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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-19

THREE WORDS may summarize
for us chapters IS, 10 and 20 of John,
viz, Trial, Tragedy and Triumph.
Jesus Willingness to Die.
John knows whereof he speaks, and
says truly of Jesus that "he laid down
his life for u.s." The amazing willing
ness of our Lord to go to the cross
with utter abandonment is manifest
at every phase of trial and tragedy.
In the Garden of Gethsemane he
shielded his disciples, but gladly yield
ed himself to all ahead of him: eff
therefore we seek me, let these go
their way" He resuked Peter for his
rash use of the sword, saying, "The
cup which the Father hath given me,
shall l not drink it?" With numerous
false charges raised against him and
urged by PLATE to make defense of
himself, "he gave him no answer, not
even to one word: insomuch that the
governor marvled greatly" In this
spirit he went on to the cross, even re-
fusing to drink the Supplying drink
provided by benevolent women to
deaden the senses of those about to
be crucified.
Pilates Efforts to Release Jesus.
Quite contrary to Jesus willingness
to endure the cross is the reluctance
of his judge, Pontius Filate, to send
him to the cross. No less than nine
distinct efforts of Plate to release
Jesus are found in the record. (1)
Take him yourselves and Judge him
according to your law John 1881.
CD II find no crime in him. John
1888. CD "When he knew he was of
HerOds jurisdiction, he sent him to
Herod," Luke 1877, (4 "Will We there
fore that I release unto you the King
of the Jews?" John 1889. 90 "Wheth-
er Of the twain will we that I release
unto you? And they said, Barabbas."
Matt. 27:21. co 81 bring him out to
you that we may know I find no crime
in him." John 1874. CD Il will there
fore chastise him and release him"
Luke 1922 90 "Pilate sought to re-
lease him: but the Jews cried: If YOU
release this man, thou are not
Caesars friend j.. Plate saith unto
them, Shall 1 cruelty your King?"
John 1872, Is. 90 'When PLATE saw
that he prevailed nothing, but rather
that a tumult was arising, he took
water, and washed his hands before
the uulClCuQo saying, Oil AHl1OCenC
of the blood of this righteous man;
see we to it. And all the people an
swered and said, His blood be on us,
and on our children" Despite these
persistent efforts of PLATE to release
Jesus, millions of Jesus followers con-
tinue to confess in their creed, "he
suffered under Pontius PLATE, was
crucified, dead and buried
From the cross Jesus spoke seven
words, the first bequest of forgive
ness, Father forgive them the Sec
ond a bequest of heaven, To-day shalt
thou be with me in paradise" the
third bequest of loving care for his
mother, woman, behold thy son; son
behold thy mother; the fourth re-
violation of unutterable anguish, why
hast thou forsaken me?" the fifth a
cry of physical torment Il thirst;
the sixth a joyous shout of victory,
cit is finished; the seventh part Of
the bedtime prayer his mother had
taught him in infancy, Father into
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-19

thy hands 1 commend my spirit.
Lifted up was he to die; 1T is finish
ed was his cry; now in heaven exalt-
ed high. Halleujah! What a Saviouru
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-19
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as Administrator
of the estate of G. T. Poythress. de-
ceased, late of Vance County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 18th day
of February, 1888, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
This February 18th, 1887.
r. e. CLEMENTS.
Administrator of the Estate of
G. T. Poythress, deceased.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-19

Civil trials followed before Herod and
Plate. Plate made numerous efforts to
release Jesus. but without success. Re-
peatedly he said, II find no fault in him."
He suggested Jesus be released but the
people chose Rarabha2-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-19
BY DIR. ALVIN e. BELL

(The International Uniform Lesson
on the above topic for March p is
John, chapters IS and 10, especially
19:4-9, 14-18, $3.50, the Golden Text
being I John 3:16, Hereby know we
love, because he laid down his life for
us.")
THREE WORDS may summarize
for us chapters IS, 10 and 20 Of John,
viz, Trial, Tragedy and Triumph.
Jesus WILLINGNESS tO Die
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-19

Thinking that scourging Jesus would
satisfy Plate had Jesus scourged,
crowned with thorns and Knocked He
showed them Jesus saying. Behold the
man." But then they cried, Cruelty
him."
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
USE OUR 3.MONTR
BUDGET PLAN

Pay in three equal amounts,
starting January 1st, spread
over a 9O-day period without
any carrying charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14
News Behind the News
= The Fair Haired Bow

