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Evening star., 1945-09-14
Roads and Proratins Unemployed

NOaQS ana frOratlnS OneInPioyeu
To the Editor Of The star:
We have temporized with the business
of keeping the workers Of this country
suitably employed. During the late per-
nicious political dictatorship. people out
OF work were made the footballs Of
politics. 1t should be possible to pre-
vent a repetition of such undemocratic
practices.
There is much public work needing to
be done in which the Federal Govern
ment is deeply interested and for which
1t should pay in proportion to its inter-
est, notably highway construction. There
is no other public work of so widespread
q nature which at the same time Is so
stimulating to other industry. Such
highway construction should be done by
contract and, except for Federal parks
and forest roads, should be let by the
State highway departments.
Thorough studies have been made by
the Public Roads Administration to show
the extent to which highway construc-
ton and reconstruction stimulate other
industry, and I heretofore have sug-
gested that similar studies be made Of
all the major industries for the purpose
Of ascertaining the stimulating effect
of each industry on other industries.
The information which such studies
would make available would be OF in
calculable value in any adjustment OF
the Nations economic life.
Neither the Federal nor the State
and /or local governments should COM
pete with private business nor should
such governments sap the manhood OF
the worker by employing him on made
work." ostensibly to provide him with
funds to support his family and himself,
but really to buy their votes.
As a major remedy for other unem-
ployment it is here suggested that Con-
gress and the State Legislatures work.
ing in cooperation provide for pro
rata distribution of the unemployed to
the individual private industries Of the
Nation on the basis OF data to be fur
nished by the United States Census Bu-
reau showing the normal rate Of OBJ
sorption of labor by each of these pri-
vate industries. The plan suggested
would not only settle the unemployment
bogie for all time, but 1t would increase
the workers respect for himself and for
his Government.
T. WARREN ALLEN.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Letters to The Star
Normal Rating and Relief
in Light of Experiences


To the Editor Of The Star:
Involved in readjustment OF employ
ment on the part OF such as war workers,
as indicated In your editorial Of Septem-
Der IL, are two questions: First, the type
OF Job and, second. the where Of the job.
According to Frank A. Vanderlip.
writing in his book, What Happened
to Europe" Q9l9), England bungled In
handling 1t after the First World War
He, inter ALA, said that. Under the
rules OF administering this unemploy-
ment fund, the government must pre-
sent to q man an opportunity to labor
at his particular trade before 1t may
cut of his claim to the unemployment
gratuity. 1t naturally follows that
there are many stories related of how
men declined TO work at this Job or that
because such Job does not fall exactly
within the defined limits OF their par
ticular trade, and the men sit idly con-
suming government charity while useful
tasks remain unperformed." For in
stance, he says that: "A man had been
in his the narrator'O employ as q
gardener, but left the work to become q
repairer OF roads. Municipal economies
stopped road repairing and the labofer
began to draw unemployment wages
Having a large family, his weekly In
come from the government amounted
to SO shillings, and, because he was Of
fered slightly less as a gardener he re-
fused to take the job again, and was sup
ported by the administration suthori-
ties"
You can bet that England won't make
the same mistake again. Are we going
to fall into the same error this time?
For instance, is q person who came to
large city to do war work, but who
normally had been accustomed TO doing
farm work, going to be allowed to stay
in the city and draw unemployment
wages because he cannot get the type Of
work he had been doing during the war?
There have been many cases already
where people were not willing to take
their normal rating, but insisted on rates
comparable to their war rates and rat
ings. q. w. W.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Why Shouldn't We?
To the Editor OF The Star;

To the Editor OF The Star:
1 wish to say a few words regarding
the article which appeared in The Star,
September S, entitled wyoming Woman
Aids Senator in Handling District of
Columbia Fiscal Affairs"
In 1t Mrs. Mizen stated that every
citizen of the District Of Columbia
should have the right to vote for Presi-
dent and Vice President. I have been
good citizen and property taxpayer
for the past Is years. Therefore,
am 100 per cent In favor Of every word
that Mrs. Mizen said! Also many neigh
bors OF mine feel the same way. Why
shouldn't we be entitled to the privi-
leges enjoyed by other citizens through
out the United States?
MRS. w. A. q.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Retrospection

She leans on the trunk
OF a coco palm tree;
Broton and pensfDe,
She stands looking out at the sea;
And she thinks OF the flight
OF strange birds through the night,
And she sighs in the moon misty light.
Serene ,D1s her ocean.
Serene ,Dus her sky;
The tar-dtoay tporld
Was ship stean,ing By,
In the gone days, before
The immense birds OF Udr
Built their nests on her green island
shofe.
PRUDENCE K. GEAREY..
Evening star., 1945-09-14

from the usual precautions sur
rounding the development Of all
weapons-would be like trying to
hide that which cannot be hidden.
1t would tend, moreover, to stimulate
international distrust.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Troqic Shortage

