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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Ordinance No. AS

Ordinance No. AS
AN ORDINANCE A Nj E N ID N G
ORDINANCE NUMBER 73 EN-
TITLED IAN ORDINANCE FIX
ING AMOUNT OF BOND TO BE
GIVEN BY THE CITY CLERK,
TREASURER, MARSHAL, RE-
CORDER AND SUPERINTEN-
DENT OF WATER WORKS OF
THE CITY OF Ell CENTRIC,
AND FIXING THE SALARIES
AND PRESCRIBING THE DUT-
les OF SAID OFFICERS" BY
AMENDING SECTION THERE
OF FIXING THE SALARIES OF
OFFICERS OF SAID CITY.
The City Council of the City of
Ell Centre do ordain as follows:
SECTION I: That Ordinance No
73 entitled AN ordinance fixing
the amount of bond to be given by
the City Clerk, Treasurer, Marshal,
Recorder and Superintendent OF
Water Works, of the City of Ell
Centro and fixing the salaries and
prescribing the duties of said Off
GERS" be and the same is hereby
amended by amending Section 2
thereof to read as follows:
Section H. At the beginning
of their next terms of office the
following monthly salary Shall be
paid to certain officers Of said
City of Ell Centro, as follows, to
wit:
C;tv Clar,, CLOS M
City Treasurer ...... 5O.OO
The salaries herein provided for
shall be paid on the first day of
each month next succeeding the
month in which the services to be
paid for are rendered and the
Mayor of said City is hereby en-
powered to draw warrants for such
salaries on the first day of each
month, which warrants shall be
countcrSigned by the City Clerk;
provided such payment shall be
withheld from any officer failing
to make the monthly report to the
City Council required by Ordinance
NO lO8 until such report is made
and filed with the City Clerk
SECTION III: This ordinance
shall be published once in the I'M
perial Valley Press within fifteen
days and become effective within
thirty days from and after its
passage.
p. l.. MOORE,
Acting Mayor of the City
of FL Centre.
(F'cb. 2G)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
No oQQS
No. 2987


In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the County
of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate of
BEVERLY E. PARKS, also known as
B. F. PARKS,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Undersigned executor of
the last will and estate of Beverly
E. Parks, also known as Is. E. Parks,
deceased, will sell at private sale
to the highest bidder, for cash and
subject to the confirmation by said
Superior Court, on Wednesday the
28th day Of February, at the hour
CT 1000 O'Clock AM. or after said
date at the law office of Lee Nuffer
in the Rehkorf Building, in the City
of Ell Ccntro. County of Imperial,
State Of California, all the right.
title, interest and estate of the said
Beverly E. Parks. also known as
B. E. Parks, at the time of his
death and all the right title, and
interest that the estate has by Oper-
alton Of law or otherwise acquired,
other than or in addition to that
of the Sald Beverly E. Parks, also
known as 3. E. Parks at the time
of his death, IN and to that certain
parcel of lana particularly described
as follows, to-Wit: that certain par
Gel of land situated in the City Of
Ell Centro, County OF Imperial, State
of California, and particularly de-
scribed aS follows:
Lots 23 and "a, in Block "a, OF
the roWrsite of Ell Centre, as
per Map thereof No. 953 filed
in the office of the County
Recorder of San Diego County.
togethe" with appurtenances there
unto belonging.
Bids or offers are invited for said
property and must be in writing
and will be received at the law
office of Lee Nuffer, Rehkopf Build
ing, Ell Centre. California, attorney
for said executor, or may be filed
with the Clerk of said Superior
Court CT the State of California, in
tlllNl III pllC SOullOy VI 1lllPSllll VI
delivered to said executor personally
at any time after the first publica-
ton of this notice, and before the
making of said sale.
Terms ana conditions of sale:
Cash in lawful money of the United
States Of America, ten Q0|N ~
cent of the purchase price to be
paid on day of sale, balance on
confirmation of sale by the Court,
property is 10 be sold subject to
taxes and assessments for the years
1940-41.
Dated this 18th day of February
1910.
ALLEN P. NUFFER,
Executor of the last will and estate
of Beverly E. Parks, also known
as B. E. Parks, deceased
F.l327 incl
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
[ MarNsNlIIe AppeaD

Annual election of public officials is
advocated in the interesting column con-
Quoted in the Red Bluff News by John
G.. Miller. Millers' idea is that public Off
cials never advocate increasing taxes in
election years so with annual elections
there would be no tax boosts at all. Per-
hapS that 5 right, but it might be just as
we'll to go broke paying taxes as 10 stand
the oratory and manipulationS of one
continuous political campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
You re Telling Me-

