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Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
FOR MR. CONSUMER
Nevada State JournaD

Mr.. Henry Consumers mind is now
at rent.
Some years ago Mr.. Consumer placed
a mortgage on his house to the extent of
$4,000 to be amortized over a ten-year
period. But the $1,000 year called for
by this program has been a little hard
to raise, what with people striking
against being given relief, other peo-
pie spelling third" first, and the
Berlin. Thunderbird testing the earth's
acoustic properties from time to time.
So Mr. Consumer had problem on his
hands
But he's solved it. Just the other day
he saw that, as of the latest figures, the
United States Treasury now has Sl,O98,
814,347 in its old-age reserve account.
And what does this billion-odd, which
the Government holds for the to-be SUI
perannuated, consist of? Why, debts of
the Government.
What is good enough for our Gov
erment is good enough for me-and it
should be good enough for you, too,
bank he added, sneering Thereupon
Mr.. Consumer made out a promiSsory
note for his $1,000 which he put away
against the day when the mortgage will
become due. Henry Consumer, |. 0. u.
81 200 signed, Henry Consumer it
read And that's that he said.
Mr.. Consumer plans to adhere strict
ly to this program no matter at what
financial cost to himself. Each year he
will make out an |. o. u. to himself for
$1,000, and file it in his safe deposit
box. At the end of ten years he will have
ten of these choice billets-douX, obvious
ly equal to $4,000.
What the bank will do when it gets
of M nr 6opS
not know. But he retorts with fine
logic, "does the Treasury ask what the
aged will do when their reserve fund
is revealed to be debts the Treasury owes
to itself? And" he usually adds, brist-
ling, "am | better than the Treasury
We had better not push the inquiry
much beyond this point.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
WHAT ARE THE
IMPORTANT THINGS?

Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe died in
oah Dlego this week at the age of 80.
across the nation the leased wires of
various press associations flashed the
news of her death One thing, and one
alone. made it news. She was the author
OF poem, "Curfew Must Not Ring To-
night"
She had written other poems. and short
stories and articles-but nothing good
enough, nothing important enough to
make her name or her life interesting
10 anyone outside of her personal sphere.
On that one poem, written 73 years ago
when she was 16-was her fame based.
In the story of that poem is a lesson
Tor anyone who looks for it. "Curfew
Must Not Ring Tonight" was written on
school slate, recopied into cheap
copy book, and stayed there for several
years. It's author, writing all the while,
regarded it as one of her poorer efforts.
She was ashamed to submit it to the
newspaper which was regularly pub
fishing her other poems. She thought it
was not good enough Then one day
she became i'll, and her mother found
the poem, sent it to the newspaper, and
1t was published.
Success was immediate 1t was reprint
ed in other newspapers, and in maga-
Zines. 1t found its way into anthologies
Ii made the girl who had written it
famous. And she, doubtless was puzzled
that the world had not recognized the
things she thought were really good,
but had hailed with acclaim the one
thing she thought was not good.
The answer, of course, was that the
poem pleased many people 1t brought
enjoyment TO many of whom the author
had never heard. 1t was not a studied
effort to please-and it did
Most of US will never become famous,
but there is lesson for us neverthe-
less in the history of that poem. 1t
teaches us that the things we often over
look, the things we sometimes consider
unimportant, the little kindnesses and
the unstudied efforts to please some
body else, are the really important
things.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
WELL WATCH MeNUTT
)roville Mercury Register)

Some day someone will write the story
back of the news concerning the ap-
pOintment of Paul McNutt as federal
security administrator. 1t should prove
most interesting reading. 1t may paral-
lei the exposure of the manner in which
Harold Ickes was appointed to the Presl-
dents cabinet. This exposure by Ray
mond Moley, once head of the Presl-
dents brain trust, gave an interesting
sidelight to the Presidents character.
Ickes and the President, SO Moley
writes, did not know each other-may
have met casually once before-when
he introduced them one day. But the
President appointed Ickes that day to
the cabinet following brief telephone
conservation with Hiram Johnson. His
only explanation was that he liked
the cut of his jib."
There seems to be much more than
the "cut of jib" to the appointment
of McNutt, who has been an outstand-
ing candidate for the democratic NOM
ination. Apparently there was a deal,
as yet secret.
Interesting is the opinion of McNutt.
held by Norman Thomas, respected so
cialist leader. In letter of warning to
the President, he speaks of McNutt as
ruthless in organizing public employees
into a political machine" and as
one who as governor of Indiana "per-
mitted his political machine to use such
pension legislation as Indiana then had
entirely in the interests of himself and
his political party
Is that now to be done on grand
scale in Washington? Thomas asks
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

