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Evening star., 1939-08-14
EXPLORER

Pass Pass
There was nothing to the play of
the hand Declarer simply won the
opening club lead with the ace, dis
carding low heart from his own
hand and after drawing trumps
conceded a trick to the ace of dia-
monds.
While the bidding also looks quite
simple. actually We consider it an
exceptionally well-bid hand First
of, North, the dealer, had a sound
opening bid plus fine support for
spades-the suit in which his part
ner forced South held very solid
hand with eight absolutely sure
tricks, three flrst-round controls
and high honor tthe queen, in his
partners suit Furthermore. South
heard his partner open the bidding
and then raise his spade suit i'm
medlately. In spite of this tre-
mendous holding, however. South
realized that any strength held by
his partner in clubs would be prac-
tlcally valueless. and in order for
there to be satisfactory play for
grand slam North must hold either
both the ace and king of diamonds
or the ace-king of clubs and ace of
diamonds.
South's four-heart bid showed
first-round control. North merely
signed of by bidding four spades.
South's five-club bid showed an
other f1rst-round control, and then
North promptly went to six clubs.
This bid, while confirming the fact
that North held a sound hand, at
the same time warned South of the
duplication of values, and South ac-
cordinely contented himself with
the small slam.
Saturday you were Howard Schen-
kens partner. The opponents were
vulnerable and had 40 on score. You
were not vulnerable and held:
As
vKJs4
<KQs73
AKS2
The bidding:
Jacoby You Burnstone Schenken
"a 90
Answer: Your correct bid is to
double. With the opponents 40 and
vulnerable, 1t Is necessary to take
some chances. and a double Is better
than an overcall since you are pre-
pared for any suit your partner may
elect to bid.
Score 100 per cent for double, 80
per cent for two diamonds, 0 for
any other bid
Question No. I'll.
You are David Bruce Burnstone's
parner and hold:
A -
vAKQJ6
<KQ 109875
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When We lived in SouthborOugh
we had a robin that used to come
into the breakfast room every morn
ing. He would come at the same
time each day and would announce
his presence with chirp. Then he
would hop about the table, help
ing himself to anything he found.
The old fashioned British
Christmas cards used to show a
robin In a snow scene, with holly
leaves and pealing bells.
Once when robin built a nest
in public mail box the people of
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The bidding:
Burnstone Maler You Jacoby
a Pass t?)
What do you bid? ANSWER to-
morrow
released by the Bell Syndicate lncl
The -Four Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers II a
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Personal Loans
To Steadily Employed People
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National Bank
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dry or green slso core e!ocE sne
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$500

COMFORT 8 DAVIS
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rhcr. waut AIS to Main sin
Real esssse for Sale


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FOREST sEAC ~
EVERY LOT q natural park with
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great variety 81 smaller trres
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command 3 panoramic view Of
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range, water piped to every ie,
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tsrvsls Electricity ir Large
inside ares reserved for play
grounds lands included
Excellent heach. Warm swim.
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geoducks Lots 10 feet vide ard
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bridge. No other Waterfront,
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convince YOU that Il 10 by far
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Puget Sound. Completion ~
the NsFrows bridge will put
choice waterfront At . premium.
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60 reap dividends for all your
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signs To the point between
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or call at our office and sales
man viii gladly call with auto.
SIS Down - $40 a Month
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COMFORT 8 DAVIS
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seas FAST NJ six-room modern
oAfiand soc n. John Kus<r'
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See This One Acre. $500
JUST outside city, ! acre fine soil,
modern bungalow with large liv.
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cabinet kitchen wired for range.
three-piece bath. attic, laundry
trays. city water and light, barn.
garage. etc. Any reasonable
terms. Cab Stanley. Pr iste,
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Phone want Aas to Main siu


Mason School District
LOOK OVER Sesi No. 2ssh st;
close to Ne. 2eth and Proctor
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10 move into, Special price,
only $1,000. terms See Mr..
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rs Fidelity Bldg. Main siSS
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eC RI No forest WOOD. upland
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You Buy You Pay For The Home You
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Wanted 10 Rent

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Evening star., 1939-12-16
Code Revisions
Urged 10 Cut
Building Costs
Higher Standards
Also Expected
From Changes

