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IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our dear
wife, mother, and sister, Rhoda
Escue Wallace, who departed this
life one sad year ago June %, 1889.
In our home the link is broken,
In our hearts words cannot say
How we miss you, dear Rhoda
Since you went away.
It seems as though it were yes
terday
When you said you were go
ing home to live with God,
Your memory will linger on with
us forever,
Until that journey We'll trod.
Sadly missed by
Husband-Robert, Sr.
Son-Robert, Jr.
Daughter-Juanita.
Son-Kenneth.
Brother and Family.
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The Union Fraternal Benevolent

The Union Fraternal Benevolent
Association held it's Both anniver-
sary at Mt. Olivet Church Sunday,
June 16, at 11:O0 a. m. Mrs. Ma
bel Brown was Mistress of Cere-
monies and the history of the club
was given by Emily Harris. The
Mistress of Ceremonies for the Ju-
venile Program was Maxine Worth
ington, and Marjorie Brown gave
the history. Solo and reading by
Donna Brown and Hortense Clark,
respectively. After the sermon by
Rev. Wheeler, Mrs. Lydia Brown
presented tokens of appreciation to
Rev. Wheeler, the choir and trus-
tees.
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Poetic Thoughts
By Morris Gibbs, Sr.
Two Fishers

One morning in Spring when one
has dreams,
A morn to a poets wishing,
All tinted in delicate pinks and
greens,
Miss Jennie and I went fishing.
I in my rough and easy clothes,
With my face at the sun-tan's
mercy;
She with her hat tipped down to
her nose,
And her, nose tipped vice versa.
I with my rod, my reel and my
hooks,
And a hamper for lunching re-
cesses;
She with the bait of her comedy
looks,
And the seine of her golden
tresses.
So we sat down on the sunny dixie,
Where the white pond lilies
teeter,
And I went to fishing like quaint
old Ike,
And she like Simon Peter.
All the noon I lay in the light of
her eyes,
And dreamily watched and wait
ed, " ..
But the fish were cunning and
would not rise,
And the batter alone was baited.
And when the time of departure
came,
My bag hung fiat as a founder;
But Jennie had neatly hooked her
game
A hundred and sixty FOUNDER.
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Editorial Notes

like Hitler going solve American Unemploy
problem.
when he tried to keep
Britain of war
he did realize that Hitler wait
for either Britain France to get ready for
of respond only the levers and
dmayed because of the fighting spirit of either friend
You can't brazn talk into defyng tank Even the
have hard time stopping the armored monsers
Some feeling until he
At least he shouldn't the Axis powers long
he has only words defense.
and Navy who the Americans of
aviation Negroes failing
pilots The real fear that Negroes will make better po
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Before You Plan

Before you plan your public en-
tertainment, before you select your
date, be sure that no other group
is planning an entertainment on
your date by consulting the col
umns of this paper weekly.
Or call our office, Midway 834O,
and we will be glad to tell you
what the calendar of coming events
indicates. You can save money by
keeping off dates which other or
CARNATIONS are using.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Comment on War
BY LANGSTON HUGHES

Let US kill off youth
For the sake of truth.
We who are old know what truth
is
Truth is bundle of vicious lies
Tied together and sterilized-
A war-makers' bait for unwise
youth
To kill off each other
For the sake of
Truth.
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Elected To Freshman
Society At "U"

Janeabelle Murphy, 1854 Thomas
street, was one of the sixteen
freshmen chosen to the More-than-
Bored Society for freshman women
at the University of Minnesota.
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thinking Faster Than Our Typewriter"

The fact that think little ahead of ability to pound
thoughts typewriter responsible editorial bulls
these columns last week which credited Dr. Malcolm Mac
being developer chief administrator of the University
Minnesota glazing born of overbudened with work
trying o catch up with the deadlne.
addition little words General College, behind
editorial would all these words
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Listen to This
BY Hobart T. Mitchell
A COLOR SCHEME