A late sprlrg is forecast. Guess
Wen just have to rush out and
buy some artificial daisies and turn
on the old sun-lamp.
The man at the next desk says it's
high time tha Weatherman began
broadcasting on some other than
q cold wave length.
What worries Zadok Dumbkopf
is that if these harsh winters con-
tlnue, red flannelS may come back
m style.
American women would not stand
for a dictator, says feminine
speaker. We don't know about that
look how the lovelies follow the
dictates of fashion!
Americans should study the Eu-
ropean situation, advises an editorial
We can't-it won't remain still long
enough.
The japanese have announced
that they have conquered China.
Which IS, SO far, the years high in
Wishful thinking.
Scientist says ice age Will re-
turn. That tickles Junior, who al
ways wanted TO see what a live
mastadon looked like.
Pro- British Americans like to re-
fer to England as the mother coun-
try. And, as do some other mothers,
does she think she has the right
In read our mail?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
THREE ALTERNATIVES LEFT
FOR IRRIGATION DISTRICT

The Imperial Irrigation Districts
board of directors, by turning down the
offer of the Nevada-C California Electric
company, left only three alternatives
when the district generating plants at
Brawley reach their peak Of capacity
and are unable to serve more customers.
AT that time, as Il result Of the turn
down on the Nev-Cal offer. the district
can:
l. Hasten connections with the |. :.
bureau of reclamation Parker Dam pow
er line which is expected to reach Blais-
dell, Ariz., near luma), within the
next two or three months, SO that Par
ker Dam power can he used to serve
new district customers until the All AM
erican canal hydro-electric plants are in
operation.
,. Install additional diesel generating
equipment at BraWley. borrowing PWA
money to make the installation, as was
planned when ii was originally realized
the district will need more power be
fore its canal plants are in operation.
). Make no attempts to gain new Gus
tomers-turn down new customers, in
fact-until the canal plants are deliver
ing electrical energy into district lines.
This remaining idle" would result in
loss of potential revenue and keep the
districts power division marking time
until hydro-electric power from the
canal is available.
The fourth alternative. that Of buNmg
power from Nev-ral for resale. was
closed when the district turned down
the Nev-Cal offer. claiming:
a.-That the NeV-Cal could not be
depended upon to fill district power
needs completely, since Nev-Cal's first
consideration would naturally be its own
retail customers.
b.-That the Nev-Cal could not guar
antee to sell power at a given rate, since
the state railroad commission could or
der the rate changed At any time.
c.-That the district cannot afford to
place in the hands of a competitor con-
troll over large share of It's power
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Willis Thornton's Editorial On:
Extending Democracy

wants to against the union," said
Roger N. Baldwin director of the
ment he says, If you join the un-
ion. I'll fire you, that is coercion
and therefore violation of the
Wagner Labor Relations) act
The efforts of the civil liberties
union in behalf of Ford should meet
with wide approval. The impartial
attitude of this body in defense of
American rights should win for ii
increased respect amnog all classes
of people.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Protecting Ford's Rights

Employers. too, have the right OF
free speech. The National Labor
Relations Board is no more justified
in gagging a man like Henry Fore
than it is in denying freedom OF
speech to his workers, and the
American Civil Liberties Union in
tends to go into court to uphold
Mr.. Fords rights.
Announcement of the unprece-
dented action by the militant civil
liberties body followed a NLRB de-
cree to silence Ford in recent
case involving the Ford Motor Co
plant at Sommerville, Mass. The
civil liberties group has announced
it will appeal from a ruling against
the company in that case.
Let the employer talk all he
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

The price of weddings is being cut in
Britain for soldiers. It's hard to imag-
Inc any man joining up with the army
Just to get a bargain rate on his own,
private quarrels.
Sweden doesn't want troops to aid Fin
land walking across Swedish soil and
probably messing up the countryside
with their muddy boots.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
THE GREAT NEED
{ Red Bluff NeWs)

We don't know exactly how the So
called American Youth Congress got
under way or where it thinks it is going.
We judge only by appearances, and ap-
pearances Indicate that the great need
of the congress is a dose Of castor oil,
followed by a session in the WoodShed
with father and 4 shingle.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

to and from the
observatory. HI S
name was Mar
Gus H. Brown.
He did not like
driving a truck.
Hard work. Weary
" or k. Uninspir-
ing work. But he
had to earn a liv-
ing. So he decid-
ed. instead of frit-
tering away his
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Famous Sayings
Photographs