fruit were sold in Rochester, N.
Y, while the stamp plan was ap-
plicable to them. Then 1t must
find out what the orange and grape
fruit sales in Rochester were in
identical periods during past years
Then it must check to see what the
seasonal variations in sales were.
In the end. after much figuring
it will have a pretty fair idea OF
the extent. If any. to which the
stamp plan helped dispose of the
orange and grapefruit surplus in
Rochester.
Even then, though, it will face
the fact that Rochester is only
one out of many hundreds Of
American cities. and the figure
it finally comes up with may not
mean much. Which indicates. per-
haps. that the hardest thing about
the whole stamp plan will be de-
Gliding exactly what it has done
to the surplus crop problem.
Harry Lundberg's insistance
that the government hire mer-
shant seamen only In union hiring
halls is apparently going to de-
prive Seattle of much-needed
steamship line to the Orient.
The Maritime Commission re-
Gently sent four freighters to the
west coast to operate on this line
Lundberg and his Sailors Union
of the Pacific insist that seamen
may be hired only in the S. U. P
hiring halls; the commission sticks
to its custom of signing on crews
before U. S. shipping commission
ers. Neither side will back down
The Central Labor Council( A.
F.. of l.. } of Seattle, representing
G0,0OO union men, has endorsed
the Maritime Commissions policy
Lundberg, who represents 60OO
men, has turned thumbs down on
1t. AS result of the deadlock
the commission is canceling the
contract for the Oriental line and
Seattle won't get the service.
One overlooked angle on this Is
that upwards of half of Lundberg':
men are said to carry I. w. w
cards. BY long tradition, the /
w. w. is violently distrustful o.
any sort of action by any govern.
ment agency, board or commits.
ci0n mhatpVpr.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
MiCHIGAN'S GOVERNOR
SINGS AN OLD SONG

Michigan's 81-year-old governor Luren
D. Dickinson, who has created nation
wide discussion by his official attacks
on what he calls "sin in high places" is
only repeating theme the world has
heard for thousands of years. You will
recognize it easily in its trite old words:
"The world is going to the dogs"
There is, without doubt, lot of "sin"
in American official circles. There is
lot of it elsewhere, too. There always has
been. Nobody but the blindest Polly
anna can ignore it. It is the task of de-
cent persons ito believe that it can be
legislated out of existence overnight.
Education, not legislation, will over
come wrongdoing.
Meanwhile, we refuse to admit that
the world is so weakened that it has
fallen prey, at last, to wholesale sin.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21

WASHINGTON.-Just to be diff
ferent. the Labor Board has re-
Gently been having a scrap with
q C I. O. union. 1t happened IN
oregon. where the business agent
of a C. I. o. lumber and sawmill
workers union charged the boards
regional office with failing to heed
his charges that an A. F. OF l..
rival union was company-dominated,
An election was scheduled for
the first week in July in a Port
land mill. and the c. l. o. union
not only refused to participate, but
limited that it might even picket
the affair if it took place.
The upshot finally was that the
national office of the board granted
the c. I. O. unions request Tor
permission to withdraw from the
election. The balloting now is due
to be held sometime late this
month.
Workers will vote solely on
whether they wish to be repre-
sented by the A. F. of L. union
or by none at all. If they vote the
A. F.. of L. union down, the c. l. O.
union can resume its organizing
campaign: if they vote 1t up, the
C. I. o. is licked.
On July 16, oranges and grape
fruit officially cease to be sur
plus commodities. But it will be a
long time before the Surplus COM
modities Corporation really knows
whether its famous stamp plan
actually increased the sales OF those
two ftuits-and. If so, by how
much.
First, 1t will have to find out
how many oranges and grape
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
Bv CHARLES P. STEWART