Concerted activity by savings,
building and loan associations in
seeking to improve 1,500 municipal
and State building codes-if sue
cessfully carried out-not only
would result in higher building
standards but also would probably
reveal possibilities of savings in con-
struction costs.
These are two outstanding conclu-
sions in an article-"Building Reg
ulations and the Housing Problem
in the December issue of the Federal.
Home Loan Bank Review issued
today. The Review is the official
organ of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board. The article is based
primarily upon two recent publi-
cations by George N. Thompson Of
the National Bureau of Standards.
Home-financing institutions to-
day have a real opportunity to per-
form public service by drawing on
their own experience to assist in
improvement of local building
Codes" the Review says.
"One result of the development
of highly competitive mortgage
market has been even greater ac-
tivity than in former years on the
part of savings and loan associations
in making construction loans and
in offering a supervised construc-
ton service to the home owner.
Greater participation in construc-
ton lending means that associa-
tions have an increased interest in
lSee RIII.DING CODES Pp Ri
Evening star., 1939-12-16
Sees Homes Given Little
Architectural Service

Architects are confronted by
scarcity of jobs in residential build
ing, Edmund Randolph Purves of
Philadelphia declares in a report
as director Of the Middle Atlantic
District of the American Institute
of Architects. Superficial architec-
tural service, Mr. Purves holds, Is
responsible for the plight of the pro-
fession in this field.
GAS we scan the building reports
for concrete evidence of activity in
the well known categories of work,
namely, private, commercial and
Government, we find that in the
first there is barely enough legiti-
mate work to keep even Is per cent
Of the practitioners gainfully en-
ployed," says Mr.. Purves.
THE word legitimate is used
with meaning, for we gaze about
on every side and see springing
up on the fair face of our land, like
an acne nourished on layer cake,
an outbreak of ready-made houses,
tied-up packages all busted off and
ready for the sucker money. The
comparison is not without merit,
for both acne and operative build
Evening star., 1939-12-16
10-Year Peak Seen
In Home buiIdinq
For Passing Year
Biggers Says Great
Need for More
Residences Continues

Nearly half million new homes
are going up this year in the Nation.
breaking all residential building
records for the past 10 years.
Rebuild America" is the battle
cry of the building trades and
America is responding by building
100000 new homes this year in COM
parison to 347,0OO last year and only
$1,000 in 1884, figures assembled by
the National Home Builders Bureau
show.
But even more significant, econ
omists say, ale the indications that
the construction industry at last
is filling its long-expected role of
leading the way back to prosperity.
One authoritative view on this trend
Is voiced by John D. Biggers, presi-
dent of glass manufacturing COM
pany and former administrator of
the Federal unemployment census.
10-Year Peak Seen.
"The building materials industry
confidently expects 1899 to mark q
10-year peak in home construction.
The building pace in the first nine
months, coupled with reports from
real estate boards that twice as
many building lots are being sold,
forecasts such a record" Mr.. Big
gers said.
New homes erected last year shell
tered almost 100000 persons, itself
a record since 1929. Yet, for the
decade, home building did not even
catch up with the increase in popu-
lation, let alone with new home
needs due to fire, flood and obsoles-
cence. There remains a great need
for new homes. The economic value
OF activity directed at fulfilling this
need is seen in the fact that Al cents
of the building dollar creates jobs
for Workmen on the scene and a
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ing indicate somewhat similar
diet, too much garnishmer.t and too
little substance.
1--WE hear on every side the COM
plant that these houses should have
had architectural services and we
are amazed to find on investigation
that the Cape Cod or Old English
number has been exposed to sort
of service by licensed practitioner"
Evening star., 1939-12-16
Window-Sush Prefubricuted

The recent development of a pre-
fabricated wood window sash in
which there is a ventilating unit
makes window conditioning entirely
practical. Double sashing the win-
dows of a house dramatically re-
duces the amount of fuel needed for
satisfactory heating under normal
conditions. The saving thus real
lied pays for the cost of the double
sashing in about three years. After
that the home owner realizes a
year-by-year profit on his invest
ment.
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See BUILDING CODES, Pg. B-3O
Evening star., 1939-12-16

(See PERMITS, Page BAD
Evening star., 1939-12-16

air-conditioned home which is in
sulated and double glazed. with
thermostat heating control, picture
windows" rubber floor tiling, large
bullt-in mirrors, vitrolite walls in
kitchen and bath and other I'M
provements beyond the range of his
purse until recently.
Considerable impetus has been
given by such agencies as the United
States Housing Authority, which is
Evening star., 1939-12-16

considerable portion of the SO cents
spent for materials pays wages of
other workers in mills, quarries and
factories"
Building dollars are buying more
in space and quality construction
engineers report.
Luxuries Spread.
Bargain prices on materials hold
true in nearly every f1eld-glass.
metals, plastics, wood products and
masonry units. What were once
luxuries are now commonplace. Mr..
Modest Income can now have an
electrically equipped kitchen in an
Evening star., 1939-12-16

spending s2OO,000,o00 this year for
low-rent multiple dwelling projects,
and by the Federal Housing Author
ity which reports about 500 new
homes starting daily under F. H. A.
financing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-21
Europ pc S Day
BY UNITED PRESS =

