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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
WHY NOT KEEP SMILING
ALL YEAR ROUND?

There are more smiling faces on the
streets of Ell Centro today than there
have been for many years. More than
there were this time last year, because
there are more people here. More than
there were four weeks ago, because 1t
is almost Christmas 1t is the time of
year when smiles crack the seams of
many face which might as well remain
in a plaster cast the rest Of the year.
Some acquaintance who merely grunt
at one another during other months,
grin and wave cheerily at each other
today 1t is Christmas time.
Why not carry the smiles through
the year? Friends would be firmer and
life would be easier if every person re-
solved, and kept his resolve, to smile
as cheerily in March as in December.
More than that, there would be very
real personal benefit.
You like the people who like you. If
they enjoy your company, you enjoy
theirs. There are few exceptions. By
the same token, friends are more numer-
Gus for the person who smiles = and
friends are the most valuable asset in
life. You make friends by being cheerful.
Now that we've started, why not keep
on smiling?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
News Behind the News
The Supreme Court Agiin WW
There Be An Amendment? Big
Pariey Due In 1887

WASHINGTON-One of the big news stories
of 1887 will concern a national conference IN
washington of important groups and lnolVlduaS
favoring a constitutional amenoment e OF Soiii'
other check on the U. S. Supreme Court
The gathering will have the unpuphclzso
approval of President Roosevelt It's purpose
will be to sift and discuss the lnnumerapie anu
widely varying proposals for some curo on the
courts unrestrained power TO mValldate haVloha
and state legislation ss,
and no chairmen selected, pending return 10
Washington of certain outstanding senators ana
representatives who are expected to play con-
spicuous roles. -..o.
Efforts will be made TO persuade Senator
George w Norris OF Nebraska, progressive Spoll5
sor of the last constitutional amendment ana
former chairman of the Senate Judiciary COM
mittee to accept the chairmanShlp'
Outstanding lawyers. high New Deal Officials
governors constitutional experts and deans OF
law schools will be among the delegates. Al
though the assembly will have liberal tlnge
many conservatives will be invited and IL Is
hoped to get representation from all shades
of opinion.
The American Federation of Labor, the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization and the Am
erican Farm Bureau Federation are larry GER
tain to be represented.
Senator Henry F. ADMINISTRATION may
also be conspicuous He is chairman OF tne
Senate Judiciary committee aAd probably VIII
hold hearings on his own Sand other congress
sional PROPOSALS for a constitutional amendment.
So widely do proposals fof an amendment or
other measure vary that those actively promot-
ing the conference-which is likely to be held
in January or February-privatey express be-
lief that Roosevelt himself must come to the
support of any formula Which4isc to receive rela-
lively united backing and have a good chance
of passing Congress.
1t is generally agreed '-ttaat-a Roosevelt has
worked out no formula and that he may be
guided by the deliberations of this conference.
The only possible thing that might block
the holding of the conference fairly would
be Roosevelts decision that it should be post
poned.
John L. Lewis of the Mine Workers and cer-
tain other leaders Of the insurgent committee
for Industrial Organization were secretly dis
appointed by the recent convention of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor in Tampa-disappoint-
ed because the federation didn't eXpel their
unions from its ranks.
That would have cleared the air, they felt,
putting the A. F. Of L. in the position OF having
busted itself wide open and creating new
national labor federation such as most CLIO.
leaders really seek.
And the only reason the craft union leaders
who run the federation didn't eXpel the CLIO.
unions was their realization that expulsion was
what Lewis and his friends really wanted
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
REBUILT TOYS
FOR UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN

christmas season proVerbially is
time of good will Too often the good
will is vocal, not internal. 1t is refresh
ing to discover that there are, here and
there, persons who make consideration
for their fellows a matter of actions
more than a flow of words. Such are
the teachers and pupils at Wilson school.
The school is in the midst of a toy
rebuilding project which will be turned
into happiness for many unfortunate
youngsters on Christmas eve and Christ
mas day. With the help of the American
Legion post here, and the American
Legion Auxiliary, the school will distri-
butte the renovated toys to those chill
dren whose parents are unable to buy
for them the usual Christmas presents.
1t is a project worthy of the best
wishes of the community, and more, too.
Those whose children have outgrown
their toys of last year, or those who
have no further use for toys, will be
joining wholeheartedly in the spirit of
the season by delivering the used toys
to the school.
Christmas is set aside for thoughts
of others, rather than for selfish
thoughts of our own welfare To many
it is one of the happiest days of the year
to some, the saddest. Wilson school
is doing its utmost to take sadness out
of the day for Ell Centre families.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
Bruce Cation Says:>>
We Owe A Debt To Our FOREIGN Americans

