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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
News Items About
Valley Residents

Mrs. Anna Jones left Monday for
Tempe, Arizona. to attend the
graduation exercises on Tuesday at
the Arizona State Teachers college,
her granddaughter, Anna Lee Mar
raj, being a member of the gradual
ing class Mrs. Jones expected to
return on Wednesday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank p Griffin
and sons, Donald and Dick, OF
Fresno. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur C. Long over the Mem
orial day weekend. DR.. Griffin is
Mrs. Longs brother.
Mrs. r. J. Mcnamara and her
daughter are in San Francisco, Mrs
McNamara's parents, who have beer
visiting her, accompanying them
north. Mr.. McNamara plans tC
leave the first of the week for Sar
Francisco and his family will ac'
company him on his return.
Betty Jane Smith, daughter o.
the Rev. Mr.. p. j. Smith and Mrs
Smith of Seeley has returned tt
the valley from Pasadena where
she is a student at Pasadena col
lcge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hargrave
former Ell Centrans now living IL
San Diego, spent Wednesday in the
valley.
Mrs. Raymond c. Reeder and hei
son Philip will leave next WedneS'
day for Ohio where they will visi
Mrs. Reeder's family and Mr. Reed
er's relatives in Springfield, Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
by Anne Hardy Davis
BIaisdelI Students Heard
In Excellent Recital

which attended.
Mr.. Macurda is remarkably fine
cellist and his numbers were char
acterized by a warm, beautiful tone,
and an expert technique which
made his contribution to the pro-
gram outstanding Mrs Macurdas
accompaniments added to the
pleasure of those attending.
Students who participated were:
Nadine Reinke, Roderick Scott,
Dona Lee Rath. Mary Lou Paskle,
Hazel Lehman, Joan Kluck, Ruth
Strain. Joan Bowker, Susie Shaft
ner, John Console, all of whom,
and their teacher as well, deserve
much commcndation for their cx-
cellent work.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01

Grace Emmons Blaisdell OF Cal
exico presented a group of her piano
students in splendid recital We'd
nesday night in the Calexico Wom-
ans Improvement club house.
Malcolm Macurda, cellist, Ell Cen
tro artist, assisted the students,
playing a brilliant group of cello
numbers with Mrs. Macurda as ac-
companist.
Distinguished by excellent per-
formances in which technical abil-
ity was evident and also a mature
understanding and appreciation of
their music, the pupils presented
a varied program which made a
most interesting concert for the
enjoyment of the large audience
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
Mrs. Babcock
PartyHostess IS

CALEXICO, June Mrs. Dexter
hostess Wednesday at charming
bridge ana pinochle party, at which
Mrs. Reddish won the high score
prize for bridge, Mrs. Raab. the
second; Mrs. McBratney, the prize
for pinochle and Mrs. Goodc, the
door prize.
Guests were: Mesdames Leroy
Little, Bert Reddish, Frank Raab,
James Chase, j. C. Pace, H. HUI
sizer, Letha Norton, Harold Mason,
w. H. Goode, j. HymeS, Leslie
Dove. C. A. Magaw. F. G. Cihak,
Kyle McBratney, Tom Young
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
Bridge Luncheon
Compliments
Mrs. Her

Mrs. Stephen Iler was guest of
honor Wednesday at a smart bridge
luncheon given as a farewell ges-
ture since she and Mr.. Her, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
F.. H. Mitchell, left Thursday NOR
ming for their home in Des Moines,
Iowa.
Mrs. l.. A. Lewis. Mrs. Thomas
c. Day OF San Diego who came to
the valley for the affair, Mrs. E. A.
Edwards and Mrs. j. u. Townsend
we're the hostesses. the party tax
ing place at the Townsend home,
573 Orange avenue.
White flowers and greenery made
refreShingly cool and attractive
setting. After luncheon the after
noon was spent in contract, Mrs.
Hanson winning the high score
prize, Mrs. Hartzog. the second, and
Mrs. Edwards, the low. Mrs. Tier
received as going away gift. a
manicure set for her travels, Mrs.
Van Slyck presenting her with col
orful tea towels on which were
printed Mexican recipes, a souvenir
of her stay in the valley.
Guests were: Mrs. Her. Mrs.
Mitchell, Mrs. A. B. Hanson, Mrs.
H. r. Anderson, Mrs. w. E. Hart
zog, Mrs. Elmer w. Heald, Mrs.
Warren Sage, Mrs. p N. Van Slyck,
and the four hostesses.
Mrs. Day, who is a former resi-
dent of Ell Centre and who moved
recently to San Diego, returned to
her home after the party.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
Entertain for
Mrs. Farley

