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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29

Youngsters in Toledo, o., are not
going to school these days. They
won't be back in their classrooms
until after Jan. l. The schools are
closed. The city is broke.
Some of the small fry, not con-
versant with the completes of mum
icipal finance and not completely
sold on the advantages of educa-
ton, probably whooped it up good
bit when the janitor locked the
doors a few days ago. But their
parents, who just turned down an
increase in the school tax levy, are
probably signing and wondering
what they're going to do with the
young ones during the busy pre-
Christmas season..
Toledo just didn't have enough
money to get through the last six
weeks of the year The city isn't
permitted to borrow money under
terms of state law And real es-
tate valuations in the city have
fallen along with the tax rate SO
that there wasn't much else the
board of education could do Other
cities will know exactly what the
situation is. Schools in most places
are still open, but many cities are
pretty close to the edge.
In 1880, Toledos total assessed
real estate valuation was $685.
100000 and the total tax rate was
27 mills. Last year the valuation had
dropped to $45l 100000 the tax
rate to 1914 mills
Here are comparative figures of
10 other cities of varying sizes,
selected at ramon:
Assessed Valuation of Real Estate
Albany, N. Y. ...... ...
1880 S227,983, ,llO--1938 S236,0l3,413
Atlantic City, NJ. J.. ......
1890 S318.932 ,95c-1938 S88. 1880, ,919
Baltimore, Md.
80 S1,159,254, ,936-'38 81, 1,O68, ,620, ,699
Birmingham, Ala. .... ...
1880 S232, 2,130,915-1938 S160, ,773
Cedar Rapids, Ia, .......
1890 S60,616, 6,640-1938 S56, 6,792, ,043
Denver. Colo.
1880 SAT-, 1922 ,58O-I938 S247 ,6OG, ,41O
Detroit, Mich,
80 S3,6s1, 1,7S1 ,13O-'38 $1,858,51O,12
Kansas City, Mo-,
1880 1888, ,971 ,48O-1938 S389, ,92O, ,17O
San Diego, Calf,
1890 S165,35S ,972-1938 S121,21O,305
st. Paul, Minn.,
1880 S149,264, ,861-1G38 S3O5, ,861 ,027
OF the 10 cities, only three
Albany, Kansas City and st. Paul
show an increase in valuations. The
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
WISE ADVICE REPEATED
FOR 'STEENTH TIME

DO your Christmas shopping early"
Yes, it's with us again-that old bit of
advice. And it is just as wise as it was
the first time it was voiced
This year, perhaps. it has double sig
nificance. Do your Christmas shopping
early this year, and you will not only
save yourself a last minute headache
but you will not find yourself forced to
take the leftovers which other shoppers,
earlier than yourself, did not want.
Roger Babson, who deals with hard
facts and figures = not with wishful
thinking-says that Christmas shoppers
will do more buying this year than at
any time in the nations history.
That means that shelves will empty
and stocks depleted early-so get there
early yourself if you want anything good
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29

WASHINGTON.-Only the cur
rent pickup in business is saving
the country from one of its worst
relief crises, in the opinion of WPA
officials.
Even with the pickup, which has
caused an estimated re-employ-
ment of 100000 men, WPA is
feeling the pressure" of unemploy-
ment and needs as it seldom has
before. And while it is hoped that
the work relief organization can
get through the winter without ask
ing Congress for deficiency ap-
propriation, mid winter slump in
business would make such a re-
quest certain.
The difficulty comes partly be-
cause, in the very nature of things,
WPA can't get much immediate
benefit out of sudden business
revival, and partly because of the
reduced scale on which WPA is
having to operate.
Last winter, when there were
100000 men on WPA, Congress
voted an appropriation designed
to carry an average enrolment of
100000 this year 1t also ordered
the famous "payless furloughs" for
all workers who had been on the
rolls for 78 months or more.
WPA slaShed its rolls heavily
during the summer and early fall,
as a result. There were 100000 of
the 78-month people to be dis
charged. There were many other
who left the rolls voluntarily, Or
were removed for other reasons.
During July, for instance, WPA
got rid of 100000 workers; in Au-
gust, it separated $4,000 more from
its rolls. and took another 231 600
off in September.
But it had an enormous back
log of prospective enrollees-people
who had been certified for WPA
employment by the local relief or
CARNATIONS and who were waiting
their turn. So in July it got 131 900
accessions to its rolls; in August
292 900, and in September, 100000
AS of Nov. l. WPA enrolment
had been cut TO 1901, 1894. Since
there is always rise in the relief
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
S u vi NJ o N S

