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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

cheaper, caster 10 Ild1lult.
When he got home he began to
wonder if he couldn't heat his brick
kilns by gas: and he told his friends
so. They said the idea was ridicu-
lous. that there was no natural gas
in Texas. He let them laugh, while
he sent to Washington to the gov
ernment for geological report of
that district. He read it carefully,
and wrote. asking more questions.
An idea far bigger than gas hit him:
there was oil under Beaumont. He
told his friends. What! Oil under
Beaumont? They had a good laugh.
Then they told him something they
thought would rock him: the whole
state of Texas that year had pro-
duced only $225 worth of Oil And
the nearest place where there was
even this trickle of oil, was 100
miles away.
He studied his reports wrote
more letters; got more information.
Outside of Beaumont was hill
not as tall as the average house.
1t was called hill because the rest
of the land around there was SO
flat. The name OF the hill was
Spindletop.
Pat Higgins decided that there
was oil under the hill. When he
told his idea, the people laughed
again. Why He was gettin' crazitr
every day.
He believed SO earnestly. so deep
ly, SO enthusiastically, that he start
ed out to get money to sink we'll
Person after person turned him
down. People began to avoid him.
But at last he got two men to put
up some money, and they started it
three miles south of Beaumont with
a ramshackle outfit that was meant
TO dig water wells. People came out
and stood around the creaky ma
chinery and said, why do you have
to 90 SO far outside of town to dig
a we'll, Pat? Lots of water closer in. "
He named the company the
Gladys City Oil Company in honor
of a girl named Gladys he had
taught in his Sunday school class.
The ancient machinery broke
down More laughter. But one day
they didn't laugh. There was a
mighty roar from the depths of the
earth and tons of we'll pipe and
machinery were tossed around like
eggshells. Gas. A mighty geyser shot
up and came down, slapped the
earth with a terrific roar. Petro-
leum Crude oil. Gasoline. Nothing
so tremendous had ever been seen
in the whole world.
A rush started. Beaumont doomed.
Texas doomed. The incredible oil
business in the United States were
started. OF course there were others
connected with the discovery and
the promotion of this well, but Pat
Higgins was the one whose faith
brought it about.
The people who had laughed at
him all these years now became
very friendly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Willis Thorntons Editorial on:
Simpler Homes Lower Building Coste

board. Mr.. Tate declares that about
rs per cent of all the homes being
built retail for more than $1,000
and only 25 per cent of the wage
earners in the country can afford a
home at this price.
The U. S. attorney generals office
is currently investigating high
building costs. 1t is possible that
this campaign will result in price
moderations. But even if every
abuse is eliminated. the result will
not be the complete answer TO the
building enigma--it will be merely
a step toward bringing prices within
the 20O0-$4000 range, which most
workers can afford.
The rest of the problems will have
TO be solved by the people who
build houses and the people who
live in them. The basic prices OF
materials will not be reduced very
much; and the price of labor can
scarcely be expected to decline. But
if the home owner were willing to
live in the kind of house his income
can stand instead of feeling that
he must have a house better than
the Joneses next door and the
Smiths across the street, he would
be much better off.
The four HoeSs brothers in Ham
mond, Ind, tried out that idea, and
il worked. The brothers had lot
of idle land on their hands, SO they
cut it up into acre lots and built
identical houses. Each house sold
for S2600-complete with the land.
The purchaser had TO make some
improvements, but he had his
home.
This is the answer that the con-
struction conferees in Washington
suggested. Some builders were op-
timistic enough to predict that the
cost of homes will be reduced by
so per cent if buyers aren't too fuSsy
about having something different
and if they don't ask for too many
frills in the design.
It's pretty well established that
mass production cuts down costs.
Each house will cost less and can
be more quickly erected if the
builder can use the same pattern
throughout his project.
Perhaps if potential home own
ers get together with builders they
will be able to afford to buy homes
and still have enough money left
over to eat regularly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Famous Sayings

