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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS
FOR SCHOOL Bus

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Board of Trustees 0. Cen
tral Union High School District
of Imperial County California, W.
receive sealed bids until 7:30 o'clOcn
P. M. Cn January 7th. 1912. fer
furnishing one school bus complete,
including body, to have capacity
for approximately 50 pupils, and
chassis to be equipped with SIX CT
eight-Cylinder engine, and the bus
complete shall fully comply with
all legal requirements OF the Cali
fornia State Board of Education
California Vehicle Code provisions,
Department of Motor Vehicles
existing regulations, and all other
public agencies governing school
buses.
Each bid shall indicate price COM
pletc. delivered in FL Centre. Pur-
chase price shall be for cash with
in 60 days from delivery, or on cCn-
ditlGnal sales contract to be fully
executed on or before June 80,
1872. Each bid must be accom-
panied b. a Cashiers or Certified
Check for not less than five C5rD
percent of amount CT such bid, 10
Inaue entering into contract by sue
ce5stul bidder, and all checks to b
maGc payable to BCaI0 OF Trustees
of said school district Checks Of
unsuccessful bidders will be re
turned on signing Of contract by
successful bidder. Payment for said
vehicle shall b. by regular school
district warrant as provided by law,
All bids shall be- addressed u
Board of Trustees, Central Union
HIGH School District, c 0 q. a..
Wcaklcy District Superintendent,
High School Building, l0th and
Brighton, FL Centre, California.
The Board of Trustees reserves the
right TO reject any and all bids.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
or TRUSTEES, CENI RAJ UNION
HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALL
FORNA.
~ N. E. DUPONT,
Clerk.
Dated; December 10, 1871.
D23-3OJ6
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
Inmunizaiion for
Rural Schools Set

DR.. f. B. Godfrey. Imperial coun-
" health officer, Tuesday announc-
ed the schedule Of immunizations
and vaccinations to begin in rural
schools Jan. 5.
First diptheria toxoids will be
given at Mulberry Jan. 5, Sunsc'
on Jan 6. Ogilby on Jan. I, High
line on Jan. 9. Alamo on Jan. u
Laguna on an. l3, and Acacia on
Jan. IA.
Second diptheria to%oids and
small poX vaccinations will be RtV-
en- ct Magnolia of Jan. 26. at East
side on Jan. 27, Glanis on Jan. %.
Palmetto on Jan 80, Verde on Feb
=. at Bard. Winterhaven, and An
drade on Feb. 3, and at Meloland
on Feb 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
THERE EXPERIENCE COUNTS

Senator Hatch. who is sincerely
concerned about this business of
government employees REPRESENT
ing private interests before tie
government, asked directly why
Corcoran was paid and what he did
Tommy. assured him blanGly it was
TO help put the whole picture
together during difficult nrgotia-
lions. the kind of bankers lawyer
business he had done for many
years.
Senator brewster. chMac,orizing
COrCOran ~ sC.t Of l1HY"r'S law
ver. mace the observation that per
haps he wouldn't have been hired
If he hadn't occupied position
90 close to the throne May / enter
denial that I vas ever close to
any throne pleaded CorcOran, who
then went on TO explain that 1t
may have occurred 20 ny employer
they were LIrill ne for M eXrIr-
icucc for the unusual educational
opportunities hc had had q luniOr
70 Nj. Justice Holmes. 10 Eugene
Never 70 Harvey Couch. 10 Jesse
Jones. The name Of Roosevelt was
nj mentioned
I'm paying tribute To the wisdom
or retaining yog Brewster admit
ted. and then Corcoran shoWcd the
stuff that has given him the rep
utation Of never missing q trick
Il hope said Tommy pr"ttIly, j
hope great many people heard
! ilnnA -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
AID AND COMFORT
TO THE ENEMY