A COLOH SCdEME
What is the difference between a
Negro and a "person of color? In
legal sense the words have an
interesting history dating back
more than a hundred years. What
were those persons to be called
who had a splash of Indian blood,
dash of white, and a portion of
African blood? Legally the line
had to be drawn-where to start
and where to end was somewhat
perplexing.
Mr.. Beauregard, a citizen of
New Orleans, in 1910, started this
legal ball to rolling when he
brought back from the West Indies
young girl, Adele, born of mixed
parentage. Miss Adele, after a
short stay in the home of Mr..
Beauregard, was sent to New York
City and placed in a boarding
school. Her expenses, while in the
school, were paid by Mr.. Beaure-
gard, her guardian.
After a few years in the board
ing school Miss Adele was request
ed to return to the household of
her guardian in New Orleans. Re-
siding with him for a few months,
she left his home and brought suit
for her freedom and pay for her
services for the time she had been
in his home. She maintained that
it was up to her master to prove
ownership by some written title or
at least he acquired possession of
her without fraud. But her guar
dian argued that in order to re-
ceive her freedom she would have
to prove that she was born free,
or had been emancipated.
To dispose of the case a legal
definition had to be made between
a Negro and a person of color. If
Adele was a Negro she would re-
main in slavery. If she was a per-
son of color she would go free.
After much elaboration the
court finally decided that our hero
inc, Miss Adell, could not collect
her wages which was offset by the
gratitude of the master in giving
her an education. With a further
stroke of judicial wisdom the court
decided that persons of color were
not necessarily Negroes, but per-
sons of color only, for they may
have descended from Indians on
both sides, from white parents or
mulatto parents in possession of
their freedom. Miss Adele, being
a person of color, secured her free
dom on this decision.
What is a Negro? Absurd as
the question apparently is, it is one
of the most perplexing and, at
times, most embarrassing that has
faced our legislators and judges.
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THE WILL OF
MARY WASHINGTON

Mrs. Mary Washington, the
mother of General George Wash
ington, in her will dated May 20,
1888, as registered in the Clerks
Office at Fredericksburg, Virginia,
willed her son one slave named
George to him and his heirs for
o1yo1
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CONTEMPT FOR
SEGREGATION

Henry W. Longfellow, famous
American poet, to show his con-
tempt for the segregation of the
Negro by the whites once rode in
car set aside for Negroes.
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BELIEVE ME

Philadelphia - 1882: Negroes
were paying annually $1,000 in
taxes and 100000 rent. Five
years later they owned real estate
and property worth about $1,000
900. Some of the houses having
sofas, carpets, dining room tables,
and pianos.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The world is governed by very
different personages from what is
imagined by those who are not be-
hind the scenes.-Disraeli.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Finney Bats Way
Into Major Lead

NEW YORK. June |, CUP Lou
Finncy. the forgotten man" of
tho Boston Rcd Sox. slashcd his
way into the American league bat =
ting lead last week, displacing
Catcher Frank Hayes of the Ath-
lotlC$, leader Il week ago. accord
ing TO tho official averages rel aecd
today and including games of last
Thursday.
Finncy is batting 1856, three
points ahead of Rip Radcliffe
Browns, while Hayes has dropped
to third with 1892
Catcher Harry Danning. Giants.
held the National league lead with
1882 Thirty-ninc points to the rear
Is Hank Lciber, Cubs, with 343.
followed by Ernie Lombardi, Reds
with 3.39.
Bucky Walters, Reds, continues to
top the National league pitchers
with a perfect record of eight vic
tories and no defeats. AL Smith,
Cleveland Southpaw. tops the Am
criCan league with four victories
and no defeats.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
BENCH WARNING
by Burdette Kinne
-Post-Press Sports Editor
-Post-Press Sports Editor

tact hlS average is lower Ber-
koWltz Is d better fielder than JCn-
SEN and will Int better when play
lnE regularly ..
II may not hC the solution Ia
the Padre wees at the moment. but
a change couldn't hurt their pre-
sent record 49,.
One sports writer IN San Diego
also agrees with the self-appolnted
expert in regard to placing StinSOn
at first and Detore at third
The writer declares StinSon is a
better fielder than Macdonald and
can certainly hit better in the
clutches . HaSlin can't field OF
throw with Dotore in any league o..
Most observers rate Macdonald
the best fielding first baSeman IN
the loop . And his fielding
average bears that out -.
Ben Palmgren. new Holtville high
school coach. will spend the sum
mer as z lifceuard at Balboa
He will arrive at HoltvillC the sec
0ud Monday in September to start
footabll practice .
E. Centro. Brawlev. CalCXlco ant
Imperial plan to start practice Al
thc same time.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
FARM SECTION
Flax Leaders
Acreage Watch
Increase Advance