All mankind, according to Prof.
A. c. Haddon, Cambridge uniyer-
sity ethnologist, can be divided into
three kinds-Woolly hair, Wavy hair,
straight hair. Most Americans of
European origin are Wavy haired.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

AS result of studying the
weather for a long period of time.
DR.. Abbot of the Smithsonian In
stitution. Washington, d. c., be-
lieves that a return of the general
weather pattern may be expected
every % years.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
CONVENTION CITY
SHOWS CONSERVATISM

Decision of the Republicans to
meet III Philadelphia is at least
partly a reflection of the influence
which the conservative group head
ed bv JAY Cooke. Joseph f. Pew.
il. and their associates eXerts in
the party. his group has a candl-
date Governor James of PennSvl-
yania.
1t may not be able to nominate
him. but it will have q good deal
To say about who is nominated.
And by that token it appears
that the New Dealers here are KID
Glng themselves when they say
,aS they very often do. these dayS)
thut even if the next president is
: Republican most of the New Deal
program Will remain in effect, be
cause nobody can turn the clock
back
No one could spend two days
mlupling with the Republican ma
tlunul committeeman at their meet
in4 here without seeing clearly that
this revived and optimistic Repub-
llanism Is essentially conservative.
If the temper shown here is any
indication. the man who is nomin-
atcd I'll Philadelphia is not likely to
br what the New Dealers call a
liberal.
The influence of the conservative
PENNSYLVANIA group is one token.
Another is the extent to which COM
mitteemen will admit privately that
Mr.. Hoover would be the logical
candidate" this year. Still another
is the great latent strength of Gov
ernor Bricker of Ohio.
BRICKER RELIEF STAND
AIDS HIM WITH G.. o. p.
Governor Bricker isn't a candi-
u.n,,1l n,raln tn1nr-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

In China it is said to be highly
improper to remove your hat when
you enter a room, but if you wear
glasses you must take them off, no
matter how poor your sight.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
CARNEGIE

In 1923 a man started work at
the Mount Wilson Observatory, near
Pasadena. California, as a truck
driver His job was to haul the
freight up and down the mountain,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

The widespread superstition that
to break a mirror causes seven
years of bad luck originated with
the Romans about the first century
OF the Christian era.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Barbs-

The Dies committee frowns at the
idea of getting Father Coughlin on
the stand. Apparently the endorse
ment of William Dudley Pelley is
about all it can stand III one month.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

A Knoxville, Tenn. woman who
went to see Gone With The Wind
didn't return home for two days
Undoubtedly She intends soon to
see the rest of the picture.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

Germany is sore about that in
cident off the Norwegian coast. She
is seriously considering breaking off
propaganda relations with Churchill
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Thoughts for the Day

And all the kings of the earth sought the presence
OF Solomon hear his wisdom. thai God had put
IN his heart-II Chronicles 9 33
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

When last seen, President RooSe-
velt was headed into the Pacific
Maybe he's just planning to drop
III and See Jimmy about certain
things.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

In the far east it was forbidden
to step upon carpets with shoes
on the teet, and the custom is still
found IN some parts of Persia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

A Kentucky jury consisted of II
lawyers-and they brought in un-
animous verdict. Most people would
have said it couldn't be done.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
MEMBER

American Newspaper
Publishers
Association
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the County
of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate of
BEVERLY f. PARKS, also known as
B. f. PARKS,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

But Mac, our station manager,
took a brighter view. Look"
said Mac, Il have some boots up
at the house, and expect they'll
fit you. Let's get 'em."
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Chicago Union Station
Bond Hearing Set
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today ordered a public hear
ing March % on the Chicago Union
Stations Co.'S application for au-
thority to issue s1e,0oo,oo 31s per
cent first mortgage bonds, series F.
in connection with refunding OF
outstanding 4 per cent bonds.
The commission ordinarily au-
thorizes such issues without formal
hearing. Today's order gave no in
dication of the scope of the hearing
but it was thought probable that
the question OF competitive bidding
might be discussed.
In its application the company
proposed to sell the bonds through
competitive bidding. Halsey Stuart
g. Co. of Chicago submitted the
only bid. This bid, never officially
announced, was rejected yesterday
by the company, which then ar
ranged to sell the bonds, subject to
I. c. c. approval, to a syndicate
headed by Kuhn, Loeb g. Co., for
99.43 per cent of par.
Jesse Jones, Federal loan admin
istrator, told reporters yesterday
the Halsey Stuart bid was "a little
below par" He added that he
thought the bonds should bring "at
least par"
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Retail Trade Gains
s 10 12Per Cent
Over Year Ago
Broddest Rise Above
1889 Since Jonuory
Is Reported
BY the Associated Press.

