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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Valley Residents Ready for Christmas
In Spite of IncIement Weather

Brooks. Mr.. and Mrs. War;
Brock will enjoy the holiday in
Pasadena with Mrs. Brooks mother,
Mrs. w. E. Malan.
The Norman E. Dupont home
will be the scene of a family dinner
party for in addition to DR.. and
Mrs. Dupont and their sons, Norman
and Forrest, places will be marked
for Mrs. Duponts mother, Mrs. G.
J. Brooks. for r. S. Reese. A. w.
Reese, Betty Reese, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Dupont of San Diego with
their daughters, Kathryn and Alma
Jean.
David Roberts, who attends Okla
homa A. and M, arrived Monday
morning for the holidays, which
makes the vacation a happy one
for his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d
b. Roberts, and for his sister,
Eleanor.
Dinner guests at Il e Harry w
Horton home Christmas day includ-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Conkling and
their twin daughters from Mexico,
Mr.. and Mrs Reginald L. Knox of
Palo Alto, Miss Barbara w Hor-
ton, Judge M. w. Conkling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ano C. Yaeckel
are enjoying a brief holiday visit
in Los Angeles with Mrs. Yaeckel's
family.
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Strickland
are entertaining as their dinner
guests Christmas day Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Hudson and their family
with Mrs. Hudson's mother, Mrs.
Katherine Lyons and also Mr.. and
Mrs. Nolan c. Smith.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24

The J. P. Eyers are looking for
ward to a pleasant family Christ
mas, their son Robert coming home
from Downey where he is employ
ed at the Vultee plant. Robert is
bringing with him his cousin, Har-
old Eyer, jr, of Long Beach, who
will be in the valley for the holi-
days.
Christmas house guests at the
Howard Soper home include Mrs.
Soper's two sisters, Miss Vivienne
Patterson of Hollywood and Mrs.
John G. Keefer and Mr. Keefer of
Santa Monica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Loud are
in Pomona for Christmas, spend
ing the day with Mr.. Louds mo-
ther. They will also visit Mrs. Loud's
family in Claremont and of course
will be on the Stanford side when
the Rose Bowl game starts New
Years.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. William Boone.
Mesdames Vera Rodger, Thelma
Crissmore. Eleanor Williams, Miss
Bert Brown, Messrs. J. Sterling Os-
walt, Ray Williams, Calvin Aaron,
r. I. French of El Centro; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Tyler of Brawley; Mr..
and Mrs. Stanton Baker of Jacum-
ba, Alan BiXby OF Pasadena.
For reaching most people at
smallest cost use Post-Press want
ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Commandery Meetings

l. V. COmmandery No. "a, Knights
Templar, is planning its annual
Christmas service, members meet
ing in the Masonic temple at 8 am.
Christmas morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ano C. Yaeckel
are enjoying a brief holiday visit
in Los Angeles with Mrs. Yaeckel's
family.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24

Brooks Mr.. and Mrs. WAR; e n
Brock will enjoy the holiday in
Pasadena with Mrs. Brooks mother,
Mrs. w. E. Malan.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30
MARYLAND TEACHES
ILLINOIS

The famous Farmer" Casey OF
Gaithersburg, who made the Bal
timOre Suns face so red during
the Maryland Primary campaign of
1898, will appear in somewhat diff
ferent form at Chicago during the
present presidential campaign.
Behind the scenes, Gene Casey
has suggested the same idea in re-
gard to the Chicago Tribune which
has a reputation of distOrting pO
litical news. So during the latter
part of Roosevelts campaign this
fall, Harold Ickes, Secretary of the
Interior, and other members of
the Roosevelt encourage, are ex-
pected to go on the air from Chi
cago, two or three times week
to tell the people of Illinois and
the middle west just what is true
and what is false IN the columns
of the Tribune. This, it will be
recalled, is what Gene Casey did
in regard to the columns of the
Baltimore Sun.
Most amusing phaae of the pro-
posed campaign in Chicago is that
New Dealers probably will buy
time on Station WGN (World's
Greatest Newspaper), which is
owned by the Chicago Tribune.
Under broadcasting rules it will
be impossible for Colonel Robert
Mccormick owner of both the chi
cago Tribune and WGN, to refuse
to sell time to the New Dealers,
even though they are excOriating
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30
PARTY FOR F. d. r.

