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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
SELLING IMPERIAL VALLEY
TO THE WORLD

The time has come to 'sell' Imperial
Valley.
Until now there have been some big
reasons why valleyites have refralned
from attempting To attarct outside busl-
nessmen and farmers TO this region FL
nancing, for one thing. We've not been
able before this to guarantee that lnVes-
tors from other places would not have To
bear an overburdening tax load to meet
irrigation district Indebtedness. The new
refinancing program, virtually ready to
go into effect, gives Us the needed guar
antee.
With the threat Of exhorbitant taxes
out of the way, with drainage problems
on the way to solution, and with big
strides apparent in meeting crop mar
keting difficulties, there is no reason left
To hesitate in inviting the world to visit
us. There is every reason, on the other
hand to welcome those who may make
their future homes here, adding to the
prosperity of the community and of
themselves.
We have every reason to be proud OF
Imperial Valley. Look over this issue,
on other pages and in other sections, and
you will see why the valley is going
ahead to new heights. You will find some
of the reasons you should be proud OF
your community. You will find why it is
impossible to list in this column the rea-
sons for civic pride There are too many
Of them.
The job now is tWofold. We must IA
miliarze ourselves with the attractive
ness of our own community-lmperia
Valley. And we must then concentrate
on telling others, in other places, why
the valley is an attractive place TO live
and do business
Everyone can help. In everyday con-
versation each of US can help immensely
by remembering that there is plenty to
praise in our community, and by prais-
ing it. Boost, don't knock. Each large
business house could do itself and its
community an outstanding service by ap-
pointing one member of its staff to pro-
motional duties including the duty of
taking part in civic affairs, working ac-
lively in chamber of commerce projects
and in every other way furthering the
prosperity of the community. We are too
prone to leave the work to the other fel-
low, and when everyone leaves the work
for someone else to do, it isn't done.
II is TO everyones interest TO have the
community advance; so everyone should
take a part in advancing the community.
The fellow who doesn't is trying to get
free ride at the other fellows expense.
Imperial Valley is going ahead. No
thing can stop that. But it will go ahead
a lot faster if everybody pushes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
JOHNSON WARNS
OF WAR DANGER
Terra Bella NeWs)

Senator Hiram ". johnson, veteran
exponent of isolation and a severe critic
of the administration foreign policy,
arose in the. senate chamber at Washing
ton recently and said something which
should make all citizens do some serious
thinking. Here is what he said:
1T is the congress, with all its faults
and shortcomings, and the senate, with
all its sins of commission and omls-
sion, that will keep us out out of war,
and no other person or individual, no
matter who he may be, will do 1t. We
must be on our guard every minute OF
the day and every minute of the night
in order that we do not participate in
war in which we are not concerned
in order that we not be eased or driven
into il. There may be war. and the Unit
ed States has no business in that war
The consequences of 4 war to this
country are such that | tremble TO
think of them. If we embark upon this
mad adventure, the great government
of ours will be gone, gone, gone!
Senator Johnson reminded his colleag
ues that it may be advisable for congress
to remain in session all summer, or at
least until the situation in Europe has
cleared up. I'VE can't 90 home he ar
gued, I'VE must stay on guard.
All of which indicates that Mr.. john
son has firm conviction that somebody
in Washington might try to shove the
United States into the big war now in
prospect, without due process. Perhaps
he should have been a little more speei-
fic but his implication is fairly plain. BY
and large, American will join with Nh
Johnson in the conclusion that this coun-
try has no business in any European war,
but lot of people holding this opinion
are also convinced that once they start
fighting over there, America will be drag
ged in.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
TIME TO ADVERTISE
IMPERIAL VALLEY

