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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
ADVERTISING ON
LICENSE PLATES

State Senator Ed Fletcher of san
Diego county, who also has been repre-
senting Imperial county at Sacramento
this session, overlooked a bet and maybe
two of them this week when he obtained
passage through the senate committee
of governmental efficiency of resolu-
tion urging advertising tor San Diego
county on the states 1912 license plates.
The senator's resolution asks the state
department of motor vehicles to put on
all 1912 license plates a line reading:
"Cabrillo Centennial San Diego
1t would advertise the celebration in
San Diego in 1912 of the 400th anniver-
Sary of the discovery of California.
In the first place, the senator evident
ly overlooked state supreme court de-
cision upholdmg the right of a Los An
geles man to refuse to place 1899 license
plates on his automobile because the
plates carried line advertising the San
Francisco fair.
Under the decision, every motorst in
California could refuse to display IL
cense plates if there were anything on
the plates in the way of ADVERTISING
(The court ruled that the state could
not force man to carry advertising on
his automobile)
1t is likely that the department of mo-
tor vehicles will not act upon the COM
mittee's recommendation But. if the
department does decide to go on with
advertising on license plates. Senator
Fletcher certainly missed another oppor-
tunity when he did not suggest that
'All American Canal-Imperial Valley"
be put on the plates instead Of line
advertising San Diego
San Diego. after all had it's turn when
it had the worlds fair few years ago
And there is an anniversary Of the dis
cOvery of California every year. But
Only once will the All American canal
be completed. 1t is more important to
more people than the mere observance
of an annlversary-and more interest
ing.
Senator Fletcher probably overlooked
the fact that the All American canal
will be in service in 1912. 1t is not yet
too late for him to ask reconsideration
of his original resolution. however, and
to substitute the line publicizing the All
American canal.
Then, if the department is going to
put anything but identification on the
license plates, the canal will get its
rightful share of attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Be Quick To Treat
Bronchitis,

6roncn1C1S, acute or chronic, Is an
tnf1ammatory condition of the mu-
couS membranes lining the bronchial
tubes. Even If other medicines have
failed you may get relief now with
CreomulSion. Chronic bronchitis can
develop If your chest cold is not
treated and you cannot afford to
take a chance with any medicine
less potent than Creomulsion which
goes right to the seat of the trouble
to help loosen and expel germ laden
phlegm and aid nature to soothe
and heal raw, tender, inflamed
bronchial mucous membranes.
CreomulSion blends beechwood
creosote by special process with other
time tested medicines for coughs.
1t contains no narcotics.
No matter how many medicines
you have tried, tell your druggist to
sell you bottle of Creomulsion with
the understanding that you are to
like the way it quickly allays the
cough, permitting rest, and sleep, or
you are to have your money back.
See that the name CreomulSion Is
on the bottle and you will get the
genuine product and the relief you
want. (AdV.)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Among
Our YESTERDAYS

There was plenty of excitement
in the city of Ell Centre just ~
years ago. because the headline
across the Feb. "a, 1920 issue OF the
Imperial Valley Press declared:
CITY HALL, FIRE ALARM,
LIGHTS, PARKS, WATER PLAN
NED"
The story in the Press of that day
declared that a chamber OF COM
mcrce committee would appear be-
fore the city council meeting to
suggest that the civic program Tor
improvement be revived and a bond
issue be placed before the city Tor
construction of the needed work IN
Ell Centro.
Heading the chamber OF COM
merce committee were, Clifford
Coggins, president; j. L. Travers,
past president, and j. l.. Seymour
civic Improvement committee chair
man.
The idea of presenting the plan
to the council, the Press story con-
tinued. was born in the office OF
Seymour the day before in informal
discussion.
Public sentiment, the Press said
favors the program. Contemplated
cost of the entire program amount
cd to approximately $l65,0OO.
The Press in commenting editor
tally on the same day declared the
movement was a splendid under
taking and that Imperial Valley S
citizens were looking forward to
the building of greater city, a
greater county.
Elsewhere in the paper:
A story revealed that a contract
between the federal government
and the city council had been
reached, granting to the govern
ment the right to establish
branch of the air service.
Flood waters rose in the Colorado
and seriously threatened the town
of Yuma.
Barnes Four Ring circus ran a
large ad. 1t was to arrive in Ell
Centre March 6.
Thelma Bailey and Vivian Nelll
won essay contests ut Wilson school.
Both were seventh graders.
A Catholic Mission was begun at
st. Mary's Catholic church,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

