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Evening star., 1945-03-25
Saturday Play Problems Solved
For Southwest Girls by Club

family arrivals also lure a young
seamstress along the way of awk-
ward first stitches to real skill
which finds expression finally in a
pretty dress entirely Of her own
fashioning. Mrs. Muller, whose tele-
phone number is Emerson 8083, or
any of her vice chairmen would ap-
preciate gifts of attractive unused
material to supplement the Happy
Clubs rapidly diminishing stores
1t would be good to have this in
mind when you are doing your
spring house cleaning of closets and
bureau drawers.
Almost every year now a Happy
Club "alumnus" wins one of the
scholarships which the OAR awards
to girls who wish to major in home
economics In college Helen Sim
mons of Roosevelt High School is
the most recent recipient and has
elected to go to the University of
Maryland.
Happy Club members work for
others as we'll as themselves. This
year they have pasted together
over 800 picture post cards, mount
ed as many crossword puzzle set
ups for the wounded in service
and sewed together hun
dreds Of attractive wool squares
for afghans for servicemen.
Win Awards.
One of the greatest thrills that
can come to a member Is for her
to earn one of the two-week sum-
mer camp vacation awards. These
are given for speech improvement,
attendance, helpfulness with club
chores. and all sorts OF other CO.
operative efforts. Discarded suit
cases, small duf11e bags, or any other
form Of travelling equipment which
any one can donate will be called
for by Mrs. Muller and her CO.
workers against summer-t time needs
for Happy Club campers.
At present the Merrick Summer
Camp co-operates with the Happy
Evening star., 1945-03-25
|Stur Writers to ToIk
On Peace Conference

The, United Nations Security Con-
ference which opens in San Fran
cisco next month will be discussed
before the Advertising Club Of
Washington at its luncheon meet
ing Tuesday in the Statler Hotel by
four members OF The Stars edi-
torial staff.
Benjamin M. McKelway, associ-
ate editor of The Star, will act as
master of ceremonies. introducing
Gould Lincoln, veteran polisica
writer; Constantine Brown, foreign
news columnist, and Lothrop Stod-
dard, editorial writer, author and
commentator on world affairs.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
To Discuss LiturqicuI Dromo

THE Liturgical Drama Of Holy
Week" will be discussed by the Rev.
William ]. Lallou, associate pro-
fessor OF sacred liturgy at Catholic
University, at pm. today In Nc
Mahon Hall Auditorium at the
university. Father Lallou, author
Of books on the liturgy Of the Cath
olic Church, was made an Omcier
d'Academie by the French govern
ment in 1928.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
Dartmouth Club Speaker

Representative Adams, Republican,
of the New Hampshire will speak at
the regular luncheon meeting Of
the Dartmouth Club of Washing
ton at 1880 pm. Tuesday at the
Annapolis Hotel.
Evening star., 1945-03-25

War bonds are now owned by
some 85,000,000 individual Ameri-
cans. More than s out Of every 13
men, women and children in the
United States are purchasers.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
FARM LAND VALUES
AND POSTWAR TIMES

Government officials are pointing
with alarm" a. the steady climb in farm
land values. The head of the Office of
Price Administration is authority for the
statement that there has been a IA per
cent increase through 1943 and 1914 and
that the rate is holding on into 1945.
Two major reasons may BE cited, al
though many contingencies contribute to
the situation. First of the two, perhaps
IS the expanding farm income through
the benefits Of congressional action. and
a rush to invest in farm lands by others
than farmers who are enjoying unusually
large incomes during the war period and
who see in this procedure a hedging
against initiation.
Indications are that congress intends
to legiSlate to maintain, or further aug
ment, the high level of income derived
from farms.
Considering the estimated S12,300,000.-
GOO net farm income in 1914 and approXi-
mately that figure for 1943, it readily is
seen how values have a natural upward
trend, no matter how secure the basis.
There is no comparison with present in
come. to that of 1899 when the total was
less than S5,000 900. 600. Thus the whole
trend is less than five years old. In addi-
tion to the subsidy policy and practice,
there is the further income booster in the
increased purchasing power of the buving
public, to keep prices for farm products
high, which in turn means higher land
values.
In view of what happened after world
war one, it is we'll to consider measures
to keep land values right The investment
phase will have to run its course as there
is no way 70 stem or turn aside the funds
at hand for land investment. But con-
gress can do something about it. Under
consideration now is the eXtention of the
Emergency Price Control act and therein
may lie the basis for keeping land values
from going into boom all out of pro-
portion 20 a natural yield return.
Farm prices must be kept stable and,
perhaps on parity scale, but it would be
nothing short of a calamity to permit or
force a margin that could not be main
tlined and that eventually would bring
about a collapse Of values and of prices
and undo whatever progress that has
been made to insure adequate and con-
tinuous returns.
There must be BatTlcr placed against
wild speculation in lands induced by
mushrooming returns.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