There has not been single modern
war in which military ccnSorS did not
make graNe errors at the beginning of
hOstilitieS, and sometimes for the dura-
ton
The censorship mistakes Of World War
No. are too we'll known to need any
elaboration. 1t needs only be recalled
that our own army itself said, after that,
1T won't happen again
The British censorship mistakes Of the
early months of this War-before America
entered-have already been admitted by
the highest British officials, and largely
corrected Tie British people now are
given the bad news along with the good,
with no punches pulled About the only
things the British people are not told
these days are outright plans for new
military movements otherwise the Brit
ish military men have been forced to the
conclusion that the people are capable
of absorbing shocks Just as we'll as the
military chieftans themselves.
America. however, seems to be retrac-
ing the path Of World War No. with
discouraging stubbornnesS.
We have been told, officially. that no
news Will be released by military head
quarters which might give laid or COM
fort" to the enemy.
AS to giving aid to the enemy. we'll
none of us want that to happen. We are
willing that all troop movements. all
news of strategic military Importance, be
strictly withheld from us so that il can
be withheld, too, from the enemy.
AS to giving comfort to the enemy, that
is different matter We've got ourselves
to consider. And, for that matter, we've
got the enemy's civilian morale to con-
sider-not Just for today but over the
long hawl Of this whole war. We've got
to remember that what may comfort the
enemy civilians today, and make them
over-confident may be the very thing
which will lead to deeper gloom and
eventual complete breakdown months
from now.
For ourselves, we'd rather know the
worst, so that we will not suffer bitter
despair and be victims of bewilderment
and doubt when new reverses come.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

800
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Board of Trustees of the Central
Union High School District of I'M
perlal County. California, will re-
ceiVe bids for furnishing all labor,
materials, transportation and Serv-
ices for the construction of a new
frame and stucco school building
consisting of five classroomS, toilets
and miscellaneous offices, etc, with
concrete basement and a hot water
heating system, being all a part
of study hall project, on the school
district property described as part
Of Tract 9112, Township Sixteen
49, South, Range Fourteen 14)
East, S.B.M., County of Imperial,
State of California lin City of FL
CentrO): each bid to be in accord
ance with the plans, specifications,
addenda thereto, and other con-
tract documents, now on file with
the District Superintendent of Cen
tral Union High School District, at
his office in the High School Build
ing at 10th and Brighton Streets,
FL Centro California, where they
may be examined without charge.
Copies will be maintained for use
OF contractors at the said office
Of the District superintendent, and
at the office of Albert E. Hansen,
the Architect for said work, al 332
South Glendale Avenue, Glendale
California. Copies of Plans & Spec
ificationS, addenda to same, bid
forms, etc, may be obtained by gen.
eral contractors at the Architects 5
Office and at the office OF said Dis
trlct superintendent upon deposit
OF $1,000 per set, which deposit will
be refunded upon the return OF
such copies, in good condition, within
tive days after the bids are opened.
Also separate bids will be received
for the purchase of all salvage ma
teralS from the present study hall
building on said site, the successful
| bidder, at his own expense, to
demoliSh and raze said building
and remove all materials from said
site, excepting the concrete base
ment floor and walls; each bid must
set maximum time for completion
of entire job and must be accom-
panied by certified or cashiers
check for amount of bid. The sale
will be made to highest bidder.
Bidders are notified that pursu-
ant to the statutes of the State
OF California, and local laws there
10 applicable, the Board of Trustees
# said school district has aScer-
tanned and determined the general
prevailing rate of per diem and
hourly wages and rates for legal
holiday and overtime work in the
locality in which this construction
work is TO be performed for each
craft or type of workman needed TO
Execute the construction contracts
which may be awarded the success
iul bidders. The prevailing rates so
aSccrtained and determined are
contained in said specifications
adopted by the Board and are as
follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
PLAYED HARD TO GET

For time hL office was in HI.
apartment. then for three months
he shared Z corner with q couple
Of lawyer pals till he could find q
place to hang out his own Shingle
Ie has his own offices now lovely
offices he assured the committee
and he invited the senators TO como
up and see him scme time.
The address. in case you like to
throw a little of your legal business
in the way Of struggling Young
lawyer. is l016 Investment Building,
Washington, DC. But modcSty has
always been one of the COrcoran
virtues. He has never had hl, name
o ma door. he says anu h" alWayS
"orked on the Emerson mouse trap
heory II people wanted to eon him,
'heyd come to hio COOr,
l. seemed 70 Wofl: all wight. else
Lawyer COrCoran would not have
armed those Ices Of $1,000 from
Savannah Shipyards $500 from
China Defense Supplies, $4,000
rom the British Purchasing Com
mission, and s65,OOO plus possibly a
block Of stock Of undetermined size
rom the syndicate which will Opcr-
.te a new S2l million MAGNESIUM
plant at San Jose. Calf Eot all
his business vas with the govern
mont
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
FOLLY OF BOARDING
Riverside PreSS)

