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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22
STATE GOVERNMENT
FINDING ITS WAY
P aSadena Post)

The special session of the legislature
which has just closed at Sacramento did
everything it set out to do; and, appar-
entity. did il well. Full drafts of the var
ious measures as finally amended are
not yet printed.
One subject calls TOR comment today.
L is the method by which satisfactory
legislative results are obtained under
the present state administration. 1t Is
a method which California has not seen
before for many years.
The governor outlines a subject of leg
islation, gives the reasons why he be-
lives it should be dealt with; and, with
the aid of administration department
heads, gets the material in shape for
study and action. Then he asks commit
tees of the legislature to meet with the
interested administrative officers and
reach agreements which will be salts
factory from both legislative and admin
istrative points of view.
The resulting measure goes to the leg
islature Nobody has orders that it must
be pushed through "as is. The respon-
sibility for shaping the final measure
rests on the legislature, and the COVER
nor does not veto it unless he believes a
serious error has been made.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22
PlN.W0RMS
EnE New Treatment
wv Gets Real Results

Anyone who has ever had Pin-Worra
knows how tormenting and embarrassing
this affection can be. and how hard u II
20 eliminate the ugly crawling creatures
orce they get foothold inside the body
Millions of people-rich and poor. chl!-
dren and -ups-have suffered In 81,
lence with the miseries of Worms, and
doctors have tried for years to hnd way
70 deal with this pest. Old-fashloned worm
"syrups" usually don't work on Pin-W Worms.
To-day thanks To an important scientific
discovery "a remarkable drug known az
gentian violet. new and highly etectlye T,9'
Treatment has been hailed by doctors. ms
drug ia tho vital element in P-W. the new
Pin.Worm tablets developed by the abora-
tories Of Dr. D. Jayne Son. Americas
leading specialists in worm medicines;
PW makes it easy TO deal with Pin
Worms. The small, convenient P-W tab
lets act in a special way to destroy the
creatures Don't take chances with Pin
Worms Just ask your druggist for P-W,
and be sure TO follow the directions
P.W means Pin.Worm relief
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22
Senators Okeh
Flood Funds

WASHINGTON, June %. up
The senate commerce committee
late Wednesday voted to report
fayorably the house-approved flood
control bill authorizing 1853, ,465 900
of postwar flood control projects.
As passed by the house, the bill
provided for projects to cost $780,
100000. In the interim, however,
the army engineers approved ad-
ditional projects to cost Sl50,O00,-
600 and they were added by the
senate committee.
TO LAY OVER
Chairman John H. Overton Cd
La, of the senate commerce sub
committee which helc extensive
hearings on the bill. told reporters
the bill will not come before the
senate until after the Forthcoming
summer recess.
Among changes written into the
bill BY the senate committee were
the following:
|. The army engineers should
finish their plans for construction
of the projects SO they can be start
ed as soon after the war as pos
sible.
2. The army engineers should be
authorized to construct, operate,
and maintain public parks and
other recreational facilities, or to
delegate the authority to local or
state agencies and to lease such
works to government agencies for
recreational use.
3. The secretary of interior
shoulc be allowed to dispose of elec
trio power produced at flood con-
troll projects under the direction
of the war department.
4. Authorizing the interior de-
rartment to construct transmission
lines from the projects to areas
where power is wanted. However,
the department is not to be allowed
to sell any electric power which
would adversely affect the existing
lawful disposal of the water.
ADDED BY SENATE
Among projects added to the
house bill by the senate committee
anu HULL IL q IlDIIo Gu III
previously y-authoriZed projects, were:
Colorado river baSin-conStruc
ton of Alamo reservoir on Bill Will
liams river. Ariz., $3,202,000
Paiaro river basin. Cal.-Local
protection on Paiaro river and trib-
utaries, S511,160
Sacramento river baSin-compre-
hensive flood control works, 2,800.-
coo, with the Table mountain prof.
ect limited to low dam, as agreed
TO by the house
Sacramento river project also in
clue es construction of Folsom res
nrvoir on American river, Cal, S18,-
474,OOO
San Joaquin riVer-Comprehens-
i've improvement of CalaveraS river
and Littleiohn creek and tributar-
les. Cal, So 1863 200
Napa river basin-Construction OF
conn creek multiple-purpose reser-
voir in Napa basin. Cal, s460, 900.
The committee approved author
izations of surveys by the army
engineers on Corte MADEIRA Greek.
Marin county, Cal.
SACRAMENTO, June 81. tUP)-
Final passage in Washington o1
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22
FINLAND HAS PLAYED
WAR CARDS ALL WRONG

