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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-13

ous ideas abroad today concerning the civil war. At first they were confined to false claims of victory SO highly exaggerated that as long ago as April 19, 1887, La Metropole of Belgium quotes a list, compiled in Salamanca, of the governments successes up to that time. The Red reports of regions won, if true, would have given them an area over three times the size of Spain itself. They would have killed and wounded two and one half million of their enemies, captured 345,OOO prisoners, taken 415,000 cannon, 775,OOO machine guns, and have shot down 56,779 aeroplanes. If that were true, they had conquered Europe. But it was not true. Indalec1o Prle- to, the air minister, who was build ing up the Loyalist air force with foreign planes and avaitors while he complained that the Insurgents were using foreign planes and men, told Knoblaugh: "All this is expen- sive but we've got $700,000,000 gold reserve-the fourth largest in the world-and we'll spend it all rather than let it fall into the enemies hands," And you may be sure great deal of this money was ex- pended for propaganda. Much of this has been and is spent on the dissemination of the wholesale falsehood that the Spanish Loyalist government is a Democracy and not Gas it really is) the instrument Of Moscow subject with which we deal with briefly in our con- cluding remarks.
 Inhuman Cuts?
 Any person who has been a fairly conscientious reader of the news re- ports concerning the Spanish Civil War since its beginning or nearly so, must surely be struck by the er- roneous but frequent dispatches supposedly relating the lnhuman acts of General Franco's Insurgent forces, ranging, as these claims do, from the false dispatches Of the ruthless and needless bombing ot Guernica (when in reality 1t was destroyed by Red dynamite charges) and the travesty of a supposed massacre of the Loyalists in the bull-ring of Badajoz, Ca massacre that never took place), down the line to the false statement that
 Catholic priests were allowed to perform their duties unmolested within the Loyalist areas. These bulletins figured marvelously well as headline news and material for editorials, but if and when there were retractions of these errors, the items were most difficult to find.
 The latest triumph in enlistlng sympathy for the Loyalist cause came to light in the recent and amazing appeal of sixty-one Epls- copal and Methodist bishops to the Catholic clergy of this country, be- seeching them to join in an effort to bring to an end the bombing Of civilians in Spain. The statement was issued by Rt. Rev. Robert l.. Paddock, chairman of the pro-Loy- alist organization, namely, the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Lewis Confers on
New Peace Plan

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a (UP)-
David Dubinsky, president of the
International Ladies Garment
Workers union, who is seeking a
new basis for settlement of the war
between the American Federation
of Labor and the co, conferred
secretly for three hours yesterday
with CIO Chairman John L. Lewis,
it was learned today
Lewis admitted that he had con-
ferred with Dubinsky but would
not disclose what transpired. 1t was
considered certain, however, that
they discussed either plans for in
itiating new peace talks with AFOL
leaders. or the garment workers
unions continued participation in
the CIO.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Porker Pulls Corrigan Stunt, Loses
Piq Derby After Early Lead

Smiths pig, its kinky tail split
ting the breeze, seemed fair to
reward his hackers handsomely un-
til his about face. Apparently be-
wildered and threatening to throw
all the other pigs off the course,
he was passed by an entry of Roy
Kelly.
Kelly claimed his pig would have
caught Smiths before the finish
line. anyway, as it once flushed a
jack rabbit and beat the bunny to
the top of a hill by three jumps
The idea of the derby was born
when Smith and another hog raiser
Guy Kent, challenged Kelly's story
about the jack rabbit.
Kent's entry, incidentally, came
in second, a head and three pork
chops behind the winner.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Eight Leave
Hipass Camp

With the closing date for the
Hipass Health camp only 10 days
away, enrolment at the mountain
resort was reduced by eight when
Virginia Kearney of Calexico, Indy
Hacker, Bob Miller and o. Robbin-
nette of Ell Centro; Gene SPRING
field of Holtviile, Lucille Norwood
and Anne Norwood OF Imperial, and
Gloria Shindlebower of Westmor-
land. returned to their homes this
week
The girls were far ahead of the
boys in the weight gained competi-
ton, according to Camp Director
Glenn Kieffer.
Rudolph Miller entertained the
group at the regular recreation
meeting Sunday night.
HAUL OUT Your odds and Ends
They'll Bring You Profit
Thru Want-Ads!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Aug. "a.
CUP)-Jake Smiths entry in the
first pig derby" ever held in
southeastern Washington must have
learned somehow about Douglas
Corrigan, the wrong way flier
At least that is the way Smith
rationalized today after his porker
took an early lead in the derby's
block long test of speed and stami-
ma, approached the finish line go
ing away, and then turned around
and ran the opposite direction.
The derby was witnessed by 15,-
900 farmers brought to town by
the Overall Brigade, a booster or
ganization, and a chance to bet
little wheat allotment money on
three entries in the novel contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24