On the whole the American people have
responded intellgently to the latest war
developments. But there are always self
iSh and foolish persons in amy society.
They do stupid things in normal times
and it doesn't matter much In times of
emergency. however. they make serious
trouble for everybody and therefore must
be curbed, by admonition If possible, by
drastic official action if necessary.
There has been a fresh wave Of hoard
ing on the part of many Housewives which
is more than troubleSom2 to retail grOc-
erS. and which. unchecked. can cause
needlessly high prices and artificial
shortages. The president of Il large aSSo-
iation of wholesale grOcers has called his
group together to plan control of this
situation.
If every home were to lay in three or
four months supply of food all at once,
he says. 1t IS easy to see what would hap
pen The farmers, the professors and
others handling food would increase their
prices beyond the normal trend.
If it is consumed at normal speed
there will be plenty of food and prices
will be kept down, with only the normal
rise in prices because of labor costs and
other expenses caused by war.
The merchants of the country are ask
inc consumers to be good sports and not
gum up the works by panickH and ILL.,
considered costs. This admonition will
apply to Riverside as we'll as other sec
tiOnS of the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23

There is reason to believe thai the
demand for most farm commodities
will hold prices we'll above the sup
porting level. Supplies of feed are
adeaute and the ratio of feed cost
to the price of livestock products is
favorable to increased production.
| don't think farmers want 10
see farm prices skyrocket, as they
did in World War I. Too many OF
us lost our shirts ana our farms in
the crash that followed the last
war. We are anxious to avoid it
again. We want parity prices, but
we'll not push for more than parity.
That is my Interpretation Of the
sentiment OF most farmers, and it is
the basis on which the policies of
the Department of Agriculture are
founded.
Abundant production to meet
urgent needs is the request the ma
ton makes Of YOU the reward, par
ity prices for products.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
Wickard Sees Hard Work
Fair Reward for Farmer

To help Americans plan their
lives TO give their utmost to the
goaI-victory.-in the coming year,
NEA Service ana the POSt-PrcSS
have asked outstanding leaders i'll
industry and government To look
ahead TO 1912. They have written
deeply analytical SiXpart series.
"I942-and YOU" The first of
this series, by Secretary of Agri-
culture Claude X. Wickard, ap-
pears below
BY CLAUDE Il. WICkARD
Secretary of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Dec. - - Hard
er work. more difficulties. but fair
rewards for abundant production.
That. in my opinion, is the out
look in 1912 for my fellow farmers.
We have before us the biggest
and hardest job we farmers ever
have tackled; it is only our fair
share Of the biggest and hardest job
the nation ever has undertaken. Our
nation needs an abundance of nch.
nourishing food it is our Job to
produce it. Other nations Joined
with us in our struggle. need
american food We must produce
more TO supply their needs We
cannot fail.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The follolriag edit
Oriais are presented as interesting Optn-
ions poiced bu editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

One of he great things at stake IS
nothing less than the preservation OF prl-
yate enterprise and the blunt COM
panion truth is that if private enterprise
is going to come through it has got to
undergo considerable mprovement-Don-
aid VI. Nelson, executive director, SPAB.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
ALL SWEETNESS AND LIGHT

For his soapboX CorCoran chose
Senator TrumanS committee IN
yestigating national defense, with
such worthless as COnnally OF Texas.
Mead of New York, Aatch Of New
Mexico. and such Republicans as
Ball of Minnesota. Brewster Of
Maine and BrideeS of New Hamp-
shire. Before This august panel
LAWYER Corcoran read his l9-pale
prepared statement not printed at
government expense and answered
the questions that the worthy sen
ators put TO him. Al. was milk and
honey and sweetness and light, and
Mr.. CCrcoran cot 4 lot Of dandy
free advertising for his law busI-
ness, which IS doing all right,
thanks.
Tommy you'll recall, hasn't been
on the government payroll, directly,
since September, 1910. But he does
Mt look any the worse for it. He
resigned from his lob as a utular
RFC counsel to help elect Roosevelt
for the third term. After tho first
Of the year, Corcoran went TO work
for himself and, tritely. how.
I dent think have ever worked
on anything for less than 5000,
CCrcOran modestly confessed to the
senators. thus striking them COM
pletelv ga-ea He was purpOSely
very difficult TO see. From Septem-
Der TO January he had been in po-
liticaI life, seeing so people day.
living in one Of those goldfish
Bowls. but ne tired Of that.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
German General
Requests Custer

