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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Willis Thornton's Editorial On
4 Great Nation in the Making

veloping, as it were under forced
draft. long undeveloped neighbor
country.
Whatever happens in Europe, the
groundwork is being laid for Ca
NADIA much better able to bear its
share in hemisphere defense. 1t is
being no more pessimistic than
Churchill himself to point out that
this New Canada" will be increas-
ingly vital to the British Empire
if it does not III fact become its
very center.
Because any serious disagreement
with Canada is unthinkable, the
United States welcomes these de
velopments, welcome Canada
emerging as a state not independent
politically only, but in the actually
of its emerging strength.
The logic of events bring Canada
and the United States closer to-
gether with each passing month
Not that such events make any sort
of political union any more likely
That Is unlikely and unnecessary
But Just as France and England
are now one in everything but local
political government. so the United
States and Canada are growing into
a continental unity of mutual in
terest that is the only durable link
between peoples.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Among
Our Yesterdays

Twenty years ago it was much
the same story as today-the All
American canal was news then as
it is now.
Mark Rose. All American canal
supporter and member of Imperial
Irrigation district board, yesterday
started circulating petitions adj
dressed to the Irrigation District
Bond Commission of California re-
uuesting the commission to SUBJ
NIT to the people of Imperial VAL
ley a proposal to issue sufficient
bonds to construct the entire All
American canal.
The petitions are intended to
counteract a resolution passed BY
a three to-tWo vote by the district
board asking permission of the
bond commission to issue bonds
to build a canal to connect the
present canal in Mexico with the
Laguna dam.
Rose says Mexican landowners
used IS per cent of the water di-
verted by the district from the
COlOI duO llNCl WALL uoS
80 per cent this year and 60 per
cent next year, thereby causing
water shortage in the Imperial VAL
ley during the summer months.
He asks quick construction of the
All American canal SO that by the
time the Mexican lands are in con-
dition to use all the water from
the Colorado this valley will have
its own diversion system entirely
on American soil"
The first melon festival, too, be-
gan just 20 years ago today, &C
cording to news reports of the
time. The Ell Centre chamber Of
commerce issued a general invita-
ton to all citizens to attend a
public meeting at which all the
cantaloupes and Watermelons the
guests could eat would be distri-
buted o. l.. Davis was chairman
and O. B. Tout in charge of the
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

vantage of the split within the
board by centering his heaviest
fire on the person OF David Saposs'
head of the research division. De-
tenders of the board were promptly
divided in pro- and anti-Saposs
camps.
While they rowed bitterly over
a basically unimportnat point Smlth
plugged away at his main target
fundamental revision of the law
and abolition of the board as 1t
now stands.
BOARD ITSELF
HELPED BRING CHANGE
If congress adjourns before the
Republican convention, there prob
ably won't be time to get action
on the Smith amendments II the
session is extended. however. indi-
cations now are that the senate
may act favorably.
Should the amendments become
law, both the board and the Wagner
act would be entirely different
First, there would be a brand-new
board of five members. Second. and
far more important, the boards
judicial and prosecuting functions
would be completely divorced. with
an administrator handling the latter
and the board confined to passing
on the evidence submitted by him
Close friends of the board complain
that these changes would emas-
culate the whole act. Whether or
not this is true, it is certain that
by refusing to heed criticism, by
steering unskillfully through tn
AFL-CIO split and by devoting Its
energies to its own internal row
the board has done much to bring
on the change.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