Naz defiance of stop campaign fears
and preparations European capitals Tuesday Rumania
between the dctatorial and democratic fronts
PARS-Premer the of French
mobilization expected put 100000 extra
continues through April Pres
Minister Bonnet left for
Official French dispatches said
Nationalist and Repub
governments Spain.
LONDONreat Britain urging eight other European powers
declaration at the Nazis, warned
Germany British naval treaty would
be regarded illegal
BUCHAREST Rumanas government and military leaders met
capitals mounted New trade pact
Germany Britain made economic bids
Frontiers heavily reinforced.
revising policy siffen defiance of British
eaaoy action against u s. tariff
edoube efforts demoaces encirc
the Reich
Saturday when NaZi leaders
to o
hurriedly
fideny within development
which Iithusna appears reconcied
WARSAWFour opposition parties the to form
national unity cabinet urgent international situation Brit
ish trade mission negotates for closer ties with Poland
grand council tonight
events by speech Sunday,
official Fascist
newspapers emphasize gravity of situation in Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-21

CIlldl1S Is pIOlOllBHiS iiooUiii'iSo,
the spokesman said. Therefore we
must deliver to our Anglo-French
enemies a decisive blow.
Japan should open the Yangtse
to Italians and Germans and not
allow passage of Anglo-French ship
ping"
Domei said that at the March
80 session of the reformed provi-
sional government at Marking 1t
is intended to draft an anti-British
declaration. The agency said pub
lie bodies in Marking already have
formed an anti British association
to promote severance of economic
relations with Britain"
In Shanghai, a spokesman for the
reformed regime said if and when
japan reopens the Yangtse, priority
of navigation rights should be
given to friendly powers such as
Germany and Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-21
Hewes Again Heads
District Board as
Deadlock Broken
Young Returns to Move
Election After Absence
Causes Brief Change

With no drama and scarce
ly a furry of excitement
Evan T. Hewes was reflect
ed to serve as president of
the board of the Imperial
Irrigation district Tuesday FORE
noon.
For a week w. j. Gregg, newly
elected director, had served as
president pro tenn after a dead
lock last week which kept Hewes
from majority when w. E. Young
was absent.
Present at Tuesdays meeting,
Young made the original motion
to reelect Hewes. 1t was seconded
by Charles Morrow All voted IA
vorably except for Hewes, who de-
clined to vote, and Mark Rose,
who voted no.
Only routine matters occupied
the board during its brief session.
Adjournment was called shortly af-
ter IL am.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-21

anu uoy diC VI Cdudl lCllS VII, dlit'
is officially the first day Of Spring
because from now on the days
lengthen into summer.
AS though to celebrate the occa-
sion, sunshine pounded down on
southern California and Arizona
with a vengeance Tuesday, bring
ing the warmest March weather in
years.
Ell Centro's average continued
high. Mondays maximum was ga
Shortly after noon Tuesday the
mercury at the weather bureau
stood at 80, indicating 1t would &C
considerably higher in late after
noon. So far this month tempera-
lures have been the highest since
1884, when l02 was recorded on the
last day of the month. Highest sc
far this month is 98, registered Sat
urday afternoon.
In Arizona heat broke Al year
records in some sections. Highest
figure was a so at Yuma, but
Phoenix and Tucson were close be-
hind with 81 and 84
Other Arizona temperatures were
Grand Canyon 81, Douglas rs
Prescott &c and Winslow &c.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-21
Britain Suspects
Japanese Spies

LONDON, March 81. CUP) - A
British vote handed to Japanese
Ambassador Msmoru Shigemitsu on
Saturday, contained a yelled ad-
monition Of suspected Japanese
spies at Singapore, it was revealed
today.
Diplomatic exchange originated
with a visit by Shigemitsu to the
foreign office on Jan. 25 to COM
plain about the treatment of Japa-
nese in Singapore and British police
raids on Japanese establishments
there.
The British reply was that the
raids divulged a japanese national
intention to engage in activities
prejudicial to the colony and likely
to cause breach of the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-21


