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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29

There is always something to learn
from the meetings.
The Willing Workers Club on
the East River Road which is spon-
sored by the Halle Q. Brown House
wishes to express through this col
umn its deepest thanks to members
and friends of Halle for helping
to make their picnic the success
that it was. Mr.. E. A. Collins is
president of the club.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
HERE There
Idlewild, Mich.
by W. Nj. SMITH

Idlewild, Mich.
My dear Editor:
Rather Unexpectedly / have been
able to come to Chicago and then
to this most noted resort of our
people-the summer resort at Idle
wild, Mich.
I expect to remain away from
Minneapolis for a month or so and
in the meanwhile 1 would like to
write for our readers something of
the things l hope to see ere return
ing to Minneapolis.
left our city last Friday. My
good friend, Mr.. Addison, carried
my wife and daughter and myself
to the train, and in a short while l
found myself in the great city of
Chicago. After a few days there 1
came with sister and husband to
this marvellous city of Idlewild,
from which l now write.
1 reached this city only tonight.
l hope to have some experiences
here that will prove as interesting
to Spokesman readers as l am
hopeful it will develop for me.
That, of course, will have to wait
for next week.
In the meanwhile may l write
of some of the things that have
proven most interesting to me.
On the train leaving Minneapolis
l had a certain advantage. Being
a Negro man no one would sit with
me until there were no other seats.
This gave me a whole seat to my
self until half way to Chicago, then
l had a companion for a short dis
lance. After that I returned to my
state of single blessedness and so
continued until l reached Chicago.
Poor white folks!
In Chicago, even in day or two,
I had experiences enough to take
several letters like this to tell of
adequately.
Most everyone knows of the drug
store at 47th and S. Parkway. All
the employees except one or two
are colored. The place is filled al
ways, not with the sick, looking for
medicine, but with the we'll seeking
food and entertainment.
I sat in our car at the curb
watching with fascinated interest
the crowds flowing past or entering
the drug store. Most of them were
women. All of them carefully
dressed (not in finery, however) y,
with hair looking as if each of them
had just come from the tonsorial
parlors. 1 think 1 was the only
man present who didn't possess a
recent hair cut.
There was not the slightest dis
order. No ganging up on the
street; no unusual noises, no mo-
testing in the slightest of women
by men. This is decidedly different
from other days, as I have known
Chicago, and l thought a most well
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
More Careful Than Courageous

In the days when alliance with Hitler called parade and
bacappng Mussolni talked fight Now that he
is the most peaceful of rulers There is
When Italy, under the preet of restoring the Roman empire
grabbed Ethiopia bit than could chew
endless with the bmen who refuse to recognize that they
have been conquered but also he committed itself world dominion
with the accompanying necessity of large military forces Italy
well favored in natural could show but has
sustaining With becoming Musson
talks Yet he the who started this eonagatn that
may sweep European civilization run-Kansas City Call
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
Poetic Thoughts
By MORRIS GIBBS, Sr.
If | Had Ny WAY


with apologies to the song of the same name)
No one would ever be poor hungry,
Every day would appear like Sunday
For work would be pleasant and the pay good,
And men brothers, not misunderstood.
Everybody would have enough of this worlds wealth.
And not have to worry about their health
An income sufficient for proper care,
Would be available for everyone's welfare
I would Danish all dictators, put in exile
All adherents who would like to pile
The weary load of torment which brushes life
Where chances for advancement are always rife
The farmer would always have good crops,
So that he could raise something besides hops;
Get decent price for his produce,
When he prospers, depression has excuse.
If had my way all peoples would be respected
No allowed to think they were selected
To be better than the general run,
Just because their color different under the sum-
Education should teach these fundamentals
For without them people not true nationals
And equality taught in the child's thought
Eliminates prejudice and more harmony is brought
If had my way, when anyone grew old,
They'd never have their home sold,
RELOCATED to an old folks home and wonder why
They had to end up there to die.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29

