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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
ROGER Babson Discusses
Americas S Latest Business Fad

not changed, I doubt very mlch
if the Young people Of twenty TO
thirty years of age will ever receive
any benefit from it. When their
time arrives to get their $40, $50,
or $50 monthly government check,
if may not even buy pair Of shoes
or q roast OF beef! The Townsend
Plan. on some reasonable basis is
far safer It at least, "pays-as-lt
goes" even though 1t, too, may in
crease prices tremendously!
4S2 New Taxes
Despite the swiftly running
stream of revenues pouring into
Washington, ali eyes are focused ON
new tax possibilities Never before
in our history has the government
collected as much money as it is
now doing Moreover, it is spending
every cent of it, including the
money collected for the Social Sc
curity trust fund. and it is still
paying only half its bills. Mean
while largely to pay for new SO
cial" programs. state governments
are considering 482 new licenses and
taxes. If the security trend con-
tinues, the taxes necessary to pay
for our security and insurance
programs may amount to a practi-
cal confiscation Of every individuals
wages!
Fundamentally. the only real Sc
curity is high spiritual and intel
lectual character. Industry, hon
esty. thrift, ability, courage, and
kindness are those vital factors
which make any security program
click. Eliminate these qualities and
insurance of any kind is useless.
The government is simply the or
gani2ation of people. The moral
fibre of the government reflects the
moral fibre of the people. If the
people do not have strong character,
their government insurance and st
curity is useless.
Security VS.. Liberty
| believe that the worthy aged
should be taken care of literally.
I believe in a national health pro-
gram and insurance against the
cost of emergency surgical opera
tions which now are robbing good
. people Of their savings. |, however,
. believe these benefits should be us
ed for deserving citizens and not
passed out by politicians to get
votes from Tom, Dick and Harry!
In summing up this whole sub
iect, Father Feeley of the Univer-
, sity of San Francisco recently said:
, IT am convinced that We cannot
i, have complete economic security
without destroying personal lib
erty!" In this connection, l ask
readers the following question:
, Where would you rather live? In
the America of today where there
is liberty for all but not security for
, all, or in the Germany Of today
? where there is alleged security for
) all, but liberty for none?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12

to provide their own autos and
buy their own gasoline and OIL.
They are making their com
plant through George W. Wariei'
legislative representative of the Ma
tional Association of Special De-
livery Messengers, an A. F.. OF l..
union. Mr.. Warfel sums up their
complaint thus:
In the fall of 1882 a govern
ment pay cut was put through,
and the comptroller general ruled
that the special delivery messen-
gers were postoffice employees and
consequently that the cut applied
to them. So the messengers took
a reduction in their fees amount
ing roughly TO 10 per cent, run
ming through three fiscal years.
All in all, says Nh Warfel, this
cost them a total OF from $780,
600 to $2000,000.
In 1884, then, the messengers
asked that retirement benefits be
made available to them. (Other
postoffice employees contribute
some 3l2 per cent of their pay to
build up a pension fund.- AT this
point, however, the department
ruled that the messengers weren't
postoffice employees at all; said
they were contractors engaged by
the individual postmaster and
hence could not get in on the re-
tirement fund
That was that. The messengers
went along under the status of
contractors, hoping that some day
they would be able to get re-
classified. Last year they thought
they had their chance, when Pre-
sident Roosevelt issued his civil
service classification order. Anoth-
er ruling was sought, but it came
cut the same way; Attorney Gen
eral Cummings held that they still
were contractors, not employees.
This winter they tried again,
asking a ruling from Attorney
General Murphy. CThey had high
hopes, because Of Mr.. Murphy's
outSpoken desire to get as many
government workers as possible
under civil serVice0 But Murphy
ruled that because of precedent
and common usage the messengers
were contractors willy nilly un-
less and until Congress should
reclassify them.
Congressman John Dingell.
Michigan Democrat, is trying to
get Congress to do exactly that.
He has brought in a bill which
would put the messengers in a
body under civil service status.
make them definitely employees,
and enable them to come under
the retirement fund provisions. He
is about to introduce another bill
to refund the money which was
taken from them under the old
economy cut.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
HAROLD |. lCKES
AS THE HEIR
New London Comm Day.