S u M M MS
In The Superior Court of The State
of California, in and for The
County of Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
ADELAIDE ELLITHORPE, ct al,
Defendants.
The People of The State of Cali
fOrnia Send Greetings to:
ADELAIDE ELLITHORPE, RUTH
ELLITHORPE WILKINSON, OS-
CAR TILLEY, JANE DOE TILLEY.
his wife, r. j. OTTO, r. j. RICE,
JOHN r. SLIMMON, MARGARET
j. SLIMMON, also known as MAR
GARET SLIMMON, JOHN DOE.
JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE, JOHN
DOE COMPANY, a Corporation,
RICHARD ROE COMPANY, a Co
partnership, and j. DOE as Ad-
ministrator or Administrative of
the Estate of r. Roe, Deceased,
Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint III
an action entitled IS 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 Summons-lf
served within this county; or with
in thirty days If served elsewhere.
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
1t 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 9th day of August, 1889.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
tSEAb) County Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
O. IS 25-N. is 30 CD. @ l3 20
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
mEMBKR
THE PUBLIC INTEREST
IN LABOR DISPUTES

There can be no successful denial of
the principal expressed by the Associat-
ed Farmers of California. in discussion of
the San Francisco waterfront strike,
that the people of the state have a ma
Jor interest in strikes because of the
economic effect upon the lives of all the
people, and have right to know the
facts about strikes and responsibility
to see that fundamental justice is ad-
hered to in all settlements"
Not only the people of the state, but
the people of the nation have a major
interest in any strike, anywhere.
The country's best statesmen have
realized this fact. Many have been the
efforts to give legal recognition to this
vital third party interest in labor dis
putes The Wagner Labor Relations Act,
abortion though it is in its present form,
is manifestation of such attempted rec
ognition. Appointment by state and fed
eral agencies of so-called mediators and
arbitrators is another
Out of it all may come, one of these
days, successful attempt to protect the
interest of the public The Wagner act
cannot do it. The Wagner act as it ex-
lists today, does not even attempt to do
H. iAdlllcI, IL Suits up HtW trouble De-
cause it attempts TO set up in law the
theory that labor, like the mythical king,
can do no wrong
Mediators and arbtrators fail in most
instances because a large majority of
them are ultra-sympathetic with one or
the other
What form will eventually develop a
law successfully to minimize the cost of
labor troubles cannot be known this early
in the game of development. But it is
highly probable that it will take one of
two forms:
1.-An absolutely impartial law recog-
nizing and enforcing the responsibility of
both employer and employe in collective
bargaining negotiations, and making each
legally liable for damage done to the
other or to a third party.
"A law forcing upon both sides ar
bitration to settle disputes, and outlaw
ing strikes entirely, with impartial arbi-
traitors or an impartial board selected
to settle differences the employers and
employees cannot themselves settle.
Labor unions and employers can, by
fairness and judicial consideration, allev-
late the danger of any such stringent law
as that listed here in second place. But,
unless employers and employees do find
some settlement of their own, they con-
tinue to invite public antagonism which
is bound eventually to bring about great
er restrictions.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENDED SALE
Under Section 344O Civil Code
of the State of California

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that R. & B. CUT RATE STORES.
INC, Vendor, whose address is
1923 South Wall Street, in the City
of Los Angeles. County of Los An
geles, State of California, intends
to sell 70 w. j. CLEMENTS, Vendee,
whose address is SCI Main Street,
in the City of Ell Centre, County
of Imperial, State of California, the
following described personal prop
erty, to-Wit
All stock in trade, fixtures, equip
ment and good will of a certain
retail drug business known as
R. & B. CUT RATE DRUG and
located at SCI Main Street, in the
City of Ell Centre, County of I'M
perial, State of California, and that
sale, transfer and assignment of
the same will be made, and the
consideration therefor will be paid
at 1000 o'clock Am. on Wednesday
the 9th day of December, 1899, at
the escrow department of the
Brunswig Drug Co., a corporation,
at sol North Main Street, in the
City of Los Angeles, in the County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
DATED: November %, 1899.
R. q B. CUT RATE STORES,
INC, Vendor
VIM. ROSEFELT, Secretary.
NJ 90
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