1t is time Imperial Valley did some
thing about making itself popular else
where. Only the people who live in the
valley can do that, and they can't accom-
plish anything by sitting back and wish
ing. Neither can they do it by mailing
few hundred letters to a few hundred
people in few parts of the country.
There are hundreds of thousands of peo-
ple-good substantial business men and
farmers-whom we want to reach. 1t is
an advertising job, and job for experts.
The job will take money and organiza
tion and experience. The county can fur
nish the money, create the organization
and hire the experience. Public funds
could not be more wisely spent for the
public good A full time county advertis-
ing bureau, charged with publicizing I'M
perial Valley throughout the nation,
would be an investment which would re-
turn handsome profits to the county in
new investments, new residents and
greater prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
Willis Thornton's Editorial On
Guard Against the Whisperer

date for the presidency, lie doubt
less deliberately spread, though
even his official political opponents
denounced both the rumor and It's
Whisperers
Everybody knows the old chest
nut about the leper i'll The tobacco
factory, though thousands OF
thoughtless people swallowed 1t,
and at one time it was furtiVely
whispered across the land. Every
body has heard the apocryphal de-
partment store stories about the
dress sent out on approval, used as
a shroud, returned and re-sold. This
crops UP every SO often in various
cities, never with the slightest bit
of proof or even evidence.
Probably most OF these rumorS
are simply propagated by q type
of person who likes TO hear the
flapping of his mouth and is en-
tirely thoughtless of the misery and
worry and grief that he or she
may cause.
Unfortunately as much can not
be said of the latest rumor TO fly
evilly about and perch on any
shoulder that neglects to brush it
off
1t concerns refugees from Eu-
rope, and it comes at time when,
with legislation under considera-
ton consideration about admitting
such refugees, it is more than pos
Sible that it is being spread delib-
erately. With local variations, it
runs to the effect that some large
establishment, mercantile or manu-
featuring, is firing Wholesale its old
employees to make room for a flood
of European refugees.
This story has been thoroughly
investigated in Pittsburgh and else
where and found to be without the
slightest foundation. In fact, any
one who thinks about it for even
q moment must see that it can not
be true on any large scale, for the
total number of refugees admitted
thus far is not great enough to
cause the conditions attributed TO
a single situation. But that does
not stop the irresponsible people
who thoaghtlessly repeat the stor-
les.
Now, if ever, we must think, and
be cool and calm. There is good
reason to believe that stories like
this one are being deliberately cir
culated by people interested i'll stir
ring up feeling against the refugees
Whether this is true or not, ii
certainly is the part of wisdom to
take all such stories with grain
of salt when one hears them, and
certainly never to pass them on
unless one has definite reason tC
believe them true.
Don't be gullible. Now as never
before, we Americans need to
weight, consider and investigate
everything we hear.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

oAtA4AbAA1A3 II W. HAAAS " AAAAAA#
The first thing he did was to
have a page of stationery printed
III imitation of a newspaper He
even gave this little newspaper a
name-"The Advance interviewer"
The banner headline was set in
flaming black type. It read: DO
you need a deskman, or reporter"
The next headline said: Five years
experience on weeklies I am single
and free to go anywhere in the
United States In college majored
in social sciences.
Next. down Tie side OF the page
he gave seven references
Then. ON the free space, he wrote
a personal letter These letters
were individually typewriter, and
addressed to the proper person on
the newspaper and each was sign
ed in ink by Mr.. Springer
Here is the letter:
4 wish to apply for position
a. reporter. on deskman. on your
newspaper You will see by my
references. and in the headlines.
that I have had experience in the
daily field | am familiar with the
gathering and writing OF news, edit
ing copy, and the general makeup
of newspapers. | am five feet seven
inches tall, 25 years old and weigh
l80 pounds. I have a college de-
gree in social science and journal
ism.
My goal will be the continued
success of your newspaper.
Il would appreciate your an
sWer Any further information you
may desire regarding my character
and reliability will be promptly fur
nished you by return mall Then
his name signed in ink.
That was new, different. strik-
ing He was talking to editors in
their own language. He sent 203
letters But before he had them
all copied and in the mail, the re-
plies began coming-at the rate
of ten a day. The replies amount
ed to 28s. of the total number of
letters sent out. An incredible
record!
The campaign was conducted the
last three weeks of last November
He had planned to send out more
letters, but SO many answers had
teen received that he stopped short
OF course there could be but one
answer for such a unique way of
presenting his claims for job He
was offered seven jobs.
You can employ the same prin-
ciples. Don't go through a lacka-
daisical job-hunting. Give it new
touch. Do something no one else
has thought Of Show your en-
ployer how you can make money
for him. If you do SO, you'll get
the job There are not enough Jobs
for everybody. But the man who
goes after a job in the right way
is the one who gets it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