Washington correspondents have been
watching the recent antics of Harold L.
Ickes, secretary of the interior, and Won
derinp whether he is not trying to con-
tinue to hold the Hmelight for the very
good reason that he has the itch to be-
come president. Actually Ickes is a great
favorite with the inside circle of the
New Deal. and with the president HIM
self, and is generally conceded to repre-
sent the presidents viewpoint right
down to the last detail. Also he has 4
gift for biting and sometimes most rash
statements. minus desire to rectify
any wrongs he has done as he goes along.
He is the sort of speaker who makes
any wild statement that happens to come
to mind. in public address, only to dis
cover later that it is either highly eXag
gerated or wholly false, yet he has never
been known to retract any such state
ments publicly.
One of the things that makes Ickes a
natural for the nomination, if presi-
dent Roosevelt does not decide to run
again, some of the New Dealers say
is the fact that he is officially a left
wing Republican who consorts with the
Democrats. Actually the Republicans, if
they did not long ago disoWn him, would
certainly do 50 before the nomination.
Anyway. it is figured that the fact that
he once wore the Republican label might
draw some votes for him. Meanwhile he
goes merrily about the nation spilling
all the invective at his command; some
say that he 5 trial-balloon flier for the
president, and that through him the
president manages to get across some
ideas TO the public that would not sound
so we'll coming from the chief executive
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Famous Sayings
BY ROGER BABSoN

PALM BEACH, Fla, March Il.
Insurance and guarantees" are
the latest American fad The de-
mand for old age pensions, for a
guaranteed wage, for unemploy-
ment insurance, for fixed prices,
and the like means that America
has come of age. Our pioneering
days are over Instead of pushing
on to new frontiers, our people are
clamoring for stability and secur-
ity. No matter how much we en-
dorse and underWrite our own fu-
lures. however We will find that
the only rel security is character.
To want security is the most ma
tural of human desires. To believe,
however. that security can be ac-
complished by simply "insuring
every phase of human activity is
tragic. A security program is only
as strong as the character OF It's
administrators and the adequacy oil
its reserves. Moreover, history
teaches that government insurance
is not worth the paper it is written
on when based on a flat rate from
which everyone benefits equally, ir-
respective of character.
Consumer Eventually Pays
Take the Social Security Program,
for example. Under its provisions
employers are NOW taxed one per
cent of their payrolls and employees
are contributing Il like amount. In
addition, employers are paying
three per cent Tor unemployment
insurance. These taxes are Sched-
uled to increase until 1949 when
employers will be paying six pei
cent and employees three per cent
or more This will represent six
per cent excise tax on employers
payrolls and Il three per cent in
come tax ON every gainfully em-
plOyed worker.
Naturally, this nine per cent taH
must be added to the cost Of goods
Therefore, it will eventually be pait
as ali taxes are-by the consumer
The current five per cent tax is
already a big factor in living costs
1t is handicapping thrifty people IL
saving something for themselves
Now, a movement is on foot TO pui
across a national health insurance
program which would take another
three per cent payroll tax. 1t viii
also be added to the cost OF goods
If enacted, 1t will boost the tota
tax on wages to twelve per cent.
Reserve Fund Myth
These Social Security taxes alon'
are now giving the Governmen
about 000,OOO,00O a year of nev
spending money. This is the an
nual contribution Of millions of IN
dividuals to- the trust fund Which
is supposed to provide them with
monthly income in their old age
The funds. however, are being uset
for current public expenses. Is on
cent being set aside for the future
If the Social Security system i
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
TndaY'S HOrOSCOpe

Todays birthday child will gain
promotion in the year to come. He
or she will be benefited by some
secret or nautical matter. Success
and good luck will follow him or
her throughout the year. Children
born today will be profoundly un-
derstanding and subtle. They will
have acute minds end will be most
persistent in anything they under
take. The study Of science or medi-
cine will be most suited to them.
Minute Test Answers
/. Some grow to a height of $50
feet. and are ten to twelve feet in
diameter
2. Morpheus.
3. Southeast.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12

me how his faith
er once solved
a delicate prob
lem of that kind.
His father was a
farmer at Mary
vile, Mo, and
had raised a large
crop of wheat.
1t was a rainy
season, and that
meant that the
crop must be
harvested in the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Dale
Carnegie

Have you ever had to correct
somebody who was hyper-sensi-
tive? Someone who might resent
it and FLY off the handle?"
Homer Croy, the writer, told
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Grab Baq-
One Minute Test

/. How high do mahogany trees
grow?
2. Who was the Roman god of
sleep?
3. In what direction does one
travel through the Panama Canal
when going from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Pacific?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Hints on Etiquette

When served with half a spring
chicken, cut the second joint from
the breatst; eat the breast, then the
second Joint, the drumstick last.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Words of Wisdom

The shortest and sureSt way to
live with honor in the world, is to
be in reality what we would appear
to be.-Socrates.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Thoughts for the Day

