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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Dissects the News

WASHINGTON.-Although retail
food prices are shooting up, tn
farmer is still getting a good dea
less than the parity" price which
the department of agriculture ha
set as fair level.
Price rises to date, as the depart
ment experts see it are justified
only by a war psychology. Thes,
experts assert that:
There is no shortage of any
important fO0dstuff in America.
If there is going to be a big
increase in demand due to the
war, 1t has not shown up as yet.
There is, in fact, a surplus of.
food in practically all lines.
The war psychology is working
in two ways, as the department
figures it. 1t causes consumers to
buy heavily, either in fear of a
shortage or in fear of further price
increases: and it causes retailers
and distributors to mark up their
prices for much the same reasons.
If you have been effected by
this war psychology, consider these
facts:
Fright now the department
officially lists as surplus COM
modities" butter, shell eggs, corn
meal, dried prunes. dry beans, flour
tboth white and whole wheat) rice,
cabbage, fresh tomatoes, fresh
green peas. onions Except green
onionS, fresh peaches, and fresh
pears. To dispose of these COM
modities the government is spend
ing huge sums, through the famous
stamp plan. In other words, there's
a glut and some of your tax money
is being spent to remove it.
2.-The departments latest esti-
mates of prospective supply, do
mestic consumption and probable
exports show that this country has
more than it needs of these staple
foodstuffs: fresh meats, poultry,
eggs, butter. lard, wheat. corn, rice,
sugar, canned fruits and fruit
juices, dried fruits, potatoes, and
oeans.
3.-If the war abroad is going
20 lead to an increased European
demand for American foodstuffs,
he demand is not apt to appear
or some time = judging by the
course of things in the last war, at
east. Then the price If U. S. farm
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
YES, THIS COUNTRY
CAN KEEP OUT!

Nobody knows whether this country
can keep out of war; Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt told newspaper reporters last
week.
Her choice of words was bad. She
might have spoken truth, and that with
out criticism, if she had said:
Nobody knows whether this country
WILL keep out of war;
The United States CAN keep out. 1t
is up to the people first of all. and to
the officials of the nation second. to
determine whether we WILL keep out.
1t is sickening to hear so much talk
about this country's ability to avoid en-
tanglement in the war. 1t is as if he
Unied States has suddenly become a
spineless, weakened nation without
the stamina to determine its own course
1t is as if we had suddenly given up all
right of self determination to some mys-
terious power about which nobody knows
anything
We CAN keep out of war, and we
WILL keep out of war, if we determine
to do so, and let those in power at
Washington know the strength of our
determination. We want no public Off
cials who are in doubt, nor any who be-
lieve it is inevitable that we must Join
the fight. We want men in Washing
ton who are grimly determined that we
will not send our people to death in Eu-
rope
We are in the position of spectators at
prizefight, and we want to remain that
way. We may sympathize with one fight
er, but we do not want to get into the
ring to demonstrate our sympathy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Famous Sayings
Willis Thorntons Editorial on:
National Unity and Coalition

Thre has been lot of talk about
establishing some sort of a "coali-
ton government" in Washington by
means of which the President could
have the benfit of the advice of the
best minds of the country re-
gardleSS of party. There has been
a great deal of talk about national
unity" in the face of chaotic world
beyond our borders.
All this thing wants to be thought
through pretty carefully.
Certainly it is true that any pres
sure eXerted on national policies at
so critical time from the point OF
view Of mere party advantage is un-
thinkable.
Certainly it is true that once a
policy has been legally decided upon
by Congress as representatives of the
people, united 'front.' will be pre-
sented to the world in support of it.
But what is just as certainly not
true is that there is any obligation
on the people to render unthink-
ing support to any policies which
they have not had as direct hand
as possible in making. Some argue
that any appearance of "disunity"
might encourage or discourage cer-
tain rulers abroad in certain policies.
and that therefore the American
people ought to suspend all debate
on what they want to do, and simply
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
LIMITED EMERGENCY
IN The UNITED STATES
Science MOnitor)

Boiled down, President Roosevelt's
proclamation of Limited national en-
efgency appears as an action Cd to
recruit the national defense forces -
army, navy, marine corps, and national
guard-up to greater strengths but still
we'll within the peace-time congressional
authorizations, and (2) to provide per-
sonnel and legal powers to combat prop
aganda, espionage and sabotage which
might try to violate or undermine Ameri-
can neutrality.
The President was careful to empha-
size that this does not evoke all the pow
ers which might be squeezed from fed
eral laws under the finding of national
emergency. The nation may be reassured
by his restraint in this respect A dispos-
ltlon to move carefully and not to assume
more authority than is necessary will
help to consolidate that sentiment of
naional unity which is of utmost import
ance in a crisis such as this.
1t is we'll that Stephen T. Early, sec
retary to the President, made definitely
the statement day before the proclama-
tion that Mr.. Roosevelt does not want
any censorship of the press or radio to
exist in the United States so long as the
country remains at peace and might con-
slider press censorship unnecessary in
event of war. Civil rights, including
freedom of thought and expression, are
among the heritages of democracy most
to be cherished in times like these. The
limitations in Limited" national emer-
gency should positively respect and pre-
serve those liberties.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
They MIGHT AS WELL
INCLUDE THE FIELDS