CALEX1CO, June Mrs. r. M.
Entrekin and Mrs. Tom Caughlin
entertained Wednesday with des-
sert bridge party complimenting
Mrs. Walter Farley. the affair TAX
ing place at the Caughlin home on
Sherman avenue.
Mrs. Schlatter won high score
prize and Mrs. Parker, the second.
the guests present including: Mrs.
Farley Mesdames Adolph Binder,
s. H. Lockett, Isaac Schlatter. Max
Brents, John Duncan, James Otter,
Ray Bomers, E. T. Parker, Della
Mercier S. C. Blackman, Miss
Gertrude Binder.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
Jeanne Burger and James Rapson Win
American Legion Annual Awards

ces Bloemsma, second and Dixie
Hutson, third. Mrs. Thomson also
announced that Don Stephens had
received the twenty-second district
award in his division.
Genevieve Moody received the
award offered by the Daughters of
the American Revolution for the
outstanding girl history student
this choice being made by vote
of the students from a selected list
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
Bridge Club Has
Dinner Party

Monday bridge club members
entertained their husbands at a
delightful bridge dinner Wednes-
day night at the William Hudgins
home on Olive avenue.
A pot luck dinner was served buff
fet style and afterwards contract
was played, Mr.. and Mrs Roy Dahl
winning the high score prize.
Those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Dahl, Mr.. and Mrs. Hudgins, Mr..
and Mrs. r. A. Dinsmore, ir., Mr..
and Mrs. George Fluter, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. C. Rayburn. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Slee, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hearnc, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
C. Reeder.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
Panel Discussion HishIisht
OF. c. Commencement

delivered the invocation; Margaret
Madden was heard in fine vocal
solo; Calvert Moody. in splendid
instrumental solo: the glee club
sang the beautiful Coin Home
from Dvorak's New World Sym
phony" and the class was present.
ed by Frank 1. Shepherd, dean of
the college. The program conclud-
ed with music by the orchestra
and the benediction by DR.. E. A.
Palmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
Sc ats Available
For Graduation

Leo DeCelles, principal of Wilson
school, announced Thursday morn
ing that those wishing to attend
the commencement exercises that
evening in the stadium would find
seats available, and would not need
tickets for admission.
Grandstand seats however have
been reserved for relatives and
friends of the students and admis-
sion to that section will be by
ticket only.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
High School Commencement
Friday Night in Stadium

an important part in civic affairs.
The exercises will close with the
benediction to be delivered by the
Rev. Mr.. Harold E. Doty.
Following the commencement, the
Seniors will be guests of honor at
a dance at The Barbara Worth hotel
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
G.A.A. Boards
Ne ct Monday

Old and new boards for CentraTS
Girls Athletic association had a
Joint meeting Monday night at the
home of their advisor, Mrs Evalcna
Moore, 781 Holt avenue. Eighteen
members were present to conclude
GAG. business for the current
school year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01

Sell Farm PrOduce-ITse
P0st-Press Want Ads!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-11
A Subscriber Acts