Senator Alben w. Barkley ao-
ministration leader in the upper
congressional chamber, is liable to
find himself on a hot spot in con-
nection with our national monetary
policies. At one stage OF the game
he said one thing; now he says
something entirely different. His
two attitudes clash.
It's correct, by the way, to speak
of Alben rather as administration
than as Democratic leader. Presi-
dent Roosevelt definitely picked
him as senatorial generahssimo
Senator Pat Harrison wanted to do
the leading, but the president, in
his Dear Alben" letter, spoke so
strongly for the Kentuckian that
the senatorial Democratic caucus
chose the latter But only by a
margin Of one ballot. Since then
dear Alben's" following has in
cluded a small majority of the
Democrats In the senate, but there
never has been a time when he
could buck a combined Democratic
Republican vote. Too many Demo-
Gratis wouldn't follow him.
There's been a Republican lead
ex-senator McNary. And nomi-
nal Democratic leader Senator
Barkley. And. very slightly in a
Democratic minority-say Senator
Wheeler. But there's never been a
time at this session of congress
when Senator Barkley has been
able to deliver the administrative
goods. McNary and Wheeler, or
McNary, Glass and Byrd, or Nc
Nary, Shipstead and Lundeen have
swung the votes. Outside his own
faction of his own party Barkley
has been limited to Progressive
and Independent Senators La Fol-
lette and Norris.
But the Money Bill?
But to get back to the money
bill
This bill involved powers granted
temporarily mind that to the
president and the treasury.
They were due to expire at mid
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
Famous Sayings
Senator Bark|ey's Words May Kick
Back, PUTTING Him on the Spot

night June 30. The house OF rep
resentatives voted to extend 'em.
The senate didn't. Does that mean
that they expired?
While the issue was pending Sem
stor Barkley contended that they
would expire at that juncture
Therefore he demanded a prompt
vote. He didn't get it. Four days
elapsed. Then, skimpily, he did get
his affirmative vote. Now he says
that it wasn't too late-that HE
said it wouldn't be too late.
Is it? Or isn't it?
The anti-money bill bunch con-
tend that it was too late. Barkley
says not. But previously he said
the other thing.
In the Courts
The question is sure to come up
in the courts.
It means all sorts of legal COM
plications.
It'll last for years.
It'll be a constitutional question
with Senator Barkley mixed into it
He'll become historical.
He's small-bore Kentucky poll
tician, but he's liable to rate with
our constitutional authorities.
AT a guess. it would appear to
me that an expired power was ex-
pired.
That's what, in advance, Senator
Barkley thought.
He said So Now he says the
other thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21

flee. Mr. Nixon looked up but had
hardly uttered good morning" be-
fore his irate customer began:
Il got your prices but they're
too high
you think they are?" parried
Mr.. Nixon, who knew that those
prices had been shaved to a hair S
breadth of profit.
Sure they're too high. won't
pay them. I've been trading with
your firm a long time and I just
came in here to give you piece
of my mind. Your company must
be trying to make up its depreS-
sion losses. Well, it won't make
them up on me-
Mr.. Nixon leaned back in his
swing chair. This man was a good
customer, he had traded with them
for years. and his checks always
came in time for the per cent
discount allowance. He was a man
of his word in every particular. If
he said definitely he'd never buy
from them again, they might as
we'll scratch his name from their
ledger. AS the customer took a
few minutes off from his obviously
planned TRADE to get his breath,
Fred Nixon's thoughts leaped about
here and there. This customer al
ways had been reasonable. More
than once he had been known to
look at a matter from the other
fellows point of view and rebound
logically.
Just then an idea was born. Mr..
Nixon asked the customer what
goods he was most interested in.
But the man wasn't as easy as
that. He said he wasn't interest
ed in anything until the price was
right at which Mr.. Nixon aSSuaged
him by saying he hoped the price
could be made right.
Then he made a master stroke.
Just sit over here in my chair,
he said
The man hesitated a moment,
then complied.
rNoW you're in my place" Mr..
Nixon said. land I want to ask a
favor Of you. Will you as you sit
there, actually take my place? Will
ou assume the position OF manu-
facturer and let me assume that
of the customer? Then let's see
if we can't get together"
The customer looked at him, sur
prised; but he was willing TO be
a good sport.
Then Mr. Nixon went over the
facts, explaining the details care
fully. Next he asked the customer
TO sell him, Fred Nixon bill OF
goods at what the customer con-
sidered a fair profit.
Did Fred win? Well, the salts
fled customer departed and the
company has never heard wore
of complaint from him since. When
the man understood the manufac-'
turer's problems, he was willing to
play the game. Most people are
willing to play the game when they
understand conditions governing a
situation. The next time you are
in a similar position, why not try
Fred Nixon's method?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION


