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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Disseets the News

be beneficial to business in the
Mississippi valley for the govern
ment to get out. On the other hand,
it has been beneficial to that busi-
ness for us to be in, SO far. Getting
into the water transportation bus
mess was the greatest thing the
government ever did for the rivers.
Colonel johnson says the corpo-
ration made a profit of approx
mately four per cent on its valuation
in 1898. 1t apparently will do less
this year, due largely to certain
emergency expenses, but will, he
believes, be safely in the black.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Photographs

For every mile of railroad in the
United States, there is, on the aver
age, one highway grade crossing.
The pupil of the human eye
grows smaller with age. There
fore the need for more light on
material read as one grows older.
The stripe or ribbon figure in
mahogany is produced by quarter
cutting the log, and the stripe is
due to the interviewer grain of the
wood, typical of mahogany and some
other tropical woods.
The greatest, and probably the
oldest, pyramids are not found in
Egypt, but on the high plateau just
outside Mexico City-the site of
the ancient city of the Aztecs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

Ellis Gimbel, jr., operating head
of the Gimbel Department store in
New York. invited man to his
private office and said: please be
seated there at that desk where I
usually spend eight hours day;
imagine yourself in my shoes; and
please tell me how to solve this
eternal problem of selecting and
training our personnel, this problem
of inspiring our sales force to be
courteous, alert. enthusiastic; this
problem of serving the public so ef-
fectively that they always will want
TO do business with us.
Mr.. Gimbel confessed that his
biggest problem was not purchasing,
advertising, display or collections.
His biggest problem is winning
friends and influencing people.
Many business men are learning
that same lesson. General Motors
has Paul Garrett TO handle its vast
public relations problems. Many of
our largest corporations pay Edward
Bernays, a top-flight figure, to tell
them how to win and keep the pub
lies approval
Increasing numbers of business
houses are realizing the value of
this most important work and
thousands of dollars are spent each
year in good will efforts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
BERKELEY, INC.
berkeley Gazette)

Mayor Frank Gaines is going to call
on the stockholders Of Berkeley, Inc, to
take a more active personal part in the
conduct of the corporations business.
He has divided the city into geographic
zones from which, during the next twen-
ty-four weeks, he will invite citizens to
attend regular meetings of the city coun-
ell to observe the manner in which mu-
nicipal affairs are conducted, to offer
advice and to make suggestions.
Cities, like families, have many needs
and desires, and similarly as with the
family unit, the things desired by city
often conflict with the needs. Good man
agement consists in maintaining happy
balance between the things that are
desired.
Every city both needs and desires good
streets, sanitation, police and fire pro-
lection parks and Fairgrounds, adequate
street lighting, ETC., etc.
If money were no object, all the needs
of a community could be realized to the
fullest degree But here, again, the COM
munity like the family must consider the
cost and gauge the need.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

but the sincere spirit behind the
service that impressed me.
Did he do all this in order to get
larger tips? That may have had
weight, but the commercial variety
of graciousness seldom works, 1t has
a phoney quality that is difficult
to conceal. The kind of service that
produces good tips, steady custo-
mers and abiding friends is the
service that springs from character,
the service that is conditioned upon
a desire to make life bit easier
and more agreeable for our fellow
passengers who are riding this pla-
net with us. the kind of service
that an ex-carpenter was talking
about nineteen centuries ago when
he said: ut is more blessed to give
than to receive"
I asked my dining car steward
Thomas Knox, how he handled his
difficult passengers. when I find
a man who kicks and complains
about everything" he said, Il just
listen and smile while he talks
There is an idea: the next time
you find husband, a wife, child
a sweetheart or a customer COM
planning, why not let the kicker
kick until he gets kickitis, while you
listen and smile? Try that purely
as an experiment and see if it will
work better than arguing, defending
Yourself or complaining in return?
After you have tried it, why not
write and tell me what the other
person said, what you said and
what happened. Maybe I can use
your story in this column to in
spire others.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

