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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
THAT The HORRORS OF WAR
MAY BE MINIMIzED

". the use of barbaric and inhuman
methods of warfare should be condemn
ed and . all nations should join in
such condemnation to the end that the
horrors of war may be minimized.
So reads a resolution before the Unit
ed States senate. 1t is a noble resolu-
tion, sure of popular appeal, certain to
arouse the best adjectives among the
sob-sister journalists. Anyone with the
slightest bit of imagination can vision
his own senator gasping white-faced at
the picture of child's body, mangled
by shell fire, and rushing onto the sem
ate floor to below hearty Aye when
the resolution is put to vote.
Yet, somehow, we cannot help asking
the question.
How in the name of God, can the
horrors of war be minimiZed'?"
How can you give life back to a corpse?
How can you give a soldier back his eye
sight, or his legs, or his manhood? How
can you give widow back her husband,
or a child back his father?
How can you minimize death?
It's like giving local anaesthetic be-
fore you cut off a mans head.
All war is barbaric and inhuman.
There's nothing civilized about it. There's
no glory in it-nothing but suffering.
There's only one way to minimize
war''-END IT.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
PRICE-STUDY COMMITTEE
fORGETS ONE THING

President Roosevelt's price-study COM
cittee used $50 words Friday to say that
recovery can be achieved in this country
only when the prices of all commodities
reach reasonable level The Messrs
Morgenthau, Wallace, Eccles and Others
and Madame Perkins, didn't tell the
President anything he did not already
know-and they didn't tell the rest of
the country anything new.
They did, however, forget one prime
factor in consideration of prices.
Three things, said the committee
should be considered in studying prices
and their relation to prosperity:
l. The relations of the prices of vari-
Gus groups of commodities to each other.
2. The relations between commodity
price levels and the level of debt bur-
dens and cost.
3. The direction and rate of movement
of the general price level
There should have been a fourth item
and we are inclined to believe that it
should have been No. l. This is it:
The relations of labor disturbances
and mounting labor costs to the general
price level.
The committee walls because, year
ago, too-rapid rises in the prices of some
commodities encouraged a speculative
boom. The committee does not go be-
hind the scenes to determine what caus
ed that ''too-rapid rise" We suspect
they would find in many instances that
it was a toO-rapid rise in the cost of
labor-and in the industrial costs in
Cured through loss of labor because OF
strikes.
1t may be politically dangerous, but
we believe that no committee will ever
deliver a worthwhile report on prices
until they consider the labor item along
with the others. Costs and prices are
inseparable - and labor is one of the
biggest costs.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20

I know is that I was in bed early,
slept we'll and when l awakened
there it waS!'
They'd 60 into Mysteries with
that. The thing to do is dude 1t
up with a few fancy trimmings.
How would this go My man Par
kinson looked in several times on
me during the night and saw moth
ing untoWard" I love that "un-
toward" I'll run through that
again.
That might get over if Id say
it and let it lay. But no, when l
explain anything that's a bit phoney
1 have to go on and on and wind
up with a trilly little laugh. Like
a High School girl with her first
beau I can't bark it out in take
it or leave it manner | have to
sneak in a trill.
I wonder where I picked up
| trilling. Not from my folk. They
spoke out at meeting and you could
like it or lump it. But l have TO
be so 'iad-gasted mealy- -mouthed
even when it's nobody's business,
Why should l have to explain to
people who don't give a hoot? I've
known a fellow with a wart on
his nose for 80 years and not once
has he offered an explanation. But
if / had it. I'd have to carry along
set of blue prints
But I'm different. No back bone.
just a SLAYER -mouthel groveler No
wonder they cuff me around. If 1
had any sense I'd crawl back under
the porch and stay there. Always
in peoples way, bowling and making
excuses for living. What good am
I to the world? can't even stretch
out for the night without some low
skulking thing sneaking up and
seeking me in the pepper or some
thing. Eureka! That gives me an
idea for a bang up alibi. Also ]
can make myself something of a
| hero.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
DISTRICT
REPORT
CONTINUED
9th Installmentl

