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Evening star., 1939-12-12

recently were asked to help solve q
situation created by a young mar
who gave the girl he had been dat.
ing a rather expensive piece OF
jewelry. The girl accepted the
gift because she didn't wish to
offend the boy, although she re-
allied that 1t was In poor taste
But her mother was outraged by
the implications of the gift, and
insisted that her daughter return it
New, any young man who has a
girls happiness at heart will GER
tainly avoid putting the girl, and
himself, on spot like this. Your
idea, Of course, is to show your re-
gard for Helen. But expensive gifts
are . far less eloquent way of doing
that than thoughtfulness and kind
ness and consideration, which cost
nothing. Just remember that, when
you feel an expansive and expen-
sive impulse to 60 out and spend a
lot Of money to help Mr.. Claus stuff
some maiden's dainty stocking!
These Gifts Are
Correct.
The traditionally correct gifts
for a young man to give a girl to
whom he is not engaged are flowers,
candy and books. To these can
safely be added phonograph records
magazine subscriptions, pictures
book ends, desk accessories, writing
implements, stationery, and games
and sports equipments Of all kinds.
Articles Of clothing are definitely
IN the dubious class, as is jewelry
However, inexpensive costume Jew
elry could arouse only feeble objec-
tions. II any, as could such articles
as handbags, vanities, cigarette
cases or accessories for sports out
Ats. (All these should be far from
expensive or elaborate.)
If you are doubtful about any gift
you have under consideration, ask
yourself If it involves any possibility
that it might embarrass the girl in
any way, now or later. You don't
want to give her anything that will
make her Aunt Susie lift a prim
eyebrow. You won't want to give
her anything SO valuable that 1t
places her under obligation to you
And remember this: The more
casual your friendship with Helen
has been, the more casual your gift
should be. If you're is and have
dated Helen only a dozen times
you'd better stick to the most con-
ventional gifts. But If you're 20 and
her family suspects that you and
Helen have some kind of under
standing" you can probably get
away with more personal and a
more costly gift.
What Can
Girl Give?
The chief gift-giving problem
from the girls point Of view is
whether or not she should give a
boy anything at all. Helen. for ex-
ample, has been going with Harold
regularly for almost year. He took
her to dinner on her birthday and
sent her card, but gave her no
gl1t. snail She give him something
for Christmas?
This is somewhat of dilemma
II she gives him nothing and he ap-
pears on Christmas eve with some
thing nice for her, she's going to feel
pretty wretched. But she'll feel even
worse If she buys a gift for Harold
and then he fails to come through
with one for her!
Generally, it's pretty good rule
for girl never to start passing out
presents until the boy has led the
way. However, in a case like this,
Helen would be safe in giving Harold
a box of candy. stuffed dates, or
something similar which she has
made herself. Then If he shows up
with a gift for her, she is ready to
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Read How to Relieve Misery of
CHEST COLDS
COUGHING COLDS
STUBBORN HEAD COLDS

Don't keep on suffering, day after
day, from the stuffiness, coughing,
soreness and muscular tightness Of
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A cold is bad for you-bad for
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Do A. Millions Do
So do what millions of people
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reciprocate; while II he does not
her gift Is such that it won't en-
barrass Harold or make her appear
to be pushing"
Many Of the articles mentioned as
suitable gifts from a boy to a girl
work equally well when travelling
IN the opposite direction. Leather
articles. such as billfolds and key
cases, are also good. And you have
wide-open field in smokers sup
plies and all the various kinds of
equipment for sports, games and
hobbies.
Now, How About
Christmas Cards?
One girl has written to ask us if
it would be all right for her to
send Christmas cards to several
boys who have taken her out during
the last year. She wonders if the
boys would receive these greetings
in the friendly spirit of Christmas
or would consider them a forward"
move by the girl.
Christmas cards are now such a
ell-established custom that no boy
could consider such a greeting from
girl as anything but friendly
gesture, entirely in the spirit of the
holiday. The fact that a boy has
taken you out and given you a
good time makes it perfectly nat
ural for you to send him a Christ
mas greeting. A card is safe-and
adequate-in many situat tions where
gift would be doubtful.
Boys may also send cards to any
girls they have dated. Another nice
gesture made by boys who know
their way around, is to telephone
the girls they know we'll on Christ
mas eve, wishing them a verbal
merry Christmas. Try that for a
different and effective bit of holiday
technique.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
GOod.by Blues