NOTICE is hereby given that the
Assessor Collector of Imperial Coun-
ty, California, has delivered to the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
of said County, the Assessment
Books, together with the map books,
and statements for the fiscal year
l939-40, and
The said Board of Supervisors sit
ting as a Board of Equalization will
meet for the purpose of equalizing
said assessments on Monday, July
II, 1899, at two o'clock PM, and
said Board will continue in session
from time to time until the bus
ness of equalizing is disposed of, but
not later than Monday, July "a,
1899, at 500 o'clock PM.
The Clerk of said Board will be
In his office in the Court House
at Ell Centre, California, each busi-
ness day between Monday, July II,
1899, continuously until and includ-
ing Monday. July "a, 1889, at 500
o'clock PM, except on Saturdays
after 1900 o'clock noon and on
other legal holidays. for the pur-
pose of receiving requests for equal
ization of assessments by tax payers
and all persons are requested to
appear before and file with said
Clerk any petitions for equalization
which they desire. On such re-
ceipt the same will be referred to
and considered by said Board
Dated: Ell Centro, California, July
II, 1899.
w. j. McCLELLAND.
Clerk OF the Board of Supervisors
j. l7-24 incl
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES


TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that fifteen
days after the above date, the un-
dersigned proposes to sell alcoholic
beverages at these premises, de-
scribed as follows:
" Mile West of Ell Centre
on Highway 80.
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license Cor
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON SALE BEER AND WINE
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license (S) may
file a verified protest with the State
Board of Equalization at Sacra-
mento, California, stating grounds
for denial as provided by law.
ED. FARIS.
(J2D
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
OF CREDITORS


No. l574-In Bankruptcy
In The District Court of The United
States, Southern District OF Cali
fornia, Southern Division.
In The Matter of
ROBERT HOLMAN
Bankrupt.
TO THE CREDITORS OF THE
ABOVE NAMED BANKRUPT OF
THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL AND
DISTRICT AFORESAID:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on the 9th day of June, 1899,
Robert Holman was duly adjudi-
Gated bankrupt; and that the first
meeting of creditors will be held
at the office of the undersigned,
2O7-21O Rehkopf Building in the
City of Ell Centro, State of Cali
fornia, on the 9th day of August,
1899, at nine o'clock AM, at which
time the said creditors may attend
prove their claims, appoint a trustee
examine the bankrupt, consider au-
thorizing the trustee to sell the
property of said bankrupt, and tram
sact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting
Claims must be filed within six
months from the 9th day of August
1899. the first date set for the
meeting of creditors in this pro-
ceeding.
Dated: July 10, 1899.
r. B. WHITELAW,
Referee In Bankruptcy
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21

NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
APPOINTED FOR PROVING
WILL AND HEARING APPLICA-
TION FOR LETTERS OF AD-
MINISTRATION WITH THE
WILL ANNEXED.
No. 30l2
In The Superior Court Of The State
Of California, in and for The
County of Imperial
In the Matter of the Estate OF
EDWARD S. ROGERS.
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that petit
ton for probate OF the will OF Ed
ward s. Rogers, deceased, and for
the issuance to Ruel H. Liggett OF
Letters of Administra ton with the
Will Annexed, has been filed m
this court, and that Friday, the 28th
day of July, 1899, at two o'clock
PM, of said day, at the courtroom
Department Two of said court, at
the Court House In the City of Ell
Centro, County Of Imperial, State
of California, has been set for the
hearing of said petition, when and
where any person interested may
appear and contest the same, and
show cause, if any they have, why
said petition should not be grants
ed.
Dated July IL, 1899.
w. J. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY @. o. KENYON,
j. 1924 incl. Deputy Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
State of California
Department of Public Works
DIVISION OF WATER
RESOURCES