In addition to the Main canal
through Mexico there are other
principal canals and water is run
for the irrigation of Mexican lands.
Some water is taken out of the
Main canal above Sharps Heading
for delivery into the East High
line canal of Imperial Irrigation
district; other water is taken out
further east and is carried across
the delta to Volcano Lake and then
north to irrigate the land west
OF New river.
Within the United States there
are several principal canal sys-
TENS, those leading out from SharpS
Heading which serve the central
portions of the valley, and the
two outlying systems mentioned
above. These include roughly 1850
miles of canals; in addition, there
are almost 1000 miles of drains
which function largely as waste
ways for irrigation water.
The larger structures on the can
ais are usually of concrete. On the
intermediate canals, some of the
structures are concrete; others are
built of wood. On the small canals
wooden construction is the rule.
Some of the structures are new;
others have been in service almost
since the project was built. The
district evidently has followed the
policy of maintaining these in rea-
sonable condition, and of replacing
old structures with new works when
circumstances demand it.
Colorado river formerly carried
large amounts of silt and, due
to the nature of the diversion works,
this silt was brought into the canal
system. At the headworks a large
amount of dredging was necessary
to remove the heavier particles
which settled out quickly, and fire.
quent cleaning OF canals through
out the entire valley constituted
a serious maintenance probleiil. Al
ter storage of water i'm Lake Mead
was initiated about two years ago,
the amount of silt i'm Colorado river
at the heading steadily diminished.
This applied particularly to the
fine silt, as the amount of heavier
silt and sand has not yet decreased
prOpOrtiOnately. Dredging near the
headWorks has been needed less
than in former years, and there has
been a marked diminution in the
amount of fine silt deposited in the
paDalS i'm the irripatpd areas SUf-
ficient fine sand is still being
brought into the system, however,
to require a large amount Of canal
cleaning.
In recent years the problem of
controlling vegetation on the canal
banks has become more serious.
The situation, according to district
fiicials has been aggravated by the
rapid spread of form of bamboo,
which will actually choke canal
within a year or two if not con-
trOlled. Various methods are being
tried to keep down the growth of
vegetation on the canal banks, in
plowing, burning, and
chemical spraying, but all of these
are expensive.
In general, il is our opinion that
the irrigation system of the district |
is in reasonable operating condi- |
ton, although maintenance was |
evidently deferred for several years
and normal operating conditions |
have not yet been restored.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20

Fierce fight with a burglar III
early dawn! There he was-make
out I'm telling the dinner crowd
noW-silhouetted against the VIM
dow in the light of the moon. /
might make that frost clear moon
to make it sound more literary. Any
way. there he was, his face masked,
coat collar turned up. With bound
| leaped from bed and was on MN,
swaying this way and that, up
setting bric-a -brac, tearing down
portieres and gripping the hama
that held a blue steeled "A. once
l felt a touch OF cold steel at my
temple and round and round we
swung-we seem to be Waltzlng-
until I got the pistol out of range.
Finally with a mighty heave, l threw
him to the floor, sat on his chest
until the police came. Then iustlng
off my hands lightly, said Officer,
here's your mani"
That sounds pretty good at that.
All except explaining the sinner
l failed to do that. l know. In
the struggle l crashed the edge OF
a door but it was nothing-busineSs
of flicking a raveling off the coat
lapeli-a mere nothing. All that
story lacks is a bit of love interest
and it would be Ok. for Harry
Burton.
Let's take a squint at the eye
again. For the goodness sake, it
seems to be clearing up. Maybe
just too much sleep after all. I've
notion to swat myself in the glim-
mer anyway Isn't that life, the
cheat? No sooner do I put myself
on a pedestal than somebody knocks
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Famous Sayings -

me off. Now I'll go to the dinner
and be only my poky self-sitting
around like a bump on log, watch
ing like a hawk to see which is
the right fork or spoon and getting
grease dabs on my new white vest.
Yes sir. all that black eye turned
out to be was the makings OF a
stye. How do you like that-a hero
with a stye? Only Little Lord
Fauntleroys have them Pardon me
madam, but I won't be able to have
dessert: l must hurry home ana put
a milk poultice on my pepper. Just
when l might be turning loose some
of my charm on a visiting countess
I will be sitting up with a stye
Well, one thing is Certain-there' S
always the riVeri
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
New York Day by Day BY o. o. Mcintyre

NEW YORK. Feb. ia fine
howdy- do. On the day I'm invited
to a spiffy dinner I wake up with
a puffed eye. Everybody will, of
course. believe that l haven't the
slishteSf idea where l got il. Like
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20

fun, they will! BY
evening it will
likely suggest a
Neapolitan sunset
In fact, there is
no explanation a
guy can make
about 4 moused
eye that Won't
cause them to tit
ter behind theil
fans. Imagine how
the real truth
W oul d sound
Such as this: al
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Photographs