From the st Louis Post -Dtspatch.
scarcest item on the Japanese cutlery
market thooo days q tho haSa. XIII knife,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
CALENDAR

SATURDAY
Youth conference, Methodist
Dance, $3.50, use.
SUNDAY
Church services, all churches.
Choir Festival, 8, Methodist
church.
MONDAY
Vacation Bi )le.
Bible schco., o:3o, Assembly of
God church.
Billie schco,, $3.50, Second Bap-
tist church.
Bible school, $3.50. FOursquare
Gospel church.
Toastmasters, 6:15, California
hotel.
Red CrCss board, 1880, chapter
headquarters.
Boy Scout troop 20, 7:39, Scout
hut.
Ell Centre Lodge No. 384, F. & A.
NJ, 1880, Masonic temple.
Carpenters, 1880, Labor temple.
Recital, Estelle Livingston pu
pills, s, Junior college auditor
ium.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
Landlords Ask
Many Favors
Of New Tenants
BY RUTH MILLETT

The height of the anything to
oblige a landlord" situation was
reached the other day.
A corporal, back from the battle
front and looking for a place to live
IN Denver with his wife and small
son, was told of a house whose owner
wanted to rent it to a couple with
two children
Tell him We'll take it, said the
corporal. and then added dutifully,
If he insists on two children we'll
have another one"
OPA has limited what landlords
can ask in the way of rent. But not
What they can demand in other
ways.
Eager to get roof over their
heads couples will promise just
about anything.
Some promise high-minded land
lords not to have drinking parties.
Others promise to take care of a
victory garden. Oryto keep the land
lords dog during their stay IN his
house. Or even to give up their own
dog.
LANDLORD is BOSS
Others hold out the lure of being
permanent civilians"
Others brag they have no chill
dren in manner that CONVEYS they
wouldn't think of having any, if it
made them less desirable as rent
erS.
Still others get references from
former landlords to prove they don't
break up furniture, disturb the
neighbors, and always pay their rent
on time
And in return, what do they de-
mand to know of the personal life
OF the landlord? Nothing. Nothing at
all.
If he has a house or apartment
to rent, he's the boss At least for
the duration
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
Mary Carpenter
Tells of WAC
Overseas Trip

The thoughts and reactions of a
WAC on arriving overseas are de-
scribed in the following letter by
Technician Fifth grade Mary Car
penter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Carpenter, of El Centro.
Yesterday we got into LIE Havre
and now are in tents in the woods
near there. Fourteen to the tent,
floor boards but no side boards. The
latrine is down the path and its
really amusing, seats II. Across the
path is the wash room. Outside
there are two water faucets, both
ice cold, and inside two racks with
tops of four boards spaced so you
can set your helmet in between
them. We take a bath" in ice wat
er. It's rough but lots better than
most Of the stuff, guess, and after
looking at the rubble in La Havre,
it's wonderful.
They put us on wonderfully COM
Portable boat, or should l say ship.
as far as South Hampton. The food
We'o AAAetA NOAOOo anu do VIC WCIC UIlc
only passengers to speak of we had
fine accommodations. They had
shows and dancing for us and we
had the run of our deck.
I'VE spent whole day and night
crossing the channel in what they
call ferry ship. I was the bottom
one of four hunks and we were all
IN one compartment. 1t was the
best they had but after the luxury
OF our first ship, it really was bad.
We had our first experience eating
out of mess kits.
Everyone seems glad to see us
and Just as anxious to get us on our
way in the army of occupation. SO
III be on my way again soon. Gen.
Lear inspected us. After lunch we
were told he was coming, so we
Strengthened our sleeping packs and
equipment. A Red Cross clubmo-
bile gave us donuts and coffee and
we came to the recreation hall "a
big corrugated steel job and zap
peared" to have good time while
the general inspected u.s."
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
Last Meeting
Held by McCabe
Home Department