So many biographies are being
printed these days that you'd hard
ly think any American of the
slightest importance h a d been
missed by the men who write life
histories for the reading public.
But it does happen. Indeed, the
biographers have barely scratched
the surface. For proof, consider
the fact that the twentieth volume
Of the Dictionary of American Bio
raphy has just been printed-an
eight-year A. job. containing brief
stories about more than 1880 past
and present Americans whose lives
were significant enough to deserve
preservation in history.
And it is an odd thing, consider
ing the fact that each of these
persons contributed his or her share
to the shaping of the nation, to
reflect that there are thousands of
people in this vast dictionary of
whom most of us never heard be-
fore. ~
Who. for instance, was Hannah
Adams? Who was Ohio Columbus
Barber, and what did he do that
affects your life today? Who was
William A. Bullock and how does
his life work influence your own
existence? Who were Thomas Fitz-
patrick and Leslie K. Keeley and
Francois Provost?
4 X
They're worth finding out about
Hanah Adams. for instance was
the first American woman to make
writing a profession; she helped,
in other words TO pave the way for
people like Villa Gather and Edna
Ferber and Dorothy Thompson and
Edith Wharton.
Ohio Barber used to peddle hand
made matches from door to door:
he wound up as founder of the
great Diamond Match COMPANY.
and the next time you strike a
match to light cigaret or start
fire on the hearth, you might re-
fleet that Ohio Barber helped make
the job easy for you.
William A. Bullock invented the
high-speed printing press. and YOU
can't escape from his influence if
you read newspaper. Fitzpatrick
was trapper and Indian agent
whose name. might well rank be-
side Kit CarSon's. Kelley devised
the method of treating and rehabi-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
New York Day By Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

They have no overhead. Do NV
have to sit at typewriters or have
office hours If they think up a
nifty or so they know their market
and a dozen of them often make as
high as $500 a week And several
score pick up 500.
90
The Ghettos Second avenue, the
promenade, Rialto and Lobster Belt
of the Lower East Side, is showiest
Sunday evenings. The cafes may
reveal Molly Picon. the darling of
Yiddish song. perhaps Bertha Ka-
lish, the tragedienne, now facing
blindness along with soupcon of
fiery journalists of the Jewish press.
No cross section of life in the met
ropolis sparks such animation. Ev-.
erybody is out for good time and
has it. Incidentally, the bloods of
Second avenue still carry walking
sticks, a conceit almost abandoned
on Broadway and along the upper
East Side.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17

litating drunkards, which bear his
name to this day. Provost per-
formed the first Caesarean sections
in medical history.
X
Those names are only few ran
dom samples from this dictionary.
And it is interesting to reflect how
much of the important work of the
world gets done by people like these
people whom fame somehow miss
es. who either are ignored entirely
by the history books or cut down
to few fines, but who neverthe-
less helped to create a different
world for the people who came aft
er them.
Fame is capricious. Popular bio
graphies go to the interesting per-
sons. but not necessarily to the i'm
portant ones. OF that great debt
which we owe to the past, sub
stantial part-perhaps even a maj
or parts due to the unsung men
and women who got no reward in
history.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
WHY THE STORY WAS MORE
THAN MERELY A SENSATION

''What is News?" the California Prog
ress Review asks, and proceeds to eX-
plain that the abdication of King Ed
ward for the sake of love obtained more
space in newspapers of the country than
typhoon in the Philippine Islands be-
cause it was more sensational-more
what the public wants to read.
The typhoon wrecked 1900 homes
and took a heavy toll of life. Yet it re-
ceived far less attention than the abdica-
ton of King Edward Don't blame the
editors" the Progress Review says.
News is what the tastes of the reading
public makes it,
We disagree There was more public
interest in the British affair to be sure,
and editors were guided by this to
certain extent But the truth is that the
abdication affected more lives and wrote
a larger page in history than could any
typhoon 1t was not a matter of scandal
for scandals sake. The newspapers of
the country, with few exceptions, were
writing pages in history from the cur
rent viewpoint, and their editors knew it.
One-quarter of the population of the
world was affected by the change in
British rulers. What are the 1900
homes in the Philippine Islands, COM
pared to that? The change was not one
merely of persons-it was one of per-
sonalities and policies. 1t may have
changed the entire future history of the
British empire.
News is history written the day it
happens.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
Imperial Valley Post-Press,
Ell Centre, Calf.
GENTLEMEN:

I was particularly impressed by your editorial
Parole appearing in last Thursdays issue
Of your paper
1t is true, of course that the human element
and human equation enter into the matter of
probation and parole Of both juvenile and adult
persons, and consequently it is but natural that
a certain per cent Of the total number do not
make good" 1t is true, also that those who
do not make good" are the ones about whom
the public generally hear, because of the fact
that they have committed some infraction of the
law, crime. accounts Of which go out through
news channels. AS a general rule, not much
is said about the approximately ninety per
cent who DO make good"
Although the handling Of juvenile cases,
many Of which involve probation in one way
another, is only part of my work a
judge of the Superior Court it is my belief that
il is the most constructive part of my work
as a judge, for the reason that, through the
proper use Of probation with adequate means
OF supervision in individual cases, many young
people are brought to a realization of their
mistakes early enough in life that they are
caused to change their views in general and
10 develop into useful, law-abiding citizens,
where otherwise they probably would lead
life Of crime
agree with you that, "On the whole the
that the people Of the community should know
more about il
Respectfully yours,
V. N. THOMPSON
Judge
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17

NEW YORK, Dec. II. = The
modern version of the funster who
used to wangle free drinks, cigars
and sandwiches getting off things"
in the saloon back rooms and the
basement speakeasy is the free lance
gag man. But today he has du-
pleX, valet and limousineand sees
you by appointment.
The mots that he used to scat
ter free are husbanded and parceled
out at so much per giggle. A good
laugh provoker, absolutely new and
sophisticated, is worth 500 to top
radio comedian and he will pant for
more. Thus a gag man is paid more
per word than Kipling.
The gagsters attain no fame but
they are not the type to care much
about that Mostly they are the
flashily habited wise-crackers who
go in for platinum pretties and con-
slider celebrity to be straight path
to ringside at Ell Morocco or the
Stork Club.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
SA SC says
FRANK WATANABE
kINt
TRAFFICS
BY ed HOLDEN

The traffics of auto, street car bi-
cycle. pedestrian and other variety of
horses is fierce!! Hardening of the ar
terials have occurred A national con
gestion have set in! In fack New York
are indigestiblel Even theicops of police
cannot blow it loose with their whistles.
What's reason? Persons. are committing
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERY E. are the
reply. A sneaky report tell in my ear
today like flea -. entitled how 10
devoid them traffic jell@ Here are the
secret Did Your Sheopage IN the
Morning How scientifici I" shall pur-
chase those present for Aunt Koko with
holly berries dangling ia the A. M.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17

about from place to place without Wis
iLala II .iltala1lt - IL..A
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
The Peoples Voice

The editor disclaimS responsibility for opi-
Mons and statements expressed in this column
and retains the privilege of summarizing COM
munications Of more than $50 words No con-
tributions will be acceptable unless accompa-
MED by the name and address of the writer
which, II desired, will be withheld from publ
cation
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-17
Thought for the Day

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, that
puttest thy bottle to him, and markeSt him drunken
also, that thou mayest look on their nakedneSs!-
Habakkuk 2:15.
Evening star., 1936-11-03

yesterday in his room in q hotel In
the 600 block of F street. Physicians
said his death was due to heart
trouble. aggravated by recent at
tack of pneumonia.
The son of Mrs. F. M. Willis and
the late w. T. Willis, he Is survived
by two brothers, william Ashby Willis,
Washington, and T. B. Willis, War
renton, and two sisters, Mrs. Flossie
Willis White. Washington, and Mrs.
David Fisher, Baltimore.
He served with the 29th Division
and was a member Of the John D.
Sudduth Post of the American Legion.
Funeral services and interment will
take place in Warrenton.
Evening star., 1936-11-03

las, 17s5 Massachusetts, avenue, an
nounced today.
Wedding plans, with the date still
unset, have been kept secret since
Smith obtained a marriage license In
District Court last week.
Due to illness in her family, Mrs.
Douglas said the wedding will be a
small one, with only members of the
immediate families Of the bride and
bridegroom in attendance.
Miss Douglas has spent most OF her
time in the last few years studying in
Geneva, Munich and Berlin. Her
mother is listed in the Social Register
of New York, where they lived before
coming to Washington.
Evening star., 1936-11-03

adopted by the Government at the
start Of the Civil War. Property has
been acquired about some of the old
forts for public parks. and to give
the public an opportunity to see whas
was done to protect the city from
invasion.
Such means were neglected in 1919,
Duhamel says, when the British took
the city after little opposition. This,
he says. was an "object lesson for the
Government in 1861"
Evening star., 1936-11-03
MRS. WOOD DIES
Succumbs After Long Illness.

