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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
POLI'S

"The Westerner," starring Gary Cooper is currently showing at Loew's Poli, after its local premiere here last night. Action filled scenes, suspenseful drama and romance with a punch sweep across the screen in this spectacular hit The cast supporting Cooper features such brilliant players as Walter Bren- nan, Doris Davenport, Fred Stone Lillian Bond and Forrest Tucker.
 Cooper plays the type of he-man, outdoor role which has made him one of the screens top-notch ac- tors, portraying quick-on-the-tr trig- ger Cole Harden, who drifts into the wild and woolly town of Vinegar room in the roaring days of the sos when there ragged a bitter and long protracted battle between the cat tlemen and the homesteaders. Cooper comes to grips with Walter Brennan, portraying Judge Bean. the vicious Law West of the Pecos. :"
 Just when this battle is reaching a peak, the Westerner, a rowing cowboy named Cole Harden, drifts into town and finds himself entan-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
STATE

Ending this evening at the War ner Bros. State theater is Hired Wife" with Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce in the starring leads, also Victor McLaglen in Diamond Frontier"
 Tomorrow the State ushers in a banner wek-erd show which will be headlined by an epic story of Amer ica's southwest, Rangers of For tune," with Fred MacMurray, Patri- cia Morrison, Albert Dekker, Gilbert Roland, Joseph Schildkraut and Dick Foran.
 Chalk up this super western, di- rected by the man who gave you Goodbye MT. Chips" as a spectacle and a feast of entertainment to rank with such masterpieces of action as 'The Virginian," "The Plainsman," !" and others of hallowed memory.
 Drama of this new adventure pie ture is wound about the fortunes of three tough listed, tender-hearted caballeros. They are played by Fred MacMurray. mastermird of the marauding' trio; Albert Dekker, a brawling fool who never uses his gun where his hands vii ldo; Gilbert Roland, a handsome Latin whose TO- mantle heart gets him into more trouble than his friends can fight their way out of.
 The story of the production hits its pitch in little plains town near the Mexican border, where an em- battled newspaper publisher fights the violence of a sinister gang. Casting their lot with the underdog, the adventurous trio soon finds it. self involved in "necktie" parties, shooting scrapes, and finally in 8 battle royal that serves to clear out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

gled in the trouble, and Judge Bean discovers in him shrewd opponent
 Discovering that Judge Beams idol is the fabulous and beauteous Lily Langtry, the stranger tells the judge that he has met the Jersey Lily and knows her well. This news intrigues the judge and he manages to have Cole reprieved until further evil dence in the trumped-up case against him is brought in.
 The story reaches a smash climax in the scene where the cattlemen and Beans henchmen set fire to the hundreds of homesteads and farms throughout the area.
 All this leads up to swift, ac- tion-f1lled climax that will leave you breathless.
 On the same program is another smash hit, Melody and Moonlight" 8 jamboree of music, fun, and danc- ing with Johnny Downs, Jane Frazee, Vera (Barbara Allen) Vague and Jerry Colonna.
 Wednesday evening, in addition to double smash hit screen program, Loew's Poli will present on the stage at p. m., for one performance only, an all-star headline Broadway vaudeville show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
Or. W. H. FouLkes
 Returns To Air

Special to The Democrat
 New York, Oct. 19.-Dr. Wii- Ham Hiram Foulkes, known to his listeners as "Homespun," will return to the NEG net works for his sixth consecutive year in a new series of dev0- tional addresses, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 6. The pro- grams, to be produced in CO., operation with the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, will be heard weekly at 1880 p. m., EST, over the NBC- Blue Network.
 Pastor of the Old First Pres byterian Church, Newark, N. J. Dr. Foulkes was at one time moderator of the Presbyterian Church in this country.
 During his first broadcast, he will discuss Look At the Map" Other titles in the series for the month of November will be, Nov. 13, For the Duration; 20, Sealed Orders; 27, "T0O Good to Be True"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
STRAND