&Ss tlc AASoSiAtS0 1Icoo.
NEW YORK, March 15.-An esti-
mated increase Of 6 to IL per cent
In last weeks total retail trade
marked the broadest gain over 1899
since January, Dun & Bradstreet re-
ported today in their weekly review.
Buying OF the sane, steady
variety" and 'leveling of Of the
industrial recession" were noted by
the mercantile agency.
THE spring rise In trade" said
the report. proceeded at q livelier
pace this week. Tricky March
weather prevented a uniform expan-
sion, but gains were substantial
enough on days of favorable shop
ping conditions to widen materially
the lead over last year.
Numerous requests for quick de-
livery received in wholesale markets
indicated that distributors stocks Of
seasonal and other merchandise
were in need of replenishment.
There were some reports Of more
extensive covering by retailers, but
buying was said to be still OF the
sane, steady variety; even IN In
dustry there was little ordering be-
yond three months needs.
wholesale buying continued at
leisurely pace, despite the increase
in fill-in orders accompanying the
seasonal expansion at retail.
I'm light consumers goods in
dustries, a moderate seasonal i'm
provement was in evidence, although
this was by no means general"
Evening star., 1940-03-15
FOREIGN Exchunoe

NEW YORK, March Is lP-The British
pound and most other currencies. in the
'sterling bloc" lurched downward again
today in the free" money market
eisn exchange regulations curtsilins the
put, sterling dropped 1Ss cents in terms of
The Canadian dollar at s1,s7ls C7i!sd
French franc franc dipped o1 i of cent.
Neutral monies continued tn disnl0y cow
siderable stability despite pressure else
where, The beiga rose % of cent and
a fe sWss cen ane 9 Of the Down
Late rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
lars others in cents:
Omcial Canadian Control Board rates for
sa a'sS ses Bsy1 Cent 10 Rsn
equivalent to discount on Canadian dollars
in New York of buying, 991 per cent; sell
ing. 800 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
United States cents.
Great Britain. demand, 3.69la: cables,
S.7Osb: 6O-day bills 3 .6s3s: 9O-day bills.
SSsnd s1s Rsqm 5n france pfnnare aerm,1s 1s2s
4o.2on benevolent. 1890: travel unauoted:
Netherlands, 5311: Norway, 2273: Portu-
gal $50; Rumania' ,55n: Sweden o2 g s31a;
switzerland Latin tn Ans9iiav'a' Ameriea. 2''0n'
Argentina, ofacial. 29.77: free. 1885;
Brazil official 6.05: free. $40; Mexico
s.;' Iassn; s9s as4'' Hons kons' as,0a;, shans'
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in.
dicated Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
New York Produce

,sSGV sNGW YORK Mars March co6rs 1S RMEEss
extTs fancy 1877; extras. 1874; storage
packed frsts. 1872; graded hrsts. IS: cur
rent receipts 1712; mediums, II; Idirties
No l7A: average checks 16A-a4a
25As Nearby Ne 1S,, and Western premndiysm, pnds ,
standards. l9A. Resales Of exchange to
fancy heavier mediums 19-21k. Nearby
and Midwestern mediums, 1sh
o, BROWNS; s Nearby fancy to extra fancy,
2o3,; s. sstandardss 1871: mediums. 17fs-A.
,,1S51I RSuTTER 44ssss; easier. Creamery,
seors sssn sxtr rsts s9ss ssse exEa s2
seconds (s4-s?l. seN ~'@'
Cheese. 42.457: irregular. Prices un-
changed.
Dressed poultry irregular. Frozen,
fresh and frozen prices fs unchsnsed. d. o'nef
Live poultry improved. BY freight
Fowls Fvx ,so! eoorea 1oSs 5o$ss I5sshor1 le Tur-
press--steady; chickens. Rocks, II; eel
ersd as, 1s groilerS Rosks s1 60
small; 30 crosses medium; g; Old
toms. Is: heavy. -15. Ducks. 10.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Investment Trusts
Challenge Aims
Of Wagner Bill
Senator'S Statement
Called Prosecutors
Address to Jury
BY the AsHocjated Press.