Current interest in news reels is
so great that several Hollywood
companies will double the LENGTH
Of their news releases.
The oldest military fort built by
white men in the United States is
a 266-year-old medieval fortress at
st. Augustine, Fla. 1t now is
known OF Ft. Marion national mon
ument.
The sperm whale breathes thru
hole in the top of its head.
The Swiss government regulates
the cost of all burials.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20

German corporation says it can make
a negg substitute from fish, and another
can make soap from coffee. But as busi-
ness men they are still not in class
with the one who can make capital of
other peoples mistakes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Thoughts for the Day -

Confess your faults one to another and pray for
another that We may be healed. The effectual fer
vent prayer OF righteous man ayaileth much
James sic.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20

One-Minute Test Answers
|. Henry Morgenthan, irr OF
New York.
2. Philadelphia.
3. A park or nursery containing
collection of specimen trees
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
You re Telling Ne -

Chinese interior, we read Entirely
overlooking, it seems. the chance
that they may have to fight their
way out again.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
BY WILLIAM RIFT

THE JOB OF being a press
agent. for Florida becomes increas-
ingly easier Now we read OF a
California snow so bad the mail
had to be delivered on skis.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
The Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

One-Minute Test
l. Who is secretary of the Unit
er States treasury?
2. Which is larger, Philadelphia
or Detroit?
3. What is an arboretum?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20

ingly easier. Now we read OF
California snow SO bad the mail
had to be delivered on skis.
j. T. c. postcards that a good
motto for some street car and bus
companies would be: The public
be jammed'.
Divorce seeking couple tells
Judge they've been married since
the war. Zodak Dumbkopf wants
to know what they mean by that
since"
All the armies of the world are
to be represented at the New York
worlds fair next year. Including
the unemployed?
Astronomers report the planet
Venus has appeared green on three
recent occasions. Moybe she's had
peak at some of inoSe bathing
beauties at the winter resorts.
At last we've found an answer
to everything We just blame it
all on the sun spots.
Japan's armies are Joyfully
fighting deeper and deeper into the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Horoscope for Sunday

Horoscope for Sunday
If your birthday occurs tomor-
row you frequently may feel dis
satisfied with your environment.
This condition OF unrest spurs you
to seek a better economic status.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
Bruce Cation Saws

RumanlaS King carol, VINO can
turn more shades than the most
versatile chameleon. has set him
self up, finally, in a dictatorship
as tight as any in Europe, and the
outcome of his step promises to be
more interesting to watch than the
usual run of totalitaran strides
If it isn't more tragic.
To understand Carols doubtful
position it will help to 90 back
few years and review.
Early in the days when oil was
first found to have value and ef-
feet upon the relationships of ma
tionS Rumania was found to be
rich in that natural resource, and
several powers, including the Unit
ed States, fought whole -heartedly
if not too, sportingly over it. Ru-
manian government officials were
corrupted enthusiastically right
and left.
By 1918 the Germans had invad-
ed part of Rumania and the gov
ernment moved to JeSsy. Carol
was an officer in the army and
led his retreating troops out the
country'S back door. The troops,
history tells us, were laden more
heavily with champagne than
arms.
In this inverse defense of his
country, Carol met zestful Zizi
Lambrino and married her, over
the protests of Queen Marie who
was so upset she sailed for Amer
lea to arrange for a national loan.
This marriage lasted until Carol
met Princess Helena, daughter of
the King of Greece. The first mar
riage was annulled and Carol
married Helena
Eighteen months later Carol met
Magda LupeScu, the wife of a Ru-
manian officer and was off again.
Magda divorced her husband and
when Queen Marie sent Carol to
London to get him out of this new
ENHANCEMENT, he skipped off to
Milan and was joined by Magda.
Then King Ferdinand died and
when Carol did not return. his g.
year-old son assembled the throne
under a regency. But there was
still oil in Rumania, the report
goes, so Carol was financed, re-
turned and nudged his son off the
throne. The rest is more modern.
Lupescu followed Carol back and
repeatedly was the power behind
the throne, but that didn't work so
we'll Half JeWess, Magda is hated
oy the Jews, feared by the Cen
tiles and resented by the army.
With the country's economic
structure in bad shape, Carol
backed Goga as his premier. Goga
,tarted a pogrom against the Jews.
They controlled 80 per cent of the
1ation's industry and business
topped. France, Czechoslovakia
and Russia looked askance at the
new government, Goga was a clay
pigeon who had to go, and Carol
now took the last step into adic-
tatorship.
His country is on the verge of
economic disaster, his army hates
his girl friend, his international
friendships are estraneed his pol
itcal parties are cycling each 9TH
ers throats and Carols.
What happens cans help being
interestingly it isn't tragic.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20
TOday'S IIOrOScOpe