Increased production Of llaXScCd
IN Canada, urged for some tmc by
the Canadian government, is nov
further stimulated by high war
time prices. according to a report
received in the Office Of Foreign
agricultural Relations from the
American consulate AT Winnipeg
y. Farmers intentions to plant in
dicate a faXsced ARIA for 1910 Of
$50 600 acres. That would represent
an increase of IA per cent ComDar-
cd with the 307 900 acres harvested
last year when the crop amounted
to over 100000 bushels WIFI such
an acreage expansion and with the
maintenance Of the weld OF i
bushels obtained IN 1899 the 1880
crop would slow = substantial m
crease.
In recent years domestic con-
sumption OF flaXseed in Canada has
ranged around 100000 bushels an
nually A deficit OF from 10 = mil
lion bushels was offset largely by
imports from Argentina. In addi-
ton some linseed oil was imported
from the Netherlands However.
short crops i'll Argentina during the
past two years. high freight rates
since the outbreak Of tho war. and
the disappearance Of the Neither
lands AS an alternative source OF
supply have combined 10 stimulate
increased production within Can
ada itself
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Bv HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK June l, 'UPl-Just
as soon as I brush up on my broken
English SO tina, Arturo Godoy can
understand ne I am going TO visit
the Chilean hearyWeight at his
training camp a. Carmel. New
York.
Godoy is there working for his
rendezvous with Joe Louis on the
night of June 90 and reports from
the little town on tie bluffs of tic
Hudson river have 1t that he Is
working on new and elaborate set
of tricks 20 befuddle the easily be-
fuddled heavyweight champion OF
the world.
Those Of ro9 who saw the first
Godov-Iouis fight. or even the riC-
lures OF that fight must wonder
along with me what now tricks t"F
South American can possibly dc
Iiso. yhould think he exhausted
his own and a lot Of other people
tricks in that l5-rOund affair. Short
of crawling lnto the ring on all
fours. and with paper hat on.
cant SEQ that there is much let
for him 10 DO.
Maybo he plans to surprise Louis
By not kissing him on the cheek
a single time during the fight May
be he is going to complete the mon
key-hke actions he used the first
time BY shelling peanuts in his co.,
ner and Jbbering at his manager
and trainer.
Maybe-but I definitely think
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Sd Loses Again;
Oaks on Rampage;
Seattle Wins
BY UNITED PRESS

Some guys want gravy too. Here
Hollywood gets IL hits and eight
walks off one Seattle pitcher and
yet loses TO 2. That's why Seat
elc still is at the top of the Pacific
Coast league today and Holly
wood is in fourth by whisker.
Don Tate. who worked for the
Rainiers last night was as liberal
as a left-Winger, but snappy field
ing saved his neck Four timeS-in
the fourth fifth, sixth and ninth
innings the Stars loaded the bases,
and only in the ninth could they
turn the hits and walks into runs.
The Beaver-Ducks, pretty well
plucked by every team in the league
got trimmed to the underwear last
night when Oakland put on an l8
to 2 parade. And on Portfand'S S
home grounds. too Cecil Dunn blast
ed home run with two in; Jack
Salvcson and johnny Vcrgcz hit
for the circuit.
Los Angeles did bit of hitting.
too. getting l3 blows off AL Olsen,
Herman PillettC and Byron Hum
phreyS for an 3 10 5 win. Louie
Novikon got his 18th home run
of the season. and made ii for 4"
for the day George Detorc also
homered. Jess Flores took the YER
dict after relieving Ray Prim in the
sixth.
San Francisco lost another game
to Sacramento by a one-run margin
A to 3, with George Munger out =
hurling AL Epperly.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

CaleXieo'S howlne team TUNED
IN one of the hos' three game 50
les Ct tie season the other night.
walloplne RraWleN> toWners with a
1851 effort The CalcXlco team
ai Ed Harrison. F.ovd Rogers. Cor
don Turley John Carter and Dec
Wvko!f bowled lOO4 III the thlrd
game High individual scorer
was Harrison with "a 225-l8+ Tor
Harrison core la been topoed
only onca this season by Bill FosS
of E. Centre who rolled 4 GA
One San Desc so-ca!led base
ball oxper, has offered a solution
to the Padres present slump
Put Salkeld behind the plate as
varsity catcher Williams as re-
servo Switch Detore 20 third
base in place Of Haslin, put Stln-
son back on first ana replace Jen-
sen with BCrk?wItz
The expert explained Sal
keld handles pitchers better tha3
Deiore. Detorc can play rings
around Haslin at third and will
hit lust as we'll StnSon IS a
better fielder that MarDonald and
will drive in moro rilNe despite TIC
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

the worlds champions pfedolnl-
nantlv left handed hitting lineup
But the worst IS over now ana II
takes a good lclthandcr to beat the
Yanks. Nevertheless, the YankS APP
parcntly arc attempting JockcNlne
to try and kill the rule. They've
made little progress.
Of the club owners pOllcd ICX-
Guiding New York; -four favored
retention Of the rule, two non
cummital and one for repeal.
I'm in favor of letting the rule
stand" Said Tom YaWkcy, Red SoX
owner, because if the Red SoX
are lucky enough to win l want
the rule to apply to US.
Clark Griffith of Washington, ia
Their of the rule and Connie Mack
Of the Athletics predicted the leg
lSlation would live forever
Alya Bradley. Cleveland, went on
record as definitely opposed to re-
pealng the rule. saying, WHY
should We help the YankS?'
Walter O. Briggs, Detroit, and
Harry Grablrcr. White Sox, were
non-rOmmltal.
Donald Barnes, Browns. said he
didn't favor the rule when II was
passed and hasn't changed his mind
any since.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
81 Qualify for
TraCk-F Meet