After the evening meal Mrs. Har-
we'll and her husband, Woodrow
Harwell, 20, gathered their. two
small sons about them in their
one-room cabin for the nightly
reading of the bible.
Mrs. Harwell read. Her husband
and oldest son, 10, interrupted her
frequently with an Amen" Mrs.
Harwell came to the Book of Mat
thew, chapter 19, verses eight and
nine:
Therefore if thy hand or thy
foot offend thee cut them off and
cast them from thee; it is better
for thee to enter life halt or maim-
ed than having two hands or feet
to cast into everlasting fire.
And if thine eye offend thee
pluck it out and cast it from thee;
it is better for thee to enter into
life with one eye rather than
having two eyes to be cast into
hell fire"
Mrs. Harwell looked up from her
bible Quietly she announced that
her right eye and her left hand had
'sinned." She picked up a pair of
scissors and left the room.
Harwell said he was weak from
excitement and the strain of the
session. He did not follow her.
Mrs. Harwell went into the wood
shed. There she gouged at her eye
with the scissors, then placed her
hand against a slab of concrete
and swung three times with the
axe. The hand fell to the floor.
Apparently still in full posses
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

sion of her mental faculties, she
returned to the house and, her
clothing and body soaked with
blood, lay down on the bed.
Harwell said she aided him in
further praying. When they had
finished HarWell sent the oldest
of the two boys, who were Mrs.
HarWell's by a previous marriage,
to a neighbor's house for help.
The neighbor, Mrs. Bessie Will
cox. called a Pentecostal minister
The minister called Curtis Sarr,
State Highway patrolman.
Sarr brought the woman here
where physicians removed the
fragments of her shattered eye
and treated her arm. They said
that despite her loss of blood she
would recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
TO WORK OR PAY?
BARBER PONDERS FINE

CLEVELAND, Aug. "a CUP)-
John Virgins, retired barber con-
victed in police court on an intoxi-
cation charge, said he didn't know
whether to pay the $25 fine from
$6343 he had in the bank or work
it out at $l.50 a day. You see,"
explained Virgins, I'm saving for
my old age (hes 60 and I've lived
for nine years on 25 cents a day"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
|. A. FOLK VISIT
VALLEY TO SEE
AFTER RANCH
ELM NOTES

ELM NOTES
Jack Tanning left Friday for his
home in Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hackelman
of Los Angeles are in the valley
looking after their ranch.
Miss Alora Gallagher and brother
Frank were weekend visitors at San
Diego.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Boone
were dinner guests at the M. L.
Boone home.
Gilbert Estes and Thad Butler
motored to Lakeside Saturday ana
Sunday visited at San Diego.
Sunday evening visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. RoSen-
baum were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hackleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Cannon had as
weekend guests at their OakWilde
cabin Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.. Gallaher
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Diehl, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gene Higgins anc daughters
Betty and Imogene. Arriving Sunday
were Mrs. M. Wilson of Ell Centre,
Charles Rueter and Dale Harper.
H. L. Boone and daughter Betty
are in San Diego as the guests OF
his daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Johnnie Dunn.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Auction Philosophy
BY ID. L. ZINN

Folks, attended sales at Fresno and Hanford and
cattle selling just about the same there as here.
Couldn't much difference. Also attended sale at
Hynes First calf heifers and that don't give over
gallons per day about the there as here In
order to get the money at Hynes you must have cow
that gives from to gallons of milk per day and
guaranteed cow at that asked em at Hynes what they
got for their milk One daryman that used to live here
told he milking cows and last check he got
81 cents pound butter fat for some "A cents for
others and 81 cents for the balance lot of EN-, they
tell me, are just getting 80 CENTS sweet prices.
So 1T looks like the dairy business here is just good
at other places.
Folks believe these desert coolers have done
to help hay fever sufferers than anything else This
the first summer for about 20 years haven't had bad
attacks OF hay fever. Hay fever Victims try desert
cooler. I'll be seein you.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Swimmer Saves
Woman S Life
Then browns