Once again waves Of fantastic
rumors are sweeping the country,
as they do from time TO time.
From mouth TO mouth pass these
nasty little stories, growing in VIC
iousness with each repetition. Some
times they are the result of mere
malice and misspent time and en-
ergy. Sometimes they are deliber-
ately planted and spread by pro-
fessional Whisperers for price or
for some despicable end. Such an
organization of professional rumor-
mongers was exposed not long ago
in New York.
These whispering campaign sweep
the country every SO often. Easy TO
recall is the story about Warren
G. Harding when he was a candi-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

WASHINGTON. - A movement
to rally the nations liberals behind
a concrete program for ending un-
employment and restoring prosper
ity through drastic government
action is quietly being organized
here this spring.
1t undertakes to outline a policy
around which New Dealers might
reassemble after an election de-
feat in l940-a prospect which is
frankly taken into account.
The movement is being headed
by group known as the American
Association for Economic Freedom.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

Boston, Mass, and Aberdeen,
Scotland, have the most bookshops
of any cities in the world
Mohammedans, Hindus and Budd-
histS, as we'll as Roman Catholics,
use the rosary in their worship.
The United States department of
the interior maintains a museum
in its Washington, D. c.. building,
showing what Uncle Sam is doing
for conservation of the country's
resources. 1t is free to the public.
The eggs of the catfish are in
cubated in the mouth of the male.
The origin of the word hockey
is French, coming from the hoquet
or shepherds crook.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
Famous Sayings
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Disseets the News

On its national policy board are
such men as Bishop Francis }. Nc
Connell of the Methodist church
Monsignor John A, Ryan, Rabbi
Stephen s. Wise, President Frank
P. Graham of the University of
North Carolina, Prof. Paul Fl.
Douglas of the University OF Chi
cago. Editor William Allen White
of the Emporia Gazette, and eX-
Gov. William A Sweet of Colorado.
Its acting chairman is w. Jett
Iauck, Washington economist
For upwards of a year the as
sociation has been drafting a bill
which is tentatively called the In
dustrial Reconstruction Act. This
bill will shortly be introduced in
the House and Senate. There is
not even a remote chance that it
will pass, and the association knows
it.
1t hopes, though, that hearings
can be had on it later and that
these hearings-plus publicizing
campaign-Will force the measure
on the countrys attention and get
it widely discussed. 1t may be
years before a real concerted drive
to pass it gets under way
The bill is based on the theory
that Americas productive capacity
is ample To give the nation an
annual income of ut least 100 bill
lions. if not considerably more
In brief. the bill would set up Il
National Reconstruction Commits
sion. with a planning board under
il and u set OF regional or indus
trial councils sprouting off below
that. Each of the big industries
affecting interstate commerce would
be studied TO determine its produc-
tive capacity, the potential demand
tol its product. the number of men
it would employ if operating at
capacity. wage levels, price levels.
and SO on.
Eventually program would be
framed for each industry, designed
to. step up both production and
employment. A government asSur-
ance corporation would be set up
to insure individual producers
against loss in any increased pro-
duction they might be required to
undertake. A government capital
issues banking system would be
created To provide needed capital
for new enterprises or for eXpan-
sion of old ones.
On these programs, then, indus
trial activity would be expanded
all along the line. This, it is ar
gued. would absorb unemployment,
while the new purchasing power
thus created would absorb the in
creased output.
There is no pretense that this
would be anything but government
compulsion-of the most compul-
Sive sort Federal licensing of all
corporations would be involved; a
given firms production schedule
during any one year would be some
thing handed down from above.
Private ownership would continue,
and SO would private profits, but
private control would be strictly
limited.
In drafting all of this, the asso-
citation is looking long way ahead.
1t sees the weakness of the liberal
position as the lack of a definite.
specific program for coping with
the county's economic ills
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

Now here is the
type of story !
am looking for.
+ d wi n w
Spling nger o Il l
S ub j who
lives a 3166
Gleason Avenue.
Los A n G t ! e S
California, has
offered TO send
you a sample of
his job : getting
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

A magnificent total of 80 people wit
messed an early season baseball game in
Columbus, Ohio. By straining your ears,
you could family hear the roar of the
crowd Only the umpires were happy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
Barbs-

If you have a quarrel with your
wife, says a sociologist, go out and
kick a radiator or an ashcan. But
professor, a wife is much easier on
the foot.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
Dale
A.