Observation-Disclosures once said of As
sistant ATTORNEY General Robert H Jackson:
He is the only man have who can do every
thing"
Jackson who cauoht the biggest fish the
recent presidential vacation trip is the admin
istration's far-haired boy. The Presidents per-
sonal fondnesS for him explains why he was
invited on the trip for conversations which could
lust as we'll have been had in the White House.
The conversations between the two men, how
ever, were potentially of great political impor-
tance. One subject was anti-monopoly legisla-
ton on which jackson. as head of the Justice
DEPARTMENTS antitrust section and perhaps the
most brilliant all-around lawyer in the govern
ment service, is the administration expert.
The other topic had to do with Roosevelts
concern over the 1898 elections in New York
state The President wants Jackson to be the
Democratic candidate for governor there next
year-in case Postmaster General Jim Farley de-
cides not to seek that post. 1t has been widely
believed that Farley wants TO be governor ana
Roosevelt will back him 100 per cent if he does.
But jim hasn't said word to the President or
anyone else.
Meanwhile, New York state is virtually the
key TO 1910. Any presidential candidate who cam
carry it probably can't win the election. II Repuo-
lcans should elect governor, senator or both
in Roosevelt's home state next year, the New
Deals prestige and political fortunes would suffer
a terrific blow. Also any reasonably conservative
Republican governor senator from New YORK
would almost automatically become "a leading
Republican presidential candidate.
District Attorney Tom Dewey of New York
City, able and spectacular anti-racket crusader,
won a sensa tional victory over Tammany opposi-
ton in the recent New York election and fairly
exudes political "it" More and more he is becom-
ing a white hope to the battered Republicans
and correspondingly is regarded increasingly as
a menace by the Democrats.
Dewey is certain to run for governor next
year administration politicians believe.
One group of administration politicians is
convinced that Farley could lick any Republican
gubernatorial nominee-except Dewey They
doubt whether anyone could beat DeWey-except
Jackson native New Yorker Dewey is not
Jackson carries much the same type of appeal
as clean-cut, urbane, honest, extremely able
public servant. Farley's greatest handicap might
be his inability to obtain support of the American
Labor Party which polled nearly 100000 votes
for Mayor F. H. LaGuardia last month and also
has strength upstate.
Poised in mid-ar is LaGuardia who also has
presidential aspirations and-like everyone else
wonders which way various political cats are
going to jump. Conceivably he will run for the
Senate as Republican. And there is speculation
whether Senator Robert F. Wagner, Democrat,
might not want to take crack at the governor
ship perhaps in a deal with Governor Herbert
Lehman who would like to have Wagner's seat
in the Senate.
Certainly the word for anyone interested in
1910 politics is-Watch New York!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14
When the Parents
Should Take a Hand

For the second time since Ell Centre
residents began cooperating SO splendid
ly in making this Bright Christmas"
by lighting trees and putting up other
electric displays in their front yards,
police last weekend received complaints
that a small group of young hoodlums
was touring the residential sections,
tearing the lights from trees in other
peoples front yards and breaking the
light globes on the sidewalks. No other
term but vandalism can be applied to
such acts
1t is not natural for healthy, nor
NAL child wantonly to destroy beautiful
things. Children are destructive, it is
true, but deliberate destruction of beau
tiful Christmas lighting effects cannot
be classed with the unintentional or
thoughtless destruction of which most
children are guilty now and then. Such
deliberate destruction reflects unpleas-
antly on the parents or others who are
responsible for the training of the young
sters in question.
The average child might shoot out
street light with an air gun to test his
aim, he might tear the foliage from a
tree in attempting to climb it and he
might dig up beautiful lawn to make
a cave for himself and his friends, but
the striking beauty of glittering colored
lights on beautiful shrubbery catches
his admiration just as surely as it does
that of an adult Children do not nor
maly destroy that which they them
selves regard as beautiful, unless it is
in a childish attempt to preserve the
beauty or bring it closer to themselves.
In the parents of children who will
fully destroy beauty there must be
lack of ability to train children in recog-
nizing and appreciating beauty. The
fault is the parents, the loss is the chill
dren's
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14