come Improvement.
At my sisters home, both before
and after this, l met a number of
friends. Among them Clyde Hen
rudon, formerly of our city but now
of Chicago. He asked many ques-
tions of former friends and ac-
quaintances and hopes to be able
later to meet them again in Min
neapolis.
also met Mrs. Irene Mccoy
Gains, one of the brightest of Chi
cago's charming young women, a
former president of the Women's
Federated Clubs of Chicago.
We discussed the war, of course,
and it was decided pleasure to
listen to this informed young wom-
an express her thoughtful opinion.
Then on Sunday 1 attended serv-
ice at the Bethesda Baptist Church.
1 had to go alone, so missed the
many introductions l would have
had if my sister had been able to
go with me.
The church is a large one-two
or three of our Minneapolis
churches could be placed inside it.
Its pastor is a young man -well
educated and good talker. There
was a large choir of women with
a man or two in it. There were also
about three dozen ushers, mostly
women, who gathered the offering
and did the other expected usher
services.
1 felt very much at home as they
marched through the church with
one arm behind backs, looking, and
no doubt feeling, very important.
AS I left the church, descending the
stairs to the hall I could not help
seeing the walls with their broken
plastering, nor could I help won
dering why the minister refrained
from calling the attention of his
people to them Nor could l help
recalling the Rev. NJ. M. Fisher,
who sat with me at st. Peter
Church recently, and spoke to me
so glowingly of Minneapolis-the
finest city he had visited in all his
up and down travels throughout the
United States. I didn't understand
then. / thought 1 understood bet
ter as looked at the broken walls
of this Chicago building-its great
concourse of people and the placid
ity with which they could pass by
without apparently ever seeing
them. 1 could understand better,
too, why a ,ightless beggar-a Ne
gro-sat throughout the service at
the door with his little tin cup, into
which no one placed a penny as far
as could see, save myself. 1 could
understand, too, as on my way back
home 1 passed the many three and
four buildings occupied by my peo-
pie how they looked so we'll, but in
reality lacked so much to make
them both permanent and useful.
1 could see these and many other
things, not as they should be. But
l can't understand yet-why?
Well, Mr.. Editor, l know / have
more than filled my allotted space,
so goodbye for this time.
w. M. Smith.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29

proving those rights That will be the beginning of real
progess-as citizens group-N. Y Amsterdam News.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Teacher Institute
Slated SATURDAY.
AT Wilson School

A local institute session for Sec
ondary school teachers will take
place in Wilson school auditorium
in FL Centro at 9:30 am. Saturday,
E. L. Hiteman, county school super
intendent. announced Wednesday.
Miss Florence H. Sprenger Of
Manuel Arts school in Los Angeles,
will De in charge. She has arranged
a program centered around reading
as it relates to high school work.
She will use maps and charts in
directing attention TO the necessity
for reading teChniqueS.
Miss Amy Johnson, also of Man
uel Arts, will discuss reading as q
problem i'll public speaking, class
room dramatization and social
studies.
Reading as it relates to science
and mathematics will be the topic
discussed by Miss Edith Kraeft,
president of the California Biolo-
gical association and supervisor of
science student-teaching at the Un-
iversity of Southern California.
The responsibility of English
classes for developing broad reading
interests, will be Miss Jean Hazel
Wilson'S subject at the institute
She is member of the Pomona
Junior college staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Education Fails
ToFace Facts,
Boys Complain

CLEVELAND, March 2. (UP)
A group of rural high school
graduates told the nations
school administrators today
what they think is wrong with
education in small communi-
ties-it tails to fit them for life.
Thirty-fiy boys and girls
from Amherst, o., came to
Cleveland TO talk to the 5000
delegates of the annual meeting
of the American Association oil
school Administrators. They
rerorted that their school work
is too unrelated TO the world in
which we live
Gilbert Fairchild, 4 farm boy,
regarded his high school educa-
tion rs nothing more than a
hit miss collection of studies
and said the majority of stu
dents who must work for a Nv
ing are neglected i'll favor OF
the few who will be able to con-
tinue their education. He feels
he could do better job If he
had been taugh something about
agriculture in high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Perkins Reports
Employment Drop
During January