rolls in cold weather, this total
will rise during the next month or
two; but on present calculations
WPA will be able to get through
to the end of the fiscal year next
June with an average enrolment
for the year of around 100000
But it still has its huge back
log of people who are certified as
in need and who are waiting for
WPA jobs. This backlog would be
much larger, as a matter of fact,
if it were not for the fact that many
local relief organizations, knowing
that WPA is not doing much hir-
ing have simply stopped certifying
people.
Right now, WPA is conducting
survey to find out what hap
pened to the 18-month people who
were laid Off Present indications
are that most of them are heading
straight back for WPA; in general,
they were the older or the more
poorly skilled workers, and hence
are handicapped in the hunt for
private employment.
Economic dislocation due to the
drouth and floods in various parts
of the country have already thrown
a small monkey wrench into WPA's
retrenchment program. orders went
out recently to take on $4,000 addi-
tional workers in IL of the drouth-
and-flood states as special relief
measure. If, on top of this, there
is a business recession this winter
WPA simply won't be able to stick
to its 100000 average and will
have to ask for more money.
The basic trouble, as one WPA
official puts it, is simply this:
about one-fourth of the country's
unemployed are on WPA. When
there is a business revival, WPA
can expect that its men will get
about one-fourth of the new jobs.
There has been an employment
rise of about 100000 in recent
months, and WPA's share of that
is 250,000. But in that time, it has
reduced its own rolls by more than
| 100000
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29

ItIOn she has written IHOuSdluS
upon thousands of letters advising
prospective brides.
I asked her if she would give ad-
vice free to any of the readers OF
my column who write to her, en-
closing a stamped envelope, and
she agreed to do this. You may
ask her any question, or any num-
Der of questions, and there will be
no charge and you will be under
no obligation. Her address: 527
Fifth Avenue, New York.
Mrs. Potts says that, SO far as
spending goes, there are three groups
of brides.
Group A. They spend $500 or
more on a wedding. One wedding
out of ten falls in this classifica-
ton
Group B. They spend from $500
to s1,500 on wedding. She says
this classification has in it about
IS percent of the brides in this
country.
Group C. She calls these the
basement spenders." They spend
under $500 on a wedding.
Group A, she says, is interested
primarily in style and is casual
about price. The bride = TO = be in
TINS group is interested in her
trousseau, the correct form of m
vitation, the photographs.
Group B is concerned primarily
with price. A girl in this group
is very slow to make a purchase.
Group C, she says intends to
make her clothes last for several
seasons and therefore does not buy
faddy things, but she demands
good style.
asked her TO give me some ad-
vice on how TO plan a successful
:, edding. Here it is:
/ II you must practise economy,
pla a simple wedding. Don't go
IL for formality on a Shoestring. II
yo;. employ good taste no one will
rotiDe the lack OF tormality.
2. Keep your reception list down
10 the relatives of the bride and
groom and their intimate friends.
Never invite more people than you
eau accommodate comfortably. If
you MUST invite a large number
OF guests. invite them To the church.
but not TO the reception.
3. Take plenty of time for Sc
lecting your wedding dress. Re
member, there are 112 shades of
white and cream
4. Have an automobile honey
moor. Mrs. Potts experience, over
a long period of time, has proved
that b. ides have liked an automo.
bile honeymoon better than one
spent cn boat, or a train.
P. S. She says that June is con-
sideJec the luckiest month. May is
rCxt
Second P. S. But she also says
that if you find the right man, you
need not wait till June.
Oh. yes, one more piece of ad-
vice Marry early.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
You re Telling Me-

Football" walls an old time
player. isn't what it used to be-"
That's right. We saw six games
this season and not once was
coonskin coat visible
A nightmare for Stain: He starts
to browbeat and bully a Balkan
country when, all of a sudden, he
discovers it is just as large and
powerful as Russia
The reason some folk cannot see
any beauty in heavy snowfall is
that they think of it in terms of
so many shoyelfullS.
Airplanes will soon be con-
structed according TO an article
about them, that water won't spill.
Or-What is more TO the point
the plane won't fall?
The true Christmas jingle bells,
says the man at the next desk,
are the coins poor Dad rattles in
his pocket on paydays.
A correspondent suggests that a
swell town TO which a Hollywood
yes-man might retire at the end
of his career is Onoville, NJ Y.
English packers are attempting
TO make bacon out of mutton, pro-
wing once more that in war its the
civilian who suffers most.
German men, according TO a news
item, are restricted TO 10 socks
each annually. Junior figures it
must be tough on ambitious prize
fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29