Low-income families who are
getting a little tired of folding beds
and cupboard kitchens can take
heart from the fact that the aver
age home built during the first six
months of 1899 cost less than did
the average home built during the
preceding three years. This does
not mean building costs were down,
but rather that people were build
ing less elaborate houses.
According to the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board, the average cost
between January and July of this
year was $36l1; in 1886 the average
was S4044. These figures represent
the bare cost of building. They do
not include land land improve
ments. profits and commissions,
which will bring the cost to the
purchaser to something better than
$4,000.
This figure is still too high. The
Home Loan Bank Board says it's
too high. and 1. N. Tate, vice presi-
dent of the Weyerhaeuser Sales CO.,
st. Paul Mimi. agrees with the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 3042

NV. oUfS
In The Superior Court of the
State of California. in and for the
County of Imperial.
In The Matter of The Estate of
CYNTHIA WEARE,
Deceased
NOTICE is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator of the
estate of Cynthia Weare, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, to file their claims with the
necessary vouchers within six
months after the first publication
of this notice, in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of the
State of California, in and for the
County of Imperial, in the City Of
Ell Centre, County of Imperial, State
of California, or to present said
claims with the necessary vouchers
within said six months to the said
administrator at the office of
Whitelaw & Whitelaw in the
Rehkopf Building, Fl Centre, Coun-
ty of Imperial. State of California,
which said office the undersigned
selects as his place of business in
all matters connected with the said
estate of Cynthia Weare. deceased.
Dated this 18th day of Nov, 1899.
c. F. WEARE,
Administrator of the Estate
of Cynthia Weare, Deceased.
WHITELAW 81 WHITELAW.
BY DORSEY WHITELAW
Attorneys for Administrator.
N. 13 20 27-D. 4 IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

WASHINGTON.-A major change
IN the federal social security pro-
gram goes into effect on Jan. l,
l940.
During the coming year more
than 100000 men, women and chill
dren will receive approximately
Sll4.00000O in old age insurance
benefits. They will be paid on
far more liberal scale than was
planned when the act was passed
in 1885. Last session, Congress
broadened the act both as to the
people who may get benefits and
the amount OF benefits.
Money that will flow out during
the year is only a starter. By the
end Of 1914, the Social Security
Board estimates, benefits of ST.
O93 100000 will have been paid
IL billion mere than would have
been paid if the act had not been
amended,
Briefly summarized, here are the
important changes that are about
to 90 into effect:
Benefits a wage Garner may
receive are to be based on his aver
age wage rather than on his total
contribution via the payroll tax.
This means higher benefits for older
worker. and for lower paid worker.
2.-Families of insured workers
may now draw benefits. Not only
does the insured worker begin to
draw benefits when he reaches 65;
benefits will also go to his wife
when she reaches 65. and there
are supplementary benefits for his
dependent children.
3.-If g worker dies, his survivors
may draw monthly benefits instead
of a flat lump sum.
MANY workers who became 65
after the act went into effect, and
who thereupon received a small
lump sum payment and then went
out of social security coverage al
together. may now get back in and
qualify for regular, life time month
" benefit payments.
5-Payment of benefits has been
advanced two years, from 1912 to
1910.
other sections of the act have
been liberaliZed.
These changes mean new work
FOR the Social Security Board, and
involve staff expansion.
Before this year ends, 1872 new
field offices will have been opened
20 supplement the 332 previously
in existence. BY next June 30 some
23O0 new employees will have been
added.
Congress voted an extra Sl,750,000
for administrative expenses. Total
administrative expense for the
Board this year will probably run
close to S25 100000
Actuaries who designed the set
Up estimated that 9ia per cent Of
tax collections would be needed
for administrative costs Currently
these costs are running slightly be
low per cent.
One more important change was
made in the law by the last Con-
gress-a negative one. poStponing
q prospective increase in taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
NEWSPAPERS EFFECTIVE
FOR ADVERTISING
(Nisalia TimeS-Delta