It is hard to read those news
stories about the encounter OF the
American marines and the Japa-
pese army in Shanghai without
feeling just about as a motorist
feels when, driving around a curve
ne meets some fool speeder coming
at so miles an hour on the wrong
side of the road, and misses a
fatal smashup by fraction of a
second and a fifth of an inch.
For while the even tenor OF
Japanese American relations seems
to remain unbroken, there was a
terrific amount of dynamite pack
ed into that tense half hour at
the Shanghai barricades. Nothing
much actually happened, but some
pretty frightening things very easi-
ly might have happened.
The Japanese troops, as you may
recall, had gone filtering through
the city to take control of a big
part of the International Settle-
ment. They were more or less on
their muscle; they had captured
Shanghai, they were a tough, VIC
torious army, and they didn't care
IL the whole world knew 1t.
So by and by they took over
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14
Letters to the Editor
EDITOR, The PoSt-Press,
DEAR SIR:

EDITOR, The PoSt-Press,
DEAR SIR:
Recently some of my friends have criticized
the city playground development program, call
ing it too ambitious for town the size OF Ell
Centro. Whenever I have had time to talk to
them believe I have been able to show them
that the program is not too ambitious, but that
it is Just what El Centro needs.
We not part of the desert any more,
and our children cannot play among the cacti
and sagebruSh the children OF the pioneers
used to do. We are spending a lot of time in
the city Identification campaign making our
homes more attractive and planting new lawns
and trees and shrubbery. Yet all this effort
might as well not be expended if we do not
have some place for children to play; and
you know they will not stay in the yards, re-
gardless of how attractive the lawn is.
My own children have very attractive yard
to which they can bring their little friends, yet
most of the time they are in neighbors yard
or vacant lot-and if 1 don't watch them they
are in the street They are well trained children.
They do not get into more mischief than the
average child does. Yet I know that city sys-
tenn of supervised Fairgrounds would be God
send to me and my family
Perhaps such system would cost little,
but what would little expense be compared to
the safety it would give children and the
peace of mind it would bring parents?
Surely no one can argue against the merits of
a supervised playground system when the facts
are known.
I am signing my name, but l shall appre-
ciate it if you will let me call myself just,
A CLUBWOMAN.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14

weighty with such homely trade
boosting axioms as: "A Ford writ
story is a good writ story Get your
writings off Ford. And: Gall kinds
of writing done quick and neat.
Across the bottom is strung this:
Rabbit hounds, bird dogs, guns,
cameras. fishing tackle, bot, sold
and swopped." Ford's roommate
and companion during his New
York days is also literary isola-
zionist. Being Frank Sullivan, who
cannot be budged out of his native
Saratoga Springs.
New York no longer has any out
standing Cameo Kirbys. Such as
Richard Garfield, Honest John
Kelley and the like. The only no.
torious gambler 1 ever met was Ar
mold Rothstein, who, pistoled in a
New York hotel, refused to name
his aSsaSsins. He had written a
courteous note about something in
my column and suggested I drop
in to see him il in his neighbor-
hood. His stationery read "Insur-
ance Broker" l had, of course,
seen him around, a fellow with
fever-bright eyes in a face the
sickly shade of a founders belly.
In restaurants he always demand
ed seat with back to wall and
Invariably travelled with his body
guard I never got around to call
ing. but one evening in a drug
store off Times Square, mutual
friend introduced us. He was soft
voiced, quite shy and with a few
exchanges of monosyllabic talk
seemed anxious to hurry on. In
restaurants afterward when I was
there he would frequently send
over waiter to suggest compli-
mentary bottle of wine. But never,
wherever we were, did he offer to
speak, and if caught his eye he
would look quickly away.
Most Of the romanzas about the
sleek and dapper Nick the Greek
have the Paul Bunyan genesis. Re-
putedly a wizard with dice, he is
often rumored to arrive in town
and risk 100000 on a single throw.
Also frequently rated as worth
$500000 one day and making a
quick touch for fare to Philadel-
phia the next. Yet a gambling fell
low tells me he is one of the snowy
players and rarely loses or wins
more than $500. but the impression
is etched that he is reckless
plunger.
Experts in reactions to gambling
say Flo Ziegfeld could win or lose
a huge amount with less emotional
reaction than anyone who enjoyed
betting as a diversion. Win or lose,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14
Correcting Inequalities
In Veterans Home Act