10 Deo, Jonn d. Rust sat up read
his books on mechanics. One night
the farmer came in. with an old
faslloncd niGht-goWn sloshing ar
ound his ankles. and baWled him
out Said that he was wasting coal
oil, and told him that he would
go crazy If ho sat up at night read
ing such books.
T1f farm hand said he would 20
crazy Il he thought he had to pick
cotton all the rest of his life.
That farm hard had a vision. alb
Surf as II seemed at the time He
believed that machine could be in
vented which would pick cotton. The
more ne thought about the idea.
the more deeply he believed in it.
He sent for other books. One was a
set called The Library of Original
Sources"
His education had been neglected.
for he was an orphan and had to
make his own way in the world. But
these books We're start The first
rung on his ladder He was able to
class ard get a job with a threshing
machine company in Hutchinson.
Kansas. Meantime, he was working
on his cotton picker idea
He worked out spindle with
teeth in it. The spindle would pick
the cotton all right, but he couldn't
get the cotton off the spindle. One
night in April. 1927, he went to bed
worrying about the problem. 1t
seemed impossible to solve. Sud-
denly he remembered that as a
boy when he had gone out to pick
cotton early in the morning, the
cotton had stuck to his fingers on
account of the dew. Then he said
to himself, Maybe the lint will
stick to steel if the steel is damp"
Hc fishod around until he found a
naIl wet 1t with his lips, and tWirled
il around in some absorbent cotton
and 10! the cotton wrapped itself
around the nail The secret of the
cotton picker was solved then and
there.
John D. Rust went into partner
ship with MS DrOtner MACK, ana TO-
pether they worked out the world
famous Rust Cotton Picker. The
first cotton picker came off the
assembly line Nov. 4th, 1888. I have
2 letter from John D. Rust. which
says that he had ten pickers in
operation in 1888 This year he ex-
poets TO 20 into production on a
modest commercial basis. What that
farm hand worked out will revolu-
'.onlzn The cotton growing industry,
neither for GOOD or for bad only
tlmo will tel.
The important thing is that John
. FGst used his spare time for
achievement He set a goal, never
d.yIated from it and has done
,omcthlng that will influence al
,io,t every person in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
There's THE TROUBLE

Possibly there is a good reason why
Governor Culbert Olson, Lieut. t-Gov. Pat
terson and few others have come to
listen to the voice of such pressure
groups as the Workers Alliance as ''the
voice of the people, They mistake
loud noise for majority opinion.
The constant pressure being placed on
the governor, and on all other public
officials, by such radical organizations
as the Workers Alliance "a union of re-
lief clients, who have no more reason
for unionization than bald man has
for hair tonic) and Labor's Non-Partisan
League, political off-shoot of the CIO,
is enough to confuse the mind of anyone
but the most level headed.
The result is that some-and they
seem to include the governor-have ac-
cepted the belief that this constant clam
or is an expression of the majority opin
ion, whereas 1t is in reality very loud
noise by very small minority.
1t is an American habit that the real
majority does not make much noise un-
til the issue is vital one, or until abuse
of power has grown beyond all stand
ing
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Letters
To The Editor