SAN DIEGO. Aug. "a (UP)-Ma-
rine Corporal Wayne B. Corron, "a
Parkdale, Oregon, drowned at Tor
rey Pines Beach late yesterday after
heroically aiding in the rescue OF
woman bather.
witnesses said the woman was
swept out to sea by rip tide. Cor
ron, attracted by her cries, went
to her rescue and succeeded in hold
ing her above water until help ar
rived.
The unconscious woman was
brought ashore and revived. In the
excitement no thought was given
to Corron, whose body was found
a few minutes later floating face
downward in the surf.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Goinss. Cominss
Of Ell Centrans

DoZier Dawson, switchboard oper
ator at the county court house. il
sojournmg in San Bernardino thi.
week Earlene Northrop is serving
in her capacity during Mrs. Daw-
sons vacation.
c. w. Stanfield of Holtville is
visiting his mother, father and
other relatives in German. Tex. He
will return TO the valley in Septem-
Der.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladen Little and
daughter Glenna of Holtville spent
the weekend on the coast visiting
friends.
Betty Anne Long, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Long of El Gen.
tro, is visiting DR.. P. Griffin in
Fresno. She plans to visit relatives
on the coast before returning to the
valley.
William K. Baxter of the Los
Angeles office of the Southern Cali
fornia automobile club stopped in
El Centre Tuesday night on an in
spection trip. He stayed at the
Barbara Worth hotel.
Albert Devore of El Centro plan
- Z
10 spend two week vacation with
friends and relatives in Los Ange-
es.
Frank Smyer and son Ted of e.
Centro returned home Tuesday after
six-week vacation in Deming.
7. NJ.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Planes Crash in
Midair, Kill Six

TOKYO. Aug. "a (UP)-Two air.
planes collided over Omori today
and crashed with their six occu-
pants into an iron works and start
ed a fire which caused injuries to
1870 Workmen. All the riiers were
killed.
An airplane belonging to an avia-
ton school was being flown over
Omori, midway between Tokyo and
Yokohama, with its crew of three
when it collided with a passenger
plane with a crew of three but ne
passengers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Illness Fatal to
SeeIey Rancher

Wong Domingues. SO, died at his
ranch home near Seeley Tuesday
morning after a brief Illness.
He is survived by his wife. Juana.
and four children. Felipe. John,
Frank and Charlotte.
Funeral services will be conducted
from st. Mary's Catholic church
Thursday morning at 9 o'clock.
TIE body is at Hens funeral par
lor.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
CONGRESSMAN
REN0kINATED
IN MISSISSIPPI

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. "a. UP)
-Mississippi's seven congressman
were renominated in yesterdays
Democratic primary, partial re-
turns showed today.
Best known of the seven was
Rep. John E. Rankin, co-author
of the iva act, of the first district,
who had a lead of over 5000 votes
with two thirds of the vote counted.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Police Trailing
Two Hen Turkeys
II Youngsters

Nineteen lonely turkeys, two of
them hens and the rest mere
youngsters, were sought Wednesday
by the Imperial county sheriffs
office.
G. Winn, who lives north of El
Centro on Eighth street, told Dep
uty Sheriff Don Campbell that the
turkeys disappeared Tuesday. They
may be strayed or stolen. he be-
lieVed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Funeral Held
For Wray Child

Funeral services for Fay Wray,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Ray,
were conducted from the Hens fu-
neral parlor Wednesday afternoon,
The child, which lived only one
day. was buried in the Mt. View
cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
NEGROES ARRANGE
POLITICAL RALLY

Candidates for state and county
offices in the Aug. 30 primaries will
be called upon to address El Gen.
tro Negro voters in a rally at the
EaStside park at 7:30 pm. Friday,
sponsors announced Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Bible 0beyed Literally
AS Woman Cou9es E ye.
Hacks Off Her Arm

MERGED, Cal, Aug. "a. (UP)-Physcans apparently
had succeeded today in saving the life of Mrs Ola
Harwell 26, who gouged her left eye with pair of
scissors and hacked off her right hand with heavy chop
ping during family prayer session the Harwell
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
TWO SLIGHTLY HURT
IN FORCED LANDING

ALBUQUERQUE N. M, Aug. "a.
(UP)-Two of II passengers in a
Transcontinental and Western air
transport plane were injured slight
ly early today when a forced land
ing was made four miles north of
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

THE COMMnNTrx CLEARING
HOUSE-POst-P Want-Ads.
IT PAYS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
SAVES MONEY!!