WASHINGTON, June l7-Bar-
ring early adjournment of congress
chances are good that the sweeping
Wagner act revisionS voted by the
house of representatives will be-
come law.
Until recently. friends of the
labor board assumed it didn't mat
ter much what the house did .
that the senate firmly in control
of the administration would block
any really hostile action.
Then the picture changed.
Outstanding element in the change
was the letter sent to Chairman
Howard Smith of the labor board
investigating committee by Presi-
dent William Green of the A. F. Of
L. in which Green gave his support
to the Smith amendments.
BY taking this stand Green not
only stole a long march on the
c. l. O.. but also served notice on
A. F.. l.. friends in both houses
that he was in effect abandoning
the labor board to its fate.
THEN CAME
RAPPROACHMENT
Another element was the strange
apathy in the administration. Until
very recently the administration was
firmly set on blocking any sweep
ing revision of the law. Then
came the famous rapproachment be-
tween the White House and the
conservative southern Democrats.
Senator Byrnes of South Caro-
lima was all but publicly crowned
as heir apparent to the vice pfesi-
dency. Senator Harrison of Mis-
sissippi plugged for third term.
F.. D. R. patted Martin Dies ap-
provingly on the back and
administration opposition to the
Smith proposals lost its punch.
Mary Norton. who fought the
fight for the labor board In the
house. was giving away no secrets
when she complained the admins
tration mad been letting the battle
90 by default.
Meanwhile the situation stands
as Il distince triumph In strategy
for Congressman Smith. Through
out he played his cards masterfully
He began his hearing last fall
by questioning the boards moder-
ate member, Dr. william .Leiserson
and bringing out the full story OF
dissension within the board.
He spent days bringing out evil
dence stressing the youthfulness
and inexperience of many board
employees who had key positions in
administering the law.
Most important, he took full ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
LET US THINK
WITH OUR HEADS
LWall Street J,ournal)

When the war broke out in Europe last
autumn, the American people made care
fnl preparations to immune themselves.
Those preparations, which involved a
considerable economic sacrifice, have
thus far been effective.
Now there is real danger that the
American people will talk themselves
into a war which only few months ago
their calm, common sense told them to
shun.
1t is natural and right that the SYM
pathies of the American people should
go out to the hard-preSsed democracies
of Europe.
1t is good that the American people
are revolted by the spectacle of another
dictator whipping his poor subjects into
an emotional fervor and then plunging
every result that he may gain could have
been obtained by peaceful means
Then should America fight?
Some are saying 50. With them we
disagree, but we must respect them for
fortnight statement of opinion.
Some are saying we need not fight
but. These people are either fooing
themselves or they are not candid. You
cannot go half way into war. Either
you are in or you are out.
We all want the preservation of de-
mocracy We all want to live and
breathe and talk as free men,
The way to that realization is along
the path of hard common sense. Emo
lions, however, worthy, now as they have
before will lead US into a by-road and
the way back may be closed behind us.
The American people want to defend
This continent and they can. if they take
the opportunity for preparation winch IS
now offered them. And that Is task
enough without their being diverted.
At Charlottesville Monday night Pres
ident Roosevelt called for full steam
ahead on program of national defense.
With that expression We fully agree. 1t
is not pleasant to have to say that we
believe good part of the remainder of
Mr.. Roosevelt's speech might have been
better unsaid.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
CONGRESS SHOULD STICK
(PalO Alto TineS)

If congressman want. to practice the
doctrine they preach in urging others
to place the national welfare above poll
ties they should stay in session indefinite
ly in this crisis, even though this is cleo
ton year with campaigns to be made at
home.
The world situation is unpredictable
from hour to hour. Unforeseen situations
and events, calling for the best informed
and most serious counsel, may develop
any day. Congress has direct respon-
sibility in such matters that should not
be decided to the chief executive.
Congress therefore should stay in SEES
sion, and not absent itself subject to re-
call at the discretion of the President.
In a situation like the present when
faulty decision on any day may mean the
difference of whether our democracy
lives or dies it would be egregious folly
to place the whole responsibility and the
whole authority upon one man, even
though he be the President.
Any country that accedes to the idea
that one man is sufficient approximation
to infalibility to be entrusted with COM
plete and supreme powers Is succumbng
to that extent to the fundamental idea
behind totalitarianism. Surely the Am
erican people are not ready to adopt
that idea. Let congress stay on the Job
for which it was elected
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
DON'T LET THEM HIDE
BEHIND THE LAW

Americans everywhere will voice luS-
ty Amen to the words of Arizona's
governor in his reply to a Communist
party official who protested action
against Red agitators in an Arizona com
munity because, the Communist said, the
action violated constitutional guaran
tees"
Said Arizona's governor:
"The members of your organization
are not Americans in fact, and the spirit
of the penal laws which define and pro-
vide for punishment of treason is In my
opinion much more applicable to your
organization than the bill of rights.
It is time more Americans abandoned
observation-disclosures idealism and realized
that Communists and such groups, while
hiding behind the law, are attempting TO
overthrow the government which makes
possible that law.
American law was never meant to pro-
tect traitors and national enemies. Con-
press could do much to insure national
defense by acting now to cure the defects
by which the law does protect them.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