Editor, The Post-PresS,
DEAR SIR:
Your paper of Feb 18th publish
ed an open letter signed A North
Slider regarding service in trash
and garbage collection IN the north
part of the city
Notices have been delivered to
all residents of the city asking them
to call City Health Department,
Phone 664, and report where COL
lections are not being properly
made.
Our garbage and trash collections
are made by contract collector, tand
not by the city crews, it being
an impoSsibility for an inspector
to be all over the city at one time,
it should be the duty of the resi-
dent where collections have been
missed or overlooked to call this
office and report SO that this con-
dition can be corrected
The same amount of energy de-
voted to criticism many times if
devoted TO cooperation would save
many IllSuIlutI oldllulilB
It has been the intention of this
department for several months and,
a program has been made to start
a spring cleanup March 1lth to
eliminate great deal OF our
health hazard during the summer
months, but if this spring cleanup
is going to be considered part of
the election program, as this party
infers, perhaps it should be post
poned until later or next year
Much of the garbage odor this
party complains of can be traced
to improper cleaning and washing
of garbage containers and failure
of residents to clean up around
where containers are placed, throw
ing of garbage in trash containers
and on the ground.
Cooperate with your health de-
partment in making direct report
to them of any complaints you may
have. and conditions will be cor
rected as soon as we can get in
touch with the contractor, which
we do daily
GRANT A BRISTOL,
Sanitary Inspector,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
AN ANALYSIS OF THE
BALKAN WAR SITUATION
BY LOUIS f. kEENLE
niied Press Cable Editor

Puzzling rumblings of trouble in the
Balkans and the Near East continue to
come from abroad.
Rumanla is reported speeding up the
mobilization of its defense forces; Rus
Sia is said to be concentrating some of
the best Red army troops in the Cauca-
sian oil region near the Turkish border
aid to have ordered blackout drills in the
Finnish, Turkish and Afghanistan bor-
der regions; the Turkish press is filled
with talk of possible war in the spring.
Recent developments have seemed to
point against the chance of either Rus
Sla or Germany moving to attack in that
region. Russia appears too busy with
Finland to take on another major cam
palgn just now.
War there would endanger Russia 5
greatest point of vulnerability-the Baku
OIL fields and the pipe lines which carry
the life blood of the Russian war ma
chine and Of Soviet industry to the Black
Sea. The Allies have powerful Near
East army ready for action. 1t is self
sufficient, with its own air force, artil-
lery and tanks, and can act independent
ly of the armies along the western front.
An attack on Rumania by either Ger
many or Russia is not generally consider
ed likely. Germany is too dependent on oil
and supplies from Rumania and else
where in the Balkans to permit Russia to
disrupt things or tc attempt it herself.
1t is almost a certainty that if invaded,
Rumania would blow up her oil wells.
Britain is understood to have promised
Rumania an indemnity of 2000O,00O
pounds (about S8O,OOO,0OO) if the de-
Struction should take place with British
approval.
All these considerations would seem
to indicate if there is to be war in the
southeast, it would be started by the
Allies. However. it is hard to see how
the Allies could move without the active
cooperation of Turkey.
The latter might be willing to fight
Germany, but has shown consistent re-
luctance to clash with Russia The AL
lies could strike at Germany only thru
the Balkan countries, and the latter are
unlikely to consent to being forced into
war.
The Rumanian oil problem is one po-
tential source of danger Germany is
pressing hard for a greater supply of
Rumanian oil and the Allies Just as hard
to prevent her from getting it,
This pressure cf opposing forces puts
Rumania in difficult position when
German mission headed by DR.. Karl
Clodius reaches Bucharest next week to
negotiate
Germany is not getting the 100000
tons month which Rumania agreed to
provide. She also is entitled to demand
thousands of tons in arrears on oil due
to her last year and not delivered In
addition to her rights under her own
treaties with Rumania, Germany also can
claim the share which formerly went to
Czechoslovakia and German occupied
n1
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