Latest reports indicate that German
GENERAL is playing the part as go-betWeen
IN Finland's peace oVertures. In fact
hese reports say the German Is outlln-
ng the terms All of which reveals how
Finland gambled wrong in the war. lis
| pity that the little country, long among
i he more virile and honest In Europe
must plead with Moscow through Ber-
/ in It isn't hard to guess the outcome.
Back of the whole miserable Finnish
|bolicy there may be, there must be, cir
.umstances which can explain why Hell
.inki statesmen chose the path of the
|axis Even with a long-consuming hatred
For Russia, the Firms should have chart
|Rd her course so the United States could
have remained her friend
Unless speedy peace moves are made
which Russia can accept Finland is DOOM
I'D. The Russ are not soft fighters. Their
INVASION can be nothing but destructive.
Stain destroys as he goes as war tactics
Demand.
Genuine regret was felt when the
Washington government was compelled
recently to order the baniShment of the
Elelsinki envoy and his staff. Patience
had marked our attitude on the Finn
minister's conduct in which he openly
espoused the naZi cause, but 1t was not
until his activities threatened the allied
operations, more marked since the start
|bf the invasion, that the break had to
come. The incident at Washington was
! he more emphasized in that the envoy
had his passports handed him few hours
hfter the regular payment on Finland's
First world war debt had been received
ht the L. s. treasury. Which recalls the
fact that Finland is the only owing Eur
bpean nation to keep up her payments
since 1918.
Details as to Minister Procope's pro-
nazi activities have not been revealed at
Washington. But it is to be believed they
were serious, otherwise Secretary Hull
would not have taken the summary ac-
ton of dismissal. We are not at war
with Finland. Nor Finland with US. But
the time came when it could be no other
way than that "he who is not for me is
against me- and therein Finland erred
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22
CONTESTS BALLOT COUNT

LOS ANGELES. June %. UP)-
Accuracy of unframed election Of
ficials was questioned in suit filed
III superior court by John Carruth-
erS. candidate for the state assem-
bly, in the recent primary election.
Carruthers asked that all votes
cast in the Isl precincts of the 47th
district be recounted. He claimed
that discrepancies corrected in two
precincts may have been wide
spread.
Albert |. Stewart. successful can
didate on both Republican and
Democratic tickets, was named de-
fendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22
ForrestoI Gives
Postwar Plans

PHILADELPHIA, June %. CUP)
Proposing a SeVen-point American
naval program to guarantee peace
and security in the postwar world,
Secretary of Navy James V. Forres-
tai has reVeaied that the United
States has added 100 carriers, 10000
planes and eight battleships to its
sea and air power since July, 1910.
In addition, Forrestal said in an
article in the Saturday Evening
Post, more than 20 cruisers, 600
destroyers and destroyer-escort YES
sells, more than 100 submarines, 49,
500 landing craft, and thousands of
auxiliaries and patrol and mine
craft have been built since the
country embarked on its defense
program.
I'VE have had time to do it." For
restal wrote, time gained for us by
the single handed defense of Eng
land in 1940-41, and the mighty
resistance of colossal Russia Next
time there will be no such breath
ing spell In the next war, the
enemy may be over our homes on
the first day of hostilities."
He urged the following program
TO avoid the dangers of the past
policy of junking large part of
the navy after war:
|. Maintenance of adequate bases
throughout the world wherever our
strategists and tacticians advise us
they are necessary.
2. Access to adequate raw mate
rials, especially oil and iron ore,
both in this country and abroad.
3. Keep intact the key munitions
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22

appropriation measures totallng
more than S6,000,0OO for California
water projects to be built by the
U. S. army engineers and the de-
partment of interiors bureau of
reclamation are support appropria-
tions and do not include new major
projects, officials of the two agen-
cies explained.
FOR NEW LEVEES
Officials of the u. S. engineers
said a s2,8OO,OOO appropriation for
Sacramento river flood control was
for an undetermined number OF
new levees, one of which will be
located near Marysville.
Reclamation officials said the $3,-
495, 200 appropriation for the Gen.
tral Valley project will complete
Shasta dam and some Oh the money
may be used for completion OF the
MaCera canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22

plants which have been built since
1910.
d Funds from congress for ex-,
tensiye navy research in time of
peace. -
5. To avoid becoming outmoded. .
the navy must have funds to build
the new weapons which its research
discovers.
6. Maintenance of reserve naval
training courses in the leading COL
leges anG the providing of ample
numbers of petty officers and chief
petty officers. the backbone of any
fleet.
7. Funds to maintain such a
navy in continuous training. :
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22
NO VACATIONS

