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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
MexicaIi Awaits
Victory Fefes

Cinco de Mayo, anniversary of
Mexico's defeat of the French armies
in 1868, will be celebrated Saturday
with appropriate programs and en-
tertainments along the international
boundary between the United States
and Mexico.
Cuahtemoc school children in
Mexicali will have a kermess or
carnival near their school in the
main part of town. The Victoria
club will give a benefit dance with
the proceeds to go toward the juv-
emile home fund Other parties and
programs will mark the event.
In Calexico, Colonel Jose Cutter
rez, Mexican consul will have bar
becue and dance at the tennis courts.
This fiesta will begin at p. m, A
benefit dinner dance will be staged
by the American Legion post of CAL
exico in the Elks hall at p. m,
affording the public an opportunity
to attend both affairs.
Mexican music and dancing will
be featured at the two entertain
mentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
CaIexicans Man
New Hospital

CALEXICO, May 4.-Calexicans
are considering construction of a
hospital at an estimated cost of
$45,O0O.
The city of Calexico has SIS 200
available in fund set aside for
capital outlays. The remaining
$4,000 will have to be raised by
public subscriptions and gifts. Resi-
dents dc not favor a bond issue to
get the money. E. E. Cavanah was
named head of a committee dele
gated to raise the $4,000.
Money raised by Cavanah's COM
mittee will be put in escrow and
kept there for the sole purpose of
building hospital. If the hospital
is not built, it was decided by Calex-
leans at recent meeting, the
money will be returned tc the dom
ors. Subscriptions must be out
right gifts with no strings attached
to them.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
Tax Reduction
Bill Faces
Senate Action
Continued from Page u

CONTINUED from Page. ID
committee gave a ''do pass" recon-
mendation to bill backed by Gov.
Earl Warren providing reorganiza-
tion of the industrial relations de-
partment. 1t is designed to speed
settlement CT compensation claims
and other departmental work, with
expanded personnel in the Los An
geles area
The assembly ways and means
committee recommended more than
S12,000000 in appropriations which
would be the first withdrawal from
the states postwar construction
reserve. Included would be $4,6l5,-
600 fer new prison for older boys
and young men, and funds for ma
jor repairs and extensions of insti-
tutions, prisons and state buildings.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
Russians Ease
Demands on
Polish Rights
Continued from Page ID

NSOIlIllluCu llOlIl rage IL
who was exiled to Czechoslovakia
in 1887, and Jan Stanczyk, strong
Polish labor leader and not un-
friendly to Russia on the Warsaw
Poles.)
The Russians have not agreed to
take those men into the Warsaw
government The agreement. if
any, is that they shall be brought
into the talks about reorganizing
the regime For that reason, Amer
lean officials qualify their optim--
ism with the awareness that a
deadlock can again occur.
TECHNICIANS MEET
The technicians of the 46 ma
ticns on world organizations meet
Friday in committees which will
study various sections of the Dunn
barton Oaks proposals and consider
amendments.
Friday night is the deadline on
submission of amendments to the
proposals drafted at Dumbarton
Oaks. Scores of amendments will
be in the hands of the secretary
general by midnight and distributed
to the appropriate committees for
study.
The Big Four held another meet
ing last night in the penthouse
apartment of Secretary of State
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., to study
their respective amendments and
seek, wherever possible, sufficient
agreement to sponsor them jointly
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

finished before the heat Of The day.
The Camporee will conclude with
chapel and a Court of Honor at
which regular and camp awards
will be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
FIREMEN ANSWER THREE
CALLS IN SINGLE DAY

Firemen of El Centro Thursday
responded to three alarms, none of
a serious nature. One blaze was
set in trash by children playing
with matches at 624 Wensley avenue.
An overheated electric motor in
the office of Davis Meyer, Profess
sional building, Fifth and Main
streets, caused a small fire but with
out damage. The third fire was in
a residence at 373 Holt avenue,
tenanted by Sam j., DAVIS. The
damage was negligible
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
1883 DEED FILED

PORTLAND, Me, May 4. tUP)-
A deed transferring land in South
Windham was registered here the
other day. 1t was dated Septem-
Der 8, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

The Washington State Game de-
partment planted 61.738,504 fish in
streams, lakes and rivers in 1914.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

