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Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

The complete contrast between
the European way and the Ameri-
can way is evident once again IN
the news from Slovakia that the
government has abolished co-edu.
cation in the high schools and is
urging that the girls marry instead
of taking up careers. University
enrolment by women is being Sc
verely discouraged, and only COM
paratively few girl grade school
graduates will be enabled to take
up nursing and social service OF
similar allied activities.
This is indeed turning the clock
back. We in America believe that
a woman should be educated, so
that as a free human being she
may have choice of the kind oil
life she wishes to lead. We believe
that even if she marries, she Is
all the better wife and mother for
a high school or even university
education. And we believe that in
any case she is a human being,
entitled to get the best she can
from life in the way that suits her,
entitled to give what she may have
TO give to the common life.
But Slovakia is now under Ger
man protection" That means
that the German idea dominates
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
WHAT OF IT?

The people in America who want to
see America kept out of war-and they
number we'll into the millions-will do
little more than grin at the great wall
ing and gnashing of teeth going up at
Washington over the arms embargo bill
which, its enemies declare, offers encour-
agement to dictator nations in Europe.
The encouragement supposedly so Of
fered comes from the fact that the Unit
ed States will by the law be prevented
from sending munitions and money to
nations engaged in war.
What of it?
We got into the World War by sending
munitions and money overseas. We would
get into the next one the same way. The
choice before us is clear: Shall we join
one side or the other, or stay clear?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

WASHINGTON.-It is a fairly
good bet that the famous food
stamp distribution plan will pres
emily be applied to cotton.
Net only is current thinking in
the Department of Agriculture
pointing that way, but the new
agricultural appropriation bill
makes available for the cotton
problem" a sum of money which
can't very we'll be used in any
other way.
All and all, the Fereral Surplus
Commodities Corporation will have
S203 600, 900 to work with next year.
Under the law, not more than a
fourth of this can be spent on any
one commodity, and only half of
the money so spent can be devoted
to an export subsidy.
The FSCC, thus, can spend
around S50,O00000 on cotton next
year, and at the most can put
S2o,UuO,uuu VI IL hlNo Vic toNVoii
export subsidy program. Thus, it
will have lot of money left which
must be spent domestically.
Research into finding new uses
for cotton will take only a little
of this; the balance would be used
for promotion of domestic distri-
button of cotton.
Which means that FSCC will,
if it chooses, be able to finance
very wide distribution of cotton
through the stamp plan; which, in
turn. would mean that the stamp
plan would move out of the gro
Gerry stores and into the depart.
ment stores. No decision has been
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Barbs-

Men of the Mezinkas tribe OF
northwest Asia speak different
language than do women OF the
same tribe. Lucky Mezinkas.
One Hollywood actress calls her
husband my jewel" Apt Like
Jewels, many Hollywood husbands
are stolen.
The Slovak government has
urged that girls marry instead OF
going to work. This will call for
stern measures from Mr.. Hitler.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
FEDERAL SCHOOLS FOR
ME UNITED STATES?

The absurdity of crackpot ideas made
dangerous because they are formulated
IN brains commonly considered better
than average was demonstrated at San
Francisco this week. DIR. Alexander Mel
klejohn of Dartmouth university told
delegates to the National Education As
sociation that the federal government
should be allowed to participate in con-
troll of schools in the United States
and then went forward to outline par
ticipation" which would amount to down.
right control.
The doctor laid bare his somewhat
outworn theory when he said
IF there is one lesson the experience
of men reveals :. it is that human free
dom has been won and can be kept only
in so far as individual action and be-
haviour find their places within the plan
ned activities of a political government"
Would you, DIR. Meiklejohn, have the
government tell every school child where
his place is? Would you have a federal
government run by few score men die
tate what is to be the status in life of
millions of persons? Would you call that
democracy?
Suppose right now that the present
federal government controlled he sort
of economics that are taught in the
schools. You need look no farther than
the same education association confer
ence at San Francisco, where DR.. Meikle-
john spoke, to find out what the prevail
ing theory would be. 1t would be one of
defeatism.
That is not guesswork. Consider the
words of Aubrey Williams, National
Youth Administrator for the federal
government, who spoke from the same
platform graced by the learned doctor
".. millions of our people," said the
federal administrator, ''are caught strug-
Cling desperately, pitifully, helplessly,
with all the gates of opportunity visible
to them closed"
All the gates of opportunity closed
indeed If that is the sort of thing the
federal government would put into the
head of Americas youth through Ameri-
cas- schools, we want none of it.
We want no teaching of absurd defeat
ism for our youngsters We know there
are new frontiers of science, of invention
and of progress to be conquered. We in
the American tradition want indepen-
dent educators, uncontrolled by any poll
tical theory, with sufficient breadth of
vision to inspire their pupils with the
knowledge of the things still to be accom-
plished.
If it is true that all the gates of oppor-
tunity visible to our young people are
closed, then it is our job to open the
gates through which they cannot now see.
1t definitely isn't our job to squat be-
side some theoretical wailing wall and
mourn with undeveloped children over
opportunities that were no more visible
to thousands when they existed than to-
days opportunities are today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
'MUANG-THAI'
(Christian Science Monitor)