Officers for next year were in
stalled at the last meeting of the
season CT the McCabe- Eucalyptus
home department, which met
Thursday at the home CT Mrs. C. E
Parker, with Mrs. Hazel Veliquette
co-hostess.
Mrs. Parker took office as chair
man; Mrs Veliquette, vice chair
man; Mrs. Fred Clements, secre-
tary, and Mrs. Charles Zinn, treas
urer.
Miss Florence Glenn was present
and gave talk on canning fruits
and meats, after which she gave a
demonstration of minor plumbing
repairs. She also displayed clothes
made by girls CT the All clubs.
Mrs. Elton B. Christian gave a
talk on the history of the flag, and
displayed samples of the various
flags of the United States. Clos
ing the program. Mrs. A. j. Burke
spoke On Ct l. Joe in Persia"
A potluck luncheon was served
at neon by Mrs. Parker and Mrs
Veliquette.
Those present were MescameS w
G. Bryant, Fred Sunstrom. Haze
Veliquette, Elton B. Christian, D
L. Young, Hugh Osborne. William
Osborne, Scott Foulds, Stella Ha,
worth, ice Roebuck, Jack Ward
low, F. o. Rosenbaum. A. j. Burke
Charles Zinn, Fred Clements, Bar.
bara Bryant, Miss Florence Glenn
and the hostess, Mrs Parker.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17

nothing but simple accessories fer
torrid hours, but begs for long
gloves and fusy hats when the heat
subsidies.
The black rayon faille, left, is
an open-necked, short : sleeved
Capri original with a self belt which
tethers IN front a big bow of black
and white polka dotted crepe ac-
cessoriZed with matching hat and
gloves. The bow can be removed to
make way for color changes or a
switch to an entirely different type
Of accessory.
The suit with the sheer black
wool skirt, center, comedies fash
ion Importance to the pure silk
print which makes the jacket. A
block motif of black, rose and blue
mosaic squares is as richly colored
and beautiful as a Persian ceramic,
and the design is picked up by white
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
DISTRICT COLLECTIONS
POINT TO NEW RECORD

Collections of assessments for
Imperial Irrigation District are
coming in satisfactorily, w. A. Nc
Fadden, assessor and collector, an
nounced Saturday.
Deadline, before they become de-
linquent. is Monday. June 25, with
sale of delinquencies in September
If collections continue at the
same rate to the end of the period
they will equal, if not exceed those
CT last year, which was a banner
year. McFadden said.
Delinquencies last year were the
lowest in the history of the district
McFadden said, when only 4.66 pei
cent was outstanding at redemp-
ton date.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
ssssa' ssssss OF Interest to Women sss. sas
By yMajo HoveyK Kinder
Cpl. Betty Cook
Wed to Marine
In San Francisco

A double ring ceremony in the
Simpson Methodist church in San
Francisco June 2 united in mar
riage Corporal Betty Cook, MCWR,
daughter of Mrs. John W. Cook,
and Pfc. Paul r. Crawford, also Of
the marines, son CT Mr.. and Mrs.
T. o. Crawford of Ebensburg,
Pennsylvania.
The church was decorated with
baskets of white gladioli and was
lighted by white tapers in candel-
abra arranged around the altar.
Preceding the ceremony, ira
ditional wedding music was played
and Il Love You Truly" and BE
cause were sung Mrs. Laurence
Cook. sister-in-law Of the bride.
and Miss Marjorie Cock, sister, lit
the candles.
Cpl. Ann Fecowicz, also of tie
marine women's reserve, served as
maid of honor Sgt. James Quien
was best man and Lieutenant Sira
gave the bride away.
Following the ceremony, a re-
cepticn was held in the Women's
Reserve club. Refreshments were
served from table decorated with
white flowers and candles and with
a three -tiered wedding cake as the
centerpiece.
Assisting at the reception were
the brides mother, Mrs. Cook; her
grandmother, Mrs. C. H. Parsons,
and Mr.. and Mr. Chester Young.
The young couple are living in
San Francisco, where they are sta
toned. Pfc. Crawford has just re-
turned from two years overseas.
The bride is we'll known in Ell
Centre as she lived here most of
her life and attended Ell Centre
schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17

NEW YORK - Lady-in-th -the-dark
suits designed for the sizzle days
ahead smash long-sleeved tradi-
ticns, dispense with blouses, are
tipped with color or splashed with
print, and can be dressed to the
teeth after the sun gees down with
scene-shifting accessories.
Best bets for all of the we'll
known reasons are the perennial
black New York collections fea-
ture faille, shantung, polished al
paca and rayon spuns that mas
querade as linen and somehow lock
less musSed
TYPICAL of this summers bright
er outlook are the two black suits
shown. They are examples of the
new bobbed-off sleeves and the
uncluttered styling which asks for
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17