If some article of wearing apparel
or linen has too much bluing in it,
soak for several hours in one quart
of warm water with two tablespoons
Of vinegar in it. Wash out in the
usual way.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Exchange of Substantial
Presents Between Bows
And Girls in Bad Taste
Young Lady Should Never Let
Herself Appear Forward
BY Profering First Gift

BY KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN HARRISON.
Conventions used to
could give phrase Those
conventions have been relaxed somewhat
smart young modern still steps carefully this avhing gifts
object Of his affections
problem masculine point Of view
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
THE TREND IN
INTEREST RATES
(Wall Street JournaD


There is no occasion for any excite
ment over the course of the gilt-edged
bond market, including Treasury obliga-
tions, for it is entirely natural and,
when all is said and done, by no means
unhealthy.
We have been so long accustomed to
abnormal conditions and abnormally
low interest rates in the investment mar
ket that the return of more normal con-
tionS catches us unawareS. In this weeks
Barron's, DR.. Nader, surveying the con-
ditionS as they exist, points out that in
view of the unprecedented strength of
our monetary and credit position there
is no likelihood of any really important
increase in interest rates on first-class
investments, and he rightly attributes
the Slight-for it is really slight-change
that has already taken place to psyche
logical rather than to any actual influ-
ences. Particularly should it be noted
that nothing that has occurred in any
way touches the ability of the treasury
to obtain all the credit it can possibly
use at what, at most, can be no more
than a slightly increased interest cost,
and at what can be regarded as a very
low rate. The effect OF the increase on
the budget is likely to be barely percep-
tible.
Here, as in the case Of the foreign eX-
change BLACK bourse." it seems as if
the soundest policy for us to pursue is to
let nature take her course with as little
intervention by way of control as is pos
sible. There is nothing in the long run
more reasSurlng to investors than the
conviction that the market is Il natura!
one, responding freely to the forces of
supply and demand Such a market is
amendable to judgment, which is not
the case when it is wholly or even prac-
tically, under control.
The outstanding fact in our financial
position is that we are extraordinarily
we'll prepared in all fundamentals to
meet what may come. Never in our his
tory have We had anything like the
strength in this respect that we have
today. Never was there less need for
measures of artificial control either of
money or credit.
For this we may we'll be grateful and
act accordingly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

september Il, 1883
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that fifteen
days after the above date, the
undersigned proposes to sell al
coholic beverages at these premises,
described as follows:
102 West Orange Street,
Ell Centre, California
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license (or
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON-SALE BEER
Anyone desiring to protest the is
suance 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
AMBROSY MAGLENTY AND
JULIO BAGOOD. OF
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Dissects the News

RooseVelt's plan for removing the
arms embargo; but he says he is
getting entirely too many letters
from people who want the embargo
removed on the ground that the
resulting trade will be good for
business.
The Bone bill is a drastic meas
ure which would apply steeply
graduated income taxes in time of
war. These would start at three
per cent on $4,000 of net income
and would run up to $50 per cent
on $100OO,O00 incomes.
1t is based pretty largely on the
revelations the famous Senate mu-
nitions committee made few years
ago about World War profits. Sem
ator Nye, who had hand in put
ting it together, admits that
it is an extremely drastic bill and
says grimly, I'VE intended it to be-"
In effect, its aim would be to
confiscate all war profits.
Senator Lees bill, commonly
called the draft capital BILL"
would pick up any loose change
that the Bone bill chanced to miss.
In its essentials, it would do these
things:
Every citizen would fill out a
schedule showing how much wealth
he possessed. When the government
then began issuing bonds to fin
ance its war activities, it would de-
termine from these schedules ex-
actly how many bonds each indi
vidual should buy-and each in
dividual would buy that amount,
with no ifs, ands or butts about it.
The bonds would not be tax
exempt, and would pay l per cent
interest. Senator Lee remarks that
the Bone bill would take the pro-
fits made in war time by commerce
and industry, sand that his bill
would take the profits formerly
made by financiers.
While Senator Lee prepares to
bring both measures to the Sen
ate's attention, the Senate isola-
tionists who are fighting the Pres
idents neutrality program are re-
serving their fire-with the Bone
bill held in reserve.
If it develops that the neutrality
revision urged by the President is
sure to pass, or if it actually does
pass, then the plan now is to push
for passage of the Bone billion
the theory that, if selling NUM-
tions to France and England should
make American entrance into the
war more likely, this measure would
make war so obviously unprofitable
that the danger would decrease.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
A JUICY MORSEL THE
TAX EATERS SHOULDN'T GET
(Turlock Tribune)

