ious indeed. Somehow he felt re-
sponsible for those eggs Of Mrs.
Slow Poke. OF course he wasn't,
Evening star., 1939-06-29

but that was the feeling he had.
He felt that he simply had to save
those eggs. What could he do? All
in a flash an idea came to him. He
lazily and carelessly hoped over to
the place where those eggs were
buried and sat down on it. Yes,
sir, that's what he did. And this is
how he saved Mrs. Slow Poke's eggs
from Unc' Billy Possum.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
LETTER-OUT
lIFE'S LIKE THAT
Fred Nehet

and
column Print the letter in center column
removed it FROM
English
Evening star., 1939-06-29

Letter-Out
R) OVERT-VOTE (ballo0.
Cd ALSIKE-LEAKS plumbers fix then).
G) LEAST-EAST Compass point.
(E) SENORITA-RATIONS (allotments).
(S) PARSLEY-PLAYER (participator).
Evening star., 1939-06-29
TwizzIer Answer
The trail was SO miles in length.

Mexico's cotton industry may have
. 34-hour week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
.Waste.Product
May Be Used for

A plastic compound made from
the lignin and cellulose of sugar
cane bagasSe, one of the country's
important agricultural waste pro-
ducts, has been manufactured by
chemists of the United States De
partment of Agriculture at the Ag-
ricultural By-Products Laboratory
AmeS, Iowa.
The chemists estimate that this
new compound can be manufac-
tured for less than half the cost
of the cheapest synthetic plastic
compound now on the market.
In recent years, they point out
production of synthetic plastic
compounds has expanded rapidly
But the comparatively high cost
of molding powders, mostly alkyd
and phenol-formaldehyde resins,
confines pla st ic manufacture
largely to small articles.
1t seems unlikely that the price
of these raw materials can be re-
duced materially. With a low-cost
lnolding compound made with only
small amount of expensive
chemicals. the plastic industry
could branch out into broader
fields, such as the manufacture of
furniture, building materials. and
parts for automobiles,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04

'rnittee completed action on the ad-
ministration's program to revise the
Social Security act and prepared
to report the bill TO the house next
week.
Under present law the federal
government matches state aid to
the aged up to SIS monthly The
committee agreed to extend that
figure to $40 a month and some
New Dealers advocated matching
even higher figures.
Although the Social Security act
does not limit state aid now to
SIS maximum contribution, the
general effect has been to limit
pensions to $50 a month. 1t was
believed that the increase TO $40
in the amount the federal govern
ment would provide would have the
practical effect of limiting pen
Sions to $40
The increase in pensions was
one of several moves made by the
committee to appease the grow
ing demands for bigger pensions
for the aged. The administration
seeks to liberalize The present law
to counteract what President Roose-
welt has described as "crack-pot
schemes
There was no official estimate
of what the new provision would
cost the government. Chairman
Robert L., Doughton, D., N. c., said
it might increase the costs $780,
100000 if the states meet the offer
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Farmer Should
Know Own Land,
Specialist Says

A good farmer is one who knows
everything about the land he farms
]. B. Brown. extension specialist
in irrigation said this week during
a two day visit in the valley TO
conduct demonstration meetings.
Brown, who led discussions in
an irrigation meeting at the Bill
Jacobs ranch south of Ell Centre
early in the week, stressed the nee
eSsity for farmers to make a COM
plete examination of soils before
taking steps to improve produc-
ton of the land.
For instance, Brown explained,
a farmer might set a slow irriga"
tion on soft soil, build up a water
table and ruin the land merely
because he did not investigate.
Slow irrigation is the only solu-
tion to the problem of moisture
penetration on some lands, Brown
said, and on still other lands sub
soiling is necessary to obtain pene-
tration.
Slow irrigation should always be
given a try because it often serves
the purpose and is far more
economical than SubSoiling.
Subsoiling pays good dividends
when necessary. Brown concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Central Teacher
To Visit Europe
During Summer