Rudolph Young Minneapolis years
the office while paying his subscription he
why wasn't growing rapidly At that
explained had to have things
One is readers, another is advertising
explained that many the firms which spend
dollars yearly advertising unwilling spend
serving their he
When told him that portion of
dollar he of the states $4,000 Negroes spend
buy big page the dae radio tme direct mail billboard
types advertising interested
later he back to the office and said part
the other has thinking Few of
spending money have cood
ploy fewer of them advertise The part my dollar
which they spend for advertising that coored
employees openly coored Negesse
pcannnies; seldom picture people
trouble of the spend with
help them print their It's the with radio
employees and little Negro artists They
chiefly buresques Amos and Andy for
advertised mail
don't thing
billboard don't people v
help keep them that's true all the
country Rudolph literally head.
Rudolph left the office he had grim look his
buy anything
spend with advertisers
" firms business with whom he
into contact just how he feels
Rudolph than lot of who have had greater
opportunities than people who this medium
regularly their advancement the public than
fought has realized that community which
strengthen the of its mouhpeces
who spends money
candesick
job best.
money readily spend employment group
secondly using advertising mediums which
country Negroes line defense press
work miracles for public benefit
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-11
Republicans

We used to think that the deeper
hole was the harder for one to
climb out. But according to the
New Deal financial experts you can
get out of hole by digging your
self in Depreciation County
News (Red Lodge, Mont.)
AS economics, Mr.. Roosevelt's
plan ranks with another dose of
Pain Killer or another rub with
Snake Oil. AS politics, it can only
be condemned as another scheme
to buy an election next year-but
even that condemnation can hardly
be hearty, because it isn't enough
to buy the election. Thirty billions
would hardly do it. People are
bored; and to bore the voters is the
objectionable sin of politics. The
electorate can be debauched to elect
charlatans as long as they are pull
ing new tricks, but not to re-elect
a magician who can't find some
thing new to pull out of his hat
Chicago Daily News.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-11
UNFAIR LABOR UNIONS

policies of various unions which control certain
country interesting but few significant
those connected with the brewing
of this State a.. ..... .........
characterized the breweres OF
picture However, in spite of the thou
people employed this work do not receive
obmany because people IN trade union
will not accept members.
paper read of what the in
the Briefly this union states that
Negroes of all of jobs from anitors
feeling why the American labor movement has
bowling part the why is split into
rival camps present
paper sympathetic the labor question: but recalls how
complained when the legislature
trying certain regulations which the unions regarded
unfrend difficult how people who profess to be fighting
tolerate such rank policies
a find existing.
understand members condemn employers for
discriminating against raise the with
against the employment of certain racial Even
exclusion racial did not affect Negroes would still feel
disgrace the country Since it does affect dis
like o it is intensified.
which challenge the and
the progressive
labor should also be spurred to end it.
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The Peoples
Opinion
COMMON TREND

Editor: Whether it intended to
or not the story on your last
weeks front page telling of the ap-
pointment to state jobs of two
family members of Negro Repub-
lican politicians was indicative of
a common trend among politicians
white and black. From this coun-
try's vice-president on down the
office-holders always feather their
own nests by putting every avail
able family member on the pub
lie payroll. Why expect our politi-
Goes to do otherwise? For every
relative of Negro political lead
er who is on government payroll
there are 100 whites. You Negro
editors are always urging your
colored readers to be more like the
white folks-when we do take up
some of their ways then you COM
plain.
Your editorial praising former
Governor Benson was fine, but !
notice you never speak about the
sainted Floyd B. Olson. All the
Negroes that he gave jobs to can
be counted on one hand!
w. H. B.,
st. Paul, Mimi.
August z, 1899.
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at the young people who were
members of my own group and
whom thought l might know. Just
as reached the group one of the
young women looked up and caught
my gaze fixed upon them, courte-
ously spoke. l returned the greet
ing and raising my hat passed on.
It is quite possible the young
woman knew me, although I was
quite sure I had never before seen
either of the three.
This casual meeting called to
mind instantly an argument l had
had with two young women of our
city some 25 years ago.
These young women took violent
exception to a custom much more
prevalent then than now. It was
most common for our group to
speak to each other when meeting
casually as l had met the three
young people described above.
The young women were not
"high hat" but being we'll educated
and members of our northern So
Representing one of the younger
groups that escaped the humilia-
ton of slavery it was to me a
privilege to honor those who had
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Democrats
BIG JOB ON HIS HANDS