The tallest building west of the
Mississippi River is the 42-story
Smith Tower in Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued from Page ID
of El Centro on Eighth street. Also
on the Lyons Crossing road south
west of Ell Centre and see the dis
grace to any city caused by its own
people I will say 80 per cent of this
refuse comes from the town OF Ell
Centre itself. Then look in the bor-
row pits and find dead goats, chick
ems, ETC., along almost any road
We are an untidy lot. What say
we clean house?
Help Wanted
Have you an electric percolator
or an electric plate on which coffee
could be made in an ordinary per-
colator?
The Red Cross camp and hospital
committee needs one or the other
OF these things for some men at the
El Centre marine air station who
are not connected with any group
and do not have access to such ia
cilities. They are in an operations
and passenger group and appreciate
q good cup of coffee between shifts.
If you can comply with this re-
quest leave your donation at Red
Cross headquarters, 12C North Fifth,
FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

The North American canned SAL
men pack was the lightest in 90
years during 1914.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

Way Is THIS War Loan going to be such
whopper? For two very good reasons:
First, Uncle Sam needs just about as much
money this year to fight the war as he did
last. Even if our job in Germany were over
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

It's tough job no matter how you
tackle it. But it's the least We can do 20
support our fighting men overseas and
help bring them little closer home.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

-arhich 1t is not-wc still would need every
cent we can spare to beat the Jap.
Second, there will be only War Loans
this year, instead of the 8 there were in
1914. That means we've got to lend, in
2 chunks approximately - r.. - vo
lent last year in 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
for Interior Decoration

Many attractive decorative effects
can be achieved with a trim of
aluminium paint-us2 it for extra
wear.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
for Machinery

This weatherproof lumin u m
paint helps prevent rust on desert
coolers or farm machinery-one
coat does a wonderful job.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

Make it easier for yourself. Start putting
part of your pay check right no,o into your
share of the War Bonds we'll all have TO
buy to make this 9TH War Loan success.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

X. X. Sharpe Co.
Scheniman Paper Co.
Robert SchwOb
Valley Drug
Valley Auto Supply
WOmack- Mitchell
Clarence Walker
linn s. linn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-18
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desk. His slow smile showed how
pleased he was with the work
Kan Is doing the kind of work he
showed promise of in school but
heretofore has always been too
lazy to carry out. His interest in
the project really is phenomenal"
he enthused.
JIme chuckled. oh, not too phe-
nomenal,' she murmured, winking
at Terry.
Terry grinned. He hasn't a
chance to backslide," she explained
whenever he looks on the witty
side, Jime oil I throw in a couple of
darts and he joys right along
again"
Sandy chuckled again. II can
see he said to Brooks, "the poor
laddie hasn't a chance between
those two"
mo, I'm afraid he hasn't"
Brooks agreed.
The talk turned then to the plans
for the asada. Preparations had
pee underway in earnest nov for
the last few days. The servants
were almost too excited to work
All they could think about was the
immense wooden dance floor Brooks
mad had built in the courtyard be-
tween the house and the stables.
the gauchos who would play their
guitars, the gauchos who would
sing, their own costumes, the beefs
and the lambs, the armadillos al
ready picked out for the feast.
Even Roxie is helping" Jime
laughed. Look" She moved across
to the window and pointed. Sandy.
Terry and Brooks followed to look
out past the shaded wooden dance
t'CTr to a spot near the stables.
Here the baroness tiny, auto
cratic figure, in tangerine and pur-
pie Longing pajamas, was poised
at the edge of what was apparently
the barbecue pit in process of con-
struction. She ge~sticulated and
shouted down into it, then stepped
back satisfied as shovels of dirt
came flying up.
she is overseeing the Job"
gaSped Brooks.
Her enthusiasm is boundlcss,"
murmurcd Jime dryly. I'VE will un-
doubtcdly be able to barbecue every
animal on the estancia in that pit"
Il only hope the diggers have a
road map" laughed Terry.
Jime froWned at her, puzzled.
Road map?"
Terry laughed harder. Just an
other Norte American phrase" she
said. Il mean I hope they'll be able
to find their way back up when
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-18
LOIS ELY AND @
C.FLEMING