Attractions concluding their en- agreements this evening at the popu- lar Warner Bros Strand theater in- clude Boom Town," starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Col bert and Hedy Lemarr; and on the same show Lloyd Nolan and Lynn Bari in "Pier 13."
 Bracketing two of the screens top favorites for the first time Lucky Partners" brings Ronald Colman and Ginger Rogers to the screen at the Strand tomorrow in what is said to be the sprightliest comedy-romance of the season.
 The film is said to be as delight ful a modern laugh-drama as ever was transferred to the screen.
 It presents Colman as an artist who contends that every marriage should begin with a honeymoon Since an insurance man, f1ance ot Miss Rogers doesn't believe in such foolishness, the artist insists that if Ginger's sweepstakes ticket wins, he must be allowed to take the girl on strictly platonic trip to some ot the nations beauty spots before she settles down to matrimony.
 It does, and he does-much to the irritation of the about -to-be- bride groom. But the platonic feature oi the affair quickly melts in the TO- mantle atmosphere of Niagara Falls The resultant happenings make the film a hilarious and vastly engag- ing picture that should be seen by every member of the family.
 Both stars turn in superb perform anceS in roles that give each unusua. opportunities for mirth-making as well as for more serious acting Others in the cast include Jack Car son, Spring Byington and Harry Davenport.
 Co-featuring the program will bt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

Motion picture theaters have be: opened at many mining camps an plantations in Peru.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
RY PAuL HARRIsoN

NEA Service Stan Correspondent
 Hollywood.-This was to have been a little number called "Star Interviews Reporter" with Claudette Colbert asking the questions and me squirming in the witness chair.
 It seemed like a good idea be- cause she had just finished playing the role of a newspaperwoman in Arise My Love-" But we didn't get very far. Miss Colbert asked wheth- CT I'd ever wanted to be an actor, and said no-not since, at the age of 6, lost my pants in Sunday school cantata. She asked what I'd do if I were an actor and gossip columnistS kept prodding me with inquiries and false rurnors about my private life. I said I'd tell lem to go to hell.
 That got us to talking about Hol- 1ywood's opinion of the movie cor respondents, and I began taking notes. As a screen actress, Miss Col bert has been very much in print for 10 years; and now, the No. 1 feminine box-office star, she has lots of opinions about press and periodi- calls.
 She believes Hollywood in general feels that correspondents, as a group, are antagonistic toward pie ture people. Too many writers ball. ance chips on their shoulders, and there are too many bored and cyni- cal debunkers. And, of course, too many scandal peddlers.
 SEPARATION-OR
 EMERGENCY CALL?
 She personally hasn't had very many unpleasant experiences, although her husband, Dr. Joel Pressman, argues publicity of any kind is deadly. "He thinks it either makes one into an ordinary uninter- esting person" she said, Cor into personality that the public doesn't like"
 Since all ethical medical men dislike publicity, Dr. PreSSman is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

Mystery Sea Raider" with Carr
 Landis and Henry WilcoSon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

The audience Is in for a rare treat when the Jacques Theater presents its new offering Monday. The cast of this Revue includes such well known New York names as Jim Stacy, Julie Faye, Paul Ryan, Alex Alexander, Larry Jonson, Shorty Warren and his Western Rangers Band, Flaherty and Kane. The Pla- tinum Horse, and that bevy of beau- tiful Broadway Belles, Muriel Asche's 'Fleurettes'. The Musical Comedy RAYlIe. 'Whiz Wham' is comnlete in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

he's constantly being mentioned in local papers = and usually in con- nection with divorce or separation rumors.
 His wife explained: "It's as simple as this = we'll go out to dinner, maybe at Chasen's. We'll be sitting there, talking about anything in the world, when an emergency call comes for the doctor. Somebody across the room will say, Don't look
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
M The Local TheaterS

the gang preying on the local ranchmen.
 The picture serves to introduce a new child star, Betty Brewer, who plays the role of a little general to the three-man army.
 And on the same big show will be the funniest matrimonial mixup of the season T Want Divorce" with Joan Blondell and Dick Powell Shar- ing starring honorS.
 Don't forget, "Knute Rockne--All- American" is scheduled for showing next week at the State. Put it on your must" list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
2SS-.WTIC--H Hartford. -.1O4O

12:15-State Theater Presentation. l2:S0-Connecticut University Farm
 Forum 1:00-News 1:l6--The Little Show 1:30--U. s. Program 1:45-Yale vs Dartmouth Football
 Game 4:30-Program from New York 6:00--News, weather 6i15-Jim Britts Sports Roundup 6:30-Building For Defense 6:35-Gypsy Moods 6;46-Swapper John .:00--Fra~ xie Masters Orchestra 7:l6--News From Europe 7:30-Grand Ole Opry 8:00--Knickerbocker Playhouse S:3O--Truth or Consequences 9:00-NatlOnal Barn Dance 10:00-Uncle Ezra 10:30-Gene Krupa's Orchestra 11:00--News 11:15-The Party Line 11:30-When Day Is Done 12:00--War News l2:05->The Party Line 1:55-News 2:00-Silent.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
MEMBER
ENSHRlNE THE MEMORY
OF HIS LEADERSHIP