The intention, recently announced, of
Siam to change its name to "Muang
Thai" "The Land of the Free will,
according to at least one authority, pro-
vide a problem for Westerners. For, it
appears, such are the intricacies of the
Siamese language, that the unintiated,
attempting to pronounce the new title,
may with ease refer inadvertently to
'The Land of the Long Purse" or The
Marsh Of Those Who Creep Like Worms"
not to mention even more derogatory
possibilities.
Sympathy must certainly be given to
the radio announcer in the Occident when
Muang-Thai is in the news. He can hard
ly be expected to grasp these tonal and
pronunciatory nuances so we'll that he
will never filch the good name and leave
the purse, or introduce serpents into this
other Eden. While, if he attempts to rem
der "The Land of the Free" in his free
native tongue, the result may be confus-
ing; since there are still Westerners who
might imagine a reference to their own
country.
1t looks as though the Siamese may
be giving the world another white ee-
phant; but at least one must congratu-
late them heartily on being able to pro-
nounce themselves free.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

made yet. but the chances are very
good that exactly that Will DC
done.
Vice President John Garner came
out strongly the other day III taVor
of broadcasting the income TAX
base. urging lowering of exemp-
tions and a gentle upping OF lower
bracket rates.
Which makes it seem a pity ne
didn't get his idea 48 hours carrier
If he had he could have been
presiding in the Senate when the
IaFollette amendment to the tax
bill came up.
LaFollette was trying to do just
what Garner wanted, lower the
exemptions and raise the rates.
The LaFollette amendment lost
on tie vote, 38 to 38. And MIR.
Garner, If he had been in the
chair. could have carried 1t by
casting his vote in favor of the
amendment and breaking the tie.
But he wasn't and he didn't.
Recent reports to the contrary
the Postoffice Department still
has plenty of notwithstanding
letter carriers on it's outlying star
routes. There are various counties,
particularly in Kentucky and Ten
ressee, which are so mountainous
that no automobile or motorcycle
could make the rounds, and the
carriers there 60 on horseback just
as they did half century ago.
Why Congress keeps on voting
subsidies, in one easy lesson:
Senator Adams of Colorado has
been an effective and consistent
member of the economy bloc at
this session. But he arose the other
day to speak for bill which would
have the government pay n cents
an ounce for silver, instead OF 6t
cents as heretofore.
He urged, first, that this wasn't
really a subsidy, since the money
didn't come out of the fedora
treasury but simply represented 8
cut in the 'seniorage" which the
mint charges the miner.
Further, he argued, no matter
what it was called it would amount
to only seven or eight millions
year-and since Congress has beer
giving away hundreds of millions il
subsidies to other industries, VIII.
couldn't it afford this one for silver:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