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. E. PARKS,
Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the Undersigned executor of
the last will and estate of Beverly
F.. Parks, also known as B. F. 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 Leo Nuffer
in the RchkOrf 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 opCr-
alton of law or otherwise acquired.
other than or in addition to that
of the said Beverly E. Parks. also
known as 3. E. Parks at the time
of his death, in and to that certain
parcel of land particularly described
as follows, to-Wit: that certain par
eel of land situated in the City of
Ell Centro, County of Imperial, State
of California, and particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Lots 90 and "a, in Block "a, OF
the roWrsitc of Ell Centre, as
per Map thereof No. 953, filed
in the office of the County
Recorder of San Diego CCanty.
togethe" with appurtenances there
unto belonging.
Bids or Offers arc invited for said
property and must be in writing
and will be received at the law
office of Lee Nuffer, Rehkopf Build
ing, FL Centro. California, attorney
for said executor, or may be filed
with the Clerk of said Superior
Court Of the State Of California, in
and for the County of Imperial, or
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 QO%N .&r
cent of the purchase price to be
paid on day of sale, balance on
confirmation of sale by the Court,
property is to be sold subject to
taxes and assessments for the years
l940-4l.
Dated this 18th day of February.
1910.
ALLEN P. NUFFER.
Executor of the last will and estate
oi Beverly f. Parks, also known
as b. f. Parks, deceased.
F.l3-27 incl,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
HERE'S PICTURE
OF BUILDING SFTUP

Instructive indeed in the Depart
ment of Justice drive against high
building costs is the picture re-
vealed by a recent St Louis indict-
ment.
This named a trucking company
and its head the teamSters union
local, and three Of its officials on
charges Of conspiracy to boost prices
and monopolize the trucking and
hauling business of the city.
Central figure is Lawrence Joseph
Camie or Catanzaro, business agent
for Local 600 of the teamSter5.
Camie mas a long record of arrests
il various Investigations ranging
from liquor law violation to assault
and bombing. But st. Louis records
snow not a single conviction on any
charge.
The indictment charges that a
concerted effort was made to drive
Independent truck operators out OF
business, and to force contractors
on building jobs to use trucks OF
the defendant company, the Arthur
Morgan Trucking Co. Camie, it is
charged, dominated the union. but
at the came time was stockholder
and director of gasoline and oil
company which did a profitable
business with the Morgan Co. The
defendants, it is charged, tried to
drive rival trucking firms out of
business by refusing them union
drivers or forcing them to take in
competent ones, or by plain in
timidatiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
CLAMOR THAT ISN'T
Kansas City STAR

One of the important conclusions
reached by Raymond Clapper after a
months travels about the country is the
absence of any firm demand that Pres
ident Roosevelt run for a third term"
On the contrary it is found by Mr. Clap
per, who is friendly but open-mnded to-
ward the New Deal, that some Of the
Presidents most intelligent supporters"
have grave doubt that he should make
tha attempt"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

WASHINGTON - Economic self
government by industry and labor
through a system Strikingly like
the old blue eagle National Recovery
Act is the goal of the Catholic arch
bishops and bishops in their recent
appeal tor a new social order built
Oil the guild system.
MonSignor John A. Ryan, director
of social action for the National
Catholic Welfare Conference, says
he has been trying for years to
show the parallel between the pro-
gram envisioned by Pope Plus XI
ii 1881 and the program attempted
under NRA.
WOULD MODIFY
OLD NRA PLAN
What we had under NRA would
be modified, of course. These mod
ifications, according to DR.. Ryan,
would probably be about as follows,
Labor would get strong representa-
ton lfifty-fifty with employers, by
some SuggeStiOns) in the aSSocia-
tions which drew up industrial codes
and in the "authorities' which ad-
ministe"ed those codes.
The same sort of organization for
economic self government would be
extended to farmers and to the pro-
fessions. Everybody would be in
some guild-or if you prefer, trade
association.
There would be a general council
of all the organized industries Tor
of all the guilds to handle their
relationships and to furnish
economic planning for the country
as a whole.
The fedora! government would
have certain veto powers over the
acts of the different groups and
would exercise some sort of general
supervision over the whole picture
SAYS SYSTEM DIFFERS
FROM ITALIAN STATE
The guild idea, which goes back
to the medieval guilds, which group
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

ed masters, workers and appren-
tees together, is often spoken of
as a cooperative society. The ex-
preston is technically correct
enough, says Monsignor Ryan-but
don't get it mixed up with Mus
soliniS cooperative state.
Under the cooperative state, the
state bosses the whole works he
says. That is wholly alien to what
the bishops we're talking about.
What they locked forward to is a
system in which the groups would
govern themselves"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Famous Sayings