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
APPROPRIATE WATER
Applications 1878 and 8679
Notice Is Hereby Given, That
COACHELLA VALLEY COUNTY
WATER DISTRICT, co Arvin B.
Shaw, Jr., Attorney, 835 Rowan
Bldg, Fifth and Spring Streets, Los
Angeles, California, has under the
date of May 25, 1886, applied to the
Division of Water Resources, De.
partment of Public Works, State of
California, for a permit to appro.
pirate unappropriated water, SUBJ
ject to existing rights from Colorado
River in Imperial County as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Amount Applied For:
Application 8678-2000 cubic feet
per second,
Application 8679-1000 cubic feet
per second.
Diversion Season Named:
January lst to December 3lSt
of each season.
Water to Be Used For:
Power purposes.
Point of diversion within Lot OF
Section 9, T. Is S., r. "a E., S.B.B
&M.
Place Of Use Described:
Application 8678 Power house
located within NEh of NEh OF
Section TO-, T. Is S., r. 19 E..
S.B.M.;
Application 8679: Power house
located within NWh of NEh
of Section 10, T. s., r. E.
S.B.M.
Water will be returned to The AL
American Canal and later used by
this applicant.
RELATIVE TO PROTESTS
Blanks upon which to submit pro
tests will be supplied free upon re
quest by the Division of Water Re-
sources.
Any person desiring to protest
against the granting of such permit
shall within go (sixty) days from
Gate hereof file with the Division OF
Water Resources, Sacramento, Cali
fornia, written protest. Such pro
test shall clearly set forth the pro-
testant's objections to the granting
of the application and shall contain
the following information:
Cd Statement of the injury which
would result to protestant
from such appropriation ant
use.
CD The basis of protestants water
right.
go Protestants past and present
use of water as to amount
used and land irrigated, OF
use made of water if Other
than irrigation.
"a The approximate location OF
protestant's land or place o.
use and point of diversion Of
the water.
A copy of the protest should bt
sent to the applicant and this office
notified that the same has beer
done.
EDWARD HYATT,
State Engineer.
Dated: Sacramento, California
July 5th. 1889.
j. 7-14-21-2s
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21

r iv er Cotton
Mills down in
Virginia. I say
ushered himself,
because he push
ed aside the Of
flee boy who
tried to perform
that duty and
stalked straight
through the out
er room and into
Mr.. Nixon's of.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
OF CREDITORS

No. 1574-In Bankruptcy
In The District Court of The United
States, Southern District of Cali
fornia, Southern Division.
In The Matter of
PIONEER COLLISION WORKS,
Co-partnership composed of
ROBERT HOLMAN, AND
ERNEST L. HIBBARD,
Bankrupt.
TO THE CREDITORS OF THE
ABOVE NAMED BANKRUPT OF
THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL AND
DISTRICT AFORESAID:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on the 9th day of June, 1899,
Pioneer Collision Works, a Co-part-
nership composed OF Robert Holman
and Ernest L. Hiobard, was duly
adjudicated bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of creditors will be
held at the office of the unden-
signed, 207-210 Rehkopf Building
in the City of Ell Centre, State of
California, on the 9th day of August.
1888, at nine o'clock A. M, at which
time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustee,
examine the bankrupt, consider au-
thorizing the trustee to sell the
property OF said bankrupt, and tran
Sact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
Claims must be filed within six
months from the 9th day of August.
1899, the first date set for the meet
ing of creditors this proceeding.
Dated: July 10, 1899.
r. B. WHITELAW,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
Dale
Carnegie

A couple of years ago a middle
aged man. with a determined, set
expression, ushered himself into
the New York office of Frederick
K. Nixon. of the Riverside and Dan
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-21
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
OF CREDITORS

NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
OF CREDITORS
No. 1574-In Bankruptcy
In The District Court Of The United
States, Southern District of Cali
fOrnia, Southern Division.
In The Matter of
ERNEST l.. HIBBARD,
Bankrupt.
TO THE CREDITORS OF THE
ABOVE NAMED BANKRUPT OF
THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL AND
DISTRICT AFORESAID:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that on the 9th day Of June, 1899,
Ernest L. Hibbard was duly adjudi-
Gated bankrupt; and that the first
meeting of creditors will be held
at the office of the undersigned,
207-210 Rehkopf Building in the
City of FL Centre, State of Cali
fornia, on the 9th day of August,
1889, at nine o'clock AM, at which
time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustee,
examine the bankrupt, consider au-
thorizing the trustee to sell the
property of said bankrupt, and tram
sact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
Claims must be filed within six
months from the 9th day of August,
1899, the first date set for the meet
ing of creditors in this proceeding.
Dated: July 10, 1899.
R. B. WHITELAW,
Referee in Bankruptcy.