Yesterday I wrote of the prize
offer I am making for true stories
en- how people got jobs. First prize
is SIS. Second $40 Third S5.
printed all the details yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

Never get swell-headed if some
enc asks for your autograph. He
may just be trying to discover
whether you actually can write.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

The Supreme Court is being ask
ed TO decide whether Scotch must
come from Scotland. Remember
the days when it used to come
from American Easements?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

The wise man is a fellow whose
mind is open when another mans
mouth is.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
Thoughts for the Day

But I say unto you, Love your enemies bless them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you and
pray for them which despitefuy use you, and per-
secute you-MattheW 5:44
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

A genius is a man who can con
vince everyone he is great-includ
ing his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

To German leaders. the pros
pect Of attaining Nazi ambitions
in Europe is as far removed as the
Poles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

Doctor says a good laugh pro-
longs ones life. That depends en-
tirely at whom you're doing the
laughing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

We like people who chuckle better
than those who laugh out loud.
Who ever heard of anyone chuck
ling bitterly?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

A man may get sore when his
name appears in a newspaper but
that's nothing compared to his fury
when it is left out
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

A peanut politician is enc who
can be hardshelled between cleo
tions but cracks easily under politi-
cal pressure.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

Question: why does the base
ball season start so early? An
swer: SO the magnates can take
advantage of the cold weather TO
make up lucrative summer double
headers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

James Fennimore Cooper, author
of the Misunderstanding Tales,
could not write happily unless he
was chewing on something.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
You re Telling Me-

Will dirigibles ever be popular
again? asks an editorial. Sure. if
they can invent one which will
descend as slowly as it goes up.
The man at the next desk says
that no matter how autos are i'm
proved mechanically some still will
be driven by cranks.
The most amazing sight in New
York these days is not the Worlds
Fair. It's the Brooklyn Dodgers
being ahead of the Giants.
Hitler and MuSsolini should meet
a real dictator any American
housewife during houSe-cleaning
time.
It's spring when the next door
neighbor gives up his six months
lease on your snow shovel.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

MEMBER
American Newspaper
Publishers
Association
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

1t may be that few of the New
York Fair visitors will inspect the
scientific exhibits But. at least,
We all know now what trylon
and a perisphere are.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-08-10
CONFER ON RURAL
IRRIGATION

Carl Sloan of Lodge Grass,
president of the Big Horn
County Electric Cooperative,
Inc, spent Monday and Tues
day at Butte, Bozeman and Bill
lings comforting with officials
of the Montana Power company
and Rural Identification spec
ialiSts in connection with the
development of the local Rural
Identification project.
Mr.. Sloan was accompanied
by George w. Gustafso,n county
extension agent.
The local project survey is
nearly completed, it was stated.
The mapping of the project has
begun, and the application for
an allotment will be submitted
to the R.E.A. in Washington,
D. c., soon.
According to instructions from
the R.EA. project. lines will
be constructed without any
charge to the particular con-
sumner involved, to extend to
the service entrance on the
premises of each consumer in
Dictated on the re-allotment
map, who has signed the appli-
cation for service and paid the
membership fee prior to the
time the project lines have been
staked for construction past the
members premises.
Farmers who anticipate the
s RSs Gt El etsGfficitX sn pfoject sne
urged to sign Immediately in
order to be included in the pre-
allotment map, which carries
with it certain advantages
which cannot be granted to
those who sign up after the
project has been approved at
Washington.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-08-10
Sox Win In Junior
Recreation League