they're through"
Jime's brow cleared. oh. YOU
mean you hope they're hep to
straight up"
She regarded Brooks with lofty
condescension as he sasped, Moth
er; Sacre dos" She explained IN
her most elegant tone to Terry, He
means, For the Iowa Pete"
A rumbling noise broke into t!aeir
laughter. 1t was Sandy who real
lied what it must be.
The truCks-With the lumber"
Jlme and Terry led the way out
through the hall. running in their
excitement, and Brooks and Sandy
trailed after them. Servants popped
out of doors all the way down the
nail and joined them till by the
time they reached the spot where
the first load was to be dumped
they had collected a small mob.
Angela, breathless and bright
eyed, plucked at Terry's sleeve.
iIC ilplStS SIG
Terry nodded and, as she looked
down at the quivering child, she felt
a lump rising in her throat. It
meant so much to her-and to a lot
more like her. AS she glanced IN
again she met Jime's eyes. Jime,
TOO. had been looking at Angela,
and had been touched by the child's
eager joy. The two women smiled
at each other, a smile Of UNDER
standing happiness.
And then the first truck rumbled
around the corner of the house and
drew up before them. One of the
men on it leaped down and began
talking to Sandy and Brooks.
Other trucks paused, got their
orders, and rumbled on down the
straight, dusty roads between the
pastures toward the various Sec
lions of workers houses.
AS the group watched the first
truck unloaded, Terry shared their
thrill. This, then. was the real start
VI titeii housing project. All the
plans, the pictures, the talk had
been theory. This fresh, shining
timber was the first wonderful fact.
AS the pile rose higher and higher,
her spirits seemed to soar with it.
She turned to see Raft making his
way through the crowd. On his
face, too, was reflected the impor-
lance of this event.
She couldn't resist a chuckle.
You had better watch yourself,
big boy she warned him in mock
concern, "or you'll find yourself one
OF those solid senders in the work.
aday world"
(TO Re COntinueJ)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-18

enough to ride a broomstick. This broomstlck conception Of the
independent woman snl clngs to some of the modeln-mnnded women
IN public life. You may be a s modern as you please in private life
You thereby supply much Juicy gossip.
Lately. however, the popular conception OF a woman IN pubhc he
Is changing Grim" is becoming less and less descriptive. The
woman in public life is now too often thought OF as Cute Yes.
cute! There You have it! From grim to cute.I mere IS n conPIo-
mise. If a woman isn't too careful about her appearance; If she is
thinking more of the speech she is about to make than whether tn
shade of red n her hat matches the shade of red on her handbag
hen she reverts to the grim.
And if her color scheme is perfect, then she is labeled cute.
In other words. the female of the species is far from enancpated.
She is more tied down in many ways than her grandmother was.
She has made herself a competitor .of the male. l mean ar open
competitor. And it may be. she has been pretty silly 10 sc expose
herself to every known type of envy.
Poor Frances Perkins! She was an example OF III tfe things W
been talking about. Yet I have heard weninformed Washingtonlans
say that she was far superior a $ a secretary Of labor 10 I'M me"
who preceded her in office.
filled by men who were notably incompetent or who had been a-
hicted with weakness when they met a tough problem. MAKING
deals of one sort O 7 another was the not uncommon plac'lce y
labor secretaries.
head. Walking ove labor was a common pastlme. IL was ~ '1cH
at all to keep labor hattened out. Miss Perkins came
In on a new tide of thought and action. Labor, sud
oenly aware of its strength, was rai'h 10 g " Au Frances
a. st nm' e oneaea st 'a ISrourdad and protected" Perkins
by secretaries. Trying to hold to the principles se
believed in and at the same time express IN Poacles u " ~" """
which didn't always know what it believed IN.
I've a n idea that when all the excitement has died down, MISS
Perkins will be discovered to have been a pretty fine cabinet omcer
I've a n idea, too, that if she had been a mar many OF Ter Instances Instances
would have been regarded a S bold successes or II east ei"v nM-
If she had been less grim and more cute there would 10 ha'e zee"
so many ,okes about her. On the other hand. II Ia peh "'o'e
cute than grin. she might not have had the JOB at H.
l don't know what the answer is. You figure 1t Ut mere AnE
two strikes against a woman in pubic once IN p way a "oh
it Just a. wll there ae because you simply can't give Is 'o m""
rope. We might hang ourselves and the rest OF the World VIII" U.s.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-18
Scoring Correctly