NO VACATIONS
SEATTLE, June %. tUPD-Oifi-
cials of the Aeronautical Mechan-
les District Lodge No. ISL (AFL)
reported no vacations will be grant
ed workers at the Boeing COM
pany's No. 2 plant this year because
of the neeC for workers to complete
conversion from production of Bit
FLYING Fortresses to B-29 super
fortresses. A company spokesman
however, said the decision was not
yet definite.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22
low Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With More Comfof

F'AsTEErH, a pleasant olknline fnoh
acid no,Uder holds false teeth NOR,
firmly. To eat and talk in more com
fort, just sprinkle little FAsTEETH o,
your plates No gummy' gooey' past
taste or feeling. Checks plate odor'
(dentufe breath. Get FASTEtJH at am
drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22

EDITORS NOTE. The foIioming edit
oriaIs are presented as interesting Opin
ions uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-22
Editorials and Comment

to return his Interpretation.
And if a new dealer after reading
few others like the amended fruitcake
directive still can vote for the new deal,
we'll and good.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-18
WOLF F.! Nm, MANS n! Clothing By H|&ESSZ I:

mystery about the thing; if you've
come here with that in your mind.
you may as well leave voluntarily.
You left Craig; you went to Reno;
you sued for divorce. You were
offered a settlement which you,
rather unwisely, I thought, refused.
The divorce went through without
a hitch. That's all there was to it."
Alcxia paused, caught her breath
and added quickly, IF that's why
you've come back-to get some
money, mean-Conrad won't give
it to you. He would have given it to
you at the time of the divorce. He
offered what must have seemed to
you, IN your circumstances'-h her
glance swept Drue up and down
quite as if Drue's skirt were thread
bare and her shoes patched (as a
matter of fact, Drue always looks
soignee and smart. and did that
day)-"what must have seemed a
fortune to YOU
AT that Drue went dead Ehite and
so rigid that only her eyes were
alive, and they were blazing. Alexia
stopped smiling and became per-
fectly tense.
50 | knew it was time to do some
thing. I've dealt with too many
hysterical patients not to know that
when a woman stops talking and
| lacks, lIlrn that ~ S,,,rt rat I,t
quickly.
| put my arm through Drue's
and said with tirmness, Pm going
to change my uniform. Come with
he, Drue."
drew her along with me toward
the rooms at the end Of the hall
where u bags had been taken.
AleXia called after us, lifting her
voice, There is a six-thirty train.
The station wagon will be at the
door at SIX" She stood there, | was
sure, watching our progress down
the hall.
The little terrier had quietly
emerged from the bedroom close to
Drue. | wasn't aware of him until
we reached my O and | saw that
Drue went inside first and Sir
Francis came, too.
Again | closed the door. l said,
well -" a little forcefully and
put down my handbag and gloves,
and took off my hat.
1t was a pleasant room, plainly
furnished, bright with chintz and
plenty Of windows. 1t was obviously
intended for just such use - a
trained nurse, an extra guest. Along
one wall was a door into a bathroom
which connected on the other side
with the roo Drue was to have,
and her bags we're stacked there,
for went and looked.
When | came back, Drue was
standing by the window, holding
the dog tight in her arms, looking
down through the streaming rain.
| took out my keys, knelt to open
the suitcase that held a supply Of
uniforms and said, "All right.
What's all this about"
She turned from the window. 81
had to do it this way, Sarah. l had
to come and | had to have you with
me. l didn't dare tell you he'd been
shot. l d afraid you wouldn't
come
You knew good and we'll l
wouldn't have come
"They telephoned to me, you see,
from the Registry Office. AS soon
as | heard it was-was Craig, it
was like-well, fate. AS if 80" Her
voice stopped and, after a moment,
she said in a kind of choked way,
LAS if that was why | had learned
to be a nurse. SO | could nurse him.
They said he might not live, and'-
she finished in an unsteady whisper
There is SO much l haven't said
to him."
That's the gnawing heartache Of
death, Of course; the thought Of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-18