Succumbs After Long Illness.
Funeral Tomorrow.
Mrs. Emily v. Wood. rs, died yes
terday at her home, 6937 Georgia ave-
nue., after a long illness. She is sur
vived by her husband. Thomas s.
Wood, and q daughter, Mrs. Mary v.
Harris.
Services will be at the w. W
Chambers funeral home. 1400 Chaplin
street, at 2 pm. tomorrow. Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-11-03
DUHAMEL WILL DISCUSS
OLD D. C. F0RTIFICATI0NS
Protection at Start of Civil War
to Be Recounted for Oldest
Inha bitants.

"Old Fortifications Around Wash
ington" will be discussed by James r.
Duhamel at the regular meeting Of
the Association Of Oldest Inhabitants
of the District of Columbia at the
old Union Engine House tomorrow
night.
He will refer especially to means
Evening star., 1936-11-03
C. ST. SMITH TO WE'D
IN "NEAR FUTURE"
Miss Laura Douglas Mother Says
Only Families Are to
Attend,

The wedding of Miss Laura Doug
las, Washington socialite and heiress,
and Charles Saxon Farley Smith, son
of Senator Smith of South Carolina,
will be held "in the near future" the
bride to -be's mother, Mrs. o. r. Doug
Evening star., 1936-11-03
VETERANS DEATH DUE
TO NATURAL CAUSES

Thomas Moncure Willis of War
renton, Va, Found Lifeless
in Hotel Room Here.
The death of Thomas Moncure
Willis, A, World War veteran of War
renton, Va, was ascribed today to
natural causes in a certificate issued
by Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald.
Willis, member Of prominent
Warrenton family, was found dead
Evening star., 1936-11-03
Mole Turns Easily.

A mole can turn 100 degrees in solid
earth with four strokes of its paws.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
WARWICY

Miss Edith Jones of the attend
ance department, has recently deliE-
cred to the Millsboro School bust
of Colonel Lindbergh, as a recogni-
ton Of the high attendance made by
the school during the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Rust and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hud-
son and sons, were Sunday guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rust.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Phillips
entertained at their new cottage
along the Indian River last week
end, Wilbur Adams and mother. Mrs.
Lavina Adams, and Mrs. Eva Pittard
and son George, Of Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney L. Downs and
family of Lewes were recent guests
of her father, w. McGee, in Long
Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton COrdrey and
daughter Elsie, attended a variety
shower on Wednesday evening of
last week, at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hollis DOdd near Harbeson. in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Conwell DOdd.
Miss Edna ParsOn was a George
town visitor on Wednesday.
Harry Swain of Georgetown spent
the weekend at his cottage at River
dale.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
lmFoRD CHRONICLE DELAWARE FRIDAY OCTOBER

understand it. TIE basis Is the story.
"A criticism Of life. Select them with
greater care. Read revues. The
hostess. Mrs Katie Tunnel served
ice cream and cake.
The Women's Club will meet with
Mrs. Ethel Davidson on Tuesday
night. Nov, 3rd. Current events,
Red Cross. etc. Mrs. Maud Mitchell
in charge Of program.
Mr. and Mrs. William johnson had
as their guests over the weekend
their granddaughters and their hus-
bands. and Mr. and Mrs Robert Wat
san and Miss Anna Johnson. They
are now musicians at religious SER
vices at Milton. Del.
Mr. willard Ellis and Mrs. Name
Ellis. Mr. Harlan Ellis and daugh-
ter. Mae Ellis, OF Laurel, called on
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Hearn on
Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
CLARKSYnIE