Canada. which took the first
stages of the present war in rather
easy going stride, has been deeply
stirred by the British disaster IN
Flanders. It is now buckling down
to the stern reality of really vast
military effort.
This year Canada will spend a
billion dollars on the war, out OF a
national income of only four and
a half billions. Comparable effort
by the United States would mean
spending fifteen and half billions
in one year.
Canada began raising only two
rifle divisions to go to Europe. NOW
a third and fourth are under way
which. with air force enlistments,
will but 10000 men under arms.
But even so, CanadaS most vital
effort remains that of supply base,
workshop, granary, and arsenal. Es-
pecially throughout lower Ontario
scarcely a day passes without a
new factory beginning to rise. New
steel works and shipyards, new air
plane factories and oil refineries
new automobile. friedrich and cleo
trical works, shell-forging plants
and powder factories.
Many Of these tie closely to the
United States. In some cases. U. S
capital is providing the sinews, in
others. plane and tank plants are
geared to the use of U. s. motors
and motor parts. This vast new in
dustry arising to the north is close,
ly linked to our own.
This has significance for the flu.
ture. In one sense some competition
may arise, for existing U. S. in
dustries. But in a larger sense
they are adding to the defense IA
cilities Of North America, and de-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
THOUGHTS For The Day

For who is God, save the Lord? and
For who is God save the Lord? and who is a rock
save our God?-II Samuel 2232
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
TIE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
- AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
TIE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
=. AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL
Notice of Time ana Place Of
Hearing Petition 10 Establish
Birth.
In the Matter of Establishing the
Birth of SACHIKO HIGA,
A Minor
Notice is hereby given that GISHO
HIGA has filed in the above EN-
titled court a petition praying for
an order establishing the birth OF
SACHIKO HIGA q minor. Refer
ence to said petition is hereby
made for further particulars.
And, notice is hereby further
given that the hearing of said petit
ton has been fixed by the Clerk
Of said court for Friday the 2lst
day of June, 1910 at two o'clock
p. M. of said day at the courtroom
of Department of said court at
the courthouse in the City OF Ell
Centre, County of Imperial, State
of California, and all persons in
terested are notified then and there
To appear and show cause, II any
they have, why an order should not
be made establishing the birth OF
Sachiko Higa.
Dated this 3rd day of June, 1910
w. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerk.
BY G. o. KENYON,
Deputy Clerk.
(JG-l7, inclJ
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Ell CentrO P R;a;;s:sss : Directory
is to your advantage to know these Business and Profess
siona| people They are we'll known reliable firms that
are deserving Of your patronage.
Firm Contracts
To Buy andCrush
Va||eyf|axseed

Although the California Cot
ton Oil Corporation only re-
Gently established an office in
Imperial Valley, with John r.
Hartzog as representative, the
company has beeh buying and
crushing Imperial Valley flax
seed for the past 8 years.
In order to provide the
bOadest possible outlet for
fIaxseed and flaxseed products,
this company recently entered
into a long term arrangement
with Archer Daniels Midland
COmpany-the largest concern
handling flaXseed in the United
States-whereby the California
Cotton Oil Corporation buys
seed and crushed it for that
firm.
w. b. Coberly, vice president
and general manager of the
company, is we'll known in I'm
perial Valley, having lived here
for IL years while engaged in
the farming, livestock and cot
ton ginning and crushing bust
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
CarterCo.Has
Biggest Store
Of Auto Parts

A crank shaft or a spark plug
or anything in between that
will fit any make of car
That Is the specially of the
Carter Motor g. Supply com
pany. located at 1868 Main
street. Ell Centre. t(TefephOne
69). 1t is the largest used auto
mobile part concern in I'M
perial Valley
Starting five years ago with
a $1,000 collection, the COM
pany now has 10 employees in
Ell Centre and two in Brawley
under the owner, J. F. Carter,
and an inventory of more than
$4,000. The store rooms in
clude parts for almost any
make of ear or truck Of almost
any age.
Carter guarantees satisfac-
ton. Activities are not limited
to selling alone, however, for
the firm buys parts and offers
a ready market for old and new
machinery.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Famous Sayings