Thousands of miles of ocean and
foreign lands lay ahead of Albert
Zech, Central high school and jun
ior college instructor, Saturday as
yne prepared to leave ON a summer
vacation that will take him to
Europe.
zech will go direct to New York
and sail for England June ID when
he will take a short course at Ok
ford university before crossing the
channel to France. He plans to
visit Belgium, the Netherlands, Po-
land, Germany, Hungary, the terri
tory that once was Czechoslovakia,
Switzerland, where he will take a
course at the University of Zurich,
Italy and Algiers. He will return
to the United States early in Sep
tember.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Iron Lung Rushed
To Actors Wife

HOLLYWOOD, June 3. (UP) -
A new type portable reSpirator was
being rushed here today from Chi
Cago in the hope that it may save
the life of Mrs. Leonid KinSley, 30,
wife of a motion picture character
actor.
Mrs. Kin5key recently was strick-
Ell with a spinal disease which re-
suited in the paralysis of her lungs.
For the past two days she has been
kept alive by respiratory stimu-
lants and artificial respiration.
Physicians said that Mrs Kins-
keys only chance of surviving the
paralysis was through the use of
the portable respirator They con
tacted M. S. Strauss, manager of q
medical supply house in Los An
geleS and he Immediately placed an
order for the iron lung" with a
Chicago firm which handles the
machines.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Drainage System
Installation al
Station Delayed

Installation on tile drainage
system at the Meloland experiment
station has been delayed at least
two weeks. possibly longer, because
the Imperial Irrigation Districts
ditching machine will not be avail
able Immediately. l.. G. Goar, sta
ton superintendent, revealed Sat
urday.
Tile Is available, lines have been
drawn out to place the tile, Goar
said, and as soon as equipment is
available work will start.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Record Marketings
Feature Alfalfa
Outlook in sc.

Record marketings featured the
alfalfa situation in southern Cali
fornia during the past six months,
according to the semi-annual re-
port of the Federal-State market
news service released Saturday.
Dairymen purchased increased
quantities of alfalfa influenced
largely by lower prices, compare.
lively late pastures and limited sup
plies of green feeds.
Prices of alfalfa during the last
half of the 1938-39 season averaged
considerably lower than during the
corresponding months last year
Heavy marketings of damaged
hay from Imperial Valley was a
weakening influence in the market
Orderly marketing by growers
however, resulted in small fluctua-
tions in prices to valley growers
during the period,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04

specialist in agricultural engineer
ing and j. S. Winters of the agri-
cultural engineering department in
the three week survey, reported
that eight or ten harvesting ma
chimes. operating in as many diff
ferent fields, have been included
in the survey.
Fields Tested
Fields that have already been
tested, though results have not yet
been released, are: C. E. Conant
field. southwest of Ell Centre, the
O'Connell Brothersfield, near Braw-
ley and the August Axler field
northeast of Holtville.
George Standard is harvesting
the Conant field and is using a
31RW machine on flax that has
been windrowed. O'Connell broth
ers are using their own harvester,
an Allis-Chalmers harvester, and
Axler is using his own machine, a
81 RW harvester.
In each plot in which the sur
vey was made, L. G. Goar, super
intendent of the Meloland expert
ment station, has taken small sam
plies and harvested the sample to
determine the yield per acre under
perfect harvesting conditions.
A study is also made to deter
mine loss of flax due to wind, in
sect damage, header and windrow
loss.
Loss Known
After those factors are deter
mined the loss in harvesting can
be learned, Beyschlag said. Sam
pies of failing are caught in a
huge piece of canvas at different
spots in each field to determine
the amount of flax lost in the
straw and the amount not threshed
A sample is also taken from the
threShed flax TO test for dockage
and breakage losses, Beyschlag said
Additional tests are made to de-
termine speed of the engine in
each harvester, speed of cylinders,
rollers and other details regarding
the mechanical operation of the
equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Industry Shows
Huge Advance