Refrigeration costs cut &c a
week the ECONOMIZER
mechanism. 10 hours OUT of ~,
used no current at all
(averages) -. Kitchen-provedl
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

More average results: Ice cubes
frozen in SO minutes; desserts
in 65 minutes; also shopping
trips cut in half =. Kitchen
proved!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

Certified average results in 1o2
Westinghouse Proving Kitchens
show savings on food alone of
500 a month Kitchen
proved!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10
Dancer Of Half Truths

The most insidiOus food falla-
cies are those which contain some
portion, of truth-for example, the
belief that cooked fruit is more
wholesome than raw fruit. It is
true that cooking increases the d.
gestibility of some fruits and also
has sterilizing effect. On the
other hand, most fruits are easily
digested in the raw state, are
more palatable and richer in vita
minis.
A widespread belief which has a
small portion, but only small
portion of truth, is that whole
wheat bread is vastly superior to
white bread. Whole wheat bread
contains more minerals, vitamins
and roughage than white bread.
But the minerals and vitamins
lacking in white bread can easily
be supplied by other common
foods, and there is no justification
for going to the extreme of omit
ting white bread entirely from the
diet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10

The emissaries of Col. Jake Rup-
pert's New York Yankees talked
most convincingly. Tom was signed
with them and given a bonus of
$4,000.
At the time Joe Mccarthy hap
pened to be overloaded with out
fielders, SO he sent Tom across the
river to Newark where the Yankees
maintain their main talent farm.
At Newark Tom lived up to his ad-
vance notices. He got away to
good start, was fiashy in the field
and soon was slamming the ball
all over the International league.
Then the Yanks began to encoun-
ter some tough going. The outfeld
powerhouse was crippled by in
juries. Roy Johnson, whom Nc
Carthy had secured from Boston,
couldn't get going. Desperate for
talent, Mccarthy sold johnson to
the Boston Bees and recalled young
Tom Heinrich from. Newark. In
juries then played further into Tom
my's hands. George Selkirk had
to take time out, on account of
bad leg. That put the job of right
field squarely up to the rookie Hen
rich.
Tommy fulfilled the story-book
tradition by making good in big
way. He proved by hard hitting
that he had right to be included
in the Yanks' Murderers' Row. He
didn't confine himself to singles or
doubles, but began punching the ball
into the bleachers. His fielding
was sensational and his throw-ins
from the outfeld on close plays were
every bit as good as his phenomenal
young colleague, Joe Di Maggie.
Now at twenty-one, Tommy Hen
rich seems to be ON the way to a
great major league career. He has
gone at such a pace that there
seems little likelihood that Selkirk
will win back his job from him.
If the Yanks win the American
league pennant this year, Tom Hen
rich win be one of the reasons. So
will former International Lacquer
by the name of Joe Gordon who is
second baseman by trade and who
succeeded the durable Tony Lag
zeri, now a member of the Chi
cago Cubs. Heinrich and Gordon
give new coverage to second base
and right field.
And coming up through the school
that developed Gordon and that
Heinrich attended for a while last
year is another young fellow who,
the scouts say, will be ready for the
big show next year. His name is
Charley Keller and he's an outfeld-
er. Coming out of the University of
Maryland last year, he led the In
ternational league in hitting and
Is continuing the pace with Newark
again this year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10
Foods Not INCOMPATIBLE

A fad diet which has gained a
large number of adherents in re-
cent years is based on the notion
that certain foods = notably
starches and proteins-are incom-
patible and should not be con-
sumed at the same meal because
they cannot be digested at the
same time. 1t is interesting to
note that this fad has been con-
demned by the medical profession
and that a physician of the high
est standing has proved clinically
that starches and proteins do not
interfere with one another in the
stomach.
The fallacy of this theory is fur
Their appreciated when one real
ICES that there are few pure pro-
teins or pure carbohydrates, most
foods containing varying proper
tons of protein, carbohydrate and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10
Not Necessary TO Sip Milk