IN PRACTICALLY all parts Of
HE country, reports crop up occa-
slOnally about changes in the
ing of bot. rubber and duplicate
contract bridge. causing confusion
and arguments. To straighten out
people who have been misled in
that way, here goes for a simple
summary Of the official scoring.
Let's start with rubber scoring,
chen give the few ways in which
duplicate scoring is different.
Rubber Contract Bridge
Odd tricks bid and Won count:
Clubs or Diamonds, 20 each:
Hearts or spades, 80 each, Nc
Trump, 40 for the first. 80 for each
subsequent. Doubling doubles
those values. rebuilding quad
ruples them. V~ulnerability does
not affect them. 100 such points
constitute a game.
Overtricks count: Undoubled.
the trick value; doubled. 100 not
vulnerable, 200, vulnerable; redou-
bled. 200 not vulnerable, 400 vul-
nerab!e.
Making any doubled or redou-
bled contract, so.
Undertricks count for defend
ers: Undoubled, so not vulnerable,
100 Vulnerable; doubled, 100 for
the first, 200 for each subsequent,
not vulnerable, and 200 for the
first, 800 for each subsequent, vul-
nerable; %redoubled. twice the dou-
bled value.
Honor counts; Four trump hon.
ors in n hand, 100: 5 trump hon
ors or 4 aces at No Trump, $50.
Not changed by doubling or re-
doubling.
Slams bid and made count: Lit
tie. 500 not vulnerable, $50 vul-
nerable; Grand, 1000 not vulner-
Distributed by King ]
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-18
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
Bv PAUL ROBINSON

able. 1900 Vulnerable. Not In.
creased by doubling or rebuilding,
Rubber bonus. TWo-game rub
Der, 700, three-game rubber, 500.
Unfinished rubber: Winners Of
n game score 800 If only n
side has a part score in an untin.
ished game, so points.
Duplicate Contract Bridge
Same as rubber scoring except
for the following differences:
In place of rubber bonus. game
bonuses are awarded, 300 for a
game bid and made on a deal by
a not vulnerable pair. 500 by .
vulnerable pair,
For making a part~score CON-
tract. SO points.
Game and part-ScOTe bonuses
are added to the value of tricks.
plus Tin case of a doubled or re-
doubled contract) the so points for
making the contract.
Honors do not count in match
point duplicates. Do count in total
point team play.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-18

BUT AS the days passed. Terry's
confidence in her ability to find the
cause of the gauchos' trouble d.
miuished.
She had plenty Of contact with
the worker families these busy
days. This business of overseeing
the furnishing of the peon houses
was no mornings task. She and
Jime We're at work early and late
on the unending stream of details.
And every pcon family must be
consulted on all matters where
there was a choice.
Il want them to feel it's their
home" Jime insisted, mot lust
something the senora thrust upon
them"
Terry was happy enough to spend
her days riding over the estancia,
talking with the peon families. An
gela had been a priceless link.
Terry could see the girls shy eager
ness in these people.
She liked them and they seemed
to know it. She drank innumerable
gOurds Of mate. talked their Ian
guage with them until she no
longer stumbled over idioms. She
advised them on their choice of ma
terals, laughed with them, jounced
their babies; sometimes she even
lunched with them. But, though she
often noticed troubled, tempted
glances, none of these pampas
women ever confded in her.
ITS not at all like the house
wives in my country" she com
planned to Sandy and Brooks
day when she dropped into Brooks
study to report another failure.
Try spending a half day with them
and get away without hearing their
troubles! You must have a strain
Of Spartan blood in these parts"
Sandy's eyes Wrinkled in a dry
chuckle. "Have you tried telling
them YOUR troubles?" he sug-
gested.
Terry was startled. But 1
haven't any troubles."
Jime's laugh sounded behind her.
THAT'S the spirit I love" Jime said
heartily as she came in. even
while l keep her running from sun
rise to sunset she ear still say she
has no t%roubles.'
Terry returned Jime's smile with
equal fondness. This is the most
fun I've ever had in my life, l
think" she said honestly.
Brooks was examining the blue
prints Jime had tossed onto his
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-18

ABOUT "Fanhy. MISS FtTKlhS regime IS over.
Miss Perkins manner of departure is none too
magnificent, III admit that. But between you and
me and the prejudice we all have against women
in public Office. Miss Perkins has been a much
mallgned woman.
Any woman in public office is a much maligned
Oh yes. sir, she is! All yes. my dear,
she is much malgned! Any woman and every
woman who steps out into the limelight of office.
holding has two strikes against her.
People used to think of women in public life as
a combination of Carrie Nation and the picture
on the Old Dutch cleanser can. Many people used
to think the female who dared to land out
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-18
WASHINGTON Repent
Women in Public Office
Have Tough lime Of 1t
They're Either Thought
Too Grim or Too CUE!
BY HELEN ESSARY
Central Press Correspondent