1t is difficult to discover any major
flaw in the proposal to extend the priv
ileges of the California Veterans Farm
and Home Purchase Act to cover World
War veterans whose place of enlistment
was other than California. There are
a number of good arguments in favor
of the movement.
Many World War veterans now liv-
ing in California, and who have gained
prominence in the industrial as we'll as
the social life of their communities, did
not enlist from California. They are
nevertheless good citizens of the state
They bring as much prestige to Califor-
MIA as do many of the veterans who were
living in this state when the War broke
out.
Proposed revision of tae act would
extend it to provide farm and home pur-
chase benefits to veterans who have
lived in California from 10 to Is years,
thus guarding against the possibility
that many veterans would be attracted
here from other states merely to take
advantage of the easy financing. Any
veteran who has lived in California for
10 years certainly is entitled to call him
self a Californian Many others who
have been here a shorter time than that
are good citizens of the state.
We are primarily interested in the
plan because, in addition to helping
many worthwhile veterans, it would
prove very valuable aid to the build
ing industry in California - and any
state just now can afford to boost its
building industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14

street after fourO. o. Mcintyre
years in Hollywood by his paper, he
chucked his job with the ringing
accolade Broadway is dead!"
While it may not be completely
moribund, it is absurd to claim
the old time lure.
Only skeleton of the legitimate
theatre is left for the danse Mac
abre. 1t takes a top notch stage
star to make $1,000 week-a
stipend that would receive the
merry ha ha across the Mojave.
Too, on the coast they are soon
converted to the pleasure of sim
pliciy, early up, early to bed.
1t is true some of the old timers
develop a nostalgia for former
scenes and they come back. lounge
about the Lambs, stroll along
Broadway that has become largely
honky-tonk, and in a few days are
quite ready to hit the old Santa Fe
trail again.
Corey Ford's correspondence let
terheaos at his retreat near Free
dom, New Hampshire, where he
turns out his corking stories, are
gotten up in the manner of the
Ozark county store. They are
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEET
OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
EDGAR BROS. COMPANY

Notice is hereby given that /
suant to the provisions of the
laws, the regular annual meetins
the stockholders of the above ma
company will be held at the OF
of the company in Ell Centre, s.
of California, on Tuesday,.AI
day of January, 1888. at It'd ~
o'clock pm. of said day.
At said meeting five directors
be elected to serve for the enSt
year and until their successors
duly elected.
The annual business staten
of the office will be received
acted upon and such other bust
as may properly come before
stockholders meeting will be tt
sacted.
Dated at Ell Centre, this 14th
of December, 1887.
EDGAR BROS. COMPANY
BY w. O. Hinderks, Sec
Dec. IA q %, Jan. 4 II
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14
Faetoqraphs

Fifty years after Chritopher Col
umbus discovered San Salvador
and claimed the New World for
Spain, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
landed on the coast of what is now
California. He also established
SPANS claim.
Shasta dam, key to the vast Gen.
trail Valley reclamation project in
California, will be $50 feet high
and 3,100 weet long, backing up
waters of three rivers--the Sacra-
mento, Pit and McCloud.
Considered from the drop in the
death rate, control of typhoid
fever has been number one health
achievement in the United States.
When homing pigeons encounter
fog or smoke during flight. they
descend and wait for the air to
clear.
Visitors to United States ma
tional parks have increased more
than 1000 per cent since 1917.
The greatest depth of the Dead
sea in Palestine is 1900 feet.
There are 4.904 miles of railways
in Egypt.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14
JOHN HETTICH
NAMED ROAD
COFC HEAD

John Hettich of El Cajon, was
elected president of the U. s.
Highway 80 Chamber of Commerce
at a meeting of the group Satur-
day night at Laguna Junction.
The purpose Of the organization
is to promote travel on the section
OF highway 80 between San Diego
and Ell Centre.
Directors will be chosen from
each station and town on the high
way, according to members of the
chamber.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14

there was not a flicker of change
in his facial expression. He used to
play in the highest stake poker
game in town, one INDUCED by a
select coterie of millionaires at an
upper avenue hotel. He was de-
sperate one night for funds to
launch a current Follies and when
the last hand was played at 3 am
he was $4,000 loser. Yet he went
sound asleep driving to his hotel
nine blocks away.
I sympathize with numbers
along the highway. Give me des-
olated block on a dark night ano
I'll probably talk out loud. Tonight
number ahead was saying: I'm
not SO handsome, but I'm as purity
as the mug she married" Thai
was atellin' em! Eh, fat lady?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14
Bruce Cation Says:
Now IS Time for u. S. War or Peace ChoI