According to a report from the State
Board of Equalization, California's gas
oline taxes for August reached a total
of S4924, ,082. .73-only about $4,000
less than the all-time high of last June.
While Chairman r. E. Collins of the
board pointed out that the marked in
crease in gasoline tax revenues was due
in part to seasonal fluctuation, with
tourist travel at high peak during
August, he also noted that there were
6,O51 ,455 more gallons of motor vehicle
fuel taxed last month than in August
of 1888
This increase, according to figures
compiled by the board, has meant addi-
tional revenues of S181 ,54365, which, in
turn, have meant 3.82 per cent gain in
state road funds.
Fortunately constitutional provision
adopted in 1888 has been interpreted by
the attorney general as expressly for
bidding diversion of funds derived from
motor vehicle fuel taxes from their in
tended purpose-the financing of the
states highway and road system.
The California taxpayer should see to
it that this statute is not tampered with
by the heavy spenders.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02

Already, while the guns still
thunder at Warsaw and the people
of that once-beautiful capital are
still dying on their doorsteps, the
civil occupation of the rest of Ger
man-conquered Poland is under
way. Already the plans by which
Germany is trying to Germanize
the Czechs are being placed in
effect in what was the Polish Cor
ridor Apparently the plans are
being pushed even more ruthlessly
for there is in conquered Poland
not even a preteXt of setting up
a "protectorate" as was done in
Czechoslovakia. German Poland is
simply conquered territory, and ap-
parently it is being dealt with as
such.
Labor Service men. NaZi party
leaders, and a host of civilians
have been moved in to take over
the property of the conquered
Poles German signs Immediately
replace Polish, school children
must Immediately begin learning
the strange foreign language in
their schools all this feveriSh
activity under a slogan of RE
construction and Germanization.
The intention evidently is to wipe
Poland off the map not only as
an independent country, but as a
national people, and to do it within
one generation, even faster than
Bismarck was able to achieve it in
East Prussia.
Thus the German minority which
Hitler claimed was SO oppressed
by the Poles is able to turn its
oppressors. Proof that such Ger
mans belonged to Nazi organiza-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
LEGAL ADVERTISF.IENT
NOTICE OF TAXES

NOTICE is hereby given that all
taxes for the fiscal year of July l,
1889. to June 30, 1910, in the City
of Ell Centro are now due and pay
able.
That all taxes upon personal
property and one-half of all taxes
upon real estate, mortgages, deeds
of trust, contracts or other obliga-
tions by which debt is secured upon
real estate will become delinquent
upon the last Monday in November
next thereafter at five o'clock PM.
and that unless such taxes are paid
prior thereto ten per cent will be
added to the amount thereof.
That the remaining half of the
taxes upon real estate, mortgages
deeds of trust, contracts or other
obligations by which debt is secur-
ed upon real estate; will become
delinquent upon the last Monday
in April next thereafter, at five
o'clock PM, and that unless such
taxes are paid prior thereto, five
per cent will be added to the
amount thereof.
That all taxes may be paid al
the time of the payment of the
first installment as herein provided
That taxes may be paid at the
City Hall to the Deputy Tax Col
lector, between hours of eight
o'clock AM, and five O'Clock PM.
with the exception of Saturday and
on which day the hours shall be
from eight o'clock AM, to twelve
o'clock noon.
Dated this 30th day of Septem-
ber, 1899.
j. STERLING OSWALT,
City Tax and License Collector
BY FAYE BURKE,
S. 30-Oct. 16 incl. Deputy
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL

SUMMONS
No. 1892
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff.
VS..
LEWIS d. LIGHTLY, ct. al, De-
PENDANTS.
Harry w. Horton and George R.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of the State of Cali
fornia send greetings to LEWIS D.
LICHTY, EDITH MAY LIGHTLY,
PIONEER ABSTRACT & TITLE
GUARANTY COMPANY, a Corpor-
alton, as trustee, L. E. HARTNETT,
G. w. SANDERS, SECURITY
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
LOS ANGELES, National Bank
ing Association, CITIZENS Ma
TIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
BANK OF LOS ANGELES, a Ma
Il ona Banking AS oci a t i on,
GEORGE NOWLIN, John Doe,
JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE, JOHN
DOE COMPANY, a Corporation,
Richard Roe Company, a Co-part-
nership, and j. Doe as Admins
traitor or Administrative of the Es-
tate of r. Roe, deceased,
You are hereby directed to ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State
of California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Sum-
mons-if served within this county;
or within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the court for any
other relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day of May, 1939
(SeaD w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
(Sept. 1925; Oct. 2-9-16-23-30;
Nov. 6-13-20)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02