III the National Labor Relations board
Is able to order packing sheds to deal
with labor unions, as it has DONE and
can make it stick, then congress might
as well amend the Wagner Act to in
clude all kinds of farm labor under the
boards jurisdiction.
Congress exempted agricultural labor
from terms of the act because the law
makers feared protracted labor disputes
might ruin perishable crops.
The National Labor Relations board
says packing sheds are not included in
the exemption because they are not agri-
cultural but industrial plants
AS far as the farmer is concerned,
there is little difference whether the
men harvesting his crops go on strike
or the packing shed employees go on
strike. In fact, he might save a little
money If his crop was ruined by strike
of his own employees, because he would
not have the additional expense incident
upon getting the crop to the packing
shed.
Striking shed employees can ruin per-
ishabe crop just as quickly as can strik-
ing harvest workers. And the farmer
suffers just as much.
The labor board Saturday ordered the
Grower-Shipper Vegetable Association
of Central California to bargain collec-
lively with the CIO when requested"
to do so. That means anothe strike at
Salinas, in all probability. Strike or no
strike, however, Imperial Valley farm
ers would like to see the labor board
order contested in the courts-even in
the highest court
Every farmer in Imperial Valley-yes,
every farmer in California-has vital
interest in bringing about a final deci-
sion whether the labor board is going
to live up to the intent of congress, or
eontinue boosting radical labor at the ex.
pense of those who, even now, do not
make as much during the course of a
year as the laborers do
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

do as they are told.
This Is not a very cogent argu-
ment. In the first place, we are
apt to exaggerate our influence
abroad. 1t is extremely doubtful
whether the prospect of American
participation or participation In
Europe's tangled affairs has any real
deterrent effect on anybody. 1t has
not had such an effect in the past;
certainly 1t did not in 1917. There
is little evidence that it has done
so since.
This country. with It's institutions,
belongs to the people who inhabit
it. The chief magistrate derives
all his authority from the people. :.
BY the fame of the government un-
der which we live, this same people
have wisely given their public SER
wants but little power for mischief
Why should there not be a
patient confidence in the ultimate
justice of the people?
So spoke Abraham Lincoln at
time more critical for the country
of his day than this day for ours
He had faith that the people would
decide rightly. He urged calm
thought and careful consideration,
not unthinking unity
The time for unity is after the
people have decided on their course,
decided in a legal and deliberate
manner, after full opportunity to
consider. But before that deliberate
decision, any unity" that is SIM
ulated by coalitions" and councils
is a delusion. perhaps a danger. If
it be true that the sympathy of
most American people is already ,
fixed regarding the European war,
it is certainly not true that there
is any unity on what ought to be
done about it, And until such de-
cision is reached, at least on broad
lines, it is idle to talk Of unity
Europe knows, and has ample
evidence, that this unity will not be
lacking once definite decisions have
been reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

she walked 40 blocks to school in
all kinds of weather. She often went
without lunch, and bore the brunt
OF more fortunate classmates, suf-
fering humiliating remarks about
her clothes At one time. while at
tending high school, she had only
one dress-a faded dark brown
which she wore every day and wash
ed at night. One day in the middle
OF the front page of the school pa
per was this line: What would
happen If didn't wear her b-e-au-
t-l-t-u-l brown dress to school every
day. She came home broken heart
ed. She and / both cried while
talked to her until the small hours
Oh the morning. Finally she went
to sleep. She had resolved to leave
school, and despaired of breaking
that resolve. after that blow in the
face. But next morning we had
another talk. and she put on her
beautiful brown dress, lifted her
chin in the air, and walked the
usual 40 blocks, with a fighting de-
termination to finish high school
which she did in 1887.
She had no money for college
so she tried TO find work, but there
was no work to be had. She said,
Mother, I will go to college She
knew nothing of how to obtain a
loan, but she followed a suggestion
and sat for two days at the tele-
phone until she found someone
from whom she could secure loan.
She attended Texas College of In
dustrial Arts at Denton, Texas. At
the close Of the term she came
home, hoping TO find work for the
summer, but did not succeed. Time
for college opening arrived and still
there was no money. Another man
made 1t possible for her TO enter
the Amarillo College for a time.
When she came home, she again
tried TO find work. One day she
came home, tired and thoroughly
Being an art major, she had
oeen making some beautiful letter
heads. Among other efforts to get
work, she wrote Walt Disney, dec
)rating the letterhead gith Disney's
1wn creations, thus giving him
,hance TO judge her ability. Like
oolt out of the blU> there came a
Talent Scout from Disney's stu
iios. She went T. Hollywood and
completed arrangements to begin
work this mont-l as Walt Disney
olor artist.
Without mOney-wearing Sec
clothes, remade to fit her,
he had risen from direst poverty r
0 a thrilling job. by her own de-
and ability.
Il hope this letter may help other v
Joys and girls TO keep up the fight" b
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