BERLIN, Dec. %. tOfflcial RADIO
recorded by United Press in Lon
don)-Gen. Walther Won Brauch-
itsch told the German army he
had asked Adolf Hitler some time
ago to relieve him as conmander-in-
chief. because he had heart trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23

kind of help we get, I can't see
any sure substitute for longer hours
and harder work on the part of ey-
cry member Of ne farm family.
You're not SONS to be able to
buy much new farm machinery as
you'd like, because the metals have
to go into war production. We hope
there will be plenty for repair parts
but you should certainly get as
many spare parts as possible ord
red early in the year.
NO WAR BOON" PRICES
BUT PARITY PRICES
You're not being asked to step
up production of the vital farm
products and take risk on the
price. The basic crops, cotton, wheat,
corn. rice, and tobacco have a floor
under them at IS per cent of parity,
established by the loan rate. Cheese,
dried skim milk, evaporated milk,
hogs, eggs and chickens, are sup
ported as 85 per cent of parity By
purchases
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23

Civil rights rest upon a stronger legal
foundation than ever before in American
history-Roger Baldwin, director, Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23

Could Hitler the Mikado or Mussolinl
remain in power if their people had free
dom Of speech?
-Nayor I.aGuardia Of New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23

Whatever is asked of Us, am sure we
can accomplish it; We are the free and
unconquerable people of the C.S.A.-MrS'
Franklin D. ROOSEVELT.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

tools, vibrating machines and
similar mechanical tools not
separately classified herein. 81
Evening star., 1941-07-06

1t must be rather fascinating hunt
ing down microbes"
IT'S hard, unremitting labor most
Of the time. But must say that
the rewards, when they do come,
more than compensate for the hard
work" His deep-set eyes lit up as
he spoke with great earnestness,
and then he laughed.
You mustn't get me started on
that subject. I would bore you to
death. Greg says that I'm the
worlds worst bore when I begin
talking about microbes"
Naturally" Nancy's tone dis
missed Greg's opinion as negligible.
"Of course, it's difficult for him to
understand how any one could be
enthusiastic about any kind of
work! He's rather like the lilies
of the field, isn't hep"
"Yes." Larry seemed to hesitate
for moment, and then spoke
abruptly. Miss Duval, the COM
mittee for the benefit ball given
on behalf of refugee children has
sent me couple of tickets. Dane
ing is little out of my line, but
wondered If you would care to go
with me?"
I'D love it!" she answered quick
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Fairfax, Va.,
Couple Are
Party Hosts
Entertain
Friends at
Summer Home

FAIRFAX, Va, July 5.-Mr and
Mrs. Franklin S. Gicker are enter
tanning a house party over the
Fourth of July week end, in their
summer home, Fairview Cottage, at
Holland Point, Md. Their guests
include Mr.. and Mrs Harry Hoyer,
Mr. and Mrs. George Wagner and
Carl Wagner of Reading, Pa; Miss
Martha Gicker, Mr. J. c. Vance, Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin S. Gicker, Jr.,
and their daughter, Carolanne
Gicker, of Mclean, Va.
Miss Mary Stetson of Albany,
N. Y, is visiting her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren N. Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Loughborough
left Friday to spend a fortnight at
Virginia Beach, Va. They will be
Joined later by Mr.. Jimmie Mac
aleese, Mr.. Francis Macaleese and
Mr.. Patrick Macaleese, all of Fair
fax, who will stay with Mr.. and
Mrs. Loughborough for the re-
mainder of their visit.
Mrs. James U. Kincheloe of Fair
fax. accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
c. B. Compton of Manassas, Va,
has returned from motor trip to
Maine.
Mr.. Frank Webber, who makes his
home at the Naples, will return to-
morrow from Ashland, KY, where
he is spending the Fourth of July
week end with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Beard,
Miss Lucy Blake and Mr.. Roy Davis,
jr.. are home from a weeks camp
ing trip to Camp Strawderman, near
Woodstock. Va.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Reclamation Talks Slated
On Repayment Contracts