And he saith unto them, Why are We fearful ye
of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the
winds and the sea; and there was great calm.
Matthew s:26.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Willis Thornton's Editorial Or.
One Type of Peaceful War Preparedness

Most war preparation is econo-
mic lost motion.
II results in unproductiVe pro-
duction-that is, the production
of things which are of no value
in themselves to men, and which
are not productive of other valu-
able things. Guns, bombs, and
bayonets are like that.
But the Senate is now embarked
on a preparedness program that is
less on the unproductive side than
almost any other 1t is the buying
up in advance of certain ma
terialS which might be hard OF
impossible to get in time OF war
All are useful in time of peace
as well as in war.
Not only a war in which the
United States was involved, but any
war, might make it dangerous ol
impossible to get the things ir
question. So the buying and stock
ing of quantities of them might
we'll make it possible to stay ou'
of another war in which the Unit.
eel States was not concerned. Fol
it could then laugh at naval block.
ades. cornering of markets, or othel
steps that warning countries nigh
take. u
At the rate of $25,0O0OOO a year
it is now proposed to buy 100000,
600 worth of certain basic materi
ais. Here they are:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12

Nickel Tungsten
Optical glass Wool
Quartz crystal Cryolite
Quicksilver FlaXseed
Quinine FluorSpar
Iodine Scientific glass
Kapok Tanning material
NuX Vomica Titanlum
Opium Toluol
PhenOl Vanadlum
II will be instantly observed that
most of these materials are not pro-
duced in the United States, or pro-
duced in quantities that do not fill
potential wartime demands. They
are in general -perishable. They
could be stocked against an emer-
gency without competing in domes-
tic markets.
Purchase Of these things will fur
ther provide American dollars for
countries, most OF them in South
America, which now find it hard
to buy American goods because the
United States does not buy enough
of their products to provide needed
exchange
Perhaps even greater benefits
could come from the plan if the
deals for these materials were made
in gold. Thus they would not in
crease the national debt and sur
plus gold not needed for monetary
coverage would be furnished tc
countries which desperately need il
to keep their currencies on some
kind of par with our own.
IN any event, the plan is one o.
the more farsighted means of pre-
paredness against any possible
emergency. It may well bring bene'
fits both to the United States ano
to the countries whose products are
bought. and if properly engineered
might make at least partial bless
ing out of part of the curse of the
armament burden.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Calvert Club Plans
South American Niqht

Ambassador Carlos Martins Pc
feira Sousa of Brazil will be
ranking guest at South American
Night" program by the Calvert Club
at $3.50 pm. Sunday, at the Willard
Hotel. DR.. Jerome Crowley, club
president, announced today. Mem
bers of the diplomatic corps Of
Latin American nations and Gov
eminent officials have been invited.
An address, South America,
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Women S Bar Association
Will Hold Election

The Women's Bar Association Of
the District will hold its annual
election meeting Tuesday at pm.
In the ballroom OF the Mayflower
Hotel.
Judge Annabel Matthews will pre-
side at the meeting, prior to which
there will be a three-minute me-
mortal service for three members,
Elizabeth G. Casteel, Judge Kathryn
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Americonizotion School
Dance Is Planned

An international color scheme rep
resenting approximately so nations
will background the annual dance
Of the Americanization School Asso-
citation Of the District Of Columbia
to be held next Thursday in the Hall
Of Nations at the Washington Ho-
tel, officials announced today. The
hours will be from 8 pm. to / am.
The association, composed of stu
dents and friends Of the Americana
Evening star., 1939-05-12

Friend or Foe?" will be given by
the Rev. DR.. Maurice S. Sheehy,
head of the department Of religious
education at Catholic University.
DR.. Sheehy. recently returned from
an 18,OOO-mile air trip down the
east coast of South America, will
discuss relations between the Amer
icas and outline proposal for es-
tablishing closer cultural and spir-
itual relations. Moving pictures Of
his trip will receive their first public
showing.
A reception honoring the Ambas-
sador will follow the speaking pro-
gram. Senator Guy Gillette Of
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Sellers and Dorothy Wasserman, who

Sellers and Dorothy Wasserman, who
died during the past year.
Candidates for election are:' Pres
ident, Dorothy Moncure and Helena
D. Reed; vice president, Kathryn
Lawlor and Helen H. Rivers; record
ing secretary, Hilda Reagle, Cecil
Roeder and Marian Toomey; cor
responding secretary, Olive G. Fair
cloth, Sophronica Lasxica and Grace
McEldowney, and treasurer, Kath-
crime Shilling and Verna p. Young.
Candidates for election are: Pres
rectors: One-year term, Florence
Curoe and Mabel B. Sakis; two-year
term, Mary Agnes Brown and Mar
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Bird Study Trip