The White Sox won the first
half of the boys recreation
softball league by winning ten
games and losing none.
The CUBS are IN second place
with six victories and four de-
feats, the Yankees have won
four and lost six, and the Tigers
have lost nine and won none.
In the round robin tourney,
the Sox won all three of their
games to come out on top. The
Yankees won two and lost one,
the Cubs had one victory and
two edfeats and the Tigers lost
all three of their games.
Team captains are jimmie
Morris for the Sox, Lowell Bulls
for the Yankees, Bill Scally for
the Cubs and Dooley Pauley for
the Tigers.
The schedule for the remain =
der of the season is as follows:
August II, Yankees VS.. White
Sox; August IL, Cubs VS.. Tigers;
August IA, Yankees VS.. Tigers;
August IS, Cubs VS.. White Sox;
August 16, Yankees VS.. Cubs:
August II, White Sox VS.. Tigers;
August 10, Yankees VS.. White
Sox; August 81, Cubs VS.. Tigers;
August %, Yankees VS.. Tigers;
and August %, Cubs VS.. White
SOX.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-08-10
Boxing Card Will Be
Presented August l9

Twenty-seven rounds of box
ing will be held in Hardin Sat-
urday night, August 10, at the
Big Horn County fairgrounds
under the sponsorship of Mike
Kuchera, local fight promoter.
Kuchera will be remembered
here as the fighter who knocked
out a carnival boxer during the
American Legion rodeo here last
June. Kuchera has fought in
Chicago and is well acquainted
with the boxing game.
The si-round main event will
feature Jim Malone weighing 1870
pounds, of Chicago, and Ed
Hardie, the fighting cowboy
from Lodge Grass. Other bouts
will be Ernie Bochy VS.. Bird
In The Ground, Kid Hamburg
VS.. Bill Three Irons, Hank Yer
ger VS.. Marvin Turner an da
battle royal between four fight
ers with a glove in one hand and
a can in the other. This is a no.
vel idea in the boxing game and
has proved a great thriller when
put on in other cities.
Following the lights a dance
will be held in the Airdome
pavilion.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-08-10
Play Day Program
To Be Held Soon

A play Gay program which
will climax the playground sea
son here is being planned by
William Landgraf and Mrs. Jes-
sic Hawks of the recreation
staff. '},,'','.
The tentative date is Thurs
dav, August "a.
Among the events to be tea
lures will be a horseshoe cham
pionship contest, a champion
ship ball game in the. Junior
recreation league, a. ,erOquet
championship series, volley bali
and races. /.
The races will include sprints,
relays and distance running.
Boys and girls may register
now for the activities in which
they wish to take part.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-08-10
GIVES REPORT
ON DAM SITE
Tells Chamber That Dirt
Work On Lodge Cross
Under WdY Soon

c. E. Linthacum gave a report
on the progress being made on
the construction of the Lodge
Grass dam to the Big Horn
County Chamber of Commerce
at their regular meeting Mon
day noon at the Chuckwagon
cafe.
Mr.. Linthacum stated that 40
government men were on the
site and that dwellings were be-
ing erected for them. The Eng
land Construction company has
the dirt moving contract and
he is at present setting up his
outfit preparatory to starting
actual work. England recently
completed the dirt contract on
the ongue River dam.
One- hundred and fifty men
will be employed on the project
besides the government men, it
was stated.
A discussion of the project
was held by the members with
Linthacum answering questions.
Guy Van Cleve was a guest
of the chamber.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-08-10
Vacancies At Schools
Announce by Murray

Senator James E. Murray an
nounced this week that he will
hold competitive examinations
for the purpose Of selecting his
candidates to fill one vacancy
at the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis and one vacancy at the
U. S. Military School at West
Point.
The examinations are for en-
tering the classes at the schools
in July, 1910, and will be held
Saturday, October Z, in Billings,
Bohemian, Butte, Glasgow, Glen
dive, Great Falls, Havre, Helena,
Kalispell, LeFUistoWn, Miles City,
Missoula and Plentywood.
These examinations are open
to all boys who are bona fide
residents of Montana between
the ages of II and 20.
Full information regarding the
SCOPE of the examinations may
be had by writing Senator Muir
ray in Washington, D. c.