bead embroidery. This Pauline
Trigere model keynotes a ccllec-
ton of simple STYLES which change
their type from the casual to the
dressy, depending upon what acces-
series you have.
Just as versatile are suits in
neutral and vivid shades Of shan
tung, faille and crepes which, if
eniivened by splashy prints, can
lock as coCl as a frosted drink.
Styles in these range from strictly
tailored to the softly feminine
Typical of solftly-styled sizzle-day
prints is the Joseph Halpert mod
el, right Of pale background crepe
printed with Valentine greeting
card motif in black and violet.
Sleeves are long and violet trimmed
collar is tailored. But as feminine
as a fan ay>IIu-c3~ = 1cketS trim
med with violet crepe, set on the
jacket to give it peplum flare.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17

ways.
Inc bride wore a long dress of
white sheer with eyelet top and
sweetheart neckline. Her fingertip
ven feli from a halo crown on her
halr. She carried a bouquet of roses
and sweet peas.
Miss Donna Avritt was maid of
honor, wearing an aqua jersey dress,
Iloor length. in draped style. She
carried bouquet of mixed spring
flowers.
Willie Lloyd Gray served the
groom as best man.
Mrs. F. L. Kalmus, mother of the
pride who came to El Centre for
tne wedding, chose an aqua polka
Cot dress with gardenia corsage.
Following the ceremony, refresh
r1ents of punch and wedding cake
were served The cake was made
by Mrs. John Provazek. The couple
plan short honeymoon after which
they will make their home in San
Diego.
Mrs. Elenga has lived in FL Gen.
tro for about year and has been
employed here. She is the niece of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Urbanek of Heber.
Her Husband is from Wyoming and
Is employed by the Greyhound Bus
company here, but will take up new
duties with the company in San
Diego in, few days.
Those present at. the wedding, in
addition to the bridal party, were
Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Howard
korpi, MIR. and Mrs Emil Urbanek,
MeSdames Sally Mazurek, w. L.
Walje, John Provazek, Constance
SPANIEL, Ben Avritt, Miss Bernice
SPANIEL, Miss Lenora Ford, E. j.
Manor and the hosts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blackburn.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
THE PIs5T-PRESS

Established 13te.
Published Sundays as combined issue
of Imperial Valley Press and The
Morning Post. by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 625 State St, Ell
Centre. California.
Paul Jenkins, Publisher
and President.
Member United Press, California News
paper Publishers Assn, West Holiday
Co, Inc. national representatives.
Rates, in combination with either The
Morning Post or Imperial Valley Press:
Single copy SC; carrier paid-iu- -ad-
vance: I month. S100; 3 months,
S2.75; months, S5.25; / year, $1,000.
By Mail: month. S1.0O; 3 months,
$3.50; months, S4 so; / year, SO 90.
Outside of California S1.O0 per month
flat.
Entered at Ell Centre. Calf. post
office as 2nd class mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
RATION POINTS
RED STAMPS, Book 4

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Good through June 30-E2, F2, ca,
H2. J2
Good through July 81 - K2, L2
M2, NJ, P2.
Coed through August 81 ~ OF, RI
So, To, W.
Good through September 80 - w
W., X2, W, 70.
BLUE STAMPS Book 4
Good through June 80 - NJ, P2
o., RI, So.
Good through July 81 - To, w
w, W., X2.
Good through August 81 wv W, 70
Al, B1, CT.
Good through September 80 - DJ,
E1, Fl, G1, HI.
SUGAR STAMPS Book 4
Stamp &c good fer pounds through
August 81.
SHOE STAMPS Book 3
Stamps 1, and good indeIi
nitely.
GASOLINE STAMPS
Stamp 15A good through June q
Stamps B6, &C. R7, CT, coed until
Cancelled
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
Mary Merryman
Is New WAVE

Miss Mary Merryman. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Merryman, has
Joined the WAVES and expects to
report for boot camp in New York
the end of July.
She graduated from Central Junior
college in May and has been on the
coast since then.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
ARRIVE TO ATTEND
WEnnVNC

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Musebeck of
Knoxville, Tennessee, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Regez of Monroe,
Wisconsin, are in Ell Centre to at
tend the wedding of Miss Norma
Regez and Sergeant Carl Bill
Musebeck of the El Centre marine
air station at the Methodist church
at 5 z. m. Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
Mrs. George Wolf
Gives Birthday
Party for Family

George Wolf and his daughter
Mrs. Edna Walker were honored on
the occasion of their birthdays when
Mrs. Wolf gave a dinner party for
them Friday night at the Wolf home
After the dinner, games were
played and the guests of honor
opened their gifts
Those present were MesSrs. and
Mesdames H. G. Estes. Jack Aycock,
Elmer Greed, Herbert BraSseaux,
John Wolf, Matte Wolf, and Jim
mie Estes, Ray Wolf, Shirley Walker,
Clifford Wolf, Thelma Fry, Wanda
Powell. Grace Wolf. Slim Beach,
the guests Of honor and the hos
tess.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
HOLLYWOOD
Ry ERSKTNE JOHNSON

workers" at LEGAL airplane plant.
Those war workers." she said,
had a lot more sense about i'm
proving themselves than a lot Of
Hollywood stars"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17