The District Audubon Society will
make its fifth bird study trip to
the vicinity Of Dyke, Va, tomorrow.
Members will assemble at 7:50 am.
at 1913 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
where bus transportation will be
provided.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Briqhtwood Citizens Meet

DR.. @. F. Bowerman, District
librarian, will speak on library needs
at the meeting Of the Brightwood
Citizens Association tonight at the
Paul Junior High School at s
O'Clock, Charles w. Ray, president
Of the group, announced today.
Evening star., 1939-05-12

Iowa will share honors with him
in the receiving line. A private din
ner will precede the lecture and
a musical program has been ar
ranged by Bernard Fitzgerald.
Evening star., 1939-05-12

garet Farley; three-year term, Geor-
gis Alexander, Edwina A. Avery,
Elizabeth B. Davis and Ernest F.
Parkinson.
Evening star., 1939-05-12

Being a good Samaritan proved
profitable for c. J. Bornman, Trans
vaal farmer. Injured motorists
whom he drove 200 miles to hospi-
tai pressed a Rhodesian sweepstake
ticket upon him. 1t paid $470.
Evening star., 1939-05-12

zation School, Tenth and H streets
NV, is staging the dance to pro-
mote social development of the ma
tionality groups Of Washington. Mrs.
Margaret Ryan, an instructor in the
school, is directing arrangements. A
floo.' show will be staged during in
termission. Tickets may be pur-
chased at the school headquarters.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-28
Miss Nancy Ann Totum
Entertuins Friends

Little Miss Nancy Ann Tatum was
hostess to a number of her friends
at a party and dance at the Durant
Hotel Dining Room celebrating her
ninth birthday, September 26th.
Party games were enjoyed by the
little guests for a while and then
Mr.. r. e. Rosson moved his nickle-
odian into the dining room and the
happy group enjoyed dancing the
remainder of the evening.
Many lovely gifts were received by
the hostess.
Mrs. Albert Tatum, mother of the
hostess, assisted by Misses Beatrice
Roby. Marjorie Norwood, Peggy Knot
and Mrs. Madge Lipsey, served de-
licious ice cream and cake to the
children and dressed up suckers were
presented as favors.
Those enjoying this lovely affair
were: Bette Norwood, Ruth Ray
Campbell, Ann Heggie, Barbara Jean
Angle, Ann Wynn, Harolyn Hays
Janice Robertson. Joy WHY'S, Sonny
Ham, Hammie Ledyard, Jimmie Odom
Robert Paul Odom, Charles Barran-
co, Robert Yancy Love, Robert Myles
Odom. Gene Irving, Russell Rivers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-28
Mory Inez Dodd Honored
With Birthday Party

Mary Inez Dodd was entertained
with a birthday party Friday after
noon, September % by her mother,
Mrs. w. j. Dodd, Jr.
The guests arrived at 8 O'Clock
each bringing a lovely gift for Mary
Inez.
Games were played on the lawn
led by Barbara Jean Angle and Mrs.
sDodd. The guests sang Happy
Birthday to Mary Inez'' as the beau.
tiful white cake bearing sever pink
candles in rosebud holders was plac-
on a table in the center of the group.
The cake was then cut and served
with ice cream by Mrs. Dodd, Jr. and
Mrs. Dodd, Sr. Mary Inez present
ed each guest with cellophane bags
of minis as favors.
The gifts were opened so that
the guests could have the pleasure
of looking at them.
Those attending the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Dodd, ST., Bar
bara Jean Angle, Ann Heggie, Her
bert Earl Brooks Johnnie Howell,
Ann Bowie, Abilene and Sarah Por-
ter. Ann Wynn Jane Blain, Mary
Ann Stevens, Mildred Carroll, Bar
bara Ann Moss, Janice Robertson,
Elaine Ellard, Pauline Phillips and
Rose Marie Counts.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-28
County Demonstration
Club Holds Meeting

The Holmes County Demonstration
Club held its regular meeting Thurs
day, September %, in the home OF
Mrs. G. B. Ramsey at 8 p. M. with
twelve members present. Miss Scale
the county demonstration agent, was
present and told about the exhibit
on achievement day to he held on
Friday, September 20 at Lexington
The blue ribbon winners will be sen
to the state Fair for exhibition. She
also gave instructions on making
needle point work and told about
the new project this club is to study
next year which is ~landscaping.
The roll was called and minutes Of
last meeting read. The following
new officers were elected: Mrs. c. A
Watkins, President; Mrs. N. e. King
Vice President; Mrs. l.. F. Lewis
Secretary and Treasurer; Mrs. Hen
drick Fleming, sRecreational Leader
Mrs. A. B. Clements, handspring
Chairman.
sOther committees will be appoint
Ied by the president. Everybody in
the community who is interested in
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-28
|Junice Robertson Honored
On Ninth Birthday