\ Sunday School and preaching SER
vices Will be held In St. Georges
NJ. =. Church on Sunday at the usual
hours.
The regular mid-week prayer SER
vice will be held on Thursday eve
ming.
st. Georges annual turkey supper
will be held on Saturday evening,
November q, In the social hall Of
the church. Keep this date iT mind
and plan to attend the supper.
News Items In General
Mrs. Horace Lathbury spent the
weekend in Trenton, N. j., with her
children, Mr.. and Mrs. George Feau-
cett.
Mr.. and Mrs. James williams and
daughter Gertrude entertained on
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Will
liams and children Jeanette and Rus
sell, Jr., Of COllingsdale, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs William Jefferson
and daughter Eleanor Of Milton, MIR.
and Mrs. Everett West and son
Floyd. and Mr. George Truitt Of
Ocean View.
Mrs. Elsie Townsend and family
entertained to dinner on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Charles West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett West and
son Floyd we're dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman West on Sun
dav.
On Sunday afternoon four very
dear ladies' we're seated close to-
gether enjoying the intimate friend
ship of sisterly love, at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. d. Jarvis. Mrs.
Sarah Gray is visiting With Mr.. and
Mrs. Jarvis, and her three sisters
spent the afternoon with her. They
were, Mrs. Lizzie Knox Of ChineO-
league, Va, Mrs. Mary West of
ClaFksville, and Mrs. Jennie Powell
OF Ocean View In addition to the
above mentioned, Mr.. and Mrs. Jar
Wis had as their dinner guests Mr..
William Knox and Mrs. Alice Laws
OF ChincOteague, Va. The average
age Of the four sisters and Mr.. Will
liam Knox is "a years. Mrs. Elsie
Townsend and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Barnett OF MillsborO, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Phillips and sons, and
Mr., b. f. Howard were callers dur
ing the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Belts, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Raymond Belts. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Edgar Townsend and chill
dren, Edgar, Jr.. Riley, Irene and
Ruth, were dinner guests at Dover
on Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. !
and their daughter, Nancy |
Rachel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Belts and her
father and mother visited her sis
ter. Sudie DuntOn, at Farmville, Va, /
where she is attending college.
Mrs. Mary Stephens is visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. T. Brasure.
Mrs. Vernon Murray is on the sick
list. We hope she will soon be bet
ter.
Mr. Ed. Johnson and family and
Mr., and Mrs. Walter Helm spent the
weekend at the villa.
Mr. Samuel Mclaughlin Of Upper
Darby. Pa, visited his home here
over the weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30

Sprinkle a feeding of scratch grain.
a natural food for brOilers
in your house. Watch how fast the
birds eat IT, In few minutes, the
broilers have filled their crops and
the feed will remain In the crop for
a number Of hours.
That Is how Nature meant brOilers
10 eat and that's how they do eat
when fed "CROP-SOLID" Pellets.
CROP SOLID" Pellets. like any
natural food. are very easy to
eat. AS a matter Of fact. close oh
servatiOn has proven a broiler can
eat its days feed in seven minutes
when fed Pellets.
Nearly two hours are needed for
the brOiler to eat enough mash. II is
so difficult and unnatural to eat. the
broiler must peck at mash nearly
sixteen times to take in as much
feed as the bird gets in a single
small chick size pellet.
No broiler win eat for two solid
hours and seldom FOR fifteen minutes
straight. AS o result. the mash-fed
brOller returns to the hopper time
after time during the day and the
hoppers seem crowded all the time.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30

World Peace. Mrs. William B. Wag-
anon.
November 18-Library and Liter
atuTe. Mrs. John Fisher.
November 25-'Let Us Give
Thanks" No meeting,
December 2-American Citizen
ship. Mrs. Elizabeth Wiltbank.
December 9-Delaware Day. Miss
Eva X. Smith, Mrs. Mary Morris.
December 16-Christmas Party
foI Children. Mrs. Jos. NJ. Lank.
December 23-"Tidings OF Good
Jcy." No meeting.
December 30-"Happy New Year"
No meeting.
January 6--New Years (MusicaI). l..
Miss Sara Atkins.
January 13-The Home Infiuenc-
ing the Community. Mrs. c. NJ. Wilt
bank.
January O-International Rela-
tiOns. Mrs. Margaret NAPLES.
January 27-ReciprOcity. Mrs.
Carlton Draper
February 3-Temperanee Day.
Mrs. Charles Jackson and Mrs Sara
Irwin.
February 1O-Home Economics.
Mrs. Hamilton Davidson.
February 17-Play. Mrs. Linden
Postles.
February "a - Our American
Home. Mrs. Elmer Dickerson and
Mrs. Milton Graves.
March 3-Arts and Crafts-Beau-
ty in the Home Mrs. Robert Hop
kins.
March lO-Legislation. Mrs. J. c.
I4ank.
March l7I"Green Fingers"-Ire-
land in America Mrs. Albert Edg-
ineton.
March 24-Rule Book for a Per-
feet Home. Mrs. G. S. Ross and Mrs.
William Mcdaniel
March s1-Music in the Home.
Mrs. Estella Palmer, Mrs. William
Lank.
April 7--Anniversary Luncheon.
April Conservation and Car
dens. Mrs. George H. NAPLES.
April Recognition Of Woman
In Public Affairs Mrs. J. E. West
and Mrs. David Dutton.
April 2S-Mothers Of Yesterday
and Today. Mrs. J. c. Wiltbank and !
Mrs. William Reed.
May 5-Enect OF Business on the (
Home. Mrs. William Welch and Mrs.
Eva B. Lingo.