Nature is too thin screen; the glory of the oini-
present God bursts through everywhere,-Emerson'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

An eastern grid star who'll work
as a parachute jumper this summer
will return to school with some good
ideas for an aerial attack.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
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two records. Don't you read the
music and entertainment notes"
She did, but she had missed his
name. Funny she had not thought
that he might be with this band.
"Oh, by the way" Ronald said
suddenly, Gin the excitement OF
old home week I lost my girl" He
scanned the crowd, smiled at
someone, motioned. There was just
a moments pause before he reach
ed out to pull a girl who was ap.
preaching into their group.
Sarah, you've heard me men
ton Linda Avery" Ronald a S
saying. 1--WE found her. Linda,
this is Sarah Markley."
Sarah's hair was yellow-yellow
as huttercups, country butter, dan
delions, Linda was thinking. Why
did princesses in fairytales always
have yellow hair every Little Eva
who went to a pasteboard heaven
in the last act of the old play had
it. Sarah's eyes were blue, cool,
serene, confident. She was tall, too,
and suddenly Linda felt that her
own inches were not adequate.
Linda's head began to ache.
What was it Ronald had said 81
lost my girl And he hadn't meant
her, Linda Avery, He had lost her
a year ago.
Then Sarah's voice, a lifting
carol that wasn't quite e e t,
caught Linda's attention.
g. ever since the day I drop
ped in at the rehearsal at the thea
ter and heard Ronnie l knew he
was headed for the moon. He sends
rockets shooting straight up! Glor-
ious red and gold ones. Dad is
going to see that he has his own
band next season. Did he tell
you"
All, now she recognized S a r a h
Marley. That lovely, provocative
face that laughed out at her from
photographers and society pages
at the opera, swimming in Florida
riding in the Horse Show, dining
at the Rainbow room This
girl was one of last seasons CLAM
orous debutantes. And her father
was old Peter Marley, theatrical
Continued on Page Nine)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20

answered, just as though a year
was nothing but the space between
two dances or two games. He said
the words slowly gavely, like a
prayer you laid by but remember
ed.
"You stopped writing so g
ago." Linda said. "Where did you
go" 49,.
IT stopped writing" he said
cheerfully, because l had nothing
to say. A travelling troubadour may
pick up news, but it's not likely to
interest a girl back home. Then
when 1 did get back three months
ago, 1 heard your Aunt Susan Jen-
ME was married and you had gone
out to get some fame. By the way,
what do you do"
It was such a matter-of-f a c
statement that it broke a spell
that had come with the rain, the
music, the telephone call to a num-
Der that existed only in memory
now.
I'm with the Bagley Models
agency"
"Whew! A girl who poses for
magazine covers, stockings, and
breakfast food and gadgets! Then
the freckles on your nose didn't
keep you from anything good You
know, I always like them. They're
gone now" He looked disappoint-
ed.
"Have been, Ronnie darling, for
four years. Maybe you just don't
remember me since I've grown up.
But I'm not a model. My features
aren't right and I'm not tall
enough sit at the desk in the re-
ception room and tell the models
what to do and initiate the new
ones into Mr.. Bagley's glamorous
presence. But I like it." Then she
recalled that she didn't know what
Ronald was doing.
"Where did the trumpet a k e
you" she asked. You're prosper
Gus, you weigh more, you're
happy"
I'm doing some numbers in a
new show that features the band
I played with in London. Heard of
Swing the Chorus?" I've got a
contract, and we're going on the
air, too, and today, alone I made
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1940-12-20