Another false idea is the wide
spread notion that milk must be
slipped slowly or it will be difficult
to digest. This has been refuted
by a widely known investigator
who made many tests. One day
he fed a man a pint of milk in
10 seconds. The next day the same
man was fed the same amount of
milk in 10 minutes. On both oc-
casions the contents of the stom-
ach were examined a half hour
later.
It was discovered that the milk
which was drunk in 10 seconds
had formed smaller curds than the
milk which was slipped in 10 min
utes. And in both cases, the curds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10
Dangers Of Fasting

Fasting is urged by some fad
dists as means Of "detoxifying"
the body. Advocates of this prac-
tice claim that it is natures meth
cd of housekeeping. AS matter
of fact, fasting for any length of
time may be dangerous to health.
because it may result in the &C
emulation of incomplete oxida-
ton products of fat, and the de-
velopment of acidosis.
Homemakers must put aside SUI
perstitions, half-truths and food
fallacies if they are to nourish
their families properly.
Put your faith only in estab-
lished food facts. Remember that
upon your knowledge and breadth
of vision depend, to a great de-
gree, not only the health but the
happiness of your family.
g WNU-C. Houston Goudiss-1938-14
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10
Here and There

THE handicap Of being a deaf
L mute doesn't bother John Gray,
seventeen-year-old nephew of the
late John McGraw, who lives in
Mystic, Conn. Baseball is in Johns
blood the same as it was in the
blood of his famous uncle. Young
John is natural ball player, a good
hitter and possessed of an agile
baseball mind. He is the star of the
Mystic Oral school.
The Cubs last season whipped ev-
cry team in the years series except
the Pirates, who took them, IS
games to 9 And it looks as if
the Pirates are going to be the jinx
again this year, though it appears
the Boston Bees and New York
Giants may soften up the Pirates
so much that the Cubs can catch on
to how it's done Lou Gehrig
has taken all the charms, rings,
and other trinkets gathered in his
baseball wanderings and had them
made into a bracelet. for Mrs.
Gehrig.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10
The Mayflower Party

The -Mayfower brought Al men
and their families-102 in all. The
Speedwell, which set out with the
Mayfiower, proved unseaworthy and
turned back. The Mayf1ower was
followed the next year by the For
tune of IS tons, which arrived at
Plymouth in November, 1921, with
some 80 additional emigrants. In
1923 the Ann and the James Of 140
and A tons, respectively, arrived
with go more members for the col
ony. The passengers in these YES
sells completed the list of those who
are usually called first-comers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10
were of practically the same con-
sistency.
Water With Meals7

1t is widely held that water
should not be taken with meals,
the argument being that it dilutes
the gastric juice and thus inter-
feres with digestion. This sounds
logical and many people have
been fooled. But the truth Of the
matter is that water stimulates
the flow of the digestive juices
and careful research has estab-
lished that normally, water taken
with meals in reasonable quanti-
ties aids digestion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10
Tennis Dilemma

PROFESSIONAL tennis appears
4 to be at the crossroads. Its future
will depend largely ON which direc-
ton it turns. Small galleries at tine
national professional tennis cham
pionship tournaments this year pre-
sage a diminishing Of public inter-
est in the pro game unless several
remedies are applied.
Followers of the game point out
that the top-notch pro talent does not
compete in the national professional
tournaments as does the top pro tai
ent in golf. They cite the example
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10

through his thirteenth season in the
big leagues.
One of Charley's contentious is
that the pitching today is better
than when he came into the Amer
lean league in 1925.
s'There were some star pitchers
when came up and they were real
stars" he recalls, "but the ordinary
pitchers were not as good as the
ordinary pitchers of today"
Charley doesn't have any trouble
naming the best pitcher he ever
faced.
Lefty Grove" he says without
hesitation. And Grove, he says, was
much faster in his prime Of speed
balling than is CleveIand's Bob
Teller today.
O Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-10
Fish Is Not a Brain Food

One Of the most persistent
fallacies is the notion that
certain kinds of food are es-
pecially beneficial for certain
parts of the body. Many peo-
pie believe that fish is a brain
food and celery a nerve tonic. Let
tuce is thought to be soporific.
None of these things is true.
The idea regarding fish probably
arose because fish contains phos-