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2. (UP)-
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins
estimated today that approximately
100000 workers in n-agricultural
industries. lost their jobs in jan
uary.
1t was the first employment drop
recorded by the bureau of labor
statistics since August. Miss Per-
sins attributed it to the usual sea-
sonal employment change. She saio
that the decline was "only slightly
larger than that which took place
from December, 1886 to January,
1887, and is much smaller than the
unusually sharp decline from De-
cember, 1887, to January, 1898.
More than 100000 of the January
decline was in retail store employ
ment which Miss Perkins said cal
ways shows a large reduction after
the peak of Christmas trade"
Factory employment declined 81
DER cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

sent over machines in the sheriffS
office. This service and the radio
service place Imperial county
among the leaders in the army
against crime
A Parade of Law
Every department rapidly is dis
carding outmoded automobiles an6
aquipping their officers with high
speed cars TO enable them 10 carry
on their work with dispatch and
offer a genuine threat to criminals
who have availed themselves of the
best the automotive industry has
to offer.
Dozens OF automobiles and mo-
torcycles are included in the long
parade of law enforcement vehicles
in service in Imperial county,
These cars travel a total Of thou
sands Of miles each month in pre-
serving law and order
Criminals and fugitives have a
difficult time eluding capture. They
IIcAQCllllN b4iAi4h NIACs dlN oea4N
from arrest because they are far
from population centers. But they
often are wrong. Criminals have
been arrested miles from any town
or habitation when a railway n
spector. immigration or customs Of
ficer, or a game warden engaged in
his regular duties recognizes him
from a description heard on the
police radio, arrests him, and takes
him to the department wanting
him. Agricultural inspectors sta
toned al strategic points on the
highways far from towns often rec
ognize wanted men or cars and
broadcast the alarm.
The United Front
The whole group of law enforce
ment officers from superior court
judges. district attorney and his
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Mobile
Cam
Filled

CAIIPATRIA. Mar. 2.-The mo-
bile camp established here thls
winter for the migratory workers
now is a home sweet home to more
than $50 families engaged in har-
vesting winter crops in the north
ern section of Imperial county.
Many of the families, averaging
four to the family group, came from
the dust bowl" Camp Manager
Tom Collins said.
Running water. showers, and
other sanitary equipment are pro-
vided. When the season closes
early in May, the camp will be
moved to Beaumont lock, stock ana
barrel. After the seasons close
there, Collins explained, it will be
taken to the northern part of the
state and back to Imperial Valley
next winter.
Nc cash rent is required. In place
of the cash. each family must pro-
vide two hours of work on the
camp each week. The rate is SO
cents an hour. They keep the
camp clean and in efficient run
ming order.
A city council" was elected from
among the camp dWellerS and the
council members meet once week
20 handle camp affairs and settle
camp problems.
The camp is laid out in a U
shape trimmed with rows of tents
and trailers. Wide streets lie be-
tween. A playground is in the
center of the U. Tuesday and Fri
day nights are set aside as recrea-
yional periods.
Public health nurses visit the
camp every afternoon and a state
nurse inspects it three times each
week to keep a close check on
health conditions.
The camp was built by laborers
under the direction Of Collins and
MS assistant, William Wheeler
camp guard.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

staff all the department heads and
the rank and file of officers are
knitted together into one of the
most efficient and successful peace
officers associations in California.
This association, through month
" meetings and its own magazine
has brought about a close cooper
alton among all officers of all de-
partments. Their frequent, friend
~ meetings bring them into bet
ter understanding of the prob
lens confronting the men in the
various departments and links them
together into one compact, well
armed defense against those who
disobey the law
Men rated as experts in crime
detection or other phases of law
enforcement are invited TO speak
AZ meetings OF the Imperial Yuma
Valleys Peace Officers association
and 10 answer questions put TO
them by officers. Representatives
Of the federal bureau OF investiga-
ton frequently give instructive talks
and acauaint the members with the
latest developments in the science
OF finding. arreSting, and handing
criminals.
Science Applied
The peace officers have availeo
themselves of the latest develop
ments in fingerprinting and photo
graphy and use these two sciences
IN their work. They take finger
prints ar the scenes of crime, take
photographs, and introduce them
as evidence in the trial OF criminal
cases of all types. They constantly
send fingerprint classifications TO
Sacramento and Washington for
federal bureau of investigation rec
ords and have a valuable and COM
prehensive library of fingerprint
records and photographs of crimi-
mails.
Since all the officers are armed,
department heads encourage their
men to perfect their craftsmanship.
Many departments have ranges for
practice and frequent matches are
arranged to permit the officers to
display their ability.
Special Training
Medals, trophies and cups are a
offered the winners and experts
are invited to visit the departments,
attend matches and association
meetings to give special training in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Board Suspends
Liquor Licenses