Lloyd Stark-"Jack" To hundreds III
Imperial county--is dead.
But his memory will not die in the
minds and hearts of the boys he taught
TO love craftsmanship, of the men he
built better, stronger bodies for, of the
lads he coached into minor and big league
baseball Jobs Only the same death that
came TO Jack Stark can wipe out the
affection for him held i'm the hearts of
scores who knew him, worked with him
or played with him.
The measure of every man is taken
when his time comes by the achievements
he leaves behind. Against that yardstick,
Lloyd Stark was man to be proud Of.
The imprint of his spirit will not dis
appear from Imperial Valley for many
years. 1t is left in the minds of boys
of all ages apd all races in whom Jack
Stark instlled love for sportsman
ship, and to whom he was a living eX-
ample of the clean living, clean fighting
doctrine he preached II is left in the
institution of night baseball that an
nually furnishes enjoyment to thou
sands in the valley. 1t is left in the fame
Imperial Valley gained as a training
ground for professional baseball teams.
1t is left in thousand hooks and cram
nies of the valleys life.
There is little enough any community
can do to repay the sort of selfless SER
vice given it by man like Jack Stark
There is one thing it can do-not in pay
ment for services rendered, but to leave
for others the record of achievement 1t
can enshrine the name of the man who
served il so well.
Baseball was the one great love of
Jack Stark's life. Without Jack Stark
baseball would long since have beer
relegated to a minor position i'm the val
ley's endeavors He fought discourage
ment, disappointment and apathy to
keep alive the sport he loved, and in the
end he triumphed.
As a monument to his triumph stands
El Centro's magnificent baseball stad-
ium, for without the spark he kept alive
it would never have been built.
Nothing could be more fitting than
that this stadium, in honor of man
whom hundreds loved, should be re-
named Lloyd Stark Field.
So, in salute to friend, we propose
to the FL Centre city council the action
we believe that group will be only too
glad to take.
1t is little enough, Jack but it is some
thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
THE CALENDAR DROPS
ANOTHER LEAF
Wall Street JournaD

1t is The Sage'S commonplace that fig
ureS ON a calendar divide no epochs in
human affairs, mark with no precision
the end of old things or the beginning
Of new. The sage may be right, but we
ordinary wightS must imagine our turn
ing points if we cannot see them clearly
in the realities. We have need of occa-
Slonal comforting assurances that the
times have changed or at least are chang
ing; if no better preteXt offers than a
bookkeeper's paper symbol, we eagerly
grasp that meagre excuse for drawing
balance sheet of our hopes and fears.
Fortunately there are always items for
the credit side as well as the debit and
we may always indulge a wholesome OPP
timism in their relative valuations.
But the year Just passed closed dec
ade of extraordinary change for the peo-
pie of the United States, how great Il
change we are only now beginning to
realize and will have TO try to compre-
hend as 1910 marches by. In both our
domestic affairs and our outlook upon
the world the larger part of the decade
was time of progressive disillusion-
ment. On both these sides of our nation
al existence, however, we have within
the II month accomplished something in
the way of preparing to reconstruct as
nearly settled new order as the nature
of that existence permits. Perhaps new
order is too much to ask, so let us say
only that we are making headway out
of the confusion of emotional controver-
sy into ordered thinking
Of an Old World at war within itself
we know little more than enough to con-
vince Us beyond all questioning that there
is no rational voluntary part in it for us.
That much was settled in 1889 The war
in Europe, so long expected, has proved
so utterly unexpected in the nature Of
its combat operations, in the geographic
directions it has taken so far and in pro-
ducing one strange and seemingly un-
stable alliance that present conjecture
of its further course is quite out of the
question.
One of its effects upon us is fairly
clear. 1t turns our attention forcibly
to the duty of reconstructng our own
financial, economic and social fabric to
meet the new needs of the day
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
INTO THE FORTIES
(Christian Science Monitor)