The Honorable John D. Hamilton
=. has announced the appointment
of DR.. Emmett ]. Scott as assistant
publicity director in charge of Re
publican publicity in the Negro
Press. ..
Chairman Hamilton could not
have found a colored man better,
if so well qualified for the difficult
task assigned. During the past ten
years the Negro voter has switched
his allegiance, all but enmasse,
from the Republican to the Demo
cratic side of the equation. This is
especially true of the effective Ne
gro vote in the North and West,
which alone constitutes the concern
of both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties in the approaching
1910 election. Mr.. Hamilton is no
more concerned with the disfran-
chised Negro in the south than his
rival James A. Farley, chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee. The Democratic drift of
the Negro vote has constituted per-
haps the most remarkable pheno-
menon of recent political history.
To reverse this tendency and to
re-align the Negro with it's first
political love-the responsibility i'm
posed upon DR.. Scott-sis a task
whose difficulty of accomplishment
renders it all but impossible.
In previous campaigns (before
1882 it was taken for granted that
the Negro press was venal and i'm
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-11
Mystic Happiness
In Harlem
By~Claude Mckay in August
The American Mercury.

A prodigious orgiastic wrestling
with God is the authentic throb of
Harlem, even as the tomtom in
native Africa. With acrobatic
stunts and unrestrained mystical
emotionalism, the cults challenge
the churches in an unabating tug
of-war for control of the spirit of
the masses. Many of the churches
stage prancing exhibitions to COM
pete with the cults. The fame of
Father Divine and a few others
has travelled beyond the frontiers
of the greatest Negro community
in the world, but they represent
only the more publicized of a small
army of fetishers manipulating
jungle magic in New York's jungle
of black tenements.
So thrives the medicine man,
prancing and profting in Harlem,
even as his ancestor in the prime
val forest. But perhaps the voltaic
exhibition of Harlem's swarthy
souls is no more than a part of
the primitive revelation of the mys-
teal heritage of all humanity.
Trapped in the most depressed
area of Manhattan, the dark deni-
zens, despairing of finding work,
are looking to lucky symbols for a
way out. They play the numbers
and resort to the occult chapels
with their dreams, avidly drinking
the magic potions, which give So
lace to thousands hungering for
in Harlem.
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Japs War Weary!

1t is true that the japanese civil
ians are quite war-weary but there
isn't semblance of possibility
that there would ever be an upris-
ing within the japanese nation.
Their history, their literature, their
music and even the food they eat
have always been directed towards
nationalism. In Hawaii, for in
stance, where there is a tx per
cent tax on corporations, two hun
dred japanese will come together
and put up a thousand dollars each
and open a business without sign
ing any papers of Incorporation,
thereby escaping the tax. When
the white man gets angry about
their uncanniness they remind him
that they can't trust each other
that much.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-11

been less fortunate and I never
ciety, felt that it was a great mis-
take to cultivate customs growing
from conditions they believed it
wiser to forget and forgo as quick
-ly as possible.
They felt that the greeting of
people who did not know each
other, but done simply in Difference
to custom that circumstances had
built up was a grievous mistake.
1t Jumped us all together, subjected
young women with a proper regard
for themselves to unpleasant ex-
periences, continued a custom that
made all of US subject to the con-
tempt of the other group and re-
minded all concerned of our recent
subject condition, which the sooner
we taught ourselves to forget the
better.
On the other hand, argued, the
situation was most normal. It
called attention to condition we
should wish neither to forget nor
regret.
Our parents had been slaves.
This was repetition Of an expert
ence all the races of the world had
been compelled to meet. One of it's
sad effects was to draw together
our people in bond of sympathy
and understanding people of other
races found it difficult to under
stand or appreciate. Our older
people, among whom my mother
and father were numbered, felt the
intuitive desire to draw closer to-
gether in recognition of the bond
that set us apart from others.
tired of offering consideration to
those who like my mother and
father had been among these.
So 1 hope that my young friends
of that bygone era have changed
their viewpoint. 1t is my most
ardent wish they have learned to
understand and respect the feeling
of these older ones of their group
which makes them reach out to
their younger ones for sympathy
and understanding.
Times have changed and our
younger people are disposed to for
get some of the things the older
ones of our group must ever keep
green in their memories.
The young woman who so kindly
spoke that day undoubtedly knew
me. 1t just fitted my fancy to as
sumo that she did not. The Incl
dent served to stir a memory of
things that have gone. It would be
better could we always remember.
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Poetic Thoughts
WORK
By MORRIS GIBBS, Sr.