More than 100000 head of cat
tie are slaughtered every year in
Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
elensa-KaImus CeremonyHe|d
At Arnold Blackburn Home

canoehght ceremony Thursday night
ca noo M Blackburn SIT Holt
ie Dloe OF Har9id Eenga.
for,a res entwned with gadioh
Dackground
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
POSTURE'S IMPORTANCE

Self-improvement, Mary explain
ed, is all in the illusion produced.
A good walk, for example, can min
imize bad legs. Good posture can
minimize a bad figure. And, she
said. it is the unconscious ges-
lures, not the conscious ones, which
detract from glamour.
Even Uncle Sam took cognizance
of Mary's ability with body dra-
matics. For year, between ses-
sions with Hollywood's stars and
Starlets, she held classes to i'm
prove the morale Of feminine war
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17

Archery, one of the oldest sports,
is preceded as war weapon cnly
by the slingshot and the javelin.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
HELD ON DRUNK COUNTS

F. Huerta and Jose Duran were
booked Friday night at El Centre
police station on drunk charges
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17
NUNS THE WORD

Naturally, Mary said she could
not give us the names Of many Of
her pupils Big-name stars learn
ing how to hold in their turnmiec
might not like their dear public to
know about it.
Before Jane Russell started work
in Young Widow Producer Hunt
Stromberg sent her to Mary. Jane S
long legs gave her an awkward
walk and she didn't know what to
do with her hands.
'She had the leggy walk Of a
colt Mary said.
In a couple of weeks she taught
Jane how to walk and how to han
die her hands. She was an easy
pupil because she wanted tC learn,
Mary said.
Every time I go to a movie,
she said, Il feel sorry for Holly
wood glamour. Some OF our great
est stars walk like waddling COWS
and half of them don't knew what
to do with their hands. I'm nc
criticizing natural defects, like
skinny legs or big feet. But 1 do
think where self improvement is
possible, our feminine stars should
take an inventory Of themselves"
Bette Davis walk for instance.
"Bette's walk reminds me of
giraffe's," Mary said. TITS net
fluid-aS it should he. She doesn't
bend her knees, they're too stiff.
And Ginger Rogers walk.
Ginger swings her hips too
much" Mary said.
Betty CRADLES smile, Mary said,
is tCo artificial. Rita Hayworth,
according to Mary, wears her hair
tCo thick, making her head toe
big for her body. On the other
hand, Mary said, Claudette Col
bert's head is too big for her body,
too, but she has overcome this
problem by wearing her hair short
clipped
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-17

Hollywocd's only teacher of body
dramatics was tearing apart-limb
from limb-all the famous screen
bodies.
Bette Davis legs landed in one
corner of the room Ginger Rog-
ers' hips went out the window.
Rita Hayworth's hair got tossed
into a chandelier.
A block buster couldn't have done
a better job on Hollywood's ana
tomical horizon.
The lady doing the tearing was
a statuesque blonde named Mary
Davis, who is an authority on the
body and who doesn't mind talk
ing out loud, even if it starts a
riot, as this dispatch probably will.
In fact, after working with many
of Hollywood's stars and starlets,
Mary is writing a book, Famous
Bodies l Have known" She teaches
walking, sitting, standing, makeup,
posture, hair dress, diets and pho
tographic modelling to Hollywood's
great and neargreat
You might say" Mary said,
that I'm sort of a black market
in glamour Mary is an ex-moGel,
ex-actress and, she says, "a natural
critic of WCmen."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-06
NEW VAUDEVILLE
 TEAMS APPEARING
 GgNCApIT0L BILl

Vaudeville shares the spotlight in Metro Goldwyn- Mayors new mu- eical film, Broadway Rhythm, ? showing tonight at the Capitol for tho lest times
 TWO noted vaudeville teams ap- pcar with Ginny Simms, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Tommy Dcreey, Rochester" and Lena Horne in the picture. Also the Ross Sis tefs, three acrobatic dancers, and Dean Murphy, the Presidents favor ite mimic.
 The Ross Sisters are seen as farmers daughters with theatrical aspirations. When Ginny Simms and Charles Wlnninger rent a barn to stage their show they get it only if tlsy usc the farmers daughters as featured artists. Their. specially is enc of the high hilarity moments in the film
 Desn Murphy does several imper- suaticns with Nancy Walker, the youthful comedienne who scored sch outstanding success in Best Feet Forward" and Girl Crazy"