Thirty goes into forty once in a CEN
tury. The turn of the year is the turn
of decade. There is something epochal
about decade. The character of year
is usually soon forgotten. But decades
impress themselves more firmly on our
memories. One finds labels for them
without much effort: the Gay Nineties,
the Mauve Decade, the sedate hundreds,
the trying teens, the twinkling twenties,
the throbbing thirties.
In retrospect we recognize that the
years are what we have made them, hav-
ing that character which our behavior
impaired to them. The experience that
millions call sheer misfortune while it
is upon them they afterward write off
to their own ignorance, or greed, or neg
ligonce: remember 1929? So men make
resolutions at New Years time.
The assumption that in some way our
feelings or our attitudes will be altered
by the mere passing of year. or a dec
ade, is at once source of futile hope and
foolish fear. Achievements, not years,
are the mieStones along the road of
progress, and its constant travellers know
that no turn of decade or century
need mean a bend in that road.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE FREIGHT PICTURE

The California Railroad Commission,
considering proposal to increase truck
ing freight rates from Imperial Valley
and other southern California areas to
points within the state, should consider
before it takes final action the harm a
freight boost would do to agricultural
producers.
Imperial Valley farmers have a tough
enough time right now making enough
profit on their crops to carry them
through the year. Faced with freight
rates even greater than they now pay,
their burden would be increased to an
almost unbearable degree.
The farmer is caught in an economic
squeeze He is forced to pay for what
he buys. The cost of supporting his
family has increased The cost Of labor
has increased.
The only thing that has not increased,
in fact, is the farmers income.
An upward revision of trucking freight
rates would be the final straw needed
to break the farmers economic back.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Letters
To The Editor
WHAT HAVE SUPERVISORS
DONE ABOUT ROADS,"

EDITOR. tho PoSt-Prcss:
Two weeks have passed now since
the county grand jury recommended
that the supervisors consolidate all
the road districts into one for great
or economy.
What have the supervisors done?
There was story in the paper
that they were going to study the
grand jury's recommendations" Eyi-
IDENTIFY they intend to keep on
studying" the matter until every
body has forgotten about it.
Everybody knows that the road
districts are the supervisors biggest
political plums, but that is no good
reason to pass up a saving of sew
eral thousand dollars a month for
the county.
Yours for greater economy and
less politics.
JOHN SWARTHER, Calcxico
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08

mined that if the tenants con-
tributed to the maintenance of
their homes by doing the necces-
sary work making minor repairs
and generally assuming responsible
lity, more savings could be effected.
The result: rents that are incredibly
low.
There is one phase of the reduc-
tionS, however, that is not alto
gether bright. Because housing
authority laws restrict residence in
projects to families with incomes
of not more than five times their
rental, a number of families who
have already taken up quarters in
the project will be forced to move
They will be evicted because they
are too we'll able to meet their
rent!
The income maximum for fa-
miles living in the present pro-
ject will be cut from s164l to
Sl149. Top income for prospective
residents in the unfinished Negro
project will be $1O59 and the pro-
iect just started, 5000.
A great deal has been done in
the interest of better housing since
the mid-depression years Much
more remains to be done. In the
Chicago project, for example, fa-
miles with incomes between $22.1O
a week and $31.75 must be evicted
from the municipal homes and
must be sent back to the poorer
standard of dwellings they knew
before admittance to the project
A great deal of attention has
been shown people in the very
lowest income strata. 1t is time
government agencies. concentrated
more on those in the inidollc-thc
people with small incomes who may
be forced eventually to inhabit the
very places which lowest income
families are now able to vacate in
favor of better homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Among
Our Yesterdays