CAMBIDGE, Mass. June 1--CUPl
-Eighty-seven qualifiers from %
colleges wage a bitter battle in
mud and mire for team and in
divfdual honorS in finals of the
64th I. C. A. A A. A track and
field championships at Harvard
stadium today.
Far-Western domination of the
games apparently was ended when
co-favoritc Yale and dark-horSe
Pennsylvania each qualified nine
men at trials were completed in a
bowling nor'caSter early last night
Only four mon and a relay team
were left of tho University of
CALIFORNIA; versatile seven member
squad that was prc-meet choice
with Vale Tho Golden Bears were
given slight chance of upholdinG
the reputation of Southern CalifOr
mia. SCvCn-timC tltliSt III the past
decade but not defending this year
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
kri cation Water
Near Normal Flow

With irrigation water rapidly
nearing full running capacity in
Imperial Valleys canal system,
county agriculture settled back to
normal during the past week
Shipments in all crops renamed
about steady. market conditions
generally were unchanged
Carrots Shipments total 4465
cars as compared TO 1913 on the
same date one year ago. The mar
ket was firm with slightly stronger
tendency. Standard crates brought
$500 to $500.
Cantaloupes-l644 cars shipped
Market about steady. Standards
brought sl.75 to $500 per crate.
Honeydews and honeybails-6o0
cars shipped. market weaker, de-
mand slow. HoneydewS brought
$40 to $3.50 honeyballs, $500.
Watermelons-l92 cars shipped
tby rail-. market weaker, demand
slow Best quality returned $3.50
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Dog's Mistake
Proves Harmless:
Wildcat Tame

PHOENIX, June UPl-DO2ey
fox terrier owned by Donald A.
Holm Of Ingleside is a living testi-
monial 10 the truth Of the old
statement. what you don't knOW
can't hurt you
Dopcy didn't know that the taify
colored cat that wandered INTO his
masters yard was wildcat He
didn't know that any mart dog
would have left such cat alone.
so he proceeded TO chase Il up
tree
Fortunately what might nave
turned out to be a sore mistake for
Dopey turned out to be a lot of
fun because the wildcat instead of
lighting shot up the nearest tree.
Investigating the hullabaloo out =
side Holm found that his terrier
had treed a wildcat The cat how
ever had collar about it. neck.
indicating il was an escaped pct.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Study Reveals
Need fWCrop
Control in State
SAN FRANCISCO. June

SAN FRANCISCO. June l. up
The section on agriculture of the
commonwealth club Of California
reported after years study TO-
day that some form Of marketing
adjustment. and crop control. in
cluding orderly marketing pro-
grams would be needed in Califor-
MIA agriculture for some time to
come.
Even with the passing of a gen.
orally depressed situation IN the
demand for farm products, it is
10 be expected that there will be
recurring situations facing individ-
ual producer groups which NAV
call for special marketing pro-
gram the section report submitted
by Dr.. H E. Erdman. University of
California, said.
The report said the situation IN
California and in the nation as
4 whole was SO serious. with ire
mendous changes under way, that
something more fundamental than
tinkering with surface symptoms is
needed
Agricultural marketing policy
and national policy as a whole must
be worked out through a continu-
Gus process Of research, discussion
and decision. in which specialists.
farmers and citizens of all sorts
should participate, the report said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

Imperial Valley agricultural lead
crS Saturday watched the progress
Of Two farm measures affecting the
county in Washington. both ot
which were yet 10 be released from
legislative committee.
A measure. which would provide
money for the continuance ot tho
Bard experiment station. was still
before the house appropriations
committee according 10 B a Har-
nCan The agricultural commission
cr was certain. however that the
measure would receive the approval
Of that committee as both Califor-
MIA and Arizona legislators are
pushing the bill
A second measure. which would
allow establishment Of the AAA to
regulate cantaloupe and lettuce
paintings in California and Arizo-
ua. was still before the budget bu-
reau Har7gan said. Growers were
urged 10 contact legislators to aid
IL passing the measure.
Appropriations for the Bard ex-
pertinent station were omitted from
tho regular measure. Harrigan said
and unless the present approprla-
tlon is passed the station will have
10 be abandoned The Bard station
has been active for nearly twenty
years and has turned out many
valuable findings which have aided
agriculture throughout the south
NeSt
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Seelev
Shares
Lead