started to school
when 8 years old,
wearing second
hand clothes. She
kept on wearing
made over clothes
until she graduat-
G d from hi g h
school in 1881 She
wore second hand
shoes, causing
cornS and blisters
on her feet as
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
TOday's Horoscope

If your birthday is today you
may prepare for fortunate and
happy year. Business prospers, and
if you are young you will court and
marry. The child born on this date
will possess much force of character
and great courage Strong passions
must, however, be controlled to en-
able the child's life to be happy and
successful.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

When you finance your car thru
a local concern you needn't put up
with so much red tape and you
receive maximum service for your
money. We'd like to explain the
advantages we can offer you when
we finance your new 1910 car! Drop
in today, no obligation
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Dale
CARNEGIE

Here is thrilling story entered
in our Getting job" contest by
the mother Of a courageous young
woman:
MY daughter-now twenty
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
AN OPEN LETTER
Vital Information
For All Employers

Changes i'm California Workmen's
Compensation Act effective Sept.
10Th makes 1t imperative for ALL
EMPLOYERS to carry insurance
except as noted i'm last paragraph:
Failure to secure the payment of
compensation is a misdemeanor and
proof of failure makes IL mandatory
for Court to impose fine of $4,000.
Claims for compensation of an
employee have same preference over
all other claims against assets or
Estate of employer as wage claims.
Failure to keep posted in a con-
spicuous spot in place Of business.
of card naming the Company
carrying Compensation Insurance
for the same shall constitute a mis-
dcmeanor also and be prima facie
evidence of no insurance carried.
All employers of labor regardless |
Of number Of employees are subject
to the law including those employ
ing household domestic servants
who work for one employer over
81 hours per week.
EXCEPTION: Employers of farm
labor may elect to reject the law
provided they post notices to en-
ployees of that fact prominently
on their premises. BLANKS that
must be used to make this effective
can be secured at office of Agri~
cultural Commissioner i'm basement
at Court House,.
Your attorney Is fully advised to
afford you all information as to
what is required of you concerning
this vital safeguard TO your business.
E WE ARE FULLY EQUIPPED TO
WRITE THIS INSURANCE FOR
YOU.
EDGAR BROTHERS
REALTY COMPANY
Honestly It's The Best Policy"
608 Main st. Phone 16O
See Washburn
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Words of Wisdom

Words of Wisdom
One of the most silly and con-
temptible of men is the professed
wag. whose great aim in life is to
raise laugh which might better be
against himself than at his ILL
timed jokes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

The ideal lobster for eating is
the eight year old one which
weighs about one and one-half
pounds.
The mandarins of China once
wore buttons in their hats as an
indication of social rank.
The Mexican congress regards an
in the sky as similar to
ship at sea and decreed that all
children born in airplanes of Mex
ican registry should be Mexican
citizens.
A psychic investigator complains
that New York City has disap-
pointing shortage of haunted hous-
es.
A lobsters life begins as a tiny
'ed egg hatched from among TO-
100 To 100000 similar eggs.
The ant secretes formic acid,
which. causes most birds to shunf
hem az food
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Hints on Etiuuette

1t is always the cordial and cor
rect thing for a host or hostess to
accompany guests to the door to
bid them goodby.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
One Minute TEST Answers

l. An Italian monk who was ex-
PEELED from his order, and became
n leader of n troop of Neapolitan
highwaymen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Thoughts for the Day

Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may
be upon the land which the Lord ,hy God giveth
thee.-Exodus 20:12 a s1E 4 NEz@N
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

The way European nations are
placing blame for the sinking of
the Athena reminds us of couple
of small-boy ball players telling
the owner who broke the window.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

German broadcasters tell us
church bells were pealing and robins
chirping when Hitler entered Pol
and. Thus Der Fueilrer got both
the gong and the bird.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