. WASH1NGTON-France Perkins. first woman secretary Of labor
in the cabinet of the president of the United States. is about. to pass
from the official Washington scene. IN fact, she has passed from
the Washington scene with the appointment of the new labor secre-
tary. Judge Lewis SchWeNcnbach.
Already Miss Perkins has packed away the famous tricornt hat
her identification tag. No longer an little quips and jokes be made
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
Mock ). F. Farley
Held al Ann Arbor

Eleven college students from
Wayne University and the Uni
versity of Michigan were holding
a mock San Francisco United
Nations conference today in Ann
Arbor.
The mock conference" al
which each student acts as the
representative of nation, IS
sponsored by the L. s Student
Assembly Of Wayne University
and the Michigan Postwar Council
of the L Of NJ.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
Bill May Boost Pay
OF Jurors 10 So Daily

A resolution due TO come before
the Wayne County Board of Su-
pervisors May / for a deficiency
appropriation providing funds TO
pay circuit court jurors S4 a day
may be "out of date" by that
time.
A bill already passed by the
state Senate and now before the
House would amend the Wayne
County Act Of 1898. which set the
pay at $3.50, TO provide S6 daily
rate
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
DSR, Union Agree
On Vets Vacations
To-

Settlement was reached today
in a dispute between the .DSR
and bus and streetcar operators
of AFL Division 26 over vacation
regulations for men going In and
coming out of the armed forces.
The DSR board approved two
week vacations with pay during
each calendar year for all men in
DSR employe for one year, regard
less Of the time they left for the
armed forces or returned 10 civil
ian life.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
0PA Accuses Youth
OF Gas Violation

The case of Robert Semmler,
is. of lis Berkshire, Crosse
Pointe Park. charged with driv-
ing an automobile excessively de-
spite gasoline rstionlng. was taken
under Amusement today by OPA
Hearing Officer Edwin J. Scallen
The charges also included four
gas ration counts against the boz
Father. Reynold w. Semmler,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
By Bob Kane
By Roy Crane

Larry, pho lives at COS z. Eighth
street IN Flint. Is B" student at
Walker School and likes arithmetic best
Of all SUBJECTS. Hn ambition IS TO own
farm and work II hrmelf.
lie serves Detroit Ilms' subscribers m
Sixth, seventh. Elshth and Ninth avenues,
B member OF Flint Cub scout Troop s,
and attends services resulirly at Flint
Methodist
Tsrry's hobby r driUlns and ms roN
sXeiung experience V,' ridins a colt that
had not been broken.
lie likes 70 carry papers 10 earn money;
his route profits average $3.50 week
which he use, for clothing and var savings
bond, n, has S26 IN the bank, own
four bondi
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
Sea Food Shipping
nv Plane Tested

Wayne University has under
taken study OF transporting sea
food by air 10 determine the prac-
ticability of such shipments in
the postwar period, DR.. Spencer
A. Larsen. faculty member. re-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
81 WISHING WELL d
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II every day It is numerical puzzle designed TO sp ou
vor fortune hrst name II the nuoe
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add The your key number start al tne upper G
h.nd corner retange check one OF your ~
nubers left right read the message the letters unoer
checked figures give you 4-23
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
Husband Dies; Mite Held

LOS ANGELES, April 2l (UP)
Mrs Evelyn Gravley. 80, was
held today on suspicion Of beating
her husband. Amos. 70 death be-
cause he came home late.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
Fire Cuts Phones
At Detention Home

Telephone service az the Juve-
nile Detention Home, Hancock AZ
rPiy ard. was cut off for an hour
ieSt night when a fire burned out
wiring IN the police assembly
room in the basement. The blaze
was extingushed by guards.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
Pays $I,078 TO u. S.

Checks totallng S1,0Ts as. rep
resenting above-ceillng charges IN
the sale OF two trucks and three
automobiles. were received by the
OPA today from Roy {. Spooner.
$500 Livernols.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-23
Extend Price Deadline

The OPA extended tho deadhnc
for ciothlers and furniture dealers
10 file pricing charts until May
4 More than 300 Detroit deal
erS are involved