authority on poems or prose ana
my opinion is of no greater value
than yours.
But if you will write to the fol-
lowing magazines, they Will send
YOU a copy containing list OF
magazines and describing what
type of material they are in the
market fer:
Author d8 Journalist, 1897 Cham
pa Street, Denver, Colorado. Price
zoe.
Writers Digest, % East 18th
Street, Cincinatti, Ohio. Price Csc.
Last. and most regretted, it Is
not even possible for me to reply
to all of your many interesting
letters. I wish that I could both
write to you and talk with you
about your problems. But since
DAYS are too short for the person.
al attention / would like to give,
please know that my appreciation
of the interest you take in the
column Is JnDtllSt.
l found in Elmer Wheeler's new
book, Word Magic some hints
on how a wife can help correct her
husbands bad table manners.
Just suppose your husband had
poor table manners. Well, here are
seven things you could say to help
him mend his ways. Only one OF
these is the proper thing to say.
Read them over and see if you can
tell which is the proper one.
/. IF Emily Post could only see
your table mannersp
2. What boarding house did you
learn to eat in?"
3. You certainly never saw the
inside of finishing school"
4. "And to think l married a
man with such table manners!'
5. Henry, you're very neat other
wise!'
CT like the way Mr.. Brown
handles his knife and fork at the
dining table
7. "I never saw such table man
ners for a grown up man"
Have you made your selection?
Well. Number is correct Why?
Because it expresses appreciation
OF what he has already done. and
your belief that he will do better.
Number will not help him
mend his manners because it is
sarcastic 1t taunts him without
offering way out.
Number 2 is also sarcastic and
makes a man brace himself against
improvement.
Number 3 is also sarcastic and
gets the wife nowhere.
Number 4 is the worst of all, for
it taunts him not only on his
manners but also on his marriage
The husbands first thought Is,
I'm as good as you" and he sets
himself against her stubbornly like
q Missouri mule going up hill with
load of bricks.
Number six is bad because 1t
compares him unfavorably with
another man, and pulls the hus-
band down. 1t is far better TO
compliment a husband on some
thing he does well. and them hold
out hope that he can master n
weak spot.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

where I can is
a great privilege;
but l must ex-
plain that it is
not possible for
me to find jobs
for you. I wish I
could. If l could
solve this unem-
ploynent problem
I would be a mir
acle man.
| am not an
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

DIV LOfhlN
Deposits total $1,40S,3O6,O00, an
increase of 5O,528,000 over June 80,
1888, while total resources stand at
$1.549,824 900, a gain of $51, ,297 900
for the same period.
Earnings for the first six months
of 1899 are $14,77700O. Dividends
paid out in the same period at the
annual rate of $2.40 a share on a.
100000 shares outstanding amount
ed to $4,S00,000. There was added
to surplus and undivided profits
accounts the amount of $3,312,OOO
after provision of $2,100,000 reserve
for depreciation on banking pre-
misses, amortization of bond pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Willis Thornton's Editorial on:
The Contrast Again

there. Just as Germany expor'eu
racial consciousness to ltaly' anu
anti-Semitism to Czecho- -SioVakia'
so it now exports to SloVakia -
medieval idea on the posltioi U
women. =
At about the time this news
came out, Mrs. Pual Henry, natioiisi
organizer of Pro American. RepupI-
,ican women's organization, was
giving an interview. And what siic
said. without any attempt to COM
ment on the Slovokian situation'
makes nevertheless perfect COM
ment on it from the American
point of view.
"Women's place is no longer eN-
clusively in the home" she Saio'
THE only way woman can pro
tect her home is by building a
firm foundation outside of 1t IN
civic community, and church afS
fairs"
And there you have it. Ihese
homes, to which Slovakian wome3
are supposed to devote themselves
so early and SO exclusively are
subject to the kind OF world III
which they have their being. IL Is
idle for such women to bulid sucl'
homes, only to see them torn as
under by forces in which they nave
had no voice, no influence, forces
of which they have not even any
knowledge.
Often the world is perpleXed a
know just which path to choose III
its effort to stumble forward on
paths of progress. There Is Jus'
one path which seems to offer no
hope at all. That is the path BACK
ward to the darkness and unen-
lightenment up which humanity mas
for SO many centuries been PAIN
fully crawling. q
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Dale


Thank you, readers of this COL
umn, for the help and inspiration
derived from your letters daily
finding their way to my desk.
ManY ask for help. To give it
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