WASHlNGlON.-1 he u t q l
Barge Line operated by the govern
ments Inland Waterways corpora
ton is to be sold to private inter
ests. The sale probably won't take
place Immediately, but is consider
ed virtually certainty within five
years It may occur much earlier.
Col. j. Monroe Johnson, assistant
secretary of commerce, under whom
the corporation was placed by the
reorganization order of last spring,
says that the corporations officers
and executive committee will soon
meet to apparise the situation and
determine when the sale might
properly be made.
Colonel Johnson points out that
Congress from the first intended
that the government should get out
Of the inland waterway transpor-
tation as soon as it had established
it on a profitable basis and had
made certain that private enter
prise could and would give the same
or better service.
That moment, he believes, has al
most arrived.
The Federal Barge Line grew out
of the World War, when the gov
ernment operated few antiquated
scoWs to supplement railway trans
port during the emergency. In 1920
the barge lines were permanently
organized as a stock company with
the U. S. treasury owning the stock
Under the able direction of Gen.
T. @. Ashburn, the lines grew until
they became great transport sys-
tenn with 100000 tons of toWboatS
and barges serving AZ states, navi-
eating the Mississippi from New
Orleans to Minneapolis, and COW
ering total of $500 miles of con-
Meeting water routes. 1t handled
2,767213 tons of freight in 1898,
and reported a net profit OF more
than S1,000,000. 1t has always had
the fierce opposition of the railroads
which argue that its profits are
fictitious and obtained only by sub
sides and privileges not available
to privately owned transport sys-
TENS.
Preliminary offers to buy the
barge line have already been re-
ceived from five different corpora
tions. For the moment, nothing is
being done about these offers. and
the decision to sell is not being
made with any specific purchaser
in mind.
The act of Congress under which
the corporation operates directs
that the barge line may not be sold
to any railroad or to any person
connected with any railroad; it al
so orders that the buyer must give
satisfactory assurance, backed by
cash security, that service equiva-
lent to that rendered by the cor
poration will be maintained.
Right now the Inland Water
ways Corporation enjoys an Inter
state Commerce Commission valua-
ton of approximately S25,000,000
It's physical stock-towboats, barges,
terminals, radio stations, etc.-is
valued at just under S20,000,0 900, and
it has around S5,000000 in cash and
securities. The buyer will get only
the physical stock. Cash and Sc
curities will be turned over to the
U. S. treasury, and the corporation
will go out of existence.
IF economic conditions were not
made abnormal by war in Europe, -
says Colonel Johnson, we would
be very close to the time which Con-
gress envisaged as the time of sale.
u think that by and large il will
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
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to serve. Boiled
potatoes were on
the menu, but he
assured me that
if I preferred I
could have mash :
ed, hashed brown,
French fried. And
wouldn't I like
some ketchup or
chill sauce for my
steak? 1t was not
only the service
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
TOday's Horoscope

A busy, active prosperous year
is promised to today's birthday
children. You must look to the
health of the women of your fam
ily however. If young, you will
court and marry. The child born
today will possess an extremely bril-
liant intellect and many fine moral
attributes. He or she will achieve
outstanding success in science or a
naval career.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Words of Wisdom

Love may exist without Jealousy
although this is rare: but jealous.
may exist without love, and this i
common, for jealousy can feed OF
that which is bitter, no less thai
on that which is sweet, and is sus
tanned by pride as often as by al
fection.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Horoscope for Sunday

f1OTUoCOPC TUT Ju711J
If celebrating your birthday on
this date. indications are that you
will enjoy a propitious year with
much happy activity. You should,
however, guard against acting on
sudden impulse. A child born on
this date will be hasty, impulsive
and rather restless. Such a one
will, however, possess a good in
tellect. and meet with much sue
cess in business.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Grab Baq-
One-Minute Test