day an author
ity on weddings.
Mrs. Alexandra
Potts, who has
taken part in, 5000
weddings. She has
crossed the United
States % times
lecturing to starry
eyed brides. She
has visited 600
stores giving ad-
vice on how to
problems. In add
.-L E.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

l. What nations have coasts on
the Black Sea?
q In what two recent plays has
Helen Hayes played queens?
3. What street in New York City
begins at a graveyard and ends at
q river?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
Todays Horoscope

Todays Horoscope
The year just starting is gen.
orally favorable for those whose
birthday is on this date They
should however bo on their guard
against forming illicit associations
with others. Headstrong conduct
should be guarded against in o
child born on this day. They may
make grevious error through such
tendencies. Such a child will be
very ambitious. Exceedingly cour-
ageous and tenacious.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29

Junior is already beginning TO
worry that Santa Claus. in attempt
ing to deliver Europe's share Of good
will and peace might mistake for
chimney the mouth OF one of
those giant siege guns.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
Dale
CARNEGIE

My column today is for girls.
Men will not be interested, and I
advise them to turn to the sports
pages at once.
I met and Interviewed the other
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
Words Os Wisdom

Words Os Wisdom
To behold is not necessarily to
observe, and the power of compar-
ing and combining is only to be OBJ
tanned by education. 1t is much to
be regretted that habits of exact
observation are not cultivated in our
schools; to this deficiency may be
traced much of the fallacious reas-
oning and the false philosophy
which prevails.-W Humboldt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29

One-Minute Test Answers
l. Russia, Bulgaria, Turkey and
Rumania.
2. Mary of Scotland and Vic
toria Regina.
8. Wall Street.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
Hints on EtiolIette

When the bride writes her thank
you notes for gifts received, she
should always mention her hus-
bands name as sharing her ap-
probation of the presents.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29

Earl BroWder admits he does
sometimes use pseudonyms when
he travels. To avoid autograph
hounds, probably.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29

Insomnia, says a psychologist, may
be an imprisoned idea trying to
break into your consciousness. Or
it may be picked herring just be-
fore bedtime.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
thoughts for the Day

And he saw also certain poor widow casting in
thther two mites. And he said, OF truth I say unto
you that this poor widow hath cast in more than
they all-Luke 2l:3.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29
Barbs

Nazi Truant Officer Himmler
visited Prague to make sure Czech
students weren't attending school.
There may be a Christmas truce
in Europe to give Santa Claus a
chance to fit across chimney tops
without smacking any high-powered
bombers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-29

Princeton researchers will spend
10 hours a day for three months
analyzing European news broad
casts they pick up with their short
wave radio. Later they will reach
the pedantic conclusion that some
nations want us to get into war
and some to stay out.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23

Relations Center
Of Political Eyes

Continued from Page -
and his political power and pres
tige are major prize in the politi-
cal grab bag.
All sorts of reports concerning
his intentions toward Mr.. Roosevelt
and Vice President John Garner
and the security of his cabinet job
will be appearing with increasing
frequency henceforth. Garner is an
anti-third term candidate for 1910.
The opinion is widely, although not
necessarily uniformly, held here
that no Democrat can be elected
president in 1910 without Farley's
support. And neither could any
nominee be likely to overcome Mr.,
Roosevelt's open opposition.
velt political associatDem-addrsnfi
The latest jolt to the Farley
Roosevelt political association was
this months surprise nomination
of Paul v. McNutt of Indiana to be
federal security administrator. II
was especially a surprise to Farley
Many persons assayed the appoint
ment as direct and almost deliber-
ate affront to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23
an Fell pc Camp
ouses 100 Bows

ollment of as boy scouts and
icouts at Camp San Felipe,
vial councils annual summer
sent the seasonal attend
past the 100 mark this week,
ling to Hugh Wilcox, scout
tive.
fifth and final period of the
will start on Monday, Will
lid. Reservations may be mail
, the scout headquarters in
intro.
uts and cubs in attendance
mp this week include Frank
} and John Emrick of Gads-
Tommy Watson. Billy Pitch
and Irwin Peterkin of Somer-
Billy Gordon, Glenn Rode
James Austen, Robert Aus
Charles Wright, Tom Price
Don Hartman of Brawley; AL
Arnold. Norman Dupont, jim
Schiller, Dick Davis of Ell
o.; Larry Kaford of Imperial;
and Raymond Powell of Cali
!: Richard Hussizer, Dexter
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23
Two oHostesses
Give Party