What kind of advertising pays? Yeager
and White, certified accountants, recently
completed a survey in Louisville, KY, on
advertising, going directly to the consum-
ers to secure their reactions to the various
forms of advertising:
The answers We're:
l. Theater screen advertising is the poor
est of all.
2. Billboard and circulars are next poor
est rank.
3. Radio and direct-mail are next in line.
4. Newspaper advertising was declared
to be the most effective to the general pub
lie.
5. The survey found no direct sales re-
sistance to newspaper Advertising; news
paper advertising sold more than all other
mediums combined.
6. Newspapers sell 90 per cent more of
all goods sold by advertising; all other
mediums sell "A per cent
Z. SiXty-five out of every one hundred
women buy from newspaper advertising;
81 out of every hundred men are influenced
the same way.
8. Two out of every one hundred women
buy from circulars while 10 out of every
one hundred object to circulars one out of
every one hundred men buy from circulars
and 10 object.
6. Thirty out of every one hundred wom-
Ell object to billboard and AZ out of every
hundred object to theater screen adVertis-
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Nov. 81. (UP)-
stocks made an irregular recovery
today with volume small. Bonds
were mixed, wheat was narrowly
mixed. Cotton futures were firm.
Failure of Bethlehem to respond
to the higher operating rate was
ascribed TO fears of labor trouble.
Chryslers strike moven into it's
saith day but ii was believed entry
of Philip Murray into the situation
would speed negotiations and the
stock held steady.
Copper issues held steady. Ayia-
lions were higher with Curtss-
Wright the mot active actsive is
sue on the board. Douglas at its
high of 76A was up x.
DOW Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial 11S.50,
off O.05; rail, 1886. off 0.04; utility
25.4O, off 0.02. and 65 stocks, 50.49,
off 0.03.
Stock sales approximated $4,000
shares against 100000 Friday. Curb
stock sales were 121.0 900 shares
against 10000 in the previous ses-
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

The old age retirement insur-
ance program is financed by pay
roll taxes oil per cent on the
worker and l per cent on the em-
ployer. These were to have risen
to ~ per cent each in 1910, but
that increase has been cancelled
at an estimated saving to the two
groups Of taxpayers of some S275,-
100000 IN the coming year.
At the same time, the reserve
account set up under the original
plan-which was to have grown to
gigantic revolving fund-has been
done away with, and simple in
surance trust fund has been set up
in its place.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
CASH FLAX
Duiutn '...,,.. .....,............. $1.S5
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Nov. 27. UP)-Firm
outside markets and bullish crop
reports stimulated a fractional adj
vance in wheat prices on the board
of trade today. The December future
was relatively easier on liouidating
sales.
At the close wheat was off "a cent
u up " cent, corn unchanged TO
up h cent, and oats Il to z cent
higher.
trading. Grain receipts. 116 cars
of corn, IA of wheat, and AZ of oats.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
l.. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Nov. 27 GIP)-
Demand was generally slow and
trading draggy.
Asparagus: Imperial valley Sc
lect 22c; eX fey 17c; fey 13c.
Cucumbers: San Diego co lugs
81 5000; Laguna Beach $1.75; l.
V. $1.25-$1.40.
Lettuce; Lompoc ds $1.65- -$1.75; ;
SIS $115-$1.35; Guadalupe & Santa
Maria 4s Sits; 5s $1.15-$ SO; ;
san Diego co As $1.25- $40; 5s SIPS,
san Fernando As $1.50-$1.75.
Peas: San Pedro bush 4-5c; |. v.
3-4c; Coachella Wy. SC; Coachella
Wy China peas 7-8c; San Diego co.
bush 3h &c.
squash: white summer local and
San Diego co lugs 65-75c; Imperial
Wy. 60-75c; Coachella Wy 6575c;
Italian Imperial Valley lugs 35-40c.
inland lugs 25-50c; local and san
Diego co 35-40c; santa Barbara co
30-35c; yellow crookneck San Diego
co $1.00-$1.25; Coachella Valley 65-
75c; local bana A Lie lb. Hubbar
~ L kc.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Photographs