With harmony at the wheel
among Maryland Democrats, it
looks as if various leaders soon
would get an invitation from Tn
der Secretary of State Sumner
Welles, who is a close friend OF
Truman Cash, newly-appointed
chairman of the Roosevelt Cam
paign Committee, wants to ce-
ment harmony" by getting the
entire Congressional delegation to-
gether - with President Roosevelt
as the guest Of honor. (Wonder
how F. D. r. and Willard will get
along).
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30
Maryland Merry-Go-Round
Bv Drew Pearson

Bv Drew Pearson

Washington. That grapevine
rumOr which went around Mary
land that Glenn Martin was con-
templating laying off employees at
his plane plant, wasn't exactlng
idle rumor it was busy rumor
designed to put pressure on Capt.
tol Hill to repeal the VinsOn-Tram-
nell Bill which limits profits from
plane and ship sales to s per cent.
1t happens that Glenn Martin
wrote a letter to Senator Tydings
urging repeal of the profits-limita-
ton bill on the grounds that eight
per cent was such a small margin
it was practically impossible to OBJ
tain subcontractOrs for any size
able orders. This eventually
would have had the effect of slow
ing up production at the Martin
plant and eventually might have
resulted in decreasing employ
ment.
Mdl iii Wdo OiAIy CilC VI AilSNAA}
plane and ship manufacturers
who wrote protests to their CON
gressmen and senators urging an
excess profits tax instead of the
profits-limitation law There is a
lot of hot rowing on Capitol Hill
on this question many congress
men feeling that in this day of
national emergency, with several
million young men about to be
conscripted industrial leaders
should not be too much concerned
with profits.
The Navy, however, is inclined
to side with Martin.
Note: Congressman Cole also
received a letter from Glenn Mar
tin.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30
his newspaper.
ROUND THE FREE STATE

There is no prospect CT Senator
Radcliffe accepting Harry Nice's
challenge to debate the political
issues on the same platform. Last
week thev met in the lobby OF an
Eastern Shore hotel where after
lengthy armchair debate they
decided there are only two sides
to the campaign and they had both
Continued On Page Five)
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30

When their trailer caught fire,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Gordon of
March Field, Cal, drove to a fire
station to have the flames ex-
tinguished.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30
MOVING DAY" FOR
P. E. CO., SEPT. SRD.

Continued from Page II
September 3. The Potomac Edison
Company invites all their patrons
and friends to come in and inspect
the new offices.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30

Bernlce Davis of Barnes. Kan,
is collecting one dog from every
State in the Union.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30

Frank w Truitt of Ocean City.
Md, has worn the same straw hat
for over 30 years.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30

In the meantime, the folks
are wondering if it is "-To be or
not to be - That is the ques-
ton"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-08-30
HANGOVERS

Continued from Page u
eVerythingl
Evening star., 1940-01-22
Election PRIVILEGES

The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Howard Smith Of Virginia to
amend the Hatch Act and restore to
Federal employees the right to par
ticipate in local elections and hold
public Office under certain conditions
should be enacted into law.
For a quarter of a century, such
privileges were enjoyed by Capital
employees residing in nearby Mary
land and Virginia communities in
which they represent a large per-
centage Of the population, and also
by workers in navy yards, arsenals
and other Government establish
ments elsewhere in the country.
where the same situation with regard
to residence prevails. Office holding
has been on nonpartisan basis, and
under the supervision of the Civil
Service Commission, and 1t was only
because of an oversight that the
Hatch Act was passed without max
ing allowance for continuation of
the practice.
The Civil Service Commission de-
cided when the act became effective
In August that civil service EMPLOYEES
already holding Office could complete
their terms, but said they could not
seek reelection. The Department of
Justice held likewise in regard to
those persons outside Of the jurisdic-
ton OF the commission. Conse-
quently, unless legislation along the
lines proposed by Mr.. Smith is en-
acted, there probably will be commu-
mites whose governments will rest
solely in the hands of a minority
OF the residents because they happen
to be in private employment.
A problem might arise in the en-
actment OF the Smith bill as there is
no agency to police the electioneering
activity Of those Government en-
ployes outside of civil service, and
decide whether it overstepped the
proper bounds. Undoubtedly, how
ever, rules could be laid down by
executive order that would hold this
class to the limits the commission
heretofore has imposed and which
presumably would be made effective
once more for civil service forces.
Evening star., 1940-01-22
Sweet Lavender