/. How many members has the
United States senate?
2. What city is the capital of
Chile?
3. If an alien woman marries a
citizen of the United States, does
she become an American citizen?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Masako yukawa
Teacher of
PIANO
Phone 87I0M2
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, 141 South Sew
enth Street, Ell Centre, California.
CN3O, Ola incf0
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Dale
CARNEGIE

On one of the New York Cen
trails crack trains-The Fifth Ave
enue special-from Chicago to New
York, I found the dining car stew
ard particularly pleasant and eager
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

A cowpuncher has been crowned
crochet king and will meet the
womens champion in a dual tour
nament. We knew the west would
come across with a real, two-needle
hombre.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Hints on Etiquette

A pleasant, courteous manner will
prevent offense, even if you are
constrained to correct newly made
acquaintance who calls you Gray
when your name is Green.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
You re Telling Me-

Fable: Once upon a time foot
ball expert selected an All-American
football team and all the fans
agreed il was a fine selection.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

Wen know the Allies really mean
business in this war with Germany
when they change the name oi
pretzels to something like liberty
biscuits.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

The French army has ordered
10000 footballs for troops at the
front. If they can't break through
the Siegfried line they'll probably
punt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Barbs

Two flyers survived an airplane
crash and an auto accident while
they were being taken to the hos
pital. They will probably die by
slipping on cake of soap in the
bathtub in years to come.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

The Soviet Union ribs the United
States about shipments of gold COM
ing into this country. We don't
mind the ribs; just don't stop the
gold.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

The football season must be over,
No one showed up at the office last
Monday suffering from fresh cold
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

Cowboy wins crocheting cham
uionship-headline Sounds like an
other wild west yarn.
Home on the range doesn't seem
the same any more, with Tex and
Curly busily dronSinS two and
purling one.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

Some European statesmen who
talked through their hat may find
themselves talking through a gas
mask.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

Miners striking for higher pay
refused to take over management
of the mines. 1t would be bit
embarrassing to strike against
themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
thoughts for the Day

What thing soever command you, observe to do it.
thou shalt not add thereto, diminish from it.
Deuteronomy 1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
One Minute Test Answers

One Minute Test AnSWcrS
|. Ninety-Six.
2. Santiago.
3. Not now since the new ma
tionality law was passed in 1884.
She may, however, lose her original
citizenship.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

Letters can be sent to Poland
again-if the authorities can locate
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Pre>Lenten Social Whirl
Rev0lves About War Crv
To Battle Paralysis
Society Masses to Make Success
OF Presidents Birthday Ball;
Women in nLast.Minute Drive
By MARGARET HART,

Soci
With Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenn season. just
month will find members
parties before dropped the
in the National Capital
And in hostesses
worthy phlanhropc en-
deaVors which before the first of
sackcoth
Heads Benefit
Topping the the
the birthday anniversary Franklin Roosevelt
to funds for the fight nfantie paralysis.
Buy ticket birthday celebration
soldier in the unyedn
we'll be the battle taking
the front ranks to this benefit the
Help lift the fro those
that knows restriction
the committee
by giving
Washington Monday January
for the control and treatment of the
In addition aiding
tending the balls will
Page DE- Column g.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Mrs. Hull Will Receive
Wednesday Afternoon
Observes First At Home of Season:
Mrs. Morgenthau in New York;
Woodrings Move This Week

mrs Corde Hull wife OF the Secretary of State
Gay at nome
neday afternoon The Secretary
paratVey short time from officer was
delegate to
ne" ares Tor himself and Mrs Hull
country by her
expression of her lovely character.
Only Cabinet
To Receive This
Hull Will the
ane Roper held
haton Roper
circle Mrs Hull Will
Whe she and the Secretary
sldlng at the table will
Mrs John duty in the
Others who will assist the cabinet
Wees
syre wife of the Assistant Moore the
counselor OF the State Department.
George Messersmh Mrs
Page Dc Column 81
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Engagements Announced
Daughter of Army Couple to Be
Bride of DR.. Kirkpatrick Monro