Mr. and Mrs. John Briggs enter
tanned Thanksgiving day with a
family dinner. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wyatt Briggs and daughter,
Barbara, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Briggs
and sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Briggs.
Mrs. Ross Newton, chairman OF
the Ca.eXico chapter of the Red
Cross, was in Heber Monday in
the interest of the children who
may be benefited through the Red
Cross.
Roger M. v. Walton, attendance
supervisor for rural schools. called
at Heber school Monday afternoon
Jack Burnett returned to Heber
November 90 from northern Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Anderson and
son, Wendell. returned to Heber
from Alvarado, Tex, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Frandsen,
former Heberites, returned from
Denver, Colo. November II.
The average housewife, it has
been found, spends 70 per cent OF
her time in the kitchen.
The British museum in London,
has samples of honey which are
thousands of years old.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Nov. 27. CUP)-
hogs saleable 400; fifteen to 25
cents lower; Idahos and Nebraskas
top at 6.65; truckins 640-6.50; few
sows 4.25-5.
Cattle saleable 2400; uneven, fair
ly active on light steers but slow
on other classes; early sales steady
TO trohB; medium to good fed year
ling steers 9-9.75; light Arizona
steers 8.S5; Mexicans $50; few
feeders down; few good heifers
8; others 6.25-7; few cows 5.50-6.7 rs;
Gamers and cutters 4-5.2b.
sheep saleable 700. Fully steady
good to choice 102 lb wooled lambs
$40; good ewes 40
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
You re Telling Me-

1t must be extremely annoying to
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler that
some Germans are unpatriotic
enough TO 90 right ahead and win
Nobel prizes.
Three more weeks and many a
football coach will once more be
able to awaken on Sunday morning
without a headache.
The Japanese who have been
fighting so hard to acquire it must
be surprised to learn we give away
China at lot of our movie shows.
Color blind folk, statistics show,
rate a higher average intelligence
than the rest of the human race.
Maybe that's because they just don't
take chances at traffic lights.
Junior says the zebra is one ami
NAL which has never known free
dom, having been between bars all
its life.
The man at the next desk says
a dictator is a politician who can
force his people to accept his ideas
as their ideals.
Meat packers. we read, contem-
plate converting overflow turkeys
into sausage Golly, maybe we really
need three thanksgiving Days IN
stead of two!
Australia was discovered by white
men in 1901, but was not claimed
by England until ITO, after Captain
Cook discovered the continent.
All fresh water eels found in Am
erica and Europe 90 TO the ocean
to spawn, no matter how far away
from salt water they may be.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace says he is not sorry for say
ing he wants Mr.. Roosevelt for a
third term. One could hardly ex
pect the secretary to apologize for
saying he would like to keep his
job for another four years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 81. (UP)-
Trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange today continued dun as
six issues showed slight increases,
five were off and two unchanged
on a turn over OF 5000 hares.
81 off rs; Bandini petroleum 100
shares Az up *; Union OIL 300
shares 16A up "a; Chrysler 100
shares s5, unchanged; Consolidated
steel preferred 100 shares 109s off
Is; Ryan Aero 100 shares 5A up rs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Hints on Etiquette

The host who carves the meat
at q dinner with guests, should, if
possible, remain seated while he
carveS and serves. If he is unusu-
ally short and the roast or fowl very
large, ne may stand while carving.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

he made a trip
north to study
methods and ma
C h i n e ry. Very
sensible. While he
was in Pennsyl-
vania. he found
a brick yard be-
ing heated by ma :
tural gas instead
of by coal or
wood, as most of
[ n G m We re.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Barbs-

Police in Omaha found slugs in
the station pay telephone. Mugs
use slugs even in jugs.
A Nashville. Tenn, councilman
proposes to do something about ia
duplicated street addresses in the
city. Postman will again be able
TO go over their routes without
headache powders.
Sacramento, Calf, fire depart
ment applicants must do a mile
run at a pace that would be stiff
for a trained athlete. At last some
one is doing something about all
the track stars who can't get coach
ing jobs.
Phoenix. Ariz., is a city without
debts. AS soon as the word gets
around, the city hall will be jam
med with saiesmen.
An Alaskan hunter shot a wolf
at 200 yards by Disgusting himself
as a snowbank. The wolf, seeing
this strange apparition, was prob
ably ready TO die.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Markers At
A Glance
Stocks irregular and quiet.