Lavender, lavender, sweet-smelling Law.
ender;
Lavender for Expresses, lavender
to strew
In the sunny chambers high upon tho
closet shelves;
Here's a little pack-a penny-buy
1t, lady, do!
Lavender for memories OF childhood's
dreaming holidays;
Happy days of hanging braids and
ruffled pinafore;
Chasing golden f1reflies, swinging on Q
grapevine,
And fluffy romping kittens by .
kitchen door.
Lavender for ball gowns, laid away with
misty smiles;
Gay and tufted sachets in q bridal
chest; a..,..
Lavender for yellowed satins, yelling
cobweb laces;
For downiest Of pillows babys head
has pressed.
Lavender to sift among the little folded
garments;
Mutely folded garments, put away
with tears;
Lavender for aging quilts tremulous
hands were piecing
Till the needle grew too heavy; cher
ished through the years.
Lavender, lavender, straight from the
garden close;
Fragrant-wet with crystal dew beneath
an azure sky;
Bringing all the sweetness and the fresh
ness Of the morning;
Lavender, lavender-Lady, won't you
buy?
MARION H. ADDINGTON.
Evening star., 1940-01-22

for decision in many such cases, and
I should like to relate three only:
l. A had been graduated from high
school and spent one year in a State
university. He then elisted in the Ma
rine Corps and when he applied for ad-
mission was major and had completed
the work required in the several service
schools. He served overseas, in China
and in Nicaragua. 2. B was graduated
from high school and then studied for
the ministry, and at the time of appl-
cation was bishop in the Mormon
Church and was building a $780, 900
church. 3. c was high school graduate
and then settled in Chicago, where. he
became park commissioner and later
purchasing agent of the city.
In each case recommended that the
applicants be admitted on the ground
they possessed more than the equivalent
of two years of college work. Without
much close preparation, not one would
have been able to pass a formal aca-
oemic examination in required subjects.
Who will say there was any imposi-
ton upon the public in allowing these
three men to study law?
The present very able Attorney Gen.
eral, according to press notices, studied
law formally for one year in law school
upon graduation from high school, We
must not reduce exceptional men to
too Procrustean standard. Standards
are proper, but they often become the
end rather than the means. We should
cut our cloth to fit the student.
January 10. LEWIS c. CASSIDY.
Evening star., 1940-01-22
THIS AND THAT
THIRTEENTH STREET,
BY Charles E. Trace,DeH.

THIRTEENTH STREET.
Dear Sir: For many years have en-
joyed your column, This and That and
am always specially interested when you
are writing of birds and animals.
Accordingly, was reminded Of you
when happened to see the inclosed ar
ticle in an old magazine.
"The writer seems in accord with your
opinion Of oad-mindedness toward the
unpopular starlings and squirrels when
they visit the feeding stations. I hope
that you may be interested in reading it.
Yours very truly, M. lie F."
4 4
The article, by Honore Morrow, in the
June issue Of the Christian Herald, dealt
with the various attitudes of different
sorts Of people in regard to the visits of
starlings and squirrels.
Mrs. Morrow ends by saying:
There should be sanctuary somewhere
for every unwanted creature, human or
otherwise, on this earth. am sure
that's the way God meant it to be-"
1t is, indeed, an amazing thing to
watch perfectly kindly people, in love
with the birds, suddenly grow red in the
face and violent in language just be-
cause some unwanted creature arrives.
1t is terribly illogical, of course; surely
any one who puts out a free lunch must
not be offended If some hungry animal
arrives to partake of 1t.
But life seems to be more or less illogi-
a inn TO-,
ages a great deal more so than in Others
We were talking about the Golden
Age of America the other day, and all
present agreed that 1t must be placed be-
tween 1880 and 1910. In the years rep
resented by those dates, 1t was held,
Americans really lived as purposefully,
as happily, as they ever had. in most
ways, and probably more so than they
ever would again, at least as far as any
one can see now.
The years Immediately following the
Civil War were not altogether happy,
but by 1880, one said, the country had
more or less settled down. People went
about their usual tasks, intent on living
the best they knew how.
There were few military adventures,
following. but these touched the great
masses Of the people little.
In the main, America was happy. To
some rebellious types of minds, it might
have seemed very bourgeois sort of
happiness, but the great bulk of the
people knew nothing of such terms and
ideas. They were simply happy.
Happiness ought to make for toler-
ance
When happy man or woman is feed
ing the birds, he or she might as well
be as happy as possible in the activity.
Yet what have we?
Evening star., 1940-01-22