Maj Gen. the of their
daughter Landon Kirkpatrick Mono
land, and Singapore, Straits Settlement.
The wedding will take the future England
MISS Reed at visiting Gandel formerly Miss Easie
Green OF Georgetown lifelong friend of Gen. and Mrs Reed
Miss Reed granddaughter Mai Walter Reed Of yellow
Ver lame She attended School and the Misses Eastman
school and is member of Washington
Dr. Monro visited leave last for the
pose OF studying the hospitals here.
After the wedding will sail for their home in
Singapore about the middle of February
Mono surgeon of the General Hospital Singapore
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Bones Creak, Muscles Ache
But the Follies Carry On
Junior Leasuers Being Whipped
Into Shape and Promise Gala
Show for Hospital Benefit
By MONA DUGAS.

There's much putting and blowing
Washngtons Junior League
Fos are we'll under ladies
steps and high kicks with which delight
Iheater February
parlng-and the dicul of
moan has been heard from mpng member
creaky from the unaccustomed girl.
Talent Apenty Abounds,
Giving Professional
Real talent will be these
OF the have beautiful
quite a professional
Miss Anne Simpson
will be the and her talented
OF the high lights OF the show She
of
at the Junior Cabaret n
Perhaps the best sports Of the entire
unteered the number
Continued Page D-lO ~ 4
Evening star., 1939-01-22

Little Billy Gene Caruthers is smiling example of WHY
the battle against ntante paralysis must Billy Gene
stricken h the dreaded disease her infancy after
ttuous treatment recovered completely When asked she
1Dould for picture to forth silent
overcome the little girl happily consented She made
OF appeal for support Of the benefit January 80.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

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every individual would would be
is going law eventually.
approved and then
backed purely This time
the first 81 for the realized
that the adopted would delay
the house Senator Willard Maryland changed his This
resulted in tie which defeats amendment
But the point that the must have the money There
possibility that spending will decrease anything like
enough bring within striking distance
the next IT majority
sentiment in the senate for the La Toilette idea
Senator Robert M La Toilette has been battling for five for
believes in spendngb spending believes that the
taxpayers ought to know they Most other public
figures have been for that five work and
of raising all the possible without the knowing
they being burnt Or accurately without the small
they helping the freight
As evidence of how successful they have been there the
result poll fourth all the people
akedn the Gallup ondid they
and that 40 five, of the smaller
did not know they
But gradually increasing number senator's has to the
should further
insist that knowledge that he the federal
government makes better him
biity, and will make him take interest in voting"
And thus the spinning the wheel
said before pick dollars off the When
by the the dollars
And they out of the pockets of the people.
has been truhfuly that
billion expenditure billion dollars
sought make understandable this Only billion
dollar bills laid gde The
debt the United billion
billion bills would completely
times. What a headachel
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Difficult To Stop Spending When
1t Is Once Started


protest the law requiring that they work 100 hours month
72 formerly
The increase of heavy reduction the hour
rate of
with the
hourly
another matter that thought at this time.
remembered w Douglas President Roose-
vets first director of the budget He served and then
differed with Presidents financial pociewhen
the outlook hopeless considered the essential
Later noteworthy articles speeches he
that would ultimately lead runaton One of the things he said
that whenever
spending impossible the spending
curta expnd
Invariably they failure
benefng by those expenditures their powerful that the
politicians the the
of the recipients that the be kept to them
striking WPA trutFhat
difficult the spending WPA work provided
order provide living for thousands while times hard and jobs
It intended merely Notwithstanding the
unemployed they
be paid Strikes called when the rate is
article the Atlantic Monthly Douglas condemnation
Of the spending recovery theory
is nothing spending
recovery.
the worlds history The result has
the invariably led debament the
ton Of the runaon of the middle classes and the mpoverh
of the entire people Only wealthy people clever
latoTs manage to survive the catastrophe
1.-The deficits incurred by the Roman resulted depreciation
collapse The deficits of France century later under the
Assembly
deficits of the Russian 1917 compelled the
impoverished willing
listeners to revolutionary propaganda
THE United States itself has already suffered number of
deficits that compelled
Colonial the Continental and the infamous
greenbaks Initiation and collapse have always followed"
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A Mistaken Attempt to Play Safe May
Mean Ultimate Destruction