II anyone along the Atlantic sea-
board notices sinister shadows NOV
ing out in the sea these days. don't
Shoot-that will probably be the
president,
And if you should see power
launches sneaking up to the presi-
dents boat and sinking figures
in capcs and broad -brimmed hats
stealing stealthily over the sides
they will be Representatives of for
cign governments, coming to con-
fer with the president on the Europ-
can war.
1t all sounds a little SillY--but
then, so did all the secrecy attached
to an innocent fishing trip.
Maybe the president wasn't so
worried about German submarines
as he was about having rival fish
ermen find a good trawling spot
he found
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Willis Thornton's Editorial On:
Fishing in the Shadows

five-milionthS of an inch thick,
can be developed to replace tin.
Scientists are also working on the
possibility of using silver sprays to
destroy fungi, which annually cause
considerable damage.
Silver, pure, in alloys and COM
pounds, may also be used for a var
iety of other purposes. Silver prices,
made more favorable by the war,
have spurred scientists in their re-
search.
Don't bother looking into your
empty soup cans yet. Things haven't
quite got that far But it's some
thing to look forward to.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
You re Telling Me-

With the South suffering frigid
temperatures, too, there's no place
for birds to fly for comfort but
Europe. It ought to be hot enough
over there.
Those moths which ate up $4,000
PuSSian army overcoats certainly
showed Communist propagandlsts a
first-class job of boring from with
IN.
Zadok Dumbkopf suggests and
its not a bad idea, either-that the
Gay on which elections are held
should be called Choose day
Size means nothing. February
the shortest month Is biz enough
10 contain the birthdays Of the two
greatest men in American history.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

changed.
T h @ h a n d S
name was John D.
Rust.
Tho Books he
5 c n t for dealt
W i t h automobile
m G C h a n ic S. He
earned the money
for them by pick
in g C OF t on. At
night, when the
family had gone
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

I'VE extend the hand of friend
ship" bellows a European states
man. But timid neutrals may be
afraid he's just reaching out to
get a good hammer-lock hold.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

Chicago is planning a new often
sive on jackets. If Candidate Dewey
shouldn't get that Washington job
he's after, maybe he can be talked
into going to the Windy City to
brush up a little.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

The world is in for another ice
age, according to a scientist Good"
comments the man at the next desk,
then we won't run short of ice
cubes every Saturday night"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

The Japanese want the American
public to protest against abrogation
CT the trade treaty. Somehow they
must have the idea we can't get
along without their light bulbs which
never work.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
CARNEGIE

One day a farm hand in Okla
poStoffice. made out money order,
and sent for some books AS re-
suit of that Your life Will be a bit
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Silver Innings for Cans

Beer cans, along with clouds, may
some day have silver Innings.
Not a great deal has been done
along this line yet, but there are
indications that silver plating, about
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

So many of the new Brooklyn
Dodgers are aging veterans, says
Zadok Dumbkopf, the team ought
really be called the old Brooklyn
COdgerS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

Roosevelt now has six Alaskan
delegates in his pocket They'll be
nice to save for a stormy day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Barbs-

Sword swalIowerS, surgeons agree
live comparatively safe lives. ThE
should be good news to people who
eat peas with a knife.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Thouohts for the Day

And all the kings of the earth sought the presence
Of Solomon TO hear his wisdom. that God had put
in his hcart-II Chronicles 933
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

John Barrymore is back on Broad
way after Is years. The event was
celebrated by nothing more than a
domestic riot.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

Those Social Security workers in
Baltimore. arrested after strip
tease stag party, are disillussioned
by the lack of security in their So
cial lives.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

Our bodies, doctors say, are 70
per cent water This adds argument
to the pesslnists claim that the
human race is all wet.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

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. E. PARKS,