SACRAMENTO, March 2 up
Prominent San Francisco cafes and
liquor establishments were included
in "a liquor license suspensions
handed out by the board of equali-
zation.
Five-day suspension for selling
liquor after I'm. included the Club
Tivoli, 10 Eddy street; Club Royal
Hawaiian, $50 Bush; The Thirty
Miner, 243 Mason; Ruby Stone, 203
Turk; Embassy club, 2766 Taylor;
The Music Box, 859 OFarrell; Club
Moderne, 555 Sutter. and Mario Pit
ia, 245 Mission.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Law Machine Set
For MiIe-a-Minute Action

the handling of arms.
In line with the modernization
of law enforcement in Imperial
county. the officers recently EN-
barked on project to train them
selves TO be better and more eff
cient in carrying out the duties of
their departments.
They accepted the states offer
70 help them train certain of their
own men to teach them what they
know in the various lines of law
endorsements. These teachers will
be trained in a staff school and
after completing the course will act
as teachers in the training school
established in Central Junior col
lege in El Centro. Both day ana
night courses will be offered.
This school is expected TO con-
tinue indefinitely as additional
courses are offered in the program
to increase the number of trained
officers on duty in Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

sion of the Showa aircraft corpora
ton (Japanese) he is assisting IL
assembly of airplanes. Japan has
bought design rights for the DC2
model, another transport which may
easily be made into a bomber.
In Fukuoka, before an audience
of army, navy and civilian fliers,
a representative of Curtiss- Wright
Is giving lectures on the mainten-
ance and operation of Wright en-
gines.
At Disadvantage
The Americans work at disad-
vantage because they are not per-
mitted close contact with the air.
plane factories. Japan worries a
great deal about espionage and its
authorities are ever fearful that
its industrial processes, many of
which were copied from other ma
lions, will be seen by foreign eyes.
The American airplane engineers,
therefore, are not allowed to gain
thorough knowledge of Japans air.
plane manufacturing capabilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

sheriff's department. highway pa
troll. immigration border patrol
customs border patrol and q large
group of special officers have A.
automobiles and motorcycles equip
ped with police radios. E Centre
police have one patrol car equipped
with both q sending and receiving
set and the immigration has two
Sc equipped. They talk back" &c
headquarters when necessary with
out slackening the speed Of their
cars.
Police calls from the central
broadcasting stations in the sher-
ifs office and the immigration
headquarters in e Centre and the
police stations in El Centre ane
Brawley are heard by officers in
radio cars in every section of I'm
perial county and in the headquar-
ters of every federal. state. county
and municipal law enforcement
agency in this area.
Federal Station
The immigration border patro.
has its own broadcasting station
connected with similar stations
from San Pedro to Texas. Recently
the Imperial county sheriff's de-
partment wanted a man arrested
in Texas. A deputy sheriff tele-
phoned the information TO immi-
grafton officers. The call went tC
Texas over the immigration net
work. The message was relayed to
the proper officer in Texas ano
in less than two hours the man
was in custody and the officers
In El Centre had received news OF
the arrest.
In addition, the officers have
teletype service connecting them
with law enforcement officers in
every California community. The
teletype messages are received ana
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
American Experts Call cd
TO Help Japanese Build
Modern Fighting Machine
convriebt 1899 by United Press