possible the United pull back she'll and
play safe while the toaitaran csm
and vestge Of democracy Europe and
question whether
ditons Of vital Importance today Many insist that what
all all with the squabbles
there
forget problem solely
from the standpoint of selfish interests.
Germany Italy Japan admittedly campaign
They dominate wherever their
voved yet determined whether will
England
such conditions doubtful whether the
could unadeda that fear is inevitable
If England should be defeated would be
Japan Asia The dctators would then be astride the world The
fall
Millions would be their disposal
million weld
devastating develop
enments have indicated their intentions rule the world What
sible
And they ssured have love for the United States this
would possibility and would
improbable defeat world democracy
highest craftsmanship support
Roosevelt his legislation that will permit
world
available ito the democracies Europe That
difference
And defeat them would United would
face most desperate situation at future time.
There consuming struggle the world today between dpetm
and liberty mankind Viewed solely from selfish
would that wisdom would require
the That policy
soil But position should be
could be qupnn the minds of the dcao where the United
States would stand if they force for world domination
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Enrol Flynn in Dodge City

Enrol Flynn comes to the screen
of the Kootenai theatre Sunday in a
role that is, on the surface, alto
gether unlike any he has ever
played before, for he is the straight
shooting hero of Dodge City," a
film about the period when the lit
tie Kansas town of that name was
the toughest and wickedest COM
munity of the old west.
Produced by Warner Bros. in
technicofor, Dodge City is a
spirited and authentic reaction of
those hectic days in the 1905 when
the coming of the railroad to the
little town at the northern end of
the famed Chisholm Trail made it
the leading cattle shipping center of
that era.
The story revolves about the war
to the death between Flynn and the
murderous gang of gun-fighters who
have been in control of the town un
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til his arrival, and it is replete with
hair-raising incidents.
A lusty drama of the days when
there was no law west of Chicago,
it is crammed with thrilling action
and colorful romance. Michael Cur
tiz, famous for his action pictures,
directed from the screen story writ
ten by Robert Buckner. Others in
the cast besides Flynn and Miss De
Havilland, include Ann Sheridan,
Bruce Cabot, Alan Hale and Frank
McHugh.
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The Common Man Soon To Pay An Income Tax

In his weekly letter National Affairs published in this
Carter Field discusses subject of such timely
lift this
Field continued spending of the will
being placed people,
Toilette be required
Field of the opinion this will
people legislation Fields timely
copy paragraphs here He
The Toilette amendment the income law reducing
empon bringing increasing
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daughter Marzella and Misses Pa
trlcla and Ida Daugharty motored
to Boomers Ferry Saturday.
Rev and Mrs. Harold Baber were
calling on Methodist church mem
bers Friday There will be church
services Sunday evening at the
Methodist church, July 16, at 5
o'clock.
Lee Winthrop of Boomers Ferry
spent week visiting at the Jesse
Grigg home.
Helen Haaland is home from Port
land, Ore, for three weeks va
cation
Mrs. Orsa Kidder is visiting with
friends in Troy.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Grippe, Mrs
Clarence Case and Mr.. and Mrs. c.
f. Case were dinner guests at the
J. H. Coffman home Sunday.
Advertising is "the salt of the
IL
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NAMED TO ROAD GROUP.

State Highway Engineer D. A.
McKinnon has been elected vice
president of the western district
of the American Association of
Highway Officials, an organization
in which he has taken an active part
for nearly two decades. The west
ern district includes all states west
of the Mississippi river. He sue
ceeds H. S. Reed of Phoenix, Arr
iona.