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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
THE SELECTIVE MIND
(Fullerton News-Tribune)

I'VE don't see all we look at. We don't
observe all we see. We don't study all we
observe. We don't digest all we study"
The words are by Galett Burgess, writing
IN Nations business. They can be set to
music that every man hears.
When they make journey most people
travel to little point They talk but they
don't ask questions. They look but they
don't see. Like the little girl in the Abbe
Dimnet's Art of Thinking" When she
had stared out to sea for several minutes
her nurse called to her to come along.
What could she be looking at so long?
And her answer was, Nurse, you look
where | look but you don't see what |
see."
The ordinary traveller stores up clear
cut impressions in his mind No notes are
made. In few months this wonderful
journey to far places becomes but blur
IN the memory. Asked about his travels he
is as blank as the sailor who could re-
member nothing about Australia but the
price Of potatoes.
When it comes to reading, only a COM
paratiyely small minority seek anything
except amusement. Of these, but a select
few ponder what they read, run it through
their own mental mill and refine it to a
residue that will nourish their individual
lives. The good reader knows what to dis
card. He remembers that which is i'm
portant to him and forgets the rest as
quickly as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
BRIDGES WILL NOT
BE DEPORTED

The Harry Bridges hearing is ended.
Dimmed during its last days by the all
eHgulfing spasm of war, the hearing came
70 quiet close with the CIO labor leader
himself testifying in his own defense.
1t will be many weeks before decision
is handed down in the deportation pro-
ceedings. In spite of that fact, it is safe to
hazard prediction right now that Harry
Bridges will not be deported The hearing
did nothing more than attempt to prove
that Bridges is a member of the Commu-
mist party and since the Communist
party is legal and registered party in
the United States, membership in it is
not good reason for deportation. Thus,
even if the examiner ordered Bridges de-
ported, the courts very probably would
reverse the order.
It is probably too late now, but we
should like to see a hearing built up
against Bridges because he is trouble
maker, an undesirable alien, and one who
advocates un-American principles. Pos
sibly the chance to do that is gone, now
that the hearing is over.
A recapitulation of the Bridges hearing
could be made in one word-subterfuge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
Willis Thornton's Editorial on:
Wb ~ W., Mo,n~

gram from abroad. In all the war
afflicted countries the cost of living
is already restively beginning to
scramble upward. But there are no
wage increases in sight to compen-
safe. Price-fixing is endeavoring.
vainly as always, to close the gap.
What does it all mean? 1t means
simply that millions of people in
Europe have allowed themselves to
be maneuvered into a position in
which they have no alternative but
to become for an indefinite period
just numbers on a card.
Human beings ought not to be
mere chessmen, pushed helplessly
about the checkerboard of the
world Let no man say resignedly,
81 suppose we shall" but rather
say, fiercely, "Must We?"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12

facture good alrplaneS. But now 10
get the money? That was the ques-
ton. He put in all he had saved,
then rushed around to his friends
and four of them agreed to lend
him the money. The big day came!
He bought the plant. All the money
he had went into it.
Time came for the second pay
ment-and three of the friends said
they would not add any more tc
what they had already advanced.
The fourth one stood by, but to-
gether they didn't have enough. A
black day indeed!
The only thing to do was to try
to borrow from a bank. He looked
at his balance sheet and this is
what he saw: CASH $2240. LA
BILITES, $4,000.
1t was, as / said above, in the
midst of the depression, when a
banker went over you with a fine
tooth comb before he would lend
you dollar.
"All right, Mr.. Work. Let's see
your balance sheet"
James Work put it on his desk.
The banker felt faint In just no
time at all, the interview was closed
and James Work was on his way
back To his aviation plant.
Instead of allowing himself TO be
worked into a nervous collapse, he
went TO the movies! While there,
he got an idea-an idea that made
him a success instead of failure.
He would rush around and get
orders, and ask for down payments.
He knew this wouldn't be easy, but
he was determined, so he made
WhirlWind canvass. AT last, he
found a company that needed an
order filled in a hurry, for six all
metal pontoons, amounting to $l6,-
200. Then came the trying moment.
II must have a down payment of
ons-fourth," he said.
lIIlO man ItlL ldlIlJt DOO. IL Woo
four hours later when James Work
went out the door with a check in
MS pocket for $4,050.
Then he started in, full tilt, to
the pontoons; and got
them done ahead of time
just one year from the day he
went 10 the bank 10 borrow money,
he looked at his new balance sheet.
This is what he saw: CURRENT
ASSETS, 100000" And he had
paid off one-half Of his outstanding
notes.
Instead of giving up when the
bank wouldn't lend him money, he
went out and got orders-and down
- thus saving himself
from bankruptcy. Today as presi-
dent OF an airplane company he is
airplanes for the United
States government.
Instead Of worrying about get
ing money from the bank. why
don't you go out and get orders?
" saved James Work.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Dissects the News

fense is to make bombers stay up
high.
The Zeppelin raids of World war
days aren't likely to be duplicated.
AS far as the U. S. army knows,
Germany has but one or two dirig-
ibles left, and it isn't expected that
any more will be built-at least not
for bombing purposes.
The Germans suffered huge loss
es in the World War Zeppelin raids,
and experiments since the war have
convinced most military men that
the dirigible is too clumsy-and
makes too good a target.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
|. Y.
CARPET.
CLEANING
Works
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE
UArrrUrnUnn
543 Giles Ph. CaIexico 536
N. j. SLEEM, Mgr.


GENERAL LAND OFFICE at Los
Angeles, California.
September 6, 1889
NOTICE is hereby given that
Georgia Sylvene O'Connor of Ell
Centro, California, deserted wife of
Charles Rufus O'Connor, who, on
April 13, 1884, made homestead en-
try, No. 0519O9, for NEA, Section
II, Township II South, Range 10
East, S B. Meridian, has filed no
tice of intention to make final
three-year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Dorsey G. Whltelaw, United States
Commissioner, at Ell Centre, Cali
fornia, on the 18th day of October,
1899. The entryman Charles Rufus
OConnor is notified that, by SUBJ
mission of said proof, his wife
Georgia Sylvene O'Connor seeks to
obtain patent for the land in her
own name.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Tom White, of Seeley California.
Mike Innis, OF Calexice, Califor- }
mia.
Jesse Connors, Of Ell Centre, Calf-A
fornia.
Mrs. James Coin, of Ell Centre.
California. 3 -
PAUL B. WITMER,
Register.
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12

WASHINGTON.-Nobody around
here really knows, of course, just
what the great European powers
will do with their air fleets if the
present crisis develops into gen.
eral war.
Military experts, however, who
have made it their business to
study trends in aerial warfare, have
some pretty good ideas about what
is likely to happen.
First of all, they remark that
the ordinary civilian has miscon-
ception of the tactics which prob
ably will be seen. The famous sin
gle-handed combats of World war
days-the dog fights" familiar to
moviegoers-ar apt to be rare.
Instead, modern practice places
emphasis on formation fighting.
Fighting planes are believed more
effective when they cruise in
groups, flying high and waiting for
a chance to swoop down on small
er enemy groups.
1t is considered doubtful here
that British and French bombers
will attack Berlin-not even in re-
taliation for possible German raids
on London and Paris.
Instead, it is held, the British
and French bombing fleets are like
ly to concentrate on German in
dustrial plants and railway lines.
And there is more than a hunch
that the German bombers may OPP
crate in the same way, at least for
a time.
Nevertheless, it is believed that
a basic point of French and Brit
ish air strategy will be to guard
the civilian centers in those coun-
tries from attack. This will call
for aggressive action to bottle up"
the German air force, If possible,
and decrease its effectiveness as
long-range striking arm.
There is still a good deal of
uncertainty about the exact degree
of effectiveness of anti-aircraft de-
fenses. The supposition Is that
these defenses may be considerably
more effective than is popularity
supposed.
Army men point out that the
only actual demonstration in recent
years was in Spain, where the anti
aircraft equipment was neither as
complete nor as efficient as that
of England and France. Even SO,
1t is said, defensive activities in
Spain made precision bombing diff
ficult.
The chief effect of anti-aircraft
batteries Is to keep raiding planes
SO high that 1t Is hard for them
to drop bombs very near to their
selected targets. Even better than
the batteries are squadrons of fast
pursuit planes.
Able TO move faster and maneuv-
er more rapidly than bombers, these
can harry a bombing fleet so ef-
fectiyely as to ruin its ability to
accomplish its mission, unless the
bombers are accompanied by large
groups of protecting fighters.
u. S. army men never did join
In the sneers which were directed
at Britains famous balloon bar
rage" for the aerial defense of Lon
ion. On the contrary, they're deep
y interested In it.
This system calls for whole
strings of captive balloons moored
around the city, with loops of wires
beneath them. In theory, at least,
: would make 1t impossible for any
,ombers to cruise at less than a
'000-foot altitude--and one of the
points in air raids de-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12

ne met tne big
gest financial
crisis of his life.
In 1882, close
to the bedrock
of the depression
he heard that an
aviation pl a n t
was for sale for
1000. He be-
lieved in the fu-
ture of aviation,
and he believed
he could manu-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
What War Means

1t is rather appalling to see the
thoughtlessness with which many
people say, "Oh, yes, 1 suppose
we'll be in it sooner or later"
Scarcely one of these persons has
given so much as thought to what
war would really mean to every
man, woman, and child in America,
even to those not called TO military
service.
Already the British know, though
few British soldiers have seen
action. and London remains un-
bombed as yet. Passage of the
universal national service registra-
ton has brought it home to them.
If any did not know what war was
going TO mean, they know now.
Every man, woman, and child in
Britain Is to be registered and CIV
en- a card. That card will be an
important and necessary document.
For military service, for food allot-
ments, for claims to benefits under
any of the war enactments, insur-
ance and the like, the card will be
necessary For re-uniting families
torn apart by wars terrors. it may
be useful. 1t is the final degrada-
ton of human beings into serial
numbers. 1t is to the civilian what
the dog tag" was to the World
War soldier.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
CARNEGIE

Yesterday I told you how James
Work rose from a job in a plum
bers' supply house to the presiden-
cy of an airplane manufacturing
company. Today I'll tell you how
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
TOdays Horoscope

Make no change of any import
ance during the coming year, If
your birthday is on this date. 9th
erWise your year will be a most for
tunate one. Those of the opposite
sex and elders will bring you gains.
The child born today will be very
clever, with artistic, musical and
literary gifts. Such one will be
magnetic in personality, also shrewd
and practical, but always kindly.
Excellent organizing ability and
success in any congenial vocation
Is indicated.
Minute Test Answers
1. 1893.
2. A seine.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
Hints on Etiquctte

Hints on Etiquette
Don't neglect to write a letter
just because you don't know what
to say. You would know what to
say if you met the person to whom
you owe thanks for hospitality or
merely a friendly letter, so write
just as you would speak to them
with sincerity and friendliness.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
thoughts for the Day

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind,
and with all thy Strengths Mark 1890.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12

came to the front, the fewer safety
precautions were being taken. AS
we drove into Lodz, the highway
was lighted on both sides by street
lamps. No blackouts are held in
Jodz.
The Germans had marched into
Lodz on Saturday after the city
had been evacuated partially on
Friday. Many people were coming
back to their homes. Every second
or third shop seemed Jewish. When
asked what would happen to the
heavy Jewish population, I was
told that probably nothing would
happen, since this part of the con-
quered area was expected to be put
under a -protectorate not in
cluded in the Reich. A large num-
Der of Jews have fled Lodz, how
ever.
German officers said Lodz had
been entered without a struggle.
When we asked about the compar-
atively lax police regulations we
had noticed, we we're told there
was nothing to fear. The officers
said the Lodz people had taken the
German entry very calmly.
Walls of buildings in Lodz were
plastered with placards, signed by
the COMMITTEE of German Citi-,
zens of Lodz," warning the popu-
lation against opposing the peace
full entry of German soldiers. The
army appointed many Polish citi-
zens to preserve order. Many were
former fire brigade members and
policemen, but mostly they were
civilians wearing armbands. They
directed traffic and stood on street
corners to give information.
Yesterday morning, as the peo-
pie awakened to go to work, the
streets were filled with people 60
ing about their usual business. The
textile factories, main industry here,
functioned as usual. About one shop
in three was open. The people
seemed to have a determined, ia
talistic appearance.
Traffic was halted until II am.
by troops marching through streets
in units that included mechanized
troops going to the northern front
where action had begun before
dawn. Polish troops apparently had
been cut off in their attempt to
break through the German lines.
During our trip to the east and
south, I saw very little action ex-
cept that of units going to their
assigned destinations. Several cities
showed the evidence of bitter fight
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
Reporter Gives
1st-Hond Account
Of Nuzi Advance
- BY HAROLD PETERS -
United Press Staff Correspondent

BEHIND THE GERMAN LINES, Near Lodz, Poland
Sept II. (UP)-I spent two days behind the German
Polish battle lines, following the German armys advance
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
Grab Bag
One Minute Test

One-M1nutc Test
/. In what year were motion
pictures invented?
2. What is the large net used
by fishermen called?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12
Words of Wisdom

Prosperity is only an instrument
to be used, not a deity to be wor-
shiped.-Calvin Coolidge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12

It'll be the World War all over
again. means an editorial. Well,
hot exactly. For one thing, this
time the Germans forgot to build,
a lot of Zeppelins.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12

The Ministry of Labor has been
given full power to control employ
ment. Employers cannot hire or
rehire employees without the minis
trys consent. Not a single British
labor leader would have voted for
any such measure in peace times.
1t gives the government a control
over the life of the ordinary man
which must be the envy of Hitler
and Stain.
David Kirkwood, Laborite leader
protested that "the worker has sus-
picion that under the cloak OF
patriotism employers can take ad-
vantage of lower standard of labor
the worker holds so much
more than death the right to say
whether he should work for this
or another individual
SO he does, but no matter now.
This is war. If men are to be
ordered into machine gun fire, who
shall say they shall not be ordered
into the machine shop or the har-
vest field? If men are to give their
lives, who shall say they shall not
give their money?
In Germany, income taxes have
already been upped so per cent, and
1t Is death TO listen TO radio pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12

Pa originated the blackout and
he'd stage one whenever he thought
he heard mas folk coming down
the street.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-12

The man at the next desk says
good times must be back. A theater
box-office employe was snooty to-
ward him.
Evening star., 1939-12-08

land had been associated with him
In real estate deals.
The suit for libel was dled yester-
day after Justice 6onsteby ordered
that Judge Holland be relieved OF
his duties pending m investigation
Of his professional conduct by the
Chicago Bar Association. Yesterday
Judge Holland defed. the chief Jus
tice's- orders by hearing cases "a
usual.
Justice Sonsteby retaliated by or
dering Judge Hollands court call
transferred to another Judge, thus
depriving him of Z clerk and bailif1s
The jurist's bill Of complaint
charged the defendants with inten-
tions Of bringing him into public
scandal and disgrace" and had
caused to be published certain false,
scandalous and defamatory words
concerning him.
Evening star., 1939-12-08

q long-standing controversy with the
business department.
For years the hospital has been
attacked by civic groups. The last
Legislature passed a bill to abolish
the patronage system of selecting
physicians and to establish stands
ards for them, but Gov. Bob Jones
vetoed 1t.
Mrs. Judd's escapes in October
and again Sunday refocused atten-
tion on the institution, where three
physicians have resigned recently.
| Mrs. Judd, meanwhile, continued
to play hide and seek with officers,
who believe she has found tempo
rary refuge in orange groves and
fields not far from the hospital.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Suit Against Jurist
By Chicago Judge
0'Hare Case Angle
Filing Of $3.50, 900 Action
Against Superior
Stirs Judiciary
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-The fling Of
a libel suit by Municipal Judge
Eugene J. Holland against his su-
perior stirred the Chicago judiciary
today and marked another repercus-
sion Of the unsolved staying of Ed
ward ]. OHare, prominent turfman.
The suit asked $250,O00 damages
jointly from Chief Justice John j.
Sonsteby Of the Municipal Court and
Bertram J. Calm, president Of the
Chicago Crime Commission, q citi-
zen group pledged to fight crime.
After Mr.. O'Hare, president Of
Sportsman's Park Race Track, was
slain in gangster fashion November
8, investigators disclosed Judge Hol-
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Doctors S Resignation
Stresses Dissension
Al Arizona Hospital
Physician Says Decision
Has No Connection With
Judd Natter

- the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 8.-Sur-
prise resignation Of staff physician
at Arizona State Hospital, from
which Winnie Ruth Judd, blond
trunk murderess, has escaped twice,
revived repbrts of internal dissen-
sion.
DR.. Andrew F. Tombs resigned
last night, leaving the 900 patients
with only one physician. The per-
sonnel arrangement calls for four,
but DR.. Louis j. SAKE, superintend-
ent, IS i'll and a vacancy has not been
filled.
DR.. Tombs was brought here only
four months ago from New Orleans
by DR.. SAKE. He said his resigna-
ton has no connection whatever
with the Judd matter" and blamed
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Moginot Line Reported
Backed by New Forts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 8.-The French
Maginot Line of steel and concrete
now has second line backing it up,
the French newspaper lie Matin an
nounced last night in its early
editions.
"The Maginot Line has been
doubled and the work is completed"
the newspaper said, adding the new
Notifications contain all the features
its famous forerunner has, forts
both big and small, easements, dug
outs, tank and armored car traps.
Evening star., 1939-12-08

The Bedouin Of Libya has q law
neither to SOW, plant, build homes,
nor drink wine, because by doing
any Of these they put themselves
into the position Of being forced to
comply with the will and strength Of
those more powerful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-03

The skits will include Five Min
utes at the Information Desk
with Miss Jean Fuller and Miss
Erna Bonney OF the Y-Ed club
taking part; "A Testimonial Meet
ing by Health Elders" presented
by Mesdames Mary Ann childs,
Mildred Gimlet, II. c. Fisk, Will
lam Merrill. Franklin Harris, l.. j.
Perunka. J. II. Browne Jr.. and
Misses Ann Padelford, Dorothy
Sweet and 10 Ann Emmunds; THE
Walrus Speaks of Girl Reserves. ="
put on by the high school group in
GLIDING Misses Mildred Wick. in
terpreter. Marilyn Galloway, Mar
tina Hart. Betty Warter, Marjorie
Carr Barbara Ahrens. Louise Nc
Govern. Mary Petropolus. Jean
Clifford, Dorothy Jonczyk. Helen
Bruemmer. Carol Webb, Martha
Mcneil and Bergitte Hansen.
"The Juniors Portray Camp
Life" presented by Bette Lou
Hansen. Marjorie Todd, Lois Peck,
Glare Duerfeldt. Frances kitlar.
Rosemary Steele, Carol Abernethy.
Yvonne Battin. Doralys Smith,
Kathryn Sorenson, Joyce Siegle,
Claire Thompson. Bettye Wilbur,
Patti Lou Finch. Nancy Davis,
Beverly Eaubert. Charlotte Stall
wick, Phyllis Scott. Virginia Nor
rison. Louise McGoyern. Mary
Louise Anderson. Bertha Bellamy,
Marianne Barthley, Merle Saun-
ders, Shirley Swayze, GenewieYe
Shaw. Gerry Coatswortb. Pat
Browne, Audrey Boucher and
Betty Lou Browne
Follow the Leadership With
Business and Industrial Girls" with
Misses Helen O'COnnor, Mary
Thompson. Margaret Neary, Rose
mary Rosson, Iva Lindemsn. Betty
Vineyard and Gladys Larson. and
the final number. - Riddle Ana
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-03

to Entertain

For the Kappa Sigma Theta
annual Sport Dance. members
and pledges of the sorority
and their guests will gather
at the Waller Road commun-
ity hall Friday evening. The
following evening Delta Alpha
Gamma sorority is entertain
ing at a Cotton Ball. at the
Steilacoom town hall.
Miss Marjorie Thompson,
chairman for the sport dance.
has assisting her with the
plans. Miss Marie Mnlligan and
Miss Ruth Raymond. Decora-
tions will be in a sports motif.
with programs in the shape Of
sport equipment. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben Rath. Mr. Melvin
Kohler and Mr.. Leonard
Jacobsen will be special guests
for the affair.
Guests viii he the Messrs. Brad
Rannon. Ronald Whitley. Roger
Eide. John Macdonald. Joe Bssi.
Robert Gibson. Donald Rasmussen.
Donald Murphy. Robert spr.ngsr.
Richard Slost. Robert Spring,
William Reynolds. Tony HeHugh.
Eugene Rickabsbgh. Dale Nc
Cord, Wayne Nicely. Don fraser.
Dan Byerly. Morton Arnold.
Ronald Rau. Beldon Bowel. Rich
ard Horr. Hal Miller. Guy Kelly. Dr..
Jack Van Antwerp and Mayor
Middleton.
Saturday evening the gtsilacoom
Town Hall will be gaiiy decorated
in large print bOws and cotton
balls. and the hOzteAses Will be
dressed tn cotton PRINT dresses
Programs will be on brown paper
tied with hemp cords. Ass Mar
garet Butler " in charge 81 the ar
rsngemcnts. and on her committee
are the sophomores Of the sorority.
the Aiases Huriei jackson. Esther
Waterman. Pauline Humphrey and
Doris Hartman.
Patrons and pstroneEses for the
evening Will be Mr. ami Mrs. John
Paul Bennett and Mr. Melvin ..
Konier and guest. Music for the