Betty Mae Duer and Virginia He'll
were joint hostesses Friday evening
at dinner and plunge party hon.
oring Carmen Vinfrido, who cele-
brated here fifteenth birthday on
that day.
The young hostesses planned this
as complete surprise for Carmen
and served the dinner themselves
at the He'll home at SAB Commercial
using bright pottery in their table
appointment. The birthday cake
with its fifteen lighted cand-
les highlighted the meal and Car.
men received many gifts.
Following the dinner the guests
enjoyed a refreshing swim at tn,
plunge.
Guests included Nadine Abel
Margaret Baxter, Paddy F1emming
Bonnie Stevens. Marjorie Thomas
Jean WEIGH, and the guest of honor
Carmen Vinfrido.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23
Engineers Inspect
River Delta Area
Continued from Page -

AAohi oSC ~
at Yuma, and visited Imperial dam
A conference with Stevens, one OF
the authors of the Stevens-Jacobs
report, was scheduled Saturday
night, following the inspection OF
delta lands below the border.
Making up the engineers CON-
mittee are Chairman r. T. Upton,
consulting engineer for the upper
basin states; T. H. Humphreys, Utah
state engineer; c. C. Elder, hydro
graphic engineer for the Metropoli-
tan Water District; Donald T. Scott
Arizona river commission member
and l.. c. Bishop, Wyoming state
engineer.
Accompanying the party on its
trip to the delta we're President
Evan T. Hewes of the Imperial Ir-
rigation District, who is also river
commission chairman for Califor.
mia; Hugo Farmer, river commits.
sioner for Arizona; L. j. Foster, re.
clamation bureau engineer in charge
of All American canal construction
l.. E. Kramer, reclamation burea,
engineer; R. G. Hosea, and M. j
Dowd, chief engineer of the I'm.
perial Irrigation District.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23
Johnston-Pinner
Wedding Saturday

BRAWLEY, July pa number
of Brawley residents left this morn
ing To attend the wedding at S this
afternoon of Miss Janet Johnston
and Robert Pinner at the Wee Kirk
o. the Heather in Glendale.
Miss Johnston has been a teacher
for several years at the Mulberry
school. Mr.. Pinner is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Pinner of Braw-
ley
Carol Smith, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyce C Smith of Mulberry
district, will act as flower girl, and
in addition to the Pinner family
who are already on the coast, those
attending from the Brawley district
are Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, Carol and
Shirley, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fallicc
Galpin.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23
Couple United at
Quiet Ceremony

Miss Thelma Partin, daughter of
Mrs. Charles E. Partin, and Seth
Yearwood were quietly married Fri
day evening at 1880 at the parson-
age of the First Baptist church,
The Rev. Mr.. Harold E. Doty Off
ciating. 81.
Mrs. M. c. Benefited, sister of the
bride, was her attendant
Mr.. Yearwood has recently come
to the valley from Arkansas, and is
employed locally. After a short wed.
ding trip the young couple will be
at home to their friends at 1850
State street.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23
Robinsons Spend
Weekend in
Mission Beach
SEELEY NOTES

SEELEf NOTES
Bert Oftelie Is spending a weeks
vacation on the coast.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Ezell and
Lacy Ezell of Bellflower visited
friends in Seeley when in the valley
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. s. T. Robinson
and boys, Temple and Harold Rob-
inson. spent Sunday at Mission
Beach.
Mrs. r. E. Parrish and daughter
Emma Lou. of Holtville, visited with
friends here Monday.
Word was received by Mrs. Elmo
Long passing away at Bard two
weeks ago. Mrs. Long, once a
resident here. had many friends
in Seeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Williams were
guests at the G. j. OMAR home
at Pine Valley several days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Falkner, Mrs.
T. A. Howard and Miss Elizabeth
Howard spent the weekend at
Ocean Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Deputy
motored to Escondido Thursday for
short visit with their son, Eugene
Deputy, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Sheldon lef,
Sunday for their two weeks vaca.
ton, which they will spend in Ra.
mona and Los Angeles.