BraWlcNs BOGguSt and Peterson
soft tball team held clear claim
to the league leadership in the
nOrthCnd league Saturday while FL
Centre ElkS and Seelcy ToWners
were tied for tho loop lead in the
county seat niehtball LEAGUE.
Bo2GuSt and Peterson finished
first half Of first round plav with
victories over Modern Pialmacy
BraWley Merchants and Calipatrlt
BraWlcy Merchants are second
Modern Pharmacy third.
In Fl Centro the Elks and 5celcy
had identical records of two games
won, one lost. Holtville held sec
ond place with a win and a loss
and Imperial was buried in the cell
lar with no wins. two losses.
Holtvillc plays Seelcy Monday
night in Ell Centre and Imperial
plays tho Flks on Wednesday night
In BraWlcv the Pharmacists play
BCgguSt and Peterson Tuesday
night ANA the Merchants meet Cali
patria Thursday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Todays Sports Parade

YOU can count this one Out-hc
plans to stand up and fight and not
hop and jump about the ring III
his unique South American way. If
he should happen to do this you
can rest assured that he'll be
counted out. too. because he just
hasn't the equipment to stand up
and trade blows with Louis.
He denies this. and so does his
manager. Al WE'LL and his trainer
aud conditioner Whitley BlmStcln,
but it's tho truth. GodoY'S chances
of winning depend on his NOT
fighting tho champion. In SluggIng
match he'd have no more chance
than the captain of the bloomcr
girls would in a home-run hitting
contest with Joe DlMag9lo GOdoy
must concentrate on Joe'S prln-
Clpal weakness. which Is an nabll-
itv to adjust himself to unOrthOdOX
STYLES. By now Godoy must know
of another Louis failing. too. |
refer to his tendency to become
discouraged. If YOU have seen Joe
in many fights YOU know that he
always does his best fighting in
the first minute or two of each
round. IF this early assault doesn't
get his man, he nearly always
coasts the final minute or SO. AID
the champion is not as good a
tenth or twelfth round fighter as
he might be
Godoy is likely 10 find differ
ent Louis in there with him on the
2Gth however Joe doesn't like Go
doy. In his simple way he feels that
tho South American ncld him mp
10 rldlculc IN their first bout. And
Imn normally = goOd-naturcd
ar1nlsl l. doublY dangerous when
ho heAla, grudgc Remembcr tho
>ccoud Schmellng fEht2 Before
that bout hc admitted dislike for
the German and promised To give
HIM the full treatment LOUIS never
vi a. ,ayage before or since. n,
he VA that nlghf and SChmrlnc
W. hatterod into bit almost bc
fore nc could get h hand. up
Too Louis dldni tram TOO al
drinlsly tor his first 20 with Go
d3Y He felt as did almost every
one else that Arturo WaS a sctup
who could be dispatched with a
few left hooks and right nands.
This time hell be better prepared,
and my guess is that he'll chill
the Chilean
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
l.. a. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, juno ! u'rI.
Prices were irrcE Llarly lower N
iight trading during today short
session on the Los AnECles s,ock
exchange. Four issues rose, si% icll,
and four were unchanged, III .aIcs
of about 5000 shares
Vega Airplanc slipped = =
and Menssco = to uis. Electrical
products al S. wa. Oft
A new low for the year va
rra chd bN tFnivrsaI tousolida ted
OH al of H. Republic common
diopncd - 40 2's and union n 70
IL. Riehfield edged up . to -.
A gain of u was made by Fdt-
apn 5Ms nj 2b6. southern Pacific
was ap u ~ 7%.
Tran samerica gained = 10 ~
:. Nest sales were one OF two mum
slrcd shares,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Group Forms 10
Cut Down Taxes

SACR juno !. up
A group of agricultural leaders de-
,claring their purpose 10 prevent
unreasonable tax burdens and dis
elimination against agriculture and
agriculture labor today filed arti-
cles of Incorporation with the sec
retary of states office for the
agricultural producers labor COM
mittee.
Headquarters of the non-profit
organization will be in Los Angeles
Directors include ". z. Spencer
Whittier; H. w Pierce. Anaheim;
A. e. Isham, Redlands. Otto Idso
Fullerton; Thomas S;~air. Lindsay.