All too many persons taking sides,"
working up antipathies, growing red In
the face, darting for guns, at least want
ing to run away some really innocent
and hungry creature.
Hunger ought to make all living things
kin.
Surely every one can understand being
hungry.
1t Is not possible for some persons to
understand how another can love music.
The same might be said In regard to
books, or skiing, or any number of
human activities. What appeals to one
will make no impression on another.
But all peoples like to eat!
They should understand, then, that q
startling may be quite as hungry as q
titmouse.
Instead Of becoming incensed when
any hungry bird or animal arrives, they
should keep in mind the universal
brotherhood of the stomach.
~ X
Once bird feeder-human-has got
this fairly in view, he finds his happi-
ness growing day by day.
The arrival of pigeon, or q squirrel,
or jay, or any OF a number Of other
often undesired things, increases his in
terest in feeding activities.
Here is problem for him to solve
how best to feed them all, undesirable as
well as desirable, making sure the types
he wants get as much as they deserve,
at the same time the types he does not
want get as much food as they ought to
have.
He solves this, II he is wise, not by
chasing one type away, frightening at
the same time the others, but by estab-
fishing more feeding stations, using his
ingenuity to put them at vantage points,
and to SO stock them that one type Of
creature may be drawn to one point,
permitting the others to have another
situation.
He creates in and with the garden a
symphony Of tolerance, in which happi-
ness has fair play.
How else, in such a world of diverse
types, can happiness ever flourish?
Man has too generally made mess Of
things, by his intolerance.
Many an unheralded person, in very
small way, has demonstrated how this
old world might be turned into a sort
OF paradise. 1t cannot be done in any
other way except through kindness. Even
the animals, in their better moments,
know this.
Creatures at feeding station usually
show human watchers just what toler-
ance means.
Mostly they eat together placidly
enough. They establish. for the time
being, and at the place they are banded
together a true sanctuary.
No one should try to sever these whom
God has so truly joined together.
Evening star., 1940-01-22