BY the Asaociated Press.
Spokesman for investment groups
sharply challenged last night the
intent of the legislation introduced
in Congress yesterday to impose
Federal Government regulation on
investment trusts and investment
companies.
The bill, drafted by the Securi-
ties Commission, was introduced by
Senator Wagner, Democrat, Of New
York, chairman of the Senate Bank
ing Committee, and Representative
Lea, Democrat, of California of the
House Commerce Committee They
accompanied the bills with state
nents.
The proposed legislation would re-
quire investment companies and
trusts to file registration state
ments and other data with the Sc
curities Commission and observe
regulations now operating in other
investment and security fields. -
Registration Required.
One section of the measure would
require all investment counsel and
other investment advisory persons"
to register with the S. E. c. Another
would limit new investment COM
panies to a minimum net worth of
100000 ito prevent indiscriminate
formation OF investment companies"
A single management would be linn
tied to supervising maximum Of
$50, 100000 of assets to eliminate
impediments to the effective super.
vision Of investments. to protect
securities markets and to prevent
excessive concentration Of wealth
and control over industry"
Senator Wagner. in his statement.
said that the investment companies
had been guilty of numerous def
ciencies and abuses" including ma.
nipulation by management for ben.
eft of insiders" "high-pressure
salesmanship," lack of uniform
accounting "self-dealing" and "un-
sound, mushroom growth" .s-
Lead said that properly managed
these companies are in position to
be of very substantial benefit to the
country. Unscrupulously or reckless
ly managed, the investor may be
| f1eeced and legitimate business
handicapped by their activities"
The bill, he added, would fairly
complete the regulatory system of
investment agencies of the country"
Statement Deplored.
Senator Wagner's statement was
| described as prosecutor ada
dress to the jury" by two officials
OF financial organizations Arthur
H, Bunker, executive vice president
of the Lehman Corp. and Raymond
D. McGrath, executive vice presi-
dent of General American Investors
Co., made that assertion in a state
men which also said:
| No worse service to the 500 900
holders of investment trust securities
could be rendered by the S. E. C.
than the attack it has sponsored.
Its clear implication is that there
is not an honest and capable man
agement in the industry"
The bill was termed merely an
attempt by the S. E. c. to force its
highly debatable economic ideas on
business" IN statement made pub
hc by Merrill Griswold, chairman
OF Massachusetts, Investors Trust
OF Boston, and Hugh Bullock, vice
chairman of the firm of Calvin
Bullock Of New York. They said
they spoke for group of open-end
trusts in New York, Boston and
Chicago, representing over 40 per
cent of the combined assets of all
open-end companies"
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Japan Sets Aside Fund
For Cotton Purchases
BY the Associated Press.

6y Gle Associated Press.
Donald w. Lamm, assistant United
States trade commissioner in Toxic,
said today that Japan had created
a special foreign exchange fund to
buy raw cotton abroad.
While Lamm did not indicate the
probable source of the supplies, the
United States usually has been a
major cotton seller to Japan, and his
report was taken to indicate that
the United States might benefit.
Lamm said that Japanese stocks
of cotton had been seriously reduced
by the last years small Chinese
cotton crop, on which Japan was
depending for much of its supplies.
Meanwhile, Lamm said, the use
of cotton fabrics in Japan has been
restricted sharply, with only special
groups. such as farmers and work.
men, being permitted to use pure
cotton clothing.
I.amm's report was made public
by the Commerce Department.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Bond Averages
BY the Associated Press.

3. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 15.-Bond
prices slanted lower today in SYM
pathy with a depressed stock list.
After early gains, losses running
around point were common among
the corporates toward the close.
The roll of depressed loans in
fairly active trading included Allie
ghany Stamped SIS of so, Missouri
Pacific "F' IS of IT, New York Cen
trail SIS, Western Union IS of go,
Studebaker IS, Portland General
Electric 4l2s, Nickel Plate 4l2s, IN
ternational Hydroelectric IS and
Pere Marquette 4l2s and SIS.
In the foreign sector Scandinavian
loans tended to taper. Lower were
Norwegian AIS of '56 and IS of "A,
also Danish IS of AZ.
United States Governments, in
light trading, showed gains ranging
to 1892 of a point.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. March Is R.-sales were
reported today in print and carded broad
cloths at the recently lowered prices
sheetinss continue quiet with mills holding
prices frm.
Dealers In rayon fabrics reported q
brisk demand for pigment sanetas and
spun rayons from dress goods cutters and
garment manufacturers
Business in silk fabrics was confined to
silk sheers and all silk dye prints; Lin:
for all-silk as well as silk rayon mixtures
for fall promotions
Trading in wooden goods improved. with
buyers booking orders on new fall men S
wear lines. Cloak and suit production in
New York last week totaled $4,000 pieces,
which was . new record. compared with
$4,000 pieces the previous week.