times the above rates.
Sundays and holidays Except
watchman, guards and flagmen)-
enc and one-half 40 times the
above rates.
The rates of wages, including
overtime, holiday or Sunday rates,
above specified are subject to the
effect, if applicable hereto, of exec
utive orders IF the President of the
United States No. 9240, dat.l Sep
tem5er 9, 1912, and No. $3.50, dated
October 3, 1912, and to any modifi-
cation thereof and to any and all
lawful orders of the President or
any other authorized Federal officer
or agency, insofar as the same may
be applicable to this contract. In
c2Se of any inconsistency, the rates
fixed by any such applicable Fed
eral order, whether high or lower.
shall control.
In accordance with the provisions
Ct Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code,
as amended by Chapter 97l, Statutes
of 1899, and in accordance with the
regulations of the California Ap-
premiership Council, properly in
dentured apprentices may be en-
ployed in the prosecution of the
work
The foregoing quantities are ap-
proximate only, being given as a
basis for the comparison of bids.
ond +l,o D,rob q ci,1u Auant Jnac not
expressly or by implication, agree
that the actual amount Of work will
correspond Herewith. but reserves
the right to increase or decrease
the amount of any class or portion
CT the work, or to omit portions OF
the work. as may De deemed neces-
sary or expedient by the Engineer
Forms of proposal, contract and
specifications may be obtained al
the office of said Purchasing Agent
Each bidder must be licensed as re-
quired by law.
A preference for California made
supplies will be MADE. The success
full bidder will be required to enter
into contract on a form provided
by the Purchasing Agent within
three days of the award of the con-
tract.
Said Purchasing Agent reserves
he right to reject any and all bids
Dated at Ell Centro, California
March so, 1945.
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL,
BY r. l.. BAKER,
Purchasing Agent.
No So (A2 to Al2 incl
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
President Gets
Call TO Give
'Lend-Lease Plan

WASHINGTON, April u. CUP)--
Congress has given President RooSe-
velt an unimpaired extension OF
lend-leaSe but demands in return a
complete report on what is con-
templated in the way of postwar
aid to the Allies.
Legislative action on a bill eX-
tending the lend-lease act for one
year was completed with senate ap-
proval late yesterday. 1t ended two
days of debate that were dominated
by the question of exactly how much
money the administration plans to
make Available for foreign relief,
rehabilitation and reconstruction.
AS finally approved. the bill car
ried an Amendment stipulating that
nothing in the act should be con-
strued to authorize agreements for
such postwar purposes.
Senate Republicans narrowly lost
a fight to strike out an additional
clause providing an exception under
which lend-lease goods having q
postwar value may be sold to the
Allies.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
GOOD SENSE PREVAILS
I'M COAL MINE CRISIS

Announcement a. Washington that an
accord has been reached and that years
contract has been signed between the soft
coal miners and operators will be re-
ceived with genuine satisfaction TIE
country over With the war at a most
critical stage, although the end is in sight.
stoppage OF coal production would have
been without shadow of excuse.
Equally important is the critical stage
practically upon the nation, and rapidly
approaching, when it becomes the great
task fer the country to switch from war
time production and tempo back to
measured and normal trend. That is not
a period to enter with master industry
in chaos and 400, 900 workers idle when
natural demands would keep them on
their jobs.
There have been enough of work stop
pages through the entire war period. How
much these interruptions in the mass
flow Of war materials have contribut-.-
to a longer war can not be estimated, but
they should serve as a warning and les
son for the coming period when the ma
ton can not afford to have that addi-
tional problem before it.
For once. good sense has prevailed in
major crisis
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
Army Sets Probe
On Ward Charqes