Celebrating her ninth birthday, ia
nice Robertson entertained with a
party at the home of her parents
Saturday afternoon, September %,
A number of her little friends and
schoolmates arrived with presents for
their hostess who had planned an
afternoon of pleasure for them. A
number of games were played on
the lawn and contests were engaged
in by the youngsters to the delight OF
all those present. Mrs. j. c. Robert
son, mother of Janice, assisted by
Misses Mildred Cain an Gwendolyn
Greer of Sails, served ice cream and
cake to the guests. Favors were
toy aeroplanes.
Those enjoying the hospitality OF
little Miss Robertson were: Robert
Linder, Gene Irving, Charlie Bar
rance, Josephine Barranco, Ann Wynn,
Robert Yancy Love, Nancy Ann Ia
tum, Joy Wynn, Dixie Winborn, Bar
bara Ann Moss, Jane Elizabeth
Blaine, Martha Sue Blaine, Marie
Phillips, Mary Inez Dodd, Marjorie
Weaver, Elaine Ellard, and Peggy
Greer Of Sails.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-28
MRS. Hodges Is Honored
With Surprise Shower

Mrs. John Maxwell and Mrs. Leon
MAXWELL entertained with a surprise
shower Tuesday night honoring Mrs.
E. B. Hodges. who left Wednesday
for Houston. Texas to join her hus-
band there.
The guests enjoyed playing Hop
Ching and at the conclusion of the
games each wrote a letter to Mr.
Hodges to be carried to him by Mrs.
Hodges A delicious salad course was
served by the hostesses. Mrs. Arnold
Renacker played several piano num-
bers during the evening. Before the
happy occasion came to an enc Mrs.
Leon Maxwell presented the honorae
with a beautiful weekend bag filled
with presents from the guests.
Those enjoying this delightful SUR
prise parry were: Mrs. Graham Field
Mrs. Zouella Bacon Mrs. F. J.. StruD,
Mrs. ]. r. Brown, Jr, Mrs. Arnold
Renacker, Mrs. Fl. Hewitt, Mrs. Ada
Weathersby, Mrs. Evans McAbee,
Mrs. James Shamburger, Miss vir-
ginia Cooper. Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Dan
Comfort, Mrs. E. B. Hodges, Mrs
John Maxwell and Mrs. Leon Max
well.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-28
Comma Club Meets With
Mrs. A. B. Clements

The Gamma Club held their regu.
lar meeting with Mrs. A. B. Clements
September %. with a good atten-
dance.
Mrs. j. e. Steen, the president, pre-
sided over a short business session
The club was delighted to know
that Miss Mary Love had accepted
the invitation to membership in the
club. After hearing reports from the
different committees and officers q
very interesting program on Amer.
lean Homes" was led by Mrs. C. G.
Van Keuren.
Roll Call-Things 1 Buy to Advan-
tage. Short Report by Chairman OF
American Homes-tMrs. r. w. Rhyme
Family Finance AS 1t Affects the
American Home--Mrs. s. H. Moss
Vocal Solo, Home Sweet Home
Mrs. Charlotte Cresswell. Facts Con.
sumers Should Know-fMiss Ora Lee
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-28

Mrs. F. c. Calender and Cathe-
rine spent Thursday in Jackson.
Mrs. j. H. Willis spent Sunday here
with her daughter. Joy Willis.
Mrs. J. H. Baine and Miss Ethelyn
Baine spent Friday in the Capital
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Diamond and chill
dren of Lexington spent Sunday in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Di-
mas and family.
Mrs. F. ]. Strub and w. H. Strub
spent Saturday in Grenada.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. Rosson, Jr,
motored to jackson Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sweeney of Kos
ciusko spent Friday herr with Mr.
and Mrs. j. H. Howard. Mrs. J. r
Cargill returned home with them
Friday afternoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-28
Circle No. 2 Holds
Mission Meeting

Circle No. 2 of the Methodist Mis-
sionary Society met Monday after.
noon with Mrs. j. R. Joyce with a
splendid attendance.
Mrs. E. S. Lewis was leader of
the meeting. A short business ses-
was held after which Mrs. Harry
OCain gave the lesson from a new
book Tragedy to Triumph"
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed to those present.