bit of land either in or immedi
lv adjacent to American def
sector. Presently two marine
GERS came up and tried to CT
the Japanese picket lines. y
were met with leyeled bayo
and some hot words, but they fl
ly got through to the Japai
commander. And to him i
brusquely laid down the law.
While these doughty mar
were telling the japanese to n
on other incidents were ia
place up and down the city. ]
enlisted men of the marine C
were threatened by japanese q
GERS with drawn pistols. An All
ican citizen was beaten up by Ja
nese soldiers. A truck load OF I
ish soldiers was menaced by
victorious troopers. All in all,
city was as tense and expectanl
IL the crack of doom were expeI
to sound at any minute.
/, Somehow it all came out
right. The Japanese moved y
from the disputed sector, there y
certain number of apologies
explanations, and everything
smoothed over. But for about
an hour a disastrously bad a
dent was all reared up on its
legs waiting to happen. M
Since it didn't happen, We 4
leisure to try to figure out v
we would have done if it
happened.
What sort of stake have We
China, anyway? Just how i'm.
tant it Is to us, as a nation
keep a specified dozen blocks
Shangai out of Japanese cont
What are we protecting out tn
What do we do If our marines
the Japanese troops are actr
thrown together in pitched
tie one of these days?
We might as we'll figure out
answers at our leisure, because
may have to give the answer
! a terrible hurry, some day S
And when we give them we s
be deciding irrevocah1y bety
war and peace.
1t is folly to say that we {
possibly be entangled in the
in China. We can, very easil.
little bad luck the other day m
have done it. The time for u
do decide definitely what We
going to do there is now, bt
some incalculable incident con
us to make up our minds bet
breakfast and dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14

A cnllQS flrSC DISAPPOINTMENT is
when he learns his chance to be-
come president while as good as
anyone's, is still just one out of
$4,000, ,0OO
Women, according to a depart
ment store executive, purchase IS
per cent of all male attire sold.
Judging by the look of neckties
We see on the street, that sounds
like a too modest estimate.
The loudest noise ever heard was
the explosion of the volcano Kra-
katoa in 1888. But good old con-
gress has been in there fighting
to beat the record ever since.
The University of Alabama foot
ball team has been picked for the
fifth time to play in the Rose
Bowl game. If this keeps up 1t
won't be long before all our movies
will have southern accents.
The war lords of Europe have
just given the world a Christmas
present by indicating they won't
start any trouble-right away.
Detroit, Mich, policemen are to
wear snappier, closer fitting uni
forms. They will continue, we url-
derstand, to wear the old type
shoe. You just can't stream1ine
copper's foot.
What these fame-seeking inter-
national statesmen overlook Is that
they are making the world so war
like there may be no spare metal
left with which to create statues
In their memory.
A NEW INVENTION Silent
paper, which does not crackle, Is
used in some radio broadcasting
stations. And, judging by some of
the programs, the paper is not only
silent, but also blank.
Vice President Garner, accord
ing to a news story, told Mrs. Gar
ner he did not like her jaunty,
| fashionable new hat. but she con-
tinues to wear 1t. Seems as If Mr..
Garner is also just vice presi-
dent at home.
Advertisement announces 1921
model flivver for sale. And col
leges and museums spend big
money sending expedition to
Egypt to find ancient relics.
The scientific name for your
Thanksgiving turkey Is Meleagri
gallopavo. But, happily, he died
without ever knowing it.
Mussolini, we read wants to be-
! come Brazil's big brother. But Bra
I'll already has a big brother, IT
seems-one whom Brazil likes a
lot and, his name Is Uncle Sam.
The man at the next desk has
returned from hunting trip,
having bagged nothing. He says he
is returning his gun to its manu-
acturers-because 1t shoots curves.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14

S u n S h inc. tlh c
Spanish palazzio
and mosaic lin
ed S W i m m i n G
pool. And in a
short time are
signing for Times
Square.
Yet when Sid
ney Skolsky, q
confirmed Broad
wayite, was re-
assigned to the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14
New York Day by Day -Eo. o. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-The de-
tenders of Broadway, so shockingly
depopulated by the Hollywood heg-
ira, insist that those who have
made the trek soon tire of the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-14

There are no speed limits on
Italian highways, which probbaly
is the explanation why SO many
Italians are willing to be sent as
.colonists to Ethiopia.