The worlds dairy industry has
expanded greatly during the past
thirty years, according to a report
by the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
Butter production, in particular
has shown a tremendous increase
the bureau reported, averaging
nearly seven billion pounds a year
from 193l-35 as compared to less
than billion pounds per year in
1909.
The United States is the lead
ing butter producing country and
accounted for more than one-third
of the worlds total in both periods
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Springer Funeral
Scheduled Monday

Funeral services for Charles
Springer, proprietor of Springer's
sevice station between Holtville and
Yuma, will be held at the Johnson
funeral chapel in Yuma at 10 am.
Monday.
Springer died of a sudden heart
attack Thursday.
He had lived in eastern Imperial
Valley for more than rs years and
had operated the service station
on highway &c for the last II years.
During his early years in the valley
he engaged III ranching.
His survivors include his wife
and a son, Marvin Springer of Cal
eXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
MoIasses SiIaqe
Listed as Farm
Improvement

Molasses silage made from
grasses, legumes and grains, is one
Of farming most important de-
yelopments, Bert Purdy, manager
of the Edgar Implement store, de-
clared Saturday In an interview.
"MolaSses silage is any chopped
grass legume or cereal, or any
combination of those crops ensileo
with molasses as az preseryative, ,"
Purdy explained, as if he were an
ticipating a question from the re-
porter.
Alfalfa, soybeanS. clover, COW
peas and vetch, among the leg
umes; blue, prairie, timothy, Or
chard, quack, billet and Sudan
grasses; and oats, rye, barley and
wheat, among the cereals, are
suitable for the production of sill
age. inexpensive blackstrap mo-
losses is used to provide fermenta
ton.
Farmers in the county have
found the molasseS silage valuable
as a feed because of the high value
of the grasses, cereals and leg
umes. Dairymen who have sup
plemented pasture with the silage
in experiments have found tina,
production of herds tends to re-
main constant.
Comparable results have also
been noted in other livestock and
poultry Purdy said
"MolasseS silage," Purdy continu-
ed, "is commonly made by three
step method. First the crop is cut
in an early stage with windroweI
equipped mower that lays the
mown hay in a WindroW. Second
the green material is Immediately
loaded on rack, wagon Or truck
Third, the green material is haul
ed to The silo, and put through a
hay chopper equipped with a mo-
lasses distribution system
Purdy closed his note book and
listed the following advantages and
uses:
Advantages are:
|. 1t makes better feed. %
quality is uniform, go Fire hazard
is eliminated, (4 Less storage
space is needed, 60 Less labor
necessary, go Easy to feed, CD
Silage cleaner, eliminates waste
90 Less damage to crops, CD Ex'
ira cutting possible, d0) Silage
cuts cost.
Uses are:
Takes the place of large par'
of the grain ration.
Takes the place of part or all ol
the cured hay ration.
Supplements pasture and re-
places it when pasture is dried up
Provides the equivalent of fresh
pasture as winter feed.
Takes the place of cultivated
silage crops.
Makes use of corn silos in the
summer.
Utilizes full feed value OF graS-
ses and legumes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Dairy Leaders to
Map Campaign

Dairy leaders of Imperial county,
distributors, manufacturers and
merchants who sell dairy products
will meet at the county court house
Monday night at 7:30 TO map plans
for a dairy month campaign during
June.
The valley campaign will te-in
with national drive to make the
Ieople of The United States "milk
conscious" Walter Macdonald
county milk inspector, reported Sat-
urday as he rushed plans to get
the program underway.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Barley Markers
Show Squirt

Domestic barley markets turned
somewhat stronger during the
week, according to the weekly grain
review of the Bureau of economics.
Strengthening of the market was
due principally to lighter market
ings and advance in other feed
grains.
California markets were consi-
derably stronger despite the fact
demand was dull.