into the allied camp so as to open
up new front against the Reich
the allied cause will be well served.
II, by the same means, the resist
ance Of Germany's southeastern
neighbors to greater demands for
economic cooperation can be stif-
fened, the shortage of food and ma
terials, which already handicaps the
Nazi war machine, will reduce even
further the likelihood of German
offensive to break the allied grip, and
conceivably might drive the German
nation, in despair, to break the
bonds of Nazi rule.
1t is not likely, however, that the
northern and southern neutrals will
be persuaded to desert their poll
cies Of non-participation. The one
thing, and perhaps the only thing,
that could bring them into the con-
fict is direct invasion of their terri
tory by the armies of either side.
Britain and France could scarcely
use this means Of breaking the dead
lock without destroying the right
eousness Of the cause for which they
are fighting. Germany, however,
may be less inclined to respect
small nations, and the chance of a
German army plunging through the
Low Countries or into Southeastern
Europe is not so remote as to be dis
regarded. In fact, the expectation
OF just such a German thrust may
be read between the lines of Mr..
Churchill's address.
Evening star., 1940-01-22
Recalls Prophecy
By Alfred Tennyson.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
1t seems to me that there is more than
ordinary significance now in the follow
ing extract from "Locksley Hail." by Al
fred Tennyson:
Then dipt into the future, far as
human eye could see,
Saw the vision of the world, and all the
wonder that would be;
.Saw the heavens fill with commerce,
argosies of magic sails,
Pilots of the purple twilight dropping
down with costly bales;
Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and
there rain'd a ghastly dew
From the nations airy navies graphing
in the central blue;
Far along the worldwide whisper of the
/, south wind rushing warm
With the standards Of the peoples plung-
ing thro' the Thunderstorm;
Till the war drum throbb'd no longer,
and the battle flags were furl'd
In the Parliament Of man, the Fedora
ton Of the world.
And the common sense of most shan
hold fretful realm in awe,
And the kindly earth shall slumber, lapt
In universal law.
'Locksley Hall" was written over 60
years ago. 1t took one generation for
the first part of Tennyson's forecast to
materiali0e, for the heavens to fill with
commerce, for airy navies to be grap-
pling In the central blue.
Now, after another generation, can we
not hope to see the last two couplets
fulfilled? There are those who regard
1t as a possibility. Isn't 1t worth think
ing about, and talking about, and writ
ing about, and keeping In mind?-"the
Parliament Of man, the Federation Of
the wofld?" A. ". COBB.
January 10.
Evening star., 1940-01-22
Calls for Effective
Assistance to Firms
Diplomatic Hair Splitting
Annoys Self-StyIed
June Bug
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
In recent issue Of The Evening Star
there appeared letter Of Senator Alben
w. Barkley and an editorial comment
thereon concerning a proposed United
States loan to Finland. Both the letter
and, the editorial were calm, dignified
statements such as would be expected
from men in high places. They were
read with interest.
But this writer, only being one of q
great multitude. referred to by H. l..
Mencken as $50 many June bugs"-that
is, the ordinary garden variety of man
without influence, power or wealth-does
not carry on his shoulders the public
responsibilities Of q legislator or jour-
nalist and can therefore permit himself,
upon occasion, to dispense with mere
argument and give rein to the dictate of
conscience alone. He simply wishes to
voice the earnest hope with respect to
the proposed loan that for Just once,
regardless OF neutralities, precedents,
consequences, or what have you, Uncle
Sam will reach down in his striped
pants pocket, pull out his roll, peel of
a $5o,oOo,ooo bill and say. Here you are,
Pal, make it go as far as you can, and I
don't care whether you use 1t for gun
cotton or gum drops"
Sentimental, impulsive, "fraught with
danger"-perhaps so, but what a thrill
1t packs In solid satisfaction! Goodness
knows we have forked out plenty of
money heretofore that will never come
back to us, but this time we would be
sure to be paid. If not in currency, be-
cause Finland is finally enslaved, then
IN that intangible but orth-while
recompense which comes from an ex-
quisite contentment of the spirit when
we know we have done all we could to
prevent vile crime.
We June bugs want nightly to helm
the honest and respected little country
OF the Northland in its life-and-death
struggle with the monster of Moscow.
We want to help 1t ward of the fatal
knife thrust of the most inhuman as
sassin this side of the Styx, Stain, that
mass murderer who deliberately starved
to death seven million of his own coun-
trymen in the dastardly liquidation" of
the kulacks and who today, from his
throne Of blood, wantonly orders the
destruction of cultured and freedom
loving people. We want to provide this
help now, before it is too late.
The buzz of one little June bug Is
faint indeed, but there are millions and
millions OF us and predict that our
united hum will yet be heard-eyen
within the sheltered legislative halls ON
Capitol Hill ROGER GISH McDARE.
January 8.
Evening star., 1940-01-22
Disagrees With Views
OF Dean Van Week.
q. Editor a. rh. st.-.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Dean Van Weeks interesting letter on
legal education, published in The Star
tonight, alluded to the two-year re-
quirement Of the Court Of Appeals as q
condition for matriculation in Wash
ington law schools, and stated: 1T is
difficult to see how equivalency Of two
years of college can be established in
any other way than by examination.
The effect of this suggestion negatives
the requirement of equivalency, for If q
candidate can pass two-year college
requirement he or she is eligible at all
hazards.
The local board of examiners can,
believe, determine whether candidate
has the equivalency without formal
academic examination. Ny own expert
encs - . Law school executive called