SAN FRANCISCO, April 12-Army
officials here declined to commen.
on charges made by Montgomery
Ward and Company officials in Chi
caeo that army officers in chargt
of its seized San Rafael, California
store were guilty of misconduct.
Investigation of the charges will
be made by Maj. Gen. Joseph w
Byron, army manager of the COM
pany properties with headquarters
in Chicago. and by the war depart
ment in Washington, local militar,
officials said.
1t was reported that Montgomery
Ward detectives had been watching
the San Rafael store for two weeks
collecting evidence on which charge
If inefficiency and misconduct were
made against army officers ir
at the store.
Night army personnel, accused
Of having drunken parties and en-
.ertaining women in the store, are
not part of the regular Occupation
staff" army sources said. Instead
hey are drawn from a pool ano
nay be changed frequently.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
TO Remark

I the present time. The pills are
sugar coated with attractive cover
ings of security or "neighborliness'
or standards of living or various
freedoms" but in each case are
found on analysis to have attached
the giving up of certain other well
established freedoms, without which
we could not exist as nation OF
free and independent and courag-
eous people.
SAW 1T ABROAD
l saw the German leaven working
on the government and the people
of that nation. I've seen the COM
parable leavens working in France
and in Russia. I still have faith
and some hope. We can maintain
our position (and if we fall our
modern civilization falls) but we can
do it only by recognizing realities
We can do it if the members of the
congress will stop making perfectly
satisfactory speeches in the con-
gressional Record and then voting
exactly as they are ordered to vote
We can do it when the people are
no longer soothed by radio voices
into a Slumber which forgetS that
slavery eventually (and always his
torically) follows the growth of CEN
tralized control and power. We can
do it when the people laugh off the
air and out of the newsprints the
propagandists whose objective is to
point the way to gold at the end of
the rainbow, and away from the
hard path which leads to indepen-
dence, and real security.
You might get copy of Bill ziff
book THE Gentlemen Talk o;
Peace" and read it carefully. 1t is
worth the effort. read it myself
the days I was away from the office
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
BY Congressman John Phillips

The Work c. Fight Bill" which
itself initiated one of the hottest
fights We have had this session, died
for all practical purposes on the
senate floor. Technically. the SEN
ate is asking the house to appoint
another conference committee, but
that is just face-saving: I doubt
if the house even appoints one.
The bill was dead the moment Jus
tice Byrnes' resignation became
public. He handed it in on the
oath, and it was announced a week
later. The effect was TO attract at
tention to a situation where the
man who was to enforce a law
freezing men and women on their
jobs, himself decided to leave his
war job and go back to his pleas
anter peace-time job when he want
ed to go.
IN DEATH THROES
The bill was dying even then.
Just a few days before, an admin
istration spokesman inadvertently
let out that the bill would be late
for wartime necessity (Which was
something a lot of us had been say
ing for a month"; but would be use
full in keeping people on their jobs
in the postwar period. 1t had
squeezed through the house l67 to
l60 on the Tuesday before. was
not on the floor. have been boast
ing how disgracefully well I've been
this winter in spite of WaShington's
Well-known climate, so that was the
week pride took a fell and I was
home with a mild shot OF bron-
chitis. However, was paired against
the conference report, so l got my
vote recorded. l have refused to
vote for any of these last-moment
coercion bills. the effectiveness o.
which could not be reached until
too late, and the necessity of which
was months earlier if at all.
We are running true to form, and
that form is national socialism as
set up and described and demon
strated in Europe between 1888 and
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
High Officials
Of VuItee Quit

SAN DIEGO. April II. (UP)-Two
high-ranking officials of Consolidat-
ed Vultee Aircraft Corporation have
resigned, company officials report
ed
They were Herbert Bowling. Di-
vision Works Manager, and j. M.
Druliner, Chief of Industrial En-
gineering.
No reason was given for their
designations.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
Nazi Pocket Ship
Sent to Bottom

LONDON, April II. (UP)-The
Air Ministry announced that aerial
reconnaissance showed the German
pocket battleship Admiral Scheer
ras sunk by RAF bombers in an at
tack on Kiel the night of April 8.
The Admiral Scheer was one of
Germany's two pocket battleshipS
of the l0,000-ton class. The other was
the Luetzow, formerly the Deutsch-
land.
The Admiral Scheer was COM
pleted in 1888. 1t mounted six guns
of IL inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
German Youths
Make Up
Fighting Mass

LONDON, April IL. CUP)-A Ger
man sergeant, a veteran of Russia,
Crete, North Africa, Sicily and Italy,
surrendered to a correspondent for
the London Star on the second front
army, it was disclosed.
THE Oldest soldiers in my platoon
is 16," the sergeant said. When they
get into battle some of them call
for their mothers. My lieutenant
was 10 and had never seen active
service until he was sent here.
1T is impossible to carry on with
such soldiers"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
CARDINAL HOLD-OUTS SIGN