To all our 11o.-bors:
The good yoar leAO IS noGrly
past.
rs in any yoar il is truo,
thoro has boon sorrow; but It's
blessings have boon 1.oairol2: tho
progress redo most Crctif.rln9; md
- 1ocvos Us with IN optimism Tor
the coming Jocr tl&t is III ounGod.
But cortc inlT no 12or or thing
is suffic lent unto hi~so1H. Tt
is 0nly- boc2ueo OF our s1c11y- Friends
end our pleasant rolat iona With
t,lo1- thet this Holiday Season IS
ono Of such good cheer.
l,>J We tol.o this opportunity
to personally thank you 1or tho
cons 1dorcti02a end courtoa1as that
you have oxto2dol Us WI I'll to sim
core hopo that Jour rolls lions with
Us hc.Vo boon IS bo2oHiciC1 md
ho2pv.
VIC wish you q very ?.arr.- -
Christ-.-s md : most Eop.- I'd
Prosperous low Tocn.
Comparatively .1ours
.-at2aua'.c, valley 72r@ors C2oporottn
association Z@1ployooa cn& -o2~G Of
Diroc tors.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1940-12-20

Folks at tho ,co1a4.us,.a valley
Lodge cave c n o-auptio1 shower
Sunday evening for Hiss Jc.ico
"ilsQn md I,r. Johnny Ron. I-ary
lovely gifts rtoIo roc1tVo u 5ho
young couple, Who plan t. No married.
Now yocrs I've ct tho Lodge.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1940-12-20

t.. ITS STORE Co-2-1
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1940-12-20

: JtLIAL 1IC.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
SCRAMBLE FOR PLANTS

Billions of dollars are to be spent by
the government and private industry in
building new manufacturing plants and
enlarging old ones during the next year or
two, and a lively scramble for the location
of these plants by various states and COM
munities has begun.
Orders for war equipment so far have
had to be given to existing plants, and up
to September l, four States-New Jersey,
Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York
have received much more than one-half of
the total. Orders have been placed in
these states as follows: New Jersey, 1913
million dollars; Virginia, 1877 million;
Massachusetts. 1873 million, and New York,
80 million.
That the bulk of early orders should
go tc these states was inevitable, as they
already have the manufacturing facilities
established, especially for shipbuilding,
and most of the contracts LET, up to the
present have been for Naval ships,
New plants to be built for manufac-
turing Army equipment are likely to be
distributed over a much wider area. The
President has directed that new plants
over which the government is to have con-
trol should be located west of the Ale
ghenies and east of the Rockies, when
practicable; also that they should be not
less than $50 miles inland from the coasts
or 200 miles from the northern and south
ern borders.
1t is to be hoped that the defense pro-
gram may not be retarded too greatly by
delay in making decisions regarding def
mite locations for the new plants.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
BY RUSSELL KAY

Country folks whose daily lives
are confined in an orbit of the
small farming community will
find the contrast and thrill they
need by visiting such metropoli-
tan cities as Jacksonville, Miami
or Tampa, where comfortable &C
commodations are available at
modest rates and modern stores,
theatres, night clubs and bright
lights will serve to break the
monotony.
Those whose daily task con-
fines them to stuffy office in
the city will find the forests and
streams, the beaches and bay
heads, the open prairies, the roll
ing hills and lakes, the hunting.
fishing, hiking, or swimming
available from Escambia to Mon
roe in one form or another,
delightful change from the hum
drum of hot pavementS and city
hustle.
Florida is indeed a true vaca-
tionland, not only for countless
millions from other states but
for her own year round resi-
dents as we'll With the excep-
ton of mountains, she offers all
and more than can be found any
where else. In the words of Will
liam Cullen Bryant, She speaks
various language, and is pre-
pared to meet your mood what
ever it may be.
Taking no definite or set vaca-
ton for given period this sum-
mer, l have spent my time nosing
about the state. taking short
trips of two or three days dura-
ton every week or so. stopping
along the route to visit points of
interest, fishing or swimming or
just loafing, now on the east
coast, now on the west, or MAX
ing a swing into the central sec
ton or out into West Florida.
Never have / experienced any
vacation, anywhere, to compare
with it. And each trip / take
seems more enjoyable I'm con-
tinually finding new and inter-
esting things and learning some
thing about my state that never
knew before Each town, city or
cross-road is interesting. Roads
for the most part are good and
if YOU are not in too much of a
hurry the beauty and charms of
the eVer-changing countryside
will enchant you.
Trv Florida for your vacation
whether you take it in a lump
or piecemeal, and you'll not be
disappointed.