Copyright 1889 by United fress
TOKYO. March 2. CUP)-Japan,
cut off from the purchase of Amer
lean airplanes through the usual
channels, is employing American
skill and engineering experience in
hurry-up effort to develop
large scale aviation industry OF
her own.
In the seven months since U. S.
Secretary of State Cordel Hull
interviewed to stop shipments or
war planes to this country, a corps
of American aircraft engineers has
come to Japan.
The job of these American en-
gineers, working under the Japa-
nese army, is the maintenance, as
sembly and construction OF Amerl-
can type engines and airplanes TO
be used as transports, bomberS and
fighters.
They have come under an asso-
citation with japanese aircraft cor
pora tionS, under the orders OF Lieut..
Gen. Eiki Tojo. former vice-miniS-
ter of war, former chief of staff OF
the Kwangtung army and now in
supreme command of JapanS mill
tary aviation.
A manager of industrial engin-
eering" from the Lockheed Aircraft
corporation at Burbank. Calf. an
engine expert from Wright and an
engineer from the Douglas factories
are representative of the type OF
American technicianS now working
for Japan.
Builds Factory
The Lockheed industrial engineer
is here to help build and put in
working order q factory for the
mass production of his company's
model IA, said to be one of the fast
est transport planes in the world
and capable of flying more than
276 miles per hour. Japan not only
bought the design rights OF this
model, which was used by Howard
Hughes in his round-the- world rec
ord breaking flight. but 25 COM
pleteq ships as well.
1t is simple engineering job to
turn these transports into bombing
planes, experts report. The skin
is pierced for a bomb belly" ma
chine gun mounts are installed and
the transport becomes a bomber.
The Douglas representative is
stationed at TachikaWa airport, one
hour by train from the heart OF
Tokyo. There, under the supervi-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Fl Centro P..T.A.fo
Provide Eats at
County Fair Booth

Hungry visitors to the county fair
will find good things to eat at The
Bamboo Hut. the booth sponsored
by three El Centro Parent-Teacher
associations Harding, Wilson and
Mckinley.
Hamburgers and hot dogs will be
offered for sale at this attractive
bamboo walled spot and the money
earned by the units will be used in
child welfare work.
Mrs. C. s. JuStman is purchasing
agent and those on the genera!
committee are: Mrs. Joe Thomas
and Mrs. Clarence Parsley of Nc
Knley; Mrs. Tom Gilkison and
Mrs. Cecil Ashley, Wilson; Mrs. Al
Burke and Mrs. George Nails, Hard
iuO
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
New Books
NEW BOOKS
At the FL Centre Public Library
FICTION

At the I'll Centro Pubic Library
FICTION
Song of Years-Bess Streeter AL
drich
The High Road-Faith Baldwin
Marbleface-MaX Brand
The Case of the Leaning Man
Christopher Bush
Disputed Passage-Lloyd C. Doug
las
A Good Home With Nice People.
Josephine Lawrence
Salute TO Freedom-Eric Lowe
Reluctant Prophet = Herald Tan
drup
NON-FICTION
Wine of Choices. N. Behrman
Crooked Personalities in Childhood
and After-Raymond Cattell
Forty Famous Ships - Henry B.
Culver
How TO See Plants-Eric F. Daglish
Painting For Pleasure-Morris Da-
wilson
John Dewey's Logic-John Dewey.
Space for Living-Paul T. Frank
Himself-Ramabai Ranade
The Little Doc-Frazer Hunt
In Defence Of Democracy-F. Ell
Wyn Jones
The Choice Before Use. Stanley
Jones
Alternating Current Circuits-Rus-
sell NJ. Kerchner
Your Speaking Voice Harrison
M. Karr
The Quest For Religious Realism
Paul A. Schlipp
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 49, Robert
| Sherwood
Let's See if the World is Round
J Hakon Mielche.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Monopoly Called
Threat TO Freedom

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2. CUP)-
William j. Ballinger, economic ad-
wiser to the federal trade commits
sion, told the national monopoly
committee today that development
of monopolies at the expense OF
free business initiative would lead
the United States to "some form or
authoritarian government"
"The abandonment of free capt.
taliSm here, as in other nations"
he said, will require the aban-.
donment of democracy ;.
"There appear to be symptoms
indicating that monopoly has SO
far weakened the body of capital
ism that both are in danger OF
dissolution, to be followed, as in
other nations, by some kind OF
authoritarian social order ="
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Radio, Fast Autos. Close Cooperation
Make Imperial County Enforcement
Agencies Among Most Efficient

Law enforcement agencies in Imperial county are
streamned for efficiency geared to 1889 speed and all
their officers enrolled for training in the latest scen
tific methods designed to stem the tide of crime.
The than $50 officers in police departments