Disaster threatened Imperial
Valley farmers 90 years ago.
The Imperial Valley Press of
Jan 8. 1920. reflected the valleys
not inconsiderable worry in a head
line proclaiming:
FUNGUS DAMAGES 1920 SPIN
ACH CROP.
No-dont laugh. 1t was a very
real worry in those days.
The Imperial Valley crop has
been attacked by what is known
as spinach wilt the Press re-
ported laconically. The wilt
threatens to turn the entire sea-
son into a diSasterous one. With an
estimated output of 800 carloads
from present appearances not half
that many will be shipped. The
wilt is such that some fields are
being abandoned, while others
will be only partially harvested
In the 20 years that have elapsed
since then, Imperial Valley has
achieved adulthood-and a distaste
for spinach. These days only about
three cars of spinach are shipped
from the valley
At least today's parents cannot
appeal to their children on pat
riotic grounds to, Eat your spin
ach. dear It's grown on papa's
ranch
Other quotations from the same
issue. Jan. 8, 1920:
THE metamorphosis from swords
to ploughsharcS is almost literal
fact in the Krupp munitions works,
according to recent dispatch
from The Hague. A writer
who visited those great factories at
ger carriages being melted down to
be made into agricultural imple-
mentS =.
Two aviation officers, Lieut.. c.
r. Mayo and Henry L. Watson,
visited the three proposed avia-
ton sites in Imperial Valley
this morning with Jasper L. Ira
vers and Joseph Seymour of the
chamber of commerce, and they
will go before the city council this
evening and present the plan as
it now stands to the city officials.
Edison did not discover the
talking machine. Fellow named
Adam beat him to it :"
And an ad for Varney Bros.
stores said Ladies Sweaters are
one-fourth Off" Then it added:
Come while the assortments are
good"
And Zinn, Stanton and J. j.
Campbell auctioneers, advertised
Big sale of Horses and Mules"
remarking that they we're "all
well broken to harness, some well
matched teams in color and size"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
EASTSIDE RESIDENT
WANTS BETTER STREETS

EDITOR. the Post-Prcss:
I live on the EaStSide.
AS I write this, it looks like rain.
If it docs rain. the EaStSidc will be
a swamp again, with no way for the
people here to get from their homes
downtown without wading through
lakes and rivers. and getting their
clothes all muddy.
Several times in the past the peo-
pie who live in this part of the city
have asked for some protection
against the slush that fills their
streets when it rains. We would like
to repeat our request. Perhaps VIC
do not pay as many taxes as peo-
pie in other parts of town, but after
all we are a part of the city, and
whatever hurts us really hurts all
of the city.
Can you do something about get
ting us gravel for our roads, If pave
ment is out Of the question?
MRS. ESTELLA REAMER.
El Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Dale Carnegie Writes:
You Can Conquer Fear

Enrico CaruSo, the most perfect
tenor voice that ever titillated the
Golden Horse Shoe in the Metro
politan Opera House, New York,
had something that haunted him
day and night he had conquered
the world with his voice; himself
Inc could not conquer. And that
which conquered him, is short
word, Fear.
From his peasant Italian child
hood he inherited fear of the Evil
Eye from which he was never able
TO free himself. He never crossed
the ocean without first consulting
an astrologer to find if the por-
tents were favorable; he never
started new der-taking on
Friday, and he never wore new
suit for the first time on Friday.
A strange craze swept over this
country the billiken craze. A
billiken was a sort of half-dwarf,
humorous monstrosity; Caruso lived
in fear of sickness; and when he
fell i'll, he filled his room with
billikens; sometimes, he even kept
one under his pillow So much
did he fear the Evil Eye that he
would never walk under ladder.
One day, in making sharp turn
to avoid ladder, he bumped into
a window cleaners bucket and
fell sprawling to the sidewalk. A
friend twitted him about it,
IF I'd walked under the lad
der I might have been killed." he
said solemnly.
The powerful, the conquering
Cornelius Vanderbilt, who bent
men to his will as cook does
pic dough. had to do a little bend
ing himself, He was the iron man,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08

but he believed in spirtualisn,
mediums, clairvoyants, consulting
them regularly. He was particu-
larly afraid of EVIL spirits" which
we're so real to him that he had
each leg of his bed set in a dish
filled with salt TO keep the spirits
from attacking him while he slept,
So, if you have fears, stop to
realize that others have had them.
too. Probably fear is haunting
you this moment: the fear Of what
someone is going to say about you:
what the boss is going TO do: what
the neighbors are going to think.
These all have to do with the fu-
ture. You never fear the past, for
you know what has happened and.
generally, it wasn't SO bad after
all But the future OH
Fortunately there is a simple
way of fighting fear. There is
no defeat except for those who
think defeat said sagacious old
Ebert Hubbard of East Aurora.
Say to yourself: Nov look here
exactly what is this 1 am afraid
of? Is it going to kill me? Is it
going to make my neighbors pass
on the other side of the street to
avoid me? 1t is going to humilate
me SO that I can never again lift
up my face?"
If you will analyze your fear. It
will lesson. You will know the
worst that can happen, and will
not be SO terrified by it. You will
say to yourself. why, 1 can stand
that"
do the thing you fear to do,
and the death of fear is certain 3
Ralph Waldo Emerson said
know no better prescription