have not coined a good phrase to
describe it. The nearest is per-
s0nallty, or character, or human
relation test.
If it does what such a descrip-
ton suggests it can be seen that
it VIII be in immediate demand
with the ten million young men
and women who have to be fitted
into civil industry, and a large
number shocked by battle expert
ence who have to BE assessed so
that a decision a be made as to
whether they will ever be able to
play their parts in the world.
The originator of the est was
Hermann RorSchach, ii Swiss pSy-
chiatrist who died in 1922. and
who had experimental with his
procedure for diagnosing the per
sonality for 10 years. The most
complete book published in Amer
lea dealing with the test was pub
lished in 1912. by the University
OF California Press. So it is not a
sudden or harc-brained idea, but
has background in the experience
Of scientific men.
Nature of Test
| emphasize this because it
doesn't sound as if it were very
sensible or profound. The test
consists in showing the subject a
number Of bIota. such as children
make by dropping ink on a sheet
of paper and folding it. The sub
ject tells what they look like to
him, if anything, and that IS all.
But its simplicity is deceptive.
Rorschach showed his blots to his
students, his academic friends,
the janitor ofjthe building, the pa
tients in the state hospital-they
all had meaningful experiences
when looking at these calculated-
ly meaningless bIotches.
10 is claimed that a careful
study and scoring Of the results
VIII show a detailed analysis Of
personality, and guide the exam
iner in advising what sort Of work
the subject can do best.
As an example of what the test
will do and how dependable it is
We have the experience extending
over several years at Sarah Law
renee College. The students were
rated on entering college OH tho
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-18
A Personality Test

basis of the Porschach test A, r.
c and ID. Then they were followed
through their academic caree
There were % students each
ylassed as A and b. One of them
rad an academic failure. or IL
students rated as c six had AGA
demic failures and one had to see
a pSychiatrist. OF q students
rated as d six had academic fail
ureS and SIX had to see q pSychi.
artist.
Factors Involved
The test is being used not only
in colleges, but also in business to
fit people to the proper kind of
work. 1t is also used extensively
i'll the study of nervous individu-
ais.
When n asks how such a
simple test can tell anything, the
question is partly answered by
studying how the scoring is made.
Three fundamental factors are in
volved. When the person tells
what the blot looks like it is scored
on the basis Of what part of the
blot suggested the answer, what
determined the response, and
what was the content Of the re-
sponses lie, did the blot suggest
an animal, a human. an object.
etc.). Just to give one brief gross
example. if Subject A cannot see
anything hat the blot suggests at
all while b can't make up his
mind whether it suggests a bat or
two clowns or a cloud, it is OBJ
vlous that you are dealing with
two kinds of minds.
"A sample report made after an
elaborate series Of scorings is:
His type OF mind is perfectly
at home in any routine detailed
task, but he cannot make deci-
sions. His difficulties would seem
to lie in the fact that he cant see
the wood for the trees. Probably
an intelligence test would do him
good, because his difficulty seems
a purely intellectual one"
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
R. c. E.:-My young daughter
was aged Is last month. How soon
should 1 talk to her about her
menstrual periods, as | wish to
tell her oon enough SO as to avoid
embarrassment to her.
Answer: 1t is certainl. time at
10 years Of age, and | should say
about II or II SO her first men
situation will not brighten her.
E.S.: Can a person with an
eurism do laborious work? A. says
one has to be careful. B. says he
can do his regular duties.
Answer: l would string along
with A.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-18