this lack causes more trouble than
all other office problems put to-
gether; and that this is as rue in
the home as in the office.
All day long she interviews one
person after another; trying to help
people adjust themselves to the
problem of getting along with others
One day one OF her students
came TO her. in an upset condition,
saying she had lost her job. The
girl was a dashing blonde twenty
years old. For six months she had
been working in bank-and now.
The girls superior was a much old
er woman and not in the least at
tractive.
The pretty girl had felt the older
woman inferior, because she was
SO plain; and she had taken no
pains to conceal her feeling. The
result was inevitable: The plain
woman disliked the pretty blonde.
The girl was a good worker, but
the older woman gave her no Gre
dit and finally the pretty girl was
dismissed.
How would you have solved that
problem?
Here is the way DR.. Giberson
solved it: She advised the girl to
see the president Of the bank, an
appointment being made with the
presidents secretary with whom the
discharged girl was acquainted. DR..
Gilberson insisted: ! That the pre-
sident be told that the girl had done
good work for. the bank. 2. That she
ask him if he could give her any
suggestions so that she would not
make the same mistakes in her
next job. 3. That she was in no way
to say she thought she had an un-
fair deal, and was not to reflect
on her superior. 4And, above all she
was not TO ask to be reinstated.
The president was impressed.
He had thought the girl had come
TO complain; instead she honestly
wanted advice. He liked her at
titude-not one growl against the
older Woman-so ne gave the girl
a JOB in another branch of the
bank.
The girl was elated. That old
fussbudget will never bother me
now she said.
That was bad, DR.. Gilberson
warned. There would be another
person above her in her new posi-
ton; and she must learn that one
who is older and more experienced
must be shown Difference She must
give up her mighty attitude and
recognize the value of superiors.
The girl determined to follow that
advice. realizing the fault had been
hers and not the older woman's.
She is now head Of the department!
II she hadn't changed her attitude.
she never would have advanced.
and she might have gone long
time without a JOB.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
MEMBER
NO WAY TO MINISTER TO
MANkIND'S SUFFERINGS

The Rev. Mr.. John Norris, an ordain-
ed minister whose assignment has given
him the right of guidance in the spirit
ual destinies of Fit Worth, Tex, con-
gregation, needs again to study the
words and teachings of Him from whom
Christianity sprang.
The minister, who landed in San
Francisco after a tour of the Orient to
announce that he planned to burn a Nazi
flag on the altar of his Ft Worth church
as soon as he got back there, needs par
ticularly to read again the admonition
of Jesus Christ-the last one He gave
his disciples:
"This commandment l give unto you.
that We love one another"
Is it love the Rev. Norris is preaching,
or is it hate?
War is horrible, yet the Rev. Norris
advises his listeners to bring about en-
trance of the United States in war.
There are enough war mongers in this
country now without having them in the
pulpits. Fortunately for this nation
and fortunately for those who see in
Christianity a religion of tolerance,
peace and love-the ministers of the gos-
pei in the United States are preponder-
antly tolerant, for the most part they
are disciples of the doctrine of love for
ones neighbors, and largely advocates
of peace Were it otherwise, the church
would indeed be in a sad way.
Most of Us in this country are whole
heartedly in sympathy with Great Brit
ain and France in their war against Hit
lerism. We want to see the democratic
allies win, and we want to see Hitlerism
wiped out. The sooner it happens, the
greater will be our satisfaction.
But Americans now are not the Ameri-
cans of 1914. They know more about
Europe and European affairs. They
know that today's war in Europe is a
war or domination of Europe's social,
economic and political life. They want
no part of that war.
Americans today, profiting by the hys-
terical example of 1914-18, know that
propaganda, hysteria and hatred can
bring them into Europe's struggle, and
they want no part of that triumvirate.
Sanity, truth and reason are the land
marks by which Americans today want
to be guided.
If the Ft. Worth minister believes this
nation should enter the war for its own
protection, no blame could attach to
him for a calm, reasoning argument
which would state his reasons. That is
his right, and such arguments help the
processes of democracy.
He has not, however, taken advantage
of that right He has evidently made
little effort to bring his congregation
to reason intelligently and well.
He has, instead, announced his inten-
titn of reverting to an act which, in its
symbolism, is far more barbaric than
the primitive religions he would doubt
less condemn with strong words.
Now, as never before, we need the
teachings of Him whose whole faith was
one of love and tolerance. And, in His
name, we need now as never before to
turn aside from hatred and passion into
ways of love, faith and reason.