Stocks irregular and quiet.
Bonds irregularly quiet; U. S.
governments lower.
Curb stocks irregular.
Cotton off as much as SO cents
q bale.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Dale
CARNEGIE

In 1890, Pat Higgins of Beau
mont, Texas, had saved up his mo-
ney, and wanted to start a brick
yard He decided to learn all that
WAS possible about brick nlants 90
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Words of Wisdom

Obstinacy is will asserting itself
without being able to justify itself
1t is persistence without a reason
able motive.-It is the tenacity of
self-love substituted for that of
reason and conscience. .-Amiel.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

|. When did Adolf Hitler be-
come chancellor of Germany?
2. What country won the Davis
cup for tennis this year?
8. In what country is the city
of StraSSbourg?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
LOCAL BUTTERFAT

Butter, l.. A. extra ............ 32c
Grade A milk ................ 1lc
Mfr. milk ................... SAC
Rt. gathered cream .........301 " c
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Thoughts for the Day

BE careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer
and supphcation with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known unto God.-Philippans 4:6.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
l.. A. BUTTER & EGGS
L. A. CHAINS

LOS ANGELES. NOV. 27. (UP)
California GRAMS sacked
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
L. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES, NOV. q. (UP)--
Transamcrica ..,..,.t...., ga u
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
Today's Horoscope

If your birthday is today you
may look forward to a favorable
year ahead You will win promo
ton, and also gain through older
people and through inheritance. A
child born on this date will be an
inventive person. His life will be
one of the many vicissitudes, how
ever, and many changes of fortune,
some OF which may be due to MAX
ing wrongful accusations against
friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

No. / Bri. West 46 lbs. $1.05-$110
Milo
NO. 2. yellow ...,.... S1.27h -1.32h
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

One Minute Test Answers
l January 80, 1888.
2. Australia.
3. France.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

The British museum in London,
has samples of honey which are
thousands of years old.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

The average housewife, it has
been found, spends 70 per cent of
her time in the kitchen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

Three more weeks and many a
football coach will once more be
able to awaken on Sunday morning
without a headache.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Frandsen,
former Heberites, returned from
Denver, Colo. November II.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20
The Church And
The Community
By REV. jobs. KNUDSEN

The person who refuses to see more
than one side of question naturally
assumes a strong position, but an I'M
fair one. The person who tries to
understand both parties, tries to be
fair, but his position is weaker and
he is less effective.
In our present social situation,
which so often leads to controversy
and strife, we find two extremes that
are strong in their argument because
they judge the situation from one side
only. They are very certain that
their own viewpoint is correct and
they condemn those who have a diff
ferent opinion. On the one hand
are those who maintain the rights OF
the present privileged and property
owning group, and they combat any
attempt to shake their rights. They
are strongly fortified and they barge
ahead in their solid stupidity. They
may win out through fascistic pro-
cedures, but they can never be right
for they are unfair.
On the other hand there are those
who exclusively champion the rights
of the underprivileged class. Their
case is originally better than that OF
the extreme conservatives, because
they are motivated by human dis
tress and suffering, and they are
strongly fortified, because they are
ruthless in pursuing their program
But they are also unfair, because
they refuse to see more than one
side of the picture, and if they win
out, it will be through unfair and non
acceptable means.
Between the extreme and unfair
groups we have many and various
groups that try to view the whole
situation in a fair way and to weigh
the evidence before they act. They
try to be just, but they weaken their
EFFECTIVELY by that very thing. The
tragedy of our present situation is
that the man who tries to be fair is
weak. The fanatics dominate the
picture through their ruthless tactics
It often appears that person car
only combat one evil by closing
his eyes and joining forces with the
opposite view. The result is often
that he helps move into the other and
equally bad ditch.
Our age seems to move more and
more toward drastic solutions. We
are threatened with calamities both
in the social order and in interna-
tional relations. 1t becomes harder
and harder for the fair-minded per-
son to take stand and to work eff
fectively. The picture is so confused
and the arguments are so many that
the choice is difficult Yet, we must
not give up our faith in right and
Justice nor our attempt to solve our
problems according to our ideals OF
equality and justice.