ST. LOUIS. April II. up
st. Louis Cardinal holdout worries
ended recently when pitcher Harry
Brecheen, a lefty, and outfielder
Johnny Hopp came to terms and
signed 1945 contracts. The terms of
the contracts, signed after confer
ences with President Sam Breadon,
were not revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION

The IMPERIAL VALLEY WIRES
TLING CLUB intends applying to
the State Athletic Commission of
California for wrestling permit to
hold wrestling at l43 No. Sixth St.,
City of Ell Centre, California.
HERMAN ZUCKERMAN, DBL
Imperial Valley Wrestling Club.
(No. 52) (A2 to A16)
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12

Now we're in a position to work over
the Jap forces at our leisure a. the least
possible cost to ourselves. 1t will be a
pleasure.-Marine Maj Gen. Roy S.
Geiger at Okinawa
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOilowino edit.
0riais are presented as interesting opin-
ions Uoiced by editors eiSeWhere. They
DO not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the Purchasing
Agent of Imperial County, Califor-
MIA, in the Court House at Ell Gen.
tro, California, until 200 o'clock
pm. on April IL, 1945, at which
time they will be publicly opened
and read in said Purchasing Agents
Office, for furnishing minimum
of 300 yards and maximum of 600
transit mixed, to be delivered on
the job for curb and sidewalk con-
struction, for sidewalks and curbs
and other use around the grounds
OF Imperial County Court House
between Main and Broadway streets
and 9th and 10th Streets in the City
o. E. Centro, at such times and in
such quantities as ordered by said
Purchasing Agent. Specifications for
said material are on file in the Of
flee of said Purchasing Agent and
in the office Of the City Engineer
of the City of Ell Centro, and said
material must comply with said
specifications and with standard
specifications of the Division of
Highways, Department of Public
Works, of the State of California,
adopted in July, 194C, as on file in
said Purchasing Agents office and
said Engineers office. In accord
ance with the provisions of Section
ITO of the Labor Code, said Pur-
chasing Agent has aScertained the
general prevailing rate of wages ap-
plicable to the work to be done as
follows;
Rate
Classification Per Hour
Concrete mixer operator
skip type) ...........................Sl.37
Concrete mixer operator
(paving type) ........................ 1925
Driller Gack hammer) .......... 1.225
Laborer 0.875
Mechanical tamper and fin
isher operator ........-............. 1875
Motor grader operator ....... 1925
Tractor Driver ...................... 1.50
Truck Driver tpay load in
excess of 20 tons) ................ 1875
Truck Driver (pay load of
between Is and 20 tons) w LIS
Truck Driver (pay load of
between and Is tons) -. 100
Truck Driver (pay load of
less than 6 tons) ............ 095
Any classification omitted
herein not less than .. 0.875
Overtfme-one and one-half 40
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-12
SUE FOR DIVORCE

Two suits for divorce were filed in
IMPERIAL county superior court Wed.
nesday. Ore was filed by Pearl NJ
Low against Elger Low and one b.
Lanora Cornett against Frank Cor
nett.
Evening star., 1945-04-11

Ldst-mtnute changes IN d.
radio programs some
times reach The Star too
Evening star., 1945-04-11

on Ihe AIR TONIGHT.
WhAl, e:00-"Art looter,." the story Of
the specially trained halis who stole The at
treasuren Of German-oecupied countries.
WT0P, 9:00-frsnk Sinaia is host 10 NWna
10y.
Evening star., 1945-04-11

W0P, t0:00-eMerpis from Aida
VOL. 1t:30-A new time for this Army
program.
W0P. tt:45-From Paris Charles CoIIing
wood describes the rehabilitation plans Of the
French and Belgian governments.
The Detroit tribune., 1945-09-29
VICE SQUAD MEN
LOSE CASE THROUGH
ILLEGAL RAID