Conferences preliminary to amend
ment of repayment contracts under
the Reclamation Project Act of 1899
will begin July 16 between Govern
ment representative and officials of
irrigation districts, John C. Page,
reclamation commissioner, an
nounced yesterday.
George o. Sanford, Reclamation
Bureau supervisor of operation and
maintenance, and T. William Parry,
district consevationist of the bu-
reau's Soil and Moisture Division.
will visit approximately a dozen
projects to discuss the new contracts.
Leaving Denver July Is, their first
stop will be the Belle Fourche rec
lamation project in South Dakota.
The Reclamation Project Act of
1889 authorized the drafting of man
datory repayment contracts with
water users to gear the repayment
to the ability of the farmers to
make such payment, to reclassify
lands and make other adjustments.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

and a pleasant drive in the cool of
the evening would be good for him
after the long day at his desk.
But as she was about to turn into
the Office building, a smart looking
coupe drove up to the curb, and a
horn sounded sharply. Nancy
turned her head, and saw Greg sig
mailing her.
The bus to Fairfield, at your
service, mademoiSelle'
She was not sure she wanted to
accept his offer. But he looked so
gay and confident as he jumped out
and held the door open for her. that
she felt it would be extremely boor-
ish to refuse. After all, it was only
20 miles.
This is beautiful country around
here" he said, as they left the town
behind and drove through wooded
sections, past fields under cultiva-
ton. The october sun was low in
the heavens now, and the gorgeous
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Senator Burton 10 Speak
Al Memorial Exercises

Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio will be the principal speaker
at memorial exercises Friday COM
memorating the battle in defense of
Washington, in which President Lin
coin was under fire.
The exercises, to be sponsored by
the Department of the Potomac,
Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic. were originated in 1893
and have been neld annually ever
since.
Music will be furnished by the
Fort Stevens Drum and Fife Corps,
and Justin Lowrie will sing THE
Battle Hymn of the Republic" 9th
ers who will take part will include
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell, Miss
Emma Hayward, Mrs. Susie Owry,
Mrs. Suzanne V. Myers, Mrs. Lucille
Tamm and Mrs. Blanche Covert,
past presidents.
Mrs. Bess Stiles Pearce. president
of the organization, will place a
wreath on the bronze plaque mark
ing the battle-ground.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

hues of its setting were reflected in
the waters of the stream which ran
alongside, purple and gold and scar
let. The sheer beauty of it held
Nancy silent. Many times at the
hospital she had seen the sun rise,
coming triumphantly to dispel the
darkness of night, but the wonder
and beauty of sunrise and sunset
never failed to move her.
Greg Acts Suddenly.
The man beside her seemed to
sense something of her emotion, for
he turned the car aside on wooded
knoll where they could watch until
it faded into mauve, which slowly
deepened into the darkness which
foreshadowed night.
"All that makes you feel very
small" he said.
"Oh, no! 1t makes me feel that
as long as we have sunsets and SUM-
rises life will always be worth liv-
ing"
Il imagine you will always find
it so, Nancy" he said, surprisingly.
1t was the first time he had called
her that and the first time she had
known him to drop his gay, careless
manner and speak seriously.
"I find life good" she agreed.
"Yet you have chosen an arduous
profession. It's hard work, cater
ing to the whims of sick people"
Don't you ever get tired of loaf
ing?" she asked bluntly.
Greg laughed, and she could feel
that his momentary seriousness had
fed.
Never! I leave all the work to
Larry"
Nancy had the strongest impulse
to speak of what Mrs. Sinclair had
told her about the disposition Of
her money. She wanted to warn
this man who scoffed at all honest
endeavor that the day was not far
distant when he might have to work
in order to live. But she bit the
Evening star., 1941-07-06

dered if anything had happened to
upset the old lady while she had
been away. However, she did not
appear disturbed, only excited and
anticipatory.
When she rose from the table she
turned to Nancy and spoke abb
ruptly Come up in a half hour,
please"
An Acceptable Invitastion.
"Do you play, Miss Duval?" DR..
Sinclair asked. He had followed
Nancy into the little music room
where the butler had placed the
tray with coffee.
"A little" She hesitated a mo-
ment, and then sat down at the
spinet. 1t had probably not been
used in years-must be frightfully
out of tune.
But as her fingers touched the
yelloWed keys, and melody tinkled
out, she realized that it must have
been tuned recently and was in per-
feet repair.
Larry Sinclair sat down on a
frall gilt chair near by while she
played several old ballads. He was
not handsome like Greg, not as gay
and charming, either. More quiet
and reserved, man who could be
trusted, Nancy decided suddenly.
Thank you" he said seriously,
when she had finished. Il enioy
those old songs, but not many girls
can play them now
Not many men ask for them.
either" Nancy replied. DR.. Sin
clair's quiet, considerate manner
was very soothing after her en-
counter with Gregory that after
noon.
I'm afraid your coffee is cold,''
Larry said. I'll ring for some
more"
She shook her head. please
don't bother. I'm tired, and want
to get to sleep early. Tell me some
thing about your work, Dr.. Sinclair.