Work is the panacea for the human race, .~. --
So that we can have necessities and place
Our best efforts and results are seen,
When we make loving labor our queen
They who work know full well,
That lazness only brings spell,
Lethargic in power which binds us tight
Unless we shake it off and get right
Honorable, pleasant work keeps individuals interest
AT the proper pitch and when put to any test
He doesn't have to contend with any unhealthy guest
Who is always tired and wants to rest
Work is the cry of those who wish,
10 keep their manhood and won't swish
From that which makes their life complete
For consistent effort knows no defeat
Work with an ambition toward goal
Set your mark high and play an important role
For by so doing you help your race,
Gain her right and justfuI place.
Each in his own way work for mankind.
Let brotherly love be the tie to bind
Our hearts and hands with the sole thought
When one is helped, all are upward brought
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By w. NJ. Smith

One day last week I stepped
from the office into the street.
Just as 1 reached the corner of
Third avenue the crossing lights
changed and l was compelled to
wait a few moments until they
changed back.
On the opposite corner stopped
by the same change of lights, saw
two young women and a man.
When the lights changed again
and it was possible to cross the
street / met the three young people
who also were waiting for the
lights to signal they could now
cross, as they stepped from the
curb to the street.
l had been looking rather closely
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PRO & CON
each say NAV hsp eidaens up der minds for so - W ~

pecunious. Each editor was ac-
corded several hundred dollars, a
few weeks ahead of the intensified
campaign, which was intended to
control both the news services and
the editorial opinion. There has
been such widespread revolt
against this method during the last
two campaigns that its repetition
can hardly be openly attempted
Kelly Miller.
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Love America
BY R. e. s'UncIe Bob Bolton

soldiers. This nation is ruled by a
frail little man called the Emperor.
Unlike our President, he never
speaks in public, scarcely ever talks
over the radio, lives as closely
within his palace walls as does the
Pope and when he sometimes goes
out into the city the crowds fall
upon their faces and refuse to look
upon him until he passes. It takes
a whole army of people to guard
the life of Hitler even among his
pure native Germans. But the
history of Japan will not reveal
many assassinations.
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Here
and !.
There

Note: The thoughts, views expressed in
this column are those of the writer and do
not necessarily reflect the editorial policies
If this newspaper. ~. b.
Editor.
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Poorest. Food

The japanese have the poorest
food of any highly civilized nation.
In boom times their diet only cost
the upper classes 15c per day each.
At the present time the whole ma
ton is about to go on a diet of sc
per day. This diet would consist
of soybeans, weeds, they are now
eating millions Of water snakes,
and, of course, rice takes the place
of our bread. You can, see how
you can get skilled labor for 25c
per day when it only costs them sc
to eat and sleep. Of course, Ne
groes eat weeds (dandelion greens)
but when we throw in four pounds
of Canadian bacon to make it
greasy enough our weeds and grass
turn out to be an expensive dish.
They cook theirs in plain water
when they don't eat them raw.
Militant Leaders Coming!
In the pages of current events
we have many Negroes to write
about who have come and gone in.
the last twenty years, but we have
hardly any who can deserve much
space in the pages of history. His
torians write only of men and
women who have established them
selves in the field of battle, of re-
ligious martyrs, who have lived
and died that their race and that all
races might live and prosper upon
this earth. A. Phillip Randolph
was almost crucified by his own
people before he finally organized
a select group of them and proved
even to a huge corporation what
can be done in the name of unity.
l Love America because l feel that
some new militant leaders are com
ing forth to lead US out of the
economic dump-heap and if this
humble individual can do no more
than to appeal to the masses to
let's put our shoulders to the wheel
and tighten the load which these
leaders must carry, that ought to
better prepare me to be a good
follower.