Frank Hayes. 9sl +. Monicalm
was found not guilty Of violating
the state gaming laws Tuesday by
Judge John T.. Scallen in Record
ers court. Hayes clerk. Miss Leona
Dorsey. was found guilty OF pos
session and fined $50.
Hayes and Miss Dorsey were ar
rested in April by vice squad Of
ficers who claim that they had re-
ceiyed reports that the store ope-
rated at s31 f. Montcalm by Hayes
was an alleged numbers station.
Defense attorneys convin c d
Iudee scallen that the officers
went into Hayes apartment In the
rear OF the store and searched Il
without first obtaining search
warrant.
HAYES was charged with keep
ine occupying and perm'''ins
gaming , Al.
Mrs. Catherine Christopher tue
only state Witness besides Two
noIice officers. said that she wen'
ma The siore 10 purchase corn
meal and not TO play numbers
The Detroit tribune., 1945-09-29

PROSECUTOR PROBES
COMPLAINT AGAINST
CONTRACT BUILDER

James j Stewart. chief invesu-
gator OF the prosecutors office
stated Tuesday that he had assign
ed his ace investigator. Andrew j..
Smith. to study a number OF COM
plains made against lnkster build
ers who had collected money from
prospective home owners and had
moi carried oui their agreements
TO build homes.
The latest complaint Stewart
said. was against Delmar White.
gi05 Harrison road Inkster. a
builder The complaint was made
by Mr. and AIRS David Moss. 1854
walnut street. lnkster They stated
that over year ago they Pay
Whit, SOU and tho deeds 20 two
lots valued nt $3.50 and he had
failed to keep his promise to build
them a $4,000 home The com
plainants said they bad been unable
10 gct satisfactory settlement
David Moss IS Ford worker
and the father OF nine children.
Steward said that Smith had been
successful In breaking up several
alleged building rackets IN Wayne
county and had hren RESPONSIBLE
for the return OF several thousand
dollars 10 workers who hid heen
taken in by certain builders.
The Detroit tribune., 1945-09-29
Arden Park Soeiaities Fight
Building Of Church And School

The members OF the Arden Park
Improvement association on last
Friday petitioncd Circuit Judge
Frank Ferguson to grant per-
manent injunction restraining the
Evangelical Luthern church from
erecting a church and school on
Arden Park between Brush and
Oakland.
Judge Ferguson heard areu-
ments by attorneys representing
the Improvement association aud
those representing The defendants.
lhe Michigan district Of the tNan-
gelical l.nthefn Synod Of MO-
ohio aud other states.
Attorneys for tue pl"'n'iur
charge that the erection Of inc
school and church building Tor
Negroes Is violation Of re-
strictive covenant clause IN the
Owens and Mclaughlin subdi'is-
ION which restricts The erection o'
buildings 20 single DWELLINGS for
residential purposes only with the
necessary outbulldings.
The Detroit tribune., 1945-09-29

The attorneys for the church
pointed out to Judge Ferguson that
the restrictions had been suspend
ed because Catholic Central had
erected q gym AZ Belmont and
John n. and there was an apart
ment at $50 Boston Blvd; the
Church OF Gods old Folks home
at i5f Arden Park: the Euclid Co
Operative House 2i0 r. Boston
Blvd and the fuskogee Alumni
association. sol Arden PARK.
The petition asking the court to
grant ihe res,ealnins order VS.
signed by Mr andgMrs Yancy n
Jordan Dr. and Mrs canule Con
stable. Mr. aud Mrs Joe hranhan.
DR. ana Mrs. }. u Gogeins, Mr.
and Mira. Garter Howell, Rev. and
Mrs Alfred c. williams. Mrs. Bea
trIce Fleming. Dr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Creenidge. Nh and Mrs. Snow
den A. williams. John p. and
Helen G. stackpcole- sll home o.
ncrs and residents Of the exclusive
neighborhood.
The Detroit tribune., 1945-09-29
Coast Guardsrnan Looks In
Vain For House In Detroit

Honsing center on Friday. Sep
tcmber q An interviewer az the
Center told him that his applica-
tion was accepted bni noihing
WIS available al that time.
Having served in the integrated
Coast Guard Johnson assumed
that nothing was available for
any veteran bui upon questioning
white veteran and his Wife. he
learned that they had been given
accommodation Johnson re-
turned to the Girl and asked why
te wasn't given house Re was
told that the Negro housing Sit
uation was bad IN Detroit that
j. was not the policy of the War
Housing center 10 plsce Negroes
in other than segregated projects
that the so-called Negro projects
we're filled.
Johnson asked where could he
take his case TO a higher auihori-
~ and was referred TO Charles
r Edscoomh. director-secretar
Detroit Housins commission. Re-
ccivine no satisfaction from The
iIousing commission. ohnson
wrote q letter 10 the Detroit
Common Council for hearing