TOday'S Horoscope
Sincerity is Il characteristic of
most persons whose birthday oc-
ours today. Extremely truthful,
they often are given positions of
great responsibility
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20

Hints on Etiquette
In placing dinner silver, put forks
at the left of the plate and spoons
and knives at the right.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20

Words OF Wisdom
Men, at some time, are masters
of their tes-ShakeSpeare.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-20

His country is on the verge of
economic disaster, his army hates
his girl friend, his international
friendships are estraneed. his pol
itcal parties are cycling each 9TH
ers throats and Carols.
What happens cans help being
interestingly it isn't tragic.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-17
TO HAVE FIRE Hall.
New Building To Be Erected To
Cost Near S35.OOO

The Seaford Volunteer Fire De
partment is planning erection Of d
new and modern frehouse at an
estimated cost of $4,000 to $50
COO City Council has appropriate
ed $500 for the purchase Of s
site at High and Pearl Streets q
short distance from the new post
office building The fremen have
been cramped for space in the a
frehouse, built over 25 years age
for a long time. A new frehou-e
was planned over a year ago wien
a federal grant was approved fir
the building, but the project
abandoned at the instance Of coua-
ell, which was then in the m.d
Of a fight over an electric light
plant there and councilmen did not
believe at that time they could
give the firemen the necessary sup
port.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-17
Greatest March
Storm in Smyrna
History

It has remained for March,
though alluring at first with
tempting bright sunshine, to give
us the severest blast and most
wintery weather. Saturday gave
an indication Of an approaching
storm. such as is incident to the
season, with a fresh Southeast
breeze through the night and next
day. Occasional sprinkles of rain
fell through Sunday morning, set
ting in steadily about one o'clock,
increasing as the hours passed on
until bed time. Before midnight
the wind whipped around to the
north with accelerated force and
lowering temperature. Just at the
time it was supposed in the usual
course of storms it would stop,
this renewed it's force and impetu-
osity. The longer it blew the
worse it got; the trees roared like
a hurricane, the houses shook with
the force of the gusty blasts, the
rain turned to hail, then to snow
which rushed and swirled in the
air, eddying at the feet and blind
ing to the sight-a genuine West
ern Blizzard and crossed the AL
leghanies and was down on US in
all it's fury. The snow had ceased
before daylight and before nine
o'clock on Monday the storm cloud
had passed off over the ocean, CIV
ing us a day of bright sunshine,
but the wind ceased not. The air
was full of flying snow, and in the
fields was being carried to the
fences and roads, railway CUTS
any place that would afford it pro-
lection. What would have been
four or five inches on a level, by
being carried into the public high
ways made serious distractions.
The thermometer Monday morn
inig at $50 o'clock registered "a,
and at ten o'clock 20; it arose sew
eral degrees in the afternoon to
resume the descending scale, drop
ping to 10 by Tuesday morning
and most wintery in aspect. The
wind kept up with less intensity
on Tuesday but bringing clouds
and light snow again, not really
falling until last night, period of
A hours. Richard Brown the
hackman made an engagement to
meet two young men at Clayton
who were to come down on the
Ito train. Notwithstanding it
was dreadful night, 'Dick" was
on hand according to promise, but
all hands wished themselves some
where else. The air was impen-
etrable to the vision in the thick
tCsAs1ussx % rsse Hix)
Smyrna times., 1938-03-17
CUT BY CIRCULAR SAW
WHILE CUTTING WOOD
Burton Donovan. aged about I