nesday morning. The polls will
close at o'clock Wednesday night.
Bringing to a close a campaign
as hotly pressed as any in the
history of the district, balloting was
expected to provide a lever for
lifting a heavy credit cloud from
the community. Public and private
agencies in Imperial Valley have
suffered for many years from dis
elimination by lending agencies OF
all sorts, engendered by the dis
trict's heavy debt burden and re-
sulting tax uncertainty.
The plan upon which voters will
pass judgment Wednesday provides
for continued, comparatively low
assessment levy for debt service
charges, assures drainage develop
ment and otherwise protects the
credit of the district, its support
ers argue.
The campaign for approval Of
the plan has been carried on along
combined front headed by lead
ers of the county farm bureau,
the irrigation district majority, and
other community organizations.
Opposition forces have been direct
ed largely by Mark Rose, minority
director of the district. The plan
'submitted Wednesday is, in fact
modification of refunding plan
worked out in 1882 when Rose
controlled destinies of the irriga-
ton district.
A survey of sentiment Tuesday
led to the belief that the plan will
poll huge majorities in the Ell Cen
tro and Calexico districts. Brawley
and Holtville districts were ex-
pected to voice a less favorable
attitude, but still return COM
Portable majority of "yes" votes.
Last-minute campaigning swung
sharply to the question of possible
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton help for the district as a sub
stitute for the refVelding plan.
Rose has contended that the dis
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-21
lew Kills German
In Rumania; World
Awaits New Blast
Porter Shoots Tourist
AS Nations Struggle
To Complete Plans

LONDON, Mar. 21. (UP)
Great Britain, hourly ex-
pecting word that a Nazi
army has moved along the
Baltic coast, submitted to
France, Russia and Poland today
the draft of declaration that
would obligate the four powers
Immediately to consult in the
event of any further political ag-
greSsion."
Meanwhile, British fears were
inflamed by news from Bucharest,
Rumania, that Jewish porter had
shot and killed German tourist.
According to the Rumanian ver-
sion, the porter's wife had refused
to allow the German to enter a
Jewish community house and the
tourist insulted her. Thereupon the
porter shot him.
Britain took the lead in promot-
ing a pam European front against
expansion by the relationships af-
ter rejecting a more involved Rus
sian proposal for a nine-power
conference in which Rumania, Ju-
goslavia, Bulgaria, Greece and Tur-
key would have been included.
France was understood to have
assented tentatively to the new
British formula when foreign min
ister Georges Bonnet visited the
foreign office and had long talk
With Viscount Halifax, foreign Sec
retary.
Bonnet came here with President
Albert Lebrun on his official visit,
and will take the opportunity to
consolidate British-French military
and political cooperation.
1t was reported Poland might
raise difficulties to the British
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-21
Hitler Dispatches
Message to Italy
On Eve Of Speech
Italian Minister Speeds
TO Rome as MussOlini
PREPARES to Talk

ROME, Mar. q. (UP)-
Bernardo Attolico, Italian
minister to Berlin, is speed
ing to Rome with a message
from Fuehrer Adolf Hitler
to Premier Benito Mussolini re-
garding the joint position of the
Rome Berlin axis in the face OF
the stiffening British-French attl-
tude towards Germany, an author
itatiVe source said today.
Usually we'll informed circles
here understood Attolica is hurry
ing to see Mussolini before the lat
ter makes the final draft of his
speech next Sunday regarding
Italys demands on France.
The same quarters suggested the
message from Hitler may be the
forerunner of the first joint action
by the axis in the international
field.
Some Fascist quarters even sug-
gested Hitler may refer to his de-
sire to see Italy voice her mat
ural aspiration now that Germany
regards the Czechoslovakian situ-
Continued on Page 2, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-21
DON'T TAKE TOO MUCH
FOR GRANTED
AN EDITORIAL

Bond refundng may stand fall on the willingness
of those who believe in it to go the polls tomorrow
and vote
Refunding is vtally necessary to Imperial Valley.
1t means the difference between sound economic
don and continuing uncertainty, depression and pos
slbe chaos for the valley large majority of the people
realize this.
But unless they interpret their belief into action at
the polls, their dsilusonment may be swift and harsh
There are some who oppose refundng for reason
or another Their arguments against it do not take con-
crete shape their opposition is largely matter of poll
tica economic belief They will vote almost to a
man. Therein lies the danger.
Those who favor the plan knowing that it has popu-
lar approval may be too prone to et the other fellow
vote, believing that whatever happens, safe margin
OF victory is assured. Such attitude if adopted by
enough people, might result in disaster.
Take nothing for granted! Action has been too long
delayed already in finding solution to the valleys
trembling credit problem. solution is presented
"a simple sane just solution. Go to the polls tomor
row, and vote "yes'' refunding.