things you didn't say and now can
not ever say.
1t did nc good to think of that. I
rustled out a starchy uniform and
said briskly, well you're here ow
and so am |. He looks pretty tough.
That's why you telephoned to ms
yoursclf?"
Il made the girl at the Registry
office let me telephone you and make
the arrangements. | was afraid il
she talked to you she'd tell you -"
| remarked tritely, Honest ON
fession is good for the soul" and
got out my nursing watch and
strapped it to my wrist.
"Oh, Sarah, you are a darling!"
"FiddleSticks, You mean. Pm a
good nurse" Then | added, You'd
better take off your jacket and get
on with the story
Obediently she slipped off her
suit coat. She looked very young in
her plain white blouse and short
green skirt; she pushed her shining
curls upward with one hand and said
bleakly, You heard Alexia. They'll
try to make me leave. But I'm not
going
Well, certainly the interview with
Alexia had left little to the imagina-
ton IN that respect. But | didn't
think Drue had stolen the family
silver or murdered Grandpa during
what must have been a fairly brief
soJourn under the Brent roof. For
had known her when she was in
training, a thin, Woodworking child
OF eighteen or Whereabouts, with a
gay smile and intelligent eyes. |
had then been a Supervisor (which
l understand the student nurses
spell with an II and two o'S) but had
liked her nursing and remembered
her later when we met again, both
doing private duty.
We knew each other well, in spite
OF the constant coming and going
the Interruptions, the weeks and
sometimes months Of dropping out
OF sight while on a long or trouble
some case-that make up "a private
nurses life. Yet she had never men,
toned nor limited at this particular
lnterstlce, so to speak. Unless the
sudden dropping away Of a very
smltten and attentive young in
terne, a few months ago, was such
a hint.
| got out studs. 1--WE got to hurry,
You and this Craig Brent met and
married. 1t must have been very
quiet usually know about these
things. Then you were divorced.
Conrad must be Craig's father and
he must have money. Alexia, who
does not appear to be exactly q
friend -"
"She was expecting to marry
Craig, when we met, Craig and l."
Drue explained.
ut must have been charming for
her"
Sarah" Drue whirled around.
at wasn't didn't mean-oh, 80"
She bit her lip and looked at me, her
eyes bright with tears.
"Charming for all of YOU" I said.
cat any rate, last night Craig was
shot and you inveigled me (under
false pretenses) to come here with
you on the case. That's all know"
It's all there is to know. 1t was
all wrong, you see, from the Begin
ming. I'd better tell you. We
oughtn't to have married. He-we
were SO young. That was over a
year ago."
A year ago! So now she felt aged
and adult and looked back on her.
self a year ago as being very young.
She couldn't have been, allowing
even for the years of her training,
more than tw%enty-four at the most
(To be continued)
Copyright by Mignon G. Eberhsrt;
Distt ibuteu by King Features Syndicate, LA
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-18
SYNOPSIS

SlS
Nurses Sarah Keate and Drue
Gable came to the Brent mansion
in response to a call from DR.. Chiv-
cry, local mediCo. Anna Haub, the
Brent maid, stared at Drue in
frightened recognition and pleaded
with her not to remain. That cou-
pied with Drue's unusual anxiety
about their patient, Craig Brent,
was the first indication Sarah had
that her attractive young friend
was acquainted with the Brents.
Anna reluctantly took them to
Craig's room and explained that
Craig, victim of a mysterious bull
let, was found in the garden the
previous night by Beevens, the
butler, Mr.. Nicky,' and Peter HUI
her, an old school friend of Craig,
adding, They said it was an acct
dent-he was cleaning a gun She
again begged Drue to leave before
Conrad Brent, Craig's father, dis
covered her presence. They are
tiSll ullSOiistiOuS pa
tient's chart when hlexia Brent,
Conrad's glamorous young wife,
storms into the room. She demands
that Drue leave Immediately, say
ing, Craig doesn't want you and
Conrad won't have you here
Sarah is telling the story.
CHAPTER -FOUR
" Up to that point the interview
had been candid to an embarrassing
degree. But Just then there was a
kind of secret shifting Of the emo
tons which had been hurting
around my defenseless tbut | must
say heartily listening) ears. Drue
declared slowly, Il came here.
AleXia. because they said Craig
might die. Bat now if | can, I'm
going to find out what really hap
pened."
Alexia's eyes sharpened. what
do you mean?"
Il believe you know what mean
replied Drue slowly, watching
AleXia.
81 haven't the faintest idea" said
AleXia swiftly, too swiftly.
There was q moments silence
Then Drua ~rejoined quietly. Per
haps not. But I'm going to talk to
Craig
'He's-hc's too sick" said Alexia
quickly. you can't. Besides, Con-
rad won't let you"
Conrad can't stop me- declared
Drue.
ooh, can't he!" cried Alexia
"You'll see"
Again Drue seemed to consider
for a moment. Then she said with
something very honest and appeal
ing in her voice and face, "AleXia,
you are Conrad's wife. It's nothing
to you-What happened in the past.
l don't suppose we al be friends
-.
"Friends!' exclaimed Alexia with
4 sharp little laugh.
Drue went on steadily, g.. but
there is no reason why you should
object to my nursing Craig, and to
my having an understanding with
him.
"You've had your understanding"
said AleXia, via the divorce courts"
But that began Drue, very
white now and firm, was because
he wanted it and"
"Certainly, he wanted it," cut in
Alexia. Did he ever come back to
YOU later? You don't need to an
swer that. | know he didn't. It's
no good arguing with me, Drue.
Besides, even il | used my influence
with Conrad in your favor-and |
have influence, don't mistake that
he would still not listen. You
wrecked all his plans for Craig. He
wont have You in the house. And
Craig doesn't want you, There's no