In the middle ages mouse 10
house delivery of milk was the rule.
Cows were driven from house to
house and MIXED.
Some 100000 cups of tea are
drunk daily by the British, accord
ing to estimates.
The design of the Bartlett dam
in Arizona has attracted visits of
engineers from Mexico, England,
Russia, France, Australia, Iraq and
China. m
Hillsboro, N. c., has clock in
the tower of the courthouse which
was presented to the town by George
II when it was the provisional capi-
tai of the state.
Wisconsin's conservation depart
ment aided by sportsmen's groups,
schools and civic organizations,
feeds it's game birds during the
winter months.
AS a cure for nerves. rug max
ing, modelling and handloom Weav-
ing have been proposed.
More than 100000 trout are to
be stocked in Vermont lakes ano
rivers next year The Republicans
must expect to elect a President
American men are glad that one
thing about King George didnt
get much publicity during the ro'
val tour. The monarch gets his hail
cut once a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
TOday's Horoscope

TOday's Horoscope
The year just commencing for
those whose birthday is today Will
be generally favorable. However,
some trouble over a business mat
ter concerning your home affairs
may worry YOU. A kind and sym
pathetic nature will be the posses
sion of the child born on this date.
His or her Judgment will usually
be sound, but they will be liable to
misfortune through loss of docu-
ments or danger by fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
You re Telling Me-

Walt Disney must be disappointed.
Most all the universities have held
their commencement exercises and
not one offered an honorary de-
gree to Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck
or Ferdinand the Bull.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

Reflecting the steady growth of
all California, Bank of America,
statewide branch banking organi
zation, has again exceeded all pre-
vious high marks in capital funds,
loans outstanding, and earnings,
according to the banks mid-year
statement of condition as Of June
80, 1889.
Capital, surplus and undivided
profits are shown as standing at
$117.370,000, as compared with
$112.231 900 reported June 80, 1888,
an increase of $5.139,0O0 for the
twelve months, after payment in
the same period of dividends
amounting to s9,600,000.
The aggregate of loans outstand-
ing is 1896, ,lO2 900 or $65,977 900
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Thoughts for the Day

He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life;
and he that beleveth not in the Son shall not see
life but the wrath of God abdeth on him-John 1886
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

One Minute Test Answers
/. Miriam.
2. A fabulous creature, supposed
to suck blood from sleeping persons.
3. Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
"
Hints on EtiOuette

Hints on Etiquette
Etiquette simply means good man
ners or consideration for others.
Many people profess to scorn fine
manners but they seldom appre-
ciate rudenoss in others or incon-
siderate conduct.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Famous Sayings
Grab Bag
One-Minutc Test

What was the name of Moses
sister?
Q, What is vampire?
3. OF what state is Austin the
capital?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Also, during the half year, $507,-
900 was allotted to the banks per-
sonnel under its profit sharing
bonus plan, on the basis of 7lA per
cent of salaries up to $500 month,
and 5 per cent of any portion of
salaries in excess of $500 a month.
The plan, which has been effective
since December /, 1887, and which
makes each employee an actual
partner in the enterprise, has been
accepted as another instance of the
leadership of Bank of America in
anticipating modern trends, accord
ing to President l.. M. Giannini.
SAVINGS RATE UNCHANGED
In commenting further, President
Giannini said:
"Our gratifying showing, made
possible without the necessity Of
lowering our present rate on saw
ings deposits, is due to popular
acceptance of the branch banking
method under which we have
brought metropolitan banking SER
vice to 307 communities through
495 branches, thus providing an
unique public service to all Of Cali
fornia."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

Japanese must be getting modest.
They kept that war of theirs with
the Mongolians a secret for TWO
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

Words of Wisdom
The first and worst of all frauds
is to cheat oneself Bailey.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

miums, ETC., and $3,967, 1000 reserves
applied to reduce carrying value OF
assets.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Photographs

In the middle ages house to
house delivery of milk was the rule.
Cows were driven from house to
house and MIXED.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