Burton Donovan, aged about 20
years, and who resided on the
Titus farm" in Cedar Neck, was
the victim of a serious accident
last Wednesday. He had a port
able engine and saw mill at his
place engaged in saving stove
wood, and while standing by the
sawk table watching the rapid
movement of the circular saw, he
became giddy and fell over onto it.
In falling, he rolled against the
saw which cut from the back bone
across but not through the ribs
at the left side but just at the
base of the shoulder blade and also
cut the left upper arm to the bone
The main artery was exposed, but
fortunately not injured. Drs.Daw-
son and Pierce sewed up and
dressed the wound, which is not
necessarily dangerous were it not
for the victims age.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-17
TO JOIN POULTRY CONGRESS
State Will Participate In Worlds
Poultry Meet At Cincinnatti, Ohio

Plans for Delaware's participa-
ton il the Worlds Poultry Con
gress next year in Cincinnati, O.,
were discussed at a meeting of
poultrymen Thursday night in the
Board Of Agriculture Building at
Dover. The federal and state gov
ernments will join in entertaining
the congress. A steering commit
tee to arrange Delaware's share of
the program was named: Warren
Newton, temporary chairman; H.
l.. Richardson, extension specialist
of the University of Delaware,
temporary secretary; w. T. Der
rickson, director Of the State Bu-
reau of Markets; Lyle Mowlds, c.
z. McCaulley, All Club leader;
Calvin Hudson, and Frank Austin,
president Of the Delaware State
Poultry Association. The congress,
which is held every three years,
was outlined BY J. w Kingdom
Of the u. S. Department of Agri-
culture, who is chairman of the
congress committee on Hall of
Nations and States"
Smyrna times., 1938-03-17
SURPRISE PARTY TO MR.. AND
MRS. MATTHEW FORD

Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Ford,
residing near Severson's Church
were given a surprise party on
Thursday evening last by his rela-
tives Of the vicinity in commemor-
alton Of his 34th wedding anniver-
sary, that proved almost delight
full social event to all the partici-
pants. The getters up Of the sur
prise took with them all the re-
quisites Of a social feast oysters
cooked in the several styles, chick
en- salad, and other substantials
which Of course were highly en-
joyed But il another sense the
most enjoyable feature of the ev-
ening were the tokens of regard in
the way Of testimonials, MI. Ford
being presented with handsome
large bible, and Mrs. Ford with a
fine pair Of gold spectacIes. Mr..
Ford was moved to tenderness by
this manifestation of kindly re-
gard, and in rising to express his
Acknowledgements touched a chord
that was found to vibrate from
heart to heart in a deeper sense
than is usual to such occasions.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-17
Cause Of the Seasons

Actually the sun is a few hun
dred thousand miles nearer the
earth during the Northern winter
than during the summer. Some Of
the most intense solar radiation is
received on some Of the coolest
winter days. The cause Of the sea
sons is found in the varying slant"
Of the suns rays as the earth
changes its position IN space. If
the planet in its annual journey
moved always in the plane Of the
Equator there would be no season
al changes. Its actual path IS in-
cIined 231z degrees from this plane
while it keeps its axis pointed all
most directly at the North Star.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-17
The "oldest inhabitant" does not
remember such March weather.

The "oldest inhabitant" does not
remember such March weather.
The Citizens Hose Company took
in seven active and one honorary
member on Monday evening.
Miss Lizzie Beck gave Leap
Year party on Friday night in hon
or of her guest, Miss Rena Garri-
son, of Camden, N. ].
There are trusts and trusts, but
as long as the peanut trade keeps
out of the trust business the aver
age street boy is satisfied.
The Transportation put heavy
team of horses on the road this
morning to break the way between
this town and the Landing.
The English sparrow is rather a
tough bird, but a number of them
succumbed to the cold Of this
week. Nobody weeps for the spar
row
Bishop Adams, of Easton, will
visit the different church in this
Diocese during the latter part Of
this month. His appointment for
Smyrna is set down for Thursday
evening, 29th inst.
Sleigh bells were heard yester-
day on the street, but such music
is entirely out Of tune in the mid
die Of March. The notes Of the
bluebird and robin would be much
more seasonable and harmonious.
Yesterday was the coolest ana
most dreary Of the winter. Their
mometer registered - ID the
morning, - at noon, Is at night,
and showing and blowing through
oIt. This morning it registered
AIT 16.
The Wilmington papers received
this week indicate that that city is
as much showed in as Smyrna.
The railroads are blockaded by the
snow, the telegraph poles down,
and, like ourselves, they have no
news from the outside world.