T. WIIO Was TId DIdVOTO!
2. Which extends further south,
Lake Erie or Lake Michigan?
3. What town did the Pied Piper
visit?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

The New YORK Aquarium reports
a recent attendance boom. Lodge
members, home from vacations, and
probably familiarizing themselves
with new types of fish about which
to tell stories.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Barbs

After reading of Britain's me-
thod of bombing, we wait to hear
reports of the first casualty hit
by a bundle of propaganda hand
bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

We read of $4,000 suit being
tossed out by the courts; and
then feel little ashamed at drag
ging out our $9.75 number for its
third fall wear.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-30

or detect, and simple tests are
probably as satisfactory as more
elaborate methods. The best meth
DDS measure the response of the
circulation to effort-pulse rate and
blood pressure. But blood pressure
tests are fallacious on account of the
emotional factor. The rate at which
the pulse slows after a short, intense
effort is the most reliable test. The
superman athlete has a superiority
of only about four per cent over the
first class athlete, but that four per
cent does the trick.
Are some people more susceptible
to insect bites than others, just as
some are more susceptible to plant
comtacts-poisom 10y and hay fever?
Undoubtedly. The reaction to in
sect bites is a form Of immunity or
allergy and affects people in differ
ent degrees. AS in most cases Of I'M
munity, the newcomer to a region
suffers the most severely. It is often
noticed by fishermen that the
guides or boatmen who live in the
district are not affected by mosqui-
toes at all, and do not pay any at
tention to them, while the members
of the fishing party are "eatei. up"
Then we all know the fellow who
walls that "they simply poison me"
Some San Francisco doctors have
produced an antigen against flea
bites.
"California, and particularly San
Francisco bay region, abounds in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-30

w. T.: "What could have caused
sudden dizziness after strenuous
set of tennis?"
Answer: Probably the exertion
and the heat caused temporary re-
distribution Of blood in the capillary
reservoirs. The muscles needed more
blood and deprived the brain, caus-
ing temporary anemia in the centers
of equilibrium. They are very sensi-
tive to such changes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-30
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entered just as Orion came in the
front door. On his face was a
happy triumphant expression. an
expression which made me want to
choke him when looked at Josie's
white face. Yet I was forced to adj
NIT that she did not seem unhappv
she greeted him with a gentle
smile, and all through the break
fast hour they conversed in low
tones. 1t was not impossible to be-
lleve, looking at her now. that she
had found she preferred Bruce Or
ton.
They went out together after
breakfast and I, busy about the few
duties Chloe allowed me, forgot
them for a time. 1 was STRAIGHT
enlng our room an hour later when
Chloe came to me.
Miss Gordon, that Alan Muir
rays downstairs. Miss Josie tOp me
befo' she an Mister Orion went out
that If he came she didn't want to
see him. He'll understand she
said. I toP him an he turned as
white as a graveyard ghos'." She
looked with wise eyes at me. "He
asked TO you. I 'spects yo'd better
go down an see HIM. P'raps YOU
can comfort him a bit"
There was a hint of command in
her voice and I dropped my work
and went down to the lounge. Alan
was standing at the foot of the
stairs. looking out into the rear
grounds. His face, as he turned to
me, was the Saddest l ever had
seen.
Miss Gordon" he began quick
ly, perhaps I shouldn't have come
to you, but had to do something.
Can you tell me, will you tell me,
what has happened ?"
Il don't know, Alan" I didn't
realize until long after that I called
him by that name. His apparent
sorrow made me want to comfort
him as would small boy.
What did she say?" he asked
bluntly, and as bluntly replied.
THAT she is going to marry
Bruce Orion"
That's what she wrote me-" he
cried. II can't understand it. She
told me she loved me and some day,
after this is all over" he gestured
vaguely around, 1--WE would be mar
ried. Then, last night she wrote she
had changed her mind. That she is
going to marry Orion. What does
it mean?" he cried wildly. Il can't
give her up. can't"
A mad thought flashed through
my mind. I looked closely at Alan.
His face, sorroWful and strained,
was yet frank and honest. She
couldn't believe that he killed her
mother and thus turn in revulsion
from him! Or could she?
It was just as I reached that
question that Lancy's voice called
us. Miss Gordon" it said, will
you and Murray step in here for a
moment ?"
Startled, we looked at each
other. He must have heard every
word we said. There was nothing
to do but obey his request. With
dragging feet went, followed by
Alan, to the Office. Captain Lancy
was standing in the doorway.
Come in and sit down." he said
quietly. He waited until we were
seated, closed the door and placed
himself at the desk.
Murray" he said, in low SYM
pathetic voice, II don't want you
to think I am interfering in what
is none of my business, but I over
heard your conversation with Miss