We don't know what it is but
the British foreign office must be
getting awfully tired of the Rus.
sian word for maybe
The clubhouse of an Indiana
country club is destroyed by fire.
The course will consist of only 18
holes until a new building is erected.
The man at the next desk says
he knows a fellow who can blow
smoke rings in the shape of hearts
and diamonds. What a magnificent
partner he'd beat playing con.
tract bridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Record Shouting Due
To Branch Banking
Bank of America Report Shows
Increase in Capital Funds
BIG LOAN VOLUME

more than on the same date a yeal
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

Some 100000 cups of tea are
drunk daily by the British, accord,
ing to estimates.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

made yet. but the chances are very
eood that exactly that will DC
done.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Girls, IA, Return 10 Homes,
Ending Search by Police

Marilyn Colleen Stine and Doris
Marie Barrett, 14-year-old school
girls were back at home today, con-
Tossing they had been playing
hockey" while they were the objects
Of a wide search by police yester-
day.
Mrs. Stine. mother of Marilyn, who
lives at 918 M street NV, told
police her daughter said they had
spent Friday afternoon near the
Lincoln Memorial, and had not
come home because it was about
the time that reports were coming
due. The girls had talked to the
Watchman at the memorial for a
time. and later stayed in a shack
nearby before going to the home of
a friend who persuaded them to
return home.
Mrs. Barrett said that she had
not learned the whole story yet from
her daughter. Doris, who lives at
2818 Sixth street NE. was student
at st. Patrick's School.
Mrs. Barrett had last seen her
daughter about 3 pm. Friday, when
Doris went to see her friend after
school. Marilyn is a student at st.
Cecilia's Academy, and both girls
are model students who rank high
In their classes. Mrs. Barrett said
she understood the girls were to stay
at the Barrett residence all night.
The girls were last seen about
4:30 pm. Marilyn is the sister of
the former Charlotte Stine, 10. who
eloped to San Francisco a week ago
with Wilmer Scott, son of the So
cially prominent Mrs. Russell Sard.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Reich Dumps Goods
In U. s., WoI| Charges
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 4.-Matthew
VOL, a vice president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, charged
tonight the Treasury Department
was permitting Germany to obtain
such war materials as cotton, cop
per and scrap iron from this coun-
try by dumping "unneeded har-
monicas, bird cages and canaries." :"
He said the procedure violated
the Presidents foreign policy and
that undoubtedly President Roose-
welt is unaware of this procedure
Of the Secretary of the Treasury
which has reacted to the great ad-
vantage of Hitlerism."
AS President of Americas Wage
earners' Protective Conference, COM
posed OF A. F. L. unions, Mr.. Vol
reiterated in a statement previous
complaints by the group that in
permitting the import of German
goods, the Treasury evaded imposi-
ton of countervailing duties and
penalties provided by the 1880 Tariff
Act and the 1921 Anti-Dumping Act.
Mr.. Woll declared many millions
of dollars" worth of cotton, copper,
scrap iron, fats and oils have been
delivered to Germany by American
business interests since December
Is, 1896, at one-third above world
prices.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
sac, 900 RompRushedtoO Open
Key Bridge to All Traffic
Georgetown, RossIyn Merchants Happy
As Work Neurs Completion

The troubled expressions which
Georgetown and Rosslyn merchants
have worn for several weeks ought to
disappear tomorrow. or Tuesday at
The latest. Then. over a ramp erected
at a cost Of $4,000. general traffic
will be resumed over Key Bridge
traffic that will include Virginia
trade representing a large part of
the business of Georgetown and
Rosslyn merchants.
When key Bridge was closed to
automobile traffic, pending construc-
ton of a new span at the South end,
under which the new George Wash
ington Parkway will pass, merchants
on both sides of the river found their
business dropping off, they reported,
from SO to IS per cent. Protest meet
ingS were held and appeals made to
the Bureau of Public Roads, which
is supervising the changes in the
bridge for the National Park Serv-
ice, for some arrangement to permit
the use of the bridge while the work
is being done.
Ramp for All Traffic.
This led to the construction of a
ramp for all traffic instead of one
for truck and street cars, as origi-
nally intended. The ramp, being
rushed to completion by night and
day work, will be 80 feet long and
28 feet wide. 1t will represent the
permanent level of the bridge, three
feet higher than